Pray you meet Dragon’s Dogma 2’s iconic archer, Fang

Buckshot Roulette is simple, and simply unsettling. Sat across the table from a mysterious opponent clad in a deeply unnerving toothy mask, you pick up a shotgun loaded with shells. Then, you decide whether to point the gun at your opponent or yourself, and pull the trigger. Some of the shells are live, and others are blanks. Guess correctly, and you get to go again.

Windows handhelds like the ROG Ally have specs that put the Steam Deck to shame, but are let down by Windows being terrible as a handheld operating system. So, what if you could have the best of both worlds?

Remember when Redbox or Blockbuster would let you rent some of the newest titles for just a few bucks a day? A new trend has emerged to fill the void left behind by the loss of rental services. Many public libraries have started to collect video games, and it doesn't cost a cent to borrow them.

While 's player base has shrunk considerably since the game's launch in early 2024, the game's first major update may be enough to bring Trainers back with a plethora of new features and additions. Following 's runaway success, developer Pocket Pair made sure to promise the community that it intends to support and grow the experience throughout its early access period. While there was already plenty to do and see across the Palpagos Islands, Update v0.2.0.6 includes some excellent quality-of-life features to make the process of capturing and training Pals significantly easier.

In a gaming scene filled with hand-holding and guiding the player through every step of their journey, Capcom's does the opposite, asking the player to discover the game's many mechanics. Like other good open-world RPGs, there are many little details that make the world feel real and lived in, and these can be easily missed. Not only that, but Capcom's approach to combat has made it layered, giving the Arisen several approaches to their encounters.

Dragon's Dogma 2 dropped to impressively high review scores last month, earning Capcom yet another hit with critics — but now that it's been out for a little while, we want to know what you think of this open world RPG. Indeed, player opinion seems to be a bit more divided, although we're well aware that some people have been waiting 12 years for this sequel, and that fact might have counted towards heightened expectations.

Swedish indie developer Landfall has released the brand new game Content Warning, keeping in its long-standing tradition of April Fool's Day game releases that brought fans Totally Accurate Battlegrounds and Battle Simulator, among other things.

I, a fool, created my Dragon's Dogma 2 character with the aim of being a wizened wizardly type, focused on the mysterious Trickster build. Since then, however, I've come to the conclusion that I should have been an archer, a decision cemented by the existence of one particular ability - the Martyr's Bolt.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a massive game that can keep you occupied for dozens upon dozens of hours, depending on how thoroughly you choose to engage with its offerings, but if you’ve already got a hankering for more new content in the open world action RPG, that’s something that Capcom seems open to considering.

Although has many mechanics that make it uniquely difficult compared to other open-world RPGs, the obscure and deadly Dragonsplague is possibly the game's most punishing mechanic. Released 12 years after the original, the sequel features an all-new map and greatly expanded systems, but with a new, wider audience, some of the game's new or returning mechanics have proven to be somewhat controversial.

Hideaki Itsuno, the director behind Dragon's Dogma 2, recently recommended that new players use either the Archer or Thief class and explained his reasoning. However, players looking to jump into the newly released Dragon's Dogma 2 might want to know about its recent controversy.

Call it a "walled garden" or an ecosystem, but at the heart of Thursday's blockbuster US lawsuit against Apple are the many ways the company gets customers to remain faithful to its products.