Stellaris: How to Build Megastructures

Stellaris, the sci-fi grand strategy from Paradox Interactive, allows players to guide their chosen species from the discovery of faster-than-light travel into a galaxy-spanning Empire. There are hundreds of ways to expand, build, and customize an Empire inStellaris, with the secrets of the cosmo, hostile aliens, and groundbreaking technologies to discover. One of the crowning achievements of any successfulStellarisEmpire is the construction of a Megastructure, particularly the multi-stage Megastructures that are only available towards the end of the game....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 482 words · Amanda Harris

Summer 2023 Preview: Sand Land

Whether you’re an avid anime fan or just a casual viewer who watches anime from time to time, you must’ve heard of, or even watched,a classic anime calledDragon Ballbefore. As such, the name Akira Toriyama must be quite familiar to your ear. After all, he is the original creator of this iconic and beloved series. What most people may not realize, however, is the fact that Akira Toriyama actually producedquite a few other great stories throughout his long and illustrious career....

June 2, 2025 · 4 min · 768 words · Shane Holmes

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutants Unleashed Collector's Edition Revealed

Summary Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashedis yet another upcoming video game in the long-runningTMNTfranchise, and now publisher Outright Games has revealed the Deluxe and Collector’s Editions that will be available to pre-order. The beloved Heroes in a Half Shell have a rich history in gaming that stretches back to the days of the arcade, and the past few years have seen plenty of excitingTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesvideo game announcements....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Jasmine Morris

The 10 Best Nintendo Switch Games of 2022

Now in its fifth year, the Nintendo Switch continues to produce some of the best gaming experiences each year. This year was no different as the Switch saw long-awaited sequels to several popular Nintendo series, along with innovative indie games and some surprise hits. Overall, theSwitch’s library gained some gems in 2022 that owners of the console shouldn’t miss out on. Indeed, there’s already a lot ofhype for certain Nintendo Switch games in 2023, but it’s clear that 2022 raised the bar....

June 2, 2025 · 9 min · 1758 words · Stephanie Baldwin

The Best Miles Morales Comics to Read After His Spider-Man Game

WithSpider-Man: Miles Moraleshaving been out for several months now, many fans have likely finished the game’s main story. While it is certainly a strong narrative, there are plenty of other well-told Miles Morales stories out there, as the comics have provided some great arcs for the character over the last few years. As such,Spider-Man: Miles Moralesfans in need of more content starring the young webslinger need look no further than the books that helped inspire his game....

June 2, 2025 · 4 min · 748 words · Maria Trevino

The Callisto Protocol's Added Death Animations Shouldn't Worry Players

As with all games with expansion packs,The Callisto Protocol’s season pass will include new content that builds on the base game. By purchasing the deluxe edition of the game, players get access to a season pass that includes new costumes for lead protagonist Jacob Lee, a new Riot mode that pits Jacob against hordes of enemies, a Contagion mode that serves asThe Callisto Protocol’s hardest difficulty with reduced resource drops and permadeath, and new story content....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 630 words · Mrs. Cindy Rhodes PhD

What Hotline Miami 3 Needs To Do To Recapture the Violent Magic of the Original

For a publisher that has frequently teased a third installment in theHotline Miamiseries, Devolver Digital is remarkably insistent that “there is no Hotline Miami 3.” But cryptic, contradictory tweets and joke menu screens have nonetheless fueled fans’ hopes that a sequel toHotline Miami 2: Wrong Numbercould be in the works, particularly after Devolver attracted a lot of investment via its recent AIM listing, including from the 5% share acquired by Sony....

June 2, 2025 · 5 min · 961 words · Paul Hutchinson

Xbox Black Friday Sale Discounts Over 700 Games

The end-of-year holidays are nearing, with Thanksgiving being just a week away in the United States. Alongside Thanksgiving will come Black Friday, the biggest shopping holiday of the year. 2020’s not quite like other years, however, due to the pandemic, so many video game fans will be looking toward all-digital game sales. With that in mind,Xboxhas opened its Black Friday sales event early. There are over 700 games and DLC add-ons available at steep discounts forXboxplatforms....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Megan Holt

Xbox Series X Runs Skyrim, Fallout 4 at 60 FPS With Mod

Ever since Bethesda releasedmod support forThe Elder Scrolls 5: SkyrimandFallout 4on PS4 and Xbox One, it has opened up a whole new world for console players. Now with the release of next-gen consoles, fans have more of a reason to return to these popular Bethesda titles which are now capable of running at 60FPS and 4K resolution onXbox Series X. Backward compatibility has been a well-received user-friendly feature on both PS5 andXbox Series Xthis generation, especially on the latter....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · William Schwartz

Yakuza: Like A Dragon New Gameplay Trailer Revealed

With only a few weeks until its January release date in Japan, SEGA’sYakuza: Like a Dragonhas uploaded one final trailer for players to view. The video features in-game footage of the protagonist, Ichiban Kasuga, and his rag-tag band of supporting characters in a re-imagining and celebration of the franchise’s 15th anniversary. As the eighth entry in the series,Yakuza: Like a Dragonis set to bring many departures from the previous games. For the first time, neitherformer series protagonist, Kazuma Kiryu, nor the familiar stomping grounds of Kamurocho are the main focus....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Mark Hill

10 Things You Didn't Know About Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Development

Final Fantasy 7 Remakeis one of the most ambitious reimaginings of a classic title. It takes the first chunk of the original 1997 PS1 game and turns it into a separate 40-hour adventure while throwing in some incredibly unique narrative curveballs. Related:10 Things You Never Knew About Yuffie Kisaragi From Final Fantasy 7 The journey to the April 2020 release was not an easy one. All the struggle and waiting was worth it, though, sinceFinal Fantasy 7 Remakewas one of themost celebrated JRPGs of 2020....

June 1, 2025 · 5 min · 945 words · Brian Hopkins

15 Most Anticipated Games of Fall 2021

Every year, the fall season sees quite a few big video game releases. As fall 2021 comes at the tail end of the firstfull year of the PS5 and Xbox Series X generation, there are plenty of highly-anticipated games releasing. Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the industry, and there are a few odd peculiarities here and there as a result. Regardless, it’s time to look forward to see what is releasing come this fall....

June 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1333 words · Richard Walker

8 Anime Characters With Final Forms That Subvert Expectations

Power creep is very real in anime. Characters who struggle to win fistfights at the beginning of a series can be punching holes in planets by the end. With an endless supply of stronger enemies to fight, it’s little wonder that characters have to transform into terrifying new forms to keep up. RELATED:Trigun: Things You Might Not Know About Vash The Stampede Some transformation states make more sense than others, and some final forms caught fans totally by surprise....

June 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1093 words · Tommy Lamb