Are you wondering if there's a way to store items in Crimson Desert? Maybe there's an item chest or a player stash? Well, there isn't, at least not at this very moment. However, there are ways to help you manage all your loot.

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• Crimson Desert's lack of a player storage system

Crimson Desert's lack of a player storage system

There's currently no player stash or storage in Crimson Desert. That in itself is quite an odd decision, given that this is an open-world action RPG that has numerous items to collect and upgrade.

However, we've learned from the developers at Pearl Abyss that they're planning to introduce a storage system in the future. There's no definite timeframe for this update, but it won't be part of the Day 1 Patch. So, what can you do to manage all your items in the game?

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Are you thinking of a way to advance the time in Crimson Desert? The game does have a dynamic day-night cycle, which factors into certain activities. As such, you might want to skip the long wait if you're in a rush.

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• Passing the time by sleeping on a bed

Crimson Desert's day-night cycle duration

The time in Crimson Desert passes at the rate of one in-game minute to five seconds in real-time. The day-night cycle also affects various facets of the game:

• Quests - Certain quest segments can only be completed at a certain time of day. Thankfully, there's a "Wait" option that appears on your screen. You can simply press the pause button to fast-forward the time.
• Vendor refresh - Vendors restock their wares each day.
• Camp dispatch missions - Once you've established your camp at Howling Hill, you'll be able to send Greymane survivors on missions. These can take anywhere from a few hours to several days in-game.
• Visibility - Many areas in the wilderness are extremely dark and you have only your lantern to light your path. As such, it's usually better to explore during the day.

You can sleep on beds that you don't own.Passing the time by sleeping on a bed

You can advance the time in Crimson Desert by sleeping on a bed. This can be your bed in the Greymane camp, a resting area in the wilderness, or even one that's inside a house owned by another person. The only restriction is that the area must be liberated first--i.e. it's not controlled by hostile armies or bandits.

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Are you excited to explore the world of Crimson Desert? Pearl Abyss' open-world adventure game takes you to Pywel, a land ravaged by war and hostile factions all vying for control. Likewise, high above these areas of conflict looms the Abyss, a strange domain filled with floating islands shrouded in mystery. With your organization, the Greymanes, broken and scattered, it's up to you to save the day. Our Crimson Desert guides hub has everything you need to help you on your journey.

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  • Starter guides and core mechanics
  • Combat, skills, and artifacts
  Crimson Desert guides hubStarter guides and core mechanics

  Ready to get your feet wet or are you waiting for a deluge? The realms of Pywel are vast, so you better prepare for the long road ahead. These Crimson Desert guides should help you with some basic mechanics and information.

  • Beginner's guide: 25 tips you need to know before you play
  • How long to beat the campaign
  • All playable characters and how to summon them
  • How to increase inventory slots
  • Where can you store items
  • How to advance the time
  • How to complete Renee's Request
  • How to dye armor and clothes
  • How to increase contribution points
  • How to steal and commit crimes
  • How to complete outlaw bounties
  Combat, skills, and artifacts

  The action is fast and frantic, as Kliff weaves his way between enemies by utilizing a multitude of skills. Of course, you need to have the resources to unleash your character's full potential. And, yes, you need certain pills to revive yourself, too.

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Stand by, Runners, because Marathon is about to get even more challenging. March 20 marks the launch of Cryo Archive, the game's fourth map, and one that will include endgame activities and loot.

Since Marathon launched on March 5, players have been working to solve an alternate-reality game that has sent them looking for clues, solving messages, and scouring the game for terminals and information. The ARG has finally been solved, which revealed a countdown timer for the release of Cryo Archive. Developer Bungie dropped a trailer and blog post with lots of details about the map, including what you can find there and what it takes to get inside.

Cryo Archive is set aboard the Marathon, the massive colony ship for which the game is named and which is the setting of Bungie's original Marathon games from the 1990s. In the story of the series, the Marathon set out from Earth some 300 years before the events of the gam, and then went dark. Contact from the Tau Ceti IV colony the Marathon was sent to establish was lost not long after--the latest game is about various forces and interests from Earth finally making the journey to Tau Ceti to find out what happened.

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ININ Games and Ys Net have finally shared more information on Shenmue III Enhanced, including information on where to preorder the upcoming physical release. The game will be available in multiple versions, including the Shenmue III Enhanced standard edition, which will cost $40 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, while the Nintendo Switch 2 version will retail for $55--but unlike many other Switch 2 games, which often opt for Game Key-Card formats, this one contains the full game data on the cartridge. Shenmue III Enhanced will also be available in a Special Edition for $60 on PC, PS5, and Xbox, and $75 on Switch 2, as well as a $200 Collector's Edition that packs in extra physical goodies. Shenmue III Enhanced does not currently have a release date, but it's available for pre-order through May 4 at ININ Games' online store. While the store is based in Europe, it offers US shipping--just note you'll pay an additional $19 to $40 in shipping fees on your order.

