Spoiler-free tips for every Octopath you’ll travel Octopath Traveler 2is finally here, devoid of the three-hour time limit that impeded us before.I said it was looking like a treat for RPG fans, and I remain confident in that assertion. Octopath Traveler 2is much more than another dose of the first game. While commonalities are here (for better or for worse), there are many new skills and secrets that firmly break the mold set byOctopath Traveler....

You won’t see all the content on a single playthrough After playing the betaon and off between updates, I’ve already figured thatWasteland 2is going to be a big game. Developer inXile thinks it’s going to to take at least 50 hours to play though the game which is a pretty big chunk of time. You won’t see all the content on the first go, however, as many locations will be in a different state depending on choices you make earlier on in the game....

Sonycut the PlayStation 4’s cameraleading up to E3 to help drive their console’s price point to a cool $399. Meanwhile, the Xbox One has consumers subsidizing the Kinect with its $499 price point and weaker specs. According to Activision Publishing head Eric Hirshberg,speaking to Games Industry International, “It’s up to them to win the value argument.” Activision has obviously had a lot of publishing success on the Xbox 360, but the company isn’t one to play favorites....

Come on down to the Gold Saucer I don’t know if you’ve heard, butFinal Fantasy XVIis coming out in a few months, and producer Naoki Yoshida has had a lot to say about it. Yoshida, along with director Hiroshi Takai, combat director Ryota Suzuki, and localization director Michael-Christopher Koji Fox had a very interesting chat withDestructoid. You really should go read it. But I’m a little more interested in something Yoshida said in an interview withGematsu....

While I’m pretty sure most of you who have the ability to do so have already purchasedCastle Crashers, the rest of you dangerous loners living on the edge ought to take note: good for today only, the game’s price has been slashed from $15 down to a fair $7. Castle Crasheswas probably the last beat-’em-up I enjoyed, quite simply because little numbers signifying experience points are just enough motivation for me to push through a genre I have grown to dislike....

Kamisato Ayato is a 5-star Hydro Sword DPS inGenshin Impact.Here are the best weapons, artifacts, and teams to maximize Ayato’s damage! Playstyles Ayato is an on-field Hydro DPS. Using his Skill causes him to dash backward, leaving a copy of himself on the field. For six seconds after using his Skill, his Normal Attacks are replaced with Shunsuiken slashes that deal Hydro damage in an AoE. Ayato’s Burst creates a large circular field that buffs the Normal Attacks of anyone inside....

With over three billion visits, it’s safe to say thatDress to Impressis one of the most popular dress-up games in gaming. There are endless themes that allow you to flaunt your creativity, all with plenty of outfits to come up with. Some themes are more difficult than others, though, and Acubi is one of them. This style can be tough to get right if you don’t know what to do. We’re here to help and give you some of the best outfit ideas for this theme....

TheBlack Opsseries is known for its demanding trials, which first took off in the third installment. The latest entry continues this tradition by introducing the new S.A.M. Trials. Here’s everything you need to know about S.A.M. Trials inBlack Ops 6 Zombies, including how to unlock them. What is a SAM Trial in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies? If you’ve been playingBlack Ops 6 Zombies, you’ll likely get a notification regarding a S....

$500,000 and counting Full disclosure: I backed this at the $60 tier. I almost went for the $125 tier, but “No,” I said to myself. “Let’s be reasonable.” TheKickstarter campaignfor Koji Igarashi’sBloodstained: Ritual of the Nighthas only been up for just over three and a half hours (3:36 to be precise), and it has just hit its $500,000 funding goal. This is the point where IGA and company have proof that people still want to play games like this....

And the toughest Harmonix rolled out anupdateforRock Band 4earlier this week that included a whole bunch of unexpected additions. It’s impressive in its scope. A lot of the changes were meant to makeRock Band 4feel more like a complete game after its trim launch — online leaderboards, more detailed post-song statistics, and an expanded wardrobe are all good examples. Those improvements aren’t necessarily the type of things that will make people sayRock Band 4is a better game....

Maybe I’ll find on my way down the line that I’m free This week, the retro purists of Hamster have dug into their bag of classic SNK titles and pulled out the medieval action-adventureCrossed Swords,which is available to purchase now on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Galivanting into arcades in 1990, before being ported to the home Neo Geo market a year later, Crossed Swords is an over-the-shoulder (or should that be through-the-shoulder?...

I’m not laughing Last month,The Happytime Murdersopened to a pretty tepid response, both critically and financially. Having a budget of $40 million, not including advertising, so far the movie has only made half of that back and it’s been out for well over three weeks. To make matters even worse, one of those weekends was Labor Day weekend, which usually means an extra day or two for improved box office totals since most people are off work....

Coming this June Sega has announced that a standalone multiplayerCompany of Heroes: The Western Front Armieswill launch this June for $19.99. This brings back the Western Front from the original CoH game. Two collections of content —– theUS Forcesand the GermanOberkommando West —bring new weapons, vehicles, abilities, infantry, and play options, as well as a new progression system. Eight total seasonal multiplayer maps will be available. Each individual army will be available for $12....