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You might remember Kilton, the bizarre monster-loving NPC from your adventures in Breath of the Wild. Well, in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom , it's time to meet Koltin, the baby brother of the family . Unlike his sibling, Koltin has a fervent obsession with all things involving the Satori... so obsessed that Koltin's only mission in life is to become a Satori himself. To transform into one of the otherworldly, blue-glowing Satori (such as Blupees or the mysterious Lord of the Mountain), Koltin has a plan. He's on the hunt to consume as many Bubbul Gems dropped by Bubbulfrogs , until he's eaten enough turn into a Satori. Don't worry, there's something in it for you. If you feed into Koltin's unhinged pursuit by gifting him Bubbul Gems , he'll trade you some monstrous goodies. But first, you'll need to find him. Unlike his brother, Koltin doesn't like to set up shop outside major towns. Here are all seven spots in Tears of the Ki...

God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarok's Christopher Judge is uninterested in voicing a younger version of Kratos out of respect for the character’s original actor, Terrence C. Carson. As reported by TheGamer, Judge shed light on his feelings about the Ghost of Sparta’s early days during a livestream event with YouTuber AbdBay and Streamily . He says that, although Kratos is a role he did not want to take lightly, he also wanted to focus on leaving his own mark on the character. “I never watched any of the scenes from the earlier (God of War games) because TC’s so great, and I thought it would be a disservice to try to voice match him or anything, nor did they ask for it,” Judge said. “From the very beginning, it was about making it my own.” Spoiler warning for God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla. Judge continued to say that, even if PlayStation developer Santa Monica Studio had asked him to work off of Carson’s portrayal, he “would have said no.” Interestingly, when highlig...

Is there any sight quite as comforting as spotting that giant wooden horse head in the distance, smoke puffing gently from its nose? Stables in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are far more than just places to board or take out your tamed horses . These scattered outposts offer a place for Link to rest his head, cook up hearty meals, or even peruse the wares of everyone's favorite wandering merchant, Beedle. Don't forget to claim your Pony Points ! For every Stable you visit, you rack up more points on your Poiny Points Card. Spend these with the Stable Keeper to unlock special Pony Points rewards . Stables are also a hub for news, and with Hyrule so changed following the events of the Regional Phenomena , you'll want to visit every stable to get the scoop if you hope to ever find Princess Zelda . There are fifteen Stables all-in-all across Hyrule , plus two Mini-Stables you can unlock with a little questing. Here's what you need to know about all Stabl...

James Sunderland is not going to survive this. By the end of his journey through Silent Hill, everything will be chaos – his mind and even the world around him, a violent cacophony of anguish. But in the beginning, it’s silent. The kind of quiet that’s deafening, where you hear your pulse in your ears, and every tiny sound becomes the worst thing you can imagine. Includes spoilers for Silent Hill 2 The opening hour of Silent Hill 2 is – without question – the scariest thing I have ever played. Which, taken at face value, might seem a bit ridiculous. Your goal is simply to navigate James through a dilapidated apartment building. At most, you’ll face 10 enemies throughout the building’s three floors, but they hardly pose a threat; they’re easily avoided or killed. Gameplay primarily consists of walking up to each door in the building and trying to enter; more often than not, they’re locked. There’s a boss battle at the end, but it’s on a timer; you can just run around until it ends...

Valve has released its annual "Best Of" list highlighting the top-performing games on Steam measured by gross revenue and player engagement. The categories are top sellers, best-selling new releases, most-played games on PC, most-played games on Steam Deck, highest-grossing early access games, most-played using a controller, and best-selling VR titles. The top 12 games in each category earn Platinum status, while everything below them is grouped into a descending ranking of Gold, Silver, and Bronze. It's a fun snapshot of the games Steam users dug into most this year and a reminder that games seemingly on the downtrend or long in the tooth (like, say, Destiny 2) clearly have a lot of players still logging in to play.   You can view the complete list here , but we’ve listed the Platinum-ranked games alphabetically in each category (Valve does not rank these games). Top Sellers (highest gross revenue earned in 2023) Apex Legends Baldur’s Gate 3 Call of Duty (MW III,...

2023 was an enormous year for Nintendo , with a record-breaking blockbuster movie, a theme park opening, and a pair of game of the year nominees in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. The question now is simple: How will Nintendo follow it up in 2024? Nintendo is notorious for keeping its plans very quiet until the time is right, so it’s tough to project exactly what it will do over the span of an entire year – we didn’t know about either Super Mario Bros. Wonder or the Super Mario RPG remake until June of last year, and both of those games have already hit store shelves. Still, we already know a fair amount about Nintendo Switch’s release calendar for the first half of the year, and we have a good idea about what to expect in the second half of 2024. And, of course, we’ll address the Elephant Mario in the room: Will Nintendo reveal new hardware next year, and if so, when will it launch? Here’s what to expect from Nintendo in 2024. Nintendo i...

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