Troubleshooting Xbox Controller Drift

Quick Links You pick up your Xbox controller to play your favorite game, but notice your character moving on their own, even when you’re not touching the joystick. This wee-little moment of joy is known as “controller drift” and it can make games…unplayable. Basically, controller drift happens when the joystick sensors wear out over time and fail to return to their neutral position when released. This sends erratic inputs to your Xbox, causing game characters or cursors to move without any stick directional input from you....

June 30, 2025 · 8 min · 1584 words · Brian Williamson

What Are The Best Server Settings In Ark: Survival Ascended?

Quick Links Ark: Survival Ascendedbuilds off the previous game, bringing players to The Island once again. With this, you can see better graphics and a realistic-looking environment. This can cause some performance issues though, but thankfully, you can customize the settings of the game, making things run a bit smoother. Here, we are going to take a look at the best server settings for Ark: Survival Ascended. This will include settings for both single-player and multiplayer servers....

June 30, 2025 · 4 min · 780 words · Amber Cortez

Where To Every Hidden Gnome In Fortnite OG

Quick Links Everyone loves some good nostalgia, and Epic Games have harnessed that nostalgic power to unleash the Fortnite OG season. Taking the game’s map back to the good ol' days of 2018, this blast from the past has done big numbers. But golf carts and Titled Towers weren’t the only thing that came along with this season, as the Fortnite OG map also features a bunch of hidden gnomes scattered all around....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 539 words · Amy Dominguez

Where To Find And Tame Tapejara In Ark: Survival Ascended

Quick Links Dinosaur taming is one of the most important aspects ofArk: Survival Ascended. Most dinosaurs have a straightforward trap-and-shoot method to tame them, but there are a few creatures that’ll require a little more skill. Tapejara is the perfect example of this since these dinos can run away from you at a very high speed. You might not even spot one of these during the first few hours of your gameplay, and once spotted, they might stay high up in the sky for hours....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Lindsay Garcia

Where To Find Mi-an's Builder's License In My Time At Sandrock

Quick Links Getting to know your neighbors inMy Time At Sandrockopens up all new possibilities. Aside from the bonuses you’ll receive that will improve gameplay, you can also witness moments in their life that build their character and relationships with the town. These can be time-sensitive, so it’s important to work through them quickly. You’ll find that some residents of Sandrock are more mischievous than others, and you’ll need to help them out occasionally....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Patricia Mills

Where To Find Peter Griffin In Fortnite: Chapter 5

Quick Links While many thought this day would never come, Peter Griffin from Family Guy made an official appearance inFortnite’s Battle Royale and as part of Chapter Five, Season One Battle Pass. Since his arrival, players have been eager to find the Family Guy and wipe him off the map. Peter Griffin is one of the antagonists in Fortnite Chapter Five, Season One, as a member of The Society. That means players can defeat him for a chance to get a medallion with his face on it, which will slowly regenerate your shields....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Evan Mercer

Where To Get Ascension And Trace Materials For Ruan Mei In Honkai: Star Rail

Quick Links One of the most anticipated characters inHonkai: Star Rail, Ruan Mei, is finally gracing the Interstellar World as a playable character in the Version 1.6 update. Before this update, she was only seen in a few dialogues of the Simulated Universe and also one of the strongest Occurrences you could get. Ruan Mei is a five-star Ice character following the path of Harmony. The characters from this path have always been broken in the game’s combat, which is no different for Ruan Mei....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · John Fernandez

Why Spider-Man 2 Should Win Game Of The Year

When it comes toThe Game Awards' Game of the Year,Spider-Man 2finds itself in the same position the original game did back in 2018. It’s a very good game going head to head with two great ones. Back then, it wasRed Dead Redemption 2andGod of War. Now, it’sBaldur’s Gate 3andTears of the Kingdom. As it was five years ago, one of the two it’s up against slots into my all time top five (Baldur’s Gate 3 and Red Dead Redemption 2), and the other I don’t personally care for, despite recognising its quality....

June 30, 2025 · 5 min · 1004 words · Joshua Clark

You Don't Actually Want AI-Generated Dialogue, You Just Think You Do

When the average person imagines the ideal execution of AI-generated dialogue, I know what they’re picturing. They want to ask their favourite video game character about anything under the sun and have them come back with an in-character response that makes sense in the context of the game. For example, if you asked an early-game Shadowheart what she thinks about a certain character or activity and she mentions Shar in her response, or you sat by the campfire as Arthur Morgan and asked Dutch why he chose to do certain things....

June 30, 2025 · 4 min · 718 words · Brian Smith

12 Missable Things To Do In The Underdark Of BG3

Summary One of the most iconic locations inBaldur’s Gate 3and theDungeons & Dragonsuniverse is the Underdark. A massive, cavernous space creating a whole new world underground filled with danger and treasure at every turn. Baldur’s Gate 3 doesn’t hold back from creating the scale and wonder of the Underdark while giving you plenty of secrets to uncover and unique monsters to face. As such, there are a handful of locations and events within the Underdark that you’ll want to make sure you don’t miss....

June 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1200 words · Mrs. Victoria Wang MD

8 Tips For Beginners In Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game

Quick Links Yi Xiantakes the deck-building roguelike formula and makes it multiplayer, pitting eight players against one another to be the last one standing in a martial arts tournament. Between the four Immortal Sects and the wide variety of cards available to each, there’s lots of complexity and room for builds in a given match. Even if you take some time to practice in single-player before trying your hand against others, Yi Xian’s fast-paced rounds and Cultivation system can take a little getting used to....

June 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1259 words · Tiffany Taylor

A Tale Of Two Developers: Larian And Bethesda's Differing Approaches To Feedback

StarfieldandBaldur’s Gate 3are both RPGs that were released in 2023, but that’s where the similarities end. Starfield had that Bethesda hype, the enormity ofSkyrimbehind it and the stars in its future. Baldur’s Gate 3, however, had been slow burning in early access for a few years, but the excitement was generally contained to dedicated CRPG circles. Larian Studiospushed the PC release date of Baldur’s Gate 3 forward by a few weeks – a completely unheard of practice – to avoid a clash withBethesda’shotly anticipated spacefaring RPG, but in the aftermath of both games, maybe it should have been Starfield worrying about clashing with Baldur’s Gate 3 rather than the other way around....

June 29, 2025 · 4 min · 818 words · Kelly Collins

Amnesia: The Bunker Has The Best Ending Of The Year In Horror

This article contains spoilers for Amnesia: The Bunker. Amnesia: The Bunkeris one of the best games I’ve played all year, and that is, in part, due to its commitment to a suitably bleak ending. The game makes you focus so single-mindedly on escaping the horror inside the titular cement prison that you forget the horror awaiting you on the outside. Amnesia: The Bunker is set during World War 1, and players take on the role of Henri, a French soldier who, while trying to rescue his friend and fellow soldier, ends up trapped inside an abandoned bunker....

June 29, 2025 · 4 min · 695 words · Doris Thomas