The franchise’s latest title, which was released late last year, has steadily shed its player base as it became frustrated with the lack of content updates in addition to ongoing issues surrounding the game’s monetisation. As it currently stands, The Master Chief Collection had a peak player count of 9123 over the past 24 hours, in contrast to the 7842 players on Halo Infinite. It’s worth noting that while Halo Infinite’s multiplayer component is free-to-play, The Master Chief Collection is a paid game on Steam....

Heardle is a music game inspired by Wordle - where instead of guessing a word, you hear the opening of a song, with each failed guess extending the preview to help you solve the title and artist in question. If you fail to guess once you have heard the complete preview, then you’ll break your streak - which is why discovering today’s Heardle answer is so important for players, especially as some song intros are more elusive than others....

Heardle is a music game inspired by Wordle - where instead of guessing a word, you hear the opening of a song, with each failed guess extending the preview to help you solve the title and artist in question. If you fail to guess once you have heard the complete preview, then you’ll break your streak - which is why discovering today’s Heardle answer is so important for players, especially as some song intros are more elusive than others....

Help is urgently needed, particularly for Palestinians who make up the overwhelming majority of the casualties. Here we’ve listed some charities that are helping the most affected people in the region - please consider a donation. Save the Children The UK-based children’s charity has an emergency fund that is currently focusing on the Gaza crisis. Donations are used to purchase such essential items as hygiene kits, first aid kits and LED lighting....

Henry Cavill’s dog, an American Akita named Kal, is a bit of a star in his own right, frequently snapped alongside the actor and apparently a bit of a fixture on-set of Cavill’s projects. During filming of The Witcher, for instance, Kal was said to have been on location the “entire time”. And now Kal has been immortalised in digital form, appearing at the Devil’s Pit for players that get the “good” ending in The Witcher 3’s new quest In The Eternal Fire’s Shadow, introduced as part of CD Projekt’s long-in-the-works new-gen update....

True Colours sees the Life is Strange series heading off to another picturesque corner of the United States - this time to a small Colorado town, Haven Springs, in the shadow of the Rockies - for a brand-new adventure featuring a predominantly new cast of characters. Here, the focus is on new protagonist Alex Chen who, unusually for the series, has lived with her powers - enabling her to hear the thoughts of other characters, as well as view and experience their emotions - for some time prior to the start of the adventure....

Lego Bricktales tasks players with traversing five gorgeous, brick-based dioramas - a lush jungle, sun-drenched desert, bustling city corner, medieval castle, and tropical island - as they undertake various quests and puzzles dished out by NPCs to help their grandfather reinvigorate his rundown amusement park. Bricktales’ core puzzling is based around a brick-by-brick building mechanic that encourages players to find a solution to the task at hand by constructing something useful from a limited number of bricks - a bridge, perhaps, or a physics-based flying machine....

Time Flies Time Flies is the work of Michael Frei and Mario von Rickenbach, the developers behind the acclaimed Kids, and explores the limited time we have on Earth from the perspective of a fly. After entering your location, you’re allotted a set amount of time (based on your country’s average life expectancy) to explore the inside of a house and puzzle out ways to complete a bucket list of activities, ranging from getting rich to making a friend....

Lost Eidolons, which kicked off today’s livestream, is a tactical RPG from developer Ocean Drive Studio that casts players as Eden, a mercenary captain, sending them on an adventure across an empire riven by civil war. Expect turn-based battling and a “gripping cinematic narrative” when this one comes to PC and Xbox Series X/S in Q3 this year. Next, Crusader Kings 3 popped up to remind everyone that the stunning medieval grand strategy game is coming to Xbox Series X/S (and also PS5) on 29th March....

The advantage to renting games is I had the opportunity to experience many more games than I ever would have risked asking for as a gift. The disadvantage? The competition involved in acquiring the game I was after. That was the case with not-quite-Zelda-clone-but-it-is-basically Story of Thor on the Mega Drive. In many ways, competing for a copy of Story of Thor, also known as Beyond Oasis, was harder than actually playing the game....

