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Final Fantasy XV is finally out now for PC, which means there’s a multitude of newcomers playing the game for the first time. For the uninitiated, there’s a lot to consider at any moment in battle, and if you want to be efficient and successful in the open world, there are best practices that will help you save time, earn money, and quickly level up your party. Whether you’re playing on PC or consoles, here are some of the best tips and tricks to get you started.

The PC version of Final Fantasy XV includes the base game and its various DLC expansions, including those themed around each of your party members and the one adding the Comrades multiplayer mode. Additionally, if you purchase the game by May 1, you’ll be entitled to Half-Life/Final Fantasy XV and The Sims 4 crossover content.

If you’re looking to play Final Fantasy XV on PC, you can find out if your computer can run it by checking out the minimum and recommended specs here. Additionally, Square Enix has released a bechmark tool that helps you optimize your computer to run the game.

Also out now is Final Fantasy XV’s Royal Edition for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This package includes the base game and all previously released DLC.

2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens introduced an all-new bad guy, Supreme Leader Snoke, a CG character played by Andy Serkis. There was a certain level of mystery and intrigue surrounding the character, so some fans were let down in The Last Jedi when Rey and Kylo killed him. Does he have a backstory? What is it?

We never got those answers from The Last Jedi.

Now, Serkis is talking more about the character, sharing some intriguing details in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly. He said Lucasfilm was intentionally mysterious with Snoke, adding that he had conversations with The Force Awakens director JJ Abrams and The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson about backstories for Snoke that explain where he came from. While fans may be happy to learn that Snoke does indeed have a backstory, the tough news is that we’ll have to wait a while to learn more, if we ever do.

“I’ve been asked to not shed anything, should we want to bring him back in any way whether [in a] prequel or whatever,” Serkis said. “I think there’s something cool about that. It still does remain a mystery for people. I know that some people find it incredibly frustrating, but I think it allows for further exploration and layering at a further point.”

In The Last Jedi, we saw Snoke up close–and he had many scars and other disfigurements. Serkis teased that Snoke has carried his injuries, sustained in earlier battles, “for a long time.”

“It’s a sort of decay as well. He’s quite an old character, and those battle scars are affecting his recovery and his body’s started to break down as well,” Serkis said, adding that he believes Snoke is “a couple hundred years old.”

Also in the interview, Serkis said he hopes Lucasfilm decides to bring back Snoke someday. But how? “Anything’s possible in a Star Wars movie,” Serkis said. “I’d be all up for it. I think there’s a lot more to be had from the character for sure, but I’m not in discussions with anybody at all about it.”

The next Star Wars movie is the Han Solo standalone film that opens in May. After that, Star Wars: Episode IX will follow in 2019.

J. Paul Raines, the longtime CEO of GameStop, passed away after a battle with cancer on Sunday. He was 53. In a statement, current GameStop CEO Mike Mauler said the company is “profoundly sad” to learn of Raines’ passing.

“His spirit is woven into the fabric of our company and the entire GameStop family mourns this loss,” Mauler said. “Paul was a brilliant man and remarkable visionary, as well as a compassionate, caring, and inspirational community leader who was beloved by many.

“Paul cared deeply about his work and his GameStop family, but his greatest love was for his family. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to them and all those whose lives and hearts Paul touched during his journey.”

Raines served as GameStop’s CEO from 2010 until earlier this year. He was responsible for helping diversify GameStop’s business model as digital game sales ate away at the kind of profits the company used to see. Under Raines’ leadership, GameStop moved into the general technology sector with its purchase of numerous AT&T and Cricket Wireless stores. Today, GameStop is in fact the biggest AT&T retailer in the United States. Raines also led GameStop’s charge into the collectibles business, including its acquisition of ThinkGeek.

Raines’ wife Claudia told Dallas News that one of her favorite quotes from her husband was, “When things are working, look out the window at those who contributed. When things are not working, look in the mirror.”

“Everybody says the same thing, how much of an impact he had on them,” Claudia Raines told the newspaper. “He liked to surprise people and speak to them in Spanish. He remembered everyone’s name and treated everyone the same, from the janitor to a board member.

Raines joined GameStop in 2008 as its COO, arriving at the video game retailer after holding executive-level positions at Home Depot.

Raines had a tumor removed from his brain in 2014. At the time, GameStop said doctors expected him to make a full recovery. Sadly, his medical condition returned, and Raines went on medical leave in November 2017 and later resigned from GameStop’s board of directors to focus on spending time with his family.

Born in Costa Rica and an only child, Raines was raised in Georgia and spent summers in Costa Rica. He attended Georgia Tech and graduated in 1985 with a degree in Industrial Engineering. Raines is survived by his wife and two children, Victoria, 23, and Julian, 19.

Raines’ legacy continues with his charity endeavors. His family are supporters of a scholarship program for Hispanic students at Georgia Tech. Additionally, Raines created GameStop’s Gamer Fund, an employee-sponsored charity that collects money for cash grants that go to employees in times of need.

Merriam-Webster has announced that 850 words are being added to its dictionary–and among them is “embiggen,” a word that The Simpsons made up more than 20 years ago.

Writer Dan Greaney came up with the word, which was spoken by the character Jebediath Springfield in the 1996 Season 7 episode “Lisa the Iconoclast.” He says in the episode, “A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man,” which is Springfield’s motto. Merriam-Webster defines embiggen as “to make bigger or more expansive.”

In response to this bogus word, Mrs. Krabappel says, “Embiggens? I’ve never heard that word before I moved to Springfield.” Ms. Hoover chimes in with her own made-up word to say, “I don’t know why, it’s a perfectly cromulent word.” However, Merriam-Webster is only recognizing “embiggen” this year, so fans of the word “cromulent” will have to wait.

Greaney, who came up with the word “embiggen,” responded to the news today on Twitter.

Merriam-Webster’s 850 new additions this year come from “a cross-section of our linguistic culture.” Other new ones this year include “cryptocurrency,” “life hack,” “hate-watch,” “dumpster fire,” and “subtweet.” You can read this blog post to see more of the newly added words.

The 29th season of The Simpsons is running now. You can watch new episodes on Sunday nights on Fox. A second Simpsons movie is being considered but no official announcements have been made.