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We’re so used to writing headlines like, ‘Elden Ring player beats toughest boss in the game with their feet while upside down’, but today we’re changing things up and looking at theFallout 4community. One player, fresh out of the vault, frantically searching for their son, is exploring the wastelands without attacking a single enemy. Instead, they let the enemies hurt themselves by reflecting their attacks. It’s slow, meandering, and painstakingly difficult, but midnightvalkyre is persevering all the same....

Ubisoft’s Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora launched last week and no one is talking about it, except all the people talking about how nobody is talking about it. Last December there were approximately 15 tweets per minute that said “I don’t know a single person who has seen the new Avatar” while it was making over two billion dollars. We don’t have any idea how well Frontiers of Pandora is selling, but it seems clear that it’s not lighting the sales charts on fire the way The Way of Water blew up the box office....

YouTuber James Lambert has spent nearly two years demakingPortalfor the N64, evengetting it to run on the original hardware. He had to shut the project down last week, but he urges people not to lay the blame at Valve’s door. “Valve asked me to take Portal 64 down. I can’t say I didn’t expect this at some point,” Lambert says in a video explaining the situation (as reported byPC Gamer). “It’s their IP on a Nintendo console....

Quick Links Though there are plenty of ways to help your Sim have fun inThe Sims 4, the Video Gaming skill is one that enables them to earn a little cash on the side in pursuit of their hobbies. With two different tournament levels paying out thousands of Simoleons, it pays to play! Sims who build their Video Gaming skill in The Sims 4 can not only enter tournaments, but they’ll unlock a whole new catalog of games to play, a host of cool auxiliary gaming accessories, and plenty of Gaming-based social interactions so they can properly geek out with friends....

Quick Links InDisney Dreamlight Valley, you can play at your leisure and enjoy building a community. To do so, you’ll be gardening, cooking, and foraging for ingredients. There are dozens of recipes to try out, and plenty of ingredients to experiment with. However, the gardening process can be time-consuming, as well as clearing away those pesky Night Thorns. With the A Rift In Time Expansion Pass, you can craft new machines that will help you cut down on the amount of work you do in exchange for some resources....

Quick Links Psykers are the warp-wielding casters ofWarhammer 40k: Rogue Trader, capable of reaching into the endless Warp to use their psychic abilities. Psykers come in various different proficiencies, from pyromancers who can control fire to diviners who can see glimpses of the future. Of course, using the power of the warp has its consequences. Relying too heavily on a Psyker’s abilities will increase Veil Degradation, which can lead to psychic phenomena and even Perils of the Warp, if you aren’t careful....

Quick Links Legacy is one of four eternal formats available for play inMagic: The Gathering. An eternal format is a constructed setting where just about every set ever printed is legal for play. Originally, Legacy came about as a result of some of the cards available in another eternal format, Vintage, being too rare and too expensive for players to acquire. Consequently, Legacy was founded, and all cards restricted in Vintage were banned in Legacy....

Quick Links Amber’s one of the newest resources added toDisney Dreamlight Valley, but it can be tricky to find. Amber’s made from sap hardened over thousands of years, but there aren’t any biomes in the game with sap-bearing trees, and the other places in Eternity Isle have their own unique material from digging. You can’t really go without finding Amber, though. You’ll need to get some if you want to finish several side-quests, and it’s a pretty important material for some of the new potions available on Eternity Isle....

Quick Links As you make your way throughMy Time at Sandrock, finishing commissions, building things for your new neighbours, and opening up more areas, you’ll be given plenty of quests to complete. These range from disguised tutorials to quirky sequences that serve only to get you attached to Sandrock’s wonderful personalities. Some, though, are just an excuse to throw down. Fightin' Around the World is one such quest, and has you finding and beating up a Boxing Jack capable of speech named Bogan Jack....

Quick Links Watery is full of creeping dread inAlan Wake 2, and is home to some of the most unsettling locales in the entire game. Like the rest of Bright Falls and its environs, it also has loads of hidden items to find. The lunch boxes hidden by Saga’s mysterious benefactor are always indicated by brightly-painted decorations nearby, which are especially out of place in this dilapidated town. While there are fewer lunch boxes in Watery than in the game’s other locations, some of them are particularly well-hidden....

Quick Links TheFive Nights at Freddy’smovie does a lot right, but there are a few things it leaves up in the air. If you’re familiar with the series' now long-running lore, then you’ll have no problem with every little reference as they keep it relatively accurate to the game. But if you’re not, then you may be left scratching your head. For example, there’s the Golden Freddy. A unique member of the murderous cast on the outside, but if you know your lore then you’ll be perking up in your seat at his appearance as the secondary antagonist of the movie....

InThe Elder Scrolls Online, you’ll face numerous Daedra and Daedric Princes in your quest to keep Tamriel safe, however, there are secrets even you have yet to uncover. Around every corner is a new threat, another villain, and an impossible task. It’s up to you to take on the challenge, but what exactly are you up against? Daedric Princes are often dangerous, if not fatal, to deal with. With the reveal of Gold Road, a new Daedric Prince takes the spotlight....

Wizards of the Coasthas issued a statement onits latest AI art controversy, saying that it will “always” side with human artists. This comes after it concedes that its latest marketing images “may have” included “elements of generative AI”, a claim it had previously denied. Now, Wizards of the Coast admits that it’s possible the images were AI-generated, but adds that they were made by one of its vendors. “Thanks to our diligent community who pointed out a series of recent marketing images may have included elements of generative AI, we are rethinking our process of how we work with vendors for our marketing creative,” reads thestatement....