Godfall: The Best Builds

Godfall’s endgame is not for the faint of heart; whether it’s climbing the floors of the Ascended Tower, Dreamstones, or Lightbringer, players will want to have the right combination of gear, accessories, augments, and banners to not get utterly destroyed by enemies.Godfallhas a large selection of Valorplates available that can hold their own in any of the game’s content. Related:Every Game Featured During The Game Awards 2021 Pre-Show Still, like all games, efficiency is the most viable way, and only select Valorplates with the right builds can make a real difference when facing the empowered enemies and bosses Godfall’s endgame throws at players....

July 28, 2025 · 9 min · 1763 words · Nancy Huff

Gotham Knights Arguably Could've Been Received Better Under One Condition

Rocksteady’sBatman: Arkhamseries completely revolutionized the superhero video game genre for good, proving that modern-day comic book games don’t need to just be lazy movie tie-in titles. But with theArkhamseries wrapping upback in 2015 withBatman: Arkham Knight, DC has been left floating in the wind, failing to deliver another game like it. The most recent and prominent example of these failures is last year’sGotham Knights. Released back in October of last year,Gotham Knightshad a great premise on paper, but its execution left a lot to be desired....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 593 words · Zachary Saunders

Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley Returning To Movie Theaters

Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro is set to make a comeback in theaters with a black and white version of his film,Nightmare Alley. Released on December 17th 2021, the film was met with dreadful box office figures due to the sudden surge in omicron infections. Now, del Toro is taking on a new tactic to ensure his movie gets the release it deserves. Searchlight Pictures’Nightmare Alleytells the story of a charismatic and motivated carnival worker with a hidden past who takes big risks to boost his career....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Maria Brown

Hades 2: Best Aphrodite Boons

Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love, makes her comeback inHades 2with a fresh design, slightly different from her first appearance in the firstHadesgame. Aphrodite has many incredible boons to offer Melinoë, as she fights her way through encounters. Aphrodite’s boons mainly focuson lowering the damage Melionë takesby inflicting Weak, increasing Melinoë’s attack and special damage, as well as restoring her health points. Here are her best boons. 12Secret Crush Prime 20 Magick and Gain Power The player should be careful before choosing a boon like Secret Crush inHades 2....

July 28, 2025 · 5 min · 1021 words · Melinda Cantu

Hollow Knight: Silksong Should Learn a Lesson from Animal Well's Map Design

Hollow Knight: Silksongis intended to have a much larger world than the previous game’s. While the sequel is planned to have a lot of vast areas to explore, those places must be crafted in a way that rationalizes the title as a Metroidvania. If there’s any game thatSilksongcould learn from in terms of designing an enormous world that’s sprawling with life and secrets, then it would beShared Memory’sAnimal Well. Team Cherry, the developer ofHollow Knight: Silksong, promises that the game’s world will be expansive and have many different things for players to do....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 583 words · Vincent Freeman

How God of War: Ragnarok Could Stand Out in a Sea of Norse-Themed Games

There’s no shortage of Norse mythology in media these days.Loki’s on TV, while in gaming the influence of Norse mythology spans from games likeAssassin’s Creed: Valhallaand its upcoming expansions to survival co-opTribes of Midgard.God of Waralready made the transition from Greek to Norse mythology with the series' soft reboot in 2018, which saw Kratos and his young son Atreus square off against the Norse god Baldur and his allies across the Nine Realms....

July 28, 2025 · 5 min · 981 words · Charles Harris

Impressive Spider-Man Fan Demo Introduces Manhole Cover Skating

Superhero games commonly inspire mods, demos, and projects curated by fans. For independent developers, the advanced tools that fans have with accessible engines have produced some fantastic work in recent years and demonstrate what they would like to see implemented into such superhero experiences, such as that of a particularSpider-Manproject.In November 2021,a Spider-Man fan project showed impressive animations in Unreal Engine 4, where co-creator gibb09 demonstrated new vaulting systems. This project was made in collaboration with animator Sarp Serter, whom gibb09 praises for all the work he has put toward the demo’s animations, and shows true promise as an experimental project with authentic-looking gameplay....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Johnny Owens

Kirby and the Forgotten Land Demo Mod Gives Kirby a Devil May Cry Makeover

Kirby is one of the most iconic characters in video game history, and withKirby and the Forgotten Landrapidly approaching launch, many fans have begun to celebrate. This means that manyKirbyfans are creating tributes to this adorable super tuff pink puff. One fan recently took advantage of the timely release of theKirby and the Forgotten Landdemo to create a mod crossing over this upcomingKirbytitle with the equally iconicDevil May Cryfranchise. Although theKirbyandDevil May Crygames appear to have little in common, they are both known for their slick mechanics and stylish presentation....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Christine Jordan

Monster Hunter Stories Wears Its Pokemon Inspiration on Its Sleeve

Summary Pokemonhas continued to be a massive influence on the gaming industry since its debut in 1996. To this day, many games include elements ofPokemon’s gameplay within their own, primarily when it comes to the creature-collecting side of things.Games likePalworldhave no shame in theirPokemoninfluences, as they make it very well-known what they were inspired by. Even so, that’s not necessarily a bad thing, asPokemonestablished a satisfying gameplay loop that games like it would be crazy not to imitate....

July 28, 2025 · 4 min · 700 words · Susan Mccann

MultiVersus Passes Impressive New Player Count Milestone

Various crossover fighting games have tried to take onSuper Smash Bros.over the years, with varying degrees of success. However, few have been as successful as the recently-releasedMultiVersus, a free-to-play fighting game with a roster comprised of characters like Shaggy fromScooby-Doo, Batman, Arya Stark fromGame of Thrones, Bugs Bunny,Finn and Jake fromAdventure Time, and many others. MultiVersushas been a big hit since launching its open beta, which managed to attract 10 million players....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Pam Nichols

Need for Speed Unbound Review

Need for Speed Unboundis the 25th primary installment in the franchise since the very first game released in 1994, and that experience is clearly packed into its core racing gameplay. Every race feels smooth from start to finish, but unfortunately, the majority ofNeed for Speed Unbounddoes not feel as refinedas its core gameplay. Need for Speed Unboundtakes place in the fictional city of Lakeshore, where the mayor and local police are seeking to eliminate illegal street racing ahead of elections....

July 28, 2025 · 7 min · 1359 words · Regina Burch

Neva Carries Gris' Legacy On, And That's For the Best

The recent PlayStation Showcase featured, to the surprise of many, a plethora of third-party games compared to the few first-party ones, which made the experience a bit controversial for some. Among these third-party games, fans got to see the very first trailer for an upcoming indie game by the name ofNeva, which ispublished by Devolver Digitaland made by the same developer that crafted the emotional rollercoaster that wasGris- Nomada Studio. While very little is known aboutNeva, with the trailer not including information regarding the game’s release date or the gameplay loop, it’s clear that Nomada Studio’s new title wearsGrisinspirations on its sleeve....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 626 words · Annette Yang

New Video Previews Climatic Next Arc for Pokemon Anime

For over two years now,Pokemon Journeys: The Serieshas been airing. These days, that is a long time for one anime to stay on TV and continue to get new episodes, and it seems like it is finally coming to an end. A new video has hinted to a climatic arc, meaning that it is likely on its way out in the coming months.Late last week, thePokemonofficial Twitter tweeted this latest video....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · John Hayes