Shenmue III Enhanced Standard Edition$40 PS5, Xbox Series X; $55 Switch 2 | Releases TBA

If you're looking to try Shenmue III for the first time and want the basic version, the standard edition is the way to go. The Nintendo Switch 2 port is more expensive than the others, but Shenmue III Enhanced will be one of the few Switch games where the full game is on the cartridge, not a Game-Key Card. Those planning to experience Shenmue III Enhanced on Switch 2 should consider splurging on its physical edition for that reason.

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If you're willing to pay a bit more for Shenmue III to get some neat extras, then you'll want to consider the Shenmue III Enhanced Special Edition. In addition to the base game and all of its inherent enhancements, the Special Edition includes the following:

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Another popular indie title is crossing over with Fortnite, with skins based on Aggro Crab and Landfall's social climbing game Peak coming to the Fortnite Shop this week.

Aggro Crab announced the collaboration in a YouTube short, which shows four scouts from Peak with Fortnite-character proportions--it looks like these scouts have grown taller after consuming so many berries and hot dogs. The video announces that the Peak bundle releases on March 21.

While the video doesn't include any pricing details, it's safe to predict that purchasing the Peak bundle would cost more than buying Peak itself, which is only $8 USD. That's especially true with the price hike for Fortnite's in-game currency, V-Bucks. As of the start of Chapter 7 Season 2, players have to shell out $9 for 800 V-Bucks, $23 for 2,400 V-Bucks, $37 for 4,500 V-Bucks, or $90 for 12,500 V-Bucks.

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Looking to add more games to your never-ending backlog? Steam's spring sale is back once again, and with it comes some seriously steep discounts on a ton of games. With all these options, it's only natural you might want a few recommendations to help you narrow it down. With that in mind, can I point you towards some of GameSpot's previous Game of the Year selections?

From Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 all the way to 2010's Red Dead Redemption, many of our favorite games of all-time are currently available for up to 90% off their usual price. While Nintendo's lack of presence on Steam means we're missing a few notable Game of the Year winners (sorry, Link), the following list has you covered all the way back to 2010. Oh, and we also went ahead and double-checked how these games were priced at Fanatical as well, in order to ensure you're getting the best possible deal around.

Former Game of the Year titles on sale

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - $40 ($50)
• Metaphor: ReFantazio - $32 ($70)
• Baldur's Gate 3 - $45 ($60)
• Elden Ring - $36 ($60)
• Deathloop - $12 ($60)
• Half-Life: Alyx - $18 ($60)
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - $30 ($60)
• Red Dead Redemption II - $15 ($60)
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - $8 ($40)
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - $3.29 ($20)
• Journey - $3 ($15)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - $8.59 ($40)
• Red Dead Redemption - $25 ($50)

Already played the hits? Fortunately we have plenty of fantastic, non-GOTY-winning titles to recommend as well. If Resident Evil Requiem left you longing for even more Leon, the Resident Evil 2 remake rules and is currently on sale for $14. If you like your horror a bit more psychological, Silent Hill F is currently 50% off. The sensational co-op adventure game Split Fiction is only $35, while macabre base-builder-plus-roguelike Cult of the Lamb is only $12.50. For even more recommendations, be sure to check out the gallery below.

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While many Bungie fans are focusing on the team's new extraction shooter, Marathon, its flagship title Destiny 2 continues to add new features, cosmetics, and collaborations. Today, as part of the This Week At Bungie update, the developer announced the next major cosmetic collaboration on its way to the Eververse: Wizards of the Coast's tenured tabletop game Magic: The Gathering.

The three main armor sets are each based on one of Magic's most prominent figures. The Titan set, Flamecaller, is designed after fire mage Chandra Nalaar, while the Hunter Set, Mindsculptor, is themed after the powerful blue sorcerer Jace Beleren--while also being named after one of the most powerful cards ever printed. Finally, the Warlock set, Death's Majesty, evokes the dark necromancer Liliana Vess and her black magic abilities.

Other cosmetics coming in the Destiny 2 MTG collaboration include a Ghost shell that mimics the Lovecraftian horrors known as the Eldrazi, vehicles that pay homage to another villainous Magic faction called the Phyrexians, and a finisher that references one of the tabletop game's most powerful green spells, Overrun. Finally a new shader pack will also be part of the partnership, which includes five shaders referencing the five basic land types: Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest.

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Polish developer CD Projekt Red has announced that it's hired more than 200 people in the past year, and that the majority of the new hires came aboard to work on The Witcher 4.

As part of CD Projekt's latest earnings report, joint CEO Michał Nowakowski said more than 220 people joined the company's various teams in the past year. "Most" of the new hires are now working on The Witcher 4 to "help improve the quality and scale up" the project.

