Background check: Renting video games is a concept that’s been around for quite some time. I spent many weekends of my youth renting games from stores such as Hollywood Video, Blockbuster Video, and Family Video. It seemed like a business model that would remain robust and hustling on through the golden years of my life. However, due largely in part to newer Internet connected technologies, these video stores have been struggling to stay above the water....
In Genshin Impact, Slumbering Roots is one of the quests in the Varuna Gatha World Quest series. When you complete the first quest in the Varuna Gatha series, also named Varuna Gatha, the next three quests in the series unlock simultaneously and can be completed in any order. Slumbering Roots is one of those three quests. Complete all three to unlock the final quest in the Varuna Gatha World Quest series, A Prayer for Rain on the Fecund Land....
With Kaedehera Kazuha featured as the rerunning star of Genshin Impact’s currently active Banner, many Travelers will be wondering what the best weapon for this 5-Star Anemo character is. In the past, many players dismissed Kazuha as a “discounted Liyue Venti, but now that the Genshin experts and theorycrafters have shown this to be far from the case, fans are now undoubtedly eager to get their hands on this incredible 5-Star support....
Update: March 30 We have made a new format for all of this information, and it includes everything you need to know to find Vallberry’s! Valberry We also have an All Genshin Impact Characters list, that gives all available details on all characters in the game, and that includes those rumored to be coming in later updates. Additionally, we have an All Genshin Impact Materials list, which covers all Ascension and Talent Materials currently in the game!...
There is one area in the game that’s picture-perfect for the task. The Five Flushes of Fortune event in Genshin Impact Version 1.3 requires you to take photos of a specific subject each day, such as a Blue Creature. Unlike Red Items, a Blue Creature can be a touch trickier to hunt down, especially if you want to get all ten photos for your daily Five Flushes of Fortune completion (and hopefully your reward trove)....
Ready to do some spelunking? Find out where to get Luminescent Pollen in Genshin Impact! Making your way into the newest update in Genshin Impact, you’ll notice that there is more stuff to do than ever before. You’ll have to track down plenty of new materials, work on leveling up new characters, and so much more. It can be fairly overwhelming to learn where all of these new items and materials are, and we’ve got you covered on all of them....
One Punch Maid continues to stress over joining the Knights of Favonius. Noelle returns in Part 2 of her Hangout Event in Genshin Impact Version 1.5, and this time around the selfless maid is preparing for her Knights of Favonius selection exam. Like Noelle’s previous Hangout Event there are multiple endings and rewards to earn in Act 2 of her event – “Knightly Exam Prep”. And, also like last time, I know how to unlock each and every ending....
Genshin Impact information sharing Twitter account Genshin Intel shared an overview of all the updates that might be coming with update 2.4. A new region called Enkanomiya, which is set to have some kind of alternating time cycle. Also included in Genshin Intel’s overview is that there will be a Lantern Rite rerun, an alchemy event with Timaeus, and new skins for Ningguang & Keqing. According to Project Celestia, another reliable leaker, the time cycle will alternate between Evernight and Whitenight, “that reveals different appearances of environments and mechanisms....
Test of Courage is the first quest in the Akitsu Kimodameshi event, which runs from December 15, 2022, to January 2, 2023. You and Paimon head to the Yashiro Commission to sign up for the Test of Courage, where a twist of events gets you tangled up in an investigation surrounding alleged ghost activities. How to unlock the Akitsu Kimodameshi event in Genshin Impact To unlock the event, you need to meet the following prerequisites:...
The Gamestop ID program will soon be implemented so that the games retailer can more easily service your DLC needs from their brick and mortar stores. Aiming to take the “friction” out of purchasing map packs and other DLC by eliminating the need for them to input the long strings of verification codes and transfer them directly to your PlayStation Network or Xbox Live accounts. The SVP/GM of Gamestop recently spoke with Ars Technica about the method they plan to use, and how it will eliminate the friction that people face when wanting to purchase the content from Gamestop....
