Gaming in 2024 Will Be an Uphill Battle

Summary The gaming world never stops evolving, and with each new title that graces a genre, fans expect to see marked improvements over previous releases. 2022 was headlined by the likes ofElden RingandGod of War: Ragnarok, and gamers were rightfully skeptical about 2023’s ability to live up to the previous year’s lofty standards. However, 2023 has blown expectations out of the park, as developers have delivered hit after hit in what some call thebest year for gamingsinceGTA 5andThe Last of Usmade their debuts in 2013....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 582 words · Alan Coleman

Genshin Impact: Broken Isle Pond Puzzle Guide

One of the first puzzles thatGenshin Impactplayers are likely to encounter in the Golden Apple Archipelago involves various murals scattered throughout the islands. While finding all 5 murals will rewardGenshin Impactplayers with significant amounts of primogems, there is also a separate puzzle tied to one of the murals that rewards players with an even larger treasure haul. South of the Broken Isle waypoint, players will encounter a breakable wall on the beach, that when broken with the Wind Blessed Harpastum gadget reveals a hidden cavewith a mural inside....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Deborah Parks

Get the Corsair HS55 Surround Gaming Headset for only $55.99

Corsair HS55 Surround Gaming Headset The Corsair HS55 Surround gaming headset is a lightweight design with a weight of just over half a pound (273 grams). It features high-quality, custom-tuned 50mm audio drivers that provide a clear sound. The headset supports Dolby Audio 7.1 for excellent surround sound using the included USB adapter on PC and Mac. There’s also support for Tempest 3D audio on the PlayStation 5. To communicate in and out of the game, the omnidirectional microphone captures calls and commands and the flip-to-mute function allows fast and easy muting....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Karen Miller

Heart Stolen Explained In Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree

Quick Links The final boss ofElden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtreeis easily one of thehardest bosses in the entire game. While the boss has a lot of straightforward attacks that will overwhelm the player, they also have a unique ability to steal the player’s heart. This unique effect can only happen during the second phase of this boss and has important gameplay effects along with unique lore implications for those who dive into the game’s expansive lore....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Emily Perez

Hogwarts Legacy: How To Choose And Customize Wand

Quick Links Wand customizing is one of many magical and immersive personalization options inHogwarts Legacy. Players can become the witch or wizard they want to be with their character’s appearance, clothing, and even type of wand in the expansive open-world RPG open-world. On thefirst day at Hogwarts, players must choose a wand, which has a vast range of customization options, including wand core, length, style, flexibility, and even wood type....

July 1, 2025 · 5 min · 933 words · Laura Edwards

Honkai: Star Rail Reveals Huohuo's Kit and New Permanent Game Mode

Summary Honkai: Star Railhas given all the details about Huohuo’s kit and a brand-new permanent game mode called Pure Fiction.Huohuo will soon make her playable debut inHonkai: Star Railalongside four-star rerun characters Dan Heng, Serval, and Arlan. For reference, she will only be available in the first phase of version 1.5, which will take place from November 15 to December 6. Honkai: Star Railversion 1.5 is chock-a-block of content, ranging from character warp events and Light Cones to daily login rewards....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 538 words · Benjamin Morales

Horizon 3's Story Needs to Focus on Forbidden West, Zero Dawn's Tribes Rather Than New Ones

Guerrilla Games’Horizonfranchise introduces gamers to a future world where giant machines roam the land and humans live in primitive tribes. Though these tribes may lack modern technology, they still have rich cultures, long histories, and a host of interesting characters. By the end ofHorizon Forbidden West,Aloy has interacted with different tribes, and she realizes that she has to understand their inner workings if she hopes to empathize with the various tribe members....

July 1, 2025 · 5 min · 994 words · Charles Ayers

Kingdom Hearts: 10 Things In The Trailers That Were Removed From The Games

Kingdom Heartshas been around since 2002, and throughout the years, there have been many trailers in each game. With any video game, content that the developers worked on was removed at some point leading to the title’s release for reasons such them coming up with a better concept or realizing that what they made doesn’t work as well as they hoped. RELATED:Kingdom Hearts: 10 Best Abilities To Use (& How To Get Them)...

July 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1350 words · Samantha Monroe

Lord Of The Rings: Strongest Armies In Middle-earth History, Ranked

Many of the notable events in the lore of Tolkien’sThe Lord of the Ringsare massive, dramatic battles that changed the course of Middle-earth’s history. Some of these battles were part of the history of the first and second ages, others during the War of the Ring, while legends also tell of the final, decisive battles against Morgoth before the rise of Sauron. All these battles involved an equally epic army, often on both sides, and Tolkien describes armies that are so massive and powerful that theycan wipe out whole nations....

July 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1019 words · Denise Medina

Marvel’s Spider-Man’s Kingpin Deserves to Be Batman: Arkham’s Penguin

Wilson Fisk’s Kingpin has always had a mixture of physical brawn and political savvy, butMarvel’s Spider-Manmade the crime lord far more intimidating on both accounts. It took the full weight of the NYPD plus Spider-Man to battle gun- and RPG-toting Fisk goons as they ascended Wilson’s skyscraper, for instance, and some of the accompanying police force even out themselves as working for Kingpin by turning their assault rifles on Spider-Man. Kingpin hasn’t played as big of a role in the franchise thereafter, though he certainly deserves to and could fill what’s become a friendly neighborhood niche inMarvel’s Spider-Man....

July 1, 2025 · 4 min · 725 words · Jared Baker

Minecraft Dungeons: 5 Things We Want To See In Jungle Awakens DLC (& 5 We Don't)

Minecraft Dungeonsplayers are already set to dive into the games two announced DLC dropping this year. The first,Jungle Awakens, is scheduled for release sometime next month and has fans wondering what kind of additions will be added to the game. Will it be just new levels to explore?Maybe even new mobs to do battle with. Or will there be new mechanics used to expand its gameplay loop? Related:10 Brilliant Minecraft House Ideas Whatever the case,Minecraft Dungeonsis adding a fan-favorite biome, and its nothing like a new area to explore to make the game feel fresh again....

July 1, 2025 · 5 min · 940 words · Autumn Francis

Minecraft: How to Tame a Parrot

The amount of animals available inMinecraftthat players can tame, breed, ride, or keep as pets continues to grow with every new update. Players can tame horses, cows, sheep, dogs, cats, and eventame polar bears inMinecraft. But the most colorful critter that players can keep as passive friends is the parrot. Parrots are brightly colored birds that come in an array of colors. From jewel-toned blues, greens, reds, purples, and yellows to browns, greys, and a rainbow of other possibilities....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · Leslie Mcgee

Modern Warfare 2 Player Discovers How to Access All Camos Early

Some players have already discovered a way to access many ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s exclusive weapon camos, even though there’s no apparent way to access them at a glance. WithModern Warfare 2’s early campaign mode access now live for pre-order owners, it was only a matter of time before players uncovered bits and pieces of the game’s other, yet-unreleased multiplayer modes. With the single-player content files forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2now readily available for anyone and everyone to sift through, it was a given that players and dedicated data miners would quickly discover that many of the game’s files and code entries include references to multiplayer and other such gameplay modes....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 533 words · Troy Hogan