Specifically, he said the new staff will be working on "solutions" from the Unreal Fest tech demo for The Witcher 4 and trying to implement these things "across the entire game."

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The new trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day hit the internet this week, and it was a giant success, so much so that it surpassed GTA 6's latest record-breaking trailer.

For context, May 2025's GTA 6 trailer reached 475 million views in less than a day, while Brand New Day's trailer surpassed 718.6 million after its first 24 hours, Sony Pictures announced on Thursday. At the time, Rockstar said the GTA 6 trailer was the biggest debut for a trailer for anything ever, surpassing the 365 million views that Deadpool & Wolverine clocked in its first 24 hours.

The accounting for any trailer's views is not exact, as videos are hosted in various places. The Brand New Day trailer on Sony's own YouTube account has 14.8 million views. It was also hosted on the PlayStation YouTube page, where it has more than 10 million views.

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The creators of free-to-play gacha RPG Duet Night Abyss have publicly apologized for a "cybersecurity incident" that saw players' PCs infected with malware. The incident--which developer Pan Studio is calling a "malicious attack"--took place on March 18 and resulted in malware affecting an unknown number of players. Per a recent post from the official Duet Night Abyss X account, the malware was spread via an update patch for the game's launcher, which went live on Steam at 1:04 PT / 4:04 AM ET on March 18.

"First and foremost, we would like to express our deepest apologies for the cybersecurity incident that occurred yesterday," Pan Studio said in a post shared to both X and the game's Steam page. "Following the resolution of these temporary issues, we have conducted a full review and summary of the event."

Pan Studio's timeline says they became aware of the malware incident roughly 24 minutes after the launcher's update patch went live, and quickly began working on a fix, deploying an "emergency update" patch roughly two and a half hours after discovering the issue.

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Kirsten Dunst is joining the cast of A Minecraft Movie 2, and this comes not long after she said she wanted to be in the movie because her kids enjoyed the first one and she likes money.

Deadline, which confirmed Dunst's casting, said there is no word yet on the role she will play. In any event, she joins a cast that includes returning cast members like Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks, Matt Berry, and Jennifer Coolidge.

Jared Hess, who directed A Minecraft Movie, is coming back for the sequel. Dunst has appeared in 90+ films and shows, and earned an Academy Award nomination for The Power of the Dog. A Minecraft Movie 2 will be her first video game movie, but she is no stranger to a blockbuster franchise, of course, as she starred as Mary Jane in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies.

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Epic Games has launched a brand-new and ambitious-sounding feature for Fortnite, and it's the ability for anyone to make Star Wars-inspired islands using the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN).

This is part of Disney's $1.5 billion investment into Epic Games, and, in short, what this means is Fortnite players with creativity and passion can make their own Star Wars games and worlds within Fortnite. Given how dedicated the Fortnite community is, it's expected the debut of the new UEFN tools for Star Wars will lead to some impressive creations. It sounds exciting, but there are also some key things to know about rights-usage and other limitations.

Enterprising creators can begin making their Star Wars worlds now, while they will be able to publish them to Fortnite's Creator Portal on May 1, just ahead of the May the 4th Star Wars holiday. Epic also announced a Star Wars Game Collection page in the Discover portal of Fortnite, and Epic will highlight some of the best ones via its Epic’s Picks program.

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When Hytale was released, you could find and interact with a slew of different mobs. From enemies with weapons to peaceful animals wandering a meadow, these mobs are all over the map, regardless of your world seed. However, if you tried to tame one of the many animals in Hytale, as you can do in Minecraft, you were met with some disappointment, as that feature wasn't live when the game launched.

Fortunately, the developers at Hypixel have been releasing constant updates since release, and a new update has added the ability to tame animals in Hytale. Below, you can see how the taming process works and the items needed to tame all possible animals you can find throughout the world.

How taming animals works in Hytale

As you might have expected, taming animals in Hytale is extremely similar to the way it works in Minecraft. However, the developers have stressed that the current version of taming is basic and in the early stages of development, so it could change down the line as Hytale progresses through early access.

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McDonald's is rolling out another Mario-themed Happy Meal, this time tied to the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy Movie. The promotion starts in the United States on March 26, about a week before the movie lands in theaters on April 1. Instead of the usual small toys like the first movie's collab, these Happy Meals will feature character keychains.

The main set is expected to include Mario, Toad (possibly styled as Captain Toad), Bowser, Peach, and Luigi in his Frog Suit, which we got a look at in a previous trailer. On top of that, Rosalina and Bowser Jr. are part of the wave, as the cast expands beyond the standard Mushroom Kingdom crew.

