PlayStation Plus Essential subscribers’ free games for May are Grid Legends, Chivalry 2, and Descenders, Sony announced on Wednesday. Players may download them beginning Tuesday, May 2. Grid Legends, from Codemasters, launched in 2022. It’s a racing game which pits players against high-performance automobiles from multiple classifications — touring car,...
How Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was built for accessibility
Ahead of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’s April 28 release date, Respawn Entertainment is outlining the customization options aimed at making the game more accessible. The developer posted the options on the Electronic Arts website on Tuesday, while also sharing what it learned from its 2019 release, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen...
Getting the battlefield magic of Immortals of Aveum right took ‘almost two years’
Whenever a new franchise hits the triple-A gaming calendar, I always have a chicken-or-the-egg question regarding its origins: Did this begin as a story, or did someone have a gameplay concept to which they later fit a story? Despite the stylish, heavy action gameplay shown so far — and again...
Sims 4 ‘face bug’ makes everyone look… off
The Sims 4 got a small update on Tuesday meant to fix several different bugs — and to add new underpants — but, instead, the update ended up creating some new problems for players. Namely, players are reporting that their Sims’ faces just look... off. Eyes are crossed and sunken...
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC adds romance at last
Aloy didn’t have much time for romance during the breakneck events of Horizon Zero Dawn, but in the sequel to the post-apocalyptic open world RPG, called Forbidden West, the heroine formed many close bonds with other characters. Those relationships never went beyond the platonic level, though. As of the Burning...
How to make Minecraft Legends feel actually good to play
The controls in Minecraft Legends can be a bit difficult to handle, especially when you’re using a controller. As a real-time strategy game — one that doesn’t shy from the complexity of the genre, at that — there is a ton to keep an eye on simultaneously. Whether you use...
Stardew Valley gets new dialogue in next patch
Stardew Valley will see another update — its first in more than a year — which will deliver new content, including dialogue, to the popular farming/life simulator. Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, the creator and lead developer of Stardew Valley, on Sunday told fans that a 1.6 update is on the way,...
Get these essential PS4 games before Sony’s PlayStation Plus Collection goes away
One of the biggest perks of Sony’s PlayStation Plus subscription is ending on May 9. Until then, PlayStation 5 owners who subscribe can claim 18 free PS4 games, some of which are bona fide classics that you ought to play. I’m talking Bloodborne, God of War, and more. And you...
Genshin Impact Fravashi Tree locations
In Genshin Impact, as you explore the Girdle of Sands, the new region in the Sumeru Desert added in patch 3.6, you’ll run into multiple Fravashi Trees, which look like circular gates made out of roots. During the “Khvarena’s Light Shows: Nirodha” world quest, Sorush will notice one of the...
How to unlock the Amrita Pool in Genshin Impact
As you’re exploring the Realm of Farakhkhert and Gavireh Lajavard, the new Sumeru areas released in Genshin Impact patch 3.6, you may come across Plumes of Purifying Light, a new collectible. The plumes can be turned into the Amrita Pool, similar to the Tree of Dreams of Sumeru and the...