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For over 10 years, Bungie’s first-person MMODestinyhas enthralled players with its mythic sci-fi story, loot, and engaging gameplay.Destinyhas transformed and evolved thanks to multiple expansions, gameplay improvements, and its direct successor,Destiny 2. For most of the franchise’s lifespan,Destiny’s tale of the Guardians of Light versus the forces of Darkness has predominantly remained restricted to its two mainline games save for a few grimoire anthology books. That is until the upcoming release of the firstDestinyspin-off game,Destiny: Rising....

Summary At this point, it’s safe to say thatDiablo 4’s new Spiritborn class introduced with the Vessel of Hatred expansion is one of the game’s — possibly, one of the series' — most overpowered classes yet. It could be argued that the Spiritborn class is simply temporarily overpowered due to it being new and arguably the star of the show inDiablo 4’s Vessel of Hatred DLC, but it’s really its design that makes it so....

Quick Links There are 20 Dungeons in Nahantu, the region at the center ofDiablo 4’s Vessel of Hatred expansion. While it is not requisite that players clear these Dungeons, they will unlock a new Aspect every time that they complete one for the first time. For those fans who are interested in unlocking those new Aspects, this guide shows the location of every Dungeon inDiablo 4’s Nahantu region and details the Aspects that are awarded for clearing them....

Summary The last few weeks have been filled with announcements related to both theOne Piecemanga and the anime. The biggest one was related to the anime going on a hiatus till April 2025. TheOne Pieceanime will be airing the remastered version of the Fish-Man Island arc. When it comes to the manga, the most noteworthy update was related to Oda’s two-week break. However, it seems that Oda has another surprise in store for readers....

Summary Players ofElden Ringcan now admire The Lands Between in an adorable low-poly art style, thanks to the effort of one dedicated fan. The fan recreated the wholeElden Ringbase game map using a 3D modeling program as a personal project. Of the many games FromSoftware has developed, Elden Ringhas one of the largest game worlds so far. The legendary developer adapted its “Souls-like” design philosophy to the scale and freeform exploration of more modern open world titles, and in doing so created one of thegreatest exploration experiences in any RPG....

TheFalloutseries has long allowed players to embody many different roles throughout its games. From becoming the savior of Vault 13 inFallout 1to a leader within Caesar’s Legion inFallout: New Vegas, players in theFalloutgames can fill multiple roles depending on the choices they make affecting the various wastelands. However, one role inFallout 4was removed prior to the game’s official release: the role as Elder of the Brotherhood of Steel. While this option was removed fromFallout 4’s Brotherhood of Steel storyline, Bethesda should strive to bring the role of Elder back in the eventualFallout 5....

Summary TheFallout 4mod,Fallout: London,released a massive update that fixes over 1000 bugs and stabilizes the mod. The new update fixes several major bugs, a variety of issues with specific quests, and provides gameplay and NPC tweaks inFallout: London. Fallout: Londonwas released earlier this yearas a huge DLC sized mod forFallout 4on GOG.Fallout: Londonis exactly as it sounds and allows players to play through a post-apocalyptic version of England filled with British NPCs, iconic London locations, and a wealth of new quests and items for players....

Summary Far Cryhas found itself in uncharted territory in a number of ways at present. Not only has it been the longest gap between mainline releases (three years and counting) in developer Ubisoft’s popular open-world FPS franchise, but the studio itself has been keeping uncharacteristically quiet about its plans for the next game, having not yet actually officially confirmed one is even in the works. Though it remains widely assumed that a seventh game is indeed forthcoming, the situation has nevertheless contributed toFar Cry’s future and direction being murky at this time, with fans left wondering what exactly to expect from the next release....

The upcomingFinal Fantasy 14Patch 7.1, titled “Crossroads,” will introduce several solo-friendly features, including enhancements to the Duty Support system, which lets players complete story dungeons alongside NPC allies. Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida shared details about Patch 7.1 during the broadcast, confirming that support for non-main scenario dungeons like Halatali will beadded to the Duty Support system. While these improvements are a major step for solo players, there’s a key change Square Enix could implement to make the Duty Support system inFinal Fantasy 14even more accessible: allowing multiplayer compatibility within the system....

Summary Halofans have the opportunity to give their holiday decorations a little Spartan flair this year with Hallmark’s newly announced Master Chief ornament. TheHaloornament is included in Hallmark’s 2024 Keepsake Ornament Collection and will be available in stores or for delivery starting on October 21. Best known for its greeting cards, Hallmark began producing holiday ornaments in 1973, starting out mostly with bulbs and yard dolls. By its third year, the ornament collection included its first trademarked character, Raggedy Ann....

Haunted Chocolatierhas been quiet lately, but with the end of the year in sight, developer ConcernedApe could end on a high note. His success withStardew Valleyshows that his games stand out, but he may want to take a different advertising approach withHaunted Chocolatier. What people may forget aboutStardew Valleyis that, in its early days, it had very little following. As a solo developer’s first game, there were no spaces that were fit to properly advertise the game, instead being spread through word of mouth around the internet....

Taking on any mission inHelldivers 2means players must know what they’ll need to bring to better fend off those opposed to galactic freedom. When making loadouts, players always consider thebest weapons to use against the Terminidsand Automatons, making them scour through the many options available. While there is a wide selection, the game could use a few more, as there are several interesting ideas that Arrowhead Game Studios has yet to consider implementing....

Summary A newHonkai: Star Railleak has teased Sunday and Fugue’s rumored Light Cones. EachHonkai: Star Railupdate releases signature Light Cones that go well with new characters, and these items are usually the recommended items to maximize the characters' abilities to their full power. Honkai: Star Railrecently revealed the upcoming 5-star characters for Version 2.7, Sunday and Fugue. Both characters were previously introduced in the main story, but they also faced unfortunate circumstances in their respective chapters....