You can be an even better wizard, Harry! During the first few hours ofHogwarts Legacy,you’ll unlock the talent system, a mechanic that helps improve your spells’ range, UI functionality, and the potions you utilize while battling. Each time you level up, you’ll gain a talent point that can be assigned one of five categories, which include the Dark Arts,The Room of Requirement, Stealth, Core, and, most obviously, Spells. Here are the best talents to unlock first inHogwarts Legacyacross those five factors....

Ghost of Tsushimahas a surprising amount ofquality-of-life featuresfor whenever you might need them. you may fast travel to any landmark you’ve visited on the map, you can pick up resources while on horseback, and unlike every otheropen-world game, you aren’t faster or slower than the person you’re trailing. One common feature however is only present in a limited capacity. Here’s whether you’re able to change the time of day inGhost of Tsushima....

Developer gives Erin Burnett a furious piece of his mind Last week, we talked about how CNN anchor Erin Burnettdesperately tried to link videogames to violent crime, attempting as she did to lead a psychologist into agreeing with her, and appearing flustered when he didn’t. She wants her viewers to believe games turn people into killers, and funnily enough, many of us found that intellectually offensive. One such offended party happened to be David Jaffe, who addressed Erin Burnettvia the magic of Twitlongerand launched into a massively wordy assault that dressed the journalist down something fierce....

Trouble tracks me down TheLe Carré tourism board does exactly half of a good job selling this quaint little town as a relaxing getaway destination. I was sold right up until “Everyone’s as happy as a dead pig in the sunshine.” The Casa Pineapple might be enough for me to throw caution to the wind. The population is about to grow a little bit as Special Agent York comes to town....

Pay $24 for access to thousands of shows and movies All relationships take work, but some aren’t worth it. Take your cable company for instance. I’ve been there—spending hours exchanging whispers of “hidden fees” and “why the @$&#*! is HBO not in my package” long into the night. It’s enough to make me (or you) considerSelectTV. What is SelectTV, you ask? Only the most mind-blowingly expansive and gargantuan entertainment library that cable companies hope you never find out about....

That sack has toys in it Game Freak has been experimenting withPokemon SwordandShield‘sWild Area, and I kind of like it. It’s basically a mini-MMO breeding ground, and a potential look at what’s to come if the next generation utilizes the concept for the entirety of its world (too much to ask for one of the most lucrative franchises in history?). For now, we’re getting small-time events and extra spawns, which includes a new Delibird enhanced spawn rate through Christmas....

Among the many major announcements forWarframeat TennoCon 2024, developer Digital Extremes revealed that fans can expect an anime short that dives deeper into the world ofWarframe: 1999. The game’s winter expansion adds a colossal new area, and this anime will help you explore it through a whole new medium. TheWarframe: 1999anime short is being created by animation studioThe Line. The company has staff from around the world who each bring a unique perspective and skill to the table....

Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkershas beenquite the money makerfor Wizards of the Coast, and I don’t see that stopping any time soon. Especially not now that the series is coming to iPad — in addition toPlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, and Steam — this summer. The latest installment,Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013, will include ten new decks, further puzzle challenges, optional manual mana tapping, and a multiplayer mode called Planechase....

Strange Scaffold, the developer behindEl Paso, ElsewhereandLife Eater, has announced their next game,Clickolding, which I don’t want to write out in its stylized, all-caps format around my mother. Although, I don’t think she’d get the reference. Clickoldingbills itself as an “incremental narrative” game. You play as someone holding a tally counter. A strange person wants to see you click it. Yeah, click it. Click it harder. Just like that. I’m guessing that as you click, the story advances....

Updated: July 19, 2025 Added new codes! Endless Grades: Pixel Saga’sretro style and satisfying gameplay loop kept me addicted for quite a while. Unlocking and upgrading a new character is always fun, almost as much as taking down a powerful boss. However, the longer you play, the sooner you’ll run out of resources. Endless Grades: Pixel Sagacodes are a perfect solution to that issue, offering a ton of Recruit Scrolls, Gems, and so much more....

You have five dollars, right? I feel even more confident calling theHumble Indie Bundle 11one of the group’s best offerings to date now thatStarseed Pilgrim,Fez, andBeatbuddyhave been added. These are available to customers who pay more than the average user-determined price for the bundle. In short, that’sunder five bucksfor the three newcomers andGuacamelee! Gold Edition,Dust: An Elysian Tail,Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams,The Swapper,Antichamber, andMonaco, plus their soundtracks. All games are PC/Mac/Linux excludingGiana Sisters, which is PC-only....

A couple months back, Wired offered readers someinsightinto Microsoft’s failure to get aHalomovie off the ground. The original article was an excerpt fromGeneration Xbox: How Video Games Invaded Hollywood, byTotal FilmandEDGEwriter Jamie Russell. Released on April 10, it chronicles the gradual convergence of Hollywood and the games industry, and it’s a must-read for anyone fascinated by videogame history or the symbiotic relationship between two seemingly competing forms of entertainment. Your first thought may be that the book only discusses the many failed, sometimes semi-successful attempts at videogame-based films, as in theHalocase above....

Not all DPS characters are made equal inGenshin Impact, and we have apretty comprehensive listof who’s strong and who isn’t. But one strange interaction between an ability and a consumable item has elevated a certain Traveler from the bottom of the rankings to the top. Hydro Traveler’s lantern bomb Genshin Impactis currently celebrating the lunar new year with its annual Lantern Rite event. As part of the event, players can purchase items called Xiao Lanterns from an NPC in Liyue....