Summary The wide variety of Ashes of War inElden Ringgives players the freedom to experiment with different play styles as well as options for how to approach certain encounters. For such a generally challenging game where different enemy types require different tactics, this freedom comes in very handy for players as it promotes creativity and does not limit players to justone way of dealing with tough situations. For the most part, theAshes of Warare straightforward, requiring little more than a button press to properly execute....

Summary To say that there’s big money in video games would perhaps be a bit of an understatement, with the industry generating hundreds of billions of dollars each and every year. A significant proportion of this money comes from microtransactions and mobile games, buttraditional video game salesstill play an important role in the industry’s runaway success. The best-selling video game franchises have sold hundreds of millions of copies over the years; generating billions of dollars for their respective publishers and developers in the process....

Hyrule is full of some of the most creative fantasy races in RPGs. The originalBreath of the Wildincluded many of them, but there are many more that fans would like to see return in the upcoming sequel,Breath of the Wild 2. The inclusion of more races could help revitalize Hyrule and encourage exploration considering the fact thatBreath of the Wild 2will use the same map as the original game. Here are just some of the races of Hyrule that should return....

InThe Sims 4, there are several emotions, and they all have their own perks that Sims can take advantage of during their day-to-day lives - even certain negative feelings, such as Sadness. Positive emotions have tons of perks that are worth remembering so that players' Sims make the most of how they’re feeling. RELATED:The Sims 4: Politician Career Guide This guide will focus on the Confident emotion, which is one of the most useful emotions inThe Sims 4; it greatly increases Sim’s chances to successfully perform social interactions and makes them more likely to make high-quality meals, paintings, and handcrafted items....

It seems like Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder will not be reuniting with his hammer Mjolnir any time soon based on a newThor: Love and Thunderclip released by Marvel Studios. The first extended clip from the much-awaited film was revealed during the MTV Movie & TV Awards, and it features Hemsworth’s Thor coming face-to-face with Natalie Portman’s Mighty Thor for the first time. Rumors of Mighty Thor appearing inThor: Love and Thunderhad started to spin ever since it was confirmed that Portman was a part of the cast....

Summary Parenting can be surprisingly difficult in the world ofThe Sims 4, especially if the Sims are fortunate enough to have multiple children at once (it’s rare, but it happens), or when the players are doing various ambitious challenges, such as the100 Babies challenge. That’s when all stakes are off, and it can be almost impossible to take care of all the children in a way they deserve. Fortunately,Sims 4players tend to be resilient, so since the game’s release, they have figured out multiple ways to succeed at parenting in the game, regardless of whether their families have one child or fifty....

Slowly but surely, after a couple of years of purely digital events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, gaming showcases are on their way back to having physical audiences. The 2021 Game Awards had a mix of a physical and digital attendance, and it seems that2022’s Gamescomwill follow suit, hoping to be the largest in-person gaming event of the year following E3’s cancellation. Even with the month of June bringing so many announcements to gamers, August is shaping up to be a big month for video games too, withUbisoftconfirming an appearance at the live show....

With every year, a new installment in the long runningCall of Dutyfranchise is now a guarantee. Since the series began in 2003, the immensely popular first person shooter has not missed a major annual release a single year, even to this day. Many of these games have been huge successes, fromCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfarerevolutionizingmultiplayer shooters, toCall of Duty: Black Opsbreaking new ground is first person storytelling. Additionally, considering the nature of these games, the many battles theCall of Dutyseries has placed players smack dab in the middle of has varied with each release....

Any viewer of theHobbitorLord of the Ringsfilms can give a decent description of Hobbits through what is seen in these storylines. However, there are a lot of significant qualities and symbolism associated with them that is only obvious in their lives outside of going on perilous journeys. Hobbits, sometimes referred to as halflings, are simple, peaceful creatures that range from about 2-4 ft in height and have disproportionately large, hairy feet, much like a rabbit’s....

Summary Team Ninja’sRise of the Roninputs a bit of a different spin on some of the studio’s previously more well-known designs and visions. Coming after the developer’s work on tight, demanding SoulslikesNiohandWo Long: Fallen Dynasty, among others,Rise of the Roninhas a relatively lower barrier to entry in its complexity, but still adheres to many earlier foundations to create a samurai-styled Soulslite instead that offers both tough but fair combat bolstered by an array of settings/options....

Quick Links Patch 10.1.5 continued the story of the latestWorld of Warcraftexpansion, Dragonflight. The big focus of this patch has easily been the new mega-dungeon known as Dawn of the Infinite. In addition to this difficult dungeon, there is a new public event that players can participatealong with whelp daycare. While many of these new features were advertised and well documented in the launch trailer, there were some secrets left for players to discover....

Is there anything more irritating than a question without an answer? When a series ends on a cliffhanger, the rest of the plot becomes ultimately meaningless. Netflix has run afoul of this simple observation multiple times by cutting the story short after its first season.1899is just the latest victim, but it’s also a microcosm of the problem with the service. Anyone who hasn’t seen1899would be well advised to give it a pass....

Horror movies by design make the familiar monstrous. They take situations we all know and have experienced and fill them with fear, planting doubt in our minds and monsters in the closet. However, at times horror movies also bring us into unfamiliar situations, places humanity has never been and worlds we may or may not see in the future. Places filled with the unknown that prey upon our deepest fears....