Quick Links During the Meta Quest 2’s life, one of the most controversial changes was the decision in 2020 to require everybody log in with a Facebook profile. With the launch of theMeta Quest 3, a question many people interested in picking up the virtual reality headset have been asking is whether you still need to use Facebook to log in to play your games, or if there’s another way to get stuck in?...
Update 18/11:This article has been updated to clarify the number of employees laid off and that Epic initiated layoffs, not SongTradr. Epic Games laid off a shocking 16 percent of its workforce in September because it had been “spending way more money than we earn”, in CEO Tim Sweeney’s words. At the time,I was horrified by the blatant apathy displayed by Sweeney about the jobs he’d destroyed through pursuing unsustainable growth, but I also noted that Bandcamp, which Epic bought in 2022, was being sold off just a year and a half later to music marketing company SongTradr....
Quick Links While FromSoftware may have just released a new game, it was a Mech Piloting title, which may not have scratched that Souls itch. Well, rejoice, itchy ones, forLies Of Pis here to fill that void! Like the FromSoftware titles Lies Of P emulates, this is a game that will leave you asking questions. Thankfully, we are here you preemptively answer them. Related:Lies Of P: Beginner Tips We’ll help answer all the questions you may have about the game as a curious buyer....
Earlier this week, the British Esports Federation announced that it’s partnering with the Saudi Esports Federation, making a “significant step towards advancing the global esports industry”. The partnership’s key initiatives are to “cultivate esports talent” through “cultural exchange programmes, internships, mentorship, bootcamps, esports training programmes, educational initiatives and collaborative research projects”. The two federations will host home and away matches with top UK and Saudi athletes. On its face, this is a normal, fine thing....
Quick Links Do you want to turn yourPCinto a gaming rig? Instead of building a whole new computer, you can add a few upgrades to your existing setup to optimize it for gaming. All you need is a few additional hardware components and some changes to your computer’s settings. These upgrades also apply if you’re trying to upgrade your gaming rig and make it more powerful, such as if you are gaming more often than before and want to play more resource-intensive games....
It can sometimes seem like working as a security guard is a thankless job. They’re often stuck working long hours, and, occasionally, stuck in the middle of some of the creepiest locations possible in the middle of the night. Sure, some can be a bit power-hungry, but at the end of the day, their role is to keep people safe. RELATED:The Best Games Based On Horror Movies Unsurprisingly, horror games have never been shy about including security guards or locations you heavily associate with security guards in games....
“One day, my phone rings, and it’s like nine in the morning. It says ‘Matthew Lillard’. And I was like,‘Oh,just gonna take a call fromMatthew Lillard.Don’t mind me,’” formerDungeons & Dragonslead designer and writer Kate Welch tells me in an exaggerated tone, imitating the moment when she was bragging to her partner. “And Lillard goes, ‘Hey, can I talk to your husband?’ I was just smug about this. This is terrible....
Quick Links Sonic Superstarshas a staggering amount of boss encounters that reside within some of the Acts within the many Stages in the game. Some stages house one boss fight, while many will have two, such as the Speed Forest, with its Dragonfly boss in Act One, and Monkey boss in Act Two. With both encounters offering a vastly different strategy to take them down, the second Stage is already a considerable step up from the previous one, forcing you to use solid platforming and decision-making to overcome them....
Quick Links Dragonborn are one of the nine core species found inDungeons & Dragons5th edition. While not as prominent in sword and sorcery fantasy as elves or dwarves, they are nonetheless very straightforward. RELATED:Dungeons & Dragons: Motivations You Can Give Your Character Similarly, Barbarian is a very straightforward class. Their job is to hit enemies very hard, and tank hits from enemies very well. It can bea very good class for new players who are intimidated by combat...
Quick Links The tempest domain is one of the most fun subclasses you can find for clerics inDungeons & Dragons. Instead of preaching peace and art, you get to give threatening proclamations of impending ends by storm and flood. The abilities of the tempest cleric are all about following through on these ominous declarations. Related:Dungeons & Dragons: Most Powerful Gods, Ranked What separates the tempest domain cleric from other damage-focused casters is their increased resilience due to the base abilities of a cleric....
Quick Links In old-schoolDungeons & Dragons, it’s the Dungeon Master’s world and the player characters are just living in it. As the hobby has grown and evolved, though, the best DMs have found ways to make the heroes the center of the story. This gives players the most agency possible, leading to a campaign they’ll never forget. Related:D&D: DM Tips For Dealing With Failed Rolls Putting the PCs in the spotlight works best with communication and preparation....
Quick Links Drugs or Stimulants, as they are coined inStarfield, work similarly to their counterparts from the Fallout series, so if you take too many you’ll become addicted, causing an array of debilitating effects. However, some situations could require the taking of them. Taking a Squall in combat will turn you into a fast mobile killing machine, helping you finally kill that Terrormorph rampaging through a Civilian Outpost. Related:Starfield: How To Upgrade Weapons And Spacesuits...
Quick Links Blasphemous 2has11 bossestotal for you to encounter, withOrospina, Lady Embroiderer,falling in the middle as the game’sfifth,serving as the game’s halfway point of sorts.While she isn’t nearly as grueling as your previous bout,she has many tricks up her sleeves that can catch you off guard and spell your end. RELATED:Blasphemous 2: How To Beat Great Preceptor Radamés Nonetheless, if you’ve made it this far and emerged victorious against the likes of a Lesmes or an Afilaor, you are more than capable of taking Orispina down, despite her having thefastest tempofor a boss encounter by a long shot at this point in the game....
