Sons of the Forest: How to Get a Machete

The Machete inSons of the Forestis a fast blade that can be used to defend players from cannibals or to harvest certain resources like leaves and sticks. While it has a short blade, it is sharp, so anything that meets the pointy end will take a lot of damage. It works well against armorless cannibals and mutant babies if they get close enough, especially with its intense speed. Unlike other items and weapons, players can get the Machete when they land on the island....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · James Williams

Starfield Needs to Avoid No Man’s Sky’s Woes

At the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase, Bethesda finally revealed the first look at gameplay of its highly anticipatedStarfield. The game is the next large single-player RPG from Bethesda afterFallout 4in 2015, and it is the first brand-new IP from the studio in a long time. It will be taking the Bethesda video game model into the stars for a space faring adventure that promises to be one of the most ambitious titles that the studio has ever made....

June 3, 2025 · 5 min · 1061 words · Tonya Ray

Starfield's Corporations Need to Avoid Seeming Too Much Like The Outer Worlds

Starfield’santicipation continues to mount as its early 2023 release draws closer. The first new IP for Bethesda Game Studios in 25 years,Starfieldrepresents director and executive producer Todd Howard’s vision built over at least a decade. Howard and his team have created a world that looks naturally evolved from real life with the theme of understanding what’s out in space, and humanity’s role among the stars. Howard wants players to create their own immersion, embracing traditional RPG elements rather than forcing them into restricted stories....

June 3, 2025 · 5 min · 856 words · Ryan Herrera

Starfield: How to Get Nickel (Ni)

Nickel (Ni) is a common inorganic resource inStarfieldrequired in Research tasks, weapon modifications, Outpost construction, and material crafting. Given its classification as a “common” mineral, Nickel can be easily located across a vast expanse of over 300 planets within the game’s universe. However, manyStarfieldplayers are eager to uncoverthe most optimal strategies for farming Nickel. To cater to these inquisitive fans, the guide on this page offers comprehensive insights into both fundamental and advanced techniques for acquiring Nickel....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 522 words · Jessica Blair

Steam Pulls Dating Sim That Helps You Do Your Taxes

A new game calledTax Heaven 3000promises in-depth lessons into the intricacies of the U.S. tax filing system in a dating sim wrapper. This unconventional title started making waves on social media not long after its genre got some mainstream attention withOverwatch 2’s Loverwatchdating sim.Tax Heaven 3000comes from MSCHF Product Studio, a small developer with one released game to its name,Chair Simulator. While that 2021 experience parodieswalking simulators,Tax Heaven 3000takes aim at the IRS, as implied by a cached version of the game’s product description on Steam....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Jenna Paul

Steins;Gate: Things The Anime Does Better Than The Visual Novel

Any fan of the genre would have likely heardSteins;Gatewhen it comes to iconic anime within the science fiction genre.Steins;Gateshows the misadventures of Okabe Rintarou as he and his friends discover a way to send messages back in time. However, as iconic as this anime is to fans, not everyone would realize thatSteins;Gatewas actually an adaptation of a visual novel of the same name.RELATED:Best Psychological Anime, RankedWhile theSteins;Gateanime generally takes cues from its visual novel source, some fans would admit that there’s something to the adaptation that the visual novel just didn’t have....

June 3, 2025 · 5 min · 1008 words · Jesse Sexton

Still Wakes the Deep: Snoop Achievement Guide (Visit Every Enterable Cabin)

Snoop is an achievement inStill Wakes the Deepthat tasks players with visiting every enterable cabin in the game, and there are nine of those rooms in total. While players are required to pass through several of the relevant cabins as they work to complete the game, it is possible to miss some of them. For those fans who want to make sure that they do not miss any of the cabins, this guide to earningStill Wakes the Deep’s Snoop achievement is here to help....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Anthony Bruce

The Best One-Off Characters From Star Trek: Deep Space 9

Star Trek: Deep Space Nineis one of the most unique entries the franchise has ever produced. After two live-action series and an animated series all set on starships, this series moved the setting to a space station. Without the exciting new destinations in each episode, the show’s writers had to ensure the characters who came across the space station were complex. That, in turn, led to some great characters who only ever appeared on the show once....

June 3, 2025 · 7 min · 1321 words · Alexandra Martinez

The Santa Clauses Trailer Shows Tim Allen Search For A Successor

The first trailer forThe Santa Clauseshas dropped. The TV show aims to be a continuation ofThe Santa Clausefilm series, with Tim Allen’s Scott Calvin aiming to retire as Santa Claus and spend some time with his family, which has grown since the last film was released back in 2006. Allen was confirmed to be returning for aSanta Clausetelevision show for Disney Plusway back in January. The series eventually gained the titleThe Santa Clauses, and it was confirmed that many of the original cast members of the franchise would be returning....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · Michael Romero

The Sims 4: Must-Have User Interface Mods

Summary The Sims 4got off to a rocky start. Many fans lamented the loss of beloved features and the underwhelming nature of new ones. It tookmany years of content patches, updates, DLCs, and expansion packsfor the game to finally be as rich in content as its predecessors, and fans can only hope that the launch ofThe Sims 5doesn’t repeat the same mistakes. Given how longThe Sims 4has been out, it’s only natural that dedicated Simmers have worked on their mods to augment, improve, and enhance everything in the game....

June 3, 2025 · 7 min · 1478 words · Paula Fox

Where Does The Time Go: Iconic Xbox Games That Are Now 15 Years Old

Microsoft was able to get a head start on its competition during the seventh generation of home consoles. The company released itsXbox 360in November 2005, a whole year before Sony released thePlayStation 3and Nintendo released theWii. This gave Microsoft a golden opportunity, as they had a whole year to promote their console as being far more powerful than anything else on the market at the time. Related:Great Xbox 360 Games That Are Only Available Digitally Fast-forward to 2007, and Microsoft finally had to compete with the Wii and PS3, which were both released in late-2006....

June 3, 2025 · 4 min · 791 words · Angela Miller

Why Destiny 2's Operation: Seraph's Shield Mission Was a Long Time Coming

Destiny 2’s Operation: Seraph’s Shield has been widely approved by the community, many of whom have praised it over the newly released dungeon, Spire of the Watcher. One of the many reasons thatDestiny 2fans have enjoyed Operation: Seraph’s Shield is its resemblance to past secrets, such as last year’s Presage quest, which saw players obtain the Dead Man’s Tale Exotic Scour Rifle. After the repetitive nature of past Seasonal content, this new quest has been a long time coming....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 615 words · Brooke Mccormick

Will The Matrix 4 Also Draw Inspiration From Anime?

In 1999, a sci-fi thriller calledThe Matrixmade its debut in theaters. Soon, it had become a critical and box-office success. And in the years since its release, the film has served as inspiration for countless entries in the cyberpunk sub-genre. Its blend of stunning fight choreography with cutting-edge special effects was unheard of at the time. But there was a very clear inspiration for the film’s visual style — anime,particularly 1995’sGhost in the Shell....

June 3, 2025 · 5 min · 909 words · Brian Oneill