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Cairn — 8 advanced climbing tips to make it to the summit

To make it to the top of Kami, the mountain at the heart of Cairn, you’ll need to develop skill and intuition for climbing and use all the tools at your disposal. There’s a lot in the game you’ll need to learn through experience, particularly as you reach the more treacherous challenges at higher altitudes. Here are a few tips that’ll help you reach greater heights and see fewer dangerous falls as you make your way to Cairn’s summit.


The climbing gym at the start of Cairn is a great way to ge...
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10 quick-hit games to play, included with PlayStation Plus

Discovering a new game to get lost in for hours can be a phenomenal experience. But sometimes, you need a quick hit — a game you can pick up and play just for a bit and still have a great time. The PlayStation Plus Catalog and Classics Catalog are filled with games that fit that description exactly, offering experiences that you can dip into for a few minutes and have a blast. PlayStation Portal owners, these are great picks for you to cozy up with.


Below, we’ve compiled a list of 10 excellen...
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Become a Vampire to Fight Vampires in Sci-Fi Shooter ‘Dixotomia,’ Launching Out of Early Access Today On Meta Quest

At the heart of sci-fi shooter Dixotomia is a dual nature — it’s right in the name. What isn’t immediately obvious, however, is the choice that dual nature will put to you: whether to maintain your humanity or sacrifice it to embrace the powers of the undead.Dixotomia is set in the distant future, where you find yourself in the shoes of a special operations contractor stranded on a far-flung planetary colony. A strange cult has taken over, but they’re not just fanatics — they’re vampires. As you...
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Code Vein II hands-on report

Code Vein II maintains the core elements of its predecessor, but it feels more like a standalone action-RPG than a sequel. That’s because it greatly expands on the series’ combat systems and ideas to offer a huge amount of customization, while telling an all-new story about vampiric characters called Revenants that’s not linked to the original Code Vein.

I recently got a chance to go hands-on with Code Vein II to check out its new systems, its time-traveling story, and its tough-as-nails boss...
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2025 was a great year for ninja and samurai games on PlayStation

Ninjas and samurai have always been a staple of video games, but even with their perennial popularity, 2025 has been an exceptionally good year for titles about deadly Japanese warriors. A bunch of ninja- and samurai-themed games hit PlayStation 5 this year, offering a huge variety of takes on the idea of becoming a sneaky, sword-wielding fighter in dark clothes.


From fast-paced combo-ridden action games, to slower and stealthier assassin-themed takes, no matter how you like your ninjas, 2025...
GameSpot •

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – From the Ashes Hands-On Impressions

Massive Entertainment expands its take of Pandora with a new story that transforms the world and adds some cool new elements to an already solid game. When it was released in 2023, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora succeeded in the daunting task of bringing its own kind of life to the world of James Cameron's Avatar movies. Developer Massive Entertainment wisely chose not to retell the story of the films, instead weaving a tale on the other side of the moon of Pandora where the films take place.
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Avatar DLC Hands-On: How The New Movie Sets Frontiers Of Pandora's World Aflame

When it was released in 2023, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora succeeded in the daunting task of bringing its own kind of life to the world of James Cameron's Avatar movies. Developer Massive Entertainment wisely chose not to retell the story of the films, instead weaving a tale on the other side of the moon of Pandora where the films take place.But while Frontiers excelled at turning the dense, visually fascinating world of Pandora into a cogent, interactive space and exploring the culture of the N...
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Nioh 3 hands-on report

The striking thing about Nioh 3, even compared to the first two games, is how many options you have in any given fight. A huge number of weapons, stances, and abilities to create a vast array of fast-paced attacks, and help you survive against devastating, powerful opponents.


Publisher Koei Tecmo recently gave me a chance to go hands-on and explore a new area of Nioh 3, complete with a pair of tough bosses to battle. Here’s everything I found, saw, and fought along the way.


Nioh 3 puts you...
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Battlefield 6 Season 1 first details and hands-on report

Battlefield 6 has blasted onto the FPS scene, revitalizing Electronic Arts’ franchise with a return to classic elements and a hefty dose of widespread destruction. But its October 10 release was just the beginning. Developer Battlefield Studios has more free content coming for the game, starting with its first season, which kicks off on October 28 and runs to November 11.

Seasons for Battlefield 6 are broken into three timed, themed updates. The first in Season 1 is Rogue Ops, bringing a new...
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 — hands-on report

For the first time ever, Call of Duty fans are getting back-to-back Black Ops games with the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 this year. Leaping ahead to the future of 2035, the game is a direct sequel to the story told in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 — but what’s really interesting is the way it builds on the foundation set by Black Ops 6, with its introduction of systems like Omnimovement and the return of round-based Zombies.


At Call of Duty: Next, I got a chance to jump into the combat b...
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Battlefield 6 hands-on with Operation Firestorm, Mirak Valley

The thing that makes Battlefield feel like Battlefield is the enormous scope of its maps and the many ways you’ll fight your way across them. After Battlefield 6’s open beta test, I got another hands-on chance to play the game—this time, on two of its biggest maps and with the game’s full slate of vehicles strafing through combat.


