PlayStation-Published MLB: The Show 22 is a Day One Xbox Game Pass Game

For years, Sony has dominated the baseball gaming scene, releasing oneMLB: The Showentry after another with strong sales and high review scores. SinceMLB: The Showgames are developed by Sony’s San Diego Studio, the vast majority of them have released exclusively on PlayStation platforms. That changed whenMLB: The Show 21released on Xboxas a day one Xbox Game Pass game, something that’s happening yet again with this year’s entry,MLB: The Show 22....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Terri Mcdonald

Pokemon Legends: Arceus Players Criticize Lack of Accessibility Options

As soon asPokemon Legends: Arceusreleased, it became an instant hit both critically and commercially, changing the context of gameplay in interesting new ways and crafting an experience welcoming to both newcomers and longtime fans. However, disabled players are highlighting a massive oversight in the game’s lack of accessibility options. Pokemon Legends: Arceusis by all accounts a critical home run, with Game Freak finding its footing again after previousPokemontitles on Nintendo Switch were much more divisive....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Kathryn Rosario

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How to Evolve Ducklett into Swanna (Is Swanna Good?)

Quick Links Ducklett and its evolution, Swanna, are Water/Flying-type Pokemon from the Unova Region. Given the various Water/Flying-tpe Pokemon that can be caught inPokemon Scarlet & Violet, some trainers may think the Ducklett-line was an odd choice for a returning Pokemon in Kitakami, the setting of The Teal Mask DLC. Even ifScarlet/Violetplayers never use Ducklett or Swanna in battle, they’re going to need to catch both in order to complete the Kitakami Pokedex....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 600 words · Matthew Simpson

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Player Forced Into Battle After Pokemon Falls Off Cliff

A funnyPokemon Scarlet and Violetclip features the moment that a player is suddenly caught by surprise after a wild Girafarig drops down from a nearby cliff, landing on top of the player and triggering a battle. Wild Pokemon battles inPokemon Scarlet and Violetwork differently from how they used to in previous titles prior toSword and Shield- while “random” encounters are supposed to be a thing of the past, this wild Girafarig took it upon themselves to start the fight this time....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Alex Jones

PS Plus September 2020 Games Are Going All In for One Big Reason

In the past, many have noticed a pattern toPS Plusgames where Sony offered one big title (typically first-party title) and a more niche title as its offering most months. There’s been divergences, obviously, with some months being much better than others, and then months like May 2020 that offered such niche games that a petition requested Sony to change them. However, since then, it seems safe to say thatPS Plushas been on a hot streak....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 554 words · Anthony Carter

Remnant 2: How to Get the Ring of Infinite Damage

The sequel toRemnant: From the Ashes,Remnant 2is a third-personshooter game. Players can visit a new world, collect resources, and fight against the antagonist named the Root. To beat the Root, players need to enhance their powersby wearing different accessories. Among these accessories,Rings are exceptionally alluringbecause they can boost a player’s skills. The Ring of Infinite Damage is one of the most sought-after rings inRemnant 2. It gives an advantage to the player by increasing the fire rate to 8% – which is quite impressive....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · John Lawson

Ridiculous Pokemon GO Route Takes 7 Hours to Complete

Summary One player has discovered a route inPokemon GOthat takes over seven hours to complete. Routes are the latest feature found inPokemon GOand allow trainers to follow community-created paths to find elusive pocket monsters and in-game rewards, includingrare Zygarde cells. The rollout of this feature began in July this year but saw many issues that causedfans to be frustrated with routes inPokemon GO. This led to the creation of new routes being restricted to players above level 40 and being subjected to a review process....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Morgan Duran

Sam and Max: The Devil's Playhouse Remastered Announced

Skunkape Games have announcedSam and Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered,an updated version of the third installment of Telltale Games series ofSam and Maxgames. It has been twelve years since the original release. Sam and Maxstarted life as characters created by Steve Purcell in his youth, and later debuted to the public in a 1987 comic book series. The pair of anthropomorphic vigilante private investigators would go on to star in the 1993 release of LucasArts’Sam and Max Hit the Road, a classic LucasArts point and click adventure, and could be considered one of thebestSam and Maxgames....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Wayne Bowman

Satisfying Elden Ring Clip Shows Player Destroying Annoying Raya Lucaria Academy Enemy

A satisfying video fromElden Ringshows one player destroying an annoying enemy in Raya Lucaria Academy. Even thoughElden Ringis a massive open-world game, it includes many areas that are similar to the levels found in theDark Soulsseries. These levels are calledlegacy dungeons inElden Ring, and players will often come across various traps and enemies waiting in hiding as they explore these areas. Raya Lucaria Academy is one such legacy dungeon inElden Ring, and the battle against Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon, is the final boss of this level....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 407 words · John Waller

Sea of Thieves: How to Get Barrel Disguise Emote and How to Use It

Sea of Thievesallows players to take to the high seas with their friends and get up to all kinds of pirate-related adventures. Therecent arrival of season 2has introduced a new emote that has added even more shenanigans to the game. The Barrel Disguise emote will allow players to take on the look of a simple barrel, giving them a way to hide from each other. Sea of Thieveshas quite a few emotes, and many of them have been used in the past as a means of hiding from other players, but the Barrel Disguise emote is custom-made to give players a way to try and get the drop on each other....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Samuel Ayala

Some Redfall Physical Copies Have Awkward Disclaimer

Some physical copies ofRedfallcould have an interesting disclaimer about the game lacking a 60 fps option on Xbox. The release ofRedfallis right around the corner, and the game has been highly promoted by Microsoft as one of the biggest first-party Xbox games releasing this year,Redfallis a co-op shooter developed by Arkane Austin, which previously developed the 2017 shooterPrey. It has been touted by Microsoft as one of the biggest Xbox releases and was strongly highlighted in the Xbox Developer Direct that premiered this January....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Tyler Bender

Spider-Man Producer Wanted Kirsten Dunst To Fix Her Teeth

When Kirsten Dunst was cast to play Mary-Jane Watson in the first Tobey Maguire-ledSpider-Man, the producers had one big change they wanted the actress to make. It turns out that they wanted Dunst to get her teeth fixed. Dunst was 19-years-old when she was cast as Peter Parker’s love interest in Sam Raimi’sSpider-Man. She ended up making appearances in all three oftheSpider-Manfilms that starred Maguireas the titular character. But apparently, before she started shooting some of the most famous scenes in superhero cinematic history, she had to deal with the people in charge wanting her to have some corrective surgery done....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Jennifer Morris

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Best Early Game Job Pairings

One of the most iconic parts oftheFinal Fantasyfranchise is the Job systemand players who are diving intoStranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Originwill find yet another spin on the system on full display. Players assign two Jobs for Jack (the game’s protagonist) at a time and can freely swap in other Jobs during or in between each mission, as well. There are a lot of choices, but there isn’t a need to feel overwhelmed during the early game....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Shawna Campbell