Video Elder Scrolls Online: Legacy of the Bretons interview - Characters, lands & lore We sat down with the Lead Writer and Lore Master of Elder Scrolls online to get some insight into the creation of Legacy of the Bretons. As one of the most popular MMOs out there, The Elder Scrolls Online has been a godsend for fans of the franchise who just can’t get enough of the world, characters, and lore. Heading into 2022, the team behind the game has been hard at work on new content for players and an all-new storyline, known as Legacy of the Bretons, will play out through the year as content is pushed out for the game. The upcoming The Elder Scrolls Online: Ascending Tide DLC and The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle Chapter will include a bit of the Legacy of Bretons narrative. Shacknews Video Editor Greg Burke got the chance to sit down with Bill Slavicsek, Lead Writer for ESO as well as Leamon Tuttle, who serves as the Lore Master for the Elder Scrolls universe. The duo is part of the larger team at Zenimax Online Studios and is responsible for what players will see from Legacy of the Bretons over the coming year. The duo offers insight into the genesis of the story and building characters and lore for the popular MMO. Discover the beautiful Systres Archipelago in the Legacy of the Bretons year-long adventure, a brand-new storyline told throughout all ESO’s 2022 content releases, including the upcoming The Elder Scrolls Online: Ascending Tide DLC and The Elder…

Video Unboxing: Starfinder Roleplaying Game: Beginner Box Shoot for the stars on a sci-fi tabletop adventure! We crack open a Starfinder Beginner Box set build to help any adventurer get started. Paizo’s Pathfinder is a solid fantasy-fiction tabletop gaming system made for excellent adventures whether you go by the book or craft your own within its rules, but if you’re looking for something more futuristic or sci-fi oriented, then look no further than its sister game, Starfinder. Taking much of the rules and setup of Pathfinder to a cosmic setting, Starfinder is a great system for those who find sci-fi themes more to their liking, and recently, our own Greg Burke got his hands on a Starfinder Beginner’s Box to unpack on video. The Starfinder Beginner Box is a great way to get started with everything you need to launch a proper Starfinder tabletop adventure. Priced at $39.99, the Beginner Box contains a Heroes’ Handbook detailing character creation and general rules, a Master Guide with details on how to create your scenario, a collection of seven polyhedral dice, and around 80 colored pawns showing off characters and monsters. For players, it also includes a collection of six premade character sheets, six blank character sheets, aid cards for rule references, and a double-sided play mat. Greg breaks it all out and shows off the art and collectibles included in the kit. Starfinder is newer than Pathfinder, but it’s a solid tabletop gaming system nonetheless. The Beginner Box doesn’t just give you the tools to get started, but the Heroes’ Book also…

Guide How to evolve Magmar in Pokemon Legends: Arceus This is what you need to do in order to evolve Magmar into Magmortar in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Pokemon Legends: Arceus takes the franchise in a brand new direction with major changes to the formula and new mechanics to explore, but you’ll still find many of the creatures that you’ve come to love over the years. This includes Magmar, the Fire-Type that’s been around since the very beginning of the series. If you want to evolve Magmar into Magmortar, it won’t be through the same method as in previous Pokemon games. How to evolve Magmar in Pokemon Legends: Arceus To evolve Magmar into Magmortar in Pokemon Legends: Arceus, you’ll need to get your hands on the Magmarizer item. Luckily it won’t take much searching, as the Magmarizer can be purchased from Simona’s stand in Jubilife Village for 1,000 MP (Merit Points). Once the Magmarizer is in your satchel and Magmar is in your party, select the item and use it on the Pokemon. This will evolve Magmar into Magmortar. Magmortar was introduced as a new evolution for Magmar in Generation 4’s Pokemon Diamond and Pearl and has made several appearances in the franchise since. Magmar has always required the Magmarizer item to evolve, but past games required you to trade the Pokemon while it’s holding the item. This isn’t possible in Legends: Arceus, as the game doesn’t have held items. This saves you the stress and time of finding a trustworthy player to send your Pokemon to and having them send…

