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Breath of the Wild bucked a lot of Zelda series tradition. In doing so, it became one of the best open-world exploration games of all time, earning high praise for the freedom it offers. It encourages experimentation, and that experimentation leads to personal preferences. Everyone has their own way of traversing Link’s world, and people are still finding cool ways to get around. Maybe you’ll equip a full set of climbing gear and scale the mountains, or maybe you prefer to tame a loyal horse and take it everywhere you go....

The YouTube channel behind The Division Mythbusters releases a new video, testing out a new batch of theories and gameplay glitches in the game’s open world. Oddities are par for the course in any open world game, and The Division is no exception to the rule. With the game containing so many ways that it can be played, gamers have discovered odd quirks in the title, and one YouTube channel is examining these eccentricities....

The Elder Scrolls Online is getting a new expansion, and Bethesda and ZeniMax Online are offering up the first ever new class since the game’s original roster at launch. Once The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind releases, players will be given the opportunity to create brand new Warden characters, a role that is functionally similar to the Druid class in World of Warcraft with several Elder Scrolls-appropriate twists. To celebrate the massive content addition that is a new class in a MMORPG title, Bethesda released a gameplay trailer featuring the Warden earlier today....

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is nearly approaching its first month, and players are still discovering many of the game’s wonders. Upon exploring the game, most players would probably notice its vast open-world environment and intricate details that helped Assassin’s Creed Valhalla receive a positive reception from players and critics. But despite all the features that Assassin’s Creed Valhalla offers, it appears that eagle-eyed players have since discovered something horrific about the game....

“I went in for Joel initially,” The Last of Us actor Jeffrey Pierce tells me while sitting on what’s presumably his front porch. Dogs are barking in the background and there’s the faint sound of a creaking chain - perhaps a swing chair tied between two trees. It looks like the kind of cabin you’d chance upon in Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic series, except here - in the current apocalypse of 2020 - the sun is shining and Pierce is smiling....

Sony has just announced that it will be holding a “State of Play” stream dedicated entirely to The Last of Us Part II this week. Running on May 27, 2020, at 1 pm PST, the stream will be roughly 20 minutes long and will go over the specifics of its gameplay and story. Director Neil Druckmann will be walking players through what they can expect from this sequel to 2013’s hit PS3 survival game....

HBO and the team behind the superb TV adaptation of The Last of Us have confirmed that it will return for a second season. The Last of Us has been renewed and season 2 will be coming, albeit in the relatively distant future. Co-creator (and writer of the video game series) Neil Druckmann has thanked the cast and crew behind the hit show, but mostly the viewers who have engaged with it so far: “I’m humbled, honoured, and frankly overwhelmed that so many people have tuned in and connected with our retelling of Joel and Ellie’s journey,” he said in a statement....

Annihilation is not only an instant modern sci-fi classic, but it may be one of the best films of 2017. Following his brilliant directorial debut on Ex Machina in 2014, Alex Garland adapted Jeff VanderMeer’s eerie novel — an unsettling, surreal mix of horror and science fiction — with style and atmosphere to spare, taking liberties with the structure of the story but capturing the tone and meaning of the book with intelligence and intensity....

As the main setting for the majority of The Medium, Niwa Resort is a disturbing location filled with mystery, misery, and suffering even without traveling to the spirit world. The site of a gruesome massacre, it’s easy for players to get caught up in the atmosphere of the game and completely miss certain aspects of Niwa on a first playthrough. While some aspects of Niwa stick in your mind long after the credits roll, such as some of the more horrific Memory Shard collectibles, others are both easy to miss in a normal play through as well as being somewhat forgettable by the time players reach the climactic end of the story....

This morning, fans got their first real look at Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order gameplay during the EA Play 2019 live stream. Indeed, the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order gameplay reveal offered 15 minutes of brand new game footage, which focused on combat, force powers, environmental navigation, and more. While this will certainly provide players with a great deal of new material to dissect, even more information on the highly anticipated title has been made available, some of which focuses specifically on Jedi: Fallen Order level design....

