Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Academies Could Have Been a 'Home From Home' Situation

Despite being specifically given a dorm room inPokemon ScarletandViolet, Game Freak missed an opportunity to engage players by making the Naranja and Uva Academies feel more like the player’s home than a generic boarding school. WithScarletandViolet’sDLC planned throughout the rest of 2023, players have taken the opportunity to look back and consider whether additional content could improve certain areas of the base game. One area that received criticism from fans wasScarletandViolet’sdorm rooms, which many wished could have done more to reflect their own personalities and styles....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 630 words · Sydney Thomas

Pokemon: Gen 8 Ghost-type Tier List

Pokemon Legends Arceushascompleted Gen 8and soon, the series will move on to Gen 9 withPokemon ScarletandPokemon Violet. Now that Gen 8 is complete, we can begin ranking the new creatures that were introduced inPokemon: Arceus, Sword, and Shield. Tier lists are an easy way for new players to decide which Pokemon are best to include on their teams. Tiers are also a great conversation starter among long-time players and fans....

August 5, 2025 · 8 min · 1668 words · Wendy Anderson

Red Dead Online Player Creates Handsome Stranger from The Villain

Turning in-game characters into cosplays has become quite the pastime among players inRed Dead Online,which boasts a robust array of customization options and outfits. Recently, one of these players has used an older western film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as their latest inspiration tocreate a newRed Dead Onlinecharacterthat cosplays the actor in his prime. Reddit user dennymcclane shared the creation in the image below, along with a shot from the film to compare the cosplay with the Schwarzenegger character....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Joshua Williams

Robert Pattinson's The Batman: Part 2 Sets A Filming Start Window

Robert Pattinson and director Matt Reeves’The Batman: Part 2is scheduled to begin filming at the end of 2022. AfterThe Batmanwas released, Warner Bros. did not immediately confirm a sequel. However, a sequel was eventually verified, and the production is moving forward with plenty of time until its release date.Christopher Nolan almost didn’t makeThe Dark KnightfollowingBatman Begins, so it was nerve-racking while waiting for Warner Bros. to announce the sequel toThe Batmanamid its merger with Discovery, as there was no telling what the new Warner Bros....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Sheila Richmond

Sony’s Santa Monica Studio Hiring For Unannounced Fantasy Game

Together with the likes of Insomniac Games and Naughty Dog,Santa Monica Studiois considered to be one of Sony’s biggest assets in the gaming spectrum. For those who aren’t aware, it’s the studio behind the hugely successfulGod of Warseries which has proven to be one of the PlayStation’s most popular and best selling exclusive series of all time. Now, on the same day thatthe most recentGod of Warcelebrates its third anniversary, speculation is growing that the developer could be staffing up to work on a brand new IP....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Matthew Campbell

Super Mario RPG Remake Leaked Ahead of Release

Summary Fans looking to go into Nintendo’s upcomingSuper Mario RPGNintendo Switch remake blind should be wary, as the game has leaked online.Super Mario RPGis set to be a faithful remake, but will have some new additions and quality-of-life tweaks. TheSuper Mario RPGremake opens an avenue for both new and old fans alike to try out this classic RPG. The Nintendo Switch remake also makes for a good talking point, as fans will likely want to compare how it stacks against the original....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 557 words · Monica Bright

The Last Of Us: Episode 7 Review

The following review contains spoilers for Episode 7 of The Last of Us. Human connections have become the focal point ofThe Last of Usand this week’s episode is another beautiful addition to this recurring theme. While last week’s episode left fans wondering whether Joel is going to survive a brutal attack, the seventh episode of the HBO series not only answers that question, but also explains why Ellie refuses to leave his side even though he could potentially bleed out and die....

August 5, 2025 · 5 min · 985 words · Mark Patterson

The Sims 4: How to Browse Intelligence

Every few updates,The Sims 4introduces several new jobs to choose from. While each one of them is unique (starting from their daily tasks down to their promotions), many base game careers are too exciting to pass up.Secret Agentis one of them. RELATED:The Sims 4: The Best Career For Your Sim (Based On The University They Attended) The Secret Agent Career will allow Sims to live with the thrill of doing super-secret missions while being undercover....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Jessica Smith

The Witcher 3

Get Junioris one of the main quests inThe Witcher 3. It takes place in Novigrad. Geralt is searching for Whoreson Junior to learn more information about Dandelion’s whereabouts. Geralt gets more information about Whoreson Junior from his old friend/enemy, Sigi Reuven (whose real name is Sigismund Dijkstra). Dijkstra tells Geralt that Whoreson Junior has three main places in Novigrad: his house, his casino, and his arena. Geralt also asks Dijkstra about Dandelion....

August 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1153 words · Jeffrey Elliott

Ubisoft is Going to Make a Blockchain-Based Fantasy Football Game

Game publisher jUbisoft has announced a new fantasy football title,One Shot League. One Shot League,which was developed by Ubisoft’s Strategic Innovation Lab in collaboration with Belgium’s Jupiler Pro League, is unique in that it will use blockchain-based technology to create digital “cards” which players will collect and use. In addition to the Belgian Pro League,One Shot Leaguewas also developed in collaboration with Sorare, an existing blockchain-based online fantasy football game. Like Sorare,One Shot Leaguewill allow players to collect cards representing professional football players and then deploy a “team” of five of them to compete against other players' “teams....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Christine Ferguson

Zelda: TOTK's Successor Can't Abandon One Radical Movement Technique

Summary The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomlikely represents the last great hurrah forZeldaon Nintendo Switch, and it ended whatBreath of the Wildstarted. Despite being the most direct example of a sequel in theZeldafranchise,Tears of the Kingdomdistinguished itself fromBreath of the Wildby expanding to the skies and the subterranean Depths, as well as reorienting itself around new mechanics like Ultrahand and Fuse. No one is going to mistakeTears of the Kingdomfor its predecessor, and it has earned its place among theZeldaseries’ most successful titles....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 600 words · Philip Peters

Atlus Steam Page Update Has Fans Speculating About New Game Announcement

A few scant hours remain beforeThe Game Awardsbring forth 2021’s last deluge of major game announcements. Speculation over what said announcements could be has run rampant in the last few days, and a new update fromAtlushas fans thinking that the publisher may have something to show at the event. With The Game Awards premiering tonight, gamers are combing the internet in search of any clues that can shed some early light on what games may appear at the event....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Kenneth Molina

Cyberpunk 2077 Update 1.31 Squashes A Bunch of Bugs

With each subsequent update and patch,Cyberpunk 2077keeps getting better following its shakey launch last year. The 1.31 update went live today and fixes plenty of bugs both in the game’s open-world as well as in its menus across all platforms. The patch addresses a handful of issues that players have been experiencing inCyberpunk 2077, most notably fixing some problems in missions such as “Disasterpiece,” “These Boots Are Made for Walkin',” “Beat on the Brat,” “With a Little Help from My Friends,” and “The Nomad....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · James Morrison