Open-World Games That Challenge You With Scarcity

Summary For manyopen-world games, the draw is not exploring a sandbox-style power fantasy, but rather being pushed to the limit by the difficulty that is present in every aspect of the title. Open-world games can be difficult through their combat, the moral decisions they present players, or even through thebreadth of content requiredto truly complete them. For games with a vital component to managing health or crafting equipment, however,scarcity can be a powerful toolin pushing players and increasing difficulty....

June 22, 2025 · 4 min · 697 words · Jessica Spence

Pokemon Fan Creates Adorable Halloween Variants for Bulbasaur

Summary An artisticPokemonfan has created a series of Bulbasaur designs that give the Pokemon a spooky Halloween twist. With October rapidly approaching, chances are fans ofPokemonwill be seeing more Halloween-themed art in the near future. Pokemonfans often create pieces of art that turn an established Pokemon into something else. Bulbasaur actually gets quite a bit of attention in this regard, with fans having turned it into everything from a pumpkin to bubble tea....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Jeffrey Fowler

Pokemon Fan Designs Mega Evolutions for Klinklang and Yanmega

Summary A fan of thePokemonseries has designed their own concepts for Mega Evolutions for the two pocket monsters Klinklang and Yanmega. Game Freak has added mechanics to their RPG franchise over the years, giving players new ways to battle every Generation. It helps keepPokemonfresh and gets gamers to think in new ways when it comes to fighting their opponents. One of the mechanics that has been added toPokemonis Mega Evolution. This sees a pocket monster transform in the middle of a fight, and can bring a change in stats and abilities....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Brittany Merritt

Pokemon GO: How To Get Dreepy, Drakloak, & Dragapult (Can They Be Shiny)

Quick Links Pokemon GOMax Out Season marks the release of Dreepy, Drakloak, and Dragapult. With the season’s first event, 2024 GO All Out, you may encounter Galar Pokemon like Grookey, Scorbunny, Sobble, and Dreepy for the first time. After catching them, you can evolve the monsters into powerhouses. You can get Dreepy inPokemon GOfrom the start of the GO All Out event on Tuesday, July 09, 2025, at 10 AM Local Time....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Richard Gray

Reasons Why Isekai Anime Might Be Driving Fans Away

Summary Isekai animeis filled to the brim withtales of fantasy and adventure in another world, but some fans have begun to notice that there’s an overflow of these types of stories, which has led to an overcrowded market. While it is true that the Isekai genre in manga and Light Novels is still going strong, anime has suffered a bit in the last few years. Except for anime likeEminence in Shadow,Overlord, andMushoku Tenseiwhich are extremely popular, some smaller Isekai have been having trouble lifting their acceptance rates....

June 22, 2025 · 7 min · 1312 words · Dana May

Rumor: Pokemon Legends: Z-A Coming Later in 2025 Than Many Expected

Summary Pokemon Legends: Z-Amay arrive later in 2025 than most players would expect or hope for. New information regardingPokemon TCGmay have signaled thatPokemon Legends: Z-Awon’t arrive early in the year. Pokemonfans are more than excited to learn Legends: Z-A. The game will be the second in thePokemon Legendssub-seriesthus far, and promises to bring back Mega Evolutions, which many players have missed since they disappeared afterPokemon’s seventh generation of games. With only a vague 2025 release window offered thus far by Nintendo and Game Freak,Pokemonfans have been eager to know more specifics....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Kathleen Hartman

September 16 is Going to Be a Sad Day for EA Fans

Summary September 16 is going to be a sad day forEAfans, as that’s when yet another one of the publisher’s games is being shut down, while another is being removed from the EA Play library. The majority ofEA’s games from the past decade have featured extensive online features. The online for these games stays available for a few years, but as the player base moves on to newer entries, EA inevitably shuts down the servers....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Matthew Peterson

Starfield Player Builds Impressive Turtle Ship

Summary A talentedStarfieldplayer has transformed their ship into a turtle, thanks to the game’s ship customization mechanics. Bethesda’s space adventure boasts planetary exploration, but the unique ways players can create one-of-a-kind ships has been a hit inStarfield. Starfieldhas now been out for a little over a year now, and its first trip around the sun has featured various changes. Initial mixed reviews at launch gotStarfieldoff to a rocky start, but the game has managed to make a handful of great improvements....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Anthony Henson II

Street Fighter, Devil May Cry Actor is Reportedly Retiring

Summary Reuben Langdon, the actor of Ken and Dante fromCapcom’sStreet FighterandDevil May Cryseries respectively, has reportedly retired from acting. Langdon has worked withCapcomfor many years, with most fans knowing Langdon best for being the voice of Dante from theDevil May Cryseries, having played him ever since 2005’sDevil May Cry 3. Langdon has also played Ken Masters in many of Capcom’sStreet Fightertitles since 2009’sStreet Fighter 4. While Langdon has reprised both of these roles for a long time, even playing Dante and Ken in crossover games likeMarvel vs....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Travis Cohen

Striped Bass Location in Fields of Mistria

Quick Links Fishing is one of many gameplay mechanics inFields of Mistria, and like it or not, you’ll need to fish in order to complete the Museum. There are three categories for fishing: Pond, river, and ocean. However, not every fish is available to catch year round. The fish you need forMistria’s Museum are all seasonal fish. One of these is the fall-exclusive Striped Bass. Not only does it only swim out in fall, you may only catch it in specific areas....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Nathan Taylor

Strongest Terminators, Ranked

Summary The recent release of Netflix’sTerminator Zerohas prompted renewed interest in the iconic and long-runningTerminatorfranchise. The dark, action-packed anime series focuses ona rival AI program to Skynetdeveloped in Japan back in the mid-to-late ’90s. While the series' lead Terminator is a classic T-800,a new entry in the franchisewill no doubt have longtime fans once again debating just which model is the strongest of the many Terminators seen so far. The many new timelines and reboots that the films have seen this millennium have provided viewers with a wave of innovative and scarily powerful Terminators that have taken the action and stakes in many different directions....

June 22, 2025 · 4 min · 792 words · Jessica Bailey

Sword Master Story Codes

Sword Master Storyis a game where you will plunge into the story of a captain who had to betray his king to defeat evil. Although the game’s battles are mostly automated, interesting characters and plot will not let you get bored. Likeother similar games, you will need to improve your character, find new equipment, and unlock new abilities. All this will become easier if you redeemSword Master Storycodes. Expired Sword Master Story Codes How to Redeem Codes in Sword Master Story InRobloxexperiences, redeeming codes is usually easier than in mobile games, but most players can still figure it out on their own....

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Paul Fletcher

The Lovers Quest (Medea & Adso Locations) In Enotria: The Last Song

Quick Links There are actually two methods to start the Lovers quest inEnotria: The Last Song. You can either find Medea’s letter first or speak with Adso (Mantellone) in the second chapter. Don’t worry, as progressing in the second chapter doesn’t remove any characters from the first chapter, Quinta. The Maskless One will need to deliver the sad news to Adso and watch as the NPC suffers from the loss of his lover....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 489 words · Christopher Gibbs