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You can try a pair of strategy and sim games this weekend for free on Xbox platforms, as long as you’re an Xbox Live Gold or Game Pass Ultimate member. Stellaris and Cities: Skylines are free to play as part of Xbox’s Free Play Days promotion. Stellaris is a sci-fi …

The Swamp is likely the third biome you’ll explore as you work your way through Valheim, and it’s significantly more deadly than the forests and meadows you’ve spent time in before. There’s a lot to find and a lot to avoid in the Swamp, and if you’re not prepared, you …

The sales numbers for February 2021 in the US have come in, and it was another massive month for the Nintendo Switch across hardware and software, while the overall US gaming business saw a big increase in total revenue. In total, spending on gaming in the US during February–across games, …

Wolf Armor is the sixth tier of protection you can get in Valheim, but like everything else in the Viking survival game, crafting it isn’t easy. You’ll need to locate Silver, one of the toughest metals to find, and that takes special requirements. On top of that, you’ll have to …

Ubisoft’s Zelda-like open-world game Immortals: Fenyx Rising is expanding very soon with the launch of the game’s second DLC pack, Myths of the Eastern Realm. The expansion launches on March 25, Ubisoft has announced. The second of three planned DLC packs, Myths of the Eastern Realm adds a “new open …

Elon Musk tweeted criticism of Cyberpunk 2077‘s vehicles in response to an old tweet about the delayed patch 1.2, and also mentioned that they the futuristic setting should feature electric cars as well. Though self-driving cars exist within the lore of CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077, they’re functionally absent from …

You’ll get by in the early going of Valheim with leather armor made from Deer Hide, but if you want to explore Viking purgatory in a meaningful way, you need to enter the Bronze Age. Bronze Armor offers a significant upgrade in protection, and you’ll need Bronze tools to access …

Outriders has gotten a lot of attention–perhaps more than we expected–prior to its April release, and a big reason for that seems to be its demo. It’s quite hefty, letting you play the whole opening of the game, and if you’re still farming the demo for rare loot to take …

While all resources in Valheim take an investment of time and effort to uncover and use, Iron is particularly tough to come by. You’ll get to it about halfway through your quest through the game, but unlike Copper and Tin, which you’ll use to make Bronze for weapons and armor, …

Fallout 76‘s April update will introduce a few big changes to the online game, letting players swap out their CAMP and SPECIALs quickly, and for free. The update is coming April 27 and adds a lot more options for players, with low friction to try new things. Bethesda detailed these …