The Best M-Rated Nintendo DS Games, Ranked

Nintendo made a huge splash in the gaming market when they released the DS in 2004. It immediately took off as something more than a gaming console as a lot of casual players latched onto it. This was the era of Nintendo that was its most accessible, including the Wii a couple of years later. As accessible as the DS was, it still had plenty of hardcore titles for longtime fans....

June 16, 2025 · 5 min · 882 words · Sharon Christian

The Best RPGs With Survival Mechanics

The RPG genre has grown to encompass a wide variety of styles, from action-adventure titles to turn-based fantasy games. Genre overlap is common and essential for keeping things fresh and exciting. As the genre has grown, developers have begun to push their work into new areas of gameplay, with many RPGs including survival mechanics in their game worlds. Survival games are some of the mostimmersive and engaging gameson the market. These titles often include harsh weather mechanics that can kill the character if they are not prepared....

June 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1339 words · Victor Rivera

Things The Callisto Protocol Does Differently Than Dead Space

The Callisto Protocolwas announced in 2020 during one of the worst years for humanity in recent history. Announcing a game about a breakout may have been a bad idea, but players were hungry for some escapism. Fans of theDead Spacefranchise had been waiting since 2013 for EA to announce anything related to that series. RELATED:Callisto Protocol: Cargo Walkthrough (Chapter 1) The Callisto Protocolthen was like the next best thing. Plus Glen Schofield was involved, who helped co-createDead Space....

June 16, 2025 · 5 min · 958 words · Amber Edwards

This Sci-Fi Mystery from the Director of Fate/Zero Is Unlike Anything Else

Premiered 26-06-2025 Ei Aoki is a good director, not necessarily because his works are without flaws, but rather because his skill as a storyteller allows his works to shine despite their lows.Id: Invaded, an original science fiction story by writer Otarou Maijo, is one such flawed series that hits the ground running with a captivating premise thatputs a spin on serial killer mysteries. So often in police dramas about serial killers, there’s a big emphasis placed on getting inside their heads to understand them and discern how to stop them, mostly in a metaphorical sense....

June 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1203 words · Jamie Wilson

Turn-Based Pro Wrestling RPG WrestleQuest Shows 'Cage Match' Gameplay

A turn-based wrestling game calledWrestleQuestis on its way from Skybound Games, and new video shows off “cage match” gameplay that will make appearances along the hero’s journey. No wrestling legacy could ever truly be complete without the occasional cage match, after all, andWrestleQuestlooks like it could have such content in spades. Developed by Mega Cat Studios, the team behind recent indie game hits with a retro touch such asCoffee CrisisandLittle Medusa,WrestleQuesttakes a turn-based approach to the wrestling industry and pays homage to more than 30 icons throughout its history, including long-time favorites like Randy “Macho Man” Savage and Andre the Giant....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Patricia David

Valheim Player Shows Off Massive Meadows Base

Summary AValheimplayer has shared a video with the community, showcasing their large base built in the Meadows biome. The base tour reveals the intricate structures and designs that highlight the player’s creativity and skill withValheim’s building mechanics. Valheimis a popular action-adventure survival gameset in a procedurally generated world inspired by Norse mythology. Players take on the role of a Viking warrior who must explore, gather resources, build structures, craft weapons and armor, and engage in combat with various creatures and bosses....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 576 words · William Cooper

Valheim: How to Craft the SealBreaker

Quick Links With a new biome to explore,Valheimplayers will eventually want to track down and defeat the game’s newest boss, the Queen. This creature is the sixth boss in the game’s progression arc and, arguably, the most challenging. to access this creature’s lair players need to craft the Sealbreaker, an item that can be a real challenge to create inValheim. The Sealbreaker requires players spend a greatdeal of time inValheim’s Mistlandsfighting off the new and powerful enemies there....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Brittany Schaefer

Van-14 is Developer's Love Letter to Hollow Knight and Super Metroid

Summary By day, Robin Eyre works at Iron Gate Studio as a self-described “generalist artist,” preparing assets forValheim’s Ashlands biome. But like many talented developers, Eyre burns the midnight oil by pursuing passion project in the form of a Metroidvania game.Van-14borrows from the classicSuper Metroidformula—right down to a power-armored heroine facing seemingly insurmountable odds with universal stakes—and also takes some cues from Team Cherry’s modern masterpiece,Hollow Knight. Eyre’sindietitle promises hardcore challenge, an immersive world to explore, and lots of bosses....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 639 words · Shawn Molina

Was The Friday The 13th Remake Really So Bad?

One of the most iconic franchises of the slasher genre,Friday the 13thcomprises 12 films from 1980 to 2009. Tragically, the lastFriday the 13thfilm released was the heavily maligned Platinum Dunes remake, but is that film really deserving of all the hate its gotten over the years? The late 2000s was the golden era for awful remakes of beloved horror films, a huge percentage of which were produced by Micheal Bay’s company Platinum Dunes....

June 16, 2025 · 4 min · 804 words · Matthew Rodriguez

Where Halo 5: Guardians Left Things Leading Up to Halo Infinite

Halo 5: Guardiansreleased nearly five years ago in October 2015, and it was the last mainline entry in theHalofranchise. This fall,Halo Infiniteis set to release and continue the story that was left on a cliffhanger inHalo 5that also left many of the series' biggest characters in limbo. Developer 343 Industries has confirmed that despite the non-numbered name,Halo Infiniteis indeedHalo 6in the sense that it continues the story fromHalo 5. So, after almost five years from the last major entry in Master Chief’s story and ahead of the release ofHalo Infinite, now is a good time to look back at where exactly the characters and story were left inHalo 5....

June 16, 2025 · 4 min · 669 words · Laura Fleming

World of Warcraft Fans Like the Sylvanas Novel, Despite Worries

After several delays,World of Warcraftwas finally able to release theSylvanasnovel, written by Christie Golden. Despite concerns over a few of the excerptsWorld of Warcraftreleased about some plot points, fans are enjoying the story for the most part. Sylvanasis a 400-page tie-in novel whose release coincided with the “Judgment”epilogue chapter of theShadowlandsstory, which featured the fate of Sylvanas as decreed by Tyrande Whisperwind. Marketed as “the epic, definitive story” of Sylvanas Windrunner, the novel seeks to answer questions and tie up loose ends of the Banshee Queen’s story....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Elaine Bennett

World of Warcraft: Datamined Particle Effects Might Hint at New Expansion

World of Warcraft: Shadowlandsis wrapping up in the upcomingEternity’s Endpatch, so players are expecting the next expansion to be announced soon. Recent encrypted assets discovered inWorld of Warcraftinclude a new mount, suggesting a draconic-themed expansion is coming soon. The encrypted content found inWorld of Warcraftcontained assets for a mount, a pet, and a few additional items and models. All together, the package is similar to those in Deluxe Edition rewards from previous expansions, suggestingWoWcould be working towards an expansionannouncement and preorder soon....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Jose Ryan

Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel: How to Farm Gems

Quick Links The latestYu-Gi-Oh!video game,Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel, has drawn a considerable number of fans in with its intriguing take on a fast-paced 4-player revision of the classicYu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. However, the new play style for the game is found in a mobile title with all the additions one would expect. Just likeYu-Gi-Oh! Master DuelandDuel Links,Cross Duelmakes fans roll in a Card Gacha for new monsters, spells, and traps. For fans to get as many pulls as possible, this guide will tell playershow to farm gems inYu-Gi-Oh!...

June 16, 2025 · 4 min · 659 words · Emily Cooke