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Digital Trends
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Digital Trends
Elden Ring: Nightreign: how to play with friends
The major factor that sets Elden Ring: Nightreign apart from the base game is that it is designed to be a co-op experience. Instead of a long, primarily solo RPG adventure, you and two companions will rush through Limveld slaying bosses, getting loot, and hopefully surviving all three nights. While you could try your luck matchmaking with random players, your best bet at success is to get a group of friends together. FromSoftware games have notoriously obtuse matchmaking systems, and sadly, Elden Ring: Nightreign isn't much better. Here's how to play with your friends. Recommended Videos Difficulty Easy Duration 10 minutes What You Need Complete the tutorial How to play with friends in Elden Ring: Nightreign After beating the tutorial (or more likely dying), you will appear at the Roundtable Hold. This acts as your hub between runs and is where you set up matchmaking. Before explaining how to start a party, you should know that Elden Ring: Nightreign is not a cross-platform game. This means that, no matter what, you can't form a party with someone on a different platform than the one you are on. You also need to pay attention to which boss you're targeting on your run. Besides just limiting which people you randomly matchmake with, anyone you want to team up with also needs to have that same boss selected. Then there's the matter of the world state. Based on different events we won't spoil, your world state can change in multiple ways called Shifting Earth. This further fragments who you can match with because two players with different world states cannot team up. There are also eight different expedition playlists to further dilute the matchmaking pools. If the stars have aligned and you and your friends have the same world state, boss selected, and are on the same platform, here's how to party up. Step 1: Approach the Table of Lost Grace and select Commence Expedition. Step 2: Hit the right bumper to view Matchmaking Settings. Step 3: Either select Invite Members to invite players directly from your friends list or go Under *Multiplayer Password and enter a unique password. Step 4: Send that password to your friends. The only final note we need to make is one you likely already know. Nightreign can only be played solo or in groups of three, with no options for duos. If you set a password and only invite one friend, that third slot will be randomly filled before you can start the game.
CNN
a day ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
Game On: Single-player RPG ‘HOME'
The pen-and-paper RPG about defending your "HOME" from giant monsters is made for even a single player to enjoy. Rick Damigella reports.
CNET
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNET
Elden Ring Nightreign: What Is the Scenic Flatstone?
Elden Ring Nightreign is a roguelike action RPG where squads of players take on massive bosses in randomized runs, but there's ways to get stronger between expeditions, too. If you're poking around the game's Roundtable Hold hub, you'll quickly find the Jar Bazaar -- a shop helmed by the cutest living jar there is. This little guy sells meta-progression items and cosmetics in exchange for Murk. This is a currency you bring back from your expeditions, regardless of whether or not you and your allies beat the Nightlord waiting at the end of your run. The Jar Bazaar sells different types of relics that you can use to make your Nightfarers more powerful, tilting the odds in your favor for your next expedition. He also sells key items, vessels that change the types of relics you can equip on your Nightfarer (as the game calls your adventurer) and gestures and voicelines that allow you to communicate with your allies on the field. Some items only appear once you've successfully completed a certain amount of expeditions. But one mysterious item is available at the bottom of the shop from the very beginning of the game -- the Scenic Flatstone. The Scenic Flatstone costs 600 Murk a pop, but you can buy them in bulk. Screenshot by Tyler Graham/CNET What is the Scenic Flatstone? The Scenic Flatstone isn't a specific item. Instead, it's easier to think of this Jar Bazaar offering as a relic lootbox. When you spend your Murk on a Scenic Flatstone, it resolves into a random relic that you can equip onto your Nightfarers. The relics generated by the Scenic Flatstone can come in any of the available colors (red, yellow, blue and green) and range in size. Small relics impart one passive buff on your Nightfarer, medium relics impart two buffs and the largest relics impart three buffs. There are a wide number of potential relic buffs, so you'll be hard-pressed to stumble upon what you might consider the perfect roll for your playstyle. Relics can provide numerical upgrades to stats like vitality and endurance, grant you resistances to ailments like frostbite and Scarlet Rot, add an elemental effect to your starting weapon and more. Some relics even have Nightfarer-specific buffs -- one relic might add an additional charge to Ironeye's dagger slash ability, while another might add an elemental effect to Wylder's ultimate ability. The Scenic Flatstone can't create certain unique