Online is great, but the joy of a LAN party is still unmatched

 Posted on May 10, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  828 words  |  Lourie Helzer

This past weekend, my friends and I held the latest entry in an on-going tradition: a yearly LAN party. Every year, without fail, the party reminds me of something that should be unforgettable – you really can’t beat gaming together in the same room. It’s been easier to forget it over the last year, of course. We haven’t had an opportunity to see each other. We squeaked the 2020 LAN in right before the whole pandemic thing exploded, but the 2021 iteration was called off, exchanged for a casual series of online games. [Read More]

Pokemon Go: how to evolve Sunkern into SunFlora, Gloom into Bellossom using the Sun Stone

 Posted on May 10, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  231 words  |  Beatrice Clogston

Put those new Special Items to great use and evolve more of you Pokedex favourites. It's quite easy to evolve Sunkern into SunFlora and Gloom into Bellossom in Pokemon Go, once you know how. In fact, it's a similar method to evolving Poliwhirl into Politoed or Onix into Steelix. Key to this evolution, however, is the Sun Stone. How to get the Sun Stone in Pokemon Go Right then. You're going to need a Sun Stone before you can evolve anything. [Read More]

DayZ guide - the controls

 Posted on May 9, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  245 words  |  Martina Birk

Controls You've got the DayZ basics in hand. But do you have control? DayZ can be baffling at first, and you'll need to know some keys before you set out. The game doesn't explain anything to you, and some of the defaults aren't what you'd expect from a first-person action affair. So here's a lift: WASD - Movement. Middle mouse button – Perform an action. This is how you climb ladders, open doors and pick stuff up. [Read More]

Destiny 2 patches out Xur hostage exploit - and kills a community of 1700 players in the process

 Posted on May 9, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  790 words  |  Beatrice Clogston

For those Guardians out there tuned into Destiny 2, you’ll be aware of the This Week at Bungie news posts that offer a constant update on what’s up and coming in the popular sci-fi MMOFPS. However they don’t always bring good news, as within the May 19 issue of TWAB it was announced that Xur, the NPC that offers exotics and other valuable weaponry, is undergoing some changes that while small, have essentially killed a passionate sub-community of Destiny players. [Read More]

Sea of Thieves Dark Brethren Journals locations | Where to find the Coral Fortress

 Posted on May 9, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  512 words  |  Tobi Tarwater

Finding all the Sea of Thieves Dark Brethren Journals is essential if you want to get all the new Dark Brethren commendations. While you won’t get a reward beyond some sweet lore, you will get a nice new figurehead for finishing every commendation. Our Dark Brethren journals location guide is here to make the process easier. Sea of Thieves Dark Brethren Coral Fortress location Before you can find the first Dark Brethren journals, you need to start the Tall Tale. [Read More]

Super Mario 3D World guide: complete walkthrough, every green star

 Posted on May 9, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  817 words  |  Martina Birk

It's the game Wii U's been waiting for. Don't miss a thing in the amazing Super Mario World 3D with our exhaustive guide. It's the game every Wii U owner's been waiting for, the killer Nintendo app which justifies the hardware purchase. Super Mario 3D World has scored off the charts and with good reason. This enormous platformer is Mario's latest true evolution, adding the adorable cat suit and offering up a suite of levels so ridiculously inventive that Nintendo appears to have created a game on a par with Mario 64 in terms of innovation. [Read More]

DICE accidentally creates Battlefield 2042 Portal bot XP farm

 Posted on May 8, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  379 words  |  Tobi Tarwater

We're only a couple of weeks into the new year, and Battlefield 2042 developers have already found themselves in some hot water. This week, DICE's anticipated return to the office following the holiday break brought us a small new patch, and the promise of bigger changes and a new scoreboard design in February as part of a larger patch. Portal developer Ripple Effect also debuted a new tiered XP cap system for community-created experiences in an attempt to bring back XP earn on those servers, without making it possible for some to create XP farming modes. [Read More]

I don’t get Mass Effect Legendary Edition’s new Level Scaling setting

 Posted on May 8, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  506 words  |  Tobi Tarwater

Maybe I’m missing something, but Mass Effect Legendary Edition’s new level scaling system has me baffled. There are a lot of little changes beyond the graphical overhaul present in the new version of 2007 classic Mass Effect that’s included in Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the newly-released remaster. These range from changes to the way weapons handle and work to bug fixes and the like - but I just don’t get the new Level Scaling setting. [Read More]

The best Sucrose team comp and F2P teams in Genshin Impact

 Posted on May 8, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  580 words  |  Tobi Tarwater

You might think Sucrose team comps in Genshin Impact are the same as any Anemo character, but Sucrose has a few unique features that make her rival even the likes of Kazuha and Venti. Sucrose’s role is as a supporting DPS in most teams, but that’s not a limitation. She’s capable of ratcheting up the team’s physical and elemental damage while tearing through enemy resistances, all with just a simple Swirl. [Read More]

Todd Howard mentions Fallout 5, is immediately more exciting than Starfield gameplay

 Posted on May 8, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  370 words  |  Beatrice Clogston

During a video interview with IGN, Todd Howard spoke plenty about Starfield, but also made brief mention to the future of the Fallout series. More specifically, Todd Howard said 'Fallout 5' and got everyone a little excited (but also worried, given Fallout 76's troubled launch). Starfield had 15 minutes of gameplay revealed at the Xbox & Bethesda showcase on Sunday, 12 June. If I'm being brutally honest, hearing Todd Howard make mention to Fallout 5 honestly felt more excited than the entirety of the Starfield gameplay we saw at the Xbox & Bethesda showcase on Sunday (12 June). [Read More]