God of War Ragnarok Needs to Continue One Trend into the Series' Future

WithGod of War2018, Santa Monica ushered in a brand-new era for the franchise, in terms of themes, story, character development, and, arguably most importantly, gameplay. While the original series' hack-and-slash, power fantasy, set piece-heavy gameplay loop holds a special place in the hearts of many fans, it was time forGod of Warto try something new, and adoptinga third-person, over-the-shoulder camera anglewith almost Soulslike combat was certainly a great way to do that....

June 7, 2025 · 4 min · 655 words · Sarah Robertson

Gotham Knights Casts Anna Lore As Fourth Batgirl Stephanie Brown

The CW’s upcoming Bat-family ensemble pieceGotham Knightskeeps on getting bigger. The role of Stephanie Brown has been recast withDoom Patrol’s Anna Lore. Stephanie Brown in the comics has been her original moniker, Spoiler, and as well as the fourth Batgirl and the fourth Robin. Brown was the daughter of villain the Cluemaster, and she has used her innate knowledge of puzzles and coding for the fight against crime. She will be a regular role onGotham Knights, beginning with the upcoming pilot episode....

June 7, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · William Abbott

Hades Fans, Voice Actor Recording Iliad Audiobook

One of 2020’s biggest surprises was Supergiant Games' roguelikeHades. The game quickly became one of the biggest critical successes of the year when it released, and since then there has been a huge showing for the indie darling. Fans eager for moreHadescontent can soon look forward to a fan-produced recording of the Iliad, one of the Greek poems that influenced the game. Hadesis a roguelike dungeon crawler developed by Supergiant Games....

June 7, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Brittany Hubbard

Industries of Titan – How to Build a Spaceship

Industries of Titanis a very peculiarcity-building sim gamethat breaks many subgenres when it comes to its gameplay mechanics. One of its most welcoming moves is the subplot, where players can move into buildings, micromanage resources, build infrastructure inside factories, and streamline the logistics routes. Related:Most Complex City Building Games However, the most fascinating area in its gameplay opens up upon unlocking the Shipyard. The Shipyard is where spaceships are built, and it’s definitely different from the usualRTS pay-one-build-one type....

June 7, 2025 · 5 min · 994 words · Nicholas Green

LOTR Rings Of Power: Dwarven Cities In Middle Earth

They call themselves the Khazâd, but the rest of Middle-earth knows them as Dwarves. They are a unique race throughout the lore ofThe Lord of the Rings, with their own origin story, writing system, and civilization that is literally carved in stone. RELATED:LOTR Rings Of Power: Characters And Their Possible Fates As Of Episode Seven Every story Tolkien wrote included some important character and location of Dwarven origin. The entire story ofThe Hobbitwas about the restoration of a lost Dwarf kingdom, and Khazad-dûm has played a prominent role inThe Lord of the Ringsbooks, with this famous location also featured in both Peter Jackson’s adaptations and the Amazon seriesRings of Power....

June 7, 2025 · 5 min · 980 words · Douglas Brown

Magic The Gathering Showcases Zendikar Rising Cards

Magic: The Gatheringis gearing up for another game-changing expansion,Zendikar Rising, set in the ever-shifting wilderness of Zendikar. The new expansion has a few tricks up its sleeve, including new cards, art cards, and an entirely new type of booster pack. Zendikar Risingwill be the 85th expansion forMagic: The Gathering.Keeping the game balanced as new cards are added requires Wizards of the Coast to maintain a meticulous balancing act where old cards are obsolesced, or relegated to specific formats, as new cards are added while appeasing players' desires....

June 7, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Darren Mccoy

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Can Shine in One Area Where Miles Morales Dropped the Ball

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2has a high bar to get over, as both of its predecessors were excellent games with plenty to praise. The originalMarvel’s Spider-Manfeatured an excellent narrative with a few emotional moments that hit most players hard, whileSpider-Man: Miles Moralesexcelled on the gameplay front by trimming the fat from the open world and making Miles’ unique abilities a blast to control. However, neither game was perfect, and the sequel has an opportunity to make key improvements....

June 7, 2025 · 4 min · 740 words · Wanda Kim

Mass Effect 4 Needs to Avoid Andromeda's Biggest Pitfall

Mass Effect: Andromedaleft the Milky Way behind to take fans to a whole new galaxy. In the end, however, the game proved disappointing to many fans of the franchise. This appears to have motivated BioWare to return to more familiar locations and characters inMass Effect 4. There were many reasons thatMass Effect: Andromedawas not met with the same success as the original trilogy. The game released with many bugs, for example, particularly when it came to animation and character models....

June 7, 2025 · 5 min · 1038 words · Joshua Moore

Metroid Prime Remastered: All Artifact Locations

There are 12 Chozo Artifacts scattered across Tallon IV inMetroid Prime Remastered, and players must find them all if they hope to see the game through to its conclusion. While fans can get hints about the locations of these relics by scanning the pillars within the Artifact Temple, some of them can still prove to be quite difficult to find. For those players that are indeed struggling to locate all the Artifacts inMetroid Prime Remastered, this guide contains full details on their precise positions....

June 7, 2025 · 5 min · 1052 words · Nathan Jackson DDS

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Acquisition Hit With Additional Restrictions

British regulator Competitions and Markets Authority imposed additional restrictions onMicrosoft’s proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard. This development arrived shortly afterthe same agency blocked Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisitionin late April. The CMA originally rejected the deal on antitrust grounds, citing its potential to create a monopoly in the nascent cloud gaming space. Even though Nvidia GeForce Now and someother cloud gaming platforms spoke out against the CMA’s decision, the regulator insisted that owning theCall of Dutymaker would provide Microsoft with too much easily abused power in this rapidly growing industry....

June 7, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Shawn Thomas

More Xbox Backward Compatible Games Getting Series X FPS Boost in Coming Months

With the launch of theXbox Series Xcame a lot of additional features that had yet to be implemented onto any other Xbox platform. The updated, next-gen tech allows for a much better experience on theXbox Series X. However, one feature that was recently confirmed for Xbox Game Pass is now getting extended to a wide variety of other games included on the platform. Xbox Game Passis arguably one of the biggest selling points of Xbox as a platform....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Tyler Morales

My Hero Academia: Is Armored All Might Too Overpowered?

This article contains spoilers from My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 21. My Hero Academiacontinues its Final Saga and with each passing chapter, the story gets closer to the end. As expected of the last big arc of the series, fans were treated to some extraordinary fights, and the vast majority of the cast were seen engaging in many enthralling battles. Among the biggest fights were the ones revolving around the characters of Shigaraki, Deku, Bakugo, Shoto, Ochaco, and much to the surprise of everyone, All Might....

June 7, 2025 · 7 min · 1303 words · Lauren Mosley

Nintendo Accused of Failing to Credit Certain Workers in its Games

Summary Nintendohas been accused of not crediting some of the translators who have worked on its games. The accusations have been levied by multiple translators who have helped to translateNintendo’s titles into various languages to suit its worldwide audience. Games not crediting employees or freelance workersis a problem that’s emerged in the industry before. Putting the name of someone who worked on the game in the credits is a friendly gesture, thanking the worker for their efforts and giving them a bit of bragging rights, too....

June 7, 2025 · 3 min · 535 words · Robert Lawrence