The myth is that Street Fighter 2: World Warrior, which launched in 1991, contains a 10-0 matchup between Zangief and E. Honda. The 10-0 matchup phrase is used by some within the fighting game community to describe a fight between two specific characters where one is so dominant that it always wins in a best of 10 match - no matter what the opponent with the weaker character tries to do....

There are three phases to this Thor boss fight in Midgard, and we’ve got the best strategy and tips on how to beat Thor in God of War Ragnarök during each phase below. For more help with your early journey through the Realms, check out our pages on how long to beat Ragnarök, Nornir Chest locations and solutions, and Muspelheim Seed locations. On this page: Thor boss fight Phase 1 in God of War Ragnarök Phase 1 of the Thor boss fight in God of War Ragnarök takes place in a long area with lots of small columns, and the first thing you should do is activate Kratos’ Rage by clicking L3 + R3 together, then hit Thor as much as you can....

To evolve Charcadet into Ceruledge in Pokémon Violet, you need the Malicious Armor evolution item. Below, we’ve detailed exactly how to evolve Charcadet into Ceruledge, along with how to get Charcadet, and where to find Malicious Armor. On this page: If you’d like to learn more about your Paldea adventure, visit our Pokémon Scarlet and Violet walkthrough. Where to find Charcadet in Pokémon Violet The Pokédex says that you can find Charcadet in ‘many parts of Paldea’, which isn’t very helpful....

If you’ve chosen the digital version of the game, then you can also download an additional 30 Heavy Balls. Though these are now Pokémon Legends: Arceus pre-order bonuses - you can still get them after the game has been released - these items are only available between Friday, 28th January to Monday, 9th May 2022. On this page: If you’d like to learn more, visit our Pokémon Legends: Arceus guide....

These are used to help progress More than a Weapon, earn additional rewards at the end of Heist Battlegrounds, and unlock Override Frequencies. Extra loot is a powerful motivator, and these currencies can contribute to the Seasonal Quest, so finding them will be a high priority for many Guardians. On this page: How to get Seraph Key Codes in Destiny 2 Seraph Key Codes are awarded at the end of most activities....

Elder Fugen’s Errand is one of the first of these types of side-missions encounter, which see villagers request certain items or to complete specific tasks on your travels. Unlike most other Requests, this requires an item you can find within the village hub itself - and acts as a tutorial of sorts for the Canteen and preparing food. For more help on Monster Hunter Rise, check out our weapon types list, in-depth Insect Glaive page, wirebug guide, Jewel lilies locations and how to use Traps and Tranq Bombs to catch monsters....

While it may sound like an easy task, there’s actually a small puzzle located in this courtyard that you need to complete in order to progress with the story. To help you get back to exploring Sumeru and seeing the rest of the Chapter 3, Act 1 Archon Quest, we’ve quickly explained how to investigate the courtyard far down the corridor in Genshin Impact below. How to investigate the courtyard far down the corridor in Genshin Impact When you revisit Haypasia during the ‘Through Mists of Smoke and Forests Dark’ Archon Quest, the traveler will be sucked into a Domain of sorts, and must explore the strange place during the new ‘Silent Seeker of Knowledge’ quest section....

Hack and slash games can be great fun, especially when you want to let off some steam by running around and fighting fiends for a few hours. Games like Devil May Cry, Monster Hunter Rise and Bayonetta all combine great story, action-packed combat and interesting gameplay mechanics, but also let you unwind as you run around and cut things down whenever you please. We’ve picked out some of the best titles Humble has on sale this week....

I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised. In our interview, Bruzzo makes the case for why EA believes it’s perfectly reasonable to sell loot boxes that contain gameplay-affecting items within FIFA, and I challenge him on that. If nothing else, I think it makes for an interesting back and forth - one that gives us a good idea of how EA thinks about its prize cash cow. I finished the interview with a better understanding of where EA’s coming from and where it’s going with Ultimate Team, but my opinion on it remains unchanged....

Compared to LCD, OLED technology offers vastly superior contrast with inky blacks, excellent colour and faster motion response - I simply had to check it out to see if this is a worthy purchase or if it runs into some unforeseen pitfalls. I’ve spent the last month tinkering with this monitor in a variety of scenarios and walked away mostly impressed. So how does it stack up? For starters, like its LCD brethren, the 15K1F is slim and lightweight (just 1....