Should You Board Grandma's Ship In Starfield?

Across the dozens of star systems and over 1000 planets to explore, Bethesda packed an immense amount of exploration into their 2023 adventure RPGStarfield. Outside investigating and, in some cases, joining the several factions throughout the world, dealing with space pirates or defunct security robots, or simply crafting and researching new technology, players will have plenty of main story and random encounters to keep them immersed in the world ofStarfield....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Marcus Newman

Slime Rancher 2: Best Upgrades To Get First

Beatrix LeBeau has a lot to do. With all ofRainbow Islandto explore and countless slimes to meet, capture, and raise,Slime Rancher 2makes it easy to stay busy. Whether the player wants to see every hidden area of the island, raise a horde ofRingtale Slimes,or just take things easy and farm a little, there’s no shortage of things to keep the player engaged. RELATED:Slime Rancher: How To Get Slime Fossils And What They’re For...

July 18, 2025 · 5 min · 1040 words · Jennifer Murphy

Some FIFA Players Think EA Sports is Secretly Nerfing Ultimate Team Cards

A recent theory spreading through theFIFA 21Ultimate Team fanbase is causing quite the stir. It seems as though quite a few players are convinced that EA has been nerfingFIFA 21player cards a few weeks after release to force players to spend money trying to obtain the latest upgrades. A common experience forFIFAplayers is apparently finding a great budget player, scoring goals with them, and thinking they’ve found the talisman of theirFIFA 21squad....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Donald Moore

Sony Makes Changes to PlayStation Trophies

Originally introduced during the PlayStation 3 era, the trophy system has remained a popular feature for players. Similar to the Xbox Achievements system,players earn in-game trophies for satisfying a certain objectiveswhich can range from beating a level to pulling off some obscure move during gameplay. A true test of skill for many is earning a game’s platinum trophy, indicating that all other trophies have been unlocked. While fans expected to see trophies continue onto the PlayStation 5 when it launches in November, Sony surprisingly announced a few changes to how they work....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Alfred Gibson

Stephen King's Boogeyman Adds The Suicide Squad's David Dastmalchian

20th Century Studioshas confirmed that filming on Hulu’s upcoming film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1973 short horror story,The Boogeyman, has officially begun on location in New Orleans.The Boogeymanwill be directed by Rob Savage, who also helmed the popular horror movie,Host. StarsChris Messina and Sophie Thatcherwere the first to be announced as being attached to the project.The 20th Centuryhorror-thriller adaptation “follows a 16-year-old and her younger sister, still reeling from the death of their mother, as they’re targeted by a supernatural boogeyman, after their psychologist father has an encounter with a desperate patient in their house....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Heather Chavez

Strangest Localizations of Classic Video Games

Summary Since languages can be so different from each other, with different grammatical structures, idioms, phrases, etc., translators often have to translate the meaning of the words instead of directly translating the words. Otherwise, they’d just sound dry, stiff, or just straight-up weird. This is part of localization, and it seems to get fans of movies, music, anime, games, etc., all riled up. Or at least this is the case of certain fans online of largely Japanese media, who’d rather they were translated directly....

July 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1201 words · Nicole Miller

Supergiant Games Should Break One Pattern for Hades

Anybody who has payed attention to popular games in 2020 will have heard of Supergiant Games’Hadesby now. This narrative-focused roguelike is inspired by Greek mythology, following the character of Zagreus as he repeatedly attempts to escape from the Underworld. The game is the developer’s fourth, and manyreviews callHadesSupergiant’s best gameto date. Other titles includeBastion, the studio’s first game in 2011,Transistor, andPyre. WhenHadeswas released in fall 2020, the game had a complete narrative with both an initial “ending,” plus the opportunity to reach a “true ending....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 732 words · James Park

Superman & Lois Season 3 And Gotham Knights Set Release Dates On The CW

Two of The CW’s potential heavy hitters have just gotten their official premiere dates, and they might be closer than expected. The series premiere ofGotham Knightsand the awaited 3rd season ofSuperman & Loisare both set to launch in March 2023. Not only that, but they’ll even be sharing a release date. As what appears to be the sole survivor ofThe CW’s great DC cancelation purgethroughout 2022,Superman & Loiswill continue its run for another season alongside newcomerGotham Knights....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Chad Smith

Tales of the Shire Has to Have a Lot More Than Meat on the Menu

Summary Tales of the Shireis the next highly anticipated cozy life sim game, especially forLord of the Ringsenthusiasts. Set in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth,Tales of the Shiregives players the opportunity of a lifetime: experience life as a Hobbit in theShire’s cozy village of Bywater. As aLord of the Ringsgame,Tales of the Shirewill likely pull from the lore of the books as much as possible, and that is especially true of the Hobbits it represents....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 669 words · Mary Rose

Tears of the Kingdom May Help Solve Pokemon Legends Z-A's Setting Concerns

Summary ThePokemonfranchise has experienced a considerable amount of growth over the last few years.Pokemon SwordandShieldgave fans their first taste of open-world gameplay in a mainline title, showing what new entries are capable of on the Nintendo Switch.ScarletandVioletsignificantly expanded on this proof of concept, allowing near unrestricted exploration like the franchise has never seen. Perhapsthe most experimental effort fromPokemon, however, has beenPokemon Legends Arceus, and The Pokemon Company looks to continue its ambition with the recently revealedPokemon Legends Z-A....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 576 words · Amy Braun

The Argument for Super Mario Bros Wonder to Get the SSBU Treatment

Super Mario Bros.fans have been itching for a new game for a very long time. The last truly original entry in the iconic 2D platforming series wasNew Super Mario Bros. Uin 2012, and since the release of the Switch, fans have had to get by with the nearly identicalNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. Years of patience have paid off, however, as atthe most recent Nintendo Directthe company announcedSuper Mario Bros....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 603 words · Dustin Armstrong

The Best Heavy Guns In Fallout 76

Heavy guns are some of the most spectacular and fun weapons to use in any game that has them, andFallout 76is no exception. As the name suggests these guns are usually pretty hefty, but they trade being lightweight andeasy to use for sheer destructive power. And boy are they good at indiscriminate killing! Fallout 76has a full range of heavy guns, including some of the most memorable heavy guns from theFalloutfranchise along with some great new additions!...

July 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1212 words · Dr. Robert Johnson

The Last of Us Recreated Using PS1 Era Graphics

As the world waits with bated breath forThe Last of Us 2to come out, many fans have circumvented the anticipation of waiting to see the sequel to Naughty Dog’s highly-acclaimed survival horror game by creating their own takes. Not long ago aLEGO version ofThe Last of Ushit the Internet, and now YouTuber Bearly Regal has shown the world what it would look like if the games were developed for Sony’s PlayStation 1....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Travis Perez