The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been fumbling so hard through the past few phases that part of me forgot the interconnected superhero movies are all supposed to be building up to something. The studio has pivoted away from the multiversal threat of Kang and instead has its sights set on a pair of Doctor Doom-led…
Marvel Rivals welcomes one of the (literal) brightest heroes from the comics with the addition of the Human Torch. Just in time for his MCU introduction, the cocky resident of the Baxter Building joins the FTP, multiplayer shooter as a Duelist which is Rival’s version of the DPS class. This guide will tell you…
Avowed’s fiery Last Light of Day isn’t just the best one-handed sword in the game, it’s arguably the best weapon you can find period, thanks to its high damage, fire accumulation, and fantastic enchantment that restores your health upon killing enemies. The fact that it can be obtained so early in the game makes it…
Monster Hunter Wilds continued its massive launch into the weekend with the second-most players on Steam, helping propel the Valve-owned storefront to a new record-breaking 40 million concurrent users. The action-RPG’s performance on PC, however, has remained somewhere between less than stellar and pretty bad, devolvin…
Daggers are the tried-and-true weapon of a rogue, but they can be mixed and matched into any playstyle in Avowed, thanks to the game’s focus on class freedom. Whether you’re a dagger user slinging spells with your other hand, or wielding a shield for some extra protection, you’d do well to grab the powerful Sheathed…
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has all the makings of a modern turn-based classic. After playing a few hours of Sandfall Interactive’s dark fantasy RPG, I can say that Expedition 33 grasps the melodrama of modern Final Fantasy and marries it with the tactical turn-based combat fans of that series have been craving a…
Disney first started making live-action movies in the 1950s to compete with the rise of television and expand its Hollywood presence beyond animation. The studio began with literary adaptations and family-friendly films like Old Yeller and The Parent Trap before moving on to more experimental fantasy with Tron and Esca…
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a monolithic game that, for many, requires double or triple-digit hours to complete a single playthrough. With two considerable zones to explore, nearly 100 side-quests and activities, and main story missions that take hours to tackle apiece, it’s a slog in some spots. You’ll likely…
This week, we’ve got a host of Avowed tips to help you make the most of your sojourn to the Living Lands. We’ve also got some pointers for mastering Magik in Marvel Rivals, and for defeating Mortal Kombat 1’s new pink-clad ninja boss, Floyd. (Get it?) Click on for these tips and more.
MrBeast, one of the most popular content creators and influencers in the world, recently sat down for a lengthy interview and talked about how his life has changed as a result of his fame and influence. In the interview, he claims to have less than a million dollars in his bank account and says life is “easier” when…
This week, we shared our thoughts on Two Point Museum, the latest in developer Two Point’s humorous series of management sims. We also offered up some opinions on what the big takeaways are from this week’s PokémonPresents showcase, and paid homage to the Nemesis system, the patented technology that allowed…
This week, Warner Bros. shuttered Monolith, the legendary studio responsible for games ranging from 2000’s The Operative: No One Lives Forever to 2017’s Middle-earth: Shadow of War. The closure means that the studio’s promising Wonder Woman game, first revealed in 2021, has been cancelled as well.
Nobody can lose their shit and start yelling quite like Gene Hackman. The actor, who was discovered dead in his home at the age of 95 this week (under bizarre-sounding circumstances), appeared in dozens of movies and won two Oscars. He did comedies, thrillers, and at least one kids movie. He was also the best Lex…
Nintendo is doing something the company has never done before: Next month, it will remove a retro game from its the Nintendo Switch Online’s classic catalog.
Monster Hunter Wilds can be a very pretty game, full of lush detail and deep colors. It can also look like greyscale goop. There are reasons for this, and ways to try and get around it. Here are the settings I recommend changing immediately, not just for a pretty Monster Hunter Wilds experience, but also a better one…
Around the same time Elon Musk privately admitted to cheating at games like Diablo 4 and Path of Exile 2, he was apparently installing a gaming PC at his new office job running The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), because nothing says efficient and productive like using a power hog rig to blow up demons at…
In a game like Civilization VII, the leader you choose makes as much of a difference as how you play and the type of win condition you seek. If you want to rule the world, a military leader will provide the manpower and firepower. But an economic-focused leader makes the most sense if you’d rather toss gold around…
We’ve seen approximately five minutes of Pokémon Legends: Z-A in motion and fans are already asking a question that has plagued every Pokémon game since the series shifted to 3D graphics with X and Y: Is Pokémon Legends: Z-A ugly? The modern Pokémon games have been universally plagued by technical issues, but the…
Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the next mainline game in Ubisoft’s long-running historical fiction franchise, is nearly here after a few delays, a leak, and a lot of online yelling. And if you were planning to play the game on Steam, well, I’ve got some good news and also, some bad news for Steam Deck owners.
You’ll find many people complaining online about the grind in video games, but there’s an entire genre focused on grinding out levels and gear, and that’s the ARPG. Path of Exile 2 retains much of what made the first game fantastic, with high-level zones providing a thrilling challenge and boss loot dropping…