One Step From Eden has an interesting Shopkeeper. She looks like Robin Hood and is incredibly polite, yet strangely ominous at the same time. The Shopkeeper was originally going to be a neutral NPC found only on shop icons, but she developed into an unlockable character. After players experimented with attacking the neutral Shopkeeper, she quickly rose in […]
How To Deal With Resident Evil 3's Nemesis The Easy Way
Resident Evil 3’s Nemesis is an imposing force who stubbornly chases you throughout your entire playthrough. He’s also harder to avoid than Resident Evil 2’s Mr. X, so if you’re having trouble with Nemesis in the early game try taking him down with grenades. A well-placed grenade will take Nemesis out of the fight for […]
How to sign up for Valorant’s April 2020 closed beta
Riot Games announced details for Valorant’s closed beta starting April 7, 2020. The highly-anticipated 5v5 first-person shooter has attracted attention from the gaming community since its initial announcement. The goal of each round is for the attackers to detonate a spike on one of the three sites. Meanwhile, the counter-agents must prevent the attackers from […]
Persona 5 Royal: How To Unlock The New Palace And Semester (Spoiler-Free)
Persona 5 Royal adds tons of new content, chief among them is the new third semester that also contains the ninth and final palace, all of which happen after the events of the original game. But it’s possible to miss all those features entirely if you don’t meet certain requirements. It’s an absolute must to […]
Resident Evil 3: How Long Does It Take To Beat?
Resident Evil 3 Remake is out this week, offering another dose of zombie survival-horror in the style of last year’s Resident Evil 2 Remake. This time the focus turns to Nemesis, the ever-present danger who defined the original. But how long can you expect to be on the run from this looming threat? A standard […]
How to see through Bangalore’s smokescreen in Apex Legends
Bangalore’s smokescreen can be useful in many ways. These include using it to block the enemy’s sight, or creating cover when reloading weapons. Players can also use smoke to escape an area. However, from an enemy player’s point of view, it can be quite a frustrating ability to deal with. Now, an Apex Legends fan […]
How coronavirus is boosting booze, weed, and other vice industries
While many businesses are struggling to survive the crippling impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, others are seeing a surge in demand. The increased traffic spans bicycle stores, video-based social networking, and, perhaps unsurprisingly, “vice industries.” With social-distancing and self-isolation widely acknowledged as the best ways to counter the spread of COVID-19, demand for goods such […]
The Psychology of Gaming: How A Good Game Satisfies Our Basic Psychological Needs
When good game design produces a good game, the result is that the game can satisfy some of our basic psychological needs. And that’s why it feels so, well, good. Whether you’re a game designer wanting to understand more about what effects your games can have on players, a gamer looking to give names to the experiences mentioned here that you’ve undoubtedly had, or […]
How the tech industry will have to step up to fight online toxicity and child abuse
When it comes to fighting online toxicity and sexual abuse of children, most companies say they are supportive. But complying with the laws can become tricky. The proposed federal legislation, dubbed the EARN IT Act (short for Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies), creates incentives for companies to “earn” their liability protection for […]
How to ride the Steamy Stacks, a Zipline, and use a secret passage: Fortnite Week 6 challenge
Another week means more Fortnite Season 2 challenges to complete, and Week 6 has some intriguing ones. Not only do you have to destroy Dog Houses, but you must also visit some interesting locations for multiple challenges. One of those tasks requires you to ride a zipline and the Steamy Stacks ventilation tube while also […]