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Here’s how to unlock the ability to respec in Elden Ring Looking to respec in Elden Ring?As youlevel upinElden Ring, you invest points intovarious attributes. These attributes determine your efficiency with different weapons, so they have a massive impact on your character. So now you’re probably wondering if you can respec in Elden Ring? If you’re worried that you’ve focused on the wrong stats, or you just want to test out one of ourbest builds in Elden Ring, then you’ll want to respec....

There’s a time and a face This is the game where you peel a dead woman’s face off. You do it slowly, with a blunt dog tag, making several raggedy incisions before tearing off the face proper. After lingering over the resulting mess of blood, muscle and bulging eyes, you then place your recently drowned identical twin sister’s face over your own. It’s just a dream, but still, this is far from the only timeMartha Is Deadinsists you do something unspeakable, nor is it even the only time you’re forced to desecrate your sister’s corpse....

An incredibly stylish game Neon Whiteis a singleplayer speedrunning FPS about honing movement and violence to shave seconds off times while slicing heads off demons. It’s also a visual novel about a goofy good-time gang of anime doofuses who’ve ended up competing for a chance to enter Heaven. It is extremely good and stylish. A demo is available in the Steam Next Fest, and I suggest you have a go....

Denial Like many, I was excited by the existence ofPharaoh: A New Erabeacuse I played a lot of the original Pharaoh as a kid. There’s a demo of the big fancy remake on Steam as part of theNext Fest, and Katharine mentioned it made her realise she had no idea what she was supposed to be doing when playing Pharaoh back in the day. I then tried A New Era for myself, and can only say “big mood”....

Discover the best builds in Elden Ring for every attribute Looking for the best Elden Ring build?Elden Ringuses five key stats to determine effectiveness in combat. These are Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Faith, and Arcane. Whether you want to wield a greatsword, katana or use the power of spells, you’ll need to know which stats to prioritise and thebest weaponsfor each build. On this page: Best builds in Elden Ring If you want to killevery boss in Elden Ring, you’ll want an unstoppable build....

Frogwares, GSC Game World, and Vostok Games have posted responses This morning, Russian armed forcesbegan an invasion of Ukraine. Several Ukrainian video game studios have posted public responses to the invasion, with a range of sentiments. Frogwares, the studio behind the Sherlock Holmes games andThe Sinking City, called for a withdrawal ina small Twitter thread: “We can’t just stand by. Russia attacks our homeland and denies the sovereignty of Ukraine. We are trying to stay safe, but this is war, there are no two ways about it....

Learn where to find the Glintstone Keys in Elden Ring Looking for the Glintstone Key in Elden Ring?To enter theAcademy of Raya Lucaria, you must find the Glintstone Key. This allows you to pass through the magical barrier at the South Raya Lucaria Gate Site of Grace and get inside the academy. A nearby map points the way to theacademy Glintstone Key location, but this can prove difficult to follow. Fortunately, we’re here to help....

All this is still only rumour, but it’d be interesting. Activision have always felt old-fashioned with CoD. They stuck with playerbase-splitting paid map packs long after other games binned them as the horrible things they are. Other companies largely stepped back from annual sequels long ago too, sports games aside. CoD has still made heaps of money, but it’d be sensible to question how much longer that can last without paying attention to the industry changing around them....

Embrace your demons with this Shadowhunter build Looking for the best Shadowhunter build in Lost Ark?The Shadowhunter isLost Ark’sresident half-demon, swapping between deadly blades and an amped-up demon mode to unleash terror on her enemies. This powerful class can do it all, with tons of ways to pull enemies in and then blow them away. If you’re just getting started with the Shadowhunter, this guide is here to help. Looking for more Lost Ark class build guides?...

Drop the (spirit) bomb on your foes with this Soulfist build Need the best Soulfist build in Lost Ark?Have you ever found yourself looking through a fantasy RPG’s class list, skimming the rows of post-Dungeons and Dragons archetypes, and wondering to yourself, “what if I could be a Super Saiyan instead?” Well then, your oddly specific prayers are finally answered in the form ofLost Ark’sSoulfist. This martial arts master mixes close-up brawling techniques with ranged energy attacks, firing beams, bullets, and bombs at her foes....

Viva Hooky Street So I have. After last week’spatch 1.5 promised more fixes, a refreshed perk tree and improved AI, I wondered if I might finally be able to champion the first-person RPG without caveats. The answer is not a simple yes or no - but the list of caveats is definitely a lot shorter. This isn’t Cyberpunk’s first update since launch, obviously. Patch 1.2 already brought several hundred fixes, wiping away the most egregious launch errors - including fixing quests which, on my original playthrough, simply couldn’t be finished....

Fully updated for the grim new expansion Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t completely redo a game’s PC performance guide just because it has a new DLC out. But this isElden Ring, andShadow Of The Erdtree, and you all love those things. Don’t act like you don’t! I’ve seen thenumbers. Besides, it’s been over two years since my first poke around Elden Ring’s settings menu, and much has changed since then. Both in the wider realm of hardware (newgraphics cards, theSteam Deckand subsequent rise of handheld PCs) and the game itself, be it performance-smoothing patches or thequiet addition of ray tracing....

“No spoilers here” For a moment, pretend you’re an examiner marking FromSoftware games. Get that red biro ready. “Tried jumping, didn’t work”, you might pop byDark Souls. “Nothing but grief here”, you mark byBloodborne. “Time for crab”, you scribble across each one in a mad frenzy. You are so tired of the crabs. They aren’t the most encouraging games, to say the least. ButElden Ringis different. Yes, it’s an action-RPG that retains Souls' difficulty, but it’s one that expands their labyrinthine worlds with a single offering that’s dizzying in its scope....