7 Things We Wish We Knew Before Starting Cris Tales

Cris Talesis a new indie RPG that is pulling from the greats. This includes RPGs from theSNESgeneration such asChrono TriggerandSuper Mario RPG, mainly due toCris Tales' focus on button-timed turn-based combat and time travel. RELATED:Everything You Need to Know Before Buying Cris Tales Cris Taleswas supposed to release in 2020 onthe Nintendo Switchand several other consoles but it was ultimately delayed. The long wait from its 2019 reveal is finally over and early reactions are fairly decent....

May 19, 2025 · 5 min · 938 words · Heather Ramirez

Abandoned Developers Claim App Will Go Live 'In A Few Hours'

After three days of waiting, theAbandonedreal-time experience app is officially going live soon. The exclusive PS5 app was delayed earlier this week, but now it seems like Blue Box Game Studios is just about ready to get everything rolling once again. According to the official Blue Box Game Studios website, the highly anticipated patch for theAbandonedreal-time experience app should be ready for download in “a few hours.” This news comes after the patch was officially delayed two days ago into an unspecified time frame....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Lisa Yang

All Draupnir Spear Runic Attacks in God of War Ragnarok, Ranked

Kratos is no stranger to developing or taking new weaponry to assist in his journey. ForGod of War: Ragnarok, no weapon has seemed more important for the Greek God thanthe Draupnir Spear.This weapon is reminiscent of the first weapon Spartan trains with and harbors more than just nostalgia for Kratos, but an entirely new way to lunge and stab at his enemies. The Draupnir Spear inGod of War: Ragnarokis plenty of fun, and it further makes the powerful arsenal of Kratos even more powerful inGod of War: Ragnarok....

May 19, 2025 · 5 min · 1028 words · Sierra Dalton MD

Alolan Pokemon Coming to Pokemon GO in March

Sunday’s ‘Pokemon Presents’ broadcast saw plenty of major announcements as fans of thePokemonfranchise celebrated the long-running monster-catching series' twenty-sixth anniversary. Alongside reveals like the highly-anticipated Daybreak update coming toPokemon Legends: Arceuslater today and the official announcement ofPokemon’s ninth generation games inPokemon Scarlet and Violet.Pokemon GOalso joined in the festivities, with the popular mobile game announcing the newest set ofPokemoncoming to the game. SincePokemon GO’s release in 2016, Niantic and The Pokemon Company have steadily added new creatures to the game spanning the franchise’s first sixth generations with the mobile game, even adding several fromPokemon’s eighth generation to coincide withPokemon Sword and Shield’s release in 2019....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Noah Meyer

Alone in the Dark Composer Describes The Game's Four Pillars of Music

Alone in the Dark’s legacy as a pioneer of survival horror may not be as widely recognized as some others that usually take the spotlight, but its mark on the history of the genre is undeniable. Introducing audiences to an unsettling and isolating game experience,Alone in the Darkestablished many of the aspects that survival horror would be built upon and evolve in its wake. And though it continued to release titles until 2015, the franchise’s popularity waned with the latter games being somewhat uneven, receiving mixed-to-negative reviews at launch....

May 19, 2025 · 3 min · 555 words · Crystal Hardy

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Players Are Getting Visited By Mr. Resetti

It was a big week forAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers as the highly anticipated Update 2.0 as well as the Happy Home Designer paid DLC finally launched. The dual updates seems to have provided another much needed boost toAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsby adding a ton of highly requested featuresand quality of life additions. This includes the ability to farm, creating island-wide ordinances, increased DIY storage, 16 new villagers, and much more....

May 19, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Morgan White

Anime Openings/Endings That Didn't Need To Go That Hard

Anime openings and endings are two of the most discussed elements of the medium in almost every season. One search on YouTube nets countless lists of the most catchy songs book-ending everything from niche gems to well-known classics. However, some OPs and EDs feel particularly special, as if the animation team went all-in or the artist poured their soul into the track. Something about the execution feels distinct and in some cases, these sequences almostdwarf the quality of the shows themselves....

May 19, 2025 · 5 min · 949 words · Mr. William Anderson MD

Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania Funko Pops Give First Look At MODOK

M.O.D.O.K., one major villain ofAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, has been kept under wraps. Now, he has finally been revealed in Funko Pop form.Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniahas left fans scrambling to dig up every scrap and clue they can find about the next chapter of the Lang/Pym/van Dyne family saga. This is partly because of the villains who are supposed to appear, withJonathan Majors' Kang the Conquerorstepping out of hisLokicameo and into the broader phase 4 Marvel Cinematic Universe to establish himself as the next big bad since Thanos got blipped out of existence at the end ofAvengers: Endgame....

May 19, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · Jeffrey Edwards

Apex Legends: 10 Best Legendary Character Skins

There have been a ton of incredible (and lackluster) Legendary skins released since the launch ofApex Legends. Legendary skins are the rarest and most expensive type (Respawn has commented on the pricey nature of some skins) in the game. In terms of design, they differ dramatically from original skins. From holiday skins to the robotic or medieval, there’s an incredible variety of themes to choose from. RELATED:Apex Legends: Best Legendary Emotes, Ranked But which Legendary skins are the best, thematically and aesthetically?...

May 19, 2025 · 7 min · 1370 words · Malik Sanchez

Apex Legends: War Games Armor Regen LTM Explained

War Games has arrived inApex Legendswith another of its five special LTMs. Armor Regen grants all Legends automatic Body Shield regeneration at 12 shield points per second during the match. After some bugs arose in theSecond Chance LTM, it was quickly swapped out for the Shield Regen LTM instead. Ultra Zones will still go ahead and begin on Thursday, April 15, but it is unclear as to how Second Chance and Armor Regen will return toApex Legendsduring the two-week event....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Elizabeth Alvarado

Army Of The Dead Star Matthias Schweighöfer Joins Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer

It’s not often that a movie comes around where every new actor joining the project is headline-worthy. But then again, most movies aren’t made by Christopher Nolan. Whether it’s a mind-bending story waiting to happen or simply an impressively robust cast of big names, there’s always something worth talking about when it comes to this particular filmmaker. The latest update in that regard involves the latter. Matthias Schweighöfer, who captivated audiences in Zack Snyder’sArmy of the Dead, has joinedNolan’s already star-studded upcoming projectOppenheimer....

May 19, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Molly Johnson

Batman: Best Penguin DC Comics

With his avian-inspired appearance and underworld influence, Oswald Cobblepot holds a unique place in Batman’s rogues gallery, straddling the line between masked menace and more conventional criminal. RELATED:The Batman: A Look At Every Live-Action Version Of The Riddler In the more than eight decades of the character’s existence,the Penguinhas been both background antagonist and frontstage villain, sometimes an existential threat tothe Caped Crusader,other times only there for a bit of comic relief before being dispatched by the Bat....

May 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1207 words · James Howell

Best Horror Board Games

Although it’s a niche and relatively expensive hobby, board gaming has gained quite a bit of traction in the past few years, as companies have tried their hand at capitalizing on the popularity of tabletop RPGs and uniquely in-depth board game systems. Some of the more popular examples of this trend include theDark Soulsboard game, which accrued quite a bit of funding through Steamforged’s Kickstarter campaign, andBetrayal at House on the Hillcreated by Wizards of the Coast to appeal to a more horror-centric audience than their typical fantasy settings....

May 19, 2025 · 7 min · 1364 words · Ryan Yoder