Summary The Simslaunched onSteamfor the first time earlier this week, all thanks to the Legacy Collection. While you’d think this was a slam dunk for publisher Electronic Arts, opinions are pretty mixed at the moment. On one hand, you have plenty happy that the game is available on Steam to begin with, while others are callingthe re-release of The Sims 2 a cash grab due to its price. Now, it’s the first Sims in the firing line, as it has also dropped to Mixed reviews on Steam, but for an entirely different reason....

With a world as vast and full of strong beings asGenshin Impact, it’s difficult to classify any one group as the strongest. However, the closest we have to divine beings in Teyvat are the Archons for the Seven Elements. Each possessing absolute control over their associated element, the Archons reign over the Seven Great Nations, overseeing their people and holding the reins of civilization. Genshin players are fortunate enough to have these godly beings descend upon their accounts and offer their aid as playable characters....

Ys X: Nordicseschews the party-based system ofprevious gamesin the series in favor of dual protagonists. Series mainstay Adol, of course, is still the driving force behind the plot. However, newcomer Karja is just as important to the plot. A pirate princess wielding an axe, Karja is part of the Balta Seaforce, who pull double duty as lawless brigands and maritime police. Early in the game, Adol and Karja are magically shackled together, forcing them to work in tandem....

Quick Links Sniper Elite: Resistanceand its other SE counterparts feel a little bit old-school, from an era where most games that came out had a handful of different modes packed into it, apart from the main mode that the game is centered around; something that’s fallen slightly out of fashion in modern games. For SE: Resistance’s part, one of those modes is the Survival Mode. This is very much what comes to mind for survival modes in most games: you (and allies, if you wish) are tasked with defending a location from waves of enemies that increase in difficulty the further on you go....

Summary Citizen Sleeper 2 - Starward Vectoris the second installment in an indie RPG series that follows the day-to-day life as a Sleeper who has just awoken with no memory of events that transpired before. You travel from station to station with your companion Serafin to escape the clutches of your former employer, Laine. You meet various characters along the way with stories that you can unfold as you get to know them and complete their contracts....

Quick Links InMonster Hunter Wilds, there are quite a few materials. So many. Too many to wrap your head around, honestly. Every monster comes packed with materials, and even more at High Rank. But monsters aren’t the only way to get materials in the game. There is a hefty amount of items you can find while exploring. Though it may be sorely missed from Monster Hunter 3, underwater combat hasn’t seen its return yet....

Quick Links While doing the main story inAssassin’s Creed Shadows, you’ll be taken to every major province, and you can find a ton of side quests during your travels. Some of these quests simply ask you to defeat a certain number of enemies in the province, while others have more specific requirements. TheYokaiis one of these quests, and the quest-giver asks you to find various Yokai rumors so that you know that they don’t exist in this world....

Quick Links Your first adventure with Aladdin inDisney Dreamlight Valleywas helping Scrooge test his new security system, and giving him a good challenge. Next up was a treasure hunt and journeying back to Ariel’s island to look for a gift for Jasmine. Business partners and romantic partners aren’t all Aladdin’s focused on, though. Now he’s looking to do something nice for one of his friends, so your adventures with the diamond in the rough aren’t over just yet....

In spite of only having a handful of games underits belt, it’s impressive to see how much Hazelight Studios has achieved in such a short time. Part of what has made the developer stand out so much is the team’s dedication to creating high-quality, exclusively multiplayer experiences. While you might think that this limits the audience of its games, it instead uplifts its titles as some of the best in what has become a pretty one-sided competition....

Summary Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophetlooks like one of those games where we’re going to have no idea what’s going on until the end. We already know that the gamewill focus on a fictional religion, but what’s up with thesword with audio wavelengths? And what is this mysterious planet we find ourselves upon? It seems like we’re going to be lost until the game comes out, but director Neil Druckmann wants us to feel lost even after the game launches....

Quick Links After standing up against some bullies, forming a band, discovering (and reforming) an abandoned cabin in the woods, and making a deal with an otherworldly abyss,Lost Records: Bloom & Ragewill also have you throwing an unauthorized show in front of the city’s popular bar. The Riot Grrrl chapter shows the trials and tribulations Swann and the others go through as they try to make their dream come true, even if it means breaking into locked places....

InLost Records: Bloom & Rage’s eighth chapter, Reunion, we get the opportunity to determine a whole lot about who Swann is and how she feels about her new friends, Nora, Autumn, and Kat. This section of the game has Swann monologuing to her camcorder, ordering drinks, and discussing her adult life with Autumn — and we get to make all the choices. In this guide, we’ll go over how to see everything this chapter has to offer, and which dialogue options get positive, negative, or neutral results....

Quick Links Get ready to go fast this weekend inMonopoly Goas we round the corner into another racing event for the month of February, but watch out for all that ice! Running betweenFebruary 6 at 10AM ESTand3PM EST on February 10, Tycoon Racers has plenty of cool prizes on the line. Your score is cumulative throughout the weekend, so whether you’ve chosen to team up with three other Monopoly Go players or are going this race alone, the races finish at 3PM EST on Sunday, and there are plenty of sweet cosmetics and sticker packs as prizes....