Gamer Builds 'Christmas Tree' Out of Game Cases

One gaming fan has decided to take their impressive video game collection and build a Christmas tree out of it. The video is making the rounds onTikTokand fellow gamers are simultaneously amused and impressed by the effort. While most people have activities keeping them busy around this time of the year, gamers get a lot of special treats around the holiday season. Numerousgames celebrate Christmasand other holidays in December and winter, offering in-game bonuses, events, and decorations to marvel at....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Vanessa Arnold

Genshin Impact Should Make Amber Relevant Again

Genshin Impactoffers players a wide variety of characters to choose between, but they aren’t all created equal. Though players will likely be tempted to use whichever character they like based on looks or personality, it’s undeniable that certain missions are much easier with atop tier Gacha character. Nowhere is this made clearer than in the case of Amber, the first additional party member that players will meet during their journey. Despite her fun, energetic personality and iconic appearance, most players will abandon Amber at the first chance they get and she is frequently ranked low in tier lists....

August 5, 2025 · 5 min · 1041 words · Terry Brewer

Ghost of Tsushima on PS5 Will Run at 60 FPS Using 'Game Boost' Feature

Sony has gone ahead and confirmed that the majority of the4000+ PS4 games available now will be backward compatible with the PlayStation 5. Along with this confirmation, the PS5 developer explained a new PS5 feature called “Game Boost,” which will essentially allow a select few PlayStation 4 games to take advantage of some of the PlayStation 5’s next-generation enhancements, which include 4K resolution, faster loading times, and frame rates up to 60fps....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Corey Smith

Great Battle Royale Games Only Available On Mobile Devices

The world is at a point in video games when proving that you’re better than 99 other people (or so) isn’t limited to the confines of stationary gaming devices. Because for years,battle royale games on mobile deviceshave made the euphoria of abattle royale victoryavailable wherever the player is located. Related:Beginner Tips For Kirby’s Dream Buffet’s Battle Royale Mode Hence, celebrating a victory against dozens of other players in one huge deathmatch while sitting on a toilet or while ignoring relatives during a dysfunctional family dinner is now at its most accessible....

August 5, 2025 · 5 min · 902 words · Keith Anthony

Henry Winkler Shares Photo From First Day Of Barry Season 4 Filming

It’s barely been over a month since the third season ofBarryaired its last episode, and it appears theHBOshow is already back in production. Henry Winkler revealed to fans that they’ve already started production on the show’s next season, and it looks like they’re going to pick up right where the show left off. Winkler shared a selfie of him and Bill Hader on the set of the fourth season ofHBO’sBarry. While Winkler is in his wardrobe as acting teacher Gene Cousineau, Hader is wearing headphones while still being bearded, much like he was throughout the duration of the show’s third season....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 541 words · Heather Pierce

Horizon Forbidden West's Nemesis is the Faro Plague All Over Again

Summary Every good survival tale needs a menacing villain threatening the world’s existence at large, and the RPG scene has witnessed an influx of titles with dramatic villains in 2023.ForspokenandFinal Fantasy 16feature a corrupting mechanism forming a core part of their plot, for example. AlthoughForspoken’s experience admittedly missed the mark,Final Fantasy 16had great success with theUltima Collective’s desperate fight to escape the Blight. Similarly, theHorizonfranchise features an existential threat to the human race, and the legendary Faro Plague that brought humanity to its knees shares a few commonalities withHorizon Forbidden West’s Nemesis....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 605 words · Kelsey Graham

How to Beat All Fortnite Love and War Challenges

FortniteChapter 2 Season 1’s final event is here, and this time it’s about going all out in Love and War. With Valentine’s Day just a week away, the new Love and War event allows players to show their love for the game in order to grab some amazing cosmetic rewards. The new event also brings acompletely new and special Limited Time Mode, Search and Destroy. Some might already be familiar with the Search and Destroy mode since it’s one of the most popular game modes from theCall of Dutyfranchise....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 804 words · Susan Johnson

Kuroko's Basketball: Is the Zone Real?

The following contains spoilers for Season 1 and Season 2 of “Kuroko’s Basketball,” streaming onNetflix.Whether through frame-by-frame recreation of sports games or in-depth descriptions of sport-specific techniques, almost all sports anime series attempt to incorporate some form of reality into the worlds they’ve created.Kuroko’s Basketballis no exception to this trend, incorporating everything frommagical techniques such as misdirectionused by Tetsuya Kuroko to martial arts techniques like the Namba Run used by Seihō High....

August 5, 2025 · 5 min · 894 words · Christopher Brown

Lost Ark is Getting Witcher 3 DLC

For an MMORPG that has existed for nearly three years,Lost Arkhas been fairly consistent in bringing new content to keep its players attached. While the game has just been made available to western players earlier this year,Lost Arkhas actually been a big hit in South Korea since launching in late 2019. Part of the reason is developer Smilegate’s eagerness to keep the game fresh and fun to enjoy by both new and veteran players....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Laura Hunt

Marvel’s Midnight Suns Venom Gameplay Breakdown

After having previously encountered Venom as a Fallen villain inMarvel’s Midnight Sunsit seemed fairly obvious how the character would be approached as a playable hero. However, much of his gameplay design as a boss seems to revolve around the use of Bind and the status effect Symbiote Skin, though Bind is only a minor mechanic of the playable character’s design if players want it to be, while Symbiote Skin is left to his boss iteration....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 672 words · Amy Michael

Mass Effect 1: How To Dislodge The Geth Ship

Even player choice and action-led games likeMass Effect: Legendary Editionmake room for a good puzzle. While trying for achievements that take control of enemy AIs, kill opponents with melee attacks, or trap targets with Singularity fields, there’s nothing quite like a good puzzle to slow things down and challenge Shepard’s mind in addition to reflexes. RELATED:Mass Effect: How To Get The Colossus Armor But sometimes puzzles can be just a touch too complicated....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 535 words · Nicholas Drake

Metroid Dread Reviews Compared to Past Games

The announcement ofMetroid Dreada few months ago took many by surprise, especially given the tumultuousdevelopment ofMetroid Prime 4. Indeed, it’s one of the biggest surprises to come out of a Nintendo Direct this year, and many had high hopes from the get-go. Now thatMetroid Deadreviews have poured in, it seems those high hopes have paid off. Metroidis a beloved franchise, with a lot of highs and a few lows in its history....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Danny Reid

More Animal Crossing: New Horizons Updates Planned for 2021

Animal Crossing: New Horizonshas proven to be one of 2020’s biggest games. Not only was it a massive sales success, but Nintendo’s life-simulation game became a cultural phenomenon in its own right. Nintendo has keptAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsfans engaged with the game with regular updates, and while it may seem like that those updates will be going away, that’s apparently not necessarily the case. In an interview with Polygon, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser stated that Nintendo “definitely” sees major content updates forAnimal Crossing: New Horizonscontinuing in 2021....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Diana Duncan