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If you're playing Alone in the Dark, by now you've probably encountered the Talisman puzzles in the game.

Plenty of big, AAA releases have problems at launch. Overwatch 2, Payday 3, and Redfall all launched to criticism from both reviewers and fans. It's far rarer to see a AAA game's community genuinely divided over whether or not a game is fantastic and groundbreaking, or an utter disaster at launch. But weirdly, that's what's happening with Dragon's Dogma 2.

Just yesterday, 3 asteroids passed Earth by a close margin. While none of them were considered “Potentially Hazardous Asteroids”, the biggest of them was 150 feet wide, making it almost as big as an aircraft. Such close approaches by celestial objects such as asteroids and comets serve as a reminder of the dangerous potential they possess and the need to continuously monitor their trajectories. NASA, with the help of its advanced ground and space-based satellites, has shed light on three asteroids that are expected to pass Earth today, March 28.

Planning vacations just got easier with Google's latest update. Now, you can use artificial intelligence (AI) to create travel itineraries for your trips. Google announced this new feature, called Search Generative Experience (SGE), which helps users plan their journeys using AI. It gathers ideas from various websites, along with reviews and photos from users, to suggest attractions, restaurants, flights, and hotels for your trip.

Humble is offering an amazing deal for anyone looking to own a pair of excellent tabletop RPGs. Right now, you can get a $25 bundle that combines the core rulebooks plus a generous stack of supplementary materials for both Rootand Avatar Legends, the TTRPG based on Avatar: The Last Airbender.

The next hero coming to Overwatch 2, Venture, will be playable this weekend for free as part of a limited-time trial that will run from March 28-31, Blizzard Entertainment announced Wednesday. Access to Venture will be free for all players, giving everyone a taste of their kit, which Blizzard also revealed in full.

The Alienware M18 stormed the shelves last year, riding a wave of larger gaming laptops making their way back into the mainstream. After testing a number of behemoths from various brands, though, I came to the conclusion that the aliens have done it best. Between the cheaper configuration options compared to Razer and Asus, and the turbo charged power under the hood, the Alienware M18 was a standout rig for me last year - and it made its way to my ranking of the best gaming laptops on the market because of it. 

Hello, only last month we welcomed a huge number of new PlayStation Travellers to the No Man’s Sky universe with our free Omega expedition, which brought a ton of new content. It’s incredible to watch new folks getting to experience eight years of updates since launch.

Imagine the frustration of an unexpected mishap that leaves your bike damaged while you're on a thrilling road trip. The financial burden can be heavy enough to cast a cloud over your travel plans. However, with two-wheeler insurance or motor insurance at your disposal, such stressful scenarios can easily be transformed into minor inconveniences. 

Dragon's Dogma 2 will have you doing a lot of walking, and I mean a lot. It's part of the game's satisfying gameplay loop, having you trek across vast swathes of wilderness, fighting off everything from little goblins to enormous griffins. Despite that, there are some moments in which you just can't be bothered to walk somewhere, especially if it's on the other side of the map, so some players have taken to catching a ride on the Sphinx for easier travel.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 likes to keep many of its mechanics and systems a secret until you discover them. You will learn quickly that you can’t fast travel around the map freely, but there’s one mechanic that is far more detrimental to your game. This is called dragonsplague and it is a disease that can’t be cured with a simple tonic. In fact, you may not even realize if you have it in your game because it isn’t something that affects your character at all; instead, it affects your Pawns. Failing to recognize you have dragonsplague and deal with it in a timely manner can ruin your entire playthrough if you’re not careful. To avoid such a catastrophe, here are all the details about this cruel disease.

The special reward for completing the Traveler's Log for April 2024 is the Aura battle pet. The Patch 10.2.6 PTR has the April Trading Post active and reveals that the Aura is the special reward of the Traveler's Log.

Dragon's Dogma 2 modders have already released multiple mods designed to avoid the game's resource restrictions.

During the recent Phase 3 Preview, Blizzard revealed the newest Raid coming to Season of Discovery on April 4th — The Temple of Atal'Hakkar! Also known as Sunken Temple, this will be the first 20-player raid in Season of Discovery. This raid will feature 8 total boss fights, hundreds of new items and set pieces, as well as revamped Epic items and quest rewards! Season of Discovery Phase 3 Preview New Rune Ability Previews for Phase 3

Even before release, there were some red flags about how Dragon’s Dogma 2 would perform on a technical level. While console players need to wait and hope for patches to fix things, those on PC can already improve their games through the hard work of modders. Of course, technical improvements are only one area where modders focus. With such a massive world and many systems in place, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is brimming with potential for mods of all shapes and sizes. Aside from mods that just improve your performance, most are better saved for after you’ve reached the true ending, but no one is going to stop you if you’d rather start experimenting from the start. Here are a handful of the best mods you should try in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

If you just started Dragon’s Dogma 2, it might have come as a shock that this sprawling open-world, role-playing epic is missing one common feature: fast travel. Well, it’s not quite missing, but it’s extremely limited in ways that run counter to the normal rhythms of this hugely popular genre.

