How to Find Clay in Astroneer

Finding Clay is one of the essential tasks you’ll need to complete inAstroneerif you want to enjoy the content of the Glitchwalkers DLC. As you’re just starting your journey, you might end up getting confused about this resource. While you can collect Soil at any moment (it’s the easiest resource to obtain), getting Clay will require you to complete some steps. Once you’re correctly set up, it will be really easy to find this resource....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Paige Boyd

How to recruit retinue in Manor Lords

This drove me crazy to no end. Retinue inManor Lordsare essentially your private guard. They aren’t citizens like your militia, their only existence is protecting your kingdom. You don’t have to pay them monthly like mercenaries, and they don’t take away from your labor. However, recruiting them is a bit cumbersome. This is mainly a labeling issue, though there are other considerations you need to keep in mind. How to gain a retinue In order to actually get a retinue inManor Lords, you first need to build a manor....

May 22, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Donald Garcia

It Came From Japan! Treasure of the Rudras

Square’s last 16-bit epic Squaresoft was second only to Nintendo in the 16-bit era when it came to influence and a strong track record. From the genre-definingSecret of Manato the crowd-pleaserChrono Trigger, Square had a knack for telling a great fantasy story, wrapping it around the best visuals the Super Nintendo could put out, and making it accessible to an audience outside Japan. There isn’t a weak link in the company’s Super Nintendo catalog — but, then again, we got less than half the games it published in Japan....

May 22, 2025 · 6 min · 1227 words · Walter Herring

Kingdom Hearts’ Sora is getting a Nendoroid and it is darling

I much prefer KH to KH II. I said it. Good Smile have been killing it this year with their Nendoroid announcements. We’ve had awesome characters from great games such asOverwatchandPersona 5, and nowKingdom Heartsis getting some love with this adorable figurine of its lead protagonist, Sora. Standing a teeny 100mm in height, Sora comes with multiple faceplates and accessories to allow for a selection of fun poses. Of course, Sora is equipped with a selection of Keyblades from Square Enix popular RPG series and also comes with a clear stand for all your dramatic levitation needs....

May 22, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Gabrielle Oneal

Live show: Legend of Dungeon beta gameplay

With special guests from Robot<3Kitty [Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch Rick ‘King Foom’ Olson play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you can be as much a part of the show as anything else.] Be sure to come by tonight and tune intoMash Tactics, as we kick off an epic week of live contentstarting with the beautifully stylized and randomizedLegend of Dungeon....

May 22, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Robert Pierce

Live show: Talisman: Digital Edition

Plus a little Kickstarter hype for a good friend of the live channel [Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch Rick ‘King Foom’ Olson play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you can be as much a part of the show as anything else.] I’m just getting over a nasty head cold, so we’re going to take things easy tonight, and jump into a few rounds ofTalisman: Digital Edition....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 228 words · Ann Esparza

Mega Man 9 sells 60,000 downloads in one day

We all knew thatMega Man 9was a highly anticipated title, but it seems that Capcom’s 8-bit retrogasm has been more than justa little bit successful, mercilessly smashing WiiWare records and accruing an almighty 60,000 downloads in just one day. After going on sale in the Americas yesterday,Mega Man 9has outsold all but six WiiWare games’ lifetime sales totals, and will most likely leave the entire library in the dust as downloads continue....

May 22, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Maria Clements

Monstrous Bowser statue now available for pre-order

King Koopa preparing to dominate your lounge First4Figures have opened the pre-order page on their latest release, a beautifully detailed, mammoth-sized statue of Nintendo’s most famous antagonist, Bowser. Mario’s arch-nemesis, and Mushroom Kingdom’s resident princess-napper, stands 19-inches tall, 19-inches wide, with a whopping 29-inch depth. That’s a pretty big footprint for your coffee table. Bowser has a magnetised tongue, which can be swapped out for a heaving fireball, illuminated by the glowing LEDs housed within....

May 22, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Gabrielle Collins

Most anticipated game releases – August 2023

A hot season starting to cool down This year’s summer has been chock-a-block with incredible games fromFinal Fantasy XVItoStreet Fighter 6,but things are starting to cool down with the August 2023 games lineup. There are still some great games likeSea of StarsandBaldur’s Gate 3on the horizon. However, we can take a bit of a breather as most of these anticipated titles are fairly niche. Here’s everything you may expect from the August 2023 games release schedule....

May 22, 2025 · 5 min · 861 words · Patricia Dennis

Must learn Japanese: Item Getter trailer looks pretty epic

I’ll admit, I’d never paid much mind toItem Getteruntil this morning. However, after taking a gander at this action RPG, I found myself once again cursing my shabby Japanese skills and thinking that I live in the wrong country. This looks awesome!Sporting an art style slightly remiscient of Studio Ghibli films, the DS game comes out in Japan on January 31st, 2009 and allows you to draw your own items in addition to the ones you find....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Michael Rush

Naughty Dog confirms Uncharted sequel is a-comin

Well, well. It seems that being the redheaded stepchild of some people’s Game of the Year choices isn’t going to stopUncharted:Drake’s Fortune. According to Naughty Dog presidentChristophe Balestra, a sequel to the PS3 action title is already in the works. He didn’t disclose any further details, but the announcement is enough to give PS3 owners something to look forward to. This may not be news to some of you, as it wasmentioned in early December 2007that a sequel was expected, but it seems perhaps we can expect this sequel sooner than we may have thought....

May 22, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Jasmine Scott

Nintendo announces Nindies@Home, with demos and discounts galore

Nintendo has just announced a new intiiative to cater to indie games called Nindies@Home. The basic idea is dead simple — starting right now until the oddly specific 8:59 AM PST on June 22, you can download demos for select games on Wii U. If you happen to own a demo at the time of a game’s release, you can net a sweet 15% discount on that title for up to one month after launch....

May 22, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Dwayne Reilly

Nintendo to bring 3DS XL, new games to Comic-Con

Are you going to San Diego Comic-Con this week?, July 12 through 15? We are, and we were glad to hear that Nintendo will be bringing the big ol’ 3DS XL along to show off to the general public for the first time. The system launches next month, August 19, so this is a good chance to get a look at its huge (90 percent larger) screens a bit early....

May 22, 2025 · 1 min · 135 words · Sarah Gregory