Pokemon Legends Z-A Breaks a 7-Year Old Tradition

Summary Pokemon Legends: Z-Awas revealed, and it hints at breaking a pattern in the series that has been continuing since 2018. Granted, just the mere fact that it’s aPokemon Legendstitle means thatPokemon Legends: Z-Awill be taking its own path compared to most main series titles. Most details of the game aside from the premise are largely a mystery due to the trailer being a reveal rather than showing off gameplay, but at least one notable detail emerged....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 576 words · Jeffery Townsend

Reggie Fils-Aime Stepping Down from GameStop Board of Directors Role

Reggie Fils-Aime is stepping down from his role atGameStop. The former Nintendo of America President is retiring from his position atGameStoponly 12 months after starting it. GameStop’s future is not fully known, but the former Nintendo leader still has his hands in many different areas. Last March,Fils-Aime joined GameStop’s Board of Directorswith his breadth of video game knowledge. Coming from years of Nintendo experience, Fils-Aime brought a unique perspective to the table....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Travis Brooks

Rockstar Games Is Making the GTA+ Subscription Service More Expensive

Summary Rockstar Games' flagshipGTA Online-focused subscription service, GTA+, is receiving a price hike with no formal announcement. This news is likely to make fans ofGrand Theft Auto Onlinewho were already critical of the service even less pleased with it. GTA+ was introduced in March 2022 as a membership program forGTA Onlineplayers exclusively on the next-gen consoles, the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. The service provides a number of monthly in-game perks, in addition to some persistent benefits for all members as well....

June 10, 2025 · 4 min · 673 words · Kevin Moore

Skull and Bones Has Extremely Low Metacritic User Score

Summary Ubisoft’s newly launchedSkull and Bonesis not faring well on the review aggregate site Metacritic, where it has received overwhelmingly negative ratings from gamers. Prior to its full release, game testers had already complained about the game. Revealed to the public at Ubisoft’s E3 2017 press conference,Skull and Bonesinitially marketed itself as an online open world game that would give its players the opportunity to explore the Indian Ocean during the Golden Age of Piracy as a pirate captain....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Stephen Charles

Star Wars KOTOR Remake Gets Encouraging Update

Summary Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, the highly anticipated remake of the massively popular 2003 action RPG, is finally receiving some positive news. The update, which comes straight from the mouth of the long-gestating title’s current developer studio CEO, is a breath of fresh air forStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republicfans after a series of seemingly dismal developments. TheStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republicremake, often referenced asKOTOR, has been on one of the more tumultuous journeys of almost any video game in recent memory....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 619 words · Jacqueline Elliott

Star Wars: How George Lucas Changed The Ending Of ‘Empire’ After It Was Already In Theaters

Any diehardStar Warsfan knows that revisiting the magic of the original trilogy isn’t always as simple as putting in a DVD or hitting play on a streaming service. There are more than a handful of different versions of films likeA New HopeandThe Empire Strikes Back. The VHS versions of the films aren’t the same as the theatrical cuts, and there have been several iterations since then. Some of the changes are minor, like adding CGI aliens in the background of shots inA New Hopeonce the technology was available....

June 10, 2025 · 4 min · 799 words · Nathan Park

Street Fighter Fan Creates Wooden Carving of Third Strike Box Art

An artist posted on his social media a wooden carving of the cover ofStreet Fighter 3: Third Strike. While Capcom’s game had a positive reception by much of the FGC and is considered one of the best titles in the genre, the title was a commercial failure. Recently the game has been remembered again with the release ofStreet Fighter 3concept artshowing the earlier designs of the characters.Street Fighter 3: Third Strikeis the third installment of theStreet Fighter 3series and was released in 1999 for arcades only, as consoles at the time were unable to run the game....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Nicole Ross

The Batman Had Four-Hour Cut That Was Shown In Early Test Screenings

The hype surrounding Matt Reeves’The Batmancontinues to grow, especially after it was confirmed the upcoming film would be nearly three-hours long. Now, it has been reported that early test screenings at Warner Bros. showed a four-hour cut of the film. The Batmanwill focus heavily on a noir-driven, detective version of The Dark Knight, as the filmwill take place in Bruce Wayne’s second year of fighting as he is forced to deal with corruption and tracking down a new enemy known as the Riddler....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Courtney Hampton

The Last of Us 2 Could Give Joel a Redemption Arc

WithThe Last of Us 2on its way, now is a perfect time to take a look at Joel and his character from the originalThe Last of Us, specifically pertaining to his actions in the final chapter of the game. While it isn’t clear exactly what kind of role he’ll have in the new game, like whetherJoel will be a villainor a helper, there is a chance that this new title will finally give the character the redemption that some players think he deserves....

June 10, 2025 · 6 min · 1093 words · Steven Holmes

Timothy Olyphant May Return As Justified's Raylan Givens In New Show

Fans of FX’sJustifiedmay yet get to see their favorite Kentucky Marshal Raylan Givens once again, and this time it won’t be through a confusing but satisfying cameo onThe Good Place. The makers ofJustifiedare reuniting to create another series for the network based on the work of the late Elmore Leonard, and that might very well include Timothy Olyphant. Leonard’s 1980 novelCity Primeval: High Noon in Detroitwill be the subject of this latest adaptation, and the producers andwriters behindJustified(including its creator Graham Yost) will return to work on the series....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 542 words · Catherine Smith

Valheim: How to Increase FPS and Improve Performance

Valheimhas taken Steam by storm,selling millions of copiessince it was released. Players have been enjoying their time learning how to survive, crafting equipment, taking on bosses, and building their own homes and settlements. What has been a little less enjoyable are the framerate issues that some players are experiencing. Some players struggle to maintain playable frame rates while taking on bosses or moving through dense forest areas. The good news is that there is a simple solution discovered by Redditor RustyB3ans....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Richard Burton

Warhammer Vermintide 2: Best Bardin Build

Playing the dwarf inWarhammer Vermintide 2is occasionally a roleplaying decision. There is little disagreement among the community about how Bardin Goreksson cheers up the group and is overall fun to listen to. Squads that don’t have him present are all the emptier and more dreary for it. RELATED:Best Games For Fans Of Medieval History However, don’t get to thinking that Bardin is simply there for his jovial songs, clever jokes, and desire for ale....

June 10, 2025 · 4 min · 666 words · Paul Parsons

What Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Future Events Could Learn From Charizard's

Pokemon Scarlet and Violetfeature plenty for players to do even when they’re done with the main story. Players looking to bulk up their team with strong Pokemon should head to the Tera Raid events which feature powerful creatures up for grabs. Although past7-Star Tera Raid eventshave been exciting, there were also many flaws that Game Freak could easily fix with future events. As Charizard’s 7-Star Tera Raid showed, the Pokemon in these events can be so strong that some players may be left unable to catch their favorite creature....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 602 words · Barry Campbell