Total War: Three Kingdoms is the 12th game in Creative Assembly’s historical warfare simulation, coming out for Windows PC on May 23. Total War games simulate the ruling of historical kingdoms and empires, allowing me to test my leadership skills both in court, and in battle. It feels like a slicker version of court management than I’ve played in previous Total War games, with a more solid impact on my empire, and on my individual battles. In the field, the basics of Total War remain much the sa

Set for May 7, the new patch will solve several of the game’s major bugs, including one that impedes progress on Xur’s new questline. The Arbalest Exotic will also join the general loot pool for players after The Revelry ends. Eva Levante will be leaving the Tower for another season, and taking her easy to earn Arbalest Exotic with her. When Eva goes, Arbalest will drop from any source as a member of the Exotic loot pool, like Thunderlord last year. Destiny’s next season, Season of Opulence, is

An all-star fan created a Shrek mod for the first boss you encounter in the game, the Chained Ogre. When you first encounter him in Sekiro, the Ogre is shackled to a board and begins to thrash around as you get closer. But with this mod, there’s almost a morbid sense of justice, watching Shrek with legs that are way too long, pulling off a suplex and killing your character almost instantly. Another masterpiece sekiro mod from katalash and dropoff. Or maybe we choose to take the risk and run past

Two pieces of legitimately great news for motorsports video gamers: Not only is Codemasters’ next F1 game launching two months earlier than usual, it’s adding the Formula 2 Championship, which by itself should add plenty of depth to the game’s time vortex of a career mode. F2, not F1, got to share the good news on Monday, noting that this will be the 10th anniversary of the video game series under Codemasters. Paul Jeal, Codemasters’ F1 franchise director, confirmed that F2 would be a part of th

Fallout 76 is getting a long promised feature in May 7’s Patch Nine: player vending. The upcoming player vending system will allow for a much more organic way to trade and get new gear. CAMPs with Vending Machines will appear to all players on the map, another requested feature from Fallout 76 players. Bethesda notes that they’ll be keeping an eye on the evolution of player vending after it hits Appalachia, and expect it to change the way players operate their CAMPs. Also mentioned in the update

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Red Dead Redemption 2 is a slow, deliberate game that focuses on far more than protagonist Arthur Morgan. [Warning: The following contains spoilers for Red Dead Redemption 2.] A five-year tourThe Marstons were, logistically, some of the most complicated characters to capture for Red Dead Redemption 2. Rob Wiethoff played the role of John Marston in the original Red Dead Redemption, and he was set to return for the prequel. As for her performance, Moore acknowledges that it’s a bittersweet story,

The World Video Game Hall of Fame today honored four more inductees, three of them landmark works of home computer gaming, and one of them a staple of the office. Super Mario Kart was lauded for popularizing the kart-racing subgenre, as well as starting the longest-running racing franchise in video games history, with aggregate sales north of 100 million units. “Super Mario Kart truly excelled as a social game that appealed to players of all skill levels, especially with its engaging multi-playe

After over a month of buildup, the mysterious vault at the center of Fortnite’s Loot Lake is finally going to be open on Saturday, May 4, at 3 p.m. Whatever is going to happen, it appears that this will be this season 8’s big end-of-season event, with season 9 starting next week. It should be in the middle of Loot Lake, where the giant metal door is right now. But now all five of the runes have been unlocked and it appears that the event is finally ready to begin. What is the event going to be l

Enter Detective Pikachu. note: This article contains mild spoilers for Detective Pikachu.] Detective Pikachu follows Tim Goodman (Justice Smith), a teenager who, unlike most of his peers, doesn’t actually own a Pokémon. I’ve been playing Pokémon for years, but the franchise has never felt as alive as it does in Detective Pikachu, because the film’s scope is unprecedented. The biggest compliment I can give Detective Pikachu is that it didn’t take long for me to wish I could live in it.

But Yuppie Psycho, a “first job survival horror” game out now on Steam, looks and plays like the next best thing. That boring setup hides one of the best conceits I’ve played in a modern horror game. But instead of slowly falling victim to the darkness, Yuppie Psycho adds a twist that forces me to take control of the story and fight for myself and everyone around me. All of this must be done in secret so I don’t expose myself to the witch or any of her lackeys posing as normal coworkers. Yuppie

Groudon is leaving the nest, which means now it’s time for a new Legendary Pokémon to take its place in the tier five Pokémon Go raids. Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf will be taking over the tier five raids for May. Azelf is in the Americas and Greenland, Uxie is in the Asia-Pacific region, and Mesprit is in Europe, the Middle East, India, and Africa. Mesprit and Uxie have pretty average stats, but will be an important addition to anyone’s Pokédex. Trainers will still be able to find the trio in the w

A similar commotion occurred in mid-April, when the trailer for Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker dropped at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago. People were at work, or going about their weekdays, but for a few short hours it felt as if everything became about Star Wars. The experience of watching Game of Thrones, or an Avengers or Star Wars movie, is bigger than any one person. Speaking in broad strokes, there is nothing particularly unique about Game of Thrones, Star Wars, or Avengers to make

Rejoice, for the first real teaser for The Righteous Gemstones is here! From the looks of the teaser, we’re in store for one heck of an ending to the “misunderstood angry man trilogy” that began with the masterpiece Eastbound & Down. Vice Principals upped the ante from Eastbound & Down by adding a distinctly cinematic flair to the proceedings (McBride cited Brian De Palma as an influence on the show). Now The Righteous Gemstones is taking things even further. McBride plays Jesse Gemstone, son of

The first full trailer for the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog gave us a clear look at the hedgehog in motion, but now it seems that what we’ve seen won’t be what’s in the final cut. In a tweet on Thursday afternoon, director Jeff Fowler said that Sega and Paramount Pictures would rework the hedgehog after an outcry over his appearance, as well as numerous fan edits on social media. It’s a move that’s unprecedented in just how extensive the work will have to be, particularly given that Sonic has

The last regularly scheduled week of challenges for Fortnite season 8 is here, and in week 10 there’s another treasure hunt. For this one, players will need to find and search the map at Junk Junction, then follow its clue to reach the star. Search the treasure map in Junk JunctionThe first thing you’ll need to do is head to Junk Junction. Follow the treasure map in Junk JunctionOnce you land, you can head straight to the sign and search it. Now you should be able to see the full treasure map.

One asks players to unleash their inner daredevil and fly through three flaming hoops using a cannon. These hoops are spread out all around the Fortnite map, but most of them are pretty close to a cannon, so getting to them shouldn’t be too complicated. Remember, you’ll need to aim the cannons a little higher than the actual rings because they shoot in an arc. The farther away the hoop is from the cannon, the higher you’ll need to aim the cannon to actually sail through the ring (and not fly und

Fortnite’s new patch isn’t huge, but v8.51 does bring a new item that should shake up the game: Shadow Bombs. Shadow Bombs are new throwable items that turn its user mostly invisible and grant ninja-like mobility. The Shadow Bomb’s effects last six seconds and the invisibility slowly fades over the item’s duration. Players may be extra fast while they are under the Shadow Bomb’s effects, but they can’t build, attack, or loot. For a look at all the changes coming to Fortnite with patch 8.51 you c

Where to even begin with this, other than what the hell did I just watch? Introducing “Haus Of Bevis,” a strange level that cannot be explained, but must be witnessed in its full glory. If the dialogue in the level seems familiar, you’ve probably watched the classic and equally bizarre YouTube video, “You Could Stop at Five or Six Stores.” Somehow, though, the Dreams level manages to completely repurpose those lines into something even more otherworldly. At times, “House of Bevis” seems to have