Baldur’s Gate 3: How to Unlock The Returning Pike

Xbox owners will still be getting the Christmas gift of a Baldur’s Gate 3 port this year according to an update from Larian Studios boss Swen Vincke. Of course, this was originally not in the cards, as Larian said Xbox owners would have to wait until at least 2024 as they attempted to get local co-op working on the Xbox Series S. Eventually, Microsoft bent, allowing Larian to release Baldur’s Gate 3 without local co-op on Xbox Series S, making a 2024 release possible. All that said, we haven’t really received an update on BG3 for Xbox in a while.

Baldur's Gate 3 is the butt of the joke in the latest South Park episode, but it's Larian that had the last laugh.

The Iconic Cut-O-Matic XMOD2 Chainsword is one of the best weapons introduced in, and players can find it for free while exploring Dogtown. This unique variant of the Cut-O-Matic Chainsword is particularly brutal in close-range melee combat, and has extra mod slots that allow V to give it a more personal touch.

Three skins for different exosuits are now available to unlock in the second season of , which resemble iconic characters from the series of fighting games. A collaboration with, this tie-in gives you these Legendary skins from your Survival Pass progression. These cosmetic items are exclusive for this season to gain within a limited three-month timeframe.

Stop for a second and picture your favorite video game developer or publisher. It doesn’t matter their “scale” as long as they’re prominent. More than likely, you can name-drop at least one or two people who are the “faces” of that company. For example, Nintendo has Eiji Aonuma, Shigeru Miyamoto, Doug Bowser, etc. Microsoft has Phil Spencer, Sony has/had Jim Ryan, and on it goes. For Bethesda, they have/had many people who have helped define them over the years for one reason or another. Easily, the one that most people know is Todd Howard. He’s the guy who honestly makes the biggest announcements for the company and helps crank out their best games.

If Todd Howard up and left Bethesda, it would "leave a big hole," says Skyrim's lead designer, insisting that the Starfield director has "an attribute that none of the rest of us did."

There’s a totally optional area of Lords of the Fallen you can find when you’re about halfway through your mission in Mournstead. This creepy underground excavation site is where you’ll find a powerful boss — and a method to access a secret bonus ending. We won’t get into the ending here, but we will explain exactly what it takes to access the Revelation Depths area. You’ll find it hiding right beneath the second beacon.

Although light is the greatest weapon you can use against the Taken and the Dark Place in Alan Wake 2, it doesn’t hurt to have a powerful gun at your side. A helpful gun you can unlock early is the sawed-off shotgun.

In , players will be able to enjoy plenty of traditional Mario features including Special Courses, each of which can be accessed in their corresponding world starting with W1, Pipe Rock Plateau. These special course entrances are hidden in each of the worlds, typically behind difficult challenges.

After defeating the first major boss in Lords of the Fallen, multiple areas will finally open up for your Dark Crusader to explore. But you might not even know how to access these areas until you’re much, much further in the game. If you want to get closer to the Fief of the Chill Curse, one of the major areas where you’ll find a beacon and a new massive boss, you’ll need to acquire the Fief Key. Getting the key and figuring out where to use it? That can take a very long time. Here’s everything you need to know.

One thing players know to expect in is plenty of hidden treasures to uncover, including secret levels like the one in Petal Isles. As is tradition, features afinal hidden world that showcases uniquely difficult levels associated with each mainline story world.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is here, and fans who have been waiting for a new 2D platformer from the plumber have a lot to be excited about. As I lay out in my review, Mario Wonder is one of Nintendo’s best 2D platformers since their heyday in the 8- and 16-bit eras. Of course, as with all Mario platformers, the game is packed with secrets, collectibles, and daunting late-game challenges.