Dragon Age: Inquisition won multiple Game of the Year awards in 2014, but if you played it for the first time 10 years later, you might not know it. Inquisition is a fascinating microcosm of its place in video game history, a time when everything needed to be an open world in some way. What results is a game that shines in its moments of complex storytelling, but gets bogged down by needless fetch quests and open world design. But perhaps what’s even more fascinating is Inquisition’s final DLC, Trespasser, which manages to be the absolute pinnacle of the entire franchise. It’s a glorious encapsulation of everything the series does well, and one of the single most important pieces of story heading into the upcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard. In fact, Trespasser feels so vital I have a hard time imagining anyone going into Veilguard without that vital context, but unfortunately, it’s not the easiest thing to play. Nobody expects the inquisition What comes next? Our Dragon Age: The Veilguard preview includes over seven hours of playtime, along with interviews with the game’s creative directorOriginally released in September 2015, Trespasser functions as an epilogue to Inqu…
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The October Steam Next Fest has arrived, which means that there are plenty of stunning indie demos to hop into – and Luma Island might already be my favorite.While Feel Free Games’ debut title isn’t quite here just yet, its demo is now playable and it’s got me hooked. The breathtaking visuals are what struck me first – Minecraft-esque textures, crystal-clear ponds, vibrant fruit trees, and comforting designs that make me feel as though I’m a child playing with real-world toys rather than a video game. It’s simply a beautiful atmosphere, from the sights to the sounds – and the gameplay is even better. Think Stardew Valley, but with little magical creatures and a lot more RPG flair thrown in for good measure, and you’ll get something close to Luma Island. It’s even got a bit of a Fantasy Life kick to it, offering players seven professions to choose from and specialize in. I started the game as a fisherwoman since I tend to love fishing minigames in cozier titles and farm sims, but I also spent a bit of time trying my hand at just about everything.There’s so much to do, it’s almost overwhelming – and this is just the demo we’re talking about here. From crafting and farming to f…
The Silent Hill 2 Remake garage jack needs a lever, which has a nearby location – the garage itself down the road. You’ll actually get two opportunities to pick up the garage jack lever and open up the door to get the rewards inside, as you’ll come back to this area twice across the game – both before and after the hospital section. if you want to get inside and find the loot within, we’ll lay out exactly where to find the garage jack lever in Silent Hill 2 Remake, and what’s inside.Where to find the garage jack lever in Silent Hill 2 Remake Exploring Silent Hill 2Silent Hill 2 Remake Auto Parts key
Silent Hill 2 Remake Grand Market keypad codeThe garage jack in Silent Hill 2 Remake requires a lever that’s found to the West from the sealed garage itself, down at Octanis Fuels. We’ve marked it on the map above for you to find – once you’re there, you’ll see another jack holding up a green car. Take the lever from it, and then you can head back to the garage and use it to crank up the door just enough for James to squeeze in through underneath. It’ll collapse after you do so, but don’t worry – there’s a regular door locked from the inside that you can use to leave.Inside the garage,…
Star Wars Eclipse is still in development at Quantic Dream, although it’s been a while since the studio delivered any firm updates. The developer, best known for Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human, has been hard at work on this adventure for years now – having announced Eclipse back in 2021. Given what we know of it already though, Star Wars Eclipse is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated upcoming Star Wars games out there. Built to leverage choice and consequence in a vast High Republic era world, we’re keen to learn more, When I spoke to Quantic Dream CEO Guillaume de Fondaumière in 2023, I tried my best Jedi Mind Trick to squeeze out some more info but all I was able to discover is that the project is “a different game than anything we’ve done before.” While we wait for more Star Wars Eclipse news, keep on reading to find everything we know about it so far. Star Wars Eclipse release date speculation While described as in “early development” at the Game Awards, reports emerged towards the end of 2021 that suggested Star Wars Eclipse was apparently at least three to four years away from launch. Quantic Dream went on to respond to the reports to reaffir…
Cities: Skylines 2’s publisher thinks that players have developed “higher expectations” of games and are also “less accepting” that they’ll be fixed over time. That’s according to Paradox Interactive deputy chief executive officer Mattias Lilja, who spoke to Rock Paper Shotgun about the delay of Prison Architect 2, as well as the cancellation of Life By You, and reception of Cities: Skylines 2. Talking about the former, Lilja says there were “quality issues” – notably “not the same kind of bucket of challenges that we had with Life By You” – which ultimately led to it being pushed back “to give the players the game they deserve” when it launches.It’s more than that, though, as Lilja continues: “It’s also based on the fact that we, in all transparency, see that fans right now, with a squeezed budget for games, have higher expectations, and are less accepting that you will fix things over time. That’s our take. The gaming space has always been the winner-takes-all type of environment. A few games bring in most of the players, and most games are dropped quite quickly, and this is even more pronounced now, [during] maybe the last two years.”Lilja goes on to say that wh…
