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Early game spoiler warning for Assassin’s Creed Shadows UbisoftneedsAssassin’s Creed Shadowsto be a hit, but it hasn’t chased that goal by changing how the series looks or plays. By and large, this new entry is similar toOrigins,Odyssey, andValhallain how it sets you free in a sprawling open world where you may go and do anything. But it does, however, feel more restrained, ambitious, and unpredictable in its execution. As a lapsed player of the series, that’s pretty exciting....

Summary Last week,Ubisoft finally added the multi-sell feature to Assassin’s Creed Shadows, letting you pawn your loot in bulk, rather than having to click through every item one by one. But already, in today’s hot fix, the feature has been removed. “We have temporarily deactivated the multi-sell feature in shops due to some unexpected issues,“Ubisoft explained. “We appreciate your patience as we are working to fix the issue and bring the feature back in an upcoming patch....

Summary If you’re looking for excitement and adrenaline in games, then you’ve got great taste in horror titles.Horror gamesdon’t just challenge your skills; they challenge you psychologically. On the flip side, you get to experience a ‘safe’ kind of fear since it’s all just a game. Of course, checking reviews before buying games helps you avoid blindly picking up duds, protecting you from bad choices. But sometimes, reviews unfairly slam games, leaving players with doubt....

Quick Links The Slormanceris an ARPG with progression systems built on progression systems, taking the grindy nature of the genre to the next level. There are so many different ways to build each class that even just playing one can keep you busy for hundreds of hours. If all this build complexity sounds overwhelming at first, don’t worry. The game does a good job of slowly introducing systems as you play through the story, which acts almost like a tutorial for the real meat of the game, the endgame grind....

Quick Links Sultan’s Gamemakes you reenact the 1001 Arabian Nights experience by working each day to appease a mad despot, providing enough entertainment to not be executed and not angering his court enough to be assassinated. It’s a difficult narrative line for the player to tread, especially if you want to maintain some semblence of morality. The challenge of the game is navigating the puzzles in the least bad way you can find....

Summary Choosing a campaign setting is always a difficult decision to make as a Dungeon Master inDungeons & Dragons. If you’re not going to homebrew your own world, and instead, want to set your adventure in a pre-established setting in the D&D multiverse, you might be wondering where to start, especially if your table is full of high-level, expert D&D players. That’s why we’ve created this list. If your table has run out of settings to try or your players have expressed the need for a greater challenge, check out these high-level, advanced campaign settings for your Dungeons & Dragons campaign....

Quick Links Kaiserpunkisn’t a game that lets you rest, even for a moment. From the moment you start a new game, you’ll be planning, organizing, and optimizing. Just because you have limited options at the beginning of the campaign doesn’t mean that you can’t make smart plays that will set the rest of your run up for success. We’ve developed our favorite opening build order for Kaiserpunk over several games. The details might change slightly depending on which region of the world you’re in, but overall this build order will get you up and running quickly and efficiently....

Video games with intricate stories need to have an impactful beginning that sets you into the world of your venture. Many of these beginnings are designed around getting you started in a tutorial that takes you up to speed on any mechanics and new additions if you’re playing a sequel. Some of these beginnings tend to take some time to gain momentum. Boring openings can halt the momentum, and if it is a particularly long tutorial, it takes a very special, memorable scenario to make these openings worth the dragging momentum....

Quick Links Warlocks inBaldur’s Gate 3always had melee options available thanks to their Pact of the Blade Boon, but none of the subclasses were fully supportive of the Boon itself. Now, Warlocks have access to the Hexblade subclass, making them masters of the frontline through damage and sustainability. Here, we will delve on how to best use this subclass, what is different between the other available options, and how to best build your melee Warlock....

Pokemonis a game of many strategies, and the cards that belong to Lillie introduced in theJourney Togetherexpansion are all designed to work together. Each card of Lillie’s is intended to complement the rest, and only by using them and their abilities together will you be able to attain victory. Using Lillie’s cards will allow you to control the entire game by altering the benches of you and your opponent. By controlling which cards are in play, Lillie can empower her most important Pokemon to deal large amounts of damage....

Quick Links Stadium mode inOverwatch 2transforms the way you play Support heroes, offering an exciting opportunity to customize your healing and utility abilities like never before. In this best-of-seven mode, you’ll earn Stadium Cash, shop for buffs in the Armory, and select powerful new Powers every other round, making your Support hero a force. Each decision helps you enhance your healing and survivability to better serve your team. With so many healing and support-focused Powers to choose from, it can be tough to decide which ones will make the biggest impact....

Upon first glance, Big Hops looks extremely traditional. A 3D platformer about an anthropomorphic frog who needs to find his sister is an idea that could have been pitched at basically any time in the last three decades. But the more you play Luckshot Games' execution on that idea, the clearer it becomes that the studio’s sophomore game is doing something new. Movement First, Movement Forever I went hands-on with Big Hops during Day of the Devs, Double Fine and iam8bit’s indie-focused preview event at GDC in San Francisco, and after an hour of play, I saw a few things in the game that excited even a seasoned platformer fan like myself....

Summary Very minor spoilers for some of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s characters ahead. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33has a rich cast ofloveable characters. While the human gang are all great, though, it’s the non-human characters who seem to have stolen the spotlight. Esquie has become Clair Obscur’s fan favorite, with high demand for a plushieleading to the development team confirming that they’d love to make one. However, hot on Esquie’s heels are Gestral characters like Noco andMonoco, who have also garnered high praise....