Avowed Skipping a Popular RPG Feature Spells Trouble for The Outer Worlds 2

Summary Avowedis an upcoming action RPG by Obsidian Entertainment, developer ofThe Outer Worlds, and takes place in the same universe as the developer’sPillars of Eternityseries. Despite taking place in thePillars of Eternitytimeline,Avowedis likely to bring plenty of new features onboard as well as some familiar features from Obsidian’s past work. One very popular feature of Obsidian games and RPGs in general is companion characters that accompany the player on their journey through a game’s story....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 547 words · Theresa Gordon

Best Animated Feature: The Boy and The Heron vs Across the Spiderverse

Summary One of the most highly anticipated Oscars each year is the award for Best Animated Feature. Animated movies often go underappreciated, written off as content made for children. Their spotlight at the biggest awards ceremony in film gives them the chance to share prestige with live action movies and stand on equal ground with them. Historically, Disney has dominated the category. With their recent critical and commercial struggles, however, it seems unlikely that they’ll be taking home the award this year....

July 18, 2025 · 5 min · 1032 words · David Wood

Best Movement Shooters

Summary Shooters are a massive part of gaming, with first-person shooters specifically playing an important part in its history. Games likeDOOMandQuakechanged the way people thought about games, and many of these early first-person shooters focused on movement and fast-paced gameplay. Althoughgames such asHalf-Lifepushed shooters towards a more narrative-focused approach, many games still retained that aspect of fast-paced movement and shooting. Despite some larger studios still producing movement shooters (it could be argued thatHalo 5fits the bill), a recentresurgence in “boomer shooters”, which often include solid movement controllers, has seen indie games, in particular, taking up the mantle....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 823 words · Ryan Mullins

Borderlands 3 DLC 2 Guns, Love, and Tentacles Revealed in New Trailer

Gearbox is ready to unveil the next major DLC pack forBorderlands 3.Borderlands 3’s Season Pass features four different expansions, each with a ton of story-based content. The first,Moxxi’s Heist of the Handsome Jackpot, was released mid-December and was well received. The next DLC is apparently ready to be showcased, with Gearbox introducing Guns, Love, and Tentacles: The Marriage of Wainwright & Hammerlock, said to focus on where true love and eldritch horror meet....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Robin Thompson

Bungo Stray Dogs Season 4 Looks To Be The Darkest Yet

Kafka Asagiri’sBungo Stray Dogsis one of studio Bones' most acclaimed shows in recent years other thanMy Hero, and the neo-noir action series is returning for its fourth season early next year.At Crunchyroll Expo, fans were treatedto the first look at the new season, and the trailer wastes no time setting up the stakes. At the end of last season, the Armed Detective Agency and the Port Mafia narrowly avoided catastrophe after Fyodor Dostoyevsky enacted a plan that pitted them against each other....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 693 words · Jessica Cruz

Cyberpunk 2077 Needs a Transmog System

Now thatCyberpunk 2077is finally here, players are quickly scanning through the game in order to dig every piece of content out of each nook and cranny they can find. However, as players continue to push through the story missions and side quests, uncovering new weapons and clothes, many are finding that they are looking for a missing feature that has long been present in the titleslikeWorld of Warcraft. The feature that fans are looking desperately for inCyberpunk 2077is a transmog system with the ability to make whatever weapon the player currently has equipped look like another weapon that they have previously found....

July 18, 2025 · 5 min · 1062 words · Kimberly Daniel

Destiny 2 DLC Adds Vex Themed Weapons

The first expansion coming in December forDestiny 2, titled Curse of Osiris, was officially announced and dated at Paris Game Week. The expansion centers on the exiled Warlock Osiris and will focus on the Vex as the primary enemy race involved in the story and many of the activities surrounding it. And, as is the way withDestiny, gear will reflect that. In the official release date announcement trailer, a number of weapons can be seen that carry this Vex visual theme....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Collin Christian

Diego Luna Says Star Wars: Andor Will Change How Fans View Cassian

Star Wars: Andoris already shaping up to be one of the most unique entries in the franchise, and that’s saying a lot considering it’s technically a prequel series. As a lead-in to 2016’sRogue One: A Star Wars Story, some might assume that it won’t have all that much new to say. But according to Diego Luna, that’s incredibly far from the truth. Luna, who is reprising his role as Cassian Andor for the series, recently spoke withThe Hollywood Reporterabout whatStar Warsfans can expect....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 550 words · Andrea Martin

Disney Dreamlight Valley: How To Make Shish Taouk

Although Shish Taouk was released alongsideA Rift in TimeDLC inDisney Dreamlight Valley, the dish is one of the easiest ones to make thanks to its ingredients. That’s because most of the Shish Taouk ingredients are from the Valley, while only one of them is from Eternity Isle, which is the Poultry. This facilitates the process of cooking Shish Taouk since most of the materials aren’t locked behind Quests. Once Dreamers combine everything inside one pot on the stove,Shish Taoukwill be cooked and will reward 1,928 Energy or more....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 469 words · Angel Douglas

Disney Teases A Devilish Emma Stone As 'Cruella', Trailer Out Tomorrow

Disneycontinues to travel through the treacherous path that lies ahead of releasing movies in 2021 and it’s done so by doubling down on the release ofCruella, the live-action origin story toOne Hundred and One Dalmatians’villain Cruella de Vil, starring Emma Stone. Previously, it had been speculated that Disney could opt toforgo a theatrical release in the United Statesfor several of its reimaginings of their classic franchises, such asPinocchioandPeter Pan and Wendy, a move that would have in all likelihood also includedCruella....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · James Howard

Does Sonic The Hedgehog Work Better In Movies Than In Games?

Video game movies have a long and storied history of failing at almost every turn, but recent years have held a few surprising successes. One such success was so substantial that it’s worth asking whether this iconic mainstay of gaming history might be better suited for an art form without gameplay. Sonic the Hedgehog has beenthe star of one of the most controversial franchises of all time. Some fans ardently defend every project he’s involved with, and some critics claim he’s never lent his name to anything of quality....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 815 words · Alexander Campbell

Don't Starve Together's Best Armor & How To Get Them

The main goal inDon’t Starve Togetheris to survive, like the title suggests. While there is a story mode for single players, the main objective when playing with friends is to try and live as many days as possible in the wicked land that players are sent to. Sadly, starving isn’t the only problem when it comes to the game. Some players even argue that finding food can be the easy part, it’s the Sanity that really does it for players....

July 18, 2025 · 5 min · 869 words · Tammy Webster

Dying Light 2 Mods Enhance the Game’s Draw Distance, Physics, etc.

Dying Light 2has been anticipated for several years, especially by those who were big fans of the first installment. Even though the second game has been receiving some mixed reviews, it’s still anopen world zombie title worthy of praise, especially when it comes to its parkour mechanics. Of course, because of its popularity, some people in the modding community have taken it upon themselves to make some tweaks here and there, to see whether things can be improved....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · David Willis