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Oh boy, The Final Shape was really worth the wait. I've wrapped the campaign, played some additional missions, and grinded the overworld activities in the new Pale Heart patrol space, and I've got to say, it's a near-perfect Destiny 2 expansion. I'll reserve final judgement until the I've played the Raid, but regardless of what happens there, it's safe to say that despite the stunning cutscenes, excellent writing, and stellar gameplay, the Pale Heart is standing out as The Final Shape's best asset - I think it might be my favorite Destiny location ever. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Destiny 2 server issues cause The Final Shape cutscenes to disappear Destiny 2 dev's cryptic tweet has my 'Hopes' up for something big Make for the spoiler bunker, Destiny 2 The Final Shape has leaked View the full article

One Dragon Age: The Veilguard fan believes that they have figured out the factions of the game's companions. Their convincing theory subsequently made the rounds on social media, adding to the growing speculation surrounding Dragon Age: The Veilguard. View the full article

It all comes down to this. There’s nothing quite like a world first raid race day in Destiny 2, and the latest might be the most exciting of all time. The Final Shape is here, as is the Witness, the malevolent force behind many of the events within the franchise’s history. View the full article

After weeks of internet rumours, Sony’s unusual new game was finally made official at Summer Game Fest 2024: LEGO Horizon Adventures. Built brick-by-brick by main Horizon developer Guerilla in collaboration with Studio Gobo, it looks to be exactly what you’d expect from a LEGO tie-in: bright, charming, goofy, and full of things to smash and studs to collect. That’s been a recipe for success multiple times over for LEGO, but this time around I’m not so sure. Who exactly is LEGO Horizon Adventures for? This isn’t LEGO’s first foray into the Horizon universe. The Danish toy company’s fantastic Tallneck kit, based on Horizon’s giraffe-like walking towers, is an almost 14-inch tall behemoth made of 1,222 pieces. If the brick count didn’t give it away, the recommended age for this model is 18+. In the physical world, LEGO Horizon has been aimed at adults because it’s adults who play the video game series. But one look at LEGO Horizon Adventures and it’s clear this isn’t anywhere close to the type of experience we’ve had with the two mainline Horizon games so far. For existing fans who are already chomping at the brick for a new game, this likely isn’t what they were hoping for. While I didn’t expect LEGO Horizon Adventures to simply be a full-**** Horizon game with a LEGO aesthetic, I am surprised that the trailer shows very little of what I’d consider to be the series’ core DNA. Horizon is all about tactically tearing apart ****** dinosaurs and animals. Thunderjaw wrecking your day? Blast off its missile launchers. Struggling with a Snapmaw? Snipe its freeze sac. Each machine is built of components that can be broken and shattered, an idea that would surely translate beautifully into snapping and scattering Lego pieces. And yet the trailer suggests that combat in LEGO Horizon Adventures will be similar to prior LEGO games of the Star Wars and Marvel varieties – give something a good, simple boop on the head and they’ll break apart. I’m not sure how satisfying this is going to be for long-term fans. And so the answer is obvious, isn’t it? LEGO Horizon Adventures is for children. This is a PlayStation Studios game being released for Nintendo Switch, afterall. But I’m not sure it’s that easy. LEGO games have been so successful with children because they’ve historically adapted licences that kids already love. As a pre-teen during the prequel era of Star Wars I loved the tie-in LEGO kits, and so the subsequent LEGO Star Wars video games were a no-brainer. But Horizon isn’t already beloved by kids in its original or LEGO form. And while my six-year-old nephew is as dinosaur obsessed as any **** his age, I don’t think an armour-plated t-rex is going to be a guaranteed magnet. He’d go wild for a new LEGO Jurassic World game, though, not least because there’s already age-appropriate LEGO kits he can play with. So who is LEGO Horizon Adventures for? I think it’s for gamer families. It’s for parents who spend dozens and dozens of hours playing Horizon on PS5 after they’ve put their kids to bed, and who now want to introduce that world to their sons and daughters. The ingredients are all there: as detailed by the PlayStation Blog, LEGO Horizon Adventures is a light-hearted retelling of Aloy’s original story, playable completely in co-op. It’s a way for an older gamer to share something they love with a **** who’s not quite ready for something as intense and complex as the full-scale Horizon games. That’s what I imagine the boardroom pitch was, anyway. And while I hope that LEGO Horizon Adventures finds its place, I think that place is going to be a much narrower niche than would be ideal for Sony. For the parent or older sibling in the co-op pairing, I wonder if LEGO Horizon Adventures will be able to translate all the things they love about the original games. Will the combat – the beating heart of Horizon – be good enough? Will turning the complex Aloy, with all her doubts and troubles and inner-******, into a cartoon character be satisfying? And for the child with the other controller, will this bright new world of machines, hot dogs, and (presumably) a message of environmental protection prove alluring enough to pull them away from more established characters and the likes of Roblox? I ***** that the sweet spot for both players will be slim. Historically, the LEGO pipeline has taken movies families love, turned them into physical LEGO kits they can build together, and then reimagined those kits as worlds that can be explored through video games. LEGO Horizon Adventures disrupts that pipeline by being a family game inspired by a LEGO kit for adults that was adapted from a video game for more advanced players. And so while I really do hope it’s a co-op delight, I can’t help but wonder if LEGO Horizon Adventures is built on shaky foundations. Matt Purslow is IGN's Senior Features Editor. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Open-world games have increasingly become the norm over the past decade or so, with games like The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim and Red ***** Redemption 2 helping to show how engaging expansive exploration can be. At the same time, a lot of open-world titles end up falling prey to repetitive design elements and lackluster environments. When an open-world game does click, it's because it rises above these pitfalls with consistent creativity and a meaningful world to explore. View the full article

