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Kotaku lays out 10 essential tips for starting Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, focusing on weapon diversity, Head-to-Head counters, Kinship riding and attacks, completing ally Side Stories and side quests, gathering materials and eggs from monster dens, and optimizing Genes via the Rite of Channeling plus Habitat Restoration to prep for tougher end-game battles.
Marathon, Bungie’s new live-service extraction shooter, rewards planning over reflexes. The guide lists seven no-goes: stop sprinting around, don’t fight everything that moves, quit reloading Volt ammo after every burst, enter each match with a clear goal, don’t grab every item, don’t extract immediately after a quick loot run, and don’t overuse Rook runs or sponsor kits. Instead, pace yourself, manage ammo and shields, prioritize meaningful loot, and plan your next contract to improve your odds of surviving Tau Ceti IV.
A practical opening guide for Pokémon Pokopia, covering time-skipping to speed builds, daily rewards, Ditto’s space-saving tricks, strafing for precise placement, keeping a nearby workbench for quick crafting, remapping run/jump, multi-item looting, and a photo-mode quirk.
Kotaku’s The Sicko’s Guide to Steam Next Fest February 2026 spotlights a curated batch of indie demos (including Corn Kidz 64, Downsouth, RUBATO, Blast Cats, PSI, Subjectivation, ChainStaff, Bad Pixels, and ᴛᴜᴍᴏʀ ɴᴇᴄʀᴏꜱɪꜱ ꜰᴀᴄᴛᴏʀ:// αᴍᴇɴ) and discusses how Steam’s discoverability can obscure hidden gems. The piece advises creators and players to bolster discovery by following developers, checking itch.io, adding demos to the wishlist, and exploring Backlogged pages to tailor Next Fest to personal tastes.
13 essential tips for High On Life 2: talk to NPCs for jokes; explore Circuit Arcadia for new NPCs, puzzles, and cosmetics; visit the HQ shop to upgrade guns; use Gatlian abilities (Sweezy time-stop, Gus’s magma disc) often; drink Bounty Hunter energy drinks to refill the special meter; use Knifey takedowns for brief invulnerability; avoid Story Mode as it’s too easy; use the radar to track enemies and find hidden caches; unlock and deploy Jeppy for strong crowd control; and note launch bugs may require waiting for patches.