BioWare Explains Why Dragon Age: The Veilguard Won't Give You Much Control Over Companions In Combat
The Fall 2024 launch of BioWare’s long-awaited fantasy RPG, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, is only a few months away, and the game is bringing a number of changes to the Dragon Age formula–including a reduction in the level of control players have over companions in combat. In a recent interview with GamesRadar, BioWare explained the reasoning behind its decision to rework The Veilguard’s companion combat system.”[The Veilguard] is a much higher actions-per-minute game,” game director Corinne Busche explained. “It is more technically demanding on the player. So when we tried allowing you full control of your companions as well, what we’ve found is it wasn’t actually adding to the experience. In fact, in some ways it was detrimental, given the demanding nature of just controlling your own char…
Read moreXur has arrived in Destiny 2, bringing a fresh selection of new Exotic and Legendardy-class gear. With the start of Solstice this week, it’s worth visiting the arms dealer to see what he has for sale, especially if he has an Exotic weapons catalyst that you might not have unlocked yet. Here’s where Xur is this week, and what he has for sale.This week, Xur is offering the Exotic weapon catalysts for Hard Light and The Wardcliff Coil, and for Exotic armor, Hunters can pick up Raiju’s Harness; Titans can grab Mk. 44 Stand Asides; and Warlocks can buy Getaway Artist.
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World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth Complete Collection (Hardcover) $150 Preorder at Amazon World of Warcraft’s 10th major expansion, The War Within, arrives later this month. The expansions to Blizzard’s iconic MMORPG have added hundreds of new storylines, characters, and locations to the world of Azeroth throughout WoW’s nearly two-decade run (and counting). Fans who want to spend even more time exploring…
Read moreThe Strand rocket launcher Crowning Duologue makes its return in this year’s Solstice of Heroes event in Destiny 2, but in a form we haven’t seen before. Like the other weapons that are only available during the summertime event, Crowning Duologue has had its perks refreshed this year, and some of them are pretty excellent for dealing massive damage in PvE scenarios. While Crowning Duologue might not replace your go-to rocket launchers like Apex Predator, it can be a great alternative for certain builds or to take advantage of Strand surges in certain events.Here’s how you can get Crowning Duologue and the god roll perk combinations you’ll want to chase.Table of Contents [hide]
- How To Get Crowning Duologue
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The next video game movie is Borderlands, and it’s out in theaters tomorrow, August 9. Reviews for the film have begun to appear online, painting a picture of the film’s critical reception.Here at GameSpot, our Borderlands movie review scored the film a 2/10. Reviewer Phil Owen called it “generic” and “disposable.” The film has an aggregate score of 33 on GameSpot sister site Metacritic. Scroll down to see more reviews and excerpts from a variety of outlets across the internet. The Borderlands movie was directed by Eli Roth (Hostel), with re-shoots from Deadpool director Tim Miller. The film boasts a big cast of huge names, including Cate Blanchett as Lilith, Kevin Hart as Roland, Jamie Lee Curtis as Tannis, Jack Black as the voice of Claptrap, and Ariana Greenblatt as Tiny Tina.R…
Read moreOver two decades ago, The Lord of the Rings trilogy set a new standard for fantasy films on the big screen. Return of the King even won Best Picture, Best Director, and more at the Oscars. But as beloved as those films are, the actors who starred in them weren’t paid what you may have expected. Now, Cate Blanchett, who appeared as Galadriel in the LOTR and The Hobbit trilogies, has said that “no one got paid anything” for being in the films.Via Variety, Blanchett was a guest on Watch What Happens Live when she was asked if the LOTR films were her highest paying role. Her response was incredulous, and she added that “I basically got free sandwiches, and I got to keep my [elf] ears.” Blanchett went on to explain that she took the role because she was a fan of Peter Jackson’s films.
Sony’s latest financial results for the Q1 period of its 2024 financial year–April 1 to June 30–are in, and the company has revealed that the PS5 has reached 61.7 million lifetime sales so far. In this quarter, 2.4 million PS5 consoles were sold, a figure that’s down by 27% when compared to the 3.3 million PS5 consoles sold during the same period in the previous financial year.Overall, Sony says Q1 sales in its Games and Network Services section were still up 12% year-on-year, resulting in a 32% increase in operating income. The company added that first-party sales and PlayStation Plus subscriptions grew, with 80% of the 53.6 million PS5 games sold in Q1 being digital purchases. Software sales brought in $3.30 billion in revenue, almost 20% growth year-on-year, but hardware revenue did d…
Read morePrime Video already had a hit video game series earlier this year with Fallout, and the streamer is hoping that lightning will strike again this fall with Like a Dragon: Yakuza, a new live-action adaptation of the Yakuza: Like a Dragon game. While it might seem counterintuitive for series stars Ryoma Takeuchi and Kento Kaku to avoid playing the game that inspired the show, the actors have shared their reasons why they didn’t.”I know these games–everybody in the world knows these games,” Takeuchi told GamesRadar. “But I haven’t played them. I’d like to try them, but [the show’s creative team] had to stop me because they wanted to–for the character in the script–explore from scratch. That’s why I decided not to play.”
Pokemon Go’s new Max Out season has begun, and the mobile game is kicking things off in a big way this month. Throughout September, Pokemon Go will host a variety of events and activities featuring new Galar Pokemon, including a Falinks Raid Day and brand-new raid battles against gigantic Dynamax Pokemon.On top of that, players have new Spotlight Hours to look forward to this month, as well as a Community Day featuring both regular Ponyta and its Galarian variant. Here are all the biggest events happening in Pokemon Go in September.Table of Contents [hide]
- Raid Schedule
- Max Battles
- Five-star Raids
- Mega Raids
- Shadow Raids
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Truffles in Stardew Valley are a special animal product that requires you to have pigs, although it’s a bit more complicated than other animal products. They also don’t actually count as animal products, instead existing as a foraged mushroom, despite requiring a pig to get them. If you want to start collecting these valuable items, you’re going to have to do a bit of work to set your pigs up for success.