True to my word I spent a fair amount of the festive break smashing through the rudimentary thrills of The Callisto Protocol, finding that a couple of hours getting stuck into its meaty combat provided perfect catharsis after a day with the wider family. A break from work is about getting a break from the screen, though, so whenever the rain let up I made sure to make the short cycle out of London into the North Downs and ride some of my favourite roads....

You can encounter the Godskin Duo a fair way into the Crumbling Farum Azula section of FromSoftware’s RPG. The fight against the Godskin Duo can be incredibly tough, especially when the two bosses outnumber you, so we’d advise using some co-operation for the tough fight ahead, or even a a spirit ash summon to help you on your way to slaying the boss. On this page: Looking for some direction?...

Created by modder Satoshi98 (thanks PC Gamer), the mod turns various characters from the game into spirit ash summons. What’s more, the range of these summons has been extended, meaning they can be summoned more frequently and in more places on the map, following the player like Skyrim’s companions. The mod not only includes NPCs like Ranni, Melina and Blaidd, but powerful bosses like Malenia, Radagon, and more. Of course, these have been tweaked in the mod so as not to be overpowering....

One group of fans have even put together a website, eldenringpvp.net, to voice their opinions (as spotted by Kotaku). “Thank you to FromSoftware for providing some of the most unique and unrivalled multiplayer experiences in gaming! These experiences have cultivated massive communities around a shared love of your games. However, with such an incomparable multiplayer come hurdles for both the players and developers alike. We aim to help both groups,” reads a statement on the website....

Today’s launch of the Saints Row reboot has been seen as the first big test for Embracer’s AAA studio talent, following the company’s enormous and still-ongoing spree of acquisitions over the past couple of years. But yesterday’s Saints Row embargo lift was met with a lacklustre response from many outlets. Eurogamer’s own review stated the game “won’t set the world alight”, but noted that it still holds some “pleasant surprises”....

German player Marco Reus is also joining Epic’s beautiful game, and the two will come with the usual array of emotes and back blings. Harry Kane has an emote named “HurriKane”. That’s some top punning there. Additional rewards and prize money will be available via Fortnite’s in-game UEFA Euro 2020 Cup, which kicks off next week on 16th June. This two round tournament will have a $50,000 prize pool. Fortnite has added real-world people to the game before, though typically this has been streamers and musicians with big Fortnite audiences....

True, we didn’t see some of the things we had expected might materialise. This week was not when we saw Wind Waker on Switch, Silent Hill on PlayStation, or got some kind of assurance Nintendo remembered what Metroid even was. But that’s not to say there isn’t plenty to look forward to. Join Tom Phillips, Victoria Kennedy, Ishraq Subhan and Liv Ngan for our Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom theories, thoughts on new Switch hardware, and our expert opinion on where to start with Yakuza....

The star of that show? Well, obviously it was Fidough - a freshly-baked dog Pokémon made of bread, whose popularity has now set the internet ablaze. But, dear viewer, we have questions. If Fidough is bread… can you eat it? Should you eat it? Why wouldn’t you eat it? And how does it evolve? Tom Phillips, Ed Nightingale, Victoria Kennedy and Liv Ngan discuss all of this and show off our own two-minute art challenge concepts for whatever Fidough evolves into, while pondering how it might taste....

Leviathan is focussed on offering new ways to succeed beyond endless expansion and warmongering, introducing a range of new diplomatic and economic options to meet that goal. “Build a force of diplomats,” explains Paradox by way of example, “and use your flattery as a weapon against others. Or draw wealth and power from the remote regions of your realm to construct a metropolis to be the engine of your economy....

Introduced during an early game story mission, tracking down anti aircraft guns are important for two reasons - one to help you clear the skies so you can fly freely, and two, to find depleted uranium locations, with a stash at each location used to help build out your collection of resolver weapons. This page explains how to blow up anti aircraft guns easily - and find their locations in a variety of ways so you can get all the uranium you need....

