One Change Would Make Starfield Ship Building So Much Easier

While Generation 9 of Pokemon has made some excellent strides in quality-of-life features and a few other overall gameplay improvements, it has done little to revive forgotten features. With new regions come new gimmicks, and history repeats itself as new replaces old seemingly indefinitely.

Lies of P launched back in September and turned out to be a Soulslike favorite amongst critics and fans alike this year – we gave it one of our highest scores of 2023 and you can read about why in Game Informer's Lies of P review. To celebrate the game's reception, director Jiwon Choi released a Director's Letter video earlier this month to tease some images of Lies of P's DLC and reveal details about an upcoming update. That update is now out and it includes free cosmetic items, some bug fixes, and balance changes that should make the game easier. 

Lies of P launched back in September and turned out to be a Soulslike favorite amongst critics and fans alike this year – we gave it one of our highest scores of 2023 and you can read about why in Game Informer's Lies of P review. To celebrate the game's reception, director Jiwon Choi released a Director's Letter video earlier this month to tease some images of Lies of P's DLC and reveal details about an upcoming update. That update is now out and it includes free cosmetic items, some bug fixes, and balance changes that should make the game easier. 

After acting coy around the release of Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo has finally announced the unthinkable yet still inevitable: a live-action movie based on the Legend of Zelda series. Produced by Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto and Avi Arad (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Morbius), the film, which Miyamoto has said he has been at work on for “many years now,” now goes into formal development at Sony — of all studios! Director Wes Ball, who broke out with the Maze Runner trilogy and will return to screens in 2024 with Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, is currently on board to direct.

Japanese immersive entertainment studio Cocone said it will launch its Toyverse service in the U.S. in early 2024.

Qualcomm recently posted its fourth-quarter earnings, and despite a slowing smartphone market, the San Diego firm managed to beat expectations. While the company might have narrowly avoided a pummeling in this three-month period, there are a myriad of challenges that await the chipset maker going into 2024, with Huawei likely on the top of that list. Fortunately, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon stated in the earnings call that these events and the emergence of another player will not affect its relationship with other smartphone brands in China.

There's a massive universe to explore in Starfield, with many activities and objectives you can throw yourself in. One area in particular is Starfield ship customization, giving players the chance to build their dream starship for their protagonist and their crew. However, some players have pushed developer Bethesda's shipbuilding as far as it can go with player mods and without. One player, who shared their creation on Reddit, came up with a design so ingenious they said it was "almost cheating."

Bethesda has announced it'll finally be introducing a number of much-requested graphics features to Starfield on PC next week — including its long-awaited Nvidia DLSS support — with all additions initially arriving as a Steam Beta update prior to general release.

is full of unlockables and upgrades that can make Peter and Miles better — including Skills, Suit Tech, and Gadgets. In most cases, the game will have a brief description of what each upgrade does, letting players weigh whether or not they want to spend the necessary Tech Parts and other currencies on it. However, one Suit Tech upgrade completely hides that it makes finding Spider-Bots much easier.

is replete with additions and improvements to the previous titles from developer Insomniac Games, but one feature that isn't present is a huge missed opportunity. The newest entry expands on its predecessors by putting both Peter Parker and Miles Morales at the forefront, testing their mettle and web-slinging prowess against threats new and old. From a world with increased density and scale to developments like seamless fast travel that can jump to any point on the map, Insomniac Games pushed the envelope in many ways while failing to implement an age-old option that generates fun.

A new Zonai Device build in can easily match the function of Skyview Towers. Although some Zonai Devices can seem worthless in , others can be combined to great effect. The technology of the Zonai is crucial to Link’s quest in the game, but the simple application of experimentation and creativity can lead to ever-more impressive creations being produced and shared.

Even after six years, SteamWorld Dig 2 remains one of the best Metroidvania games you can play today, and you can grab it for just $4 for the next week.