How The Witcher Writers Created Yennefer's Season 1 Story Arc

While a picture is worth a thousand words,The Witcher’s writers managed to create an entire character arc from one description. In a recent interview, showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich revealed what source material from the originalWitchersaga influencedYennefer’s appearanceand story arc in the first season. Although casual viewers ofThe Witcherare likely more familiar with CD Projekt Red’s wildly popular video games, some fans may not realize that both the Netflix and video game series are based off a series of novels and short stories penned by Andrzej Sapkowski....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Paige Brown

Kaiju No. 8: Kaiju vs Kaiju

Summary Warning: The following contains spoilers for Kaiju No. 8, Episode 7, “Kaiju No. 9,” now streaming onCrunchyroll. 7 Air Date Jun 25, 2025 Episode 7 ofKaiju No. 8may be the most action-packed one yet. With no time wasted for talking, explanations, backstories, or even humor, it was nonstop shooting, punching, running, and fighting. That made Episode 7 feel like it was over as soon as it started, and not only that, but it ended on yet another cliffhanger to set up next week for even more action....

July 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1144 words · Lisa Baker

Like a Dragon 8 Gets a New Title and Teaser

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio unveils that the eighth mainline game in theLike a Dragonseries is getting new title in the West,Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, along with a brand-new teaser trailer. This teaser trailer wasshown off during the Xbox Games Show, where a number of new games from Sega were revealed, such asPersona 3 ReloadandMetaphor: ReFantazio.One game that confused but interested a lot of people wasLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, where fans believed it was a teaser trailer for a new spin-off in the series, when in actuality it wasLike a Dragon 8, just now under a new subtitle in the West....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 486 words · Jesus Mercer

Magic: The Gathering to Get Lord of the Rings and Warhammer 40K Crossover

Wizards of the Coast has decided to shake upMagic: The Gatheringwith a new expansion aimed at fulfilling every fantasy geek’s dream of having all their favorite fantasy franchises in one game. As part ofMagic: The Gathering’sUniverses Beyondinitiative, the strategy card game will be welcoming theWarhammer 40KandLord of the Ringsuniverses into its fold, along with others in the future.Universes Beyondwill be a specific brand inside ofMagic: The Gatheringthat will exist alongside the currentMagicproducts....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Ashley Guzman

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Should Feature a Costume From The Boys

If Insomniac Games plans to continue pulling from Marvel comics and the various Spider-Man films for theMarvel’s Spider-Man 2suit lineup, it has no shortage of suits to choose from. However, one fan made an interesting request that would be different from the outfits featured thus far, as they want to see a character fromThe Boysrepresented inMarvel’s Spider-Man 2. Instead of featuring a well-known member of the Seven from the hugely successful Amazon series, such as Black Noir, Reddit user skatenbikes has argued that the Web-Weaver costume should be adapted....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · Cassidy Smith

Microsoft Wants Xbox Series X Game Upgrades to be Free

Convenience has been a major selling point for next-gen consoles like theXbox Series X, with Microsoft hyping things like nonexistent load-times, improved backward compatibility, and free upgrades for games releasing on both current and next-gen consoles. The company has been going in particularly hard on that last one with theXbox Series X’s Smart Delivery program, and it wants other publishers to do the same. A report by Video Game Chronicle goes into greater detail about this....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Jonathon Johnson

Modern Warfare 2 Player Accidentally Gets Kill With Claymore

A PC beta tester ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2managed recently to score an incredibly lucky kill using a claymore. Like its predecessors,Modern Warfare 2is a treasure trove of amazing frags. Thanks to the fast-paced shooter action, players can find kills in quick succession, overcome unlikely situations, and even accidentally frag players they didn’t see or hear. A recent clip from theModern Warfare 2beta testing reveals one of the latter, where the Reddit user not only got an accidental kill, but with an accidental weapon....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Joseph Cunningham

Modern Warfare 2 Players Experiencing Issues With Campaign Early Access Launch

The launch ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s early access single-player campaign hasn’t gone smoothly, as players report a variety of issues. Pre-orderers ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2have been granted a week of early access to the game’s campaign, which unlocked Thursday morning. While preloading for the campaign early access has been available for some time, it seems that someCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2pre-orderers haven’t been able to access the game yet....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · Kayla Austin

Modern Warfare 3: How to Get A-Train and Firecracker Operator Bundle

Modern Warfare 3Season 1 Reloaded is about to launch, and fans are excited about the game’s collaboration with the popular hit TV seriesThe Boys. This collaboration brings playersThe Supe Siege Event, which features 6 challenges and exciting rewards to unlock. There’s also a Mastery Reward for players to earn if they complete all 6 challenges. Alongside The Boys LTM event, players can deploy to the battlefield as their favorite characters - A-Train and Firecracker....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Kaitlin Osborne

Movie Characters Who Look Completely Different In Games

It’s always tricky translating movie characters to video games. It’s not like drawing from a book or designing a work from scratch. With film characters, audiences have a direct reference to how the model should look. As a result, it’s much easier to scrutinize the graphics of these movie-licensed titles. RELATED:The Witcher Netflix: Characters Who Look Like Their Video Game Counterparts (& Ones Who Look Completely Different) That said, some developers seemingly make no attempt to match what came before....

July 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1092 words · Tracey Gibson

New World Showcases Incredible Musket Kills in PvP

Amazon Game Studios’New Worldhas only been out for a little over a month now, but that’s long enough for the players to figure out the best combinations in the game in terms of equipment and skills. For example, many were quick to discover that even ifLight Armor inNew Worldis appealing due to the 20% bonus damage it provides, Heavy Armor’s high defenses are too good to use anything else. Another rather fast discovery was that Onyx gems are overall very valuable in all activities when it comes to armor, as they further reduce the amount of Physical Damage taken by players....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Daniel Bell

Nintendo Files Lawsuit Against Switch Hackers

Nintendo of America has stepped up its fight against hackers by filing two lawsuits and requesting an injunction in US courts on Friday. The company wants to prevent the circulation of software aimed at disabling copyright protection in order to allow theNintendo Switchto play pirated games. The software in question comes from an anonymous group of hackers known as “Team Xecuter.” However,Nintendohas chosen to target the resellers of this “unauthorized operating system” with the lawsuits naming the alleged operator of the website UberChips along with several other anonymous users from various websites as defendants....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Jennifer Torres

Nintendo Franchises With The Most Games

Summary Nintendois one of the biggest video game companies in the entire world, and it has been responsible for some of thebest and most beloved franchises,fromSuper Mario Brosall the way up toPokemon. This is also one of the longest-running companies in the industry, so they’ve been developing and distributing quality titles for a long time. Because of Nintendo’s enormous legacy, some of its most iconic franchises have released asurprisingly huge number of games....

July 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1128 words · Jamie Lawson