News Evil Dead: The Game delayed to May 2022 Originally set to launch in February, Evil Dead: The Game has been pushed back to May to polish the game up further. Saber Interactive’s Evil Dead: The Game is looking like it could be a fantastically good time. An asymmetrical PVP game, it invites players back into the Evil Dead universe to play as Ash and other characters from the franchise or the Deadite forces trying to kill them. It was supposed to launch next month amid a packed slate of high-profile releases, but Boss Team Games and Saber have chosen to push it back to May 2022 to give the devs more time to polish up the experience. Boss Team Games and Saber Interactive announced Evil Dead: The Game’s delay on the game’s Twitter account on January 28, 2022. Although the game was given a launch window of February 2022, the team has decided to delay it back to May 13, 2022 to polish up the experience. “This delay gives our team the time they need to get things just right,” the post thread reads. “So your boomstick will be polished, fully loaded, and ready to blast Deadites on that Friday the 13th of May. We thank you for your patience and understanding.” Hey Evil Dead fans! When we set out to create a brand new game worthy of the Evil Dead franchise, we knew it had to be groovy as hell. In order to deliver the best possible experience, Evil Dead: The Game is now coming on May 13,…

It's that time of the year on the other side of the globe. It's time to celebrate the Lunar New Year. That means the Lunar New Year sales are coming down the way and Xbox, in particular, is ready to celebrate with significant deals on its first-party lineup. That includes the first discount on the Halo Infinite campaign. As a reminder, we loved the Halo Infinite campaign here at Shacknews, so go back and check out some of our year-end roundups to hear us talk about it some more. Elsewhere, Nintendo also has a Lunar New Year Sale running for the folks at Capcom. That means a pretty sweet deal on the combo package containing The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy. Plus, the best Resident Evil and Mega Man games you can score on your Switch. Here's our selection of this weekend's console deals: Xbox The following games are a part of Xbox Games with Gold/Deals with Gold. An Xbox Live Gold Subscription is required to receive these discounts. NeuroVoider - FREE! Aground - FREE! Aliens: Fireteam Elite [Xbox Series X] - $27.99 (30% off) Carto - $11.99 (40% off) Hasbro Family Fun Pack - $11.99 (70% off) There are more Xbox games on sale in this week's Deals with Gold. The following deals are available to all Xbox users. Xbox Live Gold members may be eligible for additional discounts. Lunar New Year Sale Halo Infinite Campaign [Xbox Series X] - $47.99 (20% off) NBA 2K22 Cross-Gen Digital Bundle [Xbox Series X] - $26.39 (67%…

Video Shacknews Dump - January 28, 2022 Wind down with the Shacknews Dump as we talk about the mighty launch of Halo Infinite, Respawn's parade of Star Wars games, and more. It’s the end of another week and there was quite a bit of news and gaming throughout the week, so you know the Shacknews Dump is here to pack it in and flush it down. Join us as we talk once again about the week’s hottest stories. On this January 28 edition of the Shacknews Dump, we discuss Raven Software’s effort to move forward with unionization after failures of recognition from Activision Blizzard. Meanwhile, Microsoft recently reported on its Q2 2022 earnings that Halo Infinite had passed a 20 million player milestone, making it the biggest Halo launch by far. Also, Respawn is working on not one, not two, but three upcoming Star Wars games? Join us as we talk about all of these stories and more on the Shacknews Dump, going live on the Shacknews Twitch channel at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET. You can also watch just below. Here’s the rundown of topics being discussed on today’s Shacknews Dump: Raven Software workers file for union election after recognition deadline passes Star Wars strategy game among three franchise titles in development at Respawn Halo Infinite crossed 20 million players for biggest launch in franchise history Crytek announces Crysis 4 is in development The Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection swings with extra Hz Pokemon Legends: Arceus review: When Pokemon ruled the Earth Ed Boon selected as Academy…

There haven't been a lot of major sales up to this point in the year, but all of that has changed with the dawn of the Lunar New Year. If there's a gaming retailer out there, chances are that there's a Lunar New Year sale happening there. That includes Steam, the Epic Games Store, the Humble Store, GOG.com, Green Man Gaming, Battle.net, Origin, Ubisoft, and the list goes on. You know what that means! Shop around and search for the best deal that you can find. Chances are that they'll be the best deal that's available for a long while, so don't sleep on any of these offerings. That includes the Halo Infinite campaign on Steam, Call of Duty: Vanguard on Battle.net, Solar Ash and Kena: Bridge of Spirits on EGS, Cyberpunk 2077 on GOG.com, and many more. You can even find a few modest discounts on God of War and Monster Hunter Rise if you look hard enough. Here's our selection of this weekend's PC deals: Blizzard The Blizzard Celebration Collection features various add-on goodies for World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and StarCraft 2. It also comes with the Blizzard Arcade Collection, which retails at $19.99. The Celebration Collection starts at $19.99, so be sure to grab it from Battle.net today. It's only available until February 15. Battle.net Lunar New Year Sale Call of Duty: Vanguard - $38.99 (35% off) WoW: Burning Crusade Classic Dark Portal Pass - $27.99 (30% off) Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War - $29.99 (50% off) Call of Duty:…