As we draw closer to the November release of Halo 4, Microsoft will be implementing their plan to release each installment of the web-series, Forward Unto Dawn, which will debut on the Machinima website and Halo Waypoint community. While we’ll still have to anxiously wait for the first episode, we now have a teaser trailer that Halo fans are sure to salivate over. The following trailer is hardly a trailer at all....
Rockstar Games has been known for their secretive nature, rarely letting any outside looks into the inner-goings of their offices. That is about to change, however, at least for a day, when the developer opens its doors to Girls’ Game Lab on Feb. 22. Girls’ Game Labs is an organization aimed at teaching young girls the skills they need to create their own video games. Run by women in the industry who are working to show girls they can be successful in the business, the program is designed for girls ages 8 to 12....
This might be the wildest season of Warzone yet. Strange teases have begun to surface throughout the Call of Duty community regarding a possible monster-themed season in the popular Warzone Battle Royale portion of the game. As we barrel towards another Season for the current Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone tandem which is slated to begin on April 27th, observant players are picking up the clues that Activision is putting down regarding Godzilla and possibly King Kong coming to Call of Duty in the next season....
Google has been adding various new features to its Messages app on Android to make it a worthy competitor to iMessage. We recently saw the Mountain View giant roll out the support for iMessage reactions in Messages for beta users. Now, the company is working on a couple of new Messages app features to improve the user experience and help you share photos and videos easily. According to a recent report by 9to5Google, the Messages app on Android might soon get a new navigation drawer and a Google Photos integration....
Google has been working on RCS for a long time. The service is a competitor to Apple’s famed iMessage, and it offers a lot of iMessage like features. However, one thing that RCS lacks is a strong encryption for your messages. iMessage offers end-to-end encryption, so does WhatsApp, but RCS does not. So, if that has always been a deal breaker for you, you’ll be glad to know that Google is working to change that....
Google launched the Pixel 6 series last month and the device started shipping on October 28. Unlike previous Pixel releases that had odd hardware issues, the Pixel 6 lineup seems to not be facing major hardware troubles. However, some users have reported a screen flickering issue in Pixel 6 Pro that occurs in a specific scenario, and Google has promised to release a bugfix update next month. According to 9to5Google, some Pixel 6 Pro users have noticed that the screen starts flickering if they partially hold down the power button when the device is turned off....
Abductors appear in different locations each match. A new Fortnite Epic quest requires players to deal damage near an Abductor, but where exactly can these things be found? Abductors are new to the Fortnite island, only appearing around the start of the third week of the season. They take players to the Alien Mothership for a short period of time and are very popular drop spots. Dealing damage near one shouldn’t be too difficult if you know where to go....
Epic Games adds new quests weekly and daily to keep the players engaged and entertained. Most of these quests are designed in a way to encourage players to do activities they won’t do on a regular basis. As part of this week’s challenge, players have to use a Junk Rift in Wreck Ravine or at Rocky Wreckage, and here is how to do it in Fortnite. How to Use a Junk Rift in Wreck Ravine or Rocky Wreckage in Fortnite The two tasks you are facing to complete this quest are finding a Junk Rift and then using it in Wreck Ravine or Rocky Wreckage....
South of Salty Springs, north of Fatal Fields. Fortbyte #34 has been added to the Fortnite Map. The clue says that it can be found between a fork and a knife. The area they are talking about, of course, is the Fork and Knife that are dug into the ground south of Salty Springs. There are no other requirements to collecting Fortbyte #34 other than finding the Fork and Knife on the map....
Fortnite has today (November 9) launched a hotfix on all platforms, so here’s the full list of changes and fixes with this patch. There are only two big changes to talk about today, with no bug fixes in sight (though likely still made). These two changes are the addition of the new Combat Pistol (expect a guide on how to find this soon) alongside enhancements to the Sideways Rifle. These aren’t anything crazy, but they’re notable content additions nonetheless....