On the set of Ex Machina and Annihilation director Alex Garland's latest movie, authenticity was key. Civil War, an action-packed film that follows a near-future version of the US as it's torn apart by a tyrannical president, seceded states, and violence, used real tanks, real weapons, and real jets to bring its warfare to life.

Among the most interesting vocations in Dragon's Dogma 2, and the series as a whole, is the Mystic Spearhand vocation. Like most advanced vocations, however, the Mystic Spearhand vocation has to be unlocked first before the Arise can change to it.

In the last few weeks, we've seen asteroids pass by Earth on multiple occasions. Although these space rocks revolve around the Sun in their own orbit, interaction with a planet's gravitational field can knock them off course and bring them closer to Earth, as per NASA. These encounters can knock asteroids out of the main belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, and send them tumbling in all directions across the orbits of the other planets. NASA now says that as many as two asteroids have been spotted travelling towards Earth in their orbit and are expected to pass by the planet tomorrow, March 27.

We're in the last week of March, which means you have one week left to get the Teele pet and your Trader's Tender! Here's some of the easiest tasks this month to make sure you complete your traveler's log for March 2024. Trading Post OverviewMarch 2024 RewardsMarch 2024 Traveler's Log Activities

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is full of mythological monsters and beasts. During your travels, you will encounter many classics like Cyclopses, Griffins, and Dragons, but a more obscure creature is hidden away in a cave waiting to challenge you in a different way. The Sphinx is found in the Mountain Shrine at the top of the hill once you go through Wordlsend Cave. It won’t attack you when you approach, but instead, it will challenge you to a test of intellect. There are a total of 10 riddles to be solved, with a reward given for each one you manage to crack. Dragon’s Dogma 2 never holds your hand with anything, so we’ll help you unravel these riddles.

After a long and dreary winter, spring is finally upon us, and with the longer days and warmer weather comes a veritable bounty of new books to keep you busy while you dig out your sun chair and count down the days until the pool opens. Below you’ll find a list of 19 new titles that hit shelves during the months of April and May (and one that came out in March that’s not to be missed).

A brand-new trailer and key visual were released on Friday to announce the upcoming continuation of the Overlord anime project, which aired its fourth and most recent season back in Summer 2022. The anime continues with Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom, an anime movie set to debut this Fall, and in addition to new cast members, the main staff working on the film's production were also announced in the trailer, which can be seen below.

Blizzard has shared a small glimpse into the class changes coming in Patch 1.4.0 with Season 4. Let's take a look at some of the buffs and nerfs for every class in Diablo 4. Season 4 PTR Overview — Campfire Chat Summary Itemization Update Summary All of these changes are subject to change before they hit live servers on May 14. These changes only make up a small portion of what is to come for all classes.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a fascinating open-world fantasy role-playing game that gives players great freedom to explore and deep customization options to build their character and party. Dragon’s Dogma 2 is also incredibly restrictive. It doesn’t care much about your expectations of it based on other games you might’ve played (e.g., Elden Ring, Baldur’s Gate 3), nor does it follow many conventions of modern game design.

Open-world RPGs can be anywhere from around a dozen hours long to well over 100. Dragon’s Dogma 2 is very unique, even among others in the genre, for not adhering to a lot of traditional design philosophies, such as how it handles fast travel. If anything, that will only add to your total playtime, plus there are all the optional quests to do, Vocations to try out and level up, and more if you’re a completionist. If you’re wondering if you have the time to fit Dragon’s Dogma 2 into your schedule among all the other games releasing, here’s how long you can expect this adventure to last.

How do you unlock all vocations in Dragon's Dogma 2? Vocations are basically character classes, and they determine how your Arisen, and your pawns, function in combat. Each vocation has its own weapon and armour requirements, while boasting unique attacks, skills, and perks that define your style of play.

Dragon’s Dogma 2, by all accounts a sensational RPG, is getting obliterated for adding microtransactions on launch day. These, we must stress, were unavailable to purchase during the review period but were mentioned in a media guide; they’ve since been made available for sale on the release’s launch day. Already it’s prompted a cavalcade of negativity on Steam, where the otherwise critically acclaimed escapade carries a ‘Mostly Negative’ review rating.

