Best Dual Blades In MH Wilds

Summary Like a spinning, slicing whirlwind of destruction, Dual Blades inMonster Hunter Wildsfinally lets you live out the dream of becoming Attack on Titan’s favorite captain, Levi. These lightning-fast blades let you dish out blistering combos, tearing through monsters quicker than your fellow hunters can even finish their camp meals. But with so many shiny, sharp options, how do you know which ones are truly top-tier? From elemental slicers to crit-focused choppers, there is an arsenal of Dual Blades to choose from....

June 24, 2025 · 5 min · 916 words · Mark Mcpherson

Best Indie Games, January 2025

Quick Links With February in full swing, anda stacked line-up of heavy hittersfromAvowedandMonster Hunter WildstoLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, I wanted to reflect on what a quietly great month for indies January turned out to be. We had everything from psychedelic poetry to unnerving, PSX-styled horror typing games and noir detective mysteries. It was a varied month with some incredible games that, as 2025 marches on, we shouldn’t forget....

June 24, 2025 · 4 min · 724 words · Jamie Hoffman

Biggest Plot Holes In Monster Hunter Wilds

Summary Monster Hunter Wildsspent years in production; it was being developed even while Monster Hunter Rise was making waves worldwide. Capcom strove to make this themost substantial, and most accessible, title in the series yet. The story mode was emphasized, gameplay features were streamlined, and new mechanics were introduced to make Wilds the definitive Monster Hunter title. Yet at its core, it’s a game about a hunter with an oversized weapon taking down giant beasts....

June 24, 2025 · 5 min · 1062 words · Ronald Myers

Civilization 7: Every Civilian Unit, Explained

In every Civilization game, you’ll find civilian units. These are the workforce of your empire, the noncombatants who nevertheless play vital roles in everything from founding cities, to spreading your religion, to working the land. Well, that last one no longer applies - Workers are gone inCivilization 7. And that’s just one of several shakeups to the civilian unit formula. Thus, we’ve designed this guide as an overview of each type of civilian; you’ll learn their roles, their quirks, and their unique variations....

June 24, 2025 · 8 min · 1631 words · Scott Humphrey

Complete Beginner Guide To Civilization 7

Civilization 7takes some huge leaps for the series, and the one that really stands out is the new age system. This completely changes how a Civilization game plays out. You pick a leader at the start, then transition into the Exploration Age and Modern Age with a new Civilization. The new way you need to think about how your civilization develops over history introduces a lot of new strategies, units, world events, and much more....

June 24, 2025 · 12 min · 2425 words · Charles Henderson

Complete Guide To Polterguest Rooms In Two Point Museum

Quick Links Polterguest Rooms are the strangest Exhibits available inTwo Point Museum. These specially-built chambers house ghosts, letting guests observe them while the spirits are unaware that they’re on display. Of course, if the ghosts ever realize that they’re dead, or just get bored, your museum could find itself with a dangerous supernatural situation on its hands. Polterguest Rooms aren’t as hard to maintain as Aquariums, but the consequences for failing to keep them up to code are much more dire....

June 24, 2025 · 4 min · 835 words · Joseph Malone

Every Lethal Ribbon And How To Earn Them In Sniper Elite: Resistance

If there’s one thing thatSniper Elite: Resistanceisn’t shy about, it’s killing Nazis. That is, in fact, more or less the entire game. Resistance gives you plenty of tools to accomplish this task, and it’s up to you to decide what you want to use and how you want to use it. Resistance is going to keep track of how exactly you’ve accomplished your goals, and it’s going to award you ribbons for reaching milestones....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 530 words · Jason Hernandez

Every Tactic Ranked Worst To Best In Dynasty Warriors: Origins

Unlocked just before the Battle of Sishui Gate in Chapter Two ofDynasty Warriors: Origins,Tactics let you command nearby troops to execute daring maneuvers on the field. As you gain more guards for your personal squad, you’ll unlock more and more options, giving you a healthy arsenal of tricks that can turn the tide of battle in your favor. Only having three slots to equip Tactics means you have to be very particular about which ones you bring, especially as your library grows....

June 24, 2025 · 5 min · 1006 words · Noah Wang

Every Weapon Type Ranked Worst To Best In Dynasty Warriors: Origins

When you step onto the battlefield inDynasty Warriors: Origins, you’re one of the mightiest warriors in all of China - possibly in all of history. No matter which weapon type you’ve equipped, enemy soldiers will fall before you by the hundreds, and your clashes with the other legends of the Three Kingdoms will be legendary. Of course, every weapon has inherent strengths and weaknesses, and some are simply better suited for the mass battles of Dynasty Warriors than others....

June 24, 2025 · 5 min · 1044 words · Alicia Reed

Everything You Need To Know About Marius In Avowed

Quick Links Once you get to Claviger’s Landing inAvowedand acquire Kai as one of your companions, you’ll have to progress quite a bit of the main story before getting another. This means that you’ll be fighting alongside only one companion, which will show you their importance, especially on high difficulties. Once you get to Paradis and wake up from your demise, you’ll finally meet your second companion in the form of Marius, who will also help you deduce the identity of your assassin....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 540 words · Marcus Richards

Fantastic Four Rumored To Be Getting A Galactus Lego Set This Summer

Summary 2025 is already shaping up to be a big year for the Fantastic Four. Two of its members joinedMarvel Rivalslast week with the other two coming later this season, and this summer Marvel’s First Family will officially join the MCU. Turns out the quartet might also be getting their very firstLegoset to boot with leakers revealing what appear to be the first details about the potential addition to Marvel’s Lego multiverse....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Randy Scott

Final Fantasy 14 Director Says Stalking Plugins Will Be Addressed In Patch 7.2

Summary During today’s live letter,Final Fantasy 14director Naoki Yoshida addressed the recent controversy surrounding the PlayerScope “stalking” plugin and confirmed the issue would be addressed in Patch 7.2. As you’d expect from one of the biggest online games of all time,Final Fantasy 14 is no stranger to big controversies and exploits, but one of its latest issues has gotten so bad that Square Enix has even had to step in. I am, of course, talking about the PlayerScope plugin,which used blacklist changes brought by Dawntrail to essentially allow specific player data to be freely accessed....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Stephen Bradley

How To Achieve An Economic Victory In Civilization VII

Quick Links Money makes the world turn, for better or worse. InCivilization 7, it’s “better” if you’re rich, and “worse” if your neighbors are rich instead. It’s a good idea to maintain a strong economy in the game regardless of whether your aim is to achieve an economic victory, but if your eyesareset on the trillionaire prize, you’ll want to know how to make it happen. Civilization 7 includes quest objectives for each Legacy Path, including the economic variety, but it’s best - especially on higher difficulties - to understand how to plan for your ultimate win from the very beginning....

June 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1485 words · Daniel Scott