Trying not to crop myself. He walked into the woods and never looked back. Knight stayed in that Maine wilderness in America for 27 years, never uttering a word even to himself. “Hi” was apparently all he said upon encountering some hikers. He’d consider it, but he never did let himself go. It was one of the weirder games on show, for sure. “I kinda envied him in some ways.”...

Star Wars is for kids. Lucas himself authored the classic ur-example of a charming dirtbag with a heart of gold, Han Solo. That was part of his character arc. That’s why we go to the movies. However, Lucas decided his hero needed to be more unambiguously heroic, and less dark. Our clearest signal that this is a sleazy place is when a random patron offers Obi-Wan some death sticks. That character’s name?...

Ryzen 9000 mobos, a PC handheld, Wukong GPUs and more. Take your pick from the six headlines below, or scroll on! Thankfully, the non-AI features are pretty exciting. This is the first thing I’ll test on the new motherboards, which ship in September. Zotac Zone PC handheld - can it rival the Asus ROG Ally X? Zotac is getting into the popular PC handheld game, joining the likes of Asus, Lenovo and MSI....

Western Digital’s popular SN850P NVMe SSD will soon be available in an 8TB model. But there is one large snag here: The WD Black 8TB SN850P retails for a staggering $1,000. It’ll be available to purchase at major retailers later this month. As a small bonus, it comes with one month of PlayStation Plus Premium ($18 value). The SN850X is also available without a heatsink for $850. Instead of PS Plus Premium, you’ll get aWD_Black RGB T-shirtvalued at $19....

Here’s what this strange message means in Chapter 2. Luckily, we’re here to help. What does “Sterness of Stone, Keeness of Tiger” mean in Black Myth: Wukong? Once you’ve got them, you might open all three gates you’ll find around Chapter 2. This requires defeating the King of the Flowing Sands and the Second Prince of the Flowing SandsYaoguai Chiefs. This will open up a hidden entrance in the pool of blood, leading you underground....

Fede Alvarez lays out the case for using A.I. to bring about one of the most surprising moments in Alien: Romulus. Now, Alvarez is defending his choice to do so. Warning: the following contains spoilers for Alien: Romulus. If you haven’t seen the movie or don’t want to know what happens, stop reading now. In the first film, Holm portrayed a different synthetic named Ash. “We knew we were going to create an animatronic,” recalled Alvarez....

You need a javascript enabled online window to watch videos. Want us to remember this setting for all your devices? I’m really excited to see we’re at a point where the 1990s are the new nostalgia-bait. Now Playing:Lost Records: Bloom & Rage | Lo-fi Summer Trailer I don’t mind taking that bait one bit, and Lost Records leans way into it. It’s this detail that has me especially excited for Lost Records....

What should you spend your first Sparks on? This is where we come in! Down below you’ll find our recommendations for the best abilities to unlock first in Black Myth: Wukong. (Well as long as you’re at a shrine.) you could also invest multiple Sparks into both of these abilities to increase the bonus you receive. Okay I know it looks like I’m cheating a bit here, but hear me out....

Here’s what this cryptic message means, and how to get that missing guidance. What does “Cannot absorb spirits without guidance” mean? When you defeat them, though, you may find you’re unable to absorb their spirits. As for those spirits you might have fought and defeated before obtaining this all-important ‘guidance’, fear not. That’s all there is to it!

Should you ring the three bells in Chapter 1? Here’s what happens. Luckily, ringing these bells will do no such thing. To help you track them down, we’re here to help. On this page: Should you ring the bells in Black Myth: Wukong? Now, it’s time to fight another boss to ring the second bell. Guangmou is just up ahead. There, you’ll find the second bell. What happens when you ring the bells?...

UPDATE: Black Myth: Wukong passes 2m concurrent players. Now, over two million players have taken to Steam to give the game a whirl. Its concurrent player peak as it stands is currently 2,125,077. The original story continues below. Since its release, the game has recorded a concurrent player peak of 1,443,570. By comparison, Cyberpunk 2077’s all-time concurrent player peak is sitting at 1,054,388. Elden Ring’s concurrent all-time peak, meanwhile, is 953,426....

Game Science’s action-RPG is No. 2 all-time on the Steam in terms of concurrent players. It is Steam’s most popular game today based on concurrent players. The game is also the No. 1 title onSteam’s top-selling games chart. A significant portion of Black Myth: Wukong’s playerbase comes from China, according to a report. How China-specific is interest in Black Myth: Wukong? GameSpot’sBlack Myth: Wukong reviewscored the game an 8/10. Game Sciencedelayed the Xbox version because it didn’t meet the studio’s quality standards....

Black Myth: Wukongis nothing if not ambitious. As many of its early trailers and tech demos implied, this was a game punching above its weight. It’s all very straightforward in hindsight. Alas, these contrivances are made worse by Black Myth’s muddled environments. Maybe it’s harsh to hold these fundamentally linear spaces to the same standards as larger open worlds. It’s a shame, as the spells are easily Black Myth: Wukong at its most fun....