Starfield: Best Unique Companions, Ranked

Summary For theStarfieldplayers who want the best unique companions, they can easily find those to join their cosmic voyage.Starfieldfeatures several unique companions, each with their own requirements and skills that can make them a great addition to the crew. Whether it’s their eccentric personalities, strong morals, or just the fact that they have some good skills, theseStarfieldcompanions are worth picking up. RELATED:Starfield: New Atlantis Vendors, Locations & More Companions are a staple of Bethesda’s RPGs, where players can often interact with, and make use of their followers and in-game friends....

May 20, 2025 · 5 min · 1004 words · Jill Giles

Steam's Autumn Sale is Now Live

Every year, video game fans on PC look forward to major sales through theSteamdigital storefront. This year’sSteam Summer Sale, which took place between June 25 and July 9, discounted thousands of titles as part of the annual event which has become infamous for dismantling one’s frugality. However, summer is not the only time when major sales events roll around, as today Steam began its 2020 Autumn Sale to coincide with Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Wendy Flores

The Best Budget CPUs in 2024

Finding the perfect newbudget CPUis a challenging proposition to get right. Ideally, users want a CPU that matches their performance needs and budget constraints, while getting the best value for money without compromising key features and performance. Thankfully,modern CPUshave come a long way in the last few years, and multiple cores no longer cost the arm and leg they used to just a few years ago. The Intel 12th, 13th, and 14th-gen along with AMD’s, last-gen 5000 series, and current-gen 7000 series CPUs (including the X3D refresh), and the newer 8000 Series APUs offer multiple options suitable for productivity and gaming benchmarks....

May 20, 2025 · 12 min · 2483 words · Johnny Donovan

The Last of Us 2 Hospital Level Contains a Major Flaw

The Last of Us 2 has been the subject of controversy since before its release, but most can agree that its world building has stayed consistent between sequels. The presence of the infected is still just as much of a threat as before, and the addition of anew variant, the Shambler, keeps Ellie and company on their toes. Despite all of this, there is one scene in particular that doesn’t seem to follow the same rules that were set in stone by the original game, that being the hospital level during Abby’s portion of the story....

May 20, 2025 · 5 min · 1021 words · Sean Myers

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Dev Diary Explores Daedalic's Middle-earth [EXCLUSIVE]

Daedalic Entertainment has released its first developer diary forThe Lord of the Rings: Gollum, taking a deeper look at Daedalic’s vision of Middle-earth and the familiar locations and characters within.The Lord of the Rings: Gollumtells an original story set eight years prior to the events ofThe Lord of the Ringsbooks and movies. It’s a unique opportunity for Daedalic to present a Middle-earth unlike any other. This first developer diary offers insight into what that Middle-earth looks like....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · Adrienne Wright

The MCU's Infinity Gauntlet Plothole, Explained

The MCU is one of the biggest movie franchises of all time, worth billions of dollars, and has pioneered the way for other live-action superhero movies. Its vast universe has witnessed multiplethreats from intergalactic villains, but none stand out more than Thanos, who is considered to be the most formidable adversary the Avengers have ever fought. The supervillain managed to wipe out half the universe’s population thanks to the infinity stones, but to wield the powerful stones, he needed the Infinity Gauntlet....

May 20, 2025 · 4 min · 714 words · Nancy Newman

The Talos Principle 2 Review

After nearly a decade, Croteam has released the follow-up to its award-winning adventure puzzle gameThe Talos Principle.A lot of people had been hoping for a sequel, eager to learn the impact of their choice at the end of the game and further immerse themselves in the intriguing world the developer had created. But becauseTalos 1was a sharp departure from the studio’s stapleSerious Samadventures, not many expected to actually see a continuation of the story....

May 20, 2025 · 7 min · 1281 words · Shawn Martinez

The Truth Behind the Weird Metal Gear Solid 2 Tom Olsen Twitter Account Revealed

A couple of weeks ago, a Twitter account for fictional character Tom Olsen appeared online. Olsen was portrayed as an employee working at Big Shell, a facility that’s featured as the main setting in the 2001 gameMetal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. The account gained significantly more attention when the officialMetal GearTwitter account interacted with it, fueling speculation that it could be part of a viral marketing campaign for aMetal Gear Solid 2remaster or some other kind ofMetal Gear Solidproject....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Diana Young

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: How To Farm Bosses For Fast Gold & EXP

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands has a fantastic storyline that players will have a blast going through, thanks to all the hilarious characters, missions, and overarching Dungeons & Dragons-style plot. But past the great story and visuals lies the Borderlands formula that players have come to know and love over the years. At its roots, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is still a bonafied Looter Shooter filled to the brim with awesome items, weapons, and gear....

May 20, 2025 · 6 min · 1067 words · Eddie Sharp

Tom Hiddleston Helped Owen Wilson Prepare For 'Loki' With MCU Lectures

Owen Wilson, who is most known for his appearances in comedies and indie dramas, is probably the last actor fans would have expected to be cast in a Marvel production. But theBlissstar is set to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe withLoki, where he will assume the role of a character he admits he doesn’t really know much about. Enter Tom Hiddleston: hisLokico-star and primary lore resource. In an interview onThe Jess Cagle Show, Wilson admitted that he didn’t do any comics research into his role—instead, his preparation consisted of an in-depth crash course on the MCU from Hiddleston himself....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Brooke Lowery

Tomb Raider Remasters: Improvements The Games Need

Summary The classicTomb Raidertrilogy of the 1990s are undoubtedly some of the most well-known and beloved games in the history of the industry which are very much hailed for setting out theaction-adventure templatethat so many other games would go on to replicate. There have been a handful of ports of the originalTomb Raidergames, but after all these years, the first three games are finally being fully remastered for modern consoles for new and longtime fans to jump into....

May 20, 2025 · 6 min · 1228 words · Kim Martinez

What Assassin's Creed Invictus' Codename Means

Assassin’s Creed Invictusis just one of many recently announced upcoming projects for the longstanding franchise, marking an end to what was a relative lull in content for the series. Given just how many ambitious projects are now confirmed to be in development for the IP, it is understandable how some of the smaller-scale games have gone under the radar. While very little is currently known aboutAssassin’s Creed Invictus, there is still a lot that can be inferred about the title from its very brief reveal....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 598 words · Steven Russell

Why Are Blood Weapons So Common in Anime?

Here’s a thought experiment: think of any anime that features characters who use their blood as a weapon or as some form of superpower. While the list might not be endless, there’s enough to realize that anime has something of a fascination with blood that goes beyond the simple fact that blood can be edgy and cool. This season’s hotly anticipated favorite,Chainsaw Man, featuresPower, a fiend contracted with the Blood Devil, who can turn her blood into any weapon she wishes (mainly hammers)....

May 20, 2025 · 6 min · 1070 words · Tracie Wallace