Just when I think I don’t give a Took about the many branching narratives in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, the Amazon Prime series drops an episode that cleverly pulls together the disparate stories, justifying their (somewhat plodding) existence. Episode five is one of the more potent examples of the… Read more... View the full article
Yesterday, Sony officially unveiled the PlayStation 5 Pro after months of rumors and leaks. The souped-up console will cost $700, let you play many games at higher frame rates, and doesn’t come with a disc drive. That last part has seemingly led to a lot of people buying up PS5 disc drives, leading in turn to the… Read more... View the full article
This week marks the ten-year anniversary of Destiny, a game that accidentally became my whole personality when it launched back in September of 2014. I’ve loved it since the days of its alpha tests and I still love it now, in the form of Destiny 2. Sometimes it’s been hard to love , whether that’s due to stumbles in… Read more... View the full article
World of Warcraft’s The War Within has brought several new features to the title, including a new talent system that gives us a few more passives and customization options. Starting at level 71, you will gain access to the latest talent tree that lets you build upon your character even further. Read more... View the full article
If you watched the U.S. presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on September 10, I apologize for the psychic damage you suffered alongside the rest of us. If you didn’t actually sit down and watch it, you probably have heard a lot of wild quotes out of context on… Read more... View the full article
When Astro **** was announced, Team Asobi began adding new Special Bots to track down in Astro’s Playroom. These new bots, meant to offer a little extra something to hype players up for Astro’s first ever full-length adventure, have provided a good reason to return to the PS5 pack-in game and solve some puzzles. The… Read more... View the full article
Do you like games that tell stories that turn you into a crying wreck? Then boy howdy do I have good news for you. The entirety of Telltale’s The Walking ***** series of episodic games filled with heavy, often heartbreaking choices —including all four seasons, the 400 Days DLC, and even the Michonne spin-off—is… Read more... View the full article
The Ace of Spades is one of Destiny 2's most iconic weapons, an exotic hand cannon that belonged to Nathan Fillion’s Cayde-6. Bungie recently announced a NERF version of the **** with an orange and ****** theme that will be matched by an in-game ornament for the **** coming next month. The only problem is that the design… Read more... View the full article
The developers at the small independent studio Odyssey Interactive are doing something “a little crazy” and releasing an early prototype of their next game, Byte Breakers, to see if people like it and if they should even make it. Read more... View the full article
The Outer **** Heirloom Talisman is a new accessory added in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. This Talisman raises your Arcane stat, making it a good choice for builds that focus on Bleed or Poison build-up. Since Arcane also raises your Discovery stat, the Outer **** Heirloom Talisman is also good for… Read more... View the full article
The aftermath of the apocalypse is a familiar playground to anyone who plays games nowadays. Over the course of the last decade and a half, it’s become the de facto setting of many prestige AAA titles, such as PlayStation’s esteemed The Last of Us series, as well as indie games like Stray. I’m not entirely sure what… Read more... View the full article
I’ve got some good news for all you wild Mister Mosquito fans out there. The weird PS2 game starring a tiny mosquito man who sucks people’s blood is finally coming to PS4 and PS5 later this month. Oh, and some other cool-looking games too, like Plucky Squire and Far Cry 5. Read more... View the full article
One of my favorite things The Pokémon Company has done is aim to create at least some merch for every pocket monster. With over 1000 Pokémon, it’s unreasonable to expect each of them to get the same amount of attention as Pikachu, Eevee, and other marketable mascots. But merch lines like the Original Stitch… Read more... View the full article
The extraction shooter genre is positively booming, following the immense success of titles such as Escape From Tarkov, Hunt: Showdown and Helldivers 2. So it was only natural that developers would seek to make some set in medieval fantasy. There’s mobile hit, Dark and Darker, but even better, and with more… Read more... View the full article
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 officially launched earlier this week and it has quickly become one of the most popular games on Steam. And now the devs behind this action-packed third-person shooter have confirmed some highly-requested features are coming soon in Space Marine 2's first big update. Read more... View the full article
One of the eternal debates in the Final Fantasy XIV community is whether you should play with a gamepad or mouse and keyboard. Just this week, Square Enix released data showing that the MMO’s players lean one way or the other depending on their region, with those in Japan, for example, overwhelmingly preferring… Read more... View the full article
In a franchise filled with iconic locations, The Gold Saucer stands out as one of the most recognizable in Final Fantasy history. Given its popularity, it’s no surprise that Square Enix added the theme park to its MMO entry of the series, Final Fantasy XIV. But how do you unlock this land of fun, and what can you do… Read more... View the full article
If you’re still playing games on a PlayStation 4, the upcoming $700 PS5 Pro might be the right opportunity to upgrade. Or you could get a base PS5 used from Sony for just half the price. A new refurbished program from the console manufacturer is helping to unofficially cut prices on the existing hardware. Read more... View the full article
Sony just announced the PlayStation 5 Pro, and the $700 console feels like a premium device for the most graphics-brained folks you know. The game comparisons we’ve seen so far look at least somewhat better than they do on the base hardware, but is it enough to drop more than half a grand for a new console? That’s in… Read more... View the full article
Elden Ring has a major new patch today, and some of the most notable changes are to Shadow of the Erdtree’s final boss. The encounter is still tough but some of the most brutal attacks have lost their stinging edge. Read more... View the full article
Remember that moment during Rogue One: A Star Wars Story when you felt pure, unadulterated horror, brutal shivers down your spine as a flock of geese trampled your grave? Brrrrr, that first time you see the ghoulish CG soup that is supposed to be a reanimated Grand Moff Tarkin. It turns out that, some eight years… Read more... View the full article
If you haven’t heard, Sony announced the PlayStation 5 Pro today, September 10, and that ******* is $700. That’s before you buy a disc drive and a vertical stand, which will run you another $110. The company is asking for nearly a grand to get the full experience, all in the name of a technical leap forward. But how… Read more... View the full article
Microsoft has officially rolled out Game Pass Standard, the Netflix-like subscription service’s new middle tier, and with it revealed which games will and won’t be included at the start. Among those missing are Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Diablo IV, and some other notable blockbusters like Starfield. Read more... View the full article
Last year, Ubisoft yanked The Crew from digital stores and a few months later ******* its servers, making it impossible to play the driving game even if you bought it on disc. People didn’t like this and now Ubisoft is promising not to ***** its sequels, The Crew 2 and The Crew: Motorfest. Read more... View the full article
The Boy and the Heron is legendary director Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece. The 2023 Studio Ghibli film is a triumphant work of art that revisits and interrogates every theme Miyazaki has spent his lengthy career digging into across numerous animated features that have become classics across the globe. Now a companion… Read more... View the full article
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Just when I think I don’t give a Took about the many branching narratives in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, the Amazon Prime series drops an episode that cleverly pulls together the disparate stories, justifying their (somewhat plodding) existence. Episode five is one of the more potent examples of the… Read more... View the full article