relics, such as the Old Pocketwatch or boss-themed buffs that unlock when you successfully defeat an aspect of the Nightlord for the first time. Other than those special buffs, you have an equal chance to draw any randomized relics from this lootbox. You can generate up to 10 relics at once, if you're a big spender. Screenshot by Tyler Graham/CNET When is it worth spending my Murk on the Scenic Flatstone? Every time you buy a Scenic Flatstone, you're rolling the dice on whether or not you'll get something you find personally useful. If you only use a small handful of Nightfarers, it's likely that the relic generated will be a color that you can't slot into your build or has a specific bonus your main class can't take advantage of. Even still, there are plenty of reasons you might choose to dump your extra Murk into Scenic Flatstones. The Jar Bazaar offers a pitiful collection of relics to buy at the start of the game, and the shop only expands as you successfully complete new expeditions. If you can't find something worthwhile in the regular offerings, the Scenic Flatstone can generate completely new relics for you to use. Other than relics and vessels, most of the items you can spend Murk on are cosmetic in nature. Emotes, Prattling Pate voicelines and additional costumes for your Nightfarers might not be important to you, and if that's the case, you'll quickly accumulate the meta-progression currency. The Scenic Flatstone gives you a way to dump some of that extra Murk into earning something that could be useful to you -- and if you generate relics that don't fit any build you're working on, you can sell them to recoup some of the Murk you spent and try again.
CNET
2 days ago
- Business
- CNET
Play One of 2024's Best Games on Xbox Game Pass Now
Metaphor: ReFantazio was one of CNET's games of the year in 2024, and Xbox Game Pass subscribers can experience the game for themselves now. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a CNET Editors' Choice award pick, offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One and PC or mobile device for $20 a month. A subscription gives you access to a large library of games, with new titles like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 added monthly, plus other benefits, such as online multiplayer and deals on non-Game Pass titles. Read more: Play Classic Games From the '80s and '90s on Xbox Game Pass Now Here are the games Microsoft is adding to Game Pass soon. You can also check out what games the company added to the service earlier in May, including Doom: The Dark Ages. Metaphor: ReFantazio Game Pass Standard, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can play now. Traverse vast lands, explore dungeons and take part in a royal tournament to decide who the next ruler of the kingdom will be in one of the best games of 2024. This turn-based fantasy RPG comes from the creators of Persona 3, 4 and 5, so expect some similar stylistic choices. But CNET's Imad Khan said what really stands out about this game is "its addictive RPG gameplay loop." Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Game Pass Standard, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can play now. Ubisoft This RPG shooter begins a few months after the events of the original game when chaos has engulfed Washington, DC. Enemy factions have overrun the city's streets, and settlements of citizens are threatened by new enemies. It's up to you to help liberate the city. This game lands on Game Pass just in time for Year 7 Season 1, which brings new gear, weapons and more to the game. Monster Train 2 PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can play now. In the original Monster Train, you were fighting angelic forces to take back your home in hell. In this go-round, former angels and demons have made an unholy alliance to stop powerful creatures known as Titans from destroying the world. The deck-building gameplay that made the original Monster Train is back in this sequel, with new abilities, challenges and more for you to tackle. Creatures of Ava New to Game Pass Standard. Game Pass Ultimate subscribers could play this game full of cute creatures in August, and Game Pass Standard subscribers can try it out soon, too. This action-adventure creature-saver game is all about understanding and taming different creatures from various climates. Though your mission is to stop a life-consuming infection that threatens the world, I can't blame you if you just want to cuddle and pet all the cute critters in the game. Stalker 2 New to Game Pass Standard. Microsoft The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone was established in the wake of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. It's one of the most radioactively contaminated areas on Earth, and you get to explore it in this highly anticipated sequel. However, you're not alone. Mutated animals, humans and other dangerous creatures roam the zone. So choose your path wisely, and you might survive. You might even shape the future of humanity. Game Pass Standard subscribers can play this survival horror game a few months after Game Pass Ultimate subscribers could. Tales of Kenzera: Zau PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can play now. This side-scrolling Metroidvania-style game was inspired by Bantu myths. In this game, your