Summary When it was officially revealed that BioWare was makingMass Effect 4it raised a ton of questions. Very little is known of the upcoming installment’s gameplay or what direction the story may take, and the developer has been silent on the subject. There is one element from the original trilogy, though, thatMass Effect 4may want to leave behind. Thefirst trailer forMass Effect 4was rather vague, only revealing Liara and a piece of N7 armor, implying that series protagonist Commander Shepard may be coming back to the franchise....

Summary The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis a title that gives players seemingly limitless methods to get around its world. From hot air balloons tounicycles inTears of the Kingdom, if there is one thing the gamedoes not lack, it is ways Link can see all Hyrule has to offer. Most of the contraptions players come up with are impractical for varying reasons, whether due to a high cost of Zonite to rebuild or simply from being unusable, but much of the game’s fun does stem from creating something that can theoretically work with any practicality acting as a nice bonus....

Modern Warfare 3’s final Open Combat Area mission will see players step into the shoes of fan-favorite character, Simon “Ghost” Riley, in an attempt tofind and diffuse four chemical bombsscattered in the mission area. While the general area of each bomb location is marked on the player’s tac-map, players must search each location to find exactly where the bomb is hidden and defuse it, all while hiding from or fighting through Konni soldiers....

Quick Links Recruiting Pawns made by other players is at the core ofDragon’s Dogma 2’sgame design and a mechanic all players will have to engage with when playing the game. While Pawns are made to be disposable and replaced frequently, players may want the option to rehire a particularlyhelpful or powerful Pawnat some point in their journey. Luckily, Capcom has created multiple ways for players to rehire their dismissed Pawns again....

Summary Fans ofFinal Fantasy 16were treated to the announcement of two DLC expansions during the Game Awards 2023 presentation. The first one, titled Echoes of the Fallen, is available now after its shadow drop was confirmed during the Game Awards, and the other expansion, The Rising Tide, is slated for a Spring 2024 release. WhileFinal Fantasy 16fans can dive into Echoes of the Fallennow, there isn’t much known about The Rising Tide given it won’t be released for a few more months, but there is already one obvious candidate for the DLC’s main antagonist....

WithPokemon Legends: Z-Aset to follow in the footsteps ofPokemon Legends: Arceusleading the franchise in a new direction, many fans are eager to see how the two games will connect. AlthoughPokemon Legends: Z-Ais set within the Kalos Region’s Lumiose City, it’s very likely that the game will feature some kind of reference toPokemon Legends: Arceus' Hisui Region. This connection was already teased inPokemon Legends: Arceusthrough a subtle reference that went mostly unnoticed by players until after the reveal of this new title....

InSoulmask, players will need to face several different challenges as they adapt to survive and master the power of their Mask. Along the way, they will also need to complete a variety of quests to earn XP, rewards, and make progress through the game. At some point, players will need to complete theObtaining Alpaca Cubs quest, which as the title suggests, involves them securing some Alpaca cubs from various sources around the map....

Dragon’s Dogma 2is a thrilling adventure game that makes you feel very much in survival mode while traveling through perilous places that are full of dangers. Just like most survival games,weapons are the most important itemsthat can be used to avoid monsters while you’re on the run. However, weapons in the game have limited abilities, and they require frequent resource acquisition for upgrades.Monster Hideis one such resource used to enhance equipment....

Strandshas a whole new puzzle grid with seemingly random letters all jumbled up inside of it. to win this puzzle, you’ll need to find all five themed words and the Spangram hiding in it. But therules ofStrandsget even more complex than that; you also have to use all the letters and can’t overlap any words or letters. It’s so easy to get stuck playing this game, and you might not want to use the in-game hint system since it spoils entire words for you....

Strandshas another letter jumble filled with mystery words today, and you might be stuck on this one. While all the puzzles the New York Times Games comes up with for this game are challenging, today’s puzzle is quite mind boggling. If you are stuck on today’sdifficult puzzle, you can find all sorts of help below. This article contains general hints for the puzzle, an explanation for how the themed words and the clue all fit together, spoilers, and the full answer to the puzzle if you need it....

Summary The Iron Giant was recently introduced inOne Pieceduring the Egghead arc. Its importance to the ongoing saga is tremendous and, although only a bit of information was provided to the fans about it, it has already been established that this Iron Giant is going to be significant both in piecing together the true history of the world and, at the same time, shaping a better future in theOne Pieceworld....

Summary Open-world games come in all shapes and sizes. Players can swing through New York as Spider-Man or go through a realistic crime simulator. Depending on the main character and the genre, the environment alone will present varying levels of danger. The games below are not all realistic open-world games, but they have realistic dangers around every corner. Sometimes, it is a hazard one would never even think of as dangerous, but these games remind fans that even the most mundane things can harm the player character....

Summary Stardew Valleyis getting a new update soon that will fix some bugs and add some additional content. WhileStardew Valleyplayers are waiting for the console versions to update, developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone is still hard at work squashing any remaining bugs and surprising players with additions. Stardew Valley’s update cycle has gone on for longer than most would expect. The game launched back in 2016, and while ConcernedApe has started working on a new game, the farming life sim continues to receive updates adding content and fixing bugs....