Marathon is still in development at Bungie, despite difficulties the legendary creators of Destiny and Halo have faced over the past 12 months. After significant layoffs at the studio, there’s been rumors that Marathon was in trouble but all signs point to development of this new extraction shooter ongoing. Admittedly, it’s been a while since we’ve received a round of official Marathon news. The game was unveiled in 2023, following Bungie’s acquisition into PlayStation Studios, and precious little has been shown since. Still it remains one of the most anticipated upcoming PS5 games, particularly after the success of the most recent Destiny expansion – our The Final Shape review was very positive. I’m continuing to look out for new info, but while we all wait let’s get you caught up on everything we know about Marathon so far. What is Marathon? If you aren’t familiar with the franchise, the Marathon trilogy is what Bungie earned its reputation on before it became synonymous with Halo and Destiny. These early first-person shooters released for Mac OS between 1994 and 1996, and after a 27-year break Bungie is returning to the universe it created – in fact…
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How to solve the coin cabinet puzzle
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The Silent Hill 2 Remake Coin Cabinet puzzle involves finding three coins to act out a series of poems. There’s a lot to get through just to get the parts you need, including at least one other sub-puzzle and, even when you have what you need, there are multiple poems to work through with double sided coins. That’s a lot to do and it’s one of the first challenges to mix in multiple, smaller challenges to workout and overcome along the way. So if you need help finding the coins to solve the Silent Hill 2 Remake Coin Cabinet puzzle, here’s what I did to complete it. How to solve the Silent Hill 2 Remake coin cabinet puzzle You’ll discover the Silent Hill 2 Remake coin cabinet puzzle when you arrive at Wood Side Apartments, not long after finding the greenish blue car in Silent Hill 2 that got you the key to get in. It’s sitting in a room behind the reception area with a save point. However, you’ll have to ultimately explore and clear most of Wood Side apartments to find the coins you need to solve it.When you have the Man, Snake and Woman coins (location…
What happened to Contraband? Honestly, it’s a great question – and one that I sadly do not have the answer to. The game was unveiled back in 2021, the latest adventure from Just Cause, Mad Max, and Rage 2 developer Avalanche Studios. Three years later, and there’s exceptionally little new information out there right now.Still, given the history of Avalanche Studios, Contraband remains of one GamesRadar’s most anticipated upcoming Xbox Series X games. The development team’s collaboration with the Xbox Game Studios group is sure to deliver strong results, so we’re eagerly anticipating new details. While you wait, keep scrolling to get caught up on everything we know so far about Contraband. There’s no Contraband release date confirmed yet Unlike most of the games shown during Microsoft’s star-studded E3 2021 conference, the mysterious Contraband was given no release date whatsoever. What we do know, however, is that whenever this intriguing Microsoft exclusive does arrive, it will launch on Xbox Series X and PC. Microsoft also confirmed that Contraband will be a day-one entrant into the Xbox Game Pass list. While Avalanche hasn’t said so outright, it does…
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Fieldwork types explained
Completing Destiny 2 Fieldwork tab quests is how you get upgrades for the tonic lab, making brewing easier and more efficient in Revenant. The Fieldwork quests you undertake under Eido’s vendor menu are also very short and sweet, with the only major issue being unlocking each quest as it’s quite a complicated Destiny 2 system. You might also be getting menaced by a message telling you to find the Act 1 Fieldwork Tab which never goes away but this is down to a bug and can be largely ignored. To help you understand exactly how the Fieldwork tab in Destiny 2 Revenant works, I’ve explained the whole thing below.How to get rid of the Destiny 2 Act 1 Fieldwork Tab message If you’ve just brewed your first tonics and have spoken to Variks and then Eido, you’re probably stuck with a tutorial message at the bottom of your screen telling you to “navigate to the Act 1 Fieldwork Tab”. You can find this tab clearly on Eido’s vendor screen – it’s the dark green rectangle with a white potion icon under the “Fieldwork Items” header – and while clicking it takes you to the exp…
Bethesda wants Starfield to be part of its “big three,” the third piece of the studio’s RPG identity, up there with The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. It’s a noble aim – a studio primarily known as the beloved steward of other peoples’ IP finally getting the chance to hold up its own work alongside those iconic games. But no matter what you might think of Starfield, unless something changes dramatically at Bethesda, that aim feels like a pipe dream.In an interview last week, Starfield design director Emil Pagliarulo told GamesRadar+ that the studio’s public perception has changed over time. “Bethesda used to feel like the studio of Elder Scrolls,” he explained, pointing to a time when its only output was Morrowind and Oblivion (and a largely-forgotten drag racing game). After the release of Fallout 3, it started to become “the studio you’d associate with Elder Scrolls and Fallout.” That remained true for 15 years, until 2023 completed “Bethesda Game Studios’ Big Three” with Starfield.Pagliarulo’s being pretty clear – Starfield is not a one-and-done project, but something that will remain in Bethesda’s RPG rotation. Unfortunately, there are two things standing in the way of that lofty a…