TheShadow of the Erdtree DLCintroduced a host of new content toElden Ring, including a couple of new gameplay mechanics. One of the most interesting (and divisive) is known as the Shadow Realm Blessing and allows players to simultaneously upgrade both their offensive and defensive capabilities by consuming Scadutree Fragments at a Site of Grace. These buffs are permanent but only affect the player while they’re in the Realm of Shadow....

Series creator and director Tetsuya Nomura has confirmed that Sora’s realistic look in Kingdom Hearts IV comes down to a lore reason. Kingdom Hearts IV’s trailer was filled with many surprises, but there was perhaps no greater surprise than Sora’s new look. More realistic and lacking the Disney clown shoes, the new look screamed real-world. It turns out that that was intentional. It is because Sora is in the world of Quadratum that he looks this way, and that he might not if he can return to his world....

If there’s a handy spot to have references at your fingertips, it’s your iPhone or iPad. Physical books still hold a place in many people’s hearts but no one walks around with dictionaries, encyclopedias, and phone books nowadays. So if you’re in the market for good references for school or work, you’ll like this list of the best free referenceapps for iPhoneand iPad. Free reference apps for iOS We’ve divided these free reference apps into categories....

Thehorror genreisn’t the only place you’re able to get your heart racing. Video games with the best stealth missions cause sweaty palms and raised blood pressure. Some titles fully embrace it like Splinter Cell, but you can find these types of sneaky missions woven into various genres from action to RPGs. 10 Best Horror RPGs When it comes to horror RPGs, they don’t get better than these. Plenty ofstealth missionsare indeed optional....

Quick Links An MMORPG isn’t much without its raid bosses andThrone and Libertyhas a bevy of different ones to choose from. Whether it’s guild raids or world bosses, there’s no shortage of activities to partake in. One of these happens to be the Secret Dungeons, although they’re not necessarily dungeon related. Instead, these are bosses that the player will need to go head-to-head with, one-on-one, showing your skill and not relying on others to do the damage or mechanics....

Quick Links Now that our Game of the Year Awards are out of the way, it’s time to take a much-needed rest and…ah, who are we kidding? We might have just said goodbye to the best of 2019, but we’re already excited to check out the best of 2020. As such, we’ve put our heads together to come up with our top ten most anticipated games of 2020. While many of the games on this list have had limited gameplay shown, it’s hard not to be impressed with their unique gameplay and concepts....

It’s always best to pick an EA FC 24 meta formation whenever you sit to play in any of the available game modes. While you can win matches using any set of tactics, the meta formations provide a natural edge, and opting for them will provide certain advantages compared to the non-meta options. Here are our top five EA FC 24 meta formations. 5 Best EA FC 24 Meta Formations to Use The 4321 is an extremely offensive formation that utilizes two center-forwards behind the striker....

The newiPhone 16is here, and for the first time in what feels like a long time, there’s a genuine reason to get excited about upgrading your iPhone. The reason being that the new iPhone 16 models all offer support for the upcomingApple IntelligenceAI features that are part of iOS 18. Unless you own an iPhone 15 Pro oriPhone 15 Pro Max, your current iPhone won’t support Apple Intelligence. Is Apple Intelligence really the AI we’ve been waiting for, or just more noise?...

If you want to stay asSPOILERfree forRogue One: A Star Wars Storyas you did forStar Wars: The Force Awakens, then perhaps you should turn away right now! We’re going to be discussing a key character in the movie that was featured in theoriginal trilogy, as well as the prequels. In fact, you could say the entireStar Wars storyup to this point hinges on his backstory. Yes, we’re talking about Darth Vader....

Quick Links A bad toothache feels like it’s almost a death sentence in medieval times, but thankfully there is some alchemy that can be had inTainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. This is among one of the first few side quests you can find in the massive RPG, as the Horns of the South settlement features some rather colorful characters. In this case, it’s Keeper Lanzo who has just been told some bad news that he needs to get some teeth removed, and why not have the blacksmith do it for him?...

Elden Ring is full of bosses, both mainline and optional, for players to tackle on their journey to become Elden Lord. One of the optional bosses is the Valiant Gargoyle. This boss can be difficult to find, as its location is a bit out of the way and can be easily missed. The closest Site of Grace is theAqueduct-Facing Cliffs Site of Grace, but players will first have to make their way to the underground area of Siofra River before they can get to this location....

DidBad Boys 3get delayed for nothing? It was rumored that the upcoming sequel, titledBad Boys for Life, was in danger of being canceled altogether as Will Smith entered negotiations for a human role in Disney’s live-action adaptation of its animated classicDumbo. While Will Smith was never confirmed for that impending fairy tale adventure about a circus elephant with big ears, it was later announced thatBad Boys 3was being bumped from January to November 2018....

Those who use Venmo as their primarymoney-transfer app, may want to consider changing their privacy settings. After a security researcher analyzed over 200 million Venmo transactions back in 2017, it became clear the app exposes a large amount of private details about its users,The Guardian reports. The project was created by Berlin-based researcher Hang Do Thi Duc, who highlighted all of her findings via a website called“Public by Default.”On the site, she explains how she was able to learn an ‘alarming amount’ about Venmo’s users by pulling a total of 207,984, 218 transactions all via the app’s public application programming interface (API) — which can be accessed by anyone....