Sandbox game developers work hard to make their titles feel like living, breathing worlds inhabited by real people.The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivionattempted to create this impression byfully embracing emergent NPC interactions. However, as many fans likely remember, it was far from a perfect system. YouTuber Klognar reminds everyone with a hilarious video showcasing a flurry ofOblivionNPC dialogue. RELATED:Talented Elder Scrolls Fan Plays Oblivion Harvest Dawn Song on Harp The clip is only about a minute long, but no fewer than three conversations occupy every second....

Honkai: Star Railsecretly added a new chat feature after its latest update. The game is currently in Version 1.1, which features Silver Wolf as the current five-star banner character, and a museum management mini-game within theEverwinter City Museum Event, among many others. Before the release of Version 1.1,Honkai: Star Railhosted a special stream to showcase the new features and quality of life updates that will be made. One of the highly anticipated features was the in-game Friends Chat, which would allow players to interact with online friends or leave offline messages....

Horizon: Forbidden Westis a massive game with different activities to do around every corner. Salvage contracts, rebel camps, and ancient ruins are just a few of the numerous tasks laid out beforeplayers when they boot the game up for the first time. RELATED:Places The Next Horizon Game Could Be Based The most involved of these activities are the side quests, bespoke missions that involve named characters and often end up being far deeper than they initially seem....

WhileAnimal Crossing: New Horizons' Neon Tetra is certainly not therarest fishthat players can catch, this species can still be a bit elusive. For those fans that are currently hunting for a Neon Tetra inACNH, this guide looks to offer assistance, and players that keep the following details in mind should have little trouble bagging one of these fish. The Neon Tetra inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsspawns from the beginning of April to the end of November in the Northern Hemisphere and from the beginning of October to the end of May in the Southern Hemisphere....

Summary Intel has showcased its upcoming Meteor Lake mobile CPU with on-package LPDDR5X memory. The processor lineup has been in the limelight for a while now with rumors and leaks suggesting a new chip design. The demonstrations from Intel show Granite Rapids, Sierra Forest, Ponte Vecchio, and Meteor Lake chips that represent the present and future of Intel’s packaging technology. These new Meteor Lake mobile CPUs are supposed to be Intel’s answer to Apple’s M1 and M2 chips....

Josh Duhamel, who is starring as Sheldon Sampson/The Utopian in the newNetflixseriesJupiter’s Legacy,revealed how the show differs from the Marvel and DC universe. The 48-year-old star is best known for playing William Lennox in theTransformersmovie franchise. Jupiter’s Legacyis based on Mark Millar (Kiss-Ass,Wanted) and Frank Quitely’s (We3) comic book series of the same name. Published in 2013, the limited seriesdrew inspiration fromStar Wars,King Kong, and Roman mythology. The comics received positive reviews from critics and ignited a spin-off series titledJupiter’s Circle....

Summary Monster Hunteris the ur-example of games where fighting Kaiju or colossal monsters is the main event. Solo players and groups alike must hunt gigantic monsters twice their size, or even bigger than the area they’re fighting in. Loot from these giant creatures goes into weapons and armor to better defeat the next tier of even bigger and deadlier monsters. Kaiju fighting isn’t exclusive toMonster Hunter, though.Games likeMonster Hunterfeature different ways to take down these creatures....

Summary Right from the moment a player chooses their combat style at the beginning of the darkfantasy action RPGPinocchio, the main character gets a weapon to start taking down all types of enemies.Lies of Phas a distinct weapon system where players can acquire and customize their weapons by swapping out blades and handles. Among the arsenal that is assembled are Blunt weapons. They destroy foes by smashing or striking with a hard or heavy object....

Marvelneeds fresh blood badly. Its original lineup included some of the most beloved heroes of the modern era, but most of them have left the franchise. Their direct successors have experienced a mixed reception. While they prepare to launch a new Captain America and a follow-up to Iron Man, relative newcomers like Shang-Chi have to pick up the slack. Unfortunately, he’s languishing in the space between his debut and future projects....

Nineteen years after it ended,Buffy the Vampire Slayeris more popular than ever, with streaming audiences rediscovering in the series the kind of layered storytelling that was a hallmark of Peak TV. The show has plenty to offer on second viewings (and third viewings—and fourth, fifth, etc.), with season-long arcs that tied together monster-of-the-week plots, generally along rich thematic lines. YetBuffyalso proved the formula along whichlow fantasy would later proliferate: supernatural premises are malleable concepts, allowing writers to tell a variety of creative and engaging stories (which need only loose connections to the forces of darkness that drive the show)....

Ores inMinecrafthave forever been an integral part of the game, playing a pivotal role in both the “mining” and “crafting” aspects of Mojang’s legendary sandbox, and a player has put together a useful graphic that breaks down the best altitude to farm every ore. Thoughworld height inMinecraftwas raised often throughout the course of its update history, the ores that made up the game’s progression system largely remained the same. Update 1....

The unquestioned king of baseball video games for the past decade or so has been theMLB The Showfranchise. This year’s iteration,MLB The Show 20, was once again met with high praise from gamers and critics alike. Things like realism, graphics, gameplay, and modes are all loved. RELATED:5 Best Baseball Games Ever (& 5 Worst) Of course, one of the most discussed topics whenever a sports game arrives involves the ratings for the players....

Thinking back to the 90s-era of gaming with the likes of the N64, many older fans will know of some of the defining titles that have become classics in their own rights. FromGoldeneye, toSuper Mario 64, toLegend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, for many these were the golden years of a perhaps more simple time in gaming. Some of thebest games of the 90s came from the Nintendo 64, and for good reason....