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"What's it all about?" Stop focusing on Inside's story

Inside was worth every second of the six year wait. Don't waste any more time thinking about it: start running. No spoilers. Inside is only the second game from Danish indie Playdead, releasing almost exactly six years after debut Limbo. It's not a long game. It's not a hugely complicated game. It took six years to make because it is about as close to perfect as a video game could ever be.

Assassin's Creed Origins: Trials of the Gods - how to beat Sobek

Assassin's Creed Origins: Trials of the Gods puts us face to face with Sobek, the crocodile god. Are you ready? The second trials of the Gods event is live in Assassin's Creed Origins, and will be available through November 28. If you can take down Sobek, you'll receive the legendary weapon Was Scepter, a quality 94 staff with combo multiplier, critical hit rate and health on critical. You'll also be one step closer to the legendary outfit we've been promised for beating all four Trials of the Gods events.

Dark Souls 2 guide: Crown of the Ivory King - Frigid Outskirts

Venture into a raging snowstorm and battle two more King's pet bosses. It's really hard to see and keep your bearings in this wild snowstorm, although it dies down every 30 seconds or so. In the coffin closeby you'll find two Blackweed Balms. Head on over to the statues that you can see from here, where you're able to summon two spirits to help you. If you head right until you see a light you'll make your way directly to the boss fight over the other side of a bridge.

Why Super Smash Bros. 3ds and Wii U has Mii fighters

When the idea of Mii fighters in the Smash Bros. series was first raised, creator Masahiro Sakurai dismissed it out of hand. Why did he change his mind for Super Smash Bros. 3DS and Wii U? Nintendo raised the idea of Mii characters for 2008 Wii title Super Smash Bros. Brawl, but Sakurai "thought it over for about a minute and immediately decided against it", the creator wrote in a new Famitsu blog post.

Claptrap audio files from Borderlands 2 now available for fun times

New Claptrap audio files from Borderlands 2 are now available for you to make use of however you want: ringtones, PC alerts, something to play loud over the speakers to drive your dogs batshit crazy. You name it. There are 34 in total and taken directly from the master files used in the game. We've got the first batch from Borderlands 1 on our phone. People always look at us in a odd way when the phone goes off in the middle of Walmart.

GTA 4 and all of its DLC are now backwards compatible on Xbox One

GTA 4 and Episodes from Liberty City join the growing list of Xbox One backwards compatible titles. For those of you who can't get enough of Xbox One's backward's compatibility, there's more good news coming your way. GTA 4 has just been added to the list of backwards compatible titles along with the its two expansions. Rockstar announced the news today, confirming that all versions of the game - physical, digial, and the Complete Edition - are good to go on Xbox One.

How to Evolve in Pokemon Legends: Arceus

Pokemon evolution naturally continues to be a major component in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. No matter how much the game changes - and a lot has changed - that’s an immovable aspect of the Pokemon series. Despite that, there has been one major change of the process of how to evolve - and you might initially miss it. This is especially likely if you’re an old Pokemon hand, as we are, and hammer the A button through many tutorial dialogue boxes.

Kindred is the newest League of Legends Champion and is made up of two spirits

Riot Games has announced its latest Champion and it's a "marksman designed for a life in the jungle" called Kindred. The character "prowls through camps" marking enemy champions for death and permanently growing in strength if they die. Kindred is made up of two spirits: Lamb and Wolf. One of Lamb's abilities other than making players for death, is it can create a blessed zone which can keep the champion safe from death for a few seconds.

Borderlands 3: How to open the Vaulthalla Secret Room

Once you've defeated the final boss in Borderlands 3: Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic Fustercluck you'll be able to break into Vaulthalla, where there's a secret loot room waiting for you. The last boss you'll be up against is Psychoreaver, but he's arguably one of the easier bosses to defeat in the DLC. Once you're past him, you can access Vaulthalla and have a limited amount of time to open chests and bag yourself some tasty new loot.

Doom and Doom 2 update adds widescreen support, more

A new update is available for classic Doom and Doom 2 on all platforms. The update to classic Doom and Doom 2 includes QOL improvements, performance optimization, and more. On PC, the games now have Steam support so anyone who already owns The Ultimate Doom or Doom 2: Hell on Earth on Steam will automatically receive the new re-releases in their libraries. The original DOS versions are still available as a separate launch option from within Steam, and the original DOS IWAD files are in their original location on disk.