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Version 1.1 ofGenshin Impactintroduced players to a fair spread of new material. Playable characters, powerful weapons, and exciting foes all made their ways into the game with its new update, and while many fans are focusing on the “big” features, like the hotly anticipated Geo user, Zhongli, some are more occupied with the addition of matchless equipment, like The Unforged. The Unforged is one of the new weapons that arrived inGenshin ImpactVersion 1....

Quick Links InElden Ring,thrusting swords are excellent weaponsfor dealing quick bursts of damage. These weapons also provide a decent balance between speed, reach, and damage. In addition to thrusting weapons, the game also offers a few heavy thrusting swords, like theGodskin StitcherandDragon King’s Cragblade, which are slow thrusting weapons but pack a serious punch. With theShadow of the ErdtreeDLC, the game now features a few more heavy thrusting weapons, including theQueelign’s Greatsword, which can be acquired while pursuingNPC Fire Knight Queelign’s quest....

February and March 2022 have been a decidedly busy time for the video game industry, with major game after major game releasing to the world.Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West, and many more have already come out, but even as March comes to an end, it’s not quite over yet. April is looking pretty strong for Nintendo Switch releases, but it does seem the industry is slowing down as it moves toward the summer....

For many fans of the series,Mass Effect: Andromedaleft a bit to be desired. Though Bioware fixed a lot of the issues, fans were still apprehensive about playing the game. With the release ofMass Effect: Legendary Edition, though, Andromeda is enjoying a renewed player base with thousands around the world playing the game. RELATED:Questions We Need Answered In The Next Mass Effect Even though the game is a few years old, there arehundreds of easter eggs that players have not founduntil now....

The 1.19.4 update for the Java version ofMinecraftmakes a plethora of quality-of-life changes, including visual tweaks to the game’s vast array of potions so that players can better identify each type of potion at a glance. The range of available potions inMinecraftonly seems to grow larger with each major update to the block-based sandbox game, and some fans have complained over the years that many of these helpful items are hard to differentiate due to their similar colors....

Developers love tothrow in a little Easter eggor an optional quest into their games as a little inside joke or a way to lessen the general intensity of the plot. TheNo Country for Old Menrendition inGTA 5or the newspaper Easter Egg inUncharted 3, hinting at the fungus infection inThe Last of Us, are some of the most iconic ‘hidden content’ in gaming history. However, unlike some super popular and big titles in the industry, horror games are a bit more secretive with the secrets they hide in their playthrough....

For all its loot-based progression and frantic first-person shooter gameplay,Borderlandshas a surprising amount of lore and world-building that satisfies even those who play games to enjoy a great story and immersive setting rather than a satisfying gameplay loop.Tales from the Borderlandswas a shining example of a studio that took advantage of this, as Telltale crafted a story that used so many ofPandora’s unique visual and atmospheric quirksto carry a genuinely emotional and heartfelt tale through five episodes....

Summary After a mysterious teaser recently stirred up speculation among horror fans, Nintendo has officially revealed a new upcoming title,Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club. Audiences were shocked to seeNintendodropping a sneak peek at what appeared to be an M-rated game, and many have now had their suspicions confirmed that the mysteriousEmiomarks a brand-new installation in the belovedFamicom Detective Clubseries. On July 11, Nintendo released thefirst teaser trailer forEmio, with very few details provided, leaving fans to wonder if the usually family-friendly company was making a major jump into the realm of mature horror games....

One player ofMarvel’s Spider-Mandiscovered a serious flaw with the bathroom of billionaire and sometimes-villain Norman Osborn in a recent playthrough, sharing a clip of the hilarious oversight online. Many fans of Insomniac Games’ first foray into the superhero genre have been eagerly awaitingSony’s May PlayStation Showcasewhere it’s likely that new information about the upcomingMarvel’s Spider-Man 2will be revealed. Released to critical acclaim in 2018 for Sony’s PlayStation 4,Marvel’s Spider-Manis regarded by many players as one of the best superhero games ever made....

Yesterday saw the leak of several unannounced and unconfirmed Xbox games that are supposedly in development. Due to avulnerability in Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service, people could access information about games not yet released. While Nvidia’s since plugged the leak, a few surprises managed to sneak out. One of the surprises appears to be the unannouncedXboxgame codenamed Project Oxide. While there is little information about the game, it seems to be a strategy title secretly in development at a Microsoft studio....

The art of imagining the distant future and the faraway depths of space has evolved over the past couple of centuries, but many ideas stay the same. Some aesthetics fall out of favor, but shaking up the current trends with some of the old ones might be an interesting way to keep things fresh within the ever-expanding sci-fi genre. Old science fiction looks drastically different from the genre’s current iteration. There are a lot of time-honored tropes that give the genre its distinct flavor....

Summary Video games always have to balance between guiding players on where to go and making the gamer feel like they have discovered the path themselves through patience and observation. Some games hold the player’s hand tighter than others, while a select few are purposefully obtuse. Open-world games similarly struggle with not making everything the player does feel like a checklist. The games below force players to be active participants in the open world, presenting the sandbox but not giving too much direction....

The term “Hierophant” is derived from the Greek words “Hieros”, which means “Sacred”, and “Phainein”, which means “Reveal”. As one would expect from the etymology, this term is used to describe religious figures who study the past and have a relationship with a higher power. As such, it is used for the tarot card that pertains to clandestine holy knowledge, obedience to greater beings, and a connection to the divine....