Roleplaying, Art, and Charity on the Menu at Final Fantasy 14's A Feast Reborn

Summary Food has enjoyed a growing prominence in video games, from the rise of the video game cookbook to the memetic status ofStarfield’s Chunks.Final Fantasy 14is hardly an exception to this, with its rich culture of roleplaying restaurants and a real-world café in Japan. Final Fantasy 14is also no stranger to ambitious players from across the communityengaging in massive projects, be they museums, music festivals, or writing and staging unique plays....

May 12, 2025 · 5 min · 1057 words · Bridget Campos

Some Gamers Can Play Skull and Bones Early

Summary Some gamers will soon be able to start playingSkull and Bonesa few days early even without placing a pre-order or purchasing its higher-tier edition, so long as they have a Ubisoft+ Premium membership. This early access period is scheduled to kick off on February 13, three days ahead ofSkull and Bones' official release. To say that Ubisoft Singapore’s live-service pirate game went through development hell would be an understatement, as underlined by the fact that the project began over a decade ago, in 2013....

May 12, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · Jeffrey Johnson

Star Wars: Outlaws Confirms Returning Character from the Original Trilogy

Summary A new trailer forStar Wars: Outlawsis finally here, giving players a glimpse of more of its gameplay and characters, including an iconic scoundrel from the originalStar Warstrilogy, Lando Calrissian. AsStar Wars: Outlawsgears up for release on August 30, more information and marketing for the game is beginning to appear to give fans more to be excited about. Ubisoft is givingStar Warsits trademark open-world treatment withStar Wars: Outlaws,which sees players take on the role of a scoundrel in the midst of a galactic civil war between the Empire and the Rebellion....

May 12, 2025 · 3 min · 619 words · Donald Mcdowell

Stardew Valley Creator Reveals Big Change Coming in Update 1.6

Summary Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has confirmed thatStardew ValleyUpdate 1.6 will include a key change in which cutting down fruit trees will yield a sapling of the corresponding crop. With therelease ofStardew ValleyUpdate 1.6rapidly approaching, fan excitement for the new content additions continues to rise. Since its initial release in 2016,Stardew Valleyhas become one of the most popular and successful life-sim games of all time. Fans have praised the indie title for its relaxing gameplay, lovable characters, and wholesome storytelling....

May 12, 2025 · 3 min · 518 words · James Snyder

Stardew Valley Player Has Incredibly Rare Interaction With Linus

AStardew Valleyplayer has encountered an extremely rare moment with Linus that many fans likely don’t know about. As Linus is a fairly popular character amongStardew Valleyplayers, this has delighted several fans and shows the attention to detail in the title. InStardew Valley, Linus is a man who lives off the land on his own, just north of Robin’s home. Although initially cautious around the player due to bad experiences with some townsfolk in the past, he can eventually become one of theStardew Valleyfarmer’s friends....

May 12, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Curtis Briggs

Stardew Valley Player Recreates Fan Favorite Characters in The Sims 4

Summary AStardew Valleyplayer has changed some of players' favorite villagers from Pelican Town intoSims 4characters. The fan is receiving a lot of praise from theStardew Valleycommunity for their creative efforts. Stardew Valleyis a pixel-art indie game that leaves a lot about NPCs' appearances to players' imaginations. Most of the time,Stardew Valleyvillagersappear as little pixel sprites, with more detailed portraits when players engage them in conversations. However, there are no realistic or full-body renditions of the NPCs to be found in the game itself, which often leads fans to reimagine them in different art styles or in a realistic way....

May 12, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Carol Blevins

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Releases Season 2 Update

Summary Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguehas launched Season 2, including the addition of a new playable character. Titled Season of Frozen Hearts,Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice LeagueSeason 2 lets players take to the streets of Metropolis as Mrs. Freeze, who is the second new character introduced to the game’s original four-person roster. Originally planned for release on July 11, developer Rocksteady Studiosdelayed the season 2 launch ofSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguejust two days before its original launch date....

May 12, 2025 · 6 min · 1232 words · Kevin Watkins

The Menu: 5 Things That Don't Make Sense In The Movie

The Menu, directed by Mark Mylod, is a hilariously twisted horror comedy that follows Margot Mills and her date, Tyler, on their trip to Hawthorne, a highly regarded restaurant owned by none other than renowned chef Julian Slowik. What begins as a relatively ordinary day out, however, quickly turns into a terrifying situation in which the guests must fight for their lives. RELATED:Best Horror Movies That Turned 30 in 2022, Ranked Asa horror comedy, much of what makesThe Menuso captivating is how it never takes itself too seriously....

May 12, 2025 · 5 min · 966 words · Autumn Aguilar

The Witcher 3 Gets New Update 8 Years After Launch

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunthas just received a new update that fixes a wide variety of issues.The Witcher 3: Wild Huntfirst released eight years ago in 2015, and it received critical acclaim at the time of its launch, having a score of 93 on Metacritic for the PC version of the game. Since then, CD Projekt Red has releasedThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunton newer platforms like PS5, Xbox Series X, and the Nintendo Switch....

May 12, 2025 · 3 min · 536 words · Jacob Myers

There is Still One Mario Character Waiting for Their Time in the Spotlight

TheSuper Mariofranchise is one of the largest and most iconic video game series in the world, and its characters have been Nintendo’s mascots ever since their inception. They have appeared in a wide variety of genres over the years, and a Nintendo Direct rarely goes by without reference to one or moreSuper Mariogames. This most recent Nintendo Direct was no different as almost every majorMariocharacter has a game on the way, but one important side character seems to have been left out of the fun....

May 12, 2025 · 3 min · 601 words · Dr. Ronald Hall

World of Warcraft Dragonflight: The Thaldraszus Campaign Explained

The final zone thatWorld of Warcraftplayers venture to during theirDragonflightquesting journey may be the most fun of the new Dragon Isles zones. The zone is called Thaldraszus, and it serves as the location of the brand-new capital city Valdrakken as well as the ancestral home of the Bronze Dragonflight. It is filled with sprawling mountains and old dragon infrastructure, and the dragons soar the skies. It is vast and beautiful, and it caps of theWorld of Warcraft: Dragonflightquesting campaign in a pretty crazy way....

May 12, 2025 · 4 min · 755 words · Brenda Lee

Xbox Hasn't Given Up on Final Fantasy 14

Microsoft confirms that it hasn’t given up on bringingFinal Fantasy 14to Xbox consoles.Final Fantasy 14is one of the most popular MMORPGs in the industry, and it saw massive growth with the release of theEndwalkerexpansion in 2021. As of now,Final Fantasy 14is only available on PC and PlayStation consoles. Microsoft had expressed interest in the game in the past and Phil Spencer had mentioned thatFinal Fantasy 14will come to Xbox around three years ago....

May 12, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Anthony Foster

Criminals Within's De-Evolved Dragons Explained

Dragons are some of the most universally loved mythological creatures in storytelling history and remain as ever popular today, appearing in franchises fromDragon AgetoGame of Thronesand more.Criminals Withinis an upcoming third-person, action-adventure game that looks set to feature a whole range of dragons in its medieval fantasy kingdom, but with a unique twist.Criminals Within’s dragons are de-evolved, and what precisely this means sets up an exciting premise for its take on dragons and the beloved magical creature....

May 11, 2025 · 3 min · 562 words · Mary Ramos