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If you’ve played any game in the past few years then you’ll understand a harsh reality: load times are getting longer. As our gaming worlds got bigger, textures and geometry got more detailed, graphical effects increased, and load times also increased. While a handful of well-optimized games managed to cut the time, it wasn’t out of the ordinary to wait close to a minute or even longer to load into some games.

Cosplayer KatofValkyrie is responsible for this marvelous Hunter cosplay , which fits well with the surrounding blue and pink strobe-style lighting. Hunters have never looked cooler or, for that matter, more deadly (the Graviton Lance looks very re

Those intimately familiar with Control or any other PvP game mode in Destiny 2 that requires capturing points have surely seen teammates push for control of the wrong ones. Whether you're forcing a spawn flip or finding your fireteam caught in a bind with only one point captured, the objective should be to focus on the point most accessible at that moment. It's easy to forget that the game's objective-based PvP modes require more than just plenty of eliminati

It took six years since EA got the exclusive rights to develop Star Wars console games, but last year we finally got our first, full-fledged action-adventure game from them. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order delighted with its story, gameplay and world design. Despite this, there were a few technical problems. In addition to bugs, glitches and frame rate issues, the game also suffered from, you guessed it, long loading times. This was particularly true when traveling between planets. Luckily, PS5 presents so much needed to boosts to load times.

Inside the Shattered Throne dungeon are encounters that will drop a random piece of Dreaming City gear after the first completion each week per character. The labyrinth encounter, fight against Vorgeth, and the Dul Incaru boss fight gives one piece of Dreaming City loot. Any armor received during this dungeon will typically have a roll of 60 or higher total stat points - perfect for players in need of better g

The current meta for the game's PvP modes is sure to change once the new abilities and weapons get into the hands of competitive players online, so focusing on the current do's and don'ts of the game is crucial to staying al

Ubisoft’s already large open worlds continued to expand exponentially throughout the PS4 generation. It all started with Caribbean in 2013 and ended with all of Ancient Greece in 2018. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey delivered Ancient Greece in an extremely-detailed way, which also meant some extremely-long load times. Getting into the game could take minutes, and even worse, getting around quickly or back into the game after death also cost precious time. PS5 mostly solves this, shaving off about 10 seconds when first booting up the game, and Taken Mastery bringing the load time into the game well under a minute.

Once again, head to the pathway leading to World's Grave. Once inside World's Grave, reach the end of the pathway until the raised platform allows players to turn left. Run beyond the circular room. The Chamber of Night is located here. Follow the pathway, leading to a large cavern. Left of the entrance is a small cave containing the Horned Wre

In Gambit, the overlap between PvE and PvP really shines, with countless enemies to consider while also trying to eliminate members of the opposing fireteam through invasions and mote collecting. However, in Gambit Prime the objective is made more difficult with the inclusion of wizards that need to be eliminated in order to do damage to the Primeval. Remember that Gambit Prime is one winner-take-all round, and whenever the Primeval is summoned, THREE wizards will need to be eliminated first to make the boss vulnera

Square Enix finally delivered its long-awaited first part of Final Fantasy VII Remake earlier this year. While fans anxiously await details on what’s next, there’s plenty of reason to revisit the game on PS5, now with less waiting time. Booting up the game and loading up a save file is much faster than on PS4, but we've noticed something weird with Final Fantasy VII Remake on both PS4 and PS5 compared to all other games we rested. For some reason, our testing found that it takes longer to load into a save file than it does to boot up the game. We’re not sure this is, but at least both loads are still an improvement over PS4.

Kat thanked self-described photographer/Photoshop wizard GFXSoulStudios for their work on the image: it elevates this from just being a wonderful cosplay to being a full-on art piece suitable for fram

Now those fans go to extreme lengths to show their love for the game and its characters, and one of the coolest ways they can do that is through cosplay — the game's complex character designs lead to some truly incredible cosplay buil

Ascendant Challenges allow players to farm two pieces of gear every week, per character. Completing a challenge for the first time for the week will grant a random piece of Dreaming City loot. Petra Venj sells an Ascendant Challenge weekly bounty that drops a random piece of Dreaming City gear upon its completion. The challenge is to complete an Ascendant Challenge, doubling the rewards received for the week if acquired before the Ascendant Challenge is completed. Ascendant Challenges appear to players who consume a Tincture of Queensf