Pentiment: How to Save and Load

Everything aboutPentiment, the beloved narrative-adventure game, seems perfect—except for the “Save” button. Followingthe auto-save trend in the gaming industry,Pentimenthas no manual save option, which makes it frustrating to replay specific chapters. However, there’s a workaround that replicates manual saving (with a bit of extra pain in the thumb), and this guide has that covered. Here’s how to save inPentimentdespite the auto-save barrier. RELATED:Pentiment: All The Animals You Can Pet To load a save file in Pentiment, head to the title screen and select “New Game,” then press Y on “Old Saves....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Kevin Shelton

Pikmin 4 Survey Details New Mission Types

A new survey sent out to fans gives more details about the long-awaitedPikmin 4, which includes its new mission type. Earlier this year, during the February 2023 Nintendo Direct, fans finally got a newtrailer and release date forPikmin 4. It was consistently a game in the back of people’s minds, as it was first announced during the September 2022 Direct, but this trailer was the first time fans got a solid look at the game, including its features and changes from the last game....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Jaclyn Rivera

Pokemon Fan Spends Over 300 Hours Creating Massive Bead Fanart

Pokemonis a franchise that has dedicated fans all across the world. The gaming giant has been mesmorizing players with colorful and cutePokemondesigns for 25 years as of 2021, and the fans of the series have often put their own spin on the pocket monsters of the games. From cosplay to fanart,Pokemonfans consistently find new and interesting ways to combine their favorite characters with different franchises, or even combinePokemonwith each other, such as one fan who combined theGen 1 favourite Scyther with ice-typePokemonGlalie....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Cathy Collins

Pokemon Sword and Shield: Will There Be More DLC?

2020 has been a complicated year for everyone, especially Nintendo. The company has simultaneously had a lot of successes and come across some significant obstacles to its projects. For instance, Nintendo started the year strong withAnimal Crossing: New Horizons.Fans ofAnimal Crossinghave been waiting for yearsfor the Switch to get a new generationin the series, and this entry was such a success that it picked up Best Family Game at The Game Awards 2020....

June 18, 2025 · 5 min · 1002 words · Brenda Abbott

Portal RTX Player Finds RTX 4090 GPU In-Game

It looks as though Nvidia has placed an Easter egg in the recently released RTX version ofPortal, as someone has spotted a 4090 graphics card in the game, which is a GPU that represents the first in a long line of Ada Lovelace products from team green. WhenNvidia launched the RTX 4090in October, it was lambasted by many people not only for its price, but for its physical enormity as well....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Lawrence Daniel

PS Plus Extra and Premium Game for June 18 Comes at the Perfect Time

Summary Monster Hunter Rise Is the Perfect Way to Prepare for Monster Hunter Wilds Monster Hunter Rise Is a Great Entry Point for Newcomers to the Franchise WhileMonster Hunter Worldfueled the popularity of theMonster Hunterfranchise, manyMonster Hunterveterans criticized it for being too easy and accessible. The series was previously known for its challenging gameplay and complex mechanics, so the changes thatMonster Hunter Worldbrought to the table were much needed for the franchise to welcome in newcomers....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 607 words · Kerry Johnson

Red Dead Redemption 2 Earns Incredible Sales Achievement

Summary Red Dead Redemption 2has experienced a major accomplishment, selling enough copies to become the seventh-most sold game in the entire world. TheRed Dead Redemption 2achievement is an impressive one, and may make fans wonder about what the future holds for the franchise. While Rockstar Games has put most of its focus inGrand Theft Autorecently,Red Dead Redemption 2is arguably a masterpiece of a game. Thehidden details inRDR 2continue to surprise players, and the game’s massive, sprawling world is still stunning new fans all the time....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 556 words · Jacob Lewis

Rumor: Next Nintendo Direct To Focus On Third-Parties

The traditional “E3” season has seemingly ended, with major showcases such as Summer Game Fest and the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase taking place a number of weeks ago now and smaller shows also winding down in frequency as June comes to a close. Despite this, little has been heard fromNintendooutside of aXenoblade Chronicles 3focused Direct presentation. While rumors have indicated that aNintendo Directis coming on June 29th, a new comment has now implied that this showcase will not be focused on the stacked lineup of Switch first-party exclusives coming this year, but third-parties instead....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Mr. Tyler Mayer

Rumor: Perfect Dark Studio The Initiative Lost Half of its Core Development Team

Microsoft’s purchase of Rare in 2002 gave the company access to tons of IP and franchises that formerly had an exclusive home on Nintendo consoles. Over the years, fans saw the reemergence of series likeBattletoads,Killer Instinct,Banjo-Kazooie, and even acollection of classic titles in a complete package calledRare Replay. While Microsoft’s first attempt at bringing super spy, Joanna Dark, back was largely met with mixed results, the company is givingPerfect Darkanother chance with its newest first party studio, The Initiative....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Gloria Becker

Salt and Sacrifice: How to Use Runic Arts

Many of the weapons inSalt and Sacrificegive players the opportunity to use special abilities when they are equipped. Those abilities are called Runic Arts, and they can be split into two categories: those that require Rage and those that require Focus. For those players that may be unclear about how to use Runic Arts inSalt and Sacrifice, this guide has full details on this important gameplay mechanic. Salt and Sacrifice: How to Use Runic Arts The first step toward using Runic Arts is to obtain a weapon that has such a skill attached to it....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Miguel Carpenter

Skull and Bones' Treasure Hunts Would Have Historical Pirates Saying Blimey

Summary It is no secret thatSkull and Boneshas fallen a bit flat with audiences, with one of the primary reasons being that it has failed to deliver that pirate experience for many. Not only does the game lack features like hand-to-hand combat and shipboarding, but its side content like treasure hunts also misses the mark. The idea of treasure hunts has been a core part of the pirate fantasy forever, thanks to stories likeTreasure IslandandPirates of the Caribbean....

June 18, 2025 · 4 min · 720 words · Holly Perez

Skyrim: Anniversary Edition

With the 10th anniversary ofThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimvery close at hand, the upcoming anniversary edition of the game has long-time fans more excited than ever. While some may roll their eyes at yet another release for the game, this version of it (or upgrade for owners ofSkyrim: Special Edition) promises to bringhigh-quality new content thanks toSkyrim’sCreation Club. Launched in 2017, this feature allowed third parties to creators to work with Bethesda, helping the developer create new content forSkyrimwith a level of polish rarely seen in the game’s vast modding scene....

June 18, 2025 · 7 min · 1419 words · Lisa Walker

Sonic Frontiers: M-102 Puzzle Guide

Sonic Frontiershas tested players' thinking and understanding of the game and its controls with its Island Challenges. Once players reach Ouranos Island,Sonic Frontiersstops being coy and offers up its toughest puzzles to players. One of these is M-102, which is a puzzle that involves Cylooping aroundTetris-like blocks to make them form the shape of a statue nearby. While other puzzles,like M-082, dealt with easy-to-understand structures, M-102 hides exactly which order the pieces are in behind walls....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Veronica Bush