10 Real Life Simulation Games That Are Better Than Their Metascore

Simulation games are a popular genre, made most famous by Maxis’sThe Simsseries. However,The Simstakes a more lighthearted and cartoonish approach to the simulation genre. Other simulation titles are more…well…simulation, and less fun. They require you to know a thing or two about their respective craft, and they may even serve as decent little training practices for the uninitiated. RELATED:The 10 Best Sim Games Of The Decade (According To Metacritic) Of course, some sim games are better than others....

July 27, 2025 · 6 min · 1084 words · Thomas Stevens III

40 People Arrested in Connection With Twitch Money Laundering Scandal

PopularTwitchstreamers are known for getting into questionable content such as gambling streams and terms of service-breaking outfits, but one ring of streamers was recently arrested in connection with money laundering. According to Turkish authorities who made the arrests, 40 people are connected in a scandal that’s been going on for two years. Turkish police have officially confirmed that 40 people have been taken into custody for laundering money to purchase Bits onTwitch....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · John Valentine

5 Battle Royale Features Call Of Duty: Warzone Took From Other Games (& 5 It Introduced)

Call of Duty: Warzonehas hit the market just recently, but the game has already proven that there’s plenty of room for improvement in the well-established battle royale genre. While the title has obviously adopted some of the existing BR features from other games, the amount of uniquely introduced gameplay attributes is overwhelming. RELATED:The 10 Biggest Fixes Call Of Duty: Warzone Needs The result of the improved battle royale formula is the huge popularity ofWarzone....

July 27, 2025 · 6 min · 1275 words · Briana Diaz

Assassin's Creed Odyssey Collector's Pantheon Edition Revealed

Shortly before Ubisoft officially revealedAssassin’s Creed Odyssey, the game’s collector’s edition, dubbed as the Pantheon edition, leaked. The next installment in the action-adventure stealth franchise sees players take control of Alexios or Kassandra in Ancient Greece, which was also revealed before theofficial E3 announcement. The Pantheon edition, as seen below, comes with the gold edition ofAssassin’s Creed Odyssey,a figure of Alexios and an enemy, an art book, the season pass, a lithograph, an interesting steelbook, a game map, and the official soundtrack....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Brandon Strickland

Best Anthology Games, Ranked

Since the dawn of video games, the industry has been filled with sequels, remakes, spin-offs, and spiritual successors. However, only a few video game franchises have managed to stun audiences with a completely different story with each new iteration. Many of these series switch up the storylines and characters with each new installment. Related:Best Anime Anthology Movies, Ranked Out of these six individual video games, they have above and beyond the best use of the anthology format than any other entry in their respective series....

July 27, 2025 · 4 min · 801 words · Tiffany Young

Best Dark Magical Girls In Games, Ranked

A consistently entertaining trope is the “dark magical girl.” This is a female character who’s often a dark reflection of the hero or heroine. Unfortunate circumstances mold her from both, and she leads an incredibly lonely life as a result. She then takes that loneliness out on the world, usually finding solace in a greater evil. RELATED:Most Iconic Dark MAgical Girls In Anime, Ranked Several dark magical girls pepper the gaming landscape....

July 27, 2025 · 5 min · 1011 words · David Gill

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 1 Update Adds New Maps and Guns, More Coming Weekly

The Season 1 update forCall of Duty: Modern Warfareis live. Players now have access tonew maps, guns, and missions. But this isn’t all the new content Activision and Infinity Ward plan to release for the season. From December 3 to January 28, new updates will arrive every week, and Infinity Ward took the time to talk about what some of this content will be. RELATED:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Battle Pass Price Confirmed The upcoming content will be more of the same but different....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Ashley Roth

Christian Bale Gives Talks Thor: Love And Thunder Green Screen Acting

Christian Bale became another noteworthy figure to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe this year with his performance as Gorr the God Butcher in the Taika Waititi filmThor: Love and Thunder. Bale, whose resume includes films such asThe Dark Knight,Ford v Ferrari, andAmerican Psycho, discussed his time doing green screen work for the Marvel Studios film, which he described as the “definition of monotony.” Thor: Love and Thunderfeatures Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, and Academy Award-winning actors Natalie Portman and Russell Crowe alongside Bale....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Marissa Berry

Dead Island 2: Where To Find the Gang Green Gate Key

Players will find thatDead Island 2features a lot of areas in thezombie-infested Hell-Athat are initially locked off and require a specific key to open. These closed-off areas can offer weapons and other resources to the player and help aid their quest to escape. Some of the keys inDead Island 2can be found from random enemies, while others can be obtained naturally through quests.The Gang Green Gate Keycan be found through the latter, and this guide will show players how to get the required quest and where to find the keys....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 407 words · Nicholas Reyes

Denzel Washington Talks Making Of The Tragedy Of Macbeth In Featurette

After a limited theatrical release in December of last year, the new A24 filmThe Tragedy of Macbethfinally made its long-awaited appearance on the Apple TV Plus streaming platform on June 05, 2025. To further promote the project from Joel Coen, the streaming platform released a new featurette in which Denzel Washington and others sat down to reflect on the process behind the film’s detailed creation. Apple TV Plus’The Tragedy of Macbethcenters around Macbeth, a Scottish lord played by Washington, convinced that his path points towards royalty....

July 27, 2025 · 4 min · 665 words · Christopher Yu

Destiny 2 Summit Helped Bungie Re-evaluate a Feature

As Bungie continues to tweak and fine-tune the overallDestiny 2experience, fans are quickly entering into an exciting time. After releasing a few big updates for the game, season 3 is now only a couple weeks away alongside the second downloadable content pack known as Warmind. To ensure that the game continues to trend in the right direction, Bungie recently helda summit for a handful of content creators. In addition to playtesting new content, feedback at the event also seems to have saved Bungie from a potential future headache with something it had planned for release....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Ashley Stout

Discord Briefly Banned WallStreetBets Server for Alleged Toxic Behavior

Discord has banned r/WallStreetBets, the subreddit that droveGameStop’s stocks to record-breaking heights in recent days, from its website for violating its policy against hate speech. The decision sparked an outcry on social media, which caused Discord to quickly reevaluate its relationship with the subreddit. GameStock’s stock has skyrocketedfrom $20 at the beginning of the year to a peak of more than $450 on Thursday morning after day traders from r/WallStreetBets began buying up the company’s stock....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 525 words · Jessica Garcia

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Doesn't Do Shenron Justice

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarothas revolutionizedDragon Ball Zgames, taking a vastly different approach than any before it toDBZ canon. Thankfully, this move paid off, and fans are left with what is for the most part an amazing game. That said, it suffers from a problem that almost everyDragon Ball Zgame has to date: it doesn’t do Shenron (or Porunga for that matter) justice with the wishes that players have available after collecting the dragon balls....

July 27, 2025 · 5 min · 1024 words · Parker Reed