Summary 2024 has already been a pretty solid year for horror in the world of video games. Though it wasn’t strictly horror-focused,Banishers: Ghosts of New Edenkicked the year off in spooky style, andthe full release ofThe Outlast Trialssoon followed it, delivering an exceptionally terrifying co-op experience.Alone in the Darkpicked up the horror torch in March and, though it nearly dropped it, there are plenty of upcoming horror titles that are sure to stoke the genre’s flames once again, such asHelldblade 2,Still Wakes the Deep,Stalker 2, andHarvest Hunt....

Pikmin 4is coming, and it will bring the next evolution of thePikminfranchise. No one knows exactly what this will entail, but fans are excited regardless. Among Nintendo’s franchises,Pikminhas had some of the longest periods of mainline inactivity while still remaining present in Nintendo’s active lineup.Pikmin 2and3were almost separated by a decade, and it looks likePikmin 3and4will be as well.Pikmin 4is coming after a couple spin-offs and a new release forPikmin 3, but it will be this game that forges ahead towardPikmin’s next stage....

This article contains spoilers forHalloween Kills.It is October, and that means one thing above all: it is Halloween season. Among the many customs associated with the holiday, one stands high atop Mount Geekdom: watching at least one film from the aptly-titledHalloweenfranchise. Halloween II(1981) andHalloween Kills, the installment that is currently in theaters and streaming on Peacock, can be compared to a certain extent. The reason why they’re worth comparing is the opening scenes from both movies take place immediately after the ending scene from the preceding film, making bothsequels feel episodic....

Despite being shown extensively during both the Microsoft and Square Enix conference,Kingdom Hearts 3was once again shown during Sony’s conference where the long-awaited game showcased, among other things, thePirates of the CarribeanWorld. Since E3 began, this is the second world to be revealed, as Microsoftalso confirmed aFrozenWorld. Kingdom Hearts 3is, without a doubt, one of the more excitable games to occur during E3, so its triple performance isn’t actually that surprising....

The developers ofAbsolverreturn with another martial arts-inspired action game withSifu, a challenging rogue-like where protagonist ages every time they die. The gameplay and its progression are unique and fall somewhere between FromSoft’sSekiroand Supermassive’sHades. RELATED:Sifu: How to Unlock Permanent Skills However,Sifu’s martial arts rootsand influences are clear with lots of allusions to classic Kung Fu movies that fans of the genre will love. Thankfully, other great games focus on Kung Fu and borrow from some of the most influential Hong Kong action movies of all time....

After an event ends,League of Legendsplayers usually get several dead weeks to calm down. FollowingSpirit Blossom 2020’srecent conclusion, the community was surprised to get missions for some new summoner icons. However, no one was expecting the next event, PsyOps 2020 to arrive so soon and run from September 3rd to September 30th. PsyOps is a new skinline from another future universe where its agents fight against the enigmatic Black Rose Group and the new event centers around this conflict....

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2is shaping up to be a massive game, something confirmed through both leaks and official comments. Venom’s voice actor has teased the game’s large size and dark tone, while rumors have suggested that every single suit in the game will have aSymbiote variant. Insomniac has hired a new writer to work on the game, too, and fans are excited to learn more about how the sequel will evolve the franchise....

The easiest and most effective way to not be accused of being a cheater is simple; don’t cheat in the first place. Recently a streamer was attempting to show viewers that they weren’t hacking inModern Warfare, but the end result actually provided evidence that they were indeed cheating. Modern Warfarehas a pretty well-known issue with cheaters, so much so thatActivision has banned playersand made statements on the problem. Many still enjoy the game and play regularly, but for some, the cheating problem has taken away from the game so much that they have stopped playing....

OverwatchDirector Jeff Kaplan has more news for players about upcoming hero changes. This time, his focus was on the hero Moira and on combating negative smurfing. Smurfing is a term used in theOverwatchcommunity to refer to experienced players who create new accounts so they can easily win matches against new players. Kaplan addressed the phenomenon in a recent question-and-answer session, saying that Blizzard “hates” the way smurfing can be used to throw games and manipulate the system....

Spooky season is finally among us: Fall clothes, pumpkin patches, haunted houses, and scary movies galore. There’s something nostalgic and uplifting about seeing the candy aisle growing, jack-o-lanterns everywhere, leaves changing, and yes, even the yearly return of pumpkin spice lattes. It would be a shame to waste away October without watching scary movies, as there is no better time to do it. Sit down, turn off the lights, get some popcorn, and be ready to get scared....

Naruto’sItachi Uchiha was the elder brother of Sasuke Uchiha and a boy hailed to be a genius. At the age of 7, Itachi is known to have had the wisdom of a Kage, which is unheard of in theNarutoworld. RELATED:Boruto: Is Sasuke Finally Stronger Than Naruto? Yet, as fans know him, Itachi is a man who, admittedly, made many mistakes throughout his life as a ninja. While he is hailed as a hero who did everythinghe could to save his village akin to a Hokage, he is also a person with several flaws and countless mistakes to his name....

Summary Palworldis a hodgepodge of mechanics that results in a fun game. From catching pals, pal behaviors, base building, and player mechanics,Palworldis full of things to do, and the game gives little advice to players. The game is full of helpful mechanics that some players may have never noticed after they havestarted progressing in their save. Knowing these mechanics will help players progress through the game and even bring quality-of-life enhancements to their experience....

Summary APalworldplayer witnessed a bizarre bug with several Mammorests spawning together after setting the game’s Pal spawn rate to 10 times the usual number.Palworldallows players to highly customize the worlds they play in, but some of these options may not be working perfectly right now, as discovered by this gamer. Palworldwas released in early access last month. As expected in this kind of release, though, the game was initially filled with many bugs, which have since been fixed by the developer Pocket Pair with periodic updates....