Nintendo has a very strained relationship with some of its oldest franchises. While some properties likeSuper MarioandThe Legend of Zeldahave thrived ever since their first games, not all of Nintendo’s creations have been treated equally over the years. Some names that come to mind areStar FoxorMother, but few franchises have been so thoroughly neglected asF-Zero. Nintendo’s high-speed racing series was once touted as the future of racing, but for years it’s seemed like the future thatF-Zeropromised will never be fully realized for today’s era of gaming....

Bethesda’s latestFalloutexperience,Fallout 76, has had a very long journey since its release back in 2018. Despite the rocky launch,Fallout 76has seen consistent updates, improvements and quality of life changes in order to straighten out the core experience. This September a new experience is set to hit bringing players back to a previously explored locale in an older entry, The Pitt. Fans ofFalloutmore specifically,Fallout 3, fondly remember the expansion.The Pitt brought players to a war tornversion of Pittsburgh and tasked players with infiltrating a raider camp after hearing that the raider boss has reportedly found a cure for mutations....

Summary Challenges in video gamesare nothing new, but inFallout 76,players have the opportunity to complete lots of challenges that reward them with Atoms. Atoms areFallout 76’scurrency, which is used to buy itemsfrom the Atomic Shop. Atoms can be purchased with real-world money, and they can be earned in-game. While some of the challenges that players can complete are easy, others are difficult. Then, there are some that are beyond difficult. From killing thousands of robots to taking down tough enemies, there are somecombat challenges inFallout 76that take time, patience, and skill to complete....

Much ofFallout’smany creatures roaming the wastes have not occurred naturally. From fire ants, to super mutants andintelligent Deathclaws, there is a single artificial virus to thank for many of the creatures in the wasteland: The Forced Evolutionary Virus, or FEV for short. Different organizations have used and adapted it for different agendas both before and after the Great War. The FEV typically was used by antagonists in theFalloutuniverse, often in an attempt to make super-races or weaponized creatures....

Though the project is a valiant attempt at an all-new design format,Pokemon Scarlet and Violetare each disappointing in some key ways. It brings a roster of new and interesting pocket monsters to collect, but it’s also a rather bland and severely undercooked product, with subtle mechanical changes to combat and half-hearted environments that are by no means fitting of the largest fictional property in the world. Fans are thrilled that there’s a newPokemongame to enjoy, but frustrated that it’s yet again failed to truly capturethe Game Freak property’s limitless potential....

Some of the most challenging puzzles thatGenshin Impactplayers will encounter in the 2.1 update are the Relay Stone puzzles found throughout Watatsumi and Seirai Island. In the Sangonomiya Shrine region of Watatsumi Island,Genshin Impactplayers will find four Relay Stone puzzles that vary in difficulty. Completing all of theRelay Stone puzzlesin the region will reward players with 2 common chests, and 2 exquisite chests. Players will also earn a significant amount ofElectro Sigilsthat are used to increase the Traveller’s Sacred Sakura Favor at the Grand Narukami Shrine....

AGod of Warfan, clearly passionate about the franchise, received a tattoo of Mimir that covers the majority of their upper right arm. The smartest man alive became an instant fan favorite upon his introduction into the series, andGod of Warhas not been the same since his stories and quips. Thesequel that was 2018’sGod of Waracted as a soft reboot for the franchise, previously a hack-and-slash series set in Ancient Greece that journeyed to Norse mythology and became a third-person action-adventure on the way....

After missing out on last Halloween, the latest installment in one of the most beloved horror franchises of all time,Halloween Kills, with be hitting theaters in October. But with the release date right around the corner, the surprising announcement was made that the movie would also be debuting on the Peacock streaming platform on the same day. The official Twitter page for the movie shared a clip from the upcoming horror flick while letting fans know that the sequel would be available to stream on Peacock as well as its original theatrical release plan....

This article contains spoilers forHawkeye.“Partners, Am I Right?” may not have been as action-heavy as its predecessors, but it is a pivotal episode for the remaining two episodes of Marvel’s newest series.Hawkeye’sfourth episode features a number of heart-warming and emotionally taxing moments, but it also featured the highly anticipated return of one Marvel star. Following the release ofBlack Widowearlier this year, many have impatiently waited for Yelena to return to the MCU....

WWE and 2K Sports are back together for another annual release of the wrestling company’s flagship video game franchise. InWWE 2K24, the professional wrestling giant pays homage to their biggest event of each year, Wrestlemania, as 2024 marks its 40th anniversary. With a Wrestlemania rematch coming between Roman Reigns andCody Rhodes in 2024, the game will take a look back at some of the other memorable rivalries that made it to the WWE’s “Grandest Stage of Them All”....

All of Stephen King’s stories are unforgettable, as the beloved author has a real knack for crafting chilling tales about relatable people who are stuck in out-of-this-world situations. One of the most well-known Stephen King books isPet Sematary, and after the book was published in 1983, King wrote the screenplay for the 1989 film adaptation. After a remake was released in 2019, news came out that there would be aPet Semataryprequel....

2021 saw the release of four very different Marvel Cinematic Universe movies that seemingly weren’t very connected to one another. WhileBlack Widowprovides the audience with a flashback to an earlier chapter of the MCU,Spider-Man: No Way Homebegins an exploration of the multiverse,Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsintroduces a new hero to the MCU, andEternalsrewrites some of the history of the universe. It’s the latter two that might actually be more connected than the audience thinks....

Summary Avengers 5is reportedly eyeing Coleman Domingo as Jonathan Majors' Kang replacement, and oneShe-Hulkstar shared their thoughts on the latest recasting rumor. Majors was set to be the main villain of the two upcomingAvengersfilms that Marvel Studios had planned. However,Marvel Studios dropped Majors as Kangafter the star was found guilty in court on counts of domestic abuse brought up in early 2023. Since the decision was made official, fans online have been abuzz with predictions about Majors' Kang replacement....