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Summary Escape From Tarkov: Arena uses a linear progression system similar to what you might’ve seen in a game likeWorld of Tanks. You pick a preset (equivalent of a tank), and after getting enough EXP playing with it, you’ll unlock one or two more in the same class. The thing is, in Arena, you are not matched based on your preset tier but exclusively based on your Arena Rating. This means that getting to a stronger preset early will give you a massive competitive advantage against your opposition, especially in the first couple of ranks....

Over the weekend, a fairly unassuming Pokemon card saw a sudden, shocking price increase on TCGPlayer. Entei V, a bulk ultra rare card from Brilliant Stars that has been sitting at $1 for more than a year, suddenly spiked up to $10, $20, even $35 overnight. At the time of writing, it seems to have stabilized at $11 - a five-times increase over what you could have paid just a week ago....

Quick Links There’s an inherent tension withMagic: The Gatheringplayers who want to play big creatures such as dinosaurs. The best dinosaurs require a lot of mana to cast, which requires a lot of patience from the player. But the kind of player who wants to play big dinosaurs wants to play those dinosaursnow. Enter Veloci-Ramp-tor fromThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan. This deck seeks to ramp up your mana base quickly and efficiently so you may cast all those big, juicy dinosaurs faster than your opponents can respond....

While the original game wasn’t all that scary,Alan Wake 2pushes players to the limit with its carefully built atmosphere and terrifying enemies. No matter if you’re playing as Saga or Alan, the terrors of the Dark Place await you around every corner. Among the many enemy encounters, not all are as scary as the others, yet all serve to rank up the tension. The ones that stand out will be remembered as the scariest moments of the year, leaving players twitchy after so many Taken and sudden jump scares....

Summary Though some of Lara Croft’s enemies are your run-of-the-mill mercenaries, others are straight out of a horror film. You never know what you’re going to find when you’re raiding tombs, but it’s usually not just treasure. Whether it’s the undead, an ancient subhuman race, or a science experiment gone wrong, Croft has to fight her fair share of unusual beings. Sometimes, these enemies are just doing their job, like guarding an artifact with mystical powers or protecting an ancient city, while others exist solely for evil purposes like world domination....

If you’ve ever lived in an apartment with irksome neighbours, damp issues, unhelpful landlords, and sky-high bills thenThe Sims 4: For Rent may hit a little close to home, or perhaps rented accommodation is more fitting. As players take control of custom-built rental lots, becoming a career landlord is now an option, and being a bad one is so much easier than being a good one. Just like real life!...

Quick Links InStarfield, the United Colonies vies for governmental control of the known galaxy against the Freestar Collective. Open war is a thing of the past, thankfully, but the repercussions of that war made it clear to both sides that various degrees of military jurisdiction would be required. The major increase in Crimson Fleet activity, not to mention ruthless spacers and lawless Ecliptic mercenaries, has only further solidified this fact....

Quick Links If there is one constant in gaming, it isMonopoly. Monopoly has been on every system imaginable, often multiple times. The world of Monopoly has been thoroughly mined, and there is little in the way of innovation. Unless that is, you count brilliant titles like Square’s Fortune Street. How can Monopoly keep up with those games looking to take whattheybuilt and iterate on it? Well, withMonopoly GO!, the answer seems to be to take what people love about the classic board game andheavilyreimagine it for a whole new market....

Quick Links In the world ofStarfield, few past events are nearly so tragic as the Terror of Londinion. The planet-ravaging chaos erupted from an unforeseeable source, but the final carnage occurred by distinctly human hands. It’s a cautionary tale, and a darn scary one, at that. An exhibit in New Atlantis' UC Navy museum will give you the gist, and a trip down the UC Vanguard faction’s questline will tell you the rest....

Quick Links Your trusty chainsword will go a long way inWarhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, but sometimes you need a little more if you want to survive in the grim darkness of the far future. Whether driven by faith in the Emperor, the need to see a mission through, or simply the will to survive, your retinue is capable of heroism and desperation in equal measure. Momentum measures how a battle is currently going, either in your favor or your enemy’s....

Quick Links Palworldtakes the survival genre to a new level, mixing it with monster-collecting mechanics in a fun and colorful adventure. However, to explore this world more effectively and comfortably, you will need better tools, which might take quite a while to unlock and improve. A way to unlock new devices like lanterns, grappling hooks, and food inventory slots is to obtain Ancient Technology Points, a rare currency that you can obtain in various ways....

Quick Links As you’d expect from a role-playing game,Super Mario RPGlets you equip Mario, Geno, Mallow, Peach, and Bowser with a variety of different weapons to help them on their quest to take down Smithy. Also just like an RPG,there is a selection of Ultimate Weapons that tower above the rest of the party’s roster that can only be found under special conditions. These powerful tools are essential to taking down some of the later-game and post-game bosses such as Smithy and Culex, so it’s worth using this guide to get them as soon as you can....

Quick Links One of the curious mechanics featured inLike A Dragon: Infinite Wealthis the ability to prepare meals using fresh ingredients. In order to do so, you will need to rummage around the city, looking to harvest rogue herbs, dive into the water for fish, and haggle with vendors for fruit. However, given how incredibly potent the healing items are that you can make by preparing meals, it is all worth it....