father has died, and you make a bargain with the God of Death to bring him back. You'll wield cosmic powers, travel through mystical realms and confront three mighty beings who seem pretty familiar to you. To a T PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can play now. Being 13 years old is hard, and being 13 years old while standing in a T pose all the time can be even more difficult. This narrative-adventure game comes from Keita Takahashi, the creator of Katamari Damacy, and you'll experience a colorful story, explore your seaside town, and hang out with a precious and helpful dog. Takahashi talks about the game with CNET's Sean Booker here. Spray Paint Simulator PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can play now. Bring some color to the world in this simulator, which lands on Game Pass right when it comes out. You'll restore worn-out surfaces, apply fresh coats of paint and make the world a little brighter in this relaxing, precision game. Crypt Custodian Coming to Game Pass Standard, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate on June 3. Cleaning up the afterlife can be hard, but someone's got to do it. And that someone is you! In this top-down Metroidvania-style game, you play as a mischievous cat named Pluto. You die and agree to be janitor of the afterlife forever, but it's not all doom and gloom. You can hang out with other spirits, battle creatures and explore the ghostly landscape. Symphonia Coming to Game Pass Standard, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate on June 3. Music acts as a source of life and energy in this nonviolent platformer. But when the founders of an orchestra vanish and life goes quiet, it's up to mysterious musician Philemon to find answers. Use your violin and bow to explore the musical world, reactivate the musical machinery scattered throughout the land and bring the orchestra back together. More games land on Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) Game Pass Ultimate members can access loads of games, as well as Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta). This lets subscribers access games on consoles, PCs, smartphones and more devices without downloading the game to their device. Microsoft added these games to its cloud gaming service, so subscribers can play them anywhere. Brütal Legend Costume Quest 2 Day of the Tentacle Remastered Full Throttle Remastered Grim Fandango Remastered Max: The Curse of Brotherhood Neon Abyss Quantum Break Rare Replay ScreamRide State of Decay: Year-One SteamWorld Dig 2 Sunset Overdrive Super Lucky's Tale Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection Games leaving Game Pass on May 31 Microsoft is adding those games to Game Pass soon, but it's also removing five games from the service on May 31. That means you still have some time to finish your campaign and any side quests before you'll have to buy these games separately. Cassette Beasts Firework Humanity Remnant 2 Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengeance of the Slayer For more on Xbox, discover other games available on Game Pass Ultimate now, read our hands-on review of the gaming service and learn which Game Pass plan is right for you. You can also check out what to know about upcoming Xbox game price hikes.
India Gazette
3 days ago
- India Gazette
J-K: Bomb disposal squad defuses three RPG shells found in Jammu's Narwal
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 28 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Police's bomb disposal squad on Wednesday successfully defused three RPG shells found in Narwal area of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir, preventing a potential mishap in the region. No injuries or damages were reported in the incident. The incident comes at a time when security forces have been maintaining a high vigil across Jammu and Kashmir in the aftermath of the recent Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor. Further details awaited. Earlier on May 23, in a significant operation targeting the terror ecosystem in Jammu province, the State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out coordinated raids at 18 locations across four districts, resulting in the recovery of substantial incriminating material, an official statement from the Jammu and Kashmir police said. The meticulously planned raids were executed simultaneously by specialised SIA teams, supported by local police and magistrates, as part of the agency's ongoing campaign to dismantle sleeper cells and disrupt terror networks in the region. Of the 18 locations raided, twelve were in Surankote subdivision and three in Haveli tehsil of Poonch district. Additional operations were carried out at one location each in Rajouri town (Rajouri district), Ramnagar (Udhampur district), and Ramban. A considerable quantity of incriminating material has been seized, which has been secured in accordance with established legal protocols. The material is currently under detailed scrutiny, and further investigation is underway. Several suspects have been summoned to join the investigation at SIA Jammu. These actions follow the development of actionable intelligence and inputs gathered during the SIA's sustained efforts to uncover and neutralise terror-support structures operating covertly within Jammu province. (ANI)
