Quick Links Some enemies and bosses are hard to track down in the open landscape ofNew World, including Captain Patricia, who must be sought out and slain in a relatively remote region. Players won’t have too much of a hard time defeating this level 42 foe or their lackeys if one is of equal or higher level. RELATED:New World: Where To Find Boatswain Ambrose Captain Patricia is a prime target during the “Shadows Cast By A Final Salute” quest given by James Sexton in Great Cleave....

Connectionsis a short, daily word game from the New York Times Games. Every day, it gives you a selection of seemingly-random words that need to be sorted into categories. Other than the words themselves, you don’t get a single clue for what the categories might be. And today’s puzzle is much more challenging than therules ofConnectionsmight make it sound. There are so many overlapping words that could go in several categories, and there are also a lot of red herring word combinations as well....

Summary Players can easily sink hundreds of hours into open-world games. Fromimmersive open-world games set in historical locationsand far-flung fantasy environments to action-packed modern masterpieces, this genre has it all. Although the best of these games are often paired with fantastic main storylines, the greatest draw of most open-world games is the freedom to explore. However, while big maps can be great, if they feel empty, their size can become a hindrance....

Summary 250,000Overwatch 2players have been banned in a push to get rid of cheaters. WithOverwatch 2launching as a free-to-play title, it opened itself up to malicious accounts, and the latest bans have purged the game of many of them. Overwatch 2replaced the original when it was released, and it struggles to reach the same peak players. Because its predecessor was a paid game, it had a natural safeguard against a certain volume of cheaters, griefers, hackers, and more....

Throughout the nearly seven years sinceFinal Fantasy Brave Exviusdebuted in 2015, the popular mobile version of the iconic role-playing game franchise has seen no shortage of crossovers with many of the biggest names in gaming. Previous updates have seen the mobile title add characters and events featuring bothSquare Enix properties likeKingdom HeartsandTomb Raideras well as even collaborating with celebrities like musician Ariana Grande in 2017. Now, theFinal Fantasymobile game will welcome another JRPG legend later this week....

One of the most intense moments for a Pokemon trainer is getting to the end of their journey. With their partners, they’ve battled the best of the best. They’ve likely taken down one or two crime syndicates in the process. Aftera grueling gauntlet of battles, one person stands at the top: the champion. RELATED:The 10 Hardest Trainer Battles In Pokémon History, Ranked Pokemon games don’t always have a standard battle with a champion....

Rainbow Rose is one of the numerous local specialties introduced inGenshin Impact4.0. It’s a rare sweet flower that’s pink in color and only grows in artificial environments like gardens. Some say that the flower resembles Lilies more than Roses. The main use forRainbow Roseis as an Ascension material to level upcharacters inGenshin Impactlike Lyney. The Fontaine local specialty is more commonly found in the Beryl Region in addition to a few spots scattered randomly around the map....

Few franchises have influenced popular culture more thanStar Trek. As one of the most widely recognized space science fiction series known around the world, it nevertheless boggles the mind that this TV show that started in 1966 withStar Trek: The Original Serieswould still be receiving more adaptations and reboots today. As is usually the case for any popular franchise,Star Trekhas been brought to every medium imaginable; from motion pictures, to merchandise, and even novels....

Segasubsidiary Relic Entertainment has announced that the studio has been hit with layoffs, impacting 121 employees. The announcement is the latest among a string of layoffs that have affected several sectors over the past few months. However, it’s interesting to note thatSega’s notice comes amid the company’s recently announced plans for its ambitious roadmap. In its financial presentation for the 2023 fiscal year, Sega stated that it’s planning to release at least 12 non-mobile games which include titles likeSonic Origins Plus,Endless Dungeon, and theLike a Dragon Gaidenspinoff, among others....

Many video games with seemingly endless development cycles come out eventually, but titles likeDuke Nukem ForeverandFinal Fantasy 15have gone down in infamy due to their delays and public shifts in development. Ubisoft has a couple of these projects to its name, includingBeyond Good & Evil 2andAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora, which has existed for longer than most people realize. Sitting in between these two isSkull and Bones, a ship-sailing action game that started its life as a multiplayer expansion forAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag....

Skyrimhas a few guilds that the Dragonborn can join. The Thieves Guild is a secretive band of rogues that make their living through theft and blackmail. The guild’s base of operations liesunderneath the city of Riften.Players have to meet Brynjolf at the market and complete his first task to formally join the guild. Then the Dragonborn needs to navigate through the Ratway sewers to find the Ragged Flagon. This is where the Dragonborn will get new Thieves Guild missions and where they can sell stolen items to fences....

Fans of theSniper Elitegame franchise can look forward to another game in the series, asSniper Elite 5was recently revealed. The game will be a direct sequel toSniper Elite 4, and it will be developed and published by Rebellion. Sniper Elite 5’s reveal trailer showed off some of the familiar sniping gameplay that players expect from theSniper Eliteseries. The trailer also revealed thatSniper Elite 5will launch some time in 2022, and the game will be available to Xbox Game Pass users on day one....

Square Enix’sFinal Fantasy Pixel Remasterseries of games have been a surprising and delightful way to re-experience the older titles. The remasters update the first six games of the franchise, with the latest release beingFinal Fantasy 4 Pixel Remaster. This remaster has everything from the original SNES game, though there are a few things missing from this version ofFinal Fantasy 4. One of these is the iconic and beloved Easter Egg known as the Developer’s Office....