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No, so don’t go looking for it! A lot ofHogwarts Legacy‘s puzzles are centered around Hogwarts itself, which makes perfect sense. This is the Wizarding World after all, and most of the storylines in that universe flow from Hogwarts, or deal with students that are directly attending the school. So after unlocking Depulso Puzzle Rooms, you might be itching for more, given that they’re some of the toughest challenges on offer in the game....

Donald “Kodykoala” Kennedy has a talent for turning harmless, inoffensive toys into concentrated nightmare fuel. He’s given us zombifiedYoshiandGame Boy, acutawayof Mega Man’s anatomy, and most frightening of all, asimulationof the typical Koopa family dinner. And it only gets more disturbing from there. Back in August, Kodykoala constructed abattle-damaged Mega Manout of aJazwares Retro Roto figurine. It was alright, but it doesn’t hold a candle toProto Man‘s battle-weary incarnation. Ol’ Blues is making his last stand, shield at the ready, buster heavy at the side....

Living Dangerously 2K Games has released a new trailer for its goofy-looking WWE brawler,WWE 2K Battlegrounds,which launches on PC and consoles in September. In the new video, silver-tongued devil Paul Heyman shows off some of the crazy game’s playable modes, while coaxing viewers to plonk down their pre-order. Always the salesman, this dude. WWE 2K Battlegroundsis an over-the-top brawler, which sees 70 WWE Superstars – of today and yesteryear – fight it out in simple, super-stylised arcade action....

Time again for another broadcast ofBacklog, the ongoing effort to rid my collection of unfinished games. We’ve been playingDeadly Creatureson the show this week and things have taken a very bad turn for at least one of the two rednecks searching for lost Confederate gold. Meanwhile, I’m getting my ass handed to me by lizards because that’s probably what should happen if a tarantula tries to fight one. Come and hang out with me and all of the goons in our live chat as we continue this unique adventure....

Along with increasing thefrequency of theirMagic: The Gathering(MTG) releasesover the years, Wizards of the Coast have also begun to provide consistent updates to theirBannedandRestrictedcard lists for each format. In a2023 updateby Wizards designer Dan Musser, he confirmed that banned and restricted announcements will now be made within two to five weeks after the release of a set. Whether you’re playingCommanderat your Local Games Store (LGS) or preparing a decklist for aModernChallenge tournament, it’s essential that you’re up to date on what cards are legal in your format of choice....

It never ceases to amaze me how low some pathetic wankers go to prove the “superiority” of their favorite videogames machine. I thought the guys who made little YouTube videos about it with Windows Movie Maker were sad enough, but it seems that you can always go justonestep further. Metacritic has become the latest battleground in the fanboy console wars, with user scores allowing the particularly deranged to deliberately score down a videogame....

PS Vita version finally dropped Thank the baseball gods that baseball is back in a month and a half. I’m hooting and hollering like a mad man at these Warriors games, but basketball just takes too many nights off. I need several hours of warm deadening a night, every night, damn it. MLB The Show 16will beat the real MLB to the plate, coming to PlayStations 3 and 4 on March 29....

Hey soul suspect, every little thing you dooooo Fedora. Lame vest and tie combo. Watch — or worse, wallet — chain. Man, the protagonist ofMurdered: Soul Suspectlooks dumb. Certainly has nothing on the style ofGhost Trick: Phantom Detective‘s lead, though Isoul suspectthat to be intentional given how similar the two games’ central conceit is. Still, nice to know that Microsoft will be populating its ghost town — the Xbox One — with this ghost story....

Stabby stab stab Have you and Aveline been properly introduced? If not, this newest trailer forAssassin’s Creed III: Liberationwill take care of just that. In it, she’ll tell you a bit about herself, why she decided to do what she does, and proceed to stab a bunch of baddies. I had a tally of about nineteen just in that two-minute-long trailer. I presume there’s a ton more where that came from....

Possible gaffe leaks two more roster members Yesterday, at aSoulcalibur VIevent held in Melbourne, Australia, the demo build supplies by Bandai Namco revealed the final two members of theSoulcalibur VIroster, Raphael and Cervantes. Reports seem inconsistent on whether this was a mistake on the publisher’s part or intentional, although gameplay videos of the two characters are being removed from YouTube since. Sneaky photos, however, popped up onResetera in double-quick time, allegedly showing an almost-complete roster screen, including the two returning characters and a slot for the player’s custom character, which can be created in the returning Create-A-Soul mode....

Certain video game sound effects never quite leave us, and I can safely say that the “smacking a caveman” noise fromJoe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropicsis still living in my head rent-free all these years later. It may not be myfavoritearcade-ish action-platformer series, but I’ve got a soft spot for it in a surprisingly deep sea of retro caveman games. As previously announced,Joe & Macis coming back this year with a remake calledNew Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja— and here’s a (ridiculously) quick look at it in action....

Also, Into the Breach Nintendo is getting a big win today in the form ofThe Messenger,a superb homage toNinja Gaiden, which found its way onto the NES so many years ago (and eventually on the SNES in trilogy form). Other Switch releases includeInto the Breach, The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season, NeoGeo Crossed Swords, Bloxiq, Claws of Furry(you read that right), Fall of Light: Darkest Edition, Freedom Planet, God Wars The Complete Legend, Haunted Dungeons: Hyakki Castle, Mini Metro, Moonfall Ultimate, Ninjin: Clash of Carrots, Phantaruk, Realpolitiks, Son of a Witch, The VideoKid, andToy Stunt Bike: Tiptop’s Trials....

Today, NCsoft declared officially thatinactive accounts are indeed being reactivated.This is a gradual process, so if you’re like me and haven’t had your account switched back on yet, don’t worry. If you’ve never had an account but want to get in on the free-to-play action, you’ll have to wait a little bit longer as you’ll be given access in the upcoming week. City of Heroesremains one of my favorite MMOs of all time and I cannot wait for my account to be reactivated....