While my first hands-on experience with Battlefield 6 gave a sense of weapons, the return of character classes, and the variety in map design, this look focused com...
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Hollow Knight: Silksong — 8 ways it evolves the side-scrolling formula

It’s been a really long wait, but Hollow Knight: Silksong, Team Cherry’s sequel to the beloved side-scrolling search-action game Hollow Knight is finally here. The game introduces a whole lot of changes and additions to what made Hollow Knight great, expanding on both the formula of a classic and some key elements of the side-scrolling exploration-action genre in general.


Here’s a semi-spoilery look at what I’ve seen in Pharloom so far — we won’t talk about the story or any major developments...
GameSpot •

"The Humanity Is In The Writing," Destiny 2 Lodi Actor Says

Note: This post includes story spoilers for Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate. We recommend you finish the campaign before reading this article.Destiny 2 often uses expansions to introduce new characters and build out their stories. With The Edge of Fate, the first chapter of the new story arc Bungie calls the Fate Saga, the developer introduced a very new, very different kind of character, named Lodi. Your main point of contact in the expansion's destination, Kepler, Lodi has a deep, strange backstor...
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The End Of Destiny 2's Fate Saga Is Already Known--And No, Lodi Didn't Kill JFK

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Destiny 2's latest expansion, The Edge of Fate. We recommend you complete its story campaign before reading further.Destiny 2's 2024 expansion, The Final Shape, was the conclusion of stories the game and its predecessor had been telling for 10 years--which means that its newest chapter, The Edge of Fate, is setting out on a new course. That puts The Edge of Fate in uncharted waters (or maybe uncharted space) as it lays the groundwork for a new story, a...
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Skate: hands-on report

Fifteen years since its last release, the Skate series returns with an entry that turns a whole city into a skater’s paradise. The newest Skate is a free-to-play open world where you can take on a series of challenges, spectate other skaters, team up with friends, or challenge other players to throw down and trade tricks.


Electronic Arts pulled the curtain back on Skate with a hands-on preview of Early Access ahead of its September 16 release. I shredded and slammed across the city of San Van...
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Hands-on report: Resident Evil Requiem, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and Pragmata

Capcom is storming Gamescom 2025 with three huge games set to release in 2026: Resident Evil Requiem, Pragmata, and Onimusha: Way of the Sword. I got a chance to go hands-on with all three to flee from terrors, hack robotic foes, and slice through demons. Let’s dive in.


With the ninth mainline Resident Evil game, on February 27, Capcom is set to return to where it all began: Raccoon City. Capcom’s announcement trailer focuses on FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft, and I played the demo from Resident...
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15 must-play indies to mark 15 years of  PlayStation Plus

For the past 15 years, PlayStation Plus has served as a welcoming home for indie games, connecting players with some of the most innovative, heartfelt, and personal experiences the world of video games has to offer. The PlayStation Plus Game Catalog (included with PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium memberships) puts a huge library of indie games right at your fingertips—but with so many games available, it’s possible for even some of the best to escape your notice. 


As we’ve entered the 15th...
IGN •

The Forgotten Resident Evil Game That Holds the Secret to Resident Evil: Requiem - IGN

Long before Resident Evil: Requiem, survivors in Raccoon City were trying to escape in Resident Evil Outbreak, a game that could hold a secret to where the ninth Resident Evil game is going. So, who is Alyssa Ashcroft, and how is her daughter, FBI Analyst Grace Ashcroft, connected to a now destroyed Umbrella Corporation and Raccoon City? Will Leon Scott Kennedy appear in RE9, especially if we're returning to the RPD? Let's delve into this upcoming world of survival horror.

Long before Resident...
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The Forgotten Resident Evil Game That Holds the Secret to Resident Evil: Requiem - IGN

With the announcement trailer of Resident Evil Requiem, Capcom has provided some of the first hints about the story being told in the ninth mainline entry in the Resident Evil series. The trailer didn't include any of the series' familiar faces, but it did suggest that Requiem has ties with a lesser-known Resident Evil game from way back in the PlayStation 2 era: Resident Evil Outbreak.

Outbreak was released in 2003, between Resident Evil 3 in 1999 and the franchise's semi-reboot with Resident...
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18 Games Like Blue Prince That Will Become Your Next Obsession

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Not since the release of Myst way back in 1993 has a game felt as consequential to the puzzle genre as Blue Prince. And while it's tough to compare the two--Myst's enormous impact turned it into a monument of what PC gaming could be to the burgeoning market of personal computers--Blue Prince does feel like a watershed moment in a similar vein. It's a...
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Chrono Trigger's Story Is Simpler Than You Remember, But That's What Makes It Great

Chrono Trigger celebrated its 30-year anniversary this week, on March 11, 2025. Below, we look back at how it continues to endure and what continues to make it a powerful, relevant classic.After 30 years, I still often find myself thinking about Fiona's Forest in Chrono Trigger, and one of the scenes that captures what makes the game so enduring for me.It's a late-game moment after you complete one of Chrono Trigger's few but meaningful side quests. In it, you meet a woman named Fiona, who has d...
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24 Best First-Person Shooters You Can't Miss In 2025

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For years, first-person shooters have pushed the envelope of how video games can create exciting, intense experiences for players. The idea of taking part in your own ridiculous action movie helped make video games an industry worth hundreds of billions, and as the FPS genre has evolved over the years, it's given rise to some truly standout games. Fr...
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