This is the new roguelike mode where you play as Pagan Min, the antagonist of Ubisoft’s Himalayan-set Far Cry 4. Here, you’ll journey into his “troubled psyche” and hear more about his backstory. Pagan: Control follows a previous DLC focusing on fan-favourite Far Cry 3 baddie Vaas. Next up, later this year, will be Joseph: Collapse, which will spotlight Far Cry 5’s villain. All of this is part of Far Cry 6’s season pass, which Ubisoft previously detailed in full....

It’s wild to look all those years back at the collection of announcements that led up to the Wii’s reveal - Iwata’s assertion that specs don’t matter so much (these were more innocent times), then the following year the reveal of the console itself, no bigger than a couple of DVDs (this is a thing that people used to watch movies on in the mid-noughties). Even wilder that before we got a proper look at that revolutionary controller the big feature that Nintendo’s bold new console would lean in on would be this little thing called backwards compatibility....

It’s a game about a group of working class people fed up with being shat on by the rich, in the big city where they live, so they strike out for the literal farthest frontier to make it on their own. It’s that fantasy. The era is the birth of the Industrial Revolution, maybe - it’s not explicitly clear. And that’s how it begins: a dozen people and a caravan and an endless wilderness around them to tame....

It’s due out autumn 2021 for PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Mac. The teaser trailer is below: Endwalker includes the climax of the Hydaelyn and Zodiark story arc that began with A Realm Reborn in 2013. Players travel to the far reaches of Hydaelyn and even to the moon. Square Enix called Endwalker a “new beginning” for Final Fantasy 14, setting the stage for a new era. It’s got multiple new jobs, including new healer job Sage, new areas including the city of Radz-at-Han, an increased level cap from 80 to 90, tweaks to the battle system and new challenges....

Given the importance of Materia in curating your in-game character builds, upgrading them with AP - or Ability Points - is of the highest importance as you push further into the game. By focusing on the best Materia early on, you can fill them with Ability Points and ensure that your build is as strong as possible by the mid to late game. This page explains everything you need to know about AP in Final Fantasy 7 Remake, including an AP farming technique and how to get the AP Up Materia that makes the process much easier....

In an interview with Famitsu translated by RPG Site, Nomura said it exists to expand the typical audience attracted to Final Fantasy games, which has become “quite fixed” over time. Yes, you know who you are. “Fan demographics for long-running IP series do tend to become quite fixed,” Nomura said, “making it something of a challenge for us to appeal outside of that existing fan group. “I do want people to discover an interest in the world of FF7 from this game, but it goes without saying that if we are going to do it properly then there can be no half measures, and we are putting everything we have into getting the content of the game right too....

Krieg is the playable Psycho class character in Borderlands 2. Munteanu, who plays Razor Fist in upcoming Marvel movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, joins a star-studded Borderlands cast that includes Cate Blanchett (Lilith), Kevin Hart (Roland), Jamie Lee Curtis (Dr. Tannis), Jack Black (Claptrap), and Young Gamora actress Ariana Greenblatt (Tiny Tina). According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Borderlands movie will see Krieg in charge of protecting Tiny Tina....

If you’ve visited one of the gas stations recently, then you’ve probably already seen one of these tubemen llamas and, maybe, even destroyed it. Completing this challenge will reward you with a good amount of XP, which will help you unlock new Battle Pass skins. Note this particular challenge is no longer able to be completed. What’s new? Chapter 3 Season 3 has arrived! New additions include Reality Seeds and Saplings and riding animals, along with the new Battle Pass, characters collection and map changes....

Like many of the past weeks, the first quest in this set involves using one of the payphones found across the Fortnite map, and it’s followed with the tasks to collect an access card from an IO guard, plant wiretaps at different key locations and interact with an IO operative’s computer. Completing this challenge will reward you with 30k XP, which will help you unlock more Battle Stars for the Season 7 battle pass....

Themed armour sets for each of Destiny’s three classes have been leaked, each showcasing a look based on a classic Fortnite skin (thanks, Ginsor). Bungie is yet to confirm the collaboration, which seems likely to be made official tomorrow night during its big Destiny 2 livestream. Artwork for the three skins is currently sitting within the game’s files - apparently ready to advertise the designs for sale within Destiny 2’s premium store Eververse....