John Schutt

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Genres include FPS, open-world, action RPG, gacha, and looter/extraction shooter. 

Shacknews •

Can you fast travel in Dying Light: The Beast?

One of the best quality-of-life features in any open-world game is fast travel, or the ability to instantly teleport across vast expanses at the touch of a button. Dying Light: The Beast has a large enough map that a fast travel system would be a welcome mechanic, but does it have one?

Strictly speaking, no, there is no fast travel system in Dying Light: The Beast. You cannot click on any location on the map and teleport to it. Not Safe Zones, not cleared objectives, nothing.

In place of a tra...
Shacknews •

Five best tips for how to play Rush in Battlefield 6

Rush has long been the quintessential Battlefield game mode alongside Conquest. Knowing how to play Rush in Battlefield 6 will ensure you provide maximum value to your team every match, and we’ve got five valuable tips for doing just that.

Rush’s objectives are simple. For attackers, arm three or four sets of two M-COM stations with explosives, then defend them until they explode. Defenders need to deplete the attacker ticket count and disarm any explosives.

The attacking team starts with 75 t...
Shacknews •

How to upgrade to a 3-star island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizons gives you lots of little goals as you play, and you’re encouraged to make plenty of your own. However, you’ll find that upgrading your island to three stars quickly becomes the most important, and doing so is neither fast nor easy, but is well worth the effort. Here’s how.

To get a 3-star island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you need to have made great strides recruiting more islanders, building permanent shops, and filling out the place with flowers, trees, an...
PC Gamer •

All Days Gone horde locations

One of the biggest challenges you’ll face in Days Gone is taking on hordes of Freakers scattered across the map. These groups of legally distinct zombies come in various sizes, from a few dozen to a few hundred. Hordes are one of the best ways to raise your reputation with the various camp factions in Days Gone, and knowing where to find them will help you access the best gear in the game.I’ll list the location of each horde here, separated into each region and listed by the following size categ...
Destructoid •

How to get every ending in Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon

Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon continues FromSoftware’s recent tradition of giving their games multiple endings (not that those endings are necessarily happy). Reaching the endings in AC6 will take you multiple playthroughs and require you to make specific choices. We’ll explain everything you need to know in this guide.

BEWARE: While this guide makes attempts to be as spoiler-free as possible, as it discusses the ending names and steps you need to take to get each ending, there are some spoi...
Destructoid •

Should you choose alpha or beta High Rank armor in Monster Hunter Wilds?

If you want a better chance of reaching the endgame of Monster Hunter Wilds, you’ll need a healthy collection of High Rank armor. The question is, should you choose the alpha or beta version? Both have their advantages and which you choose will depend on the needs of your building.

There are a few main differences between the alpha and beta armor types in Monster Hunter Wilds. In previous Monster Hunter titles, beta armor was almost always the go-to, as access to the largest amount of decor...