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Quick Links Dawntrail, the fifth expansion forFinal Fantasy 14, is finally upon us, giving us ten new levels to grind through for our favorite classes, more stories to chew through, and many sidequests to tackle in the background. And, if you want more class-specific quests, you’re also covered on that front. Like the expansions before it, you can tackle class-specific sidequests, giving your favorite role an exclusive questline to follow, complete with unique characters, rewards, and more....

Summary Concord’sbig reveal during May’s PlayStation State of Play was not great. For almost five minutes, players were lumbered with a cinematic trailer that could have quite easily been a Guardians of the Galaxy knockoff. Wisecracking aliens, sci-fi scoundrels and a character named Star Child, ominously close to the Guardian’s Star Lord, played out, leaving viewers perplexed. The trailer was quicklyslammed with dislikes, and we called it thebiggest disappointment of the May showcase....

Summary Darksidersis arguably the jewel in the crown that isTHQ Nordic’slineup of titles, having originated back in 2010 and received multiple sequels over the course of the last 14 years. Darksiders Genesis was the last game in the series, released back in 2019, and it caused a bit of a stir by distancing itself from the traditional hack and slash, Zelda-inspired gameplay and adopting a top-down approach. Since then, we’ve heard barely a peep about Darksiders from THQ Nordic, but that looks to have ended after the publisher’s yearly showcase which took place earlier today....

Summary Hideaki Itsuno, the director behindDevil May Cry,Dragon’s Dogma, and numerous otherCapcomtitles, is leaving the studio after 30 years. This comes after the completion of his most recent game,Dragon’s Dogma 2. Announcing his departure from the company, Itsuno reveals that he’s still working in game development, and will start his next project this September. He makes it clear that his career is far from over, but he is leaving Capcom behind him, along with the IPs he’s worked on for decades....

Summary Elden Ringis a magical game, hiding all kinds of little secrets and discoveries so well that we keep finding things out about the game years after release. Just before the release ofShadow of the Erdtree, it was discovered thatWalking Mausoleums could be pushed around with a certain incantation, which then eventually led to someonepushing one off a cliff to see what would happen. Pushing a massive lumbering mausoleum off a cliff isn’t exactly helpful though (it’s actually harmful, if anything), but a new discovery may have just changed the game for anyone that likes throwing consumables around....

Summary Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree’slatest update dropped yesterday, and with it came abunchof buffs. Dozens ofSpirit Asheswere made harder to stagger, withall bar the Mimic Tearhaving their attack power and damage negation increased, a selection ofspellsandincantationsall had their utility improved, and several weapons also received buffs. As is often the case so soon after an update, players are putting these buffs into practice to see what is now viable and how the meta has changed....

Summary Fallout 76has seen itsfair share of controversies over the years, just like most live service games that are constantly having to adjust to meet the demands of their fanbases. Bethesda has done pretty well over the last couple of years to salvage Fallout 76 after its disastrous launch, but one fan uprising that it probably didn’t see coming is the sudden calls for the studio to do something about “very ugly bra straps....

Summary After what seems like a lifetime in development, at least forFalloutfans, Fallout: London is out now. The expansion-game-sized mod was approved for launch by GOG last week, and now Team FOLON has decided to stealthily release the game. Well, stealthily, provided you’re not in the game’s officialDiscord server, in which the devsshared a videotitled “Fallout: London - I Just Can’t Wait (For Tomorrow)”. The Big Day Is Finally Here After a slightly tumultuous five-year development period, which recently saw the announcement that the gamewouldn’t work through the Epic Games Store, Fallout: London is finally here....

Summary Concordwas destined to flop. It’s another hero shooter in a genre dominated by Overwatch, Valorant, and Apex Legends, already dwarfed by another newcomer in Marvel Rivals, and its debut trailer’s cringy, Whedonesque dialogue did it no favours. And yet, having played a reasonable amount of Concord over the last few days, that almost inevitable flop feels less and less deserved. Concord is the victim of a bad first impression, and it needs the time to breathe and come into its own that I don’t think anyone is going to afford it....

Quick Links Shin Megami Tensei’s staple mechanic that offers a massive level of creativity in building your party, Demon Fusion, returns inShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. Combining your various mythological creatures together and forming new additions to your compendium has been tried and true for decades… mostly. Since early Megami Tensei, a small quirk may appear when fusing demons that causes an unexpected outcome. The expected fusion result may instead transform into a wildly different demon than what was promised....

Summary It is a series filled with some of the wildest plot twists and complex characters in gaming,Metal Gear Solidhas come a long way since its launch back on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Hideo Kojima has woven a tale that takes players across generations and wars in an effort to deter the power-hungry ventures of warmongers. The often-lauded series spans a total of 17 games, excluding ports and remasters, though there are a few continuity issues involved with the series, bringing the total down to 11 games in the main canon....

Quick Links When you fight your way through the trenches toward Old Dawn inFlintlock, you’ll be confronted with an unexpected adversary; Inaya, the goddess of life. Her shrines have been empowering you throughout the game, and now she wants Nor dead and Enki dragged back to the Great Below. flintlock On the surface, the battle against Inaya isn’t anything you haven’t seen before. However, you’ll need to be smart about when and how you use your pistol if you want to withstand her heavy blows, and beware of her instantly fatal attacks as the fight draws on....

Quick Links Elden Ring: Shadow of The Erdtreefeatures a variety of bosses that are quite challenging for even the best Souls-like veterans. So, it’s necessary to head into a fight after making the necessary preparations, and learning a boss’ moveset to dodge their attacks. Messmer The Impaler is one of the most iconic bosses in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, considering the hype surrounding him even before the DLC’s launch....