Final Fantasy 16’s first story DLC, Echoes of the Fallen, has been revealed atThe Game Awards2023 and it’s going to be released later today. The Game Awards 2023 is live right now and it’s been full of awards and game reveals, includingDragon Ball: Sparking Zero,Hello Games' new title Light No Fire, and a ton of others. There have also been several updates for existing games, with one of the biggest reveals going to Final Fantasy 16, which had its first story-based DLC revealed with one of the only shadowdrops of the whole show....

Square Enixhas been trading in remakes and remasters for years, but never before have we seen the company so dedicated to bringing its storied legacy back to life. Remasters of titles likeChrono Chrossand remakes of theManaseries are just a couple worth mentioning, and Final Fantasy continues to be a certified cash cow whether it’s capitalising on nostalgia, new entries, or the ever-expanding MMORPG. It is no surprise that the series is sticking around....

I’ve always been fascinated by video games where their whole deal is you make video games inside of them. You work in this biz long enough and you get an itch to try things for yourself. Mostly my creative needs are sated by writing my own stories for fun, and buildingDungeons & Dragonsadventures (whichI then write about, inan endless hamster wheel of content production), but games that make games will always interest me....

Next Game Of The Year Editor’s Pick, 2023 - Sam Hallahan Here we are, once again, at the end of a year full of amazing video games, and I still don’t know how to properly write an introduction. There has been no shortage of standout titles in 2023, which has made both introduction-writing and GOTY-selection that much harder. In a world where I can’t pickPowerWash Simulator as my number one game of the year, I’ve managed to round up the ten games of 2023 that I’ve found best exemplify what it means to shine in the video game industry....

Half-Lifeis an iconic name at this point, forming the striking identity behind a defining ’90s FPS game that would forever change the genre as we know it. But there was every possibility that, looking back 25 years later, we’d be calling itFalloutorCrysis. It’s a strange thought given that those two names would go onto become iconic series from completely different developers. As reported byVGC, level designer Dario Casali started a YouTube series for the game’s upcoming 25th anniversary in which he tells stories of its development....

Quick Links In theSonic The Hedgehog series, anyone can be a speedrunner. All but a select few games starring the Blue Blur centre around one very basic concept: go as fast as you can, obstacles and living beings that happen to be in the way be damned. Memorisation is the key – while a standard Sonic title might run you three or four hours at best, you can expect to triple that retrying stages for a better time....

Summary Killing enemies is a lot easier when they don’t see you coming. Of all the ways you can start a fight inBaldur’s Gate 3,one of them is to simply hide somewhere no one can see you and attack them instead of triggering any sort of conversation with the NPC beforehand — and that’s very effective, as surprised opponents lose their first turn in combat. Though any character can sneak around and ambush their enemies, some characters will have an easier time than others — it’s only a matter of how you build your characters and what abilities they have....

Quick Links Several of the moons inLethal Companyused to be a whole moon in the past, but they split apart at some point, such as Assurance and Offense. While these sibling moons have some similarities, one is often more dangerous than the other, and March is one of those. This lush world hides natural hazards aplenty and if that wasn’t bad enough, it’s got more enemies lurking on it than its sibling, Vow....

Quick Links The Xianzhou Luofu inHonkai: Star Railis known for its long-life species and intimidating beings. One of these beings known as Heliobi were introduced during the Version 1.5 update. These creatures escaped the Alchemy Commission during the main story and are now causing havoc all over the Luofu. Twins is one of the many quests that you’ll do to try and capture all these notorious Heliobi, and you’ll be against Lady Bailu herself in this one....

Quick Links Being pulled into an alternate dimension during the events ofPersona 5 Tacticaisn’t enough to stop resident artist Yusuke Kitagawa from searching for inspiration! Yusuke wants to recapture the feeling of being brainwashed, so he takes Makoto and Joker out to help him practice acting like a tyrant. Unfortunately for them, some Legionnaires show up, and they have to take them out quickly. This quest requires you to beat all the enemies on the map in a single turn....

When you first start playingLethal Company, it can be quite hard to remember all the enemies you can encounter and the ways to avoid or defeat them. You can read the information on these enemies in the terminal if you scan them, but the language there isn’t very straightforward. If you want to have a long run without having to reset your quota, it’s important to know exactly what the enemy does, especially when it comes to enemies that can one-shot you like the Nutcracker....

Quick Links Creating an entire legacy is just one way you can playThe Sims 4. Carrying down a family name for generations, with each Sim having their own goals and traits, is rewarding and fun for those who are interested in family gameplay. The best part is, that there are tons of ways to have your Sims create a legacy with legacy challenges. The Zodiac Challenge is just one of these legacy challenges, where you can curate each Sim’s story to what you want....

Monopoly GO! understands die have always been the heart and soul of board games, and even though it is a modern game on a completely different platform, it still relies on the classic mechanic of rolling the dice. This game employs die in the same way other games use mechanics like stamina, energy, etc. Without the die, you can’t really do much of anything. It is quite easy for your dice rolls to run out, leaving you at a disadvantage as you would need to wait quite some time to progress....