Open-World RPGs Where Loot Really Matters

Open-world RPGs offer many different ways to handle loot and item collection. Many use a common system of randomized drops, similar to action RPGs, with a few special, fixed-location items, like in The Witcher 3. However, some games are trying something different, moving away from constant random drops to make each item more valuable. Instead of endlessly sorting through similar items, these games make loot truly meaningful – finding a new item can significantly change how you play, making you want to collect everything. Here are some open-world RPGs that stand out with their unique and rewarding loot systems.
The Worldcoin Conundrum: An Identity Riddle or Merely Jest?

At its zenith, the WLD token didst embark on a dizzying ascent, climbing over 30% to perch momentarily at $0.6388, ere it tumbled down. It remained, nonetheless, elevated by 10% o’er the span of a week, and 7% in a month’s time. Trading activity did spike as a falcon in flight, with the volume of yesteryear’s trade swelling to a staggering $748.9 million, a surge by over a thousand percent!
2 Games in Development for Xbox Have Been Canceled

Fans are increasingly frustrated by game cancellations, which seem to be happening more and more often. Just this January, Ubisoft’s stock price dropped after they announced they were canceling six games, including a planned remake of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. While two games were pulled from Xbox’s release schedule, they are still planned for release on other gaming systems.
Securing 5G’s Future: Quantum-Resistant Open RAN Takes Shape
Researchers demonstrate a viable path toward protecting Open RAN infrastructure from quantum computing threats by integrating a new cryptographic approach into a critical 5G interface.
Steam Just Added 10 New Free-to-Play Games

As a PC gamer, I can tell you Steam has something for everyone. Seriously, whether you’re into small indie games or huge AAA titles, it’s all there. They’re constantly adding new stuff too – SteamDB says over 20,000 games dropped in 2025 alone! One of the biggest reasons I keep going back is the sales – you can snag games for crazy cheap. Plus, they release a ton of free-to-play games every month, which is awesome if you’re trying to save some cash.
The Greatest Video Game Battles Of All Time

Beyond just being visually impressive, truly great battles need to feel meaningful within a game. Epic battles aren’t just large-scale conflicts thrown in for spectacle; they either significantly advance the story or are incredibly massive in scope. What sets these battles apart is their importance and impact – they feel weighty and memorable compared to other encounters in the game. That’s what elevates them to the level of the best video game battles ever created.
Depot Node Locations & How To Upgrade Storage In Endfield

In Arknights: Endfield, you’ll find four Depot Nodes hidden throughout the Talos-II regions. These nodes are located in the following areas:
Beyond SSP: Rethinking Stability for Hyperbolic Equation Solvers
![The discretization of Burgers’ problem using a second-order MUSCL scheme, when integrated with a fourth-order Runge-Kutta method ([latex]RK44[/latex]), demonstrates that [latex]RK44[/latex] preserves the Total Variation Diminishing (TVD) property initially established by a forward Euler solution, even with variable time steps ([latex]\Delta t = \Delta t_{FE}[/latex]).](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.18947v1/figures/MUSCL2_TVD_RK4.png)
New research challenges the long-held assumption that strong stability preserving (SSP) methods are essential for maintaining numerical stability when solving hyperbolic conservation laws.
GDKP Runs Are Still Banned in World of Warcraft, and Players Aren’t Happy

In World of Warcraft, GDKP (Gold Dragon Kill Points) raids let players bid gold on items dropped after defeating bosses. While the highest bidder gets the item, the total gold collected from everyone’s bids is shared among all the raiders.