Far Cry 6's Narrative Hook is More Insane Than Its Villain

Picture this: A dictator or tyrant-like autocrat essentially requisitions an entire country to fulfill their selfish enterprise. Most might be thinking of aFar Crygame in particular, because that’s usually what the narrative of each game can be boiled down to, at least on a base level. Ever sinceFar Cry 3, the villain of each mainline entry (and even some spin-offs as well) has been a dictator-style figure with the franchise’s now-trademark tinge of insanity....

May 29, 2025 · 4 min · 809 words · Cindy Mcclure

Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier Release Date Confirmed With New Cinematic

The release ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remakehas reignited fan excitement over what’s very likely Square Enix’s most popular iteration of theFinal Fantasyfranchise. At the time, it took years for Square Enix to capitalize onFinal Fantasy 7’s success with the release ofBefore Crisis,Dirge of Cerberus, andCrisis Core. In 2021, Square Enix is better prepared, but in 2021 the spin-off is a battle royale instead of a single-player RPG.Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldiernow has a release date and it’s sooner than expected....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Linda Riley

Grand Theft Auto 6 Could Be Skipping PC at Launch

Summary Grand Theft Auto 6could be skipping PC at launch, not least because its official announcement only mentions the current-generation consoles as its initial target platforms. As a reminder,Rockstar ended up revealingGTA 6a day earlier than plannedafter the game’s first trailer leaked online in its entirety on December 4. Aside from confirming that the next mainline entry in the iconic franchise will mark the series' return to Vice City, the firstGTA 6trailer also introduced the game’s two protagonists: Lucia and her apparent boyfriend, who is rumored to be called Jason....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 543 words · Carlos Vega

How Dragon's Dogma 2's Climbing Mechanics Compare to Zelda: TOTK

Summary One of the most important pillars of any open-world game is its traversal systems. Whether it’s riding a horse, driving a car, flying a plane, parkouring across rooftops, or swinging from skyscrapers, it’s imperative that open-world games have some form of intuitive,engaging traversal mechanics, especially considering the size of some modern open worlds. WhileDragon’s Dogma 2doesn’t have any distinct traversal methods as such, it isn’t without its own set of unique movement mechanics....

May 29, 2025 · 4 min · 658 words · Jose Curtis

How the New South Park Game Can be Made with 'Tegridy'

The Stick of TruthandThe Fractured But Wholewere greatSouth Parkgames, but now there is a new 3D adventure game coming from the creative minds at South Park Studios. As part of a recent $900 million deal with ViacomCBS,South Parkhas been greenlit for plenty of new content. This includes renewing theSouth ParkTV series for six more seasons, an addition of 14 movies, and the previously mentioned video game. The nextSouth Parkgame will be made completely in-house, seemingly without interference....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 546 words · Jonathan Young

Konami Reveals Price of Silent Hill 2 Dog Ending Statue

Summary Fans of theSilent Hillseries have had their eye on the prized Inu-End Coin Bank Statue for a while, and now the official price of $200 has been revealed. A model of one ofSilent Hill’s more bizarre plot twists was shown off during the Silent Hill Transmission event along with other pieces of merchandise, and survival horror fans will soon be able to relive the delight and confusion ofSilent Hill 2’s “Dog Ending....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 637 words · Tracey Boyd

Level-5's Comeback at the Nintendo Direct Has Been a Long Time Coming

The first Nintendo Direct of the year, held on February 8, had a few surprises for viewers. One of them was the sheer abundance of titles coming from well-known Japanese developerLevel-5, which presented three new games:Deca Police,Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time,andProfessor Layton and The New World of Steam. All of them will launch in 2023,Deca Policefor PS4, PS5, and Switch, meanwhile the other two are coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 579 words · Eugene Kidd

Loki: The MCU's Perfect Mythological Adaptation

Characters based on ancient myth are extremely common in modern media, adapting ancient gods and heroes into current stories. Cultural narratives begin to form surrounding these larger-than-life characters, often resulting in substantial changes from their source material which are adopted as the new standard for their presentation. Among the pantheon of ancient gods adapted for the modern-day, perhaps the best translation is theMarvel Cinematic Universe take on Loki. Loki Odinson, portrayed by Tom Hiddleston,first appeared in 2011’s Thorand went on to appear in both of its sequels, three Avengers films and his own upcoming series....

May 29, 2025 · 5 min · 1065 words · Justin Bender

Marvel Snap: Best Pool 3 Discard Deck

UPDATE: 2025-08-06 06:03 EST BY MOHSEN BAQERY Marvel Snap Discard Decks The current updated guide covers a new meta deck for Black Knight, the new discard-archetype card. Due to the Discard effect’s RNG, it’s tricky to build consistent decks around it. Tricky, yes—but not impossible. This guide has the solution to exploiting this rather random ability and creating thebest Pool 3 Discard deckever so that players can make the most out of it....

May 29, 2025 · 4 min · 714 words · Benjamin Smith

Marvel's Midnight Suns Devs Reveal Why PS4, Xbox One Versions Release Later than PS5, Xbox Series X

Marvel’s Midnight Sunswas one of the few games confirmed for the D23 Expo’s Disney and Marvel Games Showcase ahead of time, and it showed up with a nice new trailer giving fans glimpses at combat, social elements, and more. Of course, the big news is that, following its recent delay out of October,Marvel’s Midnight Sunsnow has a Jul 07, 2025, release date. Many fans were upset about not getting the social-tactical RPG in 2022, it seemed, but those fans can now rejoice....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 601 words · Melissa West

Minecraft: How to Make & Use Fireworks

Minecraftis known for providing the opportunity to makethousands of unique items, and Fireworks are one of them. Thanks to various dyes, players can stand out with their unique blast show. In this guide, we’ll show you all the ins and outs of creating the perfect Fireworks and list all the ways to use them inMinecraft. How to Make Fireworks You don’t need a lot of resources to create Fireworks. All you should have is Gunpowder and Paper....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Jason Chavez

Mortal Kombat – Kombatants Who Realistically Wouldn’t Last 5 Minutes

TheMortal Kombatfranchise isundoubtedly iconic, but it has always relied on several massive suspensions of disbelief. In a world in which a hand-to-hand martial arts tournament constantly decides the fate of various competing realms where fighters can be shot, burned, decapitated, or ripped in half only to appear right as rain for their next bout, it’s hard to take things entirely seriously. RELATED:Why The Future of Injustice Games is So Uncertain One of the largest suspensions of all, however, is the idea that every fight in theMortal Kombatworld is somewhat equal, that in a universe of four-armed monsters, necromancers, gods, and revenant demons, an Average Joe can level the toughest of foes with a jab to the head or a punch to the privates while performing the splits....

May 29, 2025 · 7 min · 1414 words · Nancy Fernandez

Naruto: How Did Minato Acquire Kurama Chakra Mode?

Summary Minato’s sudden arrival in theFourth Great Ninja Warwas accompanied by several peculiarities, with almost all of them pertaining to his newfound powers that were nowhere to be seen before. From his Sage Mode to one-handed hand signs, Minato pulled all the stops to quell Obito’s offense. Out of all of these new amps, however, Minato’s Kurama Chakra Mode stands out as the most obscure addition to his repertoire. Attaining tailed-beast chakra mode is a feat that onlya handful of Jinchurikihave been able to accomplish, and that too after years of training....

May 29, 2025 · 4 min · 788 words · Randy Robinson