Best One-Handed Weapons in Baldur's Gate 3

Summary From Shortswords and Morningstars to Rapier and Maces, there are a multitude of one-handed weapons inBaldur’s Gate 3, and this isn’t even considering all the Versatile weapons that can be wielded in one hand or two. The advantage of one-handed weapons that typically deal less damage, is that they can be used alongsideBG3’sbest shieldsfor added protection, or some of them can instead be duel-wielded. As with any weapons, more complex one-handed options such as Flails require Martial Proficiency, whereas easier-to-wield weapons such as Clubs and Handaxes only need Simple Proficiency....

July 27, 2025 · 7 min · 1314 words · Thomas Taylor

Biomutant-Handed Slash Weapons In The Game

Hacking and slashing through countless foes has been a recurring element in many video games, though the manner in which this happens can vary greatly depending on the genre, the developer, and other crucial factors.Biomutant, by Swedish developer Experiment 101, brings two decisive ways to dice enemies: One-Handed Slash Weapons and Two-Handed Slash Weapons. RELATED:Biomutant: Best Builds For Melee Combat The latter class contains 11 sword-like blades which need two dextrous paws to wield, though, only 7 are truly worth considering as a battlefield ally....

July 27, 2025 · 4 min · 647 words · Sara Jones

BioShock's Simplicity is Now a Double-Edged Sword

Summary In 2007, Irrational Games’BioShockwas released and, in short order, indelibly impacted the face of gaming and the perception of the medium in multiple ways. Via its commentary on politics and philosophy, notably the illusion of choice often found in games of its nature tied to its famous plot and character twists,BioShockshattered conventions and expectations of what had been seen in many titles previously. Still, it did so through a fairly familiar FPS/RPG-lite design framework, one which was admittedly often standard at the time....

July 27, 2025 · 4 min · 788 words · Tammy Roberts

Bloodborne: 10 Tips To Conquering The Chalice Dungeons Solo

As players will know,Bloodborneis no cakewalk. ThisDark Soulsspiritual successor isas unforgiving and relentless as the main series itself.If you’re unable to‘git gud,’very good very quickly, you’re going to have a super rough time on the streets of Yharnam. RELATED:5 Ways Bloodborne Is The Best Dark Souls Spinoff (& 5 It’s Sekiro) The fact is, though,Bloodbornereleased over five years ago. The faithful have muddled their way through by now, probably countless times....

July 27, 2025 · 7 min · 1360 words · Betty Pope

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Keeps SBMM, Says Leaker

After a week of bizarre teaser videos, Activision has finally announcedCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warin an official capacity, with the trailer coming next Wednesday, August 26. Besides its Cold War setting, very little is known aboutCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warand what it will entail, but one leaker has made the claim that the new game will retain one ofModern Warfare’s most controversial features. According to frequentCall of Dutyseries leaker Tom Henderson,Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warwill use skill-based matchmakingin its versus multiplayer mode....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Jorge Mann

Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile Players Aren’t Happy With the Game’s Bots

Summary Recently, Activision rolled out a massive season update forCall of Duty: Warzone Mobile, which seems to have caused a surge in the number of bots found in online competitive matches. This human-to-bot ratio imbalance has caused an uptick in users who are complaining aboutCall of Duty: Warzone Mobilebecoming appallingly easy because of it. The newly releasedCall of Duty: Warzone Mobileis Activision’s attempt to narrow down the gap between theCall of Dutyexperience on mobile and on console....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 583 words · Manuel Dean

Cities Skylines 2 Should Avoid Content Removal and DLC Pitfalls

After an eight-year wait, Colossal Order has finally announcedCities Skylines 2is set to launch sometime in 2023, and it can be wishlisted on Steam now. The community of fans built by the original is already abuzz with what this sequel will entail, and Colossal Order is promising thatCities Skylines 2will be the most realistic city builder ever, so hopefully it delivers. While the sequel announcement is great, there is also a worry that Colossal Order will choose to strip outCities Skylinescontent to launch later asCities Skylines 2DLC....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 522 words · Kim Chen

Clever Fanart Turns Pokemon Into Iconic X-Men

A clever new piece of fan art turns fourPokemoninto members of the X-Men. The images in question show the first-generation creature Psyduck as X-Men leader Professor X and Mewtwo as his best friend turned arch-nemesis, Magneto. Squirtle joins the action as Iceman with a Greninja reimagined as Gambit. The images are among many pieces of art that combinePokemonwith members of the X-Men. First introduced in the first generation ofPokemon, Psyduck is one of the most recognizable creatures within the franchise....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 407 words · Carlos Fox

DD2: Where to Find Ernesto for Twixt a Rock and a Hard Place

Starting a side quest inDragon’s Dogma 2can be sudden. An NPC can run up to the Arisen to ask for help while you’re on your way to a shop, a dwelling, or when you’re trying to complete a different side quest. However, other quest-givers aren’t so obvious, either because they keep to themselves or because you have to look for them off the beaten path. The NPC who starts “Twixt a Rock and a Hard Place” is in the second category....

July 27, 2025 · 4 min · 691 words · Kristine Ramirez

Dead by Daylight Adds Chris and Claire Redfield Through Legendary Resident Evil Skins

Behaviour Interactive’sDead by Daylightis an asymmetric, 4v1 multiplayer game that has both original and licensed characters. Today, the latest downloadable content arrives withResident Evil, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary withDead by Daylight. Dead by Daylightis a live-service game with public test servers and multiple patch updates. For example, Behaviour has recently attempted to implementskill-based matchmaking intoDead by Daylight’s player queues again. But meanwhile,Dead by Daylightcontinues to receive frequent content updates among each bug fix that the developers try to integrate....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Brian Taylor

Destiny 2: How to Get Lorentz Driver's Catalyst and What it Does

Destiny 2’s Season of the Lost introduced a lot of new options in terms of guns available, with both new Legendary ones coming from seasonal activities and a new Exotic coming from the Season Pass.Lorentz Driveris a new addition toDestiny 2’s linear fusion rifles, and it has been seeing a lot of use in both PVE and especially PVP since Season of the Lost launched. This guide is meant to show players how to get the catalyst for theLorentz Driverand what it does....

July 27, 2025 · 4 min · 731 words · Lisa Lee

Destiny 2: What Happened with the 999 Shattered Throne Run?

On Tuesday, June 26, 2025,Destiny 2fans rallied around a virtually unknown player who was the first to reach Power level 999 in the game via Season of the Undying’s seasonal artifact andits ability to allow players to level themselves indefinitely. Fans have held a theory for about a year now, due to one of the game’s lore entries from the Forsaken expansion, that a player at level 999 able to solo the Shattered Throne dungeon would end the curse of the Dreaming City and perhaps unlock the 15th wish for the Well of Wishes in the Last Wish raid....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 581 words · Crystal Parker

Destiny 2: What The Bad Juju Catalyst Does & How To Find It

Bad Juju has been and remains one of the more popular weapons inDestiny 2. Part of that is out of nostalgia fromDestiny 1, but it also has to do with the weapon’s tremendous potential in PVE combat and some PVP situations. Not to mention, it’s an interesting weapon to look at. RELATED:Destiny 2: What The Ticcu’s Divination Catalyst Does & How To Find It When the catalyst is thrown into the mix then theBad Jujubecomes even more of a destructive and capable weapon inDestiny 2....

July 27, 2025 · 5 min · 975 words · Devin Russell