Lords of the Fallen rolls out “substantial performance improvements”

After exiting Steam Early Access for PC earlier this year to extensive praise, Mintrocket’s Dave the Diver is now available on Nintendo Switch. The side-scrolling adventure title stars Dave, who becomes mixed up in a business venture to gather ingredients in the mysterious Blue Hole. Check out the launch trailer below.

The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall, released way back in 1996, was the second installment in what went on to become Bethesda’s beloved, genre-defining RPG series, but it sounds like it was a particularly tricky one to get off the launchpad - and that if it hadn’t come together it could have meant the end of the studio itself.

The Partisan class in has the best builds for those looking to make their character a balanced mix of physical Attributes in the game. Playing as a dutiful Mournstead fighter allows you to wield almost any skill through well-rounded stats. Strong, dependable, and consistent, the Partisan offers a wide variety of paths for you to choose when making a build.

Like clockwork, HEXWORKS released the promised Lords of the Fallen Thursday patch, which weighs slightly less than 1GB on Steam. Version 1.1.243 brings some performance improvements thanks to the developer's collaboration with Epic Games:

As with many titles in the style, is an enormous game with numerous impressive areas to explore, multiple unique endings, and a plethora of devilishly difficult bosses to defeat. features a little over 30 bosses, and although some can be dispatched with relative ease, others will prove to be immense challenges for even the most experienced of players — both in single and even co-op mode.

I'm not typically a soulslike player. Games like Elden Ring and Dark Souls are incredible experiences, no doubt, but the majority of the time, I typically fall off before coming anywhere close to completing one of those games, whether it's for lack of time or lack of patience. As such, I don't know what I was thinking when I willingly volunteered to review The Lords Of The Fallen. I knew what I was getting into, but I also saw it as a challenge; this would be my time to finally give a game from this genre the attention it deserves. I'm glad I did because The Lords Of The Fallen is a rewarding, if flawed, experience that ran me through the wringer.

Bethesda's former design director thinks The Elder Scrolls 6 will keep The Elder Scroll 5: Skyrim's levelling up and progression system.

The Elder Scrolls 6, as nebulous as it might feel, is eventually coming, and Bethesda’s former design director has shared some tidbits on what could be carried over from previous games, including Skyrim’s progression and magic systems.

Souls-like games tend to be full of secrets and side-gigs, and the Tortured Prisoner is a prime example in . Unless you caught it out of the corner of your eye or were intentionally looking for some hidden pathways, you will most likely walk right past the Tortured Prisoner. Even if you find out where the character is, freeing them is a whole different task. Regardless of the challenge, freeing the Tortured Prisoner for more than one reason is worth it.

While vigor is the primary currency required to level up your character in , Plucked Eyeballs are another type of currency that players are looking for. However, in order to get them you must avenge your comrades who were killed at the hands of the most cruel beasts that roam the lands of Mournsted. Nonetheless, that's just more motivation to track down and farm this precious resource.

When it comes to complex souls-like RPGs such as , it's no secret that some beginner tips will come in handy. Especially considering CI Games brings even more confusing concepts into the mix by allowing players to venture between Axiom, the realm of the living, and Umbral, the realm of the dead. As a result, it doesn't hurt to wrap your head around a couple of the game's concepts before you throw yourself in the fire that is .

The adventure seen in acts like similar titles, or, where there is much more to do even after beating the game. Multiple endings and various classes give a sense of replayability that might draw you back into the worlds of the Axiom and Umbral. The content of this Action-RPG allows you to experience new elements to your journey even after the credits have finished.