Painter’s Regret treasure map solution in Avowed

Emerald Stair’s treasure maps are oddly easier to pin down than those in Avowed’s starting region of Dawnshore, though its layered and dangerous environment more than makes up for it. The Painter’s Regret treasure map is no different, sending you to a calm, scenic spot outside Fior mes Iverno–right next to a band of Steel…

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A Fallout: New Vegas fan is so fed up waiting for a remake he’s decided to do it himself. The twist? He’s making it in the Sims 2

Just when you think the PC gaming modding community couldn’t get any more wonderfully weird, someone goes and announces a Fallout: New Vegas ‘remaster’ in the Sims 2. That’s right, a game which came out six years before Obsidian’s beloved RPG, and is designed to do entirely different things than take a golf club to…

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Should you accept or reject Sapadal’s power in Avowed?

During the Ancient Soil quest, it’s revealed that the voice in your head is none other than Sapadal–a massive long-forgotten god who’s kind of half-tree, half-building. It’s a lot to take in, especially as it doesn’t actually answer that many questions yet. Nevertheless, much like the choice to take the Voice’s power earlier in Avowed,…

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GameSir Cyclone 2 review

Perhaps my gamepad standards have become a little skewed by spending hours upon hours with the DualSense. Still, even as much as I love it, I’ll be the first to admit that it’s not quite the best PC gaming controller out there—even if it is a doddle to set up. Just for one major thing,…

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Pyromancer’s Key location in Avowed

If you’re taking the time to explore Avowed’s first region of Dawnshore, you’ll be treated to heaps of loot alongside tons of cool secrets and quests. Unlike most of the other unique keys you’ll hunt for in the Living Lands, the Pyromancer’s Key is a bit of a trek from the chest you’re actually trying…

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Should you kill or spare Ygwulf in Avowed?

Thanks to that mysterious god in your head, Avowed presents you with the unprecedented RPG protagonist opportunity to solve your own assassination. Once you eventually track your assassin down though, he’s conveniently had a change of heart. This leaves you with the option to kill or spare Ygwulf, or force him to confess to the…

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How to upgrade gear and get crafting materials in Avowed

Avowed is surprisingly challenging even right at the beginning, and if you don’t take time to upgrade your weapons and armour you’re going to get stuck looking at a quest log full of skulls warning you that you’re under-geared. It’s a never-ending process of gathering crafting and upgrade materials before returning to camp and enhancing…

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Bethesda refuses to announce that Oblivion remaster to spite me specifically, so I’m consoling myself with this gamejam based on its terri-brilliant persuasion wheel

I am more and more convinced that an insidious cabal of games industry executives—headed by ‘Todd Howard’ and ‘Phil Spencer’—is conspiring to prevent the rumoured Oblivion remaster/remake from releasing to drive me, specifically, to madness. No matter how much I will it, the game has been a no-show at every splashy, trailer-filled videogame event for…

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