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Cel stands on a grated walkway between large pipes in a dark blue industrial chamber
End of Abyss / Mapping the facility

End of Abyss asks you to scan the doors its map remembers

Cel's scanner gives locked passages a place on the map, but a missed switch can still leave you retracing your steps.

GamerGuru Spotlight Desk · 3 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
A narrow sword crosses an enemy weapon amid sparks on a rocky path in Valor Mortis.
A blade for precise timing

With a rapier in Valor Mortis, there's no block to fall back on

A precise stab can do the pistol's work, but the rapier's weapon defence depends on a well-timed parry.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 2 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
A torch glows beside a wooden crossing below a moonlit village and dark trees
Hunter's Moon / PS5 folk horror

Hunter's Moon: flee witch hunters and listen at village windows

Listening at windows may bring warnings, advice or a folk song during Lilith's flight from witch hunters.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 2 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Soul raises a sword as sparks fly during a fight in a ruined courtyard.
The Seven Stars formation

Phantom Blade Zero's Seven Stars boss ends up on his own puppet strings

The disciples spend health to heal their leader, then lift him on red threads for a very different second phase.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 1 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
MindsEye protagonist Jacob Diaz crouches beside a barrel amid flames
Build A Rocket Boy / insolvency

MindsEye developer Build A Rocket Boy enters administration

The studio is in administration; its fate and MindsEye's support remain unconfirmed.

GamerGuru Industry Desk · 1 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Pedri plays the ball for Spain as a defender steps across his path in FC 27.
FC 27 / Manual defending

FC 27 player switching: how to switch players when defending

Check the switching mode and its directional reference before changing more defensive settings.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 29 Sep 2026 · 2 min read
A speeder bike leans into a bend across a snowy mountain track
No tyres, three handling models

Star Wars: Galactic Racer's speeders think they're cars, bikes and planes

Landspeeders drift, bikes burst out of tight turns and skim speeders roll onto one wing.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 29 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
A striped nautilus swims above colourful coral on Minecraft's ocean floor.
Minecraft / Ocean mounts

How to ride a nautilus in Minecraft

Feed it Pufferfish, fit a Saddle and ride: the two taming items, the dash control and the air limit.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 28 Sep 2026 · 2 min read
Cel aims a pistol at a hunched creature in a dark blue industrial corridor in End of Abyss.
Inside End of Abyss's sound

The strangest noise in End of Abyss starts with two playing cards

Enemy voices, weapon materials and ventilation hum tell you what is nearby, even when nobody speaks a recognisable language.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 28 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Reid and his companions appear against a blue sky in Tales of Eternia Remastered character artwork.
Tales of Eternia / Remaster preview

Tales of Eternia Remastered: choose your battles

Switch off random encounters, follow detailed markers or start on Extreme. The launch update adds another reason to revisit a completed adventure.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 28 Sep 2026 · 3 min read

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