There’s nothing like running and gunning with a shotgun in Call of Duty. It’s satisfying to run, slide, jump, and pump enemies as they push objectives or camp in bushes. Either way, shotguns are a lot of fun in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. There isn’t a ton of variety when it comes to shotguns in Black Ops Cold War, but each option is fun in its own way.

Elden Ring is set on a gigantic open-world map that is home to countless NPCs. The list of characters includes Irina, an NPC who’ll be ready to entrust players with a letter to be delivered to her father. The delivery itself will be an adventure since Irina’s father is located in Castle Morne. Players will need to travel there to ensure Irina’s father gets her letter. Though the quest does a decent job of explaining where players will need to travel, getting lost in Elden Ring’s vast open world can be a common occurrence.

Riolu and Lucario are two of the most popular Pokémon and they’re both in Sword and Shield for trainers to find and battle alongside. The aura wielders, however, are incredibly difficult to find. They only appear in the Wild Area (Giant’s Cap) in a certain section of it and only during snowstorms. If there isn’t a snowstorm in the area, these Pokémon won’t spawn at all, so be sure to either wait until the weather changes in the subsection or come back another day or time to have a shot at seeing them.

It’s that time again. Final Fantasy XIV fans are discovering new areas in the latest expansion, Endwalker, and they’ll have to attune to every Aether Current to be able to fly around. Fortunately, the Endwalker areas will contain fewer Aether Currents, but it’ll still be an obligatory duty to be able to go through the main scenario quest faster and to participate in hunts without needing a ride on every map.

Riot Games’ first animated Netflix series, Arcane, brings viewers into the world of League of Legends, with specific focus on the regions of Piltover and Zaun. Through the eyes of champions like Vi, Jinx, Heimerdinger, Caitlyn, and Jayce, the first three episodes of the series brought to life areas of Runeterra that have long awaited their stories to be told—but they aren’t the only notable characters from these regions. See League of Legends on Amazon In the established League lore, dozens of champions call either Piltover or Zaun home, and even more have ties to the regions that contribute to their character growth.

New World is set in a rather large environment where players will always find something to do that they can enjoy. There’s so much more to do than questing or dueling players, and you’ll realize that the game will slowly nudge you toward trying out different activities as you level up. Fishing, for example, can be required for a quest or you may just need to pick it up just because you enjoy it in real life as well.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will release on Nov. 19, but dozens of copies have seemingly already been released into the wild, with players leaking tons of images, videos, and information well ahead of the game’s launch.  These leaks have been ongoing for the last several days, and several of the players who obtained the seemingly legit early copies of BDSP have now reached the post-game, meaning a lot of information about the game that was not previously available is now making the rounds online.

Today, following the announcement of its Chronos Summit 2022, Cooler Master revealed its 30th Anniversary Series, which included two new bombastic PCs. The Sneaker X and Shark X experimental PCs are unlike almost every other gaming PC in that their cases look more like they stepped out of a Lego box. This isn’t a bad thing, though. With many cases lacking originality by focusing on harsh angles and other uninspired designs, the Sneaker X and Shark X add some much-needed fun and flair to the scene.

Legends of Runeterra’s upcoming update, Patch 2.17.0, is bringing a new set of cosmetics to the game—and this one taps into a skin line and champions that were previously used in League of Legends, Battle Academia. Previously teased in the Beyond the Bandlewood roadmap, this new set of cosmetics brings card backs, emotes, and a new board alongside six new skins. This set of Battle Academia cosmetics breaks previous skin conventions in LoR because there’s a new champion, Poppy, who didn’t have this original cosmetic for their League counterpart.

Over a year since its launch, the PlayStation 5 is still hard to come by. Almost as equally difficult to procure is a PS5 controller with back paddles, but HexGaming’s Ultimate pad has come to the rescue. For console FPS players, back paddles have become a necessity. The paddles let you jump around corners, sprint or toggle other essential commands without the delay of pressing a face button or having to push in either of the thumb sticks.