Flow State is that feeling of being completely immersed in what you’re doing, leading to peak performance and rapid improvement. In Blue Lock, the program intentionally pushes players to their limits, forcing them to compete for their current and future success. While many talented players in Blue Lock reach this state, the question is: who truly masters it?
In ARC Raiders, sending your Raider on an Expedition earns you bonus skill points for your next character – up to a maximum of 5. These points are based on the total value of items you’ve collected and the Coins you have. Until recently, it wasn’t clear how much value you needed to get the full bonus. Honestly, I almost wish I hadn’t found out! It turns out you need a net worth of 5,000,000 Coins to maximize those skill points. My first thought was to just play more and earn enough, but now I’m questioning whether the effort is really worth it.
Recently, a rumor started circulating that a new Star Wars game might be unveiled at The Game Awards. This isn’t expected to be either Zero Company or Eclipse, which have already been announced. This sparked a lot of guessing about what the game could be – some thought it might be Star Wars Jedi 3, while others speculated it could be the untitled game Amy Hennig is working on. Another possibility is a remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic by Saber Interactive. This remake was originally announced in 2021, but we haven’t heard much about it since, so a new reveal would be a logical step.
Exploring in games can be enjoyable in different ways. Sometimes the fun comes from finding hidden things like side missions, backstory details, and valuable items. Other times, simply being in the game world and experiencing it is rewarding enough. A few games, like Marvel’s Spider-Man and Forspoken, make exploration especially fun with their unique ways of moving around. While most open-world games aren’t worth playing just for exploring, some truly rely on it to be successful.
For the last six years, the Epic Games Store has consistently announced the following week’s free games right when the current ones become available. This time, it’s different. While you can currently download The Darkside Detective and The Jackbox Party Pack 4, the game for next week is listed as simply “Mystery Game” with a placeholder image. It looks like fans will find out what it is during The Game Awards on December 11th at 8pm Eastern Time. It’s unusual for the Epic Games Store to keep a free game a secret, and even more unusual to reveal it at an event like The Game Awards. This has created a lot of excitement for the December 11th free game.
Watching the first two seasons of Solo Leveling, it became really obvious that Sung Jinwoo would constantly face opponents stronger than himself. It felt like these powerful characters weren’t meant to defeat him, but rather to serve as challenges he needed to overcome on his path to becoming the greatest Hunter ever. In the second season especially, he battled a lot of incredibly strong enemies, and a few of them actually managed to get the upper hand for a while.
If you’re not completely thrilled with Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, there are plenty of other immersive, first-person shooter games you can play. Some are available on the Nintendo Switch, and others are on different consoles, but they’re all relatively easy to find.
Netflix has made a huge leap into the gaming world by buying Warner Bros. Games and all of its studios. This instantly gives Netflix ownership of popular franchises like Mortal Kombat, Hogwarts Legacy, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Batman, and LEGO, along with the teams that create these games. It’s a quick way for Netflix to become a major player in the gaming industry, especially considering the company has struggled for years to gain acceptance from gamers.
GameStop may have accidentally shown that Rosemary Winters will be a playable character in the new Resident Evil Requiem. There’s been a lot of guessing about who will be in the latest Resident Evil game, but many different and often confusing leaks and rumors have made it hard to know what’s true. This new leak about Resident Evil Requiem could cause even more confusion, as it’s not clear if it clashes with a major rumor already circulating.
I’ve been keeping an eye on MineMogul, the first game from NoodleForge, which launched into Early Access on December 4th. It’s tough for small indie games to get noticed on Steam these days with so many releases, but MineMogul is trying something a little different with its mix of genres, and I think that’s smart. Honestly, Early Access feels like a lifesaver for indie developers. It lets them share their game early, almost like a pitch to players, and build a community while they continue to improve things. That’s exactly the stage MineMogul is at right now, and I’m excited to see where it goes.