When it comes to designing a key mechanic in any gameplay loop, the challenge – from a developer/studio standpoint – isn’t so much the immediate appeal of controlling said loop, but how you evolve that mechanic once that initial honeymoon period has worn off. True, there are exceptions to this; gunplay, in as broad a definition that may be, needn’t have to reinvent itself at every encounter. If the weapons look/feel/sound satisfying to work with – to swap in and out from – you’ve got yourself a sound base to work off of....

SinceArrowis taking a brief one-week hiatus before wrapping upSeason 3, The CW has released an extended trailer that teases the final five episodes, starting with"Broken Arrow"airing Wednesday, April 15 at 8 PM ET. The trailer reveals Oliver’s plan to break Roy (Colton Haynes) out of prison. Although, we do see footage of a prison brawl, along with a prisoner passing a knife off while Roy walks by…Will Roy not make it out of prison alive?...

Best Buy Starts Selling Unlocked iPhones, But You May Have To Settle Unlocked phones are an avenue that many people choose for phone ownership. An unlocked phone isn’t strapped to any particular carrier for years on end, and the owner can just own the phone outright instead of choosing to buy it or trade it in after the plan’s term is up. Best Buy has just started offering unlocked versions of the iPhone, making the process of shopping around just a tad easier for Apple fans....

Our Destiny 2 Raid Weapons Tier List ranks and breakthroughs the best available guns you should obtain from raids for PVE. This top 10 list will comprise all currently obtainable legendary raid weapons based on their usage across all levels of PVE, comparability to other weapons in its class, and unique weapons or perk combination. The weapons in this list were carefully selected to be great additions to any guardians arsenal and should be acquired for any beginner, intermediate, or serious PVE player....

Quick Links Some builds inMonster Hunter Wildsare going to be more specialized than others. You can have several different builds per weapon, with many having a generic raw dps version. But when playing with the options available, you can make something that will allow you to aid others in hunts while being aggressive, like a paralysis build for the Dual Blades. These weapons are great for this build as they will allow you to be on the offensive for the entire hunt while also stopping a monster rampage frequently....

Well, this certainly is an interesting challenge, because you’re going to have to go from being a person who does pornography to one that becomes a politician so good that you can win the presidency. You are going to need quite a bit of money to make your bid to become president, so make sure you collect all you can while you are in the early stages of your fame....

Overwatch 2 is well known for making a lot of high-quality skins, from their basic legendaries on most characters to the Blizzard IP collab they did a while ago. Each skin generally has a ton of thought put into it, as was shown with the mythic skins for both Genji and Junker Queen. Today, Blizzard’s brought its high level of skin detail into the latest skin for Doomfist, bringing Overwatch 2 its first anime collaboration....

Can You Go Cheap With Jack Stands? Or Is It A Disaster Waiting To Happen? Floor jacks are an essential tool for getting a vehicle off the ground for the sake of repairs, maintenance, and so on. That said, the second most essential tool for vehicle elevation behind floor jacks is a jack stand (or really a pair of jack stands). Whilefloor jacksmay raise the vehicle, the stands are your best bet for actually keeping it in position....

Developer Platinum Games’latest blog postfeatures their Lead Sound Designer, Misaki Shindo. Who takes us on a tour of how the sounds for their critically-acclaimed action-RPG,Nier: Automatawas crafted. Nier: Automata- Listen Misaki Shindo begins by sharing her inspiration and motivational drive that she found whilst attending theCEDEC(Computer Entertainment Developer’s Conference), an annual convention for the Japanese game industry, a few years back. “We’ve got to pack NieR:Automata with the most interesting techniques that we can....

Dr Disrespect stunned after speaking too soon during Elden Ring Malenia boss fight Dr Disrespect is one of the many streamers that hopped on Elden Ring ahead of the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, and was stunned into rare silence against the hardest boss in the game. Elden Ring has enjoyed a revival sinceKai Cenat’s huge streamof the FromSoftware title, with a number of top names attempting to complete the game on stream too....

The premise of Duck Detective: The Secret Salami grabbed me immediately, as I enjoy puzzle-solving and detective work in video games. But in the end, I felt a little let down by how much I stumbled along the way while attempting to put together clues that didn’t make as much sense as they should have. While I don’t want a game to hold my hand along the entire way, which Duck Detective provides as an option in its Story Mode setting, I was surprised by how often I felt lost and inclined to look for help anywhere I could get....

In this Elden Ring Black Flame Faith guide, I’ll be showing you my Black Flame Spellblade build. This is a level 100 version of the Black Flame Apostle build and sort of advances that build. If you’ve been wondering what to do with that build, then you should read this article. Elden Ring Black Flame Faith Build Guide - Black Flame Spellblade A Dexterity/Faith Build that uses Black Flame and Bleeding to destroy enemies....

InmacOS Mojave, Apple is bringing apps from iOS to the Mac for the first time, including News, Stocks, Voice Memos, and Home. The News app for Mac offers all the content you’ve come to expect from the curation app in a design that looks familiar. Here’s a quick look at the News app for macOS. The Mac News app Located in the macOS Dock, the Mac News app features a familiar icon that’s been slightly redesigned....