Western RPGs That Are Amazing (After A Rough Opening Few Hours)

Western RPGs have a special place in many gamers hearts. Some grew up playing them while others got into them later in their gaming careers. It’s hard to deny the alluring elements of WRPGs, from intricate customizations to the addicting gameplay. Every WRPG is their own entity and follows their own set of rules and some tend to have slower starts with tedious introductions as a result. While not every game can be a slam dunk from the beginning, some find their groove as the story progresses and the gameplay tightens....

July 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1119 words · Gerald Ross DVM

World of Warcraft BlizzCon Collection Item Has an Adorable Legion Callback

Summary One of theWorld of Warcraftitems from the BlizzCon Collection is a Ysera Murloc pet with a hilarious callback to theLegionexpansion. This newWorld of Warcraftminion is available to players who purchase the digital BlizzCon package to celebrate the upcoming convention. This year, the main stage for BlizzCon will be streamed for free on YouTube and Twitch, so players don’t need to purchase a digital ticket to see what is coming next....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Zachary Anderson

World of Warcraft Designer Shares How Augmentation Evoker Will Work

World of Warcraftis about torelease Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5. In addition to the Dawn of the Infinite megadungeon, several quality of life updates, and new overworld activities, this content update is adding the Augmentation specialization to the Evoker class. This Black Dragon-themed spec brings a twist to the DPS role with its ability to buff other players as a part of its rotation. While other classes have done so before, Augmentation Evokers take this idea to another level entirely....

July 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1107 words · Timothy Williams

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Trick is Clever Way to Deliver Logs to Lurelin Village

Summary While the Lurelin Village restoration quest inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomcan be completed in various ways, one player utilized three of Link’s abilities and assembled a device that ensured a quick log delivery. TheTears of the Kingdomplayer posted a video of their handiwork, and other players chimed in with their stories of how they rebuilt Lurelin Village. ThoughTears of the Kingdomhas been out for over a year, that has not stopped players from finding different techniques to complete objectives as swiftly and creatively as possible....

July 19, 2025 · 3 min · 505 words · Tanya Koch

'Mission: Impossible 7' Features Tom Cruise's Most Dangerous Stunt Yet

Tom Cruise has climbed the world’s tallest building, held his breath underwater for around six minutes, and jumped out of a moving plane in pastMission: Impossiblefilms. Now, the 58-year-old star proudly revealed thatMission: Impossible 7features his most dangerous stunt yet. Directed and written by Christopher McQuarrie,Mission: Impossible 7stars Cruiseas IMF agent Ethan Hunt. This marks the thirdMission: Impossiblefilm that McQuarrie has directed to date. Ving Rhames, Henry Czerny, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, and Angela Bassett are all expected to reprise their roles from the previous installments....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 566 words · Jamie Parker

3DS and Wii U Owners Are Going on Shopping Sprees Ahead of Store Shutdown

As is often the case with new console generations, support for previous-gen systems is slowly starting to dissolve. WhileNintendo’srecent announcement of the 3DS and Wii U eShop shutdown next year may be upsetting for some, it’s also unsurprising, considering how much popularity the Nintendo Switch is receiving. That said, manyNintendofans have begun to take advantage of the time the eShops have left. Both theWii Uand the 3DS have been discontinued for a number of years now, but a number of the services for both systems remain available for the time being....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Curtis Luna

A Sister's Journey Interview: Developer Talks Inspirations, Story, and Action-Oriented Gameplay

It is no secret that indie games can be a hit-or-miss experience. There are those likeStardew ValleyandCelestethat have garnered widespread attention, pulling the focus of gamers away from AAA studios.While indie games come in various shapes and forms, many of them often lean into classic video game genres such as platformers, one example of which being the upcoming indie gameA Sister’s Journey. A Sister’s Journeyis currently being developed by Florian Lackner....

July 18, 2025 · 16 min · 3290 words · Melissa Hughes

All Minor Factions In Fallout: New Vegas, Ranked

The story inFallout: New Vegasis as much about the various factions vying for power as it is about the player character’s, the Courier. As the player goes through the campaign, they are faced with different ways to side against or with various groups. These range from the huge democraticNew California Republicto the relatively tiny tribe of chem dealers called the Great Khans. Ultimately, the player has to side with one of the major factions to end the story....

July 18, 2025 · 7 min · 1297 words · Christopher Holder

Alone in the Dark: How to Solve the Puzzle in Perosi's Room

Aside from the monsters that seemingly come out of nowhere,Derceto Manoris filled with all sorts of puzzles that stand between you and your next objective. Some puzzles inAlone in the Darkare pretty simple, likethe locked box, while others are significantly more complex with multiple steps that need to be taken in order to solve them. Early on in the game, you will encounter one such puzzle in Perosi’s room. This puzzle can be tricky since it isn’t always obvious what you are supposed to do next, but here is how you can solve it....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Melissa Johnson

Anime Characters That Have Died Multiple Times

Death happens a lot inanime. Sometimes it’s meant as a joke, but sometimes not, and it’s hard to tell with genres like horror and comedy being so popular. The beauty of anime, along with its adorable characters, often tricks the viewer into thinking they’re watching a cute little drama, but some gory demise, and often several, are just around the next scene. RELATED:The Most Iconic Fighting Stances In Anime One death is too conventional, so how about a character that has to die over and over again just to up the ante and milk the shock value?...

July 18, 2025 · 5 min · 857 words · Shannon Ferguson

Apex Legends Reveals Big Change to Care Package Loot

Apex Legendsnews is flowing today, and the newest tidbit involves ground loot and care package weapons for Respawn Entertainment’s popular battle royale. The beloved Peacekeeper shotgun is being removed from care packages and will return back to standard ground loot forSeason 9: Legacy forApex Legends. Meanwhile, the Triple Take sniper rifle will replace it and will now be a care package weapon. Season 9 of the first-person shooter will begin on June 02, 2025, and Respawn already announcedValkyrie as the new Legend forApex Legendslast week....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Sean Jefferson

Apex Legends Season 4 Character Tier List

Apex Legendsis currently in the first weeks of its fourth season, and as with every season, the Legend meta shifts to accommodate for map changes and Legend re-balancing. Since Season 4 takes place on (a modified) World’s Edge,Season 3’s tier listmay seem familiar to this one, but thanks to some buffs and map updates players will definitely see some Legends rising in strength while others fall to the wayside of disuse....

July 18, 2025 · 9 min · 1824 words · Paul Roberts

Baldur’s Gate 3 Developer Reveals Why Mind Flayers Can’t Be Romanced

Role-playing games are all about choices, relationships, and thinking about the box; so it should not come as a surprise when aBaldur’s Gate 3player queried the developers about a peculiar issue: why can’t the Mind Flayers, not even one of them, be romanced? Baldur’s Gate 3is the latest creation of acclaimed developer Larian Studios, following the path of its earlier successfulDivinityseries. Similarly to Larian’s last products, the new title joins classic role-playing elements with compelling story, modern graphics, and an open-world environment full of details; this time, however, the game implements the tabletop Dungeon and Dragons ruleset, while its turn-based combat is a first for aBaldur’s Gategame....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 486 words · Laurie Wilson