The Red Dead Redemption 2 Herbalist Challenges offer up a much more reserved set of tasks to the usual shooting and general outlawing you’ll be doing in the game. Along the way you’ll pick up some new botanical knowledge, as you learn how to craft useful items that will help …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption 2 Sharpshooter Challenges Guide: How to complete every one of them
You may consider yourself the best shot in the West, but if you want to wear that badge of honour then you’ll need to beat the Red Dead Redemption 2 Sharpshooter Challenges to prove your worth with a weapon. Along the way, you’ll also unlock useful gear including fresh outfits, …
Read More »Far Cry 3: Classic Edition looks great, but Ubisoft’s trend-setting open world hasnt aged as well as you think it has
The irony is not lost on me when, during a second playthrough of Far Cry 3, Vaas begins the speech I’ve heard a thousand times before: “Insanity is doing the exact same thing over and over again, expecting things to change.” And yet, here I am, playing the same game …
Read More »No Man’s Sky has its very own player-led version of Starfleet, and it’s secretly one of the best reasons to make a return trip
What is it about space that brings out the Machiavelli in people? There’s the factionary warring of EVE Online, the ideological statecraft of Elite: Dangerous, and now – in what might come as a surprise to some – the galactic institutions actively governing the procedurally generated expanses of No Man’s …
Read More »How to earn Resistance Points quickly in Far Cry 5
Resistance Points are the lifeblood of Far Cry 5 (opens in new tab). You earn them by doing pretty much anything in the game, and you’ll need to reach a certain threshold in each region of Hope County to take down the Seed family, one by one. While most players …
Read More »8 things I wish I knew before playing Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
Whether you’re a new recruit to the Yakuza family or a battle-tested chairman, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (opens in new tab) can easily inundate you with all its sightseeing surprises and systemic subtleties. To make it in Japan’s criminal underworld, you need to stay on top of everything …
Read More »The best Guns for Hire in Far Cry 5 (and how to get them)
You’re never alone in Far Cry 5 (opens in new tab). While the Eden’s Gate cult might seem like it controls every corner of Hope County, there are plenty of willing and able patriots ready to rise up and help you out in the fight to liberate this beautiful slice …
Read More »6 questions I have after watching The Walking Dead season 8, episode 12 – The Key
It was an action-packed instalment for The Walking Dead season 8 (opens in new tab) this week, as episode 12 – The Key (opens in new tab) – saw Rick, Dwight, Simon, and Jadis all putting Negan at a serious disadvantage, though he’s still laughing by the time the credits …
Read More »After a choppy launch, Friday the 13th: The Game is back on its feet and ready for a killer 2018
A short while before Friday the 13th: The Game (opens in new tab) was about to hold its beta in December 2016, the developers over at Illfonic faced an unusual predicament. The opening cutscene to every match, in which Jason introduces himself to a group of counselors in characteristically bloody …
Read More »Microtransactions and loot boxes in video games – are they pure greed or a modern necessity?
So you’ve bought a full-price game, only to discover that it has the cheek to ask you to spend more money on loot boxes (opens in new tab) / extra characters / nice hats. The outrage! The sheer indignity of it all! HOW DARE THAT GREEDY PUBLISHER ASK ME TO …
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