Summary Hideo Kojima is often considered one of the best storytellers in gaming, and while he is a genius at creating engaging narratives that manage to roll fact and fiction into one, he’s also renowned forhis iconic characters. As a result, theMetal Gear Solidseries is packed full of weird, whacky, and wonderful characters who are all incredibly unique in their ways, but to make a character stand out to the audience from the get-go, they need to have a good introduction....

Summary With the release ofElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, players areexperimenting now more than ever with new builds, weapon types, and Ashes of War to figure out what the unequivocal best build is in the current state of ER. To absolutely no one’s surprise, Bleed weapons are as overpowered as they ever were in the base game, and with FromSoftware adding even more options, players are spoiled for choice. For those looking to switch things up with a different weapon for a bleed build, here are the best options the DLC has to offer....

IfThe Elder Scrollsfranchise is known for one thing, it’s giving the player an unprecedented level of choice. The franchise has almost always given players what they want, whether it’s the malleable, class-less skill tree or the ability to forgo the main storyline without punishment. This theme is also apparent in the combat system, especially when learning a variety of different fighting styles from two-handed combat toSkyrim’s Alteration magic.One of the few elements that might be missing is a sense of morality, especially regarding forbidden magic, andThe Elder Scrolls 6has the opportunity to add forbidden magic as a game-changing mechanic....

The newest episode ofThe Last of Uselevates Bill’s original storyline into an emotional dive into what it’s like to find love at the end of the world. Creators Neil Druckmann & Craig Mazin have once again raised the bar for adaptations of video games. It certainly helps that Druckmann was a major part of developing the original story of Naughty Dog in 2013. The story takes multiple perspectives as it follows Ellie (Bella Ramsey) & Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal), the smuggler reluctantly escorting her through an apocalyptic landscape....

For a life sim game,The Sims 4is the closest to replicating real life in a virtual setting. While this game covered most careers, some major ones still needed to be included initially. Among those careers is the Law career that was finally added to the game withThe Sims 4Discover University Pack. InThe Sims 4, law is one of those careers that allows Sims to work from home and spend time with their friends and family....

Summary Another wave of Steam backlash has hitStarfieldafter developer Bethesda Game Studios released its new Trackers Alliance questline, which asks players to purchase subsequent quests as Creation mods.Starfield’s upcoming Shattered Space DLC finally received a reveal trailer at Xbox’s recent games showcase, which confirmed it’ll focus on one of the space RPG’s darker factions, House Va’ruun. Attached to the Shattered Space trailer was thereveal of a new questline centered around anotherStarfieldfaction, the Trackers Alliance....

James Bond is one of the best-known characters in cinematic history, and the long-running series has changed a lot over its 60-year history. With 25 films in the main series, not every entry can get the spotlight and recognition it deserves, andTomorrow Never Diesis one of the biggest victims. The James Bond franchiseoccupies an interesting place in modern cinema. People seem generally excited when one comes out, but hardcore fans are in the minority....

Summary The title of the upcoming sequel totheTrigunreboot animethat aired in Winter 2023 has been announced. The upcoming sequel toTrigun STAMPEDE; titled, “Trigun STARGAZE” was announced at the series' panel at Anime Expo 2024 on Friday. Series creator, Yasuhiro Nightow, revealed a brand-new illustration, along with somecharacter visuals of Vash The Stampede; Millions Knives and Nicholas D. Wolfwood. Here’s what we know about the upcoming second-season of Studio Orange’sTrigun STAMPEDE....

Valorantplayers have discovered a game-breaking bug with one of the game’s playable characters, Cypher. Thousands of people have beenenjoying theValorantbetasince it launched earlier this month, but the problem with Cypher seems to be the biggest issue that players have found with the new multiplayer shooter. On Twitter, formerPlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundspro sharky posted a video showing Cypher’s Spycam ability turn into a lethal turret. The Cypher played had placed a Spycam on the map beforesupport character Sagehad dropped a handgun next to it....

When the nameRedfallfirst leaked online, many Bethesda fans thought it might be the long-awaitedElder Scrolls 6. However, they learned the truth when Bethesda Softworks and Arkane Studios revealedtheLeft 4 Dead-style co-op shooterduring E3 2021. Bethesda already revealed plans to releaseRedfallin early 2023. However, fans hadn’t seen that much of the vampire-hunting co-op shooter up to this point. That finally changed during today’s Xbox Showcase, which opened withRedfall’s pulse-pounding gameplay reveal....

Ubisoft walks back plans to offer three-day early access forWatch Dogs Legion. The news follows a huge info drop for the game, as Ubisoft confirmedWatch Dogs Legion’s Xbox Series X features, shared new gameplay, and much more. In a statement posted on Twitter by industry analyst Daniel Ahmad, Ubisoft confirmed that it will not be offering a three-day early access period forWatch Dogs Legion. Fans had been able to purchase the Gold, Ultimate, or Collector’s Edition of the game in order to play it three days earlier than those who buy the cheaper, Standard release, but this will no longer be possible....

One of the initially highly marketed features for next-gen consoles was the addition of hardware ray tracing, an advanced way of displaying light and reflections. With this past week’sPlayStation 5 reveal event, fans got to see whether or not PS5 game developers were following up on that ray tracing promise. And while Sony hasn’t proffered an official list or anything, the team at Digital Foundry’s analysis has found that six of the showcases dozens of games featured ray tracing....

A new cutscene fromDragonflightjust gave some big hints as to whereWorld of Warcraftplayers might be going next. These hints from this newWorld of Warcraftcutscene have given many players a good guess as to where the nextDragonflightpatch will take them.Warning: Spoilers for Dragonflight follow. World of Warcraftrecently opened the Vault of the Incarnates raid as a part ofDragonflightSeason 1. With it, players gained access to thefinale cinematic for theDragonflightraid, revealing the fate of Raszageth and the release of the remaining three Primal Incarnates–Iridikron, Fyrakk, and Vyranoth....