Final Fantasy XIV’s exclusive Fanfest fight is simple, but fascinating

Mostly due to the social experiment involved Square Enix has been runningFinal Fantasy XIVtrial (read: boss fight) challenges for years now. They held them for multiple Primals, as well as Odin at the first Fanfest in 2014. But this week at Fanfest in Vegas I experienced my first one — an exclusive trial featuring Proto Ultima, a different take on an existing enemy centered around a 24-person alliance. It was a relatively straight-forward encounter, but the thrill of getting together and planning a strategy with 23 other people in roughly 10 minutes is what really made it special for me....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Ricardo Hayes

Gather your pit droids, Star Wars Episode I: Racer returns June 23

Yippee! Afterits initial false start, Aspyr Media’s remaster ofStar Wars Episode I: Raceris finally good to get the green light, and will be available to purchase on PS4 and Nintendo Switch from June 23, priced at a reasonable $15. WhileStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menaceis rarely talked about with positive vibes, there’s no denying that this classic racer definitely made an impact on Nintendo 64 back in 1999. While Aspyr’s remaster is not a ground-up remake, (it will reuse the assets, models, and textures of the original PC release),Episode I: Racerwill feature HD visuals and sound, a revamped control system, and 4K support on PS4 Pro....

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 183 words · Karen Smith

Giveaway: Everspace (Switch NA)

Win one of two copies! Ladies and gentlemen, ready for lift off? How about that cheese? Were ya ready for that? Moving along, who wants to win a copy of the awesomeEverspace: Stellar Editionfor Switch? WHAT ISEVERSPACE? You may ask, and let me just say; You don’t need to yell. Jeez. Here’s some details: “EVERSPACE™ is an action-focused single-player space shooter, combining roguelike elements with top-notch visuals and a captivating story....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Jerry Crawford

Guild Wars 2 adjusting how dynamic levels work

More challenge and better rewards for all Guild Wars 2has a system in place that allows higher-level characters to revisit low-level zones. The player’s level is scaled down to match the zone, so they can still get the same challenge. This means they don’t have to miss out on content, and they can jump with friends at any level and not be the overpowered giant in the group. It keeps it fun for everyone involved....

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Bianca Ferrell

Hisuian Zorua and Zoroark revealed in restored Pokemon Legends: Arceus video

The cleared-up found footage video shows some new Hisui variants [Update: We’ve got a clearer look at Hisuian Zorua and Hisuian Zoroark in a new trailer forPokemon Legends: Arceusposted to the Pokemon YouTube channel.] Remember thefound-footage teaserreleased forPokemon Legends: Arceusearlier this week? Today, the Pokemon YouTube channel released anew, restored versionof the video. It’s not any less scary, but it does reveal two new regional variations, Hisuian Zorua and Hisuian Zoroark, that seem to be appearing inPokemon Legends: Arceus....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Shaun Thomas

Hitman minimum PC requirements shouldn’t kill you

Nor should the recommended The newHitmanboasts bigger crowds than most games, but it has some of the more reasonable minimum (and recommended, actually) required specs that I’ve seen in a while, according to the Steam page: Minimum: Recommended: If those do indeed kill you and I was being insensitive by assuming you might have such a computer, well, you may console yourself with the PS4 or Xbox One versions. If you don’t have either of those, why are you even reading an article aboutHitman‘s specs?...

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Leslie Sanchez

Hold the phone: Sony starts talking PS3 price cut

Considering Sony is taking a fairly big loss on each PlayStation 3 sold, a price cut for the console was always considered out of the question. Well, in a potential change of direction a company rep is nowtalkingabout a possible drop coming at the right time. Senior VP Takao Yuhara told the Associated Press the following: “We may look at the [PS3’s] price as part of our strategy to expand the market when the timing is right....

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Eric Beard

How to beat the Ramon Salazar boss fight in the Resident Evil 4 remake

He’s not as ferocious as he seems The infamous Ramon Salazar returns intheResident Evil 4remake, and fans likely wouldn’t have it any other way. Here’s how to take him out and make your way to the island for the final act of the game. Go in guns blazing To do the most damage to Ramon,you’ll want to only fire on him when his body is exposed from his monstrous shell: like the image above details....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Andre Griffin

How to complete the Impossible Girl challenge in BitLife

BitLife’sImpossible Girl challenge tests your ability to balance day-to-day work with crime. There’s some luck involved this time, but for the most part, your focus is to find a special best friend, pursue romance, and shatter it all in one go. BitLife Impossible Girl challenge guide BitLife’sImpossible Girl challenge has five tasks to complete: If you have access to the criminal special talent from the Mafia job pack, you’ll have a slightly easier time robbing a bank and murdering your character’s boyfriend later....

June 29, 2025 · 4 min · 653 words · James Rios

How to evolve Bisharp in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

It sounds complicated, but there’s a few areas where it’s easy to do Following the trend of many Pokemon that are prone to extra evolutions in thePokemon ScarletandVioletgeneration: Bisharp joins a large company of characters that require some extra steps. You not only need to find a specific held item (that fully grown Bisharps will have), but defeat more enemies that have said item, and then level it up to trigger the evolution....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Robert Reed

How to send gifts in Marvel Rivals

Marvel Rivalshas plenty of premium offerings you can buy to better customize your experience, including skins, nameplates, sprays, and more. Some of these items can be a bit costly, so you may sometimes want to help a friend out by gifting them something they want. Since the gifting option wasn’t always part ofMarvel Rivals, there’s a decent chance you’re unfamiliar with how to use it. The process is fairly straightforward once you know where to look, so here’show to send gifts inMarvel Rivals....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Benjamin Frey

How to unlock the remote-controlled doll device mechanism in Wuthering Waves

During the second part ofWuthering Waves’Solitary Path quest, you’ll find yourself in a doll factory withYinlin. Following a brief discussion, you’ll proceed, only to encounter a room with a remote-controller mechanism controlling Yinlin’s doll. Let’s figure out how to unlock each mechanism so you can escape the factory. How to unlock the mechanism through the remote-controlled doll device During the Solitary Path quest, you’ll encounter multiple remote-controlled mechanisms. The first is a simple introduction to the mechanic, with future ones involving some problem-solving....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 528 words · Joseph Clayton Jr.

Impressions: TERA

It’s tough to make an MMORPG worthy of note these days. People are always looking for a departure fromWorld of Warcraft, which still towers over any other game in the genre in terms of player base.Star Wars: The Old Republicstole some of those players for a limited amount of time, but even that seems to have died down by now. TERAhas stepped on to the scene, and unlike most MMOs, it comes touting its combat system....

June 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1083 words · Melinda Henderson