The 10 Best Switch Exclusives Of 2020, Ranked (According to Metacritic)

In a year where new consoles were coming out,Nintendostill managed to stay relevant with the Switch’s lineup. Most of these exclusives are actually ports or remasters so there aren’t that many hardcore games on the scale of something like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild or Super Mario Odyssey. RELATED:Every Nintendo Console Ranked By Their Launch Prices Remasters are always good to have around though for a new generation of gamers that missed the first boat....

June 25, 2025 · 5 min · 865 words · Brenda Lester

The Best Unofficial Xbox Series X Controllers

Although Microsoft has been working hard to turn the Xbox Series X into a truly revolutionary platform that plays host to a number of amazing and entertaining exclusive releases, there is something the company has always done well. Ever since the Xbox 360’s inception, many players have been madly in love with the Xbox controller, an intelligently-designed and comfortable peripheral that sees only minor changes (for the better) with each generation....

June 25, 2025 · 5 min · 1053 words · Russell Hall

The Bloodborne Board Game Captures the Spirit of Yharnam

Board games and tabletop games are more popular than ever thanks to developers having access to crowdfunding and other resources, and a new adaptation of the popularBloodbornefrom game designer CMON has a lot to offer fans. The board game goes a long way in capturing both the brutal difficulty ofBloodborneand the atmosphere of its dark, Victorian-era styled world. Bloodborneis one of the most popular games in the Soulslike genre. The PlayStation exclusive took the basic formula popularized byDark Soulsand added in new gameplay elements, alongside a new setting called Yharnam....

June 25, 2025 · 5 min · 881 words · Misty Soto

The Sims 4: Horse Ranch Build/Buy Guide

The Sims 4: Horse Ranchexpansion pack is finally here with new features for Simmers to enjoy. While it may not be everyone’s favorite, the long-awaited release ofhorses as household membersis now possible thanks to this pack, alongside some other features players can explore. For builders, in particular, the Horse Ranch expansion pack can be considered quite exciting since it brings over 200 new Build/Buy items combined with a variety of swatches to choose from....

June 25, 2025 · 4 min · 845 words · Amy Jones

The Sims 5 Reveals Cross-Platform Play

While Electronic Arts (EA) is hard at work with the nextThe Simsgame, it updated fans on the addition of cross-platform play. Currently, select players are able to access anearly version ofThe Sims 5through playtesting, which the developers have been using to improve the game. First revealed during the Behind the Sims Summit last October,The Sims 5, also known asProject Rene,is said to have better furniture customization and a collaborative mode that lets gamers play with friends in their virtual spaces....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Alexandra Mckee

The Strongest Duo Boons In Hades & How To Get Them

Summary Supergiant Games’Hadestook the internet by stormwhen it came out of early access, and for good reason. The game has amazing animations, an incredible story, great art,all sorts of inclusive romance options, and the combat is fun as hell. The roguelike (not rogue-lite) employs a Boon system that allows players to make a build every run. This is a very flexible and deep system, while also being fairly intuitive and allowing a variety of viable endgame builds....

June 25, 2025 · 11 min · 2307 words · Tammy Adams

Tropico 6: How To Increase Liberty Fast

Quick Links Tropico 6allows players to shape their nation through four unique eras, turning into a fearsome dictator or a beloved statesman. This installment in the series adds new elements, including the ability to play on large archipelagos and build massive transportation systems to and from them. It’s agreat place for new playersto pick up on the franchise. RELATED:Tropico 6: The Best Industries, Ranked One key aspect ofTropico 6is increasing andmaintaining the people’s happiness, which has many different factors....

June 25, 2025 · 4 min · 840 words · Jeffrey Knapp

Turtle Beach Wants to Make PS5 Controllers But It's Up To Sony

While most people’s attentions were focused on the new game announcements and updates from E3 2021, they were a couple of new hardware announcements as well. Specifically,Turtle Beach, which has so far mostly been responsible for creating gaming headsets, announced that it would begin producing its own line of third-party controllers. It has already unveiled two of these controllers for PC and the Xbox consoles, and the company would like to expand into makingPlayStation 5controllers too....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 494 words · Thomas Stevenson

Unicorn Overlord: How to Recruit Amalia

One of the best features ofUnicorn Overlordis that players will not just get stronger but also meet new characters that will lend their strength to the cause. Recruiting additional characters helps to flesh out the continent of Fevrith, and provides even more context to the nature of the war. It is always a joy to see a potential recruit out in the wild, and for those hoping toadd the intimidating Amalia to your armyinUnicorn Overlord, here’s what needs to be done....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Shannon Benson

Urban Venture Lets You Be an Uber Driver

Simulation games have covered a majority of careers, hobbies, even allowing players to become animals in the famousGoat Simulatorgame. From allowing players to take on a simple farming life to letting them create a whole family of their imagination, simulation games have found a niche for many gamers to enjoy, and there’s lots ofupcoming simulator games likeGardeniafor fans to keep an eye out for, such as one that lets players become an Uber driver....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Katherine Gomez

Why Destiny 2 Long-Time Fans Should be Excited to Play Through Season of the Seraph's Weekly Quests

Destiny 2’sSeason of the Seraph has been building upon its narrative each week, breaking the mold of repetitive quests such as those found in last Season’s Season of Plunder. While opening Seraph’s Chests and Heist Battlegrounds run similarly, the additional missions branching offDestiny 2’s More Than a Weapon weekly quest continue to receive praise. With a return to secrets, Exotic quests, and old locations, long-time fans should hopefully be excited to continue playing this Season’s weekly quests....

June 25, 2025 · 4 min · 640 words · Christopher Hamilton

Why the Witcher 4 May Have Multiplayer

The Witcher 4, the untitledWitchergame currently in development at CD Projekt Red, has been drawing speculation since it was first announced.The Witcher 3has already provided a neat ending to the originalWitchertrilogy, and its incredible popularity has helped CD Projekt Red grow massively as a studio. One of the biggest questions that players have about the next game in the series is how it will change the classicWitcherformula. It’s already been made clear thatGeralt of Rivia won’t be the protagonist, but there could be an even larger change as well....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 563 words · Felicia Ramirez

Why the Xbox Series X Can't Go the Way of the Xbox One

Microsoft has had a fairly rocky presence in the console market over the past few generations with the Xbox One unable to dent the PS4’s sales figures without must-play exclusives and a host of controversies prior to launch. TheXbox Series Xwas in a great position to learn from the mistakes of the Xbox One and Microsoft looked to deliver some serious competition to Sony’s PS5. However, despite the investments made to improve its position in the console market over the past few years, theXbox Series Xis starting to follow an eerily similar trend set by the Xbox One, but it’s not too late to correct course....

June 25, 2025 · 4 min · 648 words · Tammy Greer