Horizon Forbidden West Will Have More of What Players Loved of the First Game, Says Voice Actor

Horizon Zero Dawnfans are looking forward to the upcoming sequelHorizon Forbidden West, launching this year on the PS5. Ever since the first trailer, fans have been wondering what they can expect from the sequel concerning gameplay, story, and Aloy’s journey. While somegameplay details aboutHorizon Forbidden Westhave been shared here and there by Guerrilla Games, the developer has kept many game details secret. In a recent interview with GamesRadar, Aloy’s voice actress, Ashly Burch, spoke about getting into the role of Aloy forHorizon Forbidden West....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 451 words · Amy Tran

Horizon Forbidden West: Every Weapon Type, Ranked

Horizon Forbidden Westelevates the combat of theHorizonfranchise in quite a few ways, but one of the most impactful is how the game makes weapon choice feel truly personal. There are dozens of different weapons to choose from across each weapon class, and each weapon type offers its own strengths and weaknesses when taking on machines while out in the wild. RELATED:Horizon Forbidden West: How to Transmog These weapons all have unique roles to play in combat, whether that be stunning an enemy with elemental damage or tearing off armor plating to expose a weak point....

August 4, 2025 · 8 min · 1674 words · Robert Brown

Leaked Far Cry 6 Season Pass Trailer Shows Vaas, Joseph and Pagan Min

With Ubisoft’s E3 presentation now less than a day away,Far Cryfans shouldn’t have to wait too much longer to find out more about the series' upcoming sixth entry. There’s already plenty of information aboutFar Cry 6floating around, but many expect Ubisoft to delve much deeper into the game during its E3 event. Despite the publisher’s best efforts, however, it seems as though some of the information earmarked for the occasion has leaked early in the form of a YouTube ad for theFar Cry 6Season Pass....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Theresa Galloway

LEGO Batman Would Benefit From The Skywalker Saga's Branching Levels

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais something of an outlier in its franchise. Although Traveller’s Tales’LEGOgame franchise historically isn’t known for being particularly prone to change,LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais rich with innovation. Traveller’s Tales has rebuilt all kinds of core aspects of the game, from introducing a far more detailed combat system to adding RPG-style skill trees that allow players to unlock and upgrade abilities for different types of playable characters....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 992 words · Sara Frazier

Lightyear Director Warns Up-and-Coming Filmmakers To Avoid Spin-Offs

Disney andPixar’s newest animated feature film,Lightyear, officially arrived in theaters this past weekend. TheToy Storyspin-off centered around the emblematic Space Ranger and looked to capitalize on the beloved nature of the animated franchise, but director Angus MacLane questioned the future of spin-offs for the studio. Pixar’sLightyearis the studio’s first appearance back in theaters since 2020 after the pandemic and other factors derailed a number of the studio’s releases. The animated film looked to approach theToy Storynarrative from a unique angle, focusing on the fictional movie that sparked Andy’s desire to acquire the Buzz Lightyear action figure....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 535 words · Julie Garza

Mediocre Shooter Games That Have One Fantastic Level

There was a span of over a decade in gaming history where nearlyeverythingwas ashooter. This could even be datedback toHaloin 2001,but it was more noticeable in the back half of the decade. The genre was hugely popular both for its competitive online scene, and it’s embracing of high-end graphics and physics engines. FPS games (as well as third-person shooters) controlled the market in this era, and some of the best in the genre were released during this time....

August 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1273 words · Jill Grant

Minecraft Player Spends 9 Months Digging Up a 1 Million Block Mountain

AMinecraftplayer dug up a huge mountain over nine months and showed just how patient a player of Mojang’s game can be. AlthoughMinecrafttargets younger players, the game’s community has fans of all ages. In addition to having a diverse audience,Minecraftis known for having incredibly creative players. Minecraftdoesn’t have a mandatory endgame, although it officially exists. To do so, the player must survive and gather enough resources to reach the End and defeat the Ender Dragon, which isMinecraft’s final boss to survive....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Robert Hines

Mistakes Everyone Makes When Playing Hellpoint

Dark Soulsin space may sound like a pretty interesting premise for a game. Fortunately,Hellpointdelivers on this idea by delivering an intense action RPG witha dark sci-fi atmosphere.Developed byCradle Gamesand published by tinyBuild,the game takes place on a derelict space station known as Irid Novo. Once the crown jewel of humanity, the station has now become a twisted bastion of corruption and is overrun by entities in service to malicious cosmic gods....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 829 words · Ashley Taylor

MLB The Show 22: MVP Edition Has Anime-Inspired Cover Art

Special edition covers for sports games have become more and more intricate over the years in an attempt to make the special box art an appealing option to go along with its digital bonuses.MLB The Show 22is diving into that philosophy with its special artwork that not only appeals to fans that appreciate collecting special covers to display but also appeals to Shohei Ohtani’s Japanese heritage. MLB The Show 22’sMVP Editioncover art featuresthis year’s cover athlete Shohei Ohtaniin an anime art style rendering of the MLB’s biggest dual-threat....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · John Simmons

Moon Knight Featurette Shows How Egypt Inspired The Disney Plus Series

As part of the promotions forMarvel Studios' latest foray into television,Moon Knight, a “World Builders” featurette was released by the studio. It was already known that Egypt would play an influential role in the series’ plot line, and the new featurette not only confirms that, but also explains how the country inspired the script with the help ofNational Geographic. As part of the featurette released byMarvel, a lot of people associated withMoon Knightmake an appearance to talk about the plot and how Egypt inspired the series....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · William Jones

Most Breathtaking Locations In Genshin Impact

Genshin Impactis a free-to-play, open-world, action RPG gacha game released in September 2020 on PC, PS4, Android, and iOS. The player controls dozens of amazing characters throughout the game, which takes place in the breathtaking world of Teyvat. This continent is home to seven different nations thatare all tied to a specific element: Mondstadt (Anemo), Liyue (Geo), Inazuma (Electro), Sumeru (Dendro), Fontaine (Hydro), Natlan (Pyro), and Snezhnaya (Cryo). Due to the diversity of regions, all inspired by different places in the world,Genshin Impactis full of beautiful locations for any setting players are looking for....

August 4, 2025 · 7 min · 1283 words · Elizabeth Collins

Naruto: Rarest Kekkei Genkai, Ranked

Kekkei Genkai are powerful abilities that exist within only a few in the world ofNaruto. These powers are also known as Bloodline Limit and, as the name suggests, are only wielded by a select few. Kekkei Genkai can manifest themselves as Dojutsu, such as the Sharingan, or can be created by combining two nature transformations together to give rise to a completely new one. RELATED:How Much Has Boruto Changed Since Season 1?...

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 897 words · Jason Sanford

Naruto: The Lost Concept of the Ruling Daimyo

Beinga long-running shonen anime, theNarutoseries underwent several changes to some of its core concepts over the course of its run. Minor changes and retcons are a common occurrence in most anime, though the loss of a more significant aspect of a series is certainly rare. The concept of the ruling Daimyo is one such element ofNarutothat was eventually given the backseat, despite the initial buildup and significance. The events inShippudenpropagate the notion of Kage being in complete control of their respective nations, with no other authority to question their decisions....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 829 words · Wesley Rose