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Quick Links Summary FromSoftware games are known for many things; punishing difficulty, complex worlds, environmental storytelling, and unforgettable boss designs. Most FromSoftware titles have a sense of creepiness about them, but none more so than the gothic, Lovecraft-inspired world ofBloodborne. Its monster-filled streets have certainly turned the city of Yharnam into a hellish nightmare, but it’s the variety of bosses that inhabit it that really makesBloodbornelive up to its gothic horror roots....

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris an already complex game that involves dexterity, strategy, and concentration. While many pros and casual players practice for hours, it can become difficult to handle the fast-paced combat of this title. Despite this, aCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warfan has decided that one account is not enough action. Dual-boxing is a common practice in many online competitive games. While many MMORPGs and MOBAs are plagued by it, it is not a practice usually applied toCall of Dutyor similar shooters....

Much like with the other entries in the series,Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warplayers are usually out for themselves in multiplayer games. Fortunately, Redditor andCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warfan AnthonyIce420 was able to rely on his care packages for protection instead. AnthonyIce420’s clip is a nice change of pace, as players have had somebad luck with care packagesin recent months. Two high-profile bugs related to the scorestreak have been seen, with both preventing players from accessing their care packages....

The debut ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare’sSeason 6 content brought with it two powerful weapons, though these new weapons have thrown Multiplayer out of balance, making the two newModern Warfareweapons a topic of discussion for the game’s community. Due to theunlock tier of the AS VAL and SP-R 208 Marksman Riflethe problem hasn’t spread too far. Players have to grind out quite a few ranks of the Battle Pass to unlock them, which means there is still time to curb the issue....

WhileCall of Duty: Warzonefans were apprehensive about the new Caldera map at first, it seems as though some of them have begun to take a liking to it. SomeCall of Duty: Warzonefans are even requesting that a new game mode featuring the Caldera map becomes a permanent fixture in the game. Raven Software also recently introduced another change to the game that some players have mixed feelings about. Fans have noticed that thearmor plates inCall of Duty: Warzonemay have been nerfedwithout Raven Software notifying players that this change would take place....

Back in March 2022,Resident EvilandStreet FighterpublisherCapcomunveiled new guidelines for its fighting game tournaments. While at a glance these guidelines seemed fairly regular, including details around gameplay needing to be featured of Capcom games and promoters being unable to sell official merchandise as if it were their own, there were some other restrictions which caused outrage in the community. Namely,Capcom was decreasing the amount of prize pool money drastically, meaning thatStreet Fightertournaments could not offer anywhere near the same winnings to players as other eSports and fighting games could....

While the originalDestinyinitially struggled with delivering its story to players, one of the standout characters that most gravitated towards was the Hunter Vanguard Cayde-6. Voiced by veteran actor Nathan Fillion, Cayde gave the game personality and humor with his wild antics and anecdotes. To the surprise of many, Cayde’s time in this franchise came to an end much sooner than many thought as the well received Forsaken expansion forDestiny 2sawthe Hunter struck down by the game’s villainand his Barons....

A new season ofDestiny 2brings with it plenty of new content to dig into, and Season of the Deep will be sending players to a new dungeon which now has a name thanks to Bungie’s latest weekly update. Dungeons and raids are given names which hint as to what players can expect to see along with any potential narrative implications, with two clear examples being theVow of the Discipleraid and the dungeon Prophecy....

WhenDiablo 3first started, the best gear in the game was truly a matter of opinion. So long as it could beat the game, and every set in the game was plenty capable of doing so, the “best” gear matched whatever player preference was. YetDiablo 3was completely overhauled and pro players are no longer guided by intuition; they have to come to grips with cold, hard, facts. RELATED:Every Looter Game Still Alive In 2021 The game has evolved in large part due to the addition of the Greater Rifts....

Back in March, Netflix releasedDOTA: Dragon’s Blood, an animated series based off of Valve’s genre-definingDota 2. During The International 2021, Valve announced the newest hero to be added to the game is Marci–a character originating from the anime. InDOTA: Dragon’s Blood, Marci acted as the bodyguard, servant, and confidante of Princess of the Moon, Mirana, one of the main characters of the series. Now, the mute lady-in-waiting is coming toDota 2sometime this fall as its 122nd hero, and as the very first hero to come to the game from the anime....

Bethesda Softworks has maintained a dedicatedFalloutfollowing since the first game was released in 1997, and each title has its own community, includingFallout 3. OneFallout 3fan has decided to celebrate the RPGs Brotherhood of Steel with unique wooden wall art. Reddit user Markhizio recently shared a gallery of images showing their wooden Brotherhood of Steel wall art from multiple angles to highlight the intricate details. The Brotherhood of Steel is among the factions featured inFallout 3like The Enclave, Brotherhood Outcasts, and Ghouls, but unlike the others, Markhizio’s chosen faction adorned the game’s cover....

Final Fantasy 14is gearing up to releaseNewfound Adventure, its first major content patch afterEndwalker. To prepare players for the new Housing Lottery System coming with it,Final Fantasy 14shared the fine print of how players can get a house in the Empyreum district of Ishgard. Previously, houses inFinal Fantasy 14were purchased on a first-come, first-served basis. However,as ofNewfound Adventure, all land will be purchased via the new Housing Lottery System instead....

AGenshin Impactplayer shares a video that showcases the synergy between the recently released Dendro user Baizhu and some of the game’s strongest Hydro characters. He is currently placed on the ongoing Limited Character Banner that also features the Cryo bow user and three four-star characters. Baizhu is not the only new character that arrived in this part of the update as the sameGenshin Impactbanner cycle introduced another Dendro user, the four-star architect known as Kaveh....