Details regarding the still upcoming 3rd season ofThe Mandalorianseem to be eternally up in the air. It’s not surprising, seeing as how the series is currently on the backburner while Disney Plus gears up to premiere several newStar Warsshows this year likeThe Book of Boba Fettand the always intriguingObi-Wan Kenobi. But even so, occasionally some tidbits slip through, and hopefully, that’s the case with Giancarlo Esposito’s recent interview. Esposito, who plays the ruthless Moff Gideon onThe Mandalorian, recently spoke about his role in the series going forward....

2020 was a big year for Nintendo, with it being one of the best financial years for the company in over a decade. With that said, the Switch didn’t get quite as many heavy-hitters this year as compared to previous ones, but there were still plenty of great new games for fans to sink their teeth into, both first party and third party titles alike. This year happened to be particularly port-heavy, but there’s nothing wrong with great games from older consoles making their way onto Nintendo’s hybrid console....

With October around the corner, players will be able to start downloading the set of games for the month’s Xbox Live Games with Gold. Compared to past months, there will be a moreHalloween-themed lineupfor the service, which will match the fall holiday. Naturally, there are plenty of games people want on theXbox’s Games with Gold next month, but the slate of games revealed was selected with the season in mind. The games include the slasher-themedSlayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut, the first-personMaid of Sker,Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy,inspired by Ancient Egypt; andCostume Quest, which features trick-or-treat battles taking place on Halloween....

TheXbox Series X and Sare more than a year old, and they have proven to be impressive consoles. With the Xbox Series X, gamers are given access to 8K graphics, high framerates, and raytracing. The Series S, which is a budget-friendly console, allows people to indulge in current-gen games at a lower resolution than the Xbox Series X. The success of Xbox’s multi-pronged approach was seen when theXbox Series S was reportedly the best-selling console of Black Friday 2021....

Summary The developer ofBalatro, LocalThunk, has launched the first major update for the game this week. Public testers can now accessBalatro’s1.0.1 version, while the general public will have to wait about a week before the release, provided everything goes according to plan. The developer indicated the update may be delayed depending on the testers' feedback. Balatrois a roguelike card game that blends poker rules with its own mechanics. Developed by a single person,Balatro’s challenges players to face tables with increasingly higher Blinds, which is the number of points a player must amass to survive....

WhenBatman: Arkham Asylumdropped in 2009, it was met with critical and commercial praise, with the Xbox 360 version currently sitting pretty with a Metacritic score of 92. TheArkhaminstallments in general have gone down assome of the best superhero video gamesin recent history, despite some people feeling thatOriginsandKnightlet the series down a little bit. However,Arkham Asylumis the 13-year-old release that started it all. And even though it still holds up today in terms of its visuals, one modder decided to up the fidelity....

In week two of Season of the Splicer, 10 more seasonal challenges have been unlocked forDestiny 2players to complete. A few of this week’s challenges involve exploring the Moon and completing certain objectives within Override. Destiny 2players will also need to get kills with lots of different weapon types, both in and out of Override, for certain challenges. Players will also need to continue the Path of the Splicer quest and cooperate withKell of Light Mithraxto stop the Endless Night....

TheSuper Mario Bros.series was a significant factor in the NES' success. The NES, overall, revitalized the console market that died with the Atari 2600. The collapse was so bad that there was an infamous burying of video games in a dump which has been well-documented at this point. RELATED:Mario Console Variations You Never Knew Existed Will that ever happen again in the video game industry? It’s hard to imagine Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft tossing their consoles in a ditch and collectively shrugging their shoulders....

Fall Guyshas successfully made the transition to free-to-play, and for the most part, fans have responded well to this change. Where there were some issues early on, withFall Guys’ first free-to-play battle pass being controversial, Mediatonic has quickly found its groove within the new live service model. Regular events keep the game fresh and give players something to strive for, while the in-game store refreshes regularly with exciting cosmetics. ThoughFall Guyshas gotten off to a solid start in the realm of free-to-play games, it can still take some notes from some of the other juggernauts that can be played without spending any money....

Week 5 ofFortnite’s current season has arrived, and with it comes another batch of quests for players to complete in exchange for large sums of XP. One of these quests requires players to plant a series of wiretaps in order to monitor communications from the Imagined Order, or IO. While a straightforward directive, the wiretaps must be placed in some rather precarious positions, and knowing exactly where to go can mean the difference between success and failure....

The Spiral Abyss is currently the hardest content inGenshin Impact. Travelers can enter it twice every month for a chance to amass 600 Primogems on every Abyss cycle. So, in every version,completing theGenshin ImpactSpiral Abysscan grant up to 1,800 Primogems. This number is quite a lot as it increases the players' pity count by 11. Related:Genshin Impact: Characters That Work In Any Team Composition Unfortunately, getting a full star on the Spiral Abyss is not so easy....

There are 35 Nornir Chests inGod of War Ragnarok, ten of which can be found in the realm of Svartalfheim. One of these chests is located on Alberich Island: a small mass of land to the north of the realm. There are a few late-game things that players can do on the island such asfighting a Berserkeror uncovering a lost treasure, but to open the Nornir Chest, all players will need is the Leviathan Axe and a Sonic Arrow or two....

TheOverwatchHalloween Terror 2019 event is in full swing, giving fans of the hero-shooter the chance to collect a slew ofHalloween-themed cosmeticsas well as participate in the limited-time Junkenstein’s Revenge co-op mode. Junkenstein’s Revenge features a Dr. Frankenstein version of Junkrat, complete with a Frankenstein’s Monster version of Roadhog (aka Junkenstein’s Monster), and a new video on Reddit shows Soldier: 76 “summoning” the creature. The hilarious newOverwatchvideo has nearly 37,000 upvotes on Reddit, and it is quite amusing....