While echoes are the primary weapon inLegend of Zelda:Echoes of Wisdom, the Princess of Hyrule is still able to use her swordfighter form to fight with the classics like a sword, a bow, and more. However, to get the most out of the swordfighter form, you’re going to need plenty of Might Crystals. These oddly shaped blue stones are found all over Hyrule, but how do you use them? Where do you find more?...

If you’re like me, you might have been staring at that balcony the entire time you were searching in the kitchen and wondering how to get there. Check out how to get outside in Secret Staycation and explore. How to go to the balcony in Secret Staycation Secret Staycation has multiple areas you can explore to complete your food collection. The balcony is one such spot, but the doors are closed and you can’t go out that way....

The slacker backer campaign rolls on Even thoughIndivisiblehit its funding goalearlier this month, developer/publisher team Lab Zero and 505 Games continue to seek additional funding through a “slacker backer” campaign, also conducted via the game’s existingIndiegogo page. Custom donations are no longer possible, but you can choose from one of the available perks. Indivisiblerecently hit one of its stretch goals: an animated intro produced by Titmouse (ofThe Venture BrosandMotorcityfame) and a mystery anime studio....

Baldur’s Gate 3had a stealth releaseon Xbox Series X|S after the game won the top prize at The Game Awards. The surprise Xbox launch is a great time for Series X|S console owners to jump into The Game Awards’ official Game of the Year, but is it available on Game Pass? Can you playBaldur’s Gate 3on Xbox Game Pass? Unfortunately,Baldur’s Gate 3is not available on Xbox Game Pass. Unlike many games that are released on day one on Xbox Game Pass,Baldur’s Gate 3is developed by Larian Studios, which has no official connection to Microsoft....

Standalone follow-up Ascension coming to PC, PS4 Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence – Ascensionis a real mouthful, and you know what else? It’s leaving Japan on May 21, 2025. Koei Tecmo confirmed the localized PC and PlayStation 4 release today and passed along a whole mess of screenshots from the Sengoku-era grand strategy game. Ascensionis a standalone expansion that builds on last year‘sSphere of Influence. Some of the additions, like siege and naval battles, are flashy;others, more subdued....

From cartoons to TV to the big screen Is there anything more villainous than a pre-release season pass? Probably not, so in keeping with the theme of the upcomingLego DC Super-Villains, Warner Bros. Interactive has released details of numerous add-on DLC packs headed to the game post-release. In terms of characters, packs will be made available based on DC Super-Villains and DC Super Heroes from various live-action TV shows, such asArrow, The FlashandLegends of Tomorrow....

Life in a northern town Who hasn’t wanted to escape the hustle and bustle of city life? Games likeStardew Valleyoffer a rural farming respite, but upcoming indie gameMoonglow Bayheads for a different place: the sea. Revealed during today’s ID@Xbox stream,Moonglow Bayis a slice-of-life fishing RPG that mixes quiet town life with sailing and fishing. Set in the town of Moonglow Bay on the Eastern Canadian coastline in the 1980s, you take up fulfilling the final wish of your partner to help keep the business afloat as the town faces bankruptcy....

A new trailer for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Rebornwas just unveiled at Tokyo Game Show today, and we now have an English version to share with you. It’s a lovely trailer, just as you’d expect from Square Enix, but how is the game? A newXIVawaits, the trailer says. The word so far onA Realm Rebornis that it’s good. No, really. I’ve heard rumors that the first time around the game was pushed out prematurely, and that the team was disappointed in the final product....

Well that’s good to know While there were concerns about Nintendo ditching cloud saves when a subscription lapses (based on some open-ended wording in an FAQ), that’s not quite the case. In a statement toIGN, the company explained that users will have a window of opportunity to resub and reclaim their cloud saves. As far as I’m aware, that six-month recovery window is comparable to how Sony handles cloud saves for folks who exit PlayStation Plus....

Is this peak Nintendo? Nintendo is closing out a busy week of video game news with one more announcement: whatever the hell this fitness contraption is. Today’s first-look demonstration raises so many questions. The video shows actors running in place, doing poses, and just generally exercising indoors while holding a ring-like device that has some flex to it. We can’t actually see what they’re looking at on-screen, but this “new experience,” as Nintendo puts it, involves strapping a Joy-Con to one of your legs and securing a second controller within the ring itself, presumably for motion-tracking purposes....

Another casual discussion from the Dtoid news room Even though 2012 is careening toward its conclusion and we should be starting to wind down, it seems like we’re busier than ever with our awards and year-end activities. But then we noticed a sudden spike in folk asking, “whatever happened to that delightful series of videos where staggeringly attractive people from this site discuss the issues of the day as they pertain to video games?...

Mobile title available for pre-registration A little over a month ago, we reported on Bandai Namco’sPac-Man Geo,a new mobile spin on the classic coin-op that will use world maps to create unique mazes for Pac-Man and his pals. Well, it seems the hungry fella is getting set to gobble, asPac-Man Geois now available for pre-registration oniOSandAndroid. Utilising mobile geographical information,Pac-Man Geoallows players to create a pill-filled maze out of almost any location they can think of, from New York’s Times Square, to Paris’ Arc de Triomphe, even the criss-cross streets of Tokyo’s Shibuya district....

Free copy of Resident Evil 5? Interesting. Reaction toResident Evil 6was … let’s say mixed, if I’m to be polite. Despite this, Capcom is continuing its commitment to bringing games to the PC by makingResident Evil 6available forpre-purchase on Steam. If you’re committed to buying the game, there’s some pre-purchase rewards available for you. It’s another case of the more people pre-order, the more rewards are unlocked. Right now, the first reward tier is already reached, so everyone who pre-purchases will get a soundtrack and an artbook....