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Fortniteis kind of a big deal, right? I mean, if the colossal number of players, crossovers, and updates wasn’t enough to convince you, then the fact that every bit of key art for the game right now is plastered with Star Wars should be. So far, the Star Wars update has been pretty fun. Aside from thequestionable (read: downright disrespectful) AI Darth Vader chatbot, the unlimited-ammo Star Wars weaponry and lightsabers have been a lot of fun to play around with....

By the 2010s, open-world games were already well-established. The world had seen Grand Theft Auto 3, Assassin’s Creed, and various other titles that placed you in a world to explore. Yet, during the 2010s, this genre continued to grow. You started to see some traditionally linear series add more open-world elements. Some even fully committed to the concept. Also, plenty of new open-world series began to be established. It got to a point where it felt like there were several new iconic open-world games every year....

Action-adventure games are notorious for breaking the traditional boundaries of video game genres. You find impeccable storytelling, stunning visuals, and grand orchestral soundtracks wrapped up in a single piece of fiction. With that said, their true immersion comes from their combat mechanics. After all, a hero’s journey is incomplete without a decent fistfight or the occasional cloak-and-dagger mission. However, instead of recreating the weary and repetitive combat of the early eras of gaming, these games opt for more tasteful clashes that facilitate different player styles....

Summary We got a bunch of information about current and future projects at theStar WarsCelebration 2025. Darth Maul is getting his own animated series,Cal Kestis returns in action figure form with his optional mullet, and Anakin Skywalker will appear once again in season 2 of Ahsoka. While there’s limited information about most of these things for now, we have learnt that one of the most brilliant strategic minds in the galaxy will be returning to combat Grand Admiral Thrawn in the second season of Ahsoka....

Summary Oblivion Remasteredlit a fire under The Elder Scrolls community, igniting age-old debates (if you count 2006 as ‘age-old’), while also ushering newcomers down some of the series' more bizarre rabbit holes. What’s more, it enticed new and veteran fans alike to revisit the classics. Just look atMorrowind, which came a Netch’s breadth away from beating a 12-year-old record thanks to Virtuos' revamped take on Cyrodiil. For context, in 2013,Morrowind hit an all-time peak player count of 1,396, and earlier this week, it was just 75 players away from finally topping that figure....

Quick Links The good thing about the cheats inSchedule 1is that they don’t break the immersion. If you’re simply trying to speed up the production of a product, these commands can help with this aspect. Additionally, these commands make things a little easier if you’re struggling with the gameplay loop of Schedule 1. These cheats are all-encompassing, so they can be anything from helping grow a certain type of drug to getting a building....

Quick Links The final chapter of the secondThe Rise of the Golden IdolDLC wraps things up with a neat bow - the Lemurian Phoenix is revealed, and we put events in order, finally. Notably, this isn’t a case where you have to find words, nor do you have access to the entire story to begin with. Instead, you’re relying on your knowledge of the rest of the DLC’s cases to finally draw some conclusions about what’s happening....

Summary In quite possibly the craziest piece of nerd-related news you’ll read this week,besides maybe the true reason why Ultron is in Marvel Rivals, it has been revealed that a seemingly innocentStar Warsfan website was actually run by the CIA. Yeah, that CIA. Oh, and its purpose wasn’t to discuss Midochlorians orwhether Han or Greedo shot first,but rather to provide a way for informants, AKA spies, to communicate. These Are Not The Spies You’re Looking For The Star Wars site was one of several sites in a network built to allow covert communications, with others being centered on comedy, extreme sports and music....

Summary Vi and Jinx were added toFortnitemore than three years ago alongside the release ofArcaneseason one. The skins left the Item Shop shortly after that and haven’t been seen since. There was a hope they might be back following the success of the show’s second, and final, season, but those hopes now appear to have been dashed. Four months on fromRiot committing to doing all it can to figure something out with Epic Games, theLeague of Legendsstudio’s co-founder has returned with an update, and it’s bad news....

The proof ofAssassin’s Creed Shadowswas always going to be in the playing, and after months of noise, it plays pretty well. This has translated intohuge sales for the gameand a lot ofgoodwill from its actual fans(or asone dev called them, “normal people”) that may well have righted theUbisoftship. There wasa lot of pressure on Shadows to deliver, possiblymade worse by its huge team and likely massive budget, but deliver it has....

Summary A game as intricate asBaldur’s Gate 3is bound to have little-known secrets and interactions that the majority of veteran players are still unaware of. For example, approaching a pack of goblins while wild-shaped into a hideous spidertriggers some humorous dialogue. Now,YeezyReddithas highlighted that one of the game’s weapon coatings is actually only available in Act 3 because of how rare the ingredients are. The Oil of Freezing is crafted using three Frost Salamander tongues....

Summary Patch 8 ofBaldur’s Gate 3is out, and that means Larian is officially moving on from the game. However, the final update gave us a lot of things to play around with, and another excuse to replay the game. Along withphoto mode to remember all our adventures, the update introduced 12 new subclasses. Among these new subclasses is theHexblade Warlock. Perfect for those who like to mix it up between melee and spells, the Hexblade subclass lets you bind yourself to certain weapons, making your character a master in no time....

Summary Baldur’s Gate 3is an incredibly complex game. It’s the kind of experience where interesting bugs are adopted by the community as features, as we’ve seen with the infamous Minthara recruitment exploit. Safe to say, you can do a lot with Baldur’s Gate 3’s engine -like transporting explosive barrels a large distance to dramatically explode the Netherbrain, for one. Well, there may be no way around killing the bulbous final boss of Baldur’s Gate 3, but you can skip another difficult late-game fight using an ingenious trick....