Although this quest inThe Witcher 3is steeped in espionage and linked to other quests revolving around spies and politics, “A Deadly Plot” is undeniably more of a hostage rescue scenario. This secondary quest can be started by having a conversation with Dijkstra at the end of the quest “Now or Never”. Be sure not to start “The Isle of Mists” main quest, as that will cause this one to fail....

There’s been a ton of chatter in regards to the final Nintendo Direct dedicated toSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, which revealed the game’s final pre-launch characters and new features coming when the game launches next month. While most of the recent news pertaining toSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatesets up for future content after the game’s launch, it appears there is still inspiration to be drawn from the franchise’s history, with a few returning game modes to be included in the upcoming crossover....

No one likes a backstabber. In storytelling, an easy way to make audiences hate a certain character is to have him/her betray the others, cementing them as self-serving weasels with no regard for their peers. Naturally, this bonds viewers in their collective dislike. RELATED:The Most Broken Characters In Super Smash Bros. History That phenomenon goes double for video games. Within this medium, the story relies entirely on players' skill and effort....

Twitch confirms that it has removed a police emote over concerns that it will be misused by users. The streaming platform is one of several gaming companies to have made changes following global protests against racial injustice and police brutality, with Sony choosing todelay its PS5 reveal eventbecause of it. Speaking to The Verge,Twitchsaid that it had removed TwitchCop, an emote which shows a cartoon character in a police uniform blowing a whistle, from the site “to prevent misuse....

Multiplayer sandbox survival gameRustis experiencing a huge resurgence online thanks to the private OfflineTV server which has brought together a number of big name streamers. The downside to having those personalities in the same place is the inevitable conflict that comes from that.Controversial streamer xQchas made stream sniping accusations against a number of players, and the latest to feel his wrath is Twitch streamer Chance ‘Sodapoppin’ Morris. TheRustOfflineTV server started up a little over a week ago, and has steadily generated headlines as the personalities of the streamers involved have clashed....

Summary Starting a brand-newSims 4save file is always exciting; gamers get to choose different traits, live in another world, and try other careers. The possibilities seem endless at first, but sooner or later, it’s likely that gameplay will start to feel a bit stale, as fans get accustomed to their Sims, the household dynamic, and even the people that live around them. This article will attempt to give players new ideas for them to explore with the households that they’ve been playing with for a while now so they can avoid having to abandon the save file and their Sims after spending so much time with them....

Summary Since the successful debut of horses inThe Sim 3in 2011, players have long-awaited the addition of horses toThe Sims 4gameplay. After their marked absence inThe Sims 4: Country LivingExpansion Pack, Simmers were losing all hope that horses would ever feature inThe Sims 4, until an unexpected announcement in the Summer of 2023. To the excitement of many Simmers, not only didThe Sims 4: Horse Ranchbestow players with highly-anticipated horses, but it also exclusively provided the first appearance of mini-goats and mini-sheep inThe SimsFranchise....

Santa Monica Studio’s decision to preemptively announce that Kratos and Atreus’ time in Norse mythology is about to end has thrown theGod of Warseries' future into doubt, as many fans were expecting the current chapter of the story to play out over a three-part arc. However, whenGod of War: Ragnaroklandson PS4 and PS5later this year, it will mark the end of an era. No matter how Kratos and Atreus’ efforts to stop the apocalypse go, Santa Monica Studio’s series will move on from its Norse backdrop afterGod of War: Ragnarok....

X4: Foundationshas received five expansions in the form of optional DLC. Among these,X4: Timelinesis the most recent.X4is aspace simulation gamethat enables the player to build fleets, construct stations, and run a complex economy. They are also free to complete the many quests and missions as they do so. With a unique blend of first-personspace combataction, and strategic management of galaxy-wide assets on the game map,X4has few true competitors.X4: Timelinesaddresses one of the few criticisms of the game to date: that it is not friendly for casual players, who cannot invest hundreds of hours into the game....

The platformer is a rather important video game genre as many iconic titles and franchises began from them, such asMarioandSonic. Even as video games evolve and change, there will always be a few platformers among the number of releases due to the genre itself being rather classic. As a result, even in a year like 2022 that saw only a select few new platformers, there were still some impressive new entries to the collection for enthusiasts....

It’s easy to mistake the sci-fi genre for one dominated only by major franchises in recent years. The attention that theMarvel Cinematic Universeand theStar WarsSequel Trilogy got over the last decade makes it easy to dismiss other science fiction films that deserved better than they got from audiences and critics alike. RELATED:Cheesy But Endearing Sci-Fi Movies From The 1980s Whereas many took it upon themselves to try and create new franchises that could emulateStar Warstoday, others looked to the more serious, realistic, and possibly not too fictitious side of the genre....

Tomorrow’sPS5"The Future of Gaming" event is likely to feature many, many game announcements for Sony’s next-gen console. Coinciding with those announcements, it wouldn’t be surprising if online retailers opened preorders for many of those games. Amazon UK, it seems, got prepared a bit earlier than necessary. The storefront published a variety of profiles forPS5games on Wednesday morning, including for publishers/developers like Bethesda, Rockstar, Konami, and Koch. To clarify, none of the new game listings actually featured a game title....

An established industry insider has given more credence to a recent rumor that Nintendo is planning to introduce a newSwitchmodel later in 2023. A knownPokemonleaker previously claimed an upgraded Switch variant is comingsometime this year. According to a February 27 leak attributed to a staffer from aPokemonoutsourcing team, their studio is currently working on aPokemon Scarlet and Violetgraphics upgrade targeting the new “models” of Nintendo’s hit hybrid console which is planned to release alongside the second wave of DLC for the new RPGs....