Guide How to get shiny Ponyta - Pokemon Legends: Arceus Here's how you can get your hands on Shiny Ponyta in Pokemon Legends: Arceus Pokemon Legends: Arceus delivered a fresh spin on the Pokemon formula by going truly open world, allowing players to explore and interact with Pokemon in a brand new way. As players spend more time with the game, they may consider hunting for some shiny Pokemon. Though these alternatively colored creatures are very rare, there’s one shiny Pokemon in particular that’s pretty easy to catch. Let’s look at how you can get a shiny Ponyta in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. How to get Shiny Ponyta - Pokemon Legends: Arceus Shiny Ponyta can be found in the Horseshoe Plains within the Obsidian Fieldlands. To catch shiny Ponyta, you’ll need to start the “A Peculiar Ponyta” Request by speaking to Yota on the bridge near the Training Grounds in Jubilife Village. He will tell you that the peculiar Ponyta can be found in the Horseshoe Plains, an area within the Obsidian Fieldlands. Head there and you’ll find a shiny Ponyta roaming the fields. Shiny Pony can be easily identified by the blue flames on its head and back. The Ponyta is at a low level, so it shouldn’t be difficult to catch with a standard Pokeball. Once you catch it, show it to Yota and the Request will be completed. You don’t have to give him the shiny Ponyta, so it’s yours to keep after the request is finished. Shiny Pokemon have been a staple of the franchise since they…

VR is constantly growing as more developers take a crack at the medium. We’ve also seen some of gaming’s biggest franchises make the leap to virtual reality. Five Nights at Freddy’s just saw a successful launch with a VR game and Horizon Forbidden West is set to get a VR spinoff with the PS5’s iteration of PSVR. It got us thinking, what video game properties deserve the VR treatment? Question: What game or franchise would you like to see come to VR? Pokemon Snap - Ozzie Mejia, Virtual Senior Editor This is all purely for hypotheticals, since VR sickness is a real thing for me. Having said that, I'm looking over at that Nintendo Labo thing that seems to be collecting dust over at the Nintendo offices and thinking, "Well, there's one thing you can do with it." We've had pseudo VR experiences with games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, but I wish Nintendo wouldn't do a few of these bits and then just... you know... stop. There's real potential for even the most rudimentary of hardware like the Nintendo Labo VR Kit, so why not use it for something like... I don't know... Pokemon Snap? It's already an on-rails experience, so just imagine being about to control the camera with your head and getting a first-person perspective. Give me Charizard right in the face, please. Jurassic Park/World - Donovan Erskine, Raptor Editor I feel like the Jurassic Park franchise is an untapped gold mine for video game potential. The series would…

Guide How the Lost and Found works - Pokemon Legends: Arceus Here's what the Lost & Found is and how it works in Pokemon Legends: Arceus Pokemon Legends: Arceus is a departure from the classic Pokemon formula in many ways, reinventing old mechanics and adding new ones as well. One of the new features that players will experience during their time with the game is the Lost & Found, an online component that allows players to lend each other a hand in the event that their expedition goes awry. Let’s dig into what exactly the Lost & Found is and how it works. How the Lost & Found works - Pokemon Legends: Arceus Lost satchels can be seen on the in-game map. The Lost & Found provides a way for players to recover items lost by others when they black out while on an adventure. If you take too much damage from a Pokemon while in the field, you’ll blackout and return to base. As a consequence, you’ll also lose some of the items from your inventory. However, these items aren’t gone forever. Other players can retrieve them and return them to you. This is the basic concept of the Lost & Found. In the menu, navigate to the Online tab and select ‘Lost & Found.’ Here, you’ll see a list of players whose satchels are out in the field waiting to be discovered. Head to that area and do some searching and you’ll come across a small brown satchel on the ground. Picking it up will return the lost…