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Published Oct 9, 2026, 4:24 AM EDT Every day begins the same, except every day is actually the same day. A long drop into a half-temple, half-sewer, standing up with no memory how how this all started, and one single minute on the clock to figure it all out before the time loop starts over. It's not a lot to work with but still beats having no time all, and every trip into the loop gives new memories to help get a little father the next time around.

The cold winds have come for us all at last, and the path to Pendola Pass is open to anyone who dares explore its frozen heart. ARC Raiders' newest map has been released, and with it comes a slew of new quests for us excited raiders to complete. Related How to Complete a Lay of the Land Quest in ARC Raiders Exploring Pendola Pass is less of a storyline quest and more of a tour that helps you get used to the new map.

Not long after you make your way into Norgan in Dragon's Dogma 2, the Arisen and their posse will soon come across the Fallen Dragon, but without making a dent in it, it is time to retreat and find some answers to dispel the creature's undead immunity. After learning the whereabouts of an elusive figure known as the Sage in the "Seeking the Sage" main quest, you soon come to learn that our Sage is actually (spoiler alert) another Sphinx.

So you finally mustered the courage to enter the forbidden territory of Norgan in Dragon's Dogma 2 to investigate rumors of another Arisen roaming the lands. Well, your first steps in this investigation won't be easy, as this frozen wasteland is home to some of the deadliest snowstorms you've ever seen.

Gear Transmog has become one of the most sought-after features in most RPGs, letting you customize the visual appearance of your equipped armor and weapons without sacrificing their stats/base properties. In a game like Dragon's Dogma 2, it's one of the most requested features, with players even making their own mod to access it.

The new Arc Raiders Frozen Trails update is here, and with the introduction of a new map, we have a bunch of new quests to tackle. Clean Hands is one of them, sending you into the frozen wasteland to find an abandoned Nomad Camp and assist the Nomadic Envoy. If you want to learn the map and find some decent scavenging spots, this quest is a great place to start. Let’s get into it. Related How to Complete What We Left Behind Quest in ARC Raiders This quest must be completed within one round.

The road to uncovering the mysteries of another Arisen in the northern landscape of Norgan will be filled with a number of daunting challenges. I mean, nothing really is ever easy in an open-ended action RPG like Dragon's Dogma 2. One of the earliest quests in the brand-new Dark Arisen DLC will revolve around tracking down the "Sage" to learn the whereabouts of the Arisen.

Published Oct 8, 2026, 3:41 PM EDT For this section in Order of the Sinking Star, it’s not quite the seventh part as much as it is closer to the third. It is something you’ll have access to almost immediately, but it’s closer to a side area than anything else. With that said, there is one really challenging puzzle near the end that will take some time to figure out, otherwise we’ll just lay it out here.

It has been twenty years since Epic Games and Microsoft teamed up to bring us one of the most iconic Xbox franchises on the planet. While there’s Halo and Forza, it’s Gears of War that defined the early parts of the Xbox 360’s life cycle, and for good reason. It was a violent, highly satisfying shooter that changed how third person and cover shooters would play for years. It was also the perfect multiplayer experience, bringing players together.

Published Oct 8, 2026, 8:00‚ÄĮAM EDT Typically when it comes to remakes and remasters, developers first have to make a choice between preservation and transformation. Choosing the former risks shutting out newcomers and criticisms from older fans of being lazy and unimaginative. Choosing the latter, however, might bring in new players but at the cost of accusations of unfaithfulness to the original and its fans.