Former DICE CEO Patrick Soderlund is Leaving Electronic Arts

LongtimeElectronic Artsexecutive Patrick Söderlund is leaving the company after spending 12 years rising through its ranks. Söderlund, now 44, was the CEO of DICE prior to its acquisition byElectronic Artsin 2006, with the executive donning the role of Executive Vice President of EA Worldwide before being promoted to the role of Chief Design Officer of EA. During his tenure, he helped implement numerous successful technology ventures including the Frostbyte engine and the ‘player-first’ initiative....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · Scott Torres

Fortnite Datamine Reveals New Weapon to Destroy Choppas

Helicopters have made a big splash in Epic Games' battle royaleFortnitesince theChoppa vehicle type was added in an updateearlier this year. Now, it seems the developers might be working on a way to counter the airborne menace, based on a datamined weapon that was leaked by content creator Ricky Owens, who goes by FireMonkey on social media. The possible newFortniteweapon has no official name, but its name within the game’s code is “MistyBop....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Sandra Lynch

GameStop Reveals Its 10 Most Pre-Ordered Games After E3

One of the world’s biggest video game expo,E3, made a comeback after missing last year earlier this month. Now that 2021’sE3has come to a close, many gamers have started looking back on all of the new games and trailers revealed, and have started discussing what games they are looking forward to the most. There was a wide variety of games shown during this year’s E3, with companies like Xbox, Nintendo, and Square Enix all coming together to show what players can look forward to playing in the coming years....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 407 words · Janice Dunlap

Genshin Impact: Best Nilou Team Compositions Guide

Player Mistakes Back to All Characters Composing a team inGenshin Impactis one aspect of the game that makes the playtime enjoyable. Players must create a team that synergizes well with each other to ease their time in clearing content that involves battling. Since the characters ofGenshin Impactare made to possess their own unique skill set, players can experiment with many combinations to discover the most effective mix of all. Successfully doing so will allow each character to shine, while the failure to properly combine characters will cause them to appear underwhelming....

June 2, 2025 · 5 min · 1042 words · Monica Erickson

Harry Potter Actress Opens Up About Facing Online Racism During Filming

Actress Katie Leung, who is best known for portraying the role of Cho Chang in theHarry Potterfranchise, has spoken about experiencing racism on the internet while filming the extremely popular fantasy series. During a recent interview, the actress recalled how she spotted several racist messages on a fan website during a random online search. Leung was cast in 2005’sHarry Potter and the Goblet of Firewhen she was only 16 years old....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 451 words · Tonya Neal

Honkai: Star Rail Quality of Life Feature Fixes Genshin Impact Flaw

OneHonkai: Star Railplayer saw one of the gameplay changes that HoYoverse made in response to feedback fromGenshin Impact, and posted their findings on social media. ThoughHonkai: Star Railhas not been out long, players of the new HoYoverse release have noticed that the game has already separated itself from its hit predecessorGenshin Impactin different ways. Released nearly three years after Genshin Impactmade its debut,Honkai: Star Railalready was a hit before its launch....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Christie Harvey

Horizon Fan Comes Up With New Machine Designs Using AI

A fan of Guerilla Games’Horizonseries has shared a collection of images that imagine different creatures taking the form of the mechanical beasts that define the games. Impressively, these pieces are allAI generated, although they do show some of the limitations of these types of automated art programs by seeming to have some difficulty with completely understanding the prompt right away. Originally shared to theHorizonsubreddit, Reddit user hefeglass posted a collection of nine of these AI generated animal machines, all created through the software Stable Diffusion....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Karen Harrison

How The Last of Us 2's Story Should be Changed in the HBO Series

The Last of Uson HBO was a wonderful adaptation of a game that is fast becoming a classic. It expanded on certain story elements likeBill’s relationship with Frank inTLoU, the trials and tribulations that Sam and Henry had to deal with, and brilliantly recreated some epic scenes that simply did not need to be tampered with. Ellie’s candid conversation with Joel in Jackson and Joel’s cruel assault on the Fireflies' hospital are recreated almost exactly the way they were presented in 2013, and they showed that Naughty Dog’s storytelling prowess extends into two mediums and still has the potential to impress....

June 2, 2025 · 5 min · 1022 words · Ryan Hall

Jump Force Confirms Character Pass 2, Includes Shoto Todoroki

Jump Forcedidn’t exactly light the world on fire when it launched in 2019, but the game still has its fans. It’s hard to deny the appeal of being able to have some of the biggest characters in anime history duking it out, and nowJump Force’s already impressive roster is set to grow even further. Bandai Namco Entertainment has officially announced theJump ForceCharacters Pass 2, which will add five new characters to the game from a variety of anime....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Elizabeth Henry

Lost Judgment Best Skills

Lost Judgment, the action-adventure RPG game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by SEGA, is a stylish spin-off of theYakuzaseries, following Detective Takayuki Yagami in delving into the mysteries of Yokohama High School after the tragic death of one of the students puts the entire campus under a magnifying glass. Players are tasked with following the clues and discovering the secrets hidden throughout the school’s halls while participating in the spirit of the high school through experiencing the curriculum and clubs the school has to offer....

June 2, 2025 · 5 min · 1045 words · Kelly Strickland

Mass Effect 1: What To Do With Sha'ira's Trinket

Helping the Consort on the Citadel inMass Effect: Legendary Editionisn’t something even hardcore completionists always feel compelled to do. There are no monetary rewards. She doesn’t give Shepard a weapon, armor, or even so much as a mod. In fact, her only immediate rewards are words (no, really), a steamy scene (for those who want more than words), and a worthless trinket that she doesn’t know how to use. RELATED:Mass Effect: Should You Kill Wrex?...

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 563 words · Michelle Payne

Mizkif Raises Over $80K For Turkey, Syria Earthquake Relief

Twitchstreamer, Matthew Rinaudo, also known as Mizkif, is known for his entertaining streams, large following, and reputation as one of the most controversial names on the platform. However, recentlyMizkif took a break from his usual anticsand made a huge impact with his charitable gesture, raising over $80,000 for the victims of the recent earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. On February 6, two devastating earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.8 and 7....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Jody Chase

New World is Free-to-Play for Limited Time

Amazon Games announced thatNew Worldis free-to-play on Steam until December 19. In addition, all editions ofNew Worldare also 50% off until June 07, 2025. Amazon Games released its MMORPGNew Worldin September 2021. Set on the fictional island of Aeternum in the Atlantic Ocean, players can join one of three factions to gather resources and battle for control of the uncharted land. While the game was highly anticipated before release, a poorly executed launch and copious bugs and balance issuessawNew World’s popularity decline in late 2021....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Jasmine Walton