In the run up toDragon Age: Inquisitionlaunching, the Dragon Age Keep felt like part of the hype. Since Inquisition was launching in a new console generation, it couldn’t just import decisions from past games from save files as Dragon Age 2 did with Origins, or as theMass Effecttrilogy did. So you had to go onto a separate, external website and manually make all your choices over again. At the time, it felt like playing a bit of the game early, even as we reflect on it now as a massive faff....

Quick Links One of the biggest benefits ofMagic: The Gathering Arenais giving some cards a second chance. Cards that arrive in the paper version ofMagic: The Gatheringmight sometimes be a little undercooked, and Arena gives Wizards of the Coast the option of giving those cards a helpful tweak. One of those cards is Raiyuu, Storm’s Edge, who got a bit more powerful thanks to the release ofa Brawl deckin Arena. Alongside a stronger Raiyuu, several other samurai also saw their stats tweaked in this aggressive and combat-focused red-white samurai-warrior deck....

Quick Links Have you ever looked at a dragon and thought, man, it would be so cool to be like them? In a small way, you’re able to if you pick a dragonborn as the species you play in aDungeons & Dragonscampaign. It may not come with the legendary actions or a sweet lair, but it’s a little slice of that power. Plus, you get to look cool, which is just as important....

Jungle Lanterns is a short quest in theDisney Epic Mickey:Rebrushed. You will come across the quest after reaching the Jungle in pursuit of Captain Hook. Similar to the area before, Jungle Lanterns requires you to paint three lanterns scattered across the zone in order to free a Gremlin. Despite being a relatively small quest, the rewards you get from it are worth it, especially if you are a completionist. This guide will help you learn about the locations of all the lanterns that you need to paint in the Jungle and the rewards for doing so....

Quick Links Is anyone else getting quite the sweet tooth from all these candy and dessert-based events this week inMonopoly Go? Someone at Scopely is already on that Halloween sugar rush, and we’re craving it, too, getting our fix with today’s daily tournament, Fright Frosters. From2PM EST on October 23until2PM EST on October 25, landing on any of the four Railroad tiles will net you points toward the Fright Frosters tournament....

Summary Ubisoftneeds to getAssassin’s Creed Shadowsright. That’s one of the main reasons behindthe game’s recent delay to next February, as the publisher announced that it was the reception toStar Wars Outlaws(andmost likely the lackluster sales) that convinced it to give Assassin’s Creed Shadows a couple more months to cook. That’s the official reason for the delay anyway, but it was fairly clear from the outset that Ubisoft wasn’t painting the whole picture with that statement....

Astro Botis a great game. The new 3D platformer that doubles as a monument to all thingsPlayStationis the purest distillation of fun I’ve encountered this year, in no small part due to its sheer variety. It has a ton of mechanical twists and turns, with new powers introduced in just about every level. Even when they’re reused, Team Asobi finds cool new layers in the powers that weren’t clear the first time out....

Summary Baldur’s Gate 3’s Patch 7 added the promised modding toolkit, albeit without the ability to edit saves and levels.Larian Studioshad previously announced the toolkit wouldn’t support these features because of cross-platform technical restraints, and also because Baldur’s Gate 3 is a licensed title and as such has certain restraints placed on it by Hasbro. However, a user on Nexus Mods named Siegfre was quickly able tounlock the aforementioned featureson the toolkit, allowing modders to access save and level editing....

Summary WhileActivision’sCall of Dutymight be all the rage at the moment, it wasn’t too long ago thatEA’sBattlefieldseries was neck-and-neck with the first-person shooter for best in class. And while there won’t be a Battlefield this year, we now know a lot about EA’s plans for Battlefield’s return. In an interview with IGN, Head of Respawn & Group GM for EA Studios Organization, Vince Zampella, shared a plethora of details about the multiplayer shooter, including its return to a modern setting, ditching of specialists and more....

Out with the old, in with the new! Dusty photo albums and tiredsmartphonescrolling are so last decade. Say hello to the digital photo frames taking over in 2024 - the hottest new way to showcase your favorite snaps in style! We’re talking autoplaying visual playlists, motion-activated displays that turn on when you walk by, and crystal clear projection that makes every precious memory look like a view through a window....

The world ofDragon Age: The Veilguardis a varied and exotic one. Spanning new and more familiar realms of Thedas, there are plenty of places to explore - including a few very special ones you might miss if you’re not searching far and wide. Though there’s less free roam here, that also means you need to take specific steps to reach some secret spaces. But what are the best places you might not have spotted?...

Brandoville Studios, a support studio that worked withBlizzardandNaughty Dog, came to wider attention in 2021 when it was included in adocumentaryby People Make Games, accusing the developer of crunching its employees and encouraging them to sleep at the studio to meet deadlines. Brandoville closed its doors in August, with the CEO and his wife, Ken and Cherry Lai, forming a new company, Laiai Studios.However, former Brandoville employees have now accused Cherry Lai of physical and mental abuse, sharing a mountain of evidence to support their claims....

Summary If there is one thing thatTreyarchexcels at,besides bombastic campaigns, it’s the Zombies mode. After all, the fan favorite mode originated with them, and despite numerous iterations,nothing quite hits like a Treyarch Zombies experience. Because as much as the mode is about having fun with friends whilst mowing down hordes of zombies, it has a legitimate storyline. And that storyline is actually really well done. It’s well worth experiencing, and as it turns out,a guided mode is coming to Zombies so that players can experience it without any added overwhelming stress....