How Red Dead Redemption's Ending Mimics Other Rockstar Titles

The popularity of theRed Dead Redemptionfranchise cannot be understated. While it may not boast the same exact sales asGrand Theft Auto, nothing does—but it continues to beone franchise Rockstar invests in after leaving so many to the wayside. Everything from the setting to the characters makes the title stand out, andRed Dead Redemption’s ending is considered iconic in the industry by many. This is because of John Marston’s death, the turnover to Jack Marston, and the latter’s pursued vengeance at the end ofRed Dead Redemption, on top of everything else....

June 10, 2025 · 4 min · 735 words · Nicole Webb

How the PS5's Specs Compare to a High-End PC

Sony’s latest and greatest in console gaming, thePlayStation 5came swinging out of the gates last year. The Japanese giant has experiencedthe most successful PlayStation launchin its history, which even aside from the data, seems obvious given the sheer popularity. However, the debate to prove whether a high-end gaming PC is the way to go or a console has been raging for a long time. Discussing that isn’t particularly useful, as each comes with its own set of advantages or disadvantages....

June 10, 2025 · 4 min · 643 words · Sherry Gray

Journey to the Savage Planet Dev Talks Stadia Aftermath

Typhoon Studios’Journey to the Savage Planetwas a comedic pulp sci-fi adventure that placed players in the moon boots of a freshly-recruited explorer working for the galaxy’s “fourth best” interstellar exploration company. After enjoying a fairly solid reception in 2020, Typhoon and its game would soon be acquired by Google as one of the first in-house studios for Google’s fledglingStadia cloud gaming platform. The game recently resurfaced thanks to the efforts of Racoon Logic, which developedJourney to the Savage Planet: Employee of the Month Editionoptimized for the latest consoles....

June 10, 2025 · 4 min · 654 words · William Lopez

Kingsman: Best Action Sequences In The Franchise

With three installments of this James Bond spin-off genre,Kingsmanhas taken the world by storm. The first film did impressively well and the other two followed suit, not doing as well but still providing that tell-taleKingsmanstyle many know and love. RELATED:The Best Action Movies Of 2021 It’s that style that many come back to, the dapper suits, the gentlemen, but most of all,the fight scenes. This franchise has perhaps some of the most impressive fight scenes in cinematic history....

June 10, 2025 · 5 min · 1027 words · Zachary Valenzuela Jr.

Kirby Deserves the Super Mario 3D All-Stars Treatment for its 30th Anniversary

Last year wasSuper Mario’s 35th anniversary, and to celebrate Nintendo’s flagship franchise, it released a number of enthralling titles, such asSuper Mario Bros. 35, an interesting take on a battle royale. But the release that ended being the talk of the town wasSuper Mario 3D All-Stars, bundling together three ofSuper Mario’s 3D hits:Super Mario 64,Super Mario Sunshine, andSuper Mario Galaxy. While its limited-time release caused some controversy, bringing older titles to the Switch ultimately thrilled fans, especiallySuper Mario Sunshine, which had been trapped on the GameCube....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 570 words · Vincent Jackson

Madden NFL 21: 10 QBs Whose Rating Improved The Most Throughout The Season

Madden 21and EA update roster data every single week. Anyone that plays the game while connected to the internet willreceive a roster updateonce EA has viewed all of the results for that particular week. Changes are based on a number of real-life performance factors like efficiency, interceptions, yards, and touchdowns. RELATED:Madden 21 Glitch Makes Patrick Mahomes Look Like a Terrible QB As a result, rating adjustments often reflect how much a player has improved throughout the season....

June 10, 2025 · 5 min · 1002 words · Douglas Glover

Madden NFL 22 Cover Reveal Date Confirmed, Will Include Two 'GOATs'

EA Sports has never taken this long toreveal the nextMadden NFLcover athlete. Each year, fans have come to expect theMadden NFLcover athlete to be revealed in the spring alongside the game, with the game itself launching in August. While fans have had to wait a little longer than usual to learn NFL 22, it seems as though the wait is very nearly over. On Twitter, the officialMadden NFLpage released a short teaser featuring Peyton Hillis, a formerMadden NFLcover athlete in his own right....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 455 words · Ashley Decker

Minecraft: Best Uses For Kelp

Summary Mojang’s sandbox title,Minecraft,has agreat variety of plants and treespresent in its world. Among them stands kelp, a plant that is tiny but has a great number of uses. It naturally grows in oceans, except those that are frozen, deep frozen, or warm. As such, players will organically come across many kelp growths in their playthrough, and they don’t even have to search far and wide. Since it’s an underwater plant, it can even be found growing in many shallow water bodies as well....

June 10, 2025 · 5 min · 1058 words · Erin Ashley

Modern Disney Would Never Make Something Like A Goofy Movie

The 90’s were a much bolder time forDisney, back when they wereless occupied with remaking their ‘golden age’ flicks into live actionand more interested in expanding and exploring various properties in organic ways. While the ill-fatedAtlantisseries (a franchise that came before its time) was perhaps the end of this era of deeper dives, the early days of Disney’s televised escapades were surprisingly refreshing in retrospect of where they are twenty plus years later....

June 10, 2025 · 4 min · 653 words · Angela Mendoza

New York Times Strands Hints and Answers for May 14, 2025

Strandshas yet another grid of letters to sort through and find several themed words. Unlike most word-search puzzles, you will not know the theme or the words you are to find ahead of time, though. That makes this game a lot more challenging than you might expect. But today’s puzzle is a little more difficult than therules ofStrandsmight suggest; it has a lot of longer words that may be challenging to spell correctly....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Sandra Jackson

Palworld Teases 'Major' New Update

Summary A “major"Palworldupdate is scheduled for this summer, though it won’t have the previously-promised PvP Arena.Palworldrecently made an appearance at the Triple-I Initiative showcase, a special event dedicated to revealing new information about upcoming indie games. Palworldis quite easily one of the biggest indie games in the world right now, so it made a great deal of sense for it to be featured at the event.Palworld’s early access releasehas broken records, and there are many excited to see how the game will continue to evolve in future updates....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Katie Calhoun

People Can Fly Acquires Blair Witch VR's Incuvo

ForPeople Can Fly, 2021 has been a year of great growth and visibility. The company had acquired Game On and converted Phosphor Games into People Can Fly Chicago, and its first game since its break with Epic Games,Outriders, came out early this year. People Can Fly isn’t done, though.Outridersis getting its Worldslayer expansionnext year, and it has announced its third acquisition of the year. People Can Fly has entered into a development and publishing agreement with Incuvo S....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Paul Alexander

Pokemon and Metroid Highlighted in New Fall Out Boy Song

As part of a new single, Fall Out Boy has released a new cover of a classic song that mentionsPokemonandMetroidby name. The two franchises are specifically brought up to highlight their influence on pop culture in the last 34 years. The song in question is meant to reference current events that have helped shape the world as it is today, and it seems that these twoprominent Nintendo franchiseswere important enough to make the cut alongside other important cultural icons such asStranger ThingsandSpongeBob SquarePants....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Jerry Christensen