Indie sensationPEAKis all about surviving the island and reaching the highest ascent possible with your gang, but the different biomes are not the only challenges to your objective. The game might not have your typical survival game monsters, but some creatures do roam the islands. A few of them might not be major threats as long as you deal with them properly, but there’s one pretty vicious entity: theScoutmaster. Table of contents All available monsters in PEAK There are five ‘monsters’ currently in the game, and most of them are relatively minor and easier to handle....

‘One-shot-kill virtually anybody’ Those who believeAssassin’s Creedhas lost its way in recent years have a pretty powerful trump card for their argument: The hidden blade — the assassin’s most significant and symbolic tool — is oftentimes not capable of killing. Instead, it’ll take a chunk of a strong enemy’s health, leaving them to fight back and turn a stealthy endeavor into an all-out ruckus. That is evidently going to change inAssassin’s Creed Valhalla, one way or another....

Jade Empire: Special Edition I don’t know if BioWare can ever top its initial PC run. The studio just…nailed it, and crafted some incredible RPG experiences with actual, open role-playing. In its move to consoles (and subsequently, Electronic Arts) it added a little bit more action, then a tad more (the balance was fine withMass Effect 2), then went overboard inDragon Age 2. But before that drastic tonal shift wasJade Empire....

Raid roguelike dungeons to the beat BPM: Bullets Per Minutewould be cool enough if it was a typical FPS about raiding dungeons to stop the underworld from invading Asgard, but it has an eyebrow-raising twist: it’s also a rhythm game. Put another way, “all of your actions and the actions of your enemies are tied to the beat of the music.” The game is going for a “rock opera” feel and a roguelike hook....

DLC from old platforms included It was surprising to see High Moon Studios’Deadpoolresurface on Steamin July after its removal from digital marketplaces in 2014. The game is no masterpiece, but if someone wants to play, let ’em. I’m glad Activision worked out a contract with Marvel to reinstate sales. This new batch ofDeadpoolports for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One is also a surprise, but not a good one. The re-release will cost $49....

As part of the season three update, Raven Sofware nerfed the Bruen MK9. In saying that,Call of Dutycontent creator JGOD still believes that the LMG is still one of the best weapons inWarzone, thanks to a new Aftermarket Part. In theseason three update, the Bruen MK9 had its minimum damage decreased from 26 to 24 and aim down sight speed down from 410 milliseconds to 350. On paper, both should have knocked the LMG out of contention for being a viable long-range meta weapon, but the damage downgrade came with a catch....

Nightingalehas now launched into Early Access, and players have been downloading the game in droves, entering into the Fae Realms, and beginning their adventures. One question that’s floating around in these early days is: does Inflexion allow the use of modswithin Nightingale? Well, yes and no. There’s no official mod support. While Inflexion hasexplicitly saidit discourages the use of mods due to the shared-world nature of the game, it accepted some players want to tweak their gameplay experience and, as such, the team has split mods into two categories: client-side and non-permitted....

Also, you can play as a piece of poop! Super Time Force, in the state that it’s being shown at PAX Prime, is a product that has been refined and shaped by player feedback along all steps of the development process. Capybara Games first showed the game at PAX East 2012, after a mere couple months working on the project. As conventions came and went, the developers used information gleaned from watching people playSuper Time Forceto perfect it....

Good planning is half the battle Koei Tecmo has announced the next game in the expansive musou seriesDynasty Warriors.As revealed at Tokyo Game Show this weekend,Dynasty Warriors 9 Empiresis currently in development for PC, as well as current and next-gen console platforms. It is expected to release in 2021. Described as an evolution of typicalDWwarfare,Dynasty Warriors 9 Empireseschews its predecessor’s open-world approach for more strategic gameplay. Players will use violence, diplomacy, and careful planning in perfect balance to capture or ally with armies and kingdoms throughout the land, growing in dominance as their power and influence spreads throughout ancient China....

The Alex Scott FUT Birthday Hero SBC is now available inEA FC 25, and you may complete the challenge to unlock a unique defensive item for your Ultimate Team squad. This is the first time we have received a new Scott Hero card version in this year’s Ultimate Team. Unlocking the card is easy, as you’ll only need to complete four tasks. EA FC 25 Alex Scott FUT Birthday Hero SBC tasks The Alex Scott FUT Birthday Hero SBC has four tasks, and here are the requirements....

Advanced Gungeons & Draguns releases July 19 Your patience has been admirable, but bullets will soon be back on the menu. Dodge Roll Games has a new July 19 release in mind forEnter the Gungeon‘s free Advanced Gungeons & Draguns expansion. If all goes well,the updatewill hit PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on the same day. The massive free expansion Advanced Gungeons & Draguns hits Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on July 19!...

More on the horizon for Cloud and pals? We could be hearing more about Square Enix’s plans forFinal Fantasy VIIfairly soon.Final Fantasy VII Remakedirector Tetsuya Nomura says that someFFVIInews is in store for next month. During a Japanese-language livestream about battle royaleFinal Fantasy VII: The First Soldier, Nomura said news is on the way regarding the 25th anniversary ofFinal Fantasy VIIfor June, next month. (Translation viaVGCand@aitaikimochion Twitter.) The comment doesn’t seem to have any more specifics, in terms of what this means related toFinal Fantasy VII....

And what else? New cosmetics Final Fantasy XIVis a wild animal. You cannot cage it! Just when you thought that theNieR-heavyPatch 5.1was the end of it for a bit, here comes a flying ape mount, among other things. Patch 5.11 isn’t as massive as a true mainline update, but a few minions, a mount, multiple bug fixes, a whole new questline to restore Ishgard to its former glory, more items, several new cosmetics (hairstyles!...