When you’ve suffered several consecutive defeats at the hands of a particularly tough boss in a game like Elden Ring, there’s no shame in consulting a guide for some tips. That’s something From Software president Hidetaka Miyazaki is aware of, and in a new interview, he explained how the studio doesn’t aim to create a cottage industry for guides writers or in-depth lore historians with its games. Instead, From Software aims to make games that players can progress through organically.

“Of course, players are going to consult guides, and there’s going to be a wealth of information on the web and in their communities where they have access to the secrets and the strategies. We expect that,” Miyazaki said to PC Gamer. “We obviously understand [players use guides], but we don’t make or…

Id Software’s return to Doom in 2016 was a phenomenal update of the franchise’s classic shooter formula. It was fast and intense, full of huge monsters and scorching metal tracks, modernizing the feel of the 1990s original while adding some new-school flourishes. Where Doom 2016 brought the original Doom into the present, Doom Eternal feels like a big step forward in making the franchise something new: It’s a master class in demon dismemberment after the introductory course to ripping and tearing of four years ago. Like its predecessor, Doom Eternal makes you feel like a monster-shredding badass–not just because you’re the strongest Doom Slayer, but because you’re also the smartest.

Doom Eternal is all about effectively using the huge amount of murder tools at…

Star Wars fans have celebrated May 4 as an unofficial holiday for many years now, and next week, Fortnite will once more play host to a May The Fourth celebration of its own. Details have merely leaked for now, though, so there’s still more to learn in the coming days.

According to dataminer SpringySway, a new Star Wars character is set to debut on Star Wars Day. The skin can not yet be seen in the game’s files, but references to it are there, including a silhouetted teaser image you can see below. While it somewhat resembles a Stormtrooper of some kind, it doesn’t quite fit any known iteration of the armored villains to date.

The mystery around the character’s identity has some fans speculating that it’s related to The Bad Batch, a new Disney+ animated series that is schedu…