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AlongsideDestiny 2’s Season of the Haunted came a massive patch that addressed components in several areas of the game, including in-air accuracy, flinch resistance, general sandbox changes, and more. Among the most unexpected changes, players were greeted with a significant buff to one of the core six stats inDestiny 2– Resilience. Resilience now grants a whopping 40%damage resistance inDestiny 2’s PvEat Tier 10 and has rapidly become one of the most important stats players can invest into, which was an interesting design choice on Bungie’s side....

Summary Blizzard has released the patch notes forDiablo 4’s 1.4.0 update for the game’s Public Test Realm (PTR). The PTR patch, which releases on April 2, aims to test features coming withDiablo 4’s Season 4 update that will be released on May 14. Diablo’s PTR program allows PC users to try outnew features well before they are released to the general public. To participate in the PTR, users can use the Blizzard....

The Ubisoft online shooterTom Clancy’s The Division 2released in early 2019, and saw major updates through the end of 2020 whenTitle Update 12 last Novemberwas meant to be its final big wave of support. Though the game has seen some new content in the months to follow, there were not originally plans to release more Title Updates in 2021. However, according to a recent message from the development team, player support forThe Division 2has changed that....

Summary A newFantastic FourMCU movie casting rumor has fans suspecting Marvel Studios may introduce a character who famously replaced the Human Torch on the team. Ever since it was announced that Marvel Studios will rebootFantastic Fourand bring the extraordinary group to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there have been several reports about which unusual characters fans might see in the film. Now, viewers might get a look at the unique yet endearing character from the franchise....

The Week 3 Quests are now available inFortniteChapter 3 Season 4, and one of them sends players to deal damage to Supply Llamas. While this task is quite straightforward in its instruction, the rarity of Supply Llamas can make it difficult to complete. Indeed, fans may have a very hard time tracking down a Supply Llama inFortnite, and this guide will detail a couple strategies that may prove helpful in overcoming that problem....

Exploration is one of the core pillars of most video games wherea sense of discovery and mystery is paramount for the game to be engaging. Many games have experimented with this aspect of gaming quite a bit with varying results. Unfortunately, gaming has also become slightly stagnant over time, with many reputed AAA developers preferring to play it safe and not really trying to reinvent the formula any more than required....

There are certain conventions that are a given in most video games: levels to complete, puzzles to solve, and bosses to defeat. With the latter, players that push through to the final act are usually greeted witha climatic clash against the big bad— the mastermind behind all the events that led them to this point. It’s an epic way to end a story, and often demands thatplayers use all the knowledgethey’ve gathered throughout the journey....

The revival of the Lucasfilm Games brand appears to not only have opened up new possibilities forStar Warsgames from other studios aside from EA, but has been sparking new rumors about potential games as well. While something likeUbisoft’s open-worldStar Warsgamehas already been officially confirmed, there have been plenty of claims that other studios are working on their own projects too. For example,Gears of Warstudio The Coalition. Not too long ago, journalist Jeff Grubb claimed that the studio was not only working onthe nextGears of Wartitle, but also assisting development onHalo Infinite(which should release this fall) and working on a new IP entirely....

God of War Ragnarokis arguably the most highly anticipated Sony published game currently in development, and its importance to the PS5 lineup was re-emphasized by it being the closing act of the latest PlayStation showcase event. Later on, it was confirmed thatGod of War Ragnarokwill have a new game directorwho will be leading the development team for Kratos’ newest adventure. The latest trailer forGod of War Ragnarokgives a taste of what fans can expect from the story, in addition to highlighting some new features....

The newly-releasedHogwarts Legacybrings the magical universe of the Harry Potter franchise into an open-world single-player action RPG filled with challenges and collectibles that are perfect for completionists. Although the game has received heavy backlash due to the franchise creator’s controversial political statements,Hogwarts Legacyhas been released to overall praise from critics and fans. The detailed school of Hogwarts and its surrounding areas are brimming with content, making it easy to get lost for hours exploring the world, doing quests, completing challenges, discovering secret areas, or searching for collectibles....

Cosplay is a popular activity celebrated in the gaming and fandom communities, in which fans dress up as characters from games and shows they enjoy. Cosplay has the potential to reach across mediums and interests, with one classic example coming from Jarod Nandin, aWorld of Warcraftcosplayer. While plenty ofWorld of Warcraftcosplayers have made a name for themselves with intricate costumes and innumerous hours of work, the cosplay Nandin created took the internet by storm, even outside of theWorld of Warcraftgaming community....

Black Lagoonis one of Madhouse’s best series of the 2000s, praised asa love letter to the films of Quentin Tarantinoor Robert Rodriguez with its Hollywood action grit and iconic English dub to the same effect. However, in 2012, one action series seemed poised to do whatBlack Lagoondid but on a larger scale, and that series was calledJormungand. Jormungandis an 11-volume manga written and illustrated by Keitarou Takahashi that ran from 2006 to the very beginning of 2012, and only four months later, an anime adaptation by White Fox premiered....

There are more than a few dream teams out there in the world of entertainment, whether they be actors with fantastic chemistry or an actor and director who always seem to make magic when they take on a project together. One such pairing is director Rian Johnson and always entertaining actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt. After first working together nearly 20 years ago in 2005’s neo-noir curiosityBrick, the two didn’t collaborate again until2012’s time-travel thrillerLooper....