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Promoted from our community blogs! [Sometimes we approach a game with a plan, but the game has different plans in mind. For October’s Bloggers Wanted response, Wutangclam tells us about his experience withUntil Dawnand how it changed his expectations. – Pixie The Fairy] I wanted a couple of things fromUntil Dawn. I wanted to have fun, of course, and enjoy a game that I didn’t know too much about outside of the little bit of marketing it had prior to release....

So close, yet so far away In this debut look at GTA Online, we’re shown the new-found sense of freedom that players will have online. This multiplayer component is described as a “dynamic and persistent online world for 16 players that begins by sharing gameplay features, geography and mechanics withGrand Theft Auto V, but will continue to expand and evolve after its launch.” Form a crew to rob a bank or do the standard online multiplayer deathmatches, should that appeal to you....

Look, this was an easy sell for me. I’m a simple man: I seeSekironews in 2022, even by way of fan-created content, and I get excited.That includes thisElden Ring Sekiromod(with a bit ofBloodborne), which addresses one crucial mechanical aspect: rolling/dodging. Created by nmsl2018, the mod’s concept is very easy to grasp, but it has a whopper of a name: “replace light roll animation withSekirostep and medium roll withBloodbornestep.” The title says it all!...

[This Week in the Community is your weekly look at some of the best Community related work that has come from the Community Blogs and Forums.] This week’s gaming room belongs to Kryptinite. He has a sick setup, tons of games, movies and a collection of awesomeness. Check out Kryptinite’s setup over onhis C Blog. Samit got a Xbox 360 finally, go to PAX, the Mario mech is amazing, DtoidPennsylvania is now up and more happened in the Community in the last couple of weeks....

Blizzardhosted the first of their two Devstreamsregarding the upcomingDiablo 4Season 2, Season of the Blood, yesterday. And, I have to say…it was actually pretty good. In the trove of quality-of-life changes and enhancements coming to the ARPG, a buff to the drop rate of Uber Uniques was mentioned. Diablo DesignerJoe Shely followed up on Twitterafterward confirming the buffed drop rate. We aren’t kidding about the drop rate of Uber Uniques from Duriel in Season 2 of#DiabloIV....

It’s like Smokey and the Bandit meets Red October. In space! Remember kids, crime doesn’t pay. That is unless you find illicit liquor floating in space and decided to slowly sneak into a space station without the cops seeing you. In which case, it very much pays. YouTube user Isinona has been playing theElite: Dangerousbeta and recorded some video of this crafty set of moves that resembleSmokey and the BanditmeetsHunt for Red October....

Getting some extra goodies makes surviving the horrors of Bright Falls a bit easier. And littered throughout the world ofAlan Wake 2are stashes that have their own puzzles to unlock, ranging from eloquent riddles to, uh, the Rock Rock Tree stash. Stashes hold useful items, so it’s important to make sure you open them. And yes, sometimes that means engaging with the silly combinations of some cultists. Here’s how to open the Rock Rock Tree Stash inAlan Wake 2....

In the world ofDemon Slayer, the Demon Slayer Corps is humanity’s last line of defense against Kibutsuji Muzan and his man-eating army. Unfortunately, however, not all Demon Slayers can hold their ground against the vile monstrosities. The average Demon Slayer may be able to fight and even eliminate lower-ranked demons on their own, but they are helpless prey to stronger ones, especially the Upper Moons. The only Demon Slayers who can match these powerful monsters are the Hashira....

“Hey man, you want to go out tonight?” “Sorry dude, I gotta raid.” How many times have you eithersaidthat phrase, orheard itfrom a friend of yours? Whether you “get” MMOs or not, the fact remains that upcoming MMOWildStarwill have a major focus on raids, which is either good or bad news for your social life. I’ve talked at length on why I love raidinghereandhere, so let’s presuppose you fully comprehend what makes it so magical....

Making friends for all the wrong reasons Last month, theHitman-style schoolgirl murder simYandere Simulatorintroduced a new, non-lethal way to eliminate rivals for senpai’s attention:snitching. This month’s update builds on that by adding an additional non-lethal, this time non-disastrous (no expulsions here) way to eliminate competitors. I mean, it does involve kidnapping a different girl and tying her up in your basement. “Kokona is the ‘test dummy’ rival, so it’s easy to make her give up on Senpai; she only exists for testing and demonstrating features,” adev blog postreads....

My Dual Sense is tingling Over the weekend, Insomniac Gamesdropped a new updateon its recently released PS5 adventureSpider-Man Remastered.While the patch brings numerous tweaks and bug fixes to the web-slinger’s world, more importantly it now offers players the ability to transfer their save files fromSpider-ManPS4 to the next-gen remaster. In order for the PS5 edition ofSpider-Manto recognize your save file, however, you must go intoSpider-ManPS4 and export it first, otherwise your data cannot be accessed by the new edition of the game....

Runescapeis getting raids. Let that sink in for a second. A game released in 2001 and was in its prime in 2007 is only getting its first raidsfourteen yearslater. When I saw this news, I thought it had to be horrifically out of date, but nope. Raids are coming to Jagex’sRunescapeas part of the game’s July update. A giant boar called Tuska has crashed onto the planet (Urgh, I hate it when that happens), and now players will be able to enter a portal found on her corpse’s back to enter a new planet called Mazcab....

ThePokemonseries has 18 typings for its more than 1000 Pokemon to date. Of the typings, one of the original and most popular is the Electric-Type. Electric-Type Pokemon make up around 88 entries in the Pokédex. It is also the typing of the series mascot, Pikachu. With such a powerful force in this typing, it can be tough for some to counter it. After all, Electric-Type Pokemon are some of the most resistant in the series....