The expanded open world of Rise of the Ronin is so big that not even a trusty horse and fast travel systemare quite enough to make traversal as fun and fast as needed. While it might seem a little fantastical, you won’t complain about the inclusion of a glider once you get your hands on it and feel how freeing it is to soar above the rooftops and countryside. This has been a heavily marketed mechanic, and yet you can miss your first chance to get it if you don’t explore a little before moving on with the main quest. If you want your ronin to truly rise, make sure you check out how to get the glider here.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 takes an unorthodox approach with many of its gameplay systems, from its reliance on slow travel to its loss gauge system that punishes players for dying repeatedly. Another aspect of Capcom’s game that’s similarly onerous is it save system. Dragon’s Dogma 2 bucks tradition when it comes to player choice concerning saves — there’s no save scumming in this role-playing game.

There’s a lot of complicated science going on in Netflix’s new series 3 Body Problem. Aside from the math puzzle that the series is named after, there are things like solar radio amplification, near light-speed travel, nano fibers, particle accelerators, and theoretical physics, just to name a few. But among the most complicated and confusing of all these elements are the Sophons, the little San-Ti assistants that prove to be massive nuisances to humanity throughout the first season.

I never had reason to give much thought to fast travel in games before starting Dragon’s Dogma 2. In most open-world games that include the feature, the only requirement for accessing it is reaching points of interest. Once players do so, they are generally free to zip from point to point around the map with little to no inconvenience. That isn’t how Dragon’s Dogma 2 operates — fast travel is based around a limited currency called Ferrystones — and it has completely changed my mindset on the mechanic as a whole.

Death comes at you fast in Dragon's Dogma 2. While you have the luxury of being able to restart from your last save after death, and pawns can be revived or summoned again, if an NPC bites the dust, then you need to act fast if you want to bring them back. Just like fast travel, however, reviving the dead will cost you a rare and limited resource. This isn't an item you will happen across during normal travel or find on sale in a shop. If you lost an important ally and need to bring them back to life, we'll show you the way.

Capcom’s fantasy role-playing game Dragon’s Dogma 2 has launched at last to critical acclaim — but reactions from some players are much harsher. At the center of these complaints is a suite of 21 downloadable items Capcom released without warning alongside Dragon’s Dogma 2 across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. Most of them are single-use in-game items enabling features like new fast-travel locations, the ability to change characters’ appearance, and combat revives.

The popular Spider-Man 2 game that everyone has come to love on their PS5 actually was about to not have the fast-travel feature. In the game, when a player looks at the map, they were able to easily click the place they want to go and would the fast-traveled there without having to do any extra work. This is a feature that many modern games today have to save time and players attention spans.

Getting around the massive map of Capcom’s RPG sequel can feel like a chore if you’re not in the mood to walk everywhere. Fortunately, there are a couple of ways to fast travel in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 has enjoyed a huge day-one on PC, but it has also sparked a vociferous debate about microtransactions.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 resists you at every turn. Seemingly every mechanic in this sprawling RPG — from combat to exploration to the pawns who resolutely follow you around — is complex in a way that eludes quick explanation. Even the save system doesn’t make sense.

The Amazon Big Spring sale has one of the best PlayStation deals we’ve seen in a little while. Hit the button below and you can buy a PlayStation 5 with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 for just $449 thereby saving $111 off the regular price of $560. This is the latest slim model so there’s nothing to lose here. If you haven’t yet enjoyed the fun that a PlayStation 5 brings, check it out now with this awesome deal. Bear in mind that the deal will be ending pretty soon.

NASA says as many as four asteroids passed Earth yesterday, with the biggest of them being nearly 140 feet wide, which is comparable to an aircraft in size. These close approaches by Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) like asteroids serve as a reminder of the constant threat posed by celestial objects and why it is crucial to monitor their trajectories. Using its advanced space and ground-based telescopes, NASA has revealed that another asteroid is expected to fly past Earth tomorrow, March 22. Know all about this close encounter.

I was more than a dozen hours into Dragon’s Dogma 2 when I found my first ropeway — a transport system that would potentially save me time traversing the game’s vast open world by taking me to the skies. I turned a crank to get the ropeway’s wooden gondola moving, then passed said duty onto one of the Pawns in my party. Quite pleased with myself for discovering this new method of travel, I decided to soak in the views of the expansive desert below me until this journey’s end.

During Amazon’s spring sale, it’s marking down the fantastic AirFly Pro wireless accessory. This gadget plugs into any device that has a headphone jack, like a Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, a laptop, or an iPad, and lets two Bluetooth headphones (including AirPods) connect to it for joint listening. It’s very handy to have if you and a travel partner want to watch shows and movies together, or use it to enjoy game audio. Normally $54.99, the AirFly Pro is discounted to $43.99 through the end of this week.

