Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart Brings Back Enemies from Going Commando

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apartis only a few weeks away now, with developer Insomniac Games showing off roughly 16 minutes of fresh gameplay duringtoday’s State of Play. While the demo didn’t have any earth-shattering announcements to hype players up, it did reveal that a classic enemy faction will be making a return to try and take out protagonists Ratchet and Rivet. First appearing inGoing Commando,and again inInto the Nexus,Insomniac today confirmed that Thugs-4-Less will be returning inRatchet and Clank: Rift Apart....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Jared Allen

Red Dead Redemption 2 Player Finds Saloon Duel After Spending 700 Hours in the Game

Red Dead Redemption 2is a game that was designed specifically to be played for dozens and dozens of hours. With endless side quests, a lengthy storyline, a diverse world, and exciting side activities, there is a lot to keep players engaged. But, even after 700 hours of playing, oneRed Dead Redemption 2player found something they had never seen before: a new dueling opportunity. Red Dead Redemption 2takes place in a fictionalizedversion of the American West....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Lacey Romero

Rumor: Super Mario 3D World Almost Made Toadette Playable

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Furyrecently released, giving fans an opportunity to play the classic Wii U title that combines 2D and 3D platforming on the Nintendo Switch. The new features inSuper Mario 3D Worldallow players to play online with friendsusing a Nintendo Switch Online account, play together through the newBowser’s Furyadventure, and even join up for the Captain Toad levels.Super Mario 3D World’s playable characters include Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, and Rosalina, but now one fan has found evidence that Toadette may have been intended to be a playable character as well....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 435 words · Brandy Day

Shadow And Bone Season 2 Episode 3 Review

With big broad fantasy universes like that of the Grishaverse, an author can get carried away in the fine details. The historical epics of kings, the minutiae of the magic system, and the thousand finicky relationships between one nation and another can bog down the story.Shadow and Bonecuts through all that by keeping its focus squarely on the principal characters and their personal struggles. Episode 3 “Like Calls to Like” was penned by one of the show’s producers, Donna Thorland....

July 29, 2025 · 4 min · 813 words · Michelle Rios

Some Fans Think The New World Ends With You is Copying Persona 5

Following the announcement ofNEO: The World Ends with Youtoday, many fans took to social media to voice their excitement. The announcement of asequel toThe World Ends with Youafter 14 years is quite the surprise, to say the least. Still, there are some social media users discussing aspects about the game that fans of the series aren’t too pleased with. A quick search for “Persona 5” on Twitter shows there are many people who saw similarities to Atlus' acclaimed title inNEO: The World Ends with You’s trailer, and some are disparagingPersona 5fans....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Susan Ramirez

Square Enix Addresses Possibility of New Nier Game

Summary A producer at Square Enix has floated the possibility of series creator and director Yoko Taro making a thirdNiergame. A remaster of the 2010 game,Nier Replicantreleased in 2021, modernizing the original game while bringing it to new audiences who have been brought into the seriesbyNier:Automatain 2017. Beginning as a spinoff to the first twoDrakengardgames,Nierfollowed one ofDrakengard’s five endings and introduced a new band of lovable characters in Nier, Kaine, Emil, and Grimoire Weiss....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Johnny Boyd

Star Wars: Andor Showrunner Wants Show To Be Entry Point For New Fans

Star Wars: Andorhas been making waves in the time leading up to its upcoming premiere, and one bit of trivia has been on the tips of many tongues: what should audiences watch, read, play, etc. so they know what’s going on in the new series? Well, if showrunner Tony Gilroy has anything to say about it, that shouldn’t be too much of a worry. But that doesn’t just mean fans will be the only ones who immediately feel at home....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 580 words · Brandon Simpson

Tales of Arise: How to Unlock New Artes

One of the most satisfying parts of an RPG is unlocking and trying new abilities, andTales of Ariseis no exception.Each one ofArise’s party members has tricks hidden in their sleeves, and players will want to level them as much as possible. Combat abilities in theTalesseries are known as Artes. These can range from simple healing spells and special attackstoTales of Arise’s tide-shifting Mystic Artes. RELATED:Tales Of Arise: Best Tips To Level Up Fast As expected from a long-running RPG series, the way the player unlocks Artes changes from installment to installment....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Jermaine Sexton

The Game Awards 2021 Indie Nominees Overlooks Some Worthy Games

While many gamers have mixed feelings about this year’s AAA releases in terms of whether or not they delivered, likely because of setbacks caused by theCovid-19 pandemic, it’s inarguable that 2021 has seen a large number of substantial and beloved indie titles. The Game Awards has finally unveiled its list of nominees for the 2021 award for best indie game, and while many of the games shown are well-deserving of their praise, it also snubs other amazing titles that could be equally deserving of awards and recognition....

July 29, 2025 · 4 min · 640 words · Taylor Walker

The Last Duel Review

Ridley Scott’s latest medieval epicThe Last Dueltakes audiences back to 1386 to tell a story that couldn’t be more relevant today. Based on the last officially sanctioned duel in French history, the movie sees Lady Marguerite de Carrouges (Jodie Comer) accusing her husband’s former friend Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver) of a heinous crime and having that allegation promptly rebutted by the accused’s powerful friends. To circumvent this corrupt system, Marguerite’s husband Jean (Matt Damon) goes straight to French Parliament to challenge Jacques to trial by combat....

July 29, 2025 · 5 min · 963 words · Carlos Lucas

The Last Of Us 2: Best Weapon Upgrades

Summary As Ellie takes a path of vengeance inThe Last of Us Part 2, she’s going to need a fair few weapons to get through threats of both human and infected alike. Players can find an abundance of weapons inThe Last of Us Part 2that will aid on their odyssey, but what’s even better, is when they find an upgrade bench. Utilizing scrap that has been scavenged throughout the chapters, players can upgrade their weapons at a bench, which will see some desirable effects....

July 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1075 words · Amy Farrell

The Witcher 3 Director Leaves CD Projekt Red Amid Bullying Allegations

Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, game director ofThe Witcher 3: Wild Huntand secondary game director onCyberpunk 2077, has resigned from his position of Vice President of Game Development at CD Projekt after facing accusations of bullying at the company, a report states. Cyberpunk 2077certainly got off on the wrong foot having launched with a slew of bugs, but fans were also disgruntled with CD Projekt Red after feeling misled with the game’s marketing. Somecontent shown in earlyCyberpunk 2077gameplay demosand trailers seems to have been cut from the game completely, making fans feel lied to....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Angela Lambert

Things We Hope To See In Season 2 Of The One Piece Live Action

One Piecestarted as a manga in 1997 which was a huge year for media. This was also the year thatFinal Fantasy 7would be released on the PS1 and redefine RPGs for a generation. Similarly,One Piecehas influenced countless other manga and anime since its inception. RELATED:Netflix’s One Piece Live Action: The Highest Bounties Revealed In Season 1 Both the manga and the 1999 anime adaptation ofOne Piecehave been going strong ever since with no signs of slowing down....

July 29, 2025 · 5 min · 1041 words · Calvin Smith