McDonald’s and Mario go way back to 1990 with the release of Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES, and only had four toys in the set: Raccoon Mario, a Goomba, a Koopa Paratroopa, and Luigi with a starman. The previous movie tie-in toys came out in late 2022 when the movie was originally supposed to be released, but was moved to Spring 2023. Then there was the Mario Kart 8 set from 2024, which had 10 pieces to collect, including a metallic pink Peach and golden Mario.

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2021's Kena: Bridge of Spirits, which was originally released on PlayStation consoles and PC, is headed to Nintendo Switch 2 very soon. Developer Ember Lab has announced that Bridge of Spirits will hit Nintendo's console on March 26, with preorders opening today from the eShop.

The Switch 2 version of Bridge of Spirits includes the game's previously released Anniversary DLC, which comes with new outfits and accessibility features. Players also get the New Game+ mode.

Bridge of Spirits is also available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, having released on those platforms in 2024. A sequel, Kena: Scars of Kosmora, is set for release later this year on PS5 and PC.

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Ubisoft subsidiary Red Storm Entertainment has just laid off over 100 developers and is ceasing game development, according to new reports.

Both VGC and GamesIndustry.biz reported on the layoffs at the North Carolina game studio on Thursday morning. There were 105 jobs cut as part of Ubisoft's latest round of layoffs, and Red Storm Entertainment will now be a support studio working on the Snowdrop game engine, IT services, and customer relations rather than active game development.

It's a sad end for a studio that played a major role in making Ubisoft what it is today. Red Storm Entertainment, co-founded by Tom Clancy himself, created the Rainbow Six series in 1998 and was acquired by Ubisoft in 2000. Over the next two decades, it would help build up the Ghost Recon series and The Division in addition to spearheading Ubisoft's VR development with Werewolves Within and Star Trek: Bridge Crew.

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Black Ops Royale launched last week for Call of Duty: Warzone, but the developer Raven Software is already adding one of the most-requested features to the new mode. A solo playlist is arriving later today, but the developer did warn the gameplay currently isn't tuned for the single-player experience.

Season 2 Reloaded added Black Ops Royale as a brand-new battle royale mode, which is heavily inspired by Call of Duty's original Blackout battle royale that was introduced in 2018. Black Ops Royale mode launched with only the option to play in squads of four, but many players wanted a solo queue to tackle the fight alone.

Raven Software announced the solo playlist will arrive on March 19 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET as both a public playlist and a private match option. However, the developer also warned the mode was "originally designed and balanced to launch as a quads experience," and adjustments might be needed for the solo playlist.

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Crimson Desert is out today after over half a decade in development, and the early reviews aren't especially stellar. That may be why the stock price of the game's developer, Pearl Abyss, has dropped nearly 30% since the Crimson Desert reviews were released.

According to Seoul Economic Daily, Pearl Abyss is currently trading at 46,600 won--approximately $31.11 in USD--which is down 28.96% from the 65,600 won/$43.79 price that it had earlier in the week. The game's performance may be concerning investors because it reportedly cost 200,000,000 won/$133.5 million to develop.

GameSpot's Crimson Desert review gave it 7/10 and praised its open-world environment, combat, and traversal, while criticizing the quest design, the way the narrative unfolds, and the game's inventory system. On our sister-site Metacritic, Crimson Desert currently has a 78 score, which is far from catastrophic. But the Seoul Economic Daily notes that the stock market "expected a score in the mid-to-high 80s."

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The Best Buy Tech Fest Sale is now live. From until Sunday, March 22, the retailer is offering big price cuts on video games, controllers, TVs, gaming laptops, and more. It's quite an impressive event--some popular laptops are discounted by over $500, and several Apple products are included in the savings--so if you're looking to scratch a few products off your Wishlist, it's definitely worth checking out. Be sure to peruse the full sale, but below you'll find a few of our favorite deals. From PS5 games to cheap Amiibo, here's what caught our eye.

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Though it earned mixed reviews, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is certainly worth the price of admission now that it's just $8 (was $20). It may not be as iconic as Origins, but it's a fun RPG, nonetheless. For something that did earn stellar reviews, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is slightly discounted to $50 (was $60). Featuring a hybrid combat system that uses both real-time and turn-based battles, it's an excellent introduction to the franchise. Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter arrives later this year, so it's a good time to pick it up. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is also getting a 50% discount, so if you haven't yet played the hit game, you can add it to your collection for cheap during Best Buy's event.

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• Battlefield 6 -- $40 ($70)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 -- $45 ($70)
• Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion -- $25 ($50)
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard -- $8 ($20)
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth -- $25 ($50)
• Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter -- $50 ($60)

Gaming Accessories

A whole lot of Apple devices are on sale, including a $50 discount on the AirPods Pro 3 and a $100 discount on the Apple AirPods Max. For something more affordable, the Razer BlackShark V2 X Wired Headset is just $40 (was $60), and its wired connection lets you use it with PS5, PC, Switch, and Xbox Series X--making it a versatile companion for all of your games.

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