The blooming days are back. Yes, Sky: Children of the Light is rolling out their Days of Bloom 2024 event once again. From March 25 to April 14, get ready to see the lands of Sky burst into life with the return of spring. Keep reading to get the full scoop!

Gaming peripheral manufacturer PDP has launched a brand new variant of its Rematch Glow controller, this time featuring Princess Peach on a motorcycle.

In the last few days, we've seen numerous asteroids come close to Earth. Just yesterday, as many as four space rocks passed the planet by a close margin. Although none of them impacted the surface, their close approaches are a reminder of the need to constantly monitor these asteroids for potential impact scenarios. This job falls to NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies or CNEOS, an organization that keeps an eye on Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) such as asteroids and comets. With the help of its advanced tech, NASA says an aircraft-sized asteroid is expected to pass by Earth today, March 20. Know all about this close encounter.

We've datamined a lot of tuning for the Season 4 dungeons which includes a large chain-ge to an important feature of Neltharus!

With Patch 10.2.6 available for datamining, we have a list of rewards for completing all Dragonflight raids during Season 4! The new Fated raids, referred to in-game as Awakened. he different thing this time around is that completing all of them on Normal difficulty awards a mount, and Heroic completion awards a title. Mythic completion still awards portals to the three Dragonflight raids.

The Dragon's Dogma 2 devs have revealed that the new Beastren race has been on their minds since back in the Xbox 360 and PS3 days.

Two asteroids passed Earth yesterday at the closest points in their orbit. Now, NASA has revealed that four more asteroids are expected to pass by Earth today, March 18. These space rocks often come close to Earth following an interaction with the gravitational field of a large planet like Jupiter. This sends these asteroids tumbling towards a planet, raising a potential impact scenario. Due to this uncertainty, it is crucial to observe and track asteroids in their orbits. Know all about the close encounter with a 140-foot asteroid today.

With the Diablo 4 Gauntlet in full swing, players are testing themselves against the timer to see who can earn a permanent place in the Hall of the Ancients. Most players know that heading to Gea Kul and blowing the Horn of Trials will let them start a run in the Gauntlet — but what many players may not have realized is you can start a Gauntlet attempt from anywhere in Sanctuary. How to Enter the Gauntlet in Diablo 4 When opening the Trials menu in your Collections, you'll see the overview for Leaderboards, the Hall of the Ancients, and your personal progress so far — but that's not all this screen can do.

Final Fantasy 14 is experimenting with cross-region Data Centre travel for the first time in the MMO's history as its upcoming expansion, Dawntrail, looms.

There are tons of challenges to tackle in Hogwarts Legacy, but few are as time-consuming as unlocking the Finishing Touches achievement. This wild achievement forces you to use very specific attacks on very specific enemies, meaning you’ll need to travel all around Hogwarts to find these beasts and go up against them in battle.

One of the most iconic elements of the Harry Potter universe is the flying broomstick. These flying cleaning tools were an obvious fit for an open-world game like Hogwarts Legacy, and sure enough, they are one of your primary methods of traversing the wide wizarding world, at least until you unlock all thefast travel points. If you're itching to get your very own broom and upgrade it to be as fast as possible, we've swept up all the details.

For as open and freeform as The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is, even allowing you to skip essentially every quest in the game and go straight to the final boss, you will be missing a ton by doing so. At the very least, most players will want to complete all the main quests before marching into the final encounter, which will take many hours. One quest is taking some adventurers a long time to complete, not due to its difficulty, but because they have no idea how to complete it.

I'm struck by the fact that I've spent exactly half of my life, a full 15 years, waiting on a new anime adaptation for Spice and Wolf, and now it's finally airing next month via Crunchyroll. 

When the night elves first joined the Alliance, it was after many centuries of seclusion. In Season of Discovery, it's revealed that not all night elves accepted the decision to ally with other races. A rebellion led by Illari Duskfeather tried to keep Kalimdor for the kaldorei.

There are plenty of ways to roam the land of Hyrule in Breath of the Wild, but few are as well-developed as horse riding. Not only does the game let you tame a variety of horses found in the wild, but you can customize your horse by changing its saddle, bridle, and even its physical attributes. Toss in the ability to discover Malanya, the horse god, and there’s a lot to unpack with this down-to-earth travel method.

Dragon's Dogma 2's lead developers have said that players don't need to worry about the game's restricted fast travel due to the game's interesting world.

