Monster Hunter Needs a TV Series, Not a Movie

As has been a recent trend in Hollywood, video game movie adaptations persist in trying to combine the live-action plausibility of ‘our world’ with some inter-dimensional ‘other world.’ Out of all of the gaming’s biggest global franchises,Monster Hunteris perhaps not the first one to jump to mind with this concept, but it’s happening.It’s concerning to many fans, even, and it’s up in the air how well this strategy will pay off....

July 16, 2025 · 5 min · 923 words · Ronald Payne

Most Iconic Anime Shapeshifters

Animeis full of incredible powers. There are characters who can summon elementals, cast spells, shoot energy beams, breath fire, fly, teleport, and perform many other otherworldly feats. One of the most powerful but underrated abilities in anime isshapeshifting, the ability to transform one’s body into something else. Related:Most Inspiring Female Ghibli Characters Shapeshifting is relatively common in anime, but there are as many versions of shapeshifting as there are shapeshifters. Some can only transform into objects or animals, whereas others can transform into anything they want....

July 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1075 words · Michelle Grant

Naruto: Sasuke's Next Power-Up, Explained

Sasuke Uchiha is one of the most important characters in theNarutoseries. Introduced alongside Naruto Uzumaki as one of the main characters in the story, Sasuke only went on to grow in importance. By the second half of the story, he was neck and neck with Naruto as the most important character and, according to the author himself, Sasuke always progressed with him. RELATED:Naruto: The Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, Explained This has been consistent for the entirety of the series and has continued intoBorutoas well....

July 16, 2025 · 4 min · 775 words · Matthew Thompson

New Game is Like a Medieval Fantasy Stardew Valley

Mirthwoodis a newStardew Valley-inspired life sim RPG that will allow gamers to live a farmer’s life in a medieval setting. By mixing farming elements with exploration and combat in a fantasy world,Mirthwoodseems like the perfect pick for people who want to play newgames likeStardew Valley, but with a few twists. The farming sim genre is growing a lot recently. While a few decades ago it was hard for most gamers to know many other games in the genre besidesHarvest Moon,Stardew Valleycame out in 2016 and revitalized the genre, giving it a newfound popularity....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Christine Gallagher

No Rest For The Wicked: Best Meals To Restore Health

No Rest For The Wickedis the latest game from developers, Moon Studios, the team behindOri And The Blind Forest. However,No Rest For The Wickedis a very different game, an action-RPGwithDark Soulselements. The souls-like nature ofNo Rest For The Wickedensures that players are almost always taking a beating from enemies, especially early on in the game. However, the game also features a cooking system that allows players to cook powerful meals to restore their health....

July 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1073 words · Kristen Ramirez

One Piece: What Is The One Piece Treasure?

One Piece,written by Eiichiro Oda, is a widely popular and critically acclaimed series revolving around the protagonist,Monkey D. Luffy, who currently embarks on an exciting quest to become the King of the Pirates. One of the key ingredients of the show is the One Piece, a fabled treasure sought out by Pirates all over the world, including the Straw Hats. The series kicks off the story through the words of Gol D....

July 16, 2025 · 5 min · 876 words · Kenneth Hardy

Original WipEout Source Code Released by Archival Group

After many years without a new game,WipEoutfans finally have something to be excited about. An archival group has released an important part of the development of the originalWipEoutfor fans to analyze in detail. TheWipEoutseries of antigravity racing games stood out from other racers at the time by implementing antigravity, making controls very loose and requiring a lot of skill to take corners well. The first game was a launch title for the PlayStation in Europe and became iconic through its futuristic visuals and electronic soundtrack....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · William Gonzales

Overwatch 2 Launch Time Confirmed

Blizzard has confirmed theOverwatch 2release date, letting fans know the exact time they can expect to jump into the game and play come the October 4 early access launch date.Overwatch 2is set to make major changes to Blizzard’s hero-shooter game, chief among these being a shift to a free-to-play monetization model and dropping the number of players on any given team from six to five.Overwatch 2is completely replacing the existingOverwatchexperience when it launches on October 4, preceded by some downtime....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 466 words · Jennifer Hart

Pokemon GO Announces New May 2024 Event

Summary Pokemon GOhas announced the next event coming to the massively popular monster-catching mobile game, putting the focus on Incense and a fifth-generation Pokemon. The mobile game features a wide variety of different events incentivizing players to pick up new Pokemon, often putting the spotlight on specific creatures.Pokemon GO’s monthly Community Day eventsoffer increased spawn rates for certain Pokemon and their shiny variants, with the May 2024 Community Day recently confirmed to include Bounsweet....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 560 words · Courtney Walker

Pokemon GO Winter Holiday Part 1 Dates, Bonuses, Spawns, and Features

The holiday season has finally arrived andPokemon GOis more than ready for this time of year.December 2022’s in-game calendar of eventsis jam-packed and the real fun starts later this week with the arrival of the Winter Holiday Part 1 event for fans of the mobile AR game. The early weeks ofthe Season of Mythical Wisheshave been full of excitement and things aren’t going to slow down when this event fires off....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Beth Mcdonald

Pokemon Sword and Shield: How to Get Victini

Pokemon SwordandShield’s The Crown Tundra DLC features more than 100 returning Pokemon, and many trainers will undoubtedly want to catch them all. That said, while many of these returning Pokemon can be obtained very easily, others are quite a bit more elusive. Perhaps the most elusive of them all is Victini, and indeed many questions about how to acquire this Gen 5Mythical Pokemonare currently circulating among the community. To start, the only currently-confirmed way to get Victini inPokemon SwordandShieldis to usePokemon Home....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Raven Cole

Raft: How to Get Palm Leaves and Rope

Quick Links The gameRaftstarts out with the player on a small raft four squares big holding nothing but a hook andfloating in a stream of plastic, planks, and other debris. The first thing to do is use the hook to gather the debris and start crafting, and two of the first materials players will need are palm leaves and rope. Fortunately, there are a number of places players can get these essential materials, and both are tied together much closer than first-timeRaftplayers might think....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 482 words · Ashley Combs

Recent Nintendo Trailers Seem Like They Should've Been Part of a Direct

Even thoughNintendorecently delayedThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2’s release into 2023, it still has a very busy 2023 ahead of it, thanks to all the other major games that it’s developing and publishing.Mario Strikers: Battle LeagueandXenoblade Chronicles 3ensure an exciting summer ofNintendoproducts, whileBayonetta 3andPokemon ScarletandVioletstill await release dates in late 2022. Fans likely expect that Nintendo will soon release another Direct that provides new information on some or all of these games....

July 16, 2025 · 4 min · 640 words · Amy Kennedy