X-Wings are extremely versatile. Depending on how you prefer to play, they can be quick enough to rival an interceptor class ship, or powerful enough to rip through any opponent. The modifications available in Star Wars: Squadrons can change your playstyle drastically. Now that the game is available on Xbox Game Pass, it’s time to look at the best loadouts for the X-Wing in 2021. With two loadout slots for each starfighter, you should have a loadout ready for both the Dogfight and Fleet Battle modes....

The Republic’s Y-Wing is essential in Fleet Battles, as it’s the best way to deal lots of damage to the Star Destroyer. However, it is much slower than other starfighters, making it very hard to master. Now that Star Wars: Squadrons is available on Xbox Game Pass, it’s time to look at the best Y-Wing loadouts for the Dogfight and Fleet Battles modes in 2021. Best Y-Wing Dogfight Loadout: Primary Weapon: Heavy Rotary Cannon Left Auxiliary: Goliath Missile Right Auxiliary: Multi-Lock Missile Countermeasures: Particle Burst Hull: Reinforced Hull Shields: Ray Shield Engine: Standard Engine Strengths of This Build: The reinforced hull gives the Y-Wing much more health, so it can soak up more hits....

We finally saw Starfield at E3. Well, sort of. Starfield was the opening gambit of Xbox’s stellar E3 presentation, and after years of waiting, we finally got a release date. We still didn’t get any gameplay, but the release date of November 11, 2022 gives Bethesda enough time to show off plenty from the heavily anticipated space RPG before then. Oh, and Bethesda is sorry it’s an Xbox console exclusive, by the way....

Valve has announced a major update to its Remote Play Together function on Steam. Soon, even those who don’t have a Steam account will be able to join in on online multiplayer fun, all with a few simple steps. Remote Play Together allows players to join their friends’ local multiplayer games through the internet. Only one person needs to own a copy for this to work, so a sufficient Internet connection is all that is required to play in tandem....

Below Zero is the sequel to the indie survival game, Subnautica. Taking place in the arctic landscape of Sector Zero, you will take on the character of Robin Ayou, trying to navigate the frozen waters while unraveling the mystery around her sister’s death. One of the keys to survival is the tech Robin can build. This tech, of course, is powered by batteries, which can be crafted from natural resources around the map....

Toad is one of the more interesting characters in the Super Mario franchise. This scrappy little character has gone on multiple adventures with Mario and the gang, been captured, and seems to be the backbone of the Mushroom Kingdom’s economy and infrastructure. These memes explore this character’s impact on the fanbase for better or worse. Many allude to Toad’s mysterious anatomy, others point to his annoying habit of sending Mario to yet another castle, and many more....

Throughout Mario series history, coins have served as the Mushroom Kingdom’s primary currency. Debuting in Mario Bros., coins have served every purpose from building score to gaining an extra life. In the RPG titles, they also act as currency to purchase gear from shops. However, the Mario series’ main source of currency holds its fair share of secrets. Besides the widely known purposes of coins in the familiar platformer titles, coins have come in various colors and were found in all manner of locations....

A mysterious door discovered in Super Nintendo World appears to confirm that it will one day get a Donkey Kong expansion. Super Nintendo World will finally open its doors to the public at the end of this week following a series of delays. However, a lucky few have already experienced everything it has to offer. VGC was part of a technical rehearsal during which it discovered a mysterious door located on the north side of the park....

Barely over two years ago, the Den of Geek staff was mere days away from heading to Austin when the inevitable happened: SXSW and all its strange and glorious intersections of film, music, technology, games, and more was canceled due to the then only dawning COVID-19 pandemic. A virtual alternative eventually went forward some months later, and there was a virtual SXSW in 2021 as well, but to concede things haven’t been the same in Austin is an understatement....

Team Liquid breezed past Golden Guardians in the second round of the League of Legends Championship Series Playoffs. With the win, Team Liquid joins FlyQuest as the second team in North America to qualify for Worlds. As the first seed in the LCS, Team Liquid came into the series as favorites to defeat Golden Guardians, who finished the regular season in fifth place. However, many were skeptical of Team Liquid’s chances after Golden Guardians upset Team SoloMid last week in the first round of the playoffs....