Honkai: Star Rail – Fu Xuan Team Composition Guide

Best Light Cone Back to All Characters Fu Xuan is a unique Preservation character inHonkai: Star Railthat doesn’t provide an extra HP via shield but rather reduces the damage taken by her teammates. She was released along with Lynx, a Quantum-Abundance character, which means that players can now make an all-Quantum team with four Quantum characters of different Paths. Generally, Fu Xuan works in any team comp that requires a Preservation character, but the following guide contains some of the bestFu Xuan team compsinHonkai: Star Rail....

May 13, 2025 · 3 min · 550 words · Sean Patterson

How This Disney Classic Found New Life in the Japanese Manga Scene

Summary When it comes to holiday classics, one that has been embraced by not one, but TWO holidays isTim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Every Halloween, Jack and his friends take over theme parks and shopping malls, and they stick around until Christmas is over. The film is so successful it even receives annual theatrical re-releases (the most recent being for the 30th anniversary). While the film is embraced today, there was a time when it was not the beloved classic it was....

May 13, 2025 · 5 min · 943 words · Lindsay Hernandez

JustAMinx Allegedly Caused Streamer Awards After-Party to Be Shut Down

The Streamer Awards after-party was allegedly shut down by theTwitchstreamer JustAMinx, who became overly intoxicated at the party. JustAMinx has followings onTwitch, YouTube, and TikTok, and creates mostly gaming and just chatting content. News of the incident comes from QTCinderella, the Twitch streamer who created and hosted the Streamer Awards. QTCinderella first started the Streamer Awards in 2022, and although there has been some controversy and issues surrounding the two awards ceremonies that have happened so far, the events themselves have been successes....

May 13, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Carl Watkins

LOTR: A Quick Guide to the Different Races of Elves

Quick Links The immortal Elves are one of the most fascinating aspects of Middle-Earth’s lore, depicted fantastically in bothThe Lord of the Ringsfilm trilogy and Amazon’sThe Rings of PowerTV series. The mythology surrounding these beings dates all the way back to the earliest writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, but keeping track of so much world-building can be a bit of a difficult task. While there are volumes and volumes of things that can be learned about Middle-Earth’s Elves, the different clans and races are especially difficult to keep track of....

May 13, 2025 · 6 min · 1175 words · Jessica Campbell

Minecraft Player Turns the Game Into a Trippy Horror Experience

WhileMinecraftcould in no way be described as a horror game, it still has a few creepy elements, such as the Enderman, but one person decided that the otherwise innocent sandbox title needed to take cues from an indie horror experience. For those who weren’t there at the start, it’sdifficult to overstate just how much of a successMinecraftbecame, beginning life as a one-person project that took inspiration fromDungeon Keeperbefore going on to dominate the AAA gaming landscape....

May 13, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · Willie Olsen

My Home Hero: Unpacking Tetsuo and Kyoichi's Relationship

The following contains spoilers for Episode 4 of My Home Hero, “The World of Violence,” now streaming onCrunchyroll. The end ofMy Home Herolast week was abig set-up for this week, with Tetsuo’s abduction ending with him becoming business partners with his enemy, Kyoichi. Kyoichi has been suspicious that Tetsuo has been involved in Nobuto’s death from the start, and while Tetsuo has done a good job to throw him off the trail, the suspicion has never been fully absolved....

May 13, 2025 · 5 min · 854 words · Sandra Mann

New Endings For Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC May Be Difficult

Summary Anticipation surroundingElden Ring’s upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is reaching new heights with the upcoming two-year anniversary of the game’s release, but there still has hardly been anything in terms of official news. Given the timeline of previous FromSoftware DLC content launches, many have started to predict a surprise announcement any day now, and others have taken to theorizing what approachElden Ring’s expansion could take. When considering the reality of how the base game ended things, there’s no telling what direction FromSoft has chosen to take when moving forward....

May 13, 2025 · 4 min · 717 words · Stephen Wilson

Nintendo Planning Production Boost of Aging Switch

Nearing the expected end of its life, theNintendo Switchwill apparently be seeing a boost to production beginning in the next fiscal year. Coming off the past few years plagued by component shortages which hampered manufacturing, confidence is high that demand for theSwitchremains strong, even this late in the game. Parts shortages, scalpers and the COVID-19 pandemic have bogged down console production across the gaming industry, but the pressure has finally begun to ease....

May 13, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · David Ellis

Overwatch 2 Season 10 Finally Solves a Frustrating Battle Pass Problem

Summary Overwatch 2’s Season 10 is packed with updates, including, but not limited to, a new DPS hero, a revamped Mythic skin system, and a dedicated shop. However, this focus on Season 10 is likely far from accidental. With rumors swirling about thecancelation ofOverwatch 2’s future PvE plans, it seems Blizzard is doubling down on the PvP side of the game. After introducing a highly-anticipated Mercy mythic skin and fresh patch notes, it appears Team 4 is doing everything in its power to improve the shooter....

May 13, 2025 · 4 min · 682 words · Amy Bridges

Pentiment Spin-Offs May Be the Best Way Forward for the IP

Obsidian Entertainmentis known for its range when it comes to games it produces, and last year’sPentimentwas no exception. The game is a perfect example of the studio’s penchant for experimenting with the genre as well as its artistic ambition. TheObsidian Entertainmentgame set in the medieval era is stylized to give the appearance of an illuminated manuscript, and crafts together a colorful murder mystery. The player tries to navigate the many conflicts that erupt between local monks and the village folk that are all on edge from the recent grisly attacks....

May 13, 2025 · 3 min · 591 words · Tanner Fisher

Persona 5 Strikers Can't Be Sophia and Zenkichi's Only Vehicle

Summary Persona 5 Strikersisn’t a direct sequel to the acclaimedPersona 5in terms of gameplay, but it’s a pretty straightforward follow-up as far as the story is concerned. Just a few months after the original game’s end,the Phantom Thievesreunite for summer vacation and end up saving the world a second time during their road trip across Japan. Along the way, they add some new members – the AI Sophia and the police inspector Zenkichi Hasegawa....

May 13, 2025 · 4 min · 670 words · Michelle Williams

Pikmin 4: How Many Areas Are There?

A large part of the fun inPikmin 4is the ability to explore many different levels and areas to seek out new Treasure, find more Pikmin to join the crew, and rescue the many Castaways stranded around. While one might be tempted to fully explore a single area to completion before moving on, sometimes it is much more productive to progress to a new level and discover new things that can make things even easier....

May 13, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · Julia Shepherd MD

Pokemon GO Announces New Hatch Day Featuring Baby Pokemon

Summary Pokemon GOhas announced a new Hatching Day event featuring Fairy-type Cleffa.Pokemon GOplayers expand their Pokemon collections through different activities, one of which is hatching eggs. Eggs can be obtained from PokeStops and Gyms, and thePokemon GOplayer gets a random Pokemon by walking the required distance. There are five types of eggs inPokemon GO, the most common being the 2 KM, and the 12 KM being the rarestPokemon GOegg. Each egg type has its own pool of Pokemon that can hatch from it, but this changes asPokemon GOadds new Pokemon or announces new events....

May 13, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Sandy Ballard