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How to unlock New Game+ in Pragmata and what carries over
This guide explains how to unlock and start New Game+ in Pragmata after completing the game. It details what items, upgrades, and resources carry over to the new playthrough, as well as what resets. The mode is noted as not offering a significant challenge but is useful for collecting upgrade materials.
How to get the Pragmata secret ending and use the Black Box Mod
This guide details how to unlock the secret ending in Pragmata, which requires 100% game completion, equipping the Black Box Mod, and defeating the final boss a second time in the Unknown Signal mode. The secret ending implies the protagonist Hugh may have survived corruption, setting up potential future installments.
How to destroy blue and red crystals in Pragmata
This guide explains how to destroy blue and red crystals in Pragmata, which block access to items and collectibles. Players need to unlock the Lim Eraser ability to destroy blue crystals and the Cleanse ability to destroy red crystals, both of which are critical story unlocks.
Pragmata release time and when you can play it on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, and Switch 2
Pragmata will be released globally at 4 AM UTC on April 17 for PC, with console versions on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch 2 available at local midnight. Players can pre-load the game now, and a New Zealand time zone trick allows early access on consoles.
How Pragmata hacking works
This guide explains the hacking minigame mechanics in the upcoming game Pragmata. Players must draw a path from a start point to a green square, navigating various nodes that affect hack damage, duration, and enemy vulnerability. The guide also details special abilities like Overdrive Protocol and Hacking Modes.
All Pragmata currencies and resources and what they're for
This guide details the five main currencies and resources in Pragmata: Lunafilament, Upgrade Components, Pure Lunum, Cabin Coins, Red Gate Keys, and Data Shards. Each resource has specific uses, such as upgrading gear, unlocking abilities, or accessing special zones, and can be obtained through exploration, defeating enemies, completing training simulations, or finding them in various containers.
How long is Pragmata?
Pragmata is estimated to take between 10-16 hours to complete, depending on player choices. A critical path playthrough can be finished in 9-10 hours, while 100% completion, including post-game content and New Game+, will take over 16 hours. Engaging with resource collecting and upgrading is essential for progression.
How PUBG is trying to win back the West
Krafton is implementing a two-pronged strategy to revitalize PUBG: Battlegrounds' appeal in Western markets, aiming to transform it into a content platform and a cultural icon. This involves expanding gameplay with new modes and user-generated content, alongside collaborations with Western artists. The company is also focusing on rapid prototyping for new games in the PUBG universe, learning from early access experiments.
How to extract from Cryo Archive in Marathon
This guide explains how to successfully extract from the Cryo Archive in Marathon, a critical process for retaining gear and loot. Players must reach Security Clearance Level 3, find and use an Exfil Station to reveal a Secret Exfil beacon, and then reach it within a three-and-a-half-minute timer. Failure to meet these requirements may necessitate finding a hidden Final Exfil beacon.
How to kill Helldivers 2 Veracitors and Gatekeepers, the new Illuminate enemies
This guide details how to defeat the new Illuminate enemies, Veracitors and Gatekeepers, in Helldivers 2. The primary strategy involves destroying the blue shield protecting the pilot and then shooting the exposed pilot. Specific weapon recommendations and tactics for dealing with their melee and ranged attacks are provided.
How to get into Cryo Archive in Marathon
The Cryo Archive endgame map in Marathon is currently inaccessible due to an ongoing community augmented reality game (ARG) puzzle. Players must meet several requirements to access it once the puzzle is solved, including reaching Season Level 25, unlocking all factions, and having a loadout worth at least 5,000 Credits.
How to complete the Marathon Equitable Distribution contract for Traxus
This guide provides a walkthrough for completing the four parts of the Marathon Equitable Distribution priority contract for Traxus. It details the locations of Self-Erasing Data Drives, Transport Drones, Unstable Gunmetal, and UESC Commanders within various in-game areas like Perimeter and Dire Marsh.
Best Marathon faction upgrades and how to unlock them
This guide details the best faction upgrades in Marathon, focusing on those from CyberAcme, NuCaloric, and Sekiguchi for early-game benefits and essential Armory items. It explains how to unlock these upgrades by increasing faction rank through contracts and meeting salvage requirements, noting that progress resets seasonally.
How to complete the Marathon Cutthroat Competition Traxus contract
This guide details how to complete the Traxus Cutthroat Competition contract in Marathon by finding rod salvage on the Dire Marsh map. Players need to collect Deimosite Rods, Cetinite Rods, or Ballistic Turbines, primarily found in the Maintenance area or Arms Lockers, and successfully exfil in a single run. The guide suggests prioritizing the Maintenance POI for reliable spawns and utilizing the Thief's X-Ray Vision trait for easier loot detection.
How to get Marathon Schemas and how to use them
Marathon Schemas are rare in-game items that function as crafting recipes, unlocking a limited supply of specific gear for purchase in the Armory without requiring faction upgrades. These Schemas can be found randomly on any map and, when exfiltrated, add items to the Armory stock, with weapon Schemas adding three and Implant/Equipment Schemas adding five. Once a Schema's stock is depleted, it is removed, necessitating finding it again unless a faction upgrade allows for permanent unlocking.
How to get inside Pinwheel Base in Marathon
This guide details three methods for accessing the Pinwheel Base in Marathon on Outpost, involving keycards, Conveyance Requests, and the Destroyed Wing. Bungie has temporarily disabled the Destroyed Wing entrance for tuning. The article also mentions the game's update 1.0.0.4 and provides insights from Guides Editor Will Sawyer.
Everything in the Helldivers 2 Entrenched Division Warbond
The Helldivers 2 Entrenched Division Warbond, releasing March 17, is themed around First World War trench warfare and includes new weapons like an SMG with an integrated flamethrower, a heavy flamethrower called the Cremator, and the Entrenchment Tool melee weapon. It also features new stratagems, armor sets, and cosmetic items, available for 1,000 Super Credits.
