It’s solution-o’-clock Hogwarts Legacyhas several core secrets to solve, located centrally in Hogwarts itself. One of those riddles is the Clock Tower puzzle, which is a bit confusing at first; especially since it’s not a traditional puzzle. Here’s how to locate it, and where to solve it. Step One: Acquire Glacius or Arresto Momentum Before you even attempt this secret, you’ll want to pick up Glacius (freezing spell) or Arresto Momentum (a stopping spell)....

Emergency Jimquisition! Waking through Gearbox’s walkthrough ofAliens: Colonial Marines. That is, theAliens: Colonial MarinesGearbox wanted the world to believe in, not the one that actually happened. While demo footage is not representative of the final product, it isn’t supposed to be more polished, better animated, boast superior features and be almost entirely comprised of sequences that never happen in the game. A vertical slice of gameplay? A reasonable excuse … if the gameplay being sliced is actual gameplay, and not an entire fabrication....

It’s ‘Multiplayer Monday’ today onMash Tactics. King Foom is doubling up the action with two recent releases. First up is the vehicular combat resurrectionTwisted Metal, followed by the cosplay bloodsport ofGotham City Imposterson Xbox 360. As usual, viewers are welcome to join in the mayhem, so tune in, join up, and kick some ass live on air. Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDestructoid’s Twitch TV channel. Watch King Foom play a variety of games, each day with its own theme....

Pixel Puzzler Developer Jupiterhas announceda new Sega edition of its popular block-filling puzzle seriesPicross Sfor Switch. This entry will have particular appeal to retro gaming fans, as all of the puzzles are themed after classic characters and sprites from Sega Mega Drive and Sega Master System classics such asGolden Axe, Alex Kidd, Streets of Rageand, of course,Sonic the Hedgehog. Available to download late next week,Picross S: Sega Genesis and Master System Edition, (orMega Drive and Mark III Editionin Japan), will host a whopping 480 “nonograms” across its Picross, Mega Picross, Clip Picross, and Color Picross modes....

Don’t NIS it Publishers NIS America have announcedon twitterthat they will be holding a presser next month to showcase their plans for the coming year and beyond. The publisher, whose catalogue includes theDisgaeaandDanganronpatitles, will host the event on February 9, and will live stream the conference for fans to watch online. We can expect to see new announcements and some “very special guests.” NIS America press event set for February 9[Gematsu]...

Winners only Nvidia has partnered with CD Projekt Red to create a ray-tracing-capable GPU that’s customized a la the upcomingCyberpunk 2077. Put your wallet away because Lady Luck has to pick up this tab. A handful ofCyberpunk 2077canary yellow RTX 2080 Ti graphics cards were made by Nvidia for a giveaway. Here’s a short video that show what they look like: Introducing the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Cyberpunk 2077 Edition....

Becoming a super-powered striker is tricky—just ask Yoichi Isagi fromBlue Lockanime/manga. What you have, and he doesn’t, isRoblox VisionTrello, which will improve your play. You should also check out theVisionDiscord server for more information about this anime sports game. What is the Vision Trello Link? The Trello board forRoblox Visionwill help you learn more about the game, especially regardingspecial moves and game mechanics. This way, you can learn how certain skills, likeCurve Shot, work....

Patience is a virtue Atlus is up tosomething. Nearly a month ago, the Sega subsidiaryrevealed a teaser site, suggesting thePersonateam has a project to reveal on November 24. Naturally, the question on everyone’s mind is: ‘Is itPersona 5?’ Speaking with Sony’sPlay.Community, series director Katsura Hashino addressed the cryptic web page. “Are you curious? You’re curious, right?” Hashino said with a laugh, coyly urging fans to look forward to November 24 for more information....

New update removes restrictions All game modes inGears of War: Ultimate Editionwill be available across all maps as of today. The latest update removes restrictions from the playlists that stopped certain modes being played on certain maps. Developer Coalition is anxious to work closely with players to ensure that any further tweaks or changes are for the better — so if you’d like to get involved, ensure you leave your feedback at theofficial forums....

The entire regular cast is back for Podtoid 97, and we discussed everything…and nothing at all. That’s how it is when you base an entire episode off listener questions, and then refuse to edit out the twenty to thirty minutes of off-topic, behind-the-scenes banter. – Welcome to Browntown – Listen to the Parakeet –Six Days to Fallujah – PlayRunner, and don’t forgive its flaws This week’s best question came fromPhallus Knife Fight, who has been blessing us with insanely hilarious and/or horrifying Podtoid fan art for months now....

I am really enjoyingThe Devil’s Playhouse, the latest season ofSam & Max. The writing issharp and funnyas ever, and Telltale has been experimenting with someinteresting mechanicsin the first two episodes. It’s all off to a very strong start. Which is why I’m pointing out that, until June 29th, you may get the entire season on PS3 for $24.99. It’s a discount of ten dollars off the standard price and comes out to five bucks a game....

Project Luminaannouncedthat the final launch character for upcoming fighterMelty Blood: Type Luminawill be Red Arcueid. The developer dropped new videos revealing the sinister gal and showcasing her in battle with Kouma Kishima. As theMelty Bloodfaithful will be aware, Red Arcueid is the shadowy, antagonistic variant of hero Arcueid Brunestud, and has been featured in numerous entries in the cult fighting game franchise.Type Lumina— a direct adaptation of the recent visual novelTsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon— sees the Melty Blood franchise receive its first full overhaul in a decade, having been rebuilt in a brand new engine to fully revitalize each and every aspect of the in-game action....

‘Resident Evil 4 VR’ has a nice ring to it So this one kind of snuck up on me.Resident Evil 4 VR.Remember that?!Well now I do, and I’m pretty excited for it given how greatResident Evil 7turned out. Oculus has officially confirmed this morning that the game is indeed ready to go, and will launch on October 21. Note that this title is still “exclusively on Oculus Quest 2,” which is a super interesting way to go about a major VR release: but the way the industry has been heading since the tether-less wonder kind of took over in sales....