Redfall Co-Op Has Big Downside

Arkane Studios has built a reputation for making high-quality first-person shooter experiences, from 2012’sDishonoredto 2021’sDeathloop. Because of Arkane’s solid track record, expectations are high forRedfall, a new co-op shooter where players explore the titular town of Redfall, Massachusetts, fighting an assortment of vampires and cultists. What’s been shown ofRedfallso far looks solid enough, but there is one big downside when it comes to the game’s co-op. Redfallis a 4-player co-op gamewith four different playable characters for players to choose from....

July 21, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Scott Lynch

Riot Accused of Invasive Always-Running Valorant Anti-Cheat

Riot Games' online multiplayer gameValorantis already stunningly popular going off of its Twitch viewership. That’s despite the game being in closed beta, with a summer launch still months away. Yet someValorantplayers have noticed something about the game that’s raising some red flags. Players have noted thatValorantinstalls a system driver that loads each time someone turns on their computer and stays on permanently. The driver, which Riot insists is purely for anti-cheat measures, is being called too invasive by some....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Jesse Martin

Rumor: Genshin Impact 1.1 Update Coming Soon, Adds New Region, Characters

Genshin Impacthas seen quite a bit of success over the past week. In fact, it was recently reported that the game has hadover 17 million downloads on mobile devices alone, which is an impressive milestone in the current landscape of free-to-play gaming. With so many players already enjoying the open-world RPG, a new leak suggests that fervor could grow even larger. The leak in question, publicized by Inverse, implies thatGenshin Impactwill be receiving its 1....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Douglas Moore

Sonic Frontiers’ Next DLC Dates Are Obvious, But Perfect

In March, fans got the first of three post-launch updates forSonic Frontiersthat act as free DLC to all players. The first wave,Sonic Frontier’s Sights, Sounds, and Speed update, added a Photo Mode, a Juke Box of classicSonicsongs, two Challenge Modes designed for those who have beaten the game already, and more. Needless to say, the first DLC for the latest release from Sonic Team has plenty to keep players busy in-between waves....

July 21, 2025 · 4 min · 640 words · Joshua Hayes

Sonic Superstars Producer Confirms Where the Game Sits on the Sonic Timeline

Summary Sonic Superstars' producer, Takashi Iizuka, has confirmed where the new game takes place in the series' winding canonical timeline.Sonic Superstarsrecently released earlier this week, a gameplay reboot of the franchise where the blue hedgehog and his friends embark on a new adventure on Northstar Island. It takes the franchise back to its 2D platforming roots from the Sega Genesis, while imbuing it with fresh ideas and new gameplay features, such as the Chaos Emerald powers and newplayable characters inSonic Superstars, like Classic Amy Rose....

July 21, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Steven Hernandez

Street Fighter 6 Confirms Kimberly and Juri for the Roster

AlthoughStreet Fighter 6is still several months to a year away from releasing, developer Capcom has been getting fans excited for the new title by gradually revealing which characters will be coming to the game. So far, both new and returning characters from theStreet Fighterseries have been announced to be joining the game’s rosters, with one or two characters generally revealed at a time. The latest trailer forStreet Fighter 6both showed off the play style of one new face joining the battle and confirmed the return of a popular character....

July 21, 2025 · 3 min · 482 words · Ashley Short

Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League's Titular Team is Tinged with Irony

This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS forSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Summary After two films explored their dynamic, players are finally able to step into the shoes of Task Force X throughSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.The game takes fans on a wild adventure through Metropolis where the only way to save the world is by recruiting the likes of Harley Quinn and King Shark. It is definitely a strange premise, yet that is what makes the Suicide Squad concept so special to begin with....

July 21, 2025 · 3 min · 627 words · Sherry Moore

Texas Chain Saw Massacre Game Won't Have Bots or Offline Option

Summary Members of the development team working on the upcomingTheTexas Chainsaw Massacrehave stated in a recent interview that the game will not feature offline bots. Some of the studio’s previous multiplayer titles have included bots to allow for solo play, but the developers have opted not to include this accommodation inThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre. In some multiplayer-focused online games, players are given the option of experiencing the action offline, with computer-controlled bots filling the roles of their teammates and/or opponents....

July 21, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Max Foster

The Batman's HBO Max Debut Reveals Matt Reeves' Attention To Detail

There’s a lot to dissect inThe Batman’snear three hours of runtime, however, now that the movie is heading to both HBO Max and Blu-Ray starting today, some clever fans are noticing details that are pretty easy to miss inside a movie theater with no pause button. Last week it was also made public thatThe Batman’sBlu-ray edition would come bundled with a new deleted scene featuring Catwoman and the Penguin, alongside the usual dose of extra content included in such formats....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Alexa Valenzuela

The Best Roguelike RPGs, Ranked

Roguelikes have been a blooming genre full of opportunities these last few years, and we’ve gotten to see many amazing titles that have quickly become fan favorites.The replayability of these gamestends to hook in many players and, even years after their releases, keep a healthy player base. What games can consider themselves the best, though? With so many new ones coming out every month, it’s been a tough debate between the fans of the genre to see which one stands at the top....

July 21, 2025 · 6 min · 1114 words · Larry Cannon

The Most Common Space Travel Tropes In Fiction & Where They Come From

While allscience fictionset in space is likely to have some overlapping details, purely because of the shared setting, the details that are shared seem to reveal more about humanity than space. These shared details are also what allow the audience to connect to the stories, despite them existing in a setting people are unfamiliar with. All genres of literature, film, and television are sure to havetheir share of tropes, especially the more popular they become over time....

July 21, 2025 · 7 min · 1357 words · Morgan Valdez

The Nun 2 Adds Anna Popplewell And Katelyn Rose Downey To The Cast

Warner Bros.' upcoming supernatural goth horror filmThe Nun 2has added Anna Popplewell and Katelyn Rose Downey to its cast. The film, the latest installment in the massively successfulThe Conjuringfranchise, has already announced prior castings for role reprisals from the first film. The Nunis set inWarner Bros’The Conjuringuniverse, a franchise based on the real-life experiences of Ed and Lorraine Warren, paranormal investigators and writers whose adventures have spawned 8 successful horror dramatizations for New Line Cinema, with more on the way....

July 21, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Dr. Richard Wells

The Witcher 3: Ways To Make Your Next Playthrough More Challenging

Despite being released more than five years ago now,The Witcher 3remains incredibly popular. It continues to average more than 25,000 daily players on Steam and, thanks to the hugely popular Netflix adaptation, has seen a big increase in new players over the last year. This longevity is aided bythe sheer volume of contentthat’s crammed into the game and its twosizeable expansion packs. RELATED:10 Mistakes Everyone Makes In Their First Playthrough Of The Witcher 3...

July 21, 2025 · 6 min · 1247 words · Christopher Garcia