The launch of a game is one way of predicting how successful it will be overall. When it comes to notorious announcements, launch events, and publicity,Activision-Bizzardis creating a name for themselves, with theDiablotitle being the current industry punching bag. RELATED:Diablo Immortal: Tips For Completing Elder Rifts TheDiabloseries consists of some of the best-loved titles in gaming history, and any kind of official word on the development or release of a new entry is taken very seriously by a rabid, impatient, and loyal fanbase....

The dark middle-aged world ofDiablohas included many types of magic since its inception. The fire blasts of Sorcerers, healing potions, and portal scrolls have inhabited the game sinceDiablofirst scorched the earth beneath it in 1996. Over the years, Blizzard has added new types of magic and abilities in subsequent games. Runes were one of the first additions to the franchise as early as in the firstDiabloexpansion pack,Diablo: Hellfire. The hieroglyphs marked on stone have had a big impact on gameplay throughout the series, although the meaning of those magic words has changed over time and depending on the title....

Summary Discord has recently announced streaming forXboxconsoles on its platform. This is part of the company’s move to offer more options to console gamers, includingconnecting Discord to PS5, and Xbox to use the app while playing games. Released back in 2015, Discord initially appeared as an alternative to apps like Skype, and it grew a lot over the years. Due to its popularity with gamers, starting to offer more console options seems like a natural move....

Summary There are several spellcasting classes inDungeons and Dragons, all with at least one key characteristic that differentiates them from each other. Druids, for example, are spellcasters who are set apart from other spellcasting classes by their connection to nature. One of the defining characteristics of the druid is Wild Shape, a feature that gives druids the ability to transform into a wild animal that they’ve seen before. Because of the druid’s strong connection to nature, Wild Shape became the hallmark of the class....

2020 was a difficult year for many, many reasons. The video game industry faced particular difficulty with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, as developers were forced to adapt to working from home, and almost every major in-person video game event was canceled or adapted to virtual format. One of the showcases that was very quickly outright canceled wasE3, which left multiple game developers and publishers scrambling to feature games inthe many online showcasesthat took place last summer....

AnElden Ringinvader had a near-death experience when they fell, only to be saved by an elevator. WithElden Ringbeing the game that it is, an action-RPG with an emphasis on difficulty, there are many ways to die in it. Many players simply die by the multitude of bosses that make up the game’s approximately 238 bosses, some ofwhich have been known to kill three players in one hit. Others have unlucky outcomes in enemy encounters or even with glitches that turn to their disadvantage....

Ashes inElden Ringare used to summon Spirits that aid characters in single-player gameplay, usually in highly challenging areas containing lots of enemies or a boss. Some, like the Noble Sorcerer Ashes, are pathetically weak and borderline not worth using. Others, like the Spirit Jellyfish,are incredibly usefulthanks to their unique abilities and high health pools. RELATED:Elden Ring: How To Change Character Appearance Jellyfish mobs can be found throughout the Lands Between, and most players run into their first group of them in Limgrave northwest of the Church of Elleh....

Summary WhilstEnshroudeddoesn’t have classes, it does have skills that can be used to create a character that specializes in a particular type of gameplay. This includes skills that relate to magic use. This means that players are free to create a character that could be termed a wizard. Enshrouded, released in early 2024, is an action roleplaying game that features a huge, fully hand-crafted map. The game has been praised for the attention to detail of the world-building, and depth of gameplay....

Summary Playground Games' upcomingFablereboot, though shrouded in mystery, is exciting to many fans of the classic games from Lionhead Studios. So far, many signs point toFablereprising several aspects of the original trilogy. But really, it’s hard to know exactly what to expect, for better or worse. A lot of this uncertainty comes down to two major factors:Fable’s development team and the franchise’s history, or lack thereof, following the release ofFable 3....

About a couple of days ago, Bethesda provided anoverview of a patch to comefor its multiplayer role-playing game,Fallout 76, with the update expected to bring a bevy of fixes for myriad lingering issues in the title. Now, the publisher and developer has officially released the patch for PC players, and it includes more than 150 different fixes for problems related to weapons, crafting, perks, and a whole lot more. Among the highlights ofFallout 76’s patch 1....

Most people who mentionFate/stay nightwould either be talking aboutthe first 2006 anime adaptationor the popular 2014 anime adaptationFate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works.Today, theFatefranchise is widely acclaimed with several anime adaptations, mangas, and of course, video games. However, this blockbuster franchise started out as avisual novel by Type-Moon. Those who found aboutFatethrough recent anime adaptations such asFate/Grand Carnivalor video games such asFate/Grand Ordermay be surprised by its raunchier origins. Indeed, the franchise has come a long way since its inception....

Back in 2018,Final Fantasy 15director Hajima Tabata left Square Enix for new pastures. This sadly resulted in thecancellation of allFinal Fantasy 15DLCsave one and essentially bookended the project for good. While, of course,Final Fantasyis going as strong as ever for Square Enix, Tabata would move on to form his own studio JP Games that launched in January 2019. Its first game announcement was one of a kind and announced in June 2021....

Few shows have managed to make such a huge, lasting impact in such a short time asFirefly. Even though it only lasted a single season (or perhaps because of that fact), the show has become a pop culture cornerstone and an icon in science fiction. To this day, new viewers continue to pick up the show and become immersed by the lovable outlaws and space-western setting. The clever dialogue and back-and-forth between the characters is one ofFirefly’s major appeals....