A little loyalty in the console wars goes a long way. The Gears universe and the wide worlds of the Halo franchise collide in Gears 5 with the advent of two playable characters from Halo: Reach -- the Noble Team Spartans Emile-A239 and Kat-B320.
Read MoreIn The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, you'll need to harness the power of Koholint Island's ocarina in order to access certain dungeons, raise poultry from the dead, unlock fast travel from anywhere on the map, and ultimately wake up the slumbering Wind Fish.
Read MoreAs you journey across Serene and Teer Fradee, you'll encounter members of Greedfall's many political factions. Each group includes several members, and the game allows you to recruit specific NPCs from within their ranks to aid you in your travels.
Read MoreSurviving all 50 waves of Horde means having a solid map strategy and making the most of your fortifications. But it's not quite as simple as it sounds, and a few important steps can be easy to miss.
Read MoreThe advent of digital gaming has largely meant a loss of ownership. No reselling! No trading! You're stuck with what you've got in most cases, but strangely enough, that's not the case with the game subscription service known as Apple Arcade. And it's thanks to Family Sharing.
Read MoreWho thought Apple could get gaming right after years of failure? It helps that every game in Apple Arcade is totally unlocked, with no shady free-to-play mechanics in sight. And it also helps that Apple now supports two of the most popular gamepads: the Xbox One controller and the PS4's DualShock 4.
Read MoreDelta Squad's original robotic companion is back and better than ever in Gears 5. If you've just completed Boot Camp and you're in a hurry to start the Gears 5 Campaign on your lonesome, the way to play as Jack can be somewhat elusive.
Read MoreThe vehicles provide all sorts of options for getting around the giant, open spaces, but once you're on foot, all you have is a sprint button. Unfortunately, it can only do so much. If you're playing as Amara, however, there's a quick and easy way to get around faster.
Read MoreGears 5 utilizes two forms of in-game currency: Scrap and Iron. Accumulation of these assets is a draconian occupation, to say the least.
Read MoreEven after choosing your Vault Hunter in Borderlands 3, you'll have so many other decisions to make down the line. One of the biggest overarching strategies you need to plan is how your Vault Hunter will grow. An important part of that process involves finding, understanding, and using Class Mods.
Read MoreGreedfall, the historically inspired action-RPG from Spiders, places a heavy emphasis on player choice.
Read MoreFor Gears 5, the folks at Xbox Game Studios and The Coalition have taken steps to de-emphasize microtransactions while maintaining a system that still manages to scratch that RNG itch. Supply Drops in Gears 5 have been gamified in an effort to skirt the traditional gambling stigmas.
Read MoreFortnite Season 10 Week 8 has arrived, bringing with it a new limited-time mission, loading screen, and hidden Battle Star to collect.
Read MoreDespite being around for over ten years, players still can't craft their own saddle in Minecraft. For those adventurous types who'd like to tame and ride a horse, you'll have to go out and find your own. Luckily, we have the easiest ways to find a saddle in Minecraft.
Read MoreMost of your time in Borderlands 3, you'll be looking at your gun. Might as well turn it into something worth looking at, right? Gearbox added a whole new level of customization this time around, allowing you to change the skin of your guns and adorn them with trinkets.
Read MorePlayer agency is a key component of Greedfall, the latest action RPG from Spiders. In addition to customizing de Sardet's appearance and skillset, you can choose who fights at your side, swapping out companions to suit your needs and playstyle.
Read MoreCharacter and weapon skins are a great way to show your loyalty to the game, your latest accomplishments, or your individual style, and only affect gameplay in the most tactically acute of manners.
Read MoreAfter reading this, you'll know how to make two (or even 20!) copies of your new favorite gun. Even if you don't need to share the weapon, this could be an easy way to make extra cash quickly, especially if you dupe an expensive legendary item.
Read MoreJust a couple minutes into your Borderlands 3 experience, Gearbox asks you to pick your Vault Hunter. This decision will impact the rest of the game, as each of them plays pretty differently from one another.
Read MoreFaced with the continued success enjoyed by League of Legends, many have wondered just how much money the free-to-play game draws in each year. Microtransactions, it turns out, are a profitable business model.
Read MoreGears 5 makes you take a quick jaunt through the Boot Camp tutorial mode. Fortunately for us, the good folks at The Coalition have made it relatively easy (if clandestine) for more experienced players to forego this formal training.
Read MoreAfter five long years of waiting, a brand new Borderlands game has graced us with four new characters.
Read MoreBorderlands 3 is a game full of choices. What guns will you use? Which character should you play? You'll make many snap decisions in your hours of shooting and looting, but there's one that should never be taken lightly: what will your Vault Hunter look like?
Read MoreThe weapons and armor upgrade system acts as one of many ways you can customize your playstyle in Greedfall. The best items to use often differ from situation to situation, adding some extra depth, variety, and fun to an all too often monotonous gameplay mechanic.
Read MoreRunning and gunning around the worlds of Borderlands 3 rewards players with exciting goodies, but getting from point A to point B on foot can be a chore. That's where the vehicles come in.
Read MoreTo use fast travel, you first need to discover and unlock fast travel points. Greedfall uses three symbols to mark these on your map.
Read MoreThough The Last of Us 2 looms on the horizon, many have set their sights on another Naughty Dog title: Uncharted 5. The developer made it clear that Uncharted 4: A Thief's End would serve as Nathan Drake's final chapter but that does not mean the overall franchise has reached its conclusion.
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