Like previous months, we've seen numerous asteroids fly past Earth in recent weeks. These space rocks come close to the planet when they interact with the gravitational field of a large planet like Jupiter. This entanglement knocks asteroids off their orbits and sends them hurtling towards a planet, raising a potential impact scenario. With the help of its advanced ground and space-based telescopes and satellites, NASA has shed light on an asteroid that is expected to pass Earth by a close margin today, March 12.

Genshin Impact’s 4.5 update titled “ “Blades Weaving Betwixt Brocade” arrives on March 13th. In this brand-new story event, players will journey to Mondstadt where they will help the knights of Favonius develop an alchemical business. You will also be able to recruit the five-star character Chiori during the event.

Dragon's Dogma 2's enormous open world might be several times larger than its predecessor's, but according to its director and producer, we shouldn't feel the need to skip through it as fast as possible. 

In the world of Pokemon, the trainers travel around the world battling one another, catching wild Pokemon, and earning gym badges. Pokemon Champions like Ash Ketchum even travel to other regions and continents in search of new Pokemon and new opponents to face. And now, when you are traveling both domestically and abroad, you can look like you are a Pokemon Master, too!

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With the help of its advanced ground and space-based telescopes, NASA has revealed that as many as four asteroids are expected to pass Earth by a close margin today, March 8. Most of these asteroids revolve around the Sun in their orbits but they can come close to the planet on certain occasions. This happens when an asteroid interacts with a large planet's gravitational field which can send it tumbling towards the planet for potential impact. Thus, it is imperative to keep an eye on these asteroids to minimize the uncertainties around their close approaches.

The last 3 days have been rare, with no asteroid passing by Earth. However, that trend is set to break as NASA has shed light on as many as four asteroids that are set to fly past Earth tomorrow, March 8. The space agency further clarified that while these asteroids will come close to Earth, none of them are expected to impact the planet and pose a danger to life or property. That said, their close approaches serve as a reminder of the threat posed by these space rocks and the need to continuously monitor them in their orbits. Check out the details of the upcoming asteroid approaches below.

Throughout the first two months of 2024, we have witnessed multiple asteroid approaches to Earth. However, the last few days broke this trend, with no asteroid passing the planet. Normality is expected to resume tomorrow as yet another asteroid has been designated to pass the planet in close proximity. These close approaches occur when an asteroid interacts with a large planet's gravitational field, which can send it tumbling towards a planet, raising a potential impact scenario. With the help of its advanced tech, the US Space Agency has shed light on another asteroid that is set to pass Earth tomorrow, March 7.

Hello, Travelers! The Genshin Impact dev team is back with the latest information on the upcoming March 13 update. In Version 4.5 “Blades Weaving Betwixt Brocade,” you will receive an invitation from Mondstadt to come and help bolster the local alchemy potion business. Additionally, the renowned fashion designer Chiori will become a playable character.

We are happy to announce that PlayStation®5 Console – Genshin Impact Gift Bundle​ will be available from 7 March (in Singapore) / 10 April (in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand). The console bundle will be available at suggested retail price (SRP) of SGD799/ IDR9,699,000/MYR2,499/THB18,690.

It’s been 11 years since the release of Capcom’s fantasy action-role playing game Dragon’s Dogma, with fans readily anticipating the March 22 release of its long-awaited sequel, Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Waze is introducing new alerts for speed limit changes, toll booths, sharp turns, emergency vehicles, and more. The navigation app will also provide new insights when planning routes or searching for parking. Most of these improvements will arrive on Android and iOS by the end of March 2024.

A week after JRPG fans noted that Octopath Traveler was no longer available on the Nintendo Switch eShop, Square Enix says it's working on a fix.

Rocksteady has announced the release date for 's first post-launch season. The studio previously confirmed the arrival of the iconic DC villain Joker as a playable character in this season, with a take on the character that's different from the previous Arkhamverse games.

Hello, Travelers! The Genshin Impact dev team is back with the latest information on the upcoming March 13 update. In Version 4.5 “Blades Weaving Betwixt Brocade,” you will receive an invitation from Mondstadt to come and help bolster the local alchemy potion business. Additionally, the renowned fashion designer Chiori will become a playable character.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth seemingly includes a reference to Kingdom Hearts 2 and the sweet treat that all of Twilight Town seems to adore - the sea-salt ice cream.

Here are the easiest Trading Post tasks to complete the Traveler's log for March 2024 to earn the Teele pet and your Trader's Tender! Trading Post OverviewMarch 2024 RewardsMarch 2024 Traveler's Log Activities

One of the Switch’s most notable early RPGs is temporarily unavailable on its storefront. Today, users noticed that the first Octopath Traveler is unavailable to buy on the Nintendo eShop.