Complex word elements are something you can make by combining ideas in Infinite Craft and building smaller concepts, like Water, into specific phrases, such as Humans. As its name suggests, you can create almost infinite words simply by throwing things together and experimenting. However, if you want to have only the human element, you need to carefully follow the right steps. View the full article

This year’s main Summer Game Fest presentation has now ended. Taking place once again at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, the show offered two hours of new game announcements and trailer for previously known titles. Most of the big reveals were instead confirmation of previous leaks, such as Lego Horizon Adventures (although the fact it’s also coming to Nintendo Switch was a genuine surprise). Read More... View the full article

The MSI Claw. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge When I called the MSI Claw an embarrassment in my May 18th review, one commenter pointed out they’d gotten higher benchmark scores than me. Sure enough: MSI had pushed out new graphics drivers and BIOS updates between the time I benchmarked and the time we published. I’ve now tested those updates. In some of my tests, they’re better. In others, I actually found them worse! Overall, they don’t change my conclusion one bit: the MSI Claw is the worst pick from today’s crop of consumer handheld gaming PCs, and you should steer clear. Below, you’ll find my new benchmark results in the same games, across all of the Claw’s standard power modes. In almost every test, you’ll see the Claw dramatically behind the competition in speed while using... Continue reading… View the full article

Different Archetypes give players other weapons to ******* with in the real-time aspect of Metaphor Re:Fantazio's battles. View the full article

Follow a coming-of-age story as Cali and Kira become certified motorcycle couriers called Petal Runners. View the full article

The game's previously-released "8-hour demo" has been updated, and some contests will be held with rewards for players. View the full article

This action RPG emphasizes high-speed combat. View the full article

The new trailer teases a brand-new unannounced monster near the end that can ***** lightning bolts from its mouth. View the full article

Henry's story continues in 15th-century Bohemia, along with several other characters in this world of vengeance, betrayal, and self-discovery. View the full article

Those that have already bought the base New World game and its Rise of the ****** Earth expansion on PC can access everything New World: Aeternum has to offer at no extra cost. View the full article

First details on the special physical editions for this action RPG include a 40cm figurine of the protagonist and a 1:1 scale bronze headband. View the full article

The highly anticipated new characters, Firefly and *****, will debut in the upcoming space odyssey. View the full article

Square Enix’s Creative Studio 3, the powerhouse studio behind the beloved Final Fantasy 14 and recently released Final Fantasy 16, is getting ready to drop some big news. Studio head Naoki Yoshida teased the development of [Hidden Content] on June 6. While the team is laser-focused and can’t juggle multiple projects, Yoshida hinted exciting developments are on the horizon. “Soon there may be some announcements about two new games we are working on,” he teased, with the translation courtesy of Genki_GPN on X (Twitter). View the full article

Honkai: Star Rail teased a brand-new March 7th skin, as well as new characters coming in a future update. Honkai: Star Rail recently streamed the Version 2.3 Special Program, which showcased new features and details for the upcoming Trailblaze Mission. View the full article

A listing for a New World was spotted on the PlayStation Store. Could we be seeing a console port soon? View the full article

Capcom has confirmed that Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, a brand-new hack-and-slash game, will be debuting on the Xbox Game Pass service on July 19, 2024. Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is an action strategy game that takes place in a unique *********-inspired setting. It will be joining a number of other Day One Xbox Game Pass titles that will be released that month, such as the indie co-op game Flock. View the full article

We've both been waiting for it, ever since Alan Wake 2's chilling conclusion left us dangling by a mind-bending thread. Now, Remedy Entertainment's next chapter of the Remedy Connected Universe arrives on Saturday, June 8, 2024, with the Alan Wake 2 Night Springs DLC. But like any development in the Alan Wake narrative, things aren't what they seem. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Alan Wake 2 dev cans Project Kestrel to focus on Control, Max Payne Alan Wake 2 rewrites its price in unmissable Xbox Spring ***** deal If there's any game deserving of a roguelike mode, its Alan Wake 2 View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Four years on from its debut, Riot Games' tactical hero shooter Valorant is finally arriving on PS5 and Xbox. It was a long old wait, but we made it! A Limited Beta for the Valorant console port will be arriving in just a week's time on June 14, with the full launch of the game slated for some time later this year. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Valorant Xbox and PS5 console port release date window, beta, and more Best Valorant crosshair codes to help you play like the ***** New Valorant update buffs struggling Agent and adds Drift to TDM View the full article

Carving out an identity in the FPS scene is hard, but Delta Force Hawk Ops might just be a sleeper hit waiting to strike with Escape From Tarkov style thrills. The brand-new entry into the Delta Force franchise will debut as a free-to-play shooter on PS5 and Xbox, but multiplayer skirmishes isn't all the Team ***** FPS is packing. Ridley Scott fans, your time is now, as the game will also feature a campaign adaptation of ****** Hawk Down. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: COD Mobile dev to bring FPS series Delta Force back to PS5 and Xbox View the full article

It's been two years since we first checked out Anger Foot, which had actually already been around for a couple years at that point: It was originally created in a 2020 game jam and eventually moved into alpha testing in 2021. Now, courtesy of today's Devolver Direct, we've got a release date—it's coming to Steam on July 11... Read more.View the full article