MLB The Show 23: Fielding Settings Guide

Nothing makes fans think they’re watching little league ball quite like seeing bad fielding on display. InMLB The Show 23, pop flies and lazy liners are supposed to be automatic outs. They are until the poor settings chime in and then, suddenly, the crowd starts to groan and jeer as the fielder falls over backward. RELATED:All New Features Confirmed for MLB The Show 23 There are a few options for fielding inMLB The Show 23but some of them are simply non-viable....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 530 words · Michael Wolf

Most Nihilistic DC Characters

Summary DC Comics has managed to turn the tide of the superhero genre on several occasions. When the light-hearted comics of the Silver Age began to fade in popularity, they began turning to darker characters, changing the nature of their superheroes and the worlds they inhabited to stay relevant. Over the past few decades, a more realistic in-between where some heroes remain fairly gritty has been the new norm for what is popular, but some characters are defined by their lack of care for the wider picture, believing that life is truly meaningless, and their actions have no consequences, the essence of nihilism....

July 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1081 words · Kelsey Salinas

Naruto: Cooperation Ninjutsu, Explained

Summary Ever present in the world of Masashi Kishimoto’sNaruto, ninjutsu forms the foundation of the series' power system and the fighting styles of its main cast, as one of the three main shinobi combat skills. From nature transformations to more esoteric and uncategorizable schools of techniques,ninjutsu is at the core of the clever contestsof strength and skill that popularized the series. Another core theme ofNarutois that of cooperation, and there is one particular class of ninjutsu techniques which best exemplify this — cooperation ninjutsu....

July 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1086 words · Chad Alvarado

Naruto: Nagato's Initial Plan For the Tailed Beasts, Explained

TheNarutoseries has given viewers plenty of plot twists and surprising revelations, and perhaps the most perplexing of these was the revelation of theAkatsuki’s Eye of the Moon Plan, also known as Project Tsuki no Me. Many know this plan as the Akatsuki sole motive from the time of the organization’s initiation, yet in actuality, this was never the Akatsuki’s goal for collecting the Tailed Beasts. Since Obito was the only one who knew of the end-game plan, the rest of the Akatsuki’s members were fed an entirely different goal – one that Nagato had initiated....

July 1, 2025 · 4 min · 795 words · Jenny Andrews

New World: Best Build For Solo Players

One of the best things aboutNew World, and the feature that makes it stand out in the myriad of MMORPGs cluttering the playing field these days, is the total lack of any restrictions when it comes to classes. Players build their own unique classes from the ground up, using talent builds and gear combinations, instead of choosing during the initial character creation process. RELATED:New World A Complete Guide To Classes Solo play inNew Worldis another feature that’s more accessible here than in some other RPG-based MMOs....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Jackie Combs

One Piece Characters That Could Struggle Against Luffy's Gear 5

WithOne Piece’s Wano arc in the Manga now over and the Egghead Island arc underway, many fans will be aware of Monkey D. Luffy’s rapid growth in terms of raw strength and jump in the aspect of his Gomu Gomu No Mi Devil Fruit now known as the Hito Hito No Mi. Recent developments in the story revealed thetrue properties of the fruit, and alongside Luffy’s development in learning how to infuse Conqueror’s Haki into regular attacks in the midst of the battle with Kaido, it stands as Luffy’s Gear 5th....

July 1, 2025 · 5 min · 934 words · Kathryn Thornton

One Piece: Highest Cross Guild Bounties

Summary The Cross Guild is an organization that was recently set up inOne Piecefollowing the dissolution of the Shichibukai system. This organization is led by none other than Yonko Buggy and is made up of his other powerful underlings, such as Crocodile and Dracule Mihawk. The Cross Guild has made great waves in the world ofOne Piece, especially because they have put bounties on the heads of Marines. Now, the Marines are hunted just as pirates are and quite a lot of their bounties have also been revealed to the fans....

July 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1238 words · William Ferguson

Overwatch 2 Fan Notices Subtle Detail That is Unique to Junker Queen

Summary While in the practice range, oneOverwatch 2player notices that the Junker Queen is the only character in the game to not have a blinking animation. The amount of playable characters available to use inOverwatch 2continues to expand through various seasonal updates, such as the addition of the tank hero Mauga. Taking the base roster from the first game,Overwatch 2began with a handful of new characters including the Junker Queen, a tank class character which quickly became one of the more popular character choices....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 555 words · Jason Walker

Overwatch Update Nerfs Brigitte and Orisa, Buffs Roadhog

Blizzard has released a new balancing patch forOverwatchon July 30, 2025. DPS, support, and tank heroes are all affected by this patch, so all players should pay attention to these changes so they’re not caught by surprise while playing. All of these changes are currently live for all versions ofOverwatch,with Brigitte, Orisa, and Roadhog being some of the heroes that are most affected by these changes. A total of seven different heroes have been changed with this patch, making for a lot of possible changes in the game’s meta to occur as well....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Rodney Rodriguez

Palworld Player Builds Base Near Anubis and Instantly Regrets It

Summary APalworldplayer decides to build a new in-game base near the Anubis boss and immediately pays for it, with the in-game boss destroying their hard-built base. The base-building aspect of the breakout hit monster-catching game from developer Pocket Pair has become one of its most popular features since launch. Fans have created stunning and extravagant bases within the survival game, creating everything from castles and fortresses to even buildingan indoor soccer stadium inPalworld....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 590 words · Margaret Watkins

Persona 5 Strikers Proves the Phantom Thieves Still Have Potential

As beloved as the previousPersonagames are, the Phantom Thieves are definitely the faces of their franchise right now. The originalPersona 5remains an acclaimed best-seller for Atlus and the games that came after it keep getting a lot of love too.Persona 5 Strikerssaw huge international success right out of the gate, reaching 1.5 million copies sold by the middle of 2021.People keep coming back toPersona 5and its satellite games because of the Phantom Thieves, whose diverse stories, personalities, and reasons for their vigilante work result in a memorable cast that’s always worth revisiting....

July 1, 2025 · 5 min · 971 words · Rodney Brown

Pokemon GO: Best Moves For Zacian

Quick Links Trainers who’ve captured Zacian inPokemon GOwill want to give it a strong moveset to dish out the most damage and cover weaknesses. Zacian is the game mascot forPokemon Swordas well as one of the new Legendary Pokemon to debut in the Galar region. As of now, Pokemon cannot hold items inPokemon GO, leaving Zacian to remain in its Hero of Many Battles form. This makes it a pure Fairy Type with weakness to Poison and Steel....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Thomas Collins

Pokemon: Everything You Need To Know About Confusion (Status Condition)

Quick Links When it comes to the main status conditions inPokemon Sword & Shield, only one can be inflicted on a target at a time, however, there are minor status conditions that can work in conjunction with the major ones. Confusion is such a minor status condition, however, it can arguably be more devastating to foes than any of the major ones, even by itself. RELATED:Pokemon: Everything You Need To Know About One-Hit KO Moves Being confused will cause an afflicted pokemon to potentially hit themselves instead of using their desired move....

July 1, 2025 · 4 min · 766 words · Ray Nguyen