Here’s how to access Shadow Of The Erdtree Want to know how to start the Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC in Elden Ring?Elden Ringis already a giganticopen-worldmasterpiece, but FromSoftware have expanded it ever-further with their new DLC,Shadow Of The Erdtree. Featuring a brand new map that’s smaller but far more densely packed than the original, the DLC is packed with new bosses, weapon types, and more. There’s little wonder Elden Ring players are so excited....

People will discover the “100% AAA” shooter for “years and years”, Ascendant head suggests Immortals of Aveumsaw a very rough debut last summer, with the first-person magic-shooter from new studio Ascendant and EA reportedly suffering poor sales and mixed reviews - resulting in almost half of its developersbeing laid off mere weeks after its launch. Despite beinga reported $125 million flop that “no-one bought”, its director believes that it could still go on to find an audience yet....

Debt-ridden Embracer will sell them off for up to $500 million, according to report Embracer Group are reportedly selling off Saber Interactive, the company behind theStar Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic remakeandWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2among many other things. Apparently, Saber are being flogged to a group of private investors for “up to” $500 million. The report in question comes fromBloomberg’s Jason Schreier, who cites a person familiar with the negotiations....

Learn the best builds and skills for the Acolyte class in Last Epoch Wondering what the best Acolyte skills and builds are in Last Epoch?The Acolyte class inLast Epochis for those who aren’t afraid to challenge the powers of life and death - or rather undeath. If you’ve ever played an undead summoner in any other ARPG, you have some idea of what to expect here. Lots of henchmen skeletons and spirits are waiting for you, and Acolytes even possess the ability to morph into a deadly version of the Grim Reaper!...

Create the strongest character in Last Epoch with these 10 top-tier builds What are the best builds for every class in Last Epoch?The hottest ARPG in town right now has five classes to choose from, followed by a number of subclasses specific to each, meaning there is alotof build variation possible. When you’re first learning the game though, don’t worry too much about your build specifics. The best builds here are best suited to players who have reached level 70 and want to tackle the endgame content, though you can work your way towards these by unlocking the right skills as you progress through the story....

Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #263 This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint and answers for Thursday 12th December! Want a hint for Connections today?Piggybacking off the monumental success of daily puzzle gameWordle, the New York Times has another fantastically popular word game out now. It’s calledConnections, and if you haven’t played it before, now’s the time to start....

GTA 6 developers apparently not so keen GTA 6developer Rockstar Games are reportedly ending hybrid working and requiring employees to return to the office full-time, with a view to being in “the best position to deliver the nextGrand Theft Autoat the level of quality and polish we know it requires, along with a publishing roadmap that matches the scale and ambition of the game.” That’s allegedly from an email to staff sent by head of publishing Jenn Kolbe....

New developer deep dive shows a map that’s both back-to-basics and richer with options Smite 2was revealed asa standalone sequel to the third-person god-battling MOBAlast month, using Unreal Engine 5 for a visual overhaul on the front end while making a number of significant gameplay and balance changes behind the scenes. Ahead of its planned alpha test this spring, developers Titan Forge have now shown off how the game’s Conquest mode will be evolving....

Physics-based fighting game will have a roguelike story mode, online co-op and map maker IfHelldivers 2hasn’t quite scratched your itch for reducing robots into piles of scrap, upcoming physics-based brawler Mecha Mayhem might.Gang Beastsin a world of Gundam-like bots, the fighting game lets you literally tear your enemies into pieces before repurposing their dismembered parts on your own bot. Solo developer Duck It Games has been working on Mecha Mayhem for just over half a year, having originally come up with the idea for the mixture of detailed, physics-driven dismemberment combat and a modular customisation system around a decade ago....

Do a barrel roll The Brew Baronsunfolds in a horrifying world where most agricultural tasks and outdoor mechanical activities are carried out using the medium of heavily armed seaplanes. Need apples for cider? Fly through the trees, cannons ablazing. Need to gather wheat? Fly the plane through the field using its propeller as a scythe, with hardier types of wheat requiring tougher propeller blades. Need to haul up scavenge from the ocean floor?...

Secret secrets are no fun As with all headlines that are phrased as a question, the answer is “probably not”, but in any case, Miyazaki has mysteriously hinted at there being at least one secret thing inElden Ringthat players haven’t found yet. On this week’s Electronic Wireless Showpodcastwe discuss this, as well as some of our favourite and least favourite deployments of the video game Easter egg. We also talk about what we’ve been playing this week (Nightingale; PowerWash Sim, natch) and visiting Scotland....

Rocket Rat Games walk us through creating a replayable and reactive card game with just two people The pair had been working on a range of different prototypes in the months leading up to this lightbulb moment. As development on their debut game, the spaceship building puzzlerSunshine Heavy Industries, began winding down, “we were throwing all kinds of stuff at the wall,” he says, including games in 3D, a platformer, with Driscoll revealing they even had “aTerraria-like one for a couple of weeks” with a grid-based world that characters bounced around in....

It absolutely will not stop Almost two years afterannouncinga survival game based on the Terminator movies, Nacon today revealed the game is namedTerminator: Survivorsand will enter early access in October. It’s set in 2009 after the end of the world, and will see us scavenging to get by as a fledging resistance begins to form. Expect cooperative multiplayer, solo play, base management, and a trailer which doesn’t show much of anything....