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Exodus was announced as a fulsome narrative experiment with time dilation, aided and abetted by extremely non-AI-generated Matthew McConaughey – a story told over millennia-long time jumps, featuring super-evolved versions of human beings. But let’s face it, some of you are just here for the Mass Effect parallels raised by the presence of former BioWare devs on the ticket. The new sci-fi RPG’s latest footage, below, certainly leans into them.

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How do you get a bigger inventory in Crimson Desert? It won’t be long into your Crimson Desert playthrough before you try to pick something up and are hit with the message that your inventory is full. Throwing away trinkets is never pleasant, especially if you aren’t quite sure what’s going to be useful down the line. The best way to ensure you don’t miss out on anything valuable is to increase your inventory size. There are a few ways to do this, and you can get to it as soon as you start playing, which you might want to…

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Fallout 3 artist Istvan Pely says the game’s awkward DLC integration was something Bethesda wanted to make sure it got right when it came to expanding Starfield.If you’ve played Fallout 3 or Fallout New Vegas after purchasing the Game of the Year edition of either, you’ll be familiar with the DLC wave. In New Vegas, once you leave Doc Mitchell’s hut and gaze upon Goodsprings – and by extension, the wasteland – for the first time, it’s an impactful moment. Or rather, it would be, but instead you’re treated to a number of pop-up notices informing you of the DLC…

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Reviews of Crimson Desert, the new open world fantasy RPG from Black Desert Online studio Pearl Abyss, are surfacing across the internet as you read these words. Out on 19th March, it’s the story of Kliff McDuff of the Greymanes, who is trying to rally his scattered comrades following a vicious attack by their rivals, the Black Bears. It’s one of those Much-Anticipated games, possibly because it appears to have inhaled the entire third-person action genre, with mechanics that range from sorcerous air-hopping through momentum-based damage to Dynasty Warriors-style crowd control. Predictably, this glut of ideas can feel a smidge……

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How do you solve the Dragon’s Stone puzzle? Some puzzles in Crimson Desert have you utilizing your mystical powers to alter the environment, some have you searching for items in the environment, and some, like the Dragon’s Stone puzzle, ask you to put in a lot of legwork. Thankfully, we have the answers right here if you don’t fancy the trip. Those big question marks in Crimson Desert can indicate so many things, but when you stumble across a huge hole in the ground, it’s a safe bet to say something interesting is inside. Thankfully, there is! It’s the Dragon’s…

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It’s the weekend, and that means one thing: time for a Netflix binge. As well as its packed catalogue of movies, the streamer is also full of brilliant new shows, with a good number of them just the right length to fill a weekend.We’re in the mood for love this week, with a pair of long-running romantic dramas getting their latest seasons. But if that’s not up your street, then we also have an absolutely terrifying drama based on a real-life horror from the late ’80s.But perhaps you’re looking for something to watch on one of the other streamers? We’ve…

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Bang. 29 bullets left. Bang, bang, bang, rattatata. 14 bullets left. I’d better reload, in case someone comes around that corner and I need a full clip on hand to empty into then. NO. THINK ABOUT THE BULLETS YOU’RE USING, Valve yell from their giant Steam-powered tower looming high above the battlefield. I look at my magazine and notice that following the latest Counter-Strike 2 update, it now bears a post-it note saying that if I reload early, the leftover ammo will be lost to the mists of time.

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How do you solve the Glenbright Manor mission? While looking for your comrades, and shortly after that, a devilish creature, you pass through a large estate that houses Glenbright Manor. The occupants of the manor have seen better days, but that isn’t the most interesting part of your time here. It isn’t uncommon to stumble across a puzzle in Crimson Desert – the Dragon’s Stone puzzle had us scratching our heads for a while, for instance. Glenbright Manor, however, is a different beast. A house that contains treasures both obvious and hidden, getting to the bottom of this place is…

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If there’s one nigh-universal point of criticism early Crimson Desert players have with the open-world game, it’s the controls. They’re weird, they’re awkward, and they’re liable to give you fits – at least at first. Pearl Abyss’s marketing head asserts that it’s like riding a bike, and according to the veteran dev that led Dishonored, there are some advantages to an oddball control scheme.Responding on Twitter to a player who suggests that Crimson Desert “just needs simplified controls,” marketing director Will Powers suggests that you “think of it like riding a bike, it comes naturally after you learn it. just…

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Tomb Raider developers Crystal Dynamics have announced their fourth round of layoffs in 12 months. A total of 20 staff across development and central operations roles have been let go this time, with Crystal Dynamics emphasising they’re still “fully committed” to Tomb Raider: Catalyst and Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis. In March last year, 17 Crystal Dynamics staffers were given their marching orders, with an unspecified number of others being let go in August, and “just under 30” following in November.

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