It’s official:Hollow Knight: Silksongis coming in 2025. The most recent Nintendo Direct gave fans of the indie smash hit a brief, four-second taste of the highly anticipated sequel, as well as a release window for sometime later this year. That four-second clip provided a lot of information, including a sample of a new environmental quirk that players never saw before in the firstHollow Knight.It implies thatHollow Knight: Silksongis headed in directions that the first game never dared to go....

Den of Wolvesis a co-op heist game by 10 Chambers, a studio made up ofPaydayandGTFOveterans. As such, the game carries much of the same DNA as those titles, while the experience from its team has enabled 10 Chambers to make some significant improvements to the formula. It’s a niche genre and admittedly “hardcore”—as Simon Viklund puts it—partially due to some of the friction from how the genre typically handles its multiplayer aspects....

Quick Links Electrocute is aLightning Elemental Ailmentthat confuses a lot of players inPath of Exile 2. This is because dealing regular Lightning damage to enemies appears to only apply Shock, which is another status ailment aligned with Lightning. Players interested in Electrocute—either for the status effect itself or for fulfilling the requirement for skills like Combat Frenzy—will want to know how, exactly, to apply this elemental ailment to their enemies. Here’s the breakdown....

Quick Links Like in allgood survival games with crafting mechanics,RuneScape: Dragonwildsincludes a wide variety of weapons for players to craft and unlock. They’re broken down into three main categories (Melee, Ranged, and Magic), with each category made up of one or two different types. Melee weapons can either be one or two-handed, while ranged weapons are made up of short and longbows. As of the time of writing, Battlestaves are the only magic weapons in the game, although this may well change once the full release ofRuneScape: Dragonwildsrolls around....

Quick Links Aside from battling all manner of monsters inMonster Hunter Wilds, one of the biggest priorities in the game is consistently obtaining a diverse variety of materials for your hunter. This helps with all aspects of gameplay, whether it’s for making meals, trading with vendors, crafting powerful gear, and more. One particular item inMonster Hunter Wildsthat you’ll find especially useful as you continue to rank up is Piragill Fins. If you’re not sure how to get your hands on some, this guide can provide details on the best ways for farming them....

Quick Links One of the best things aboutThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remasteredis that there is not always a logical proportion between the length of a quest and the rewards it offers in return. Sometimes, an unexpectedly brief quest can come up with valuable rewards that can help the player significantly throughout their journey. Speaking of The Killing Field, it is one of those quests that can be completed in a short amount of time, as all it has to offer is resist against a few waves of goblins, but the final reward is well worth the try....

Quick Links The ability to travel faster inPath of Exile 2is one of the most desirable traits a player character can possess.In the late endgame, it’s not killing monsters that’s the hard part, it’s navigating the maze-like maps in a timely manner. The less time an Exile needs to spend honing in on monsters and objectives, the less time they need to clear a map. Entire builds are created around movement skills inPoE 2solely for the purpose of making traversal more efficient....

Quick Links Castorice is the second premium Remembrance character inHonkai: Star Rail, preceding Aglaea, who was released in version 3.0. As a Remembrance unit, both Aglaea and Castorice rely on their Memosprite in battle. While Aglaea has a mannequin-like summons, Castorice has a giant, terrifying dragon by her side. Castorice alsoscales with HP instead of ATK, meaning players can expect a lot of variety among the Remembrance units. Players who are thrilled to see Castorice in action can check out her gameplay and pull for her on theHSR3....

Summary Marvel recently revealed the cast forAvengers: Doomsday, which confirmed that the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movie will have an X-Men presence. Marvel is kicking the multiverse wide open by bringing back many of the original actors from the Fox movies that helped to make superhero movies popular in the first place, but one name was notably absent. Avengers: Doomsdayisn’t going to feature Hugh Jackman, despite how big of a role he typically played within previousX-Menmovies....

Hyper Light Breakeris gearing up for a massive update entitled ‘Buried Below’ that’s bringing sweeping changes to gameplay and onboarding while introducing plenty of fresh new content. An all-new Breaker, Rondo, will be debuting with this update, and players will also face a new Crown—one ofHyper Light Breaker’s capstone bosses—who goes by the foreboding name of Maw. The update adds new tutorial elements, weapons, points of interest, and completely changes the overall roguelike run structure of the game in line with sentiments from player feedback....

Summary InZOIhas been seeing a dramatic reduction in its numbers of concurrent players on Steam over the past several days. A new life simulator that’s been seen by many as the first real viable competitor toThe Sims 4,InZOI’s early access launch led to some big player numbers, but current trends show a rapidly decreasing downturn in player activity. Theearly access release ofInZOIon PC came on March 28, following a delay last November that pushed it out of its planned 2024 launch due to what director and producer Hyungjun Kim called a responsibility to provide “the most complete experience possible....

Summary SomeInZOIplayers have found ways to exploit the game mechanics to abduct minors. They’ve been sharing videos of themselves picking up other Zoi’s children or persuading them into their cars, with little to no in-game repercussions. WhileInZOIincludes a karma system that allows players to engage in criminal activities, it seems improbable that the child-kidnapping aspect is an intentional gameplay feature. The controversial discovery follows a recent incident whereInZOIplayers were running over kids with cars....

Although still in Early Access,InZOIhas been steadily crafting its own identity in the life-sim space. With its rich visuals, detailed animations, and robust customization options,InZOIpresents players with a promising life-simulation that plans on expanding its offerings through more updates and a full release. But in a video game that is so grounded in realism, sometimes simmers just want to experience something a bit less mundane. The most dedicated simmers know that the greatness of a life-sim isn’t defined by realism alone....