2.79 percent of them are unobtainable According toTrueAchievements, 100,000 Achievements exist across Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows, and other supported platforms. Think of all that sweet, sweet Gamerscore! Scale aside, I was most interested to hear what the top five most-earned Achievements were: Also notable: “Currently, 2.79% of Achievements are unobtainable, made up of 1.08% that have never been obtainable and 1.71% that are discontinued (usually due to server closures)....

Atluslaunched a Web sitetoday for the upcoming PS2 strategy RPGGrowlanser: Heritage of War. The Web site’s got tons of goodies up there, wallpapers and avatars and other digital swag. Speaking of goodies, if you like them — and who doesn’t– then you’ll be pleased to know the limited release is coming with all kinds of bonuses: a special outer slipcase, a 100-page art book, multimedia CDs and all the other stuff you see in the above image....

While the main focus in everyHelldivers 2mission is generally the horde of Terminids or Automatons descending on the team, there’s often at least a little bit of time to take in the sights of each world, too. It’s then that players notice their strange surroundings, many of which include what appears to be fossilized bugs or Terminid remains. Following thegame’s first patch, various planetary hazards were introduced to missions. This can include ground tremors, volcanic activity, a meteor shower, or tornados made of fire....

Uncharted’s an early favorite The Game Awards 2016 will be held just more than two weeks from now on December 1. All of the nominees were announced today, and it’s a fantastic reminder that there were a lot of excellent video games this year. Naughty Dog’sUncharted 4: A Thief’s Endleads the nomination arms race with eight nominations. There’s a three-way tie for second place betweenFirewatch,Overwatch, andInside; each of those games received five nods....

What year is this One of my favorite places to visit in Disney World is the main store at Epcot’s Japan Pavilion. It’s a lovely place filled with food, toys, and plenty of video game/anime paraphernalia — with a micro history museum to boot. Oh, and it’s always packed withPokemon(andDragon Ball) merch year after year. They won’t have any shortage of stock this year it seems, as The Pokemon Company has just announced a full release (re-release, in some cases) for all 151 original Pokemon in plushy form....

Tom Waltz has a great story to tell. He started out as a normal person, just like you and me, but he eventually went on to writeSilent Hillcomic books and then moved onto writing the newestSilent Hillvideogame,Silent Hill 8. We had a chance to speak with Waltz at Comic-Con in San Diego last week, where he was happy to share with us how he got to where he is today. We also talk about the upcoming game and related comics a bit....

Link learns Jenga Jochi-iu Shrine is an excellent shrine inTears of the Kingdomthat takes the world of Hyrule and combines it with something that nearly everyone knows. In this case, that’s Jenga. This party game-inspired shrine will be instantly recognizable to many people, although its Hylian twists can still trip players up. We’ll take a look at how to complete Jochi-iu Shrine below, but first, let’s cover how to find it in the sprawling world of Hyrule....

‘Creating and enriching the IP’ As it turns out,Tom Clancy’s The Divisionwon’t be entirely the brain-child of Massive Entertainment. For a few months now, UK-based developer Ubisoft Reflections has been contributing to the open-world shooter, as reported byDevelop. Ubisoft Reflections is perhaps most well-known for the 2011’s surprisingly goodDriver: San Francisco. The studio has also helped on several other Ubisoft titles such asFar Cry 3,Just Dance, andWatch Dogs. Reflections has assigned approximately 200 employees toThe Division‘s cause....

Some sort of event is coming Uncle Death just climbed past yet another milestone, as Suda51 and Grasshopper Manufacture’sLet it Diehit six million downloads. What sort of gift will Uncle Death receive? A gold-plated skateboard? A scythe decorated with six diamonds? “To be determined” is the most succinct answer. Grasshopper Manufacture seems a bit caught by surprise, and without any kind of blowout bash ready to go. The developer says “To celebrate the momentous occasion, there will be an in-game event to be announced at a later date....

Plus, some improved motion controls It hasn’t been long sinceMario Golf: Super Rushwent live, and Nintendo’s already got an update to pull players back to the links. A free update going live later today will add a new character, course, and mode to the Mario golfing experience. New Donk City is the setting of the new course being added today. The metropolis fromSuper Mario Odysseywill host someMario Golfaction, complete with speed pads and obstacles lining the streets....

Nintendo released a patch today [Update: There’s a fix for the map-marker-related crash inMetroid DreadwithVer. 1.0.1. The update also fixes “several other issues to improve overall gameplay experience.”] So a few first-party Nintendo games have had game-breaking or crash-starting bugs.Zelda: Skyward Sword HDwent through this recently, and now, it’sMetroid Dread. Thankfully these are generally sprung under esoteric circumstances, but Nintendo is taking a more proactive approach here with thisMetroidDreadbug. It’s actually a fairly straightforward bug that many people aren’t going to experience, but needs to be addressed all the same....

The ol’ standard freebies Until October 20, Microsoft is running a selective sale on three Xbox One bundles. Buy one of the qualifying sets and you’ll receive a free $50 gift code (good for a future purchase at the Microsoft Store) and the usual Ubisoft freebie game (they must have an infinite supply of these to give away). Which bundles qualify? Here’s the list: Basically a price for every $50 tier....

There’s one weapon inPalworldthat is locked behind Ancient Technology Points. It’s a replica of the spear used by Lily in the second Tower Boss Duo fight and while it’s not quite as powerful as the plethora of ranged weapons available, it has additional benefits. Not only is Lily’s Spear thesecond-highestdamage melee weapon in the game, beaten only by the Sword, but players have discovered that it can save room in their inventories....