Baldur’s Gate 3 – How to Find & Beat the Orthon in the Gauntlet of Shar

InBaldur’s Gate 3, captivating side quests abound, including the Kill Raphael’s Old Enemy quest, where the devil Raphael has a proposition for you. Raphael frequently tempts you with irresistible deals to pursue inBG3, but this time, he offers to read Astarion’s scars in exchange for a favor. Raphael wants us to take him up on his vendetta against Yurgir, an Orthon in the Thorm Mausoleum. But before unleashing us on this demon murder hunt,Raphaelissues a stern warning about the formidable and powerful Orthon....

June 9, 2025 · 5 min · 1036 words · Michael Frederick

Best EA FC 25 Mode Mastery reward combinations for all token amounts

Mode Mastery offers some amazing chances forEA FC 25Ultimate Team players to gain bonus results, but it’s easier said than done. Over the course of the next four weeks (or more), you’ll be able to gain different token players from your Squad Battles, Division Rivals, andChampions Finals. These players can be exchanged for different rewards, which include packs, special cards, and Icon picks. You can check out the full list here, and we have a set of the best pattern combinations for all....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · Jerry Burgess

Best Moveset for Lucario in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

Lucario has always been a dynamic Pokemon, and that remains true inPokemon Scarlet & Violet. The Smash Bros. fighter uniquelyboasts strong Attack and Special Attack stats, letting it excel with a variety of movesets. For example, you might give it Fighting-Type moves that utilize both its attack stats so you can hit whichever defense your opponent lacks. Or you might prioritize Special moves since Lucario’s Special Attack is slightly higher. Or maybe you’ll load Lucario with TMs so it can attack with four different elements....

June 9, 2025 · 5 min · 962 words · Antonio Allen

Best PEAK mods and how to install them

Newly-launched indie titlePEAKhas been attracting plenty of players in the opening week, and you can increase your share of fun with the help of mods. Modding the game isn’t the easiest of tasks, as the only available option is via Thunderstore. The collection of available mods is limited as of writing, but I have found a few of them to be quite useful. Let’s look at some of the best options, followed by how to install them in the game....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 218 words · Gary Bender

Best places for XP farming in Clair Obscur Expedition 33

No matter the Game Difficulty level, grinding is essential. Some areas offer better rewards than others, but it largely depends on where you are in the game’s story. This guide will highlight the best spots for efficient XP farming inClair Obscur: Expedition 33, maximizing your experience gains. Table of contents Complete Expedition 33 XP farming guide While it’s easy to gain XP when encountering new enemy types, you’ll quickly find the rewards dwindling as you face familiar foes or out-level the threats around you....

June 9, 2025 · 4 min · 714 words · John Ortiz

Bethesda: ‘We have concerns about the Battlecry game’

The publisher is still ‘evaluating’ Bethesda has “concerns” about upcoming free-to-play gameBattlecry. The good news? Developer BattleCry Studios is busy with “multiple projects.” The bad news? Bethesda isn’t convinced it hits its quality threshold… yet. In a statement toProgress Bar(and verified byIGN), a Bethesda representative stated: “We have concerns about theBattlecrygame and whether it is meeting the objectives we have for it. “We are evaluating what improvements the game needs to meet our quality standards....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 85 words · Kristy Erickson

Binding of Isaac gets second printing on Switch with epic new artwork

Awesome I don’t own a Nintendo Switch yet, however, I do own three games for it already. I preordered the special edition ofThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildbefore it sold out, picked up a copy ofSuperBomberman Ron a whim, and grabbedThe Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+one day when I was bored and had too much money in my wallet. I also wanted to secure a physical copy of the game in case it became hard to find when I actually got my Switch....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · James Escobar

Black Ops 4 under fire over aggressive ‘all or nothing’ Season Pass DLC plans

DLC not available separately First spotted byCall of Dutysuper-site,Charlie Intel, Activision have announced that theonly wayto receive DLC for the upcomingCall of Duty: Black Ops 4is to purchase the Season Pass. Whereas, in the past, fans had the option to select the DLC that pertains to their personal experiences (such as just selecting multiplayer maps, or Zombies content, or skins, etc) It seems that Activision have taken a militant stance on the next entry in theBlack Opsseries....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Maureen Diaz

Bookworm and Bejeweled Twist to hit DS and DSiWare

Look forward to buying more PopCap Games, uh, games for your Nintendo DSes and DSis in the near future. The casual games developer announced thatBookwormand the uber-popular puzzle titleBejeweled Twistwould hit the handheld platforms in two unique ways: through DSiWare and retail chains. PopCap plans to bringBookworm— the original — to DSiWare title “later this month,” whileBejeweled Twistis slated for a “mid-October” release via the downloadable platform. These two titles are to be short a few features....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Danielle Jenkins

Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, as in the whole collection, is free on the Epic Games Store through June 4

Until June 4 at 11AM ET to be exact Talk about timing, on everyone’s part! Rightbefore theBorderlands Collectiongoes on sale on Nintendo Switch, the Epic Games Store is giving away the entire thing for free. That’s still a $60 semi-recent collection, mind, ofBorderlands, Borderlands 2andBorderlands: The Pre-Sequel: as well asall DLC. It’s a pretty huge drop all things considered, and one of the biggest in the past year beyondtheGrand Theft Auto Vfreebie....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Lisa Reynolds

Bungie worked on a game that was ‘sort of Minecraft-like’

Co-founder talks about design philosophy, prototypes, and ‘Halo’s greatest tragedy’ In a greatinterview with IGN, Bungie co-founder Jason Jones came out of the woodwork to talk about a wide range of topics, fromMarathonto the studio’s upcomingDestiny. One of the more interesting pieces of information is the section on prototypes that will likely never release publicly. Jones describes them as “ridiculous little projects,” and goes on to enumerate games such as a role-playing game that the studio built simply to learn, and the ill-fated “Project Phoenix,” which existed in a cube-filled world not unlike the one found inMinecraft....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Vanessa Thompson

Call of Duty: Warzone going offline for 24 hours ahead of surprise early launch for season 3, Verdansk

Surprise!Call of Duty: Warzone’shighly anticipated return of OG map Verdansk will now launch one full day early, now coming on April 2. There’s one caveat to the news that was announced on a new episode of the COD POD, however, and it’s thatWarzonewill go completely offline for 24 hours after the season’s launch before Verdansk returns. This means the game will likely be unavailable starting in the afternoon US time on April 2 before coming back at around noon ET on April 3....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Lisa Hayes

Capy Games’ Nathan Vella talks Super Time Force, Below, and the IGF Awards

“Dolphin Lundgren.” SOLD. Literally the first thing I did at GDC this year was sit down with Capy Games president Nathan Vella and talk about their upcoming gamesSuper Time ForceandBelow,as well as his hosting duties at this year’s IGF awards. Also, a woman in the background knocked over a lamp and broke it, which I thought was pretty funny.

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 59 words · Lisa Henderson