Animal Crossing: New Horizonsmarked the return of an acclaimed franchise after an eight-year absence of a main title in the series.The latestAnimal Crossinghas been met positively by criticsand by fans who have missed the series, but there has now been some bad news for players as the Bunny Day Event has now spawned issues with the balloon gifts. There are now conflicting reports about ways around this frustrating bug, and it may be unavoidable....

Baldur’s Gate 3is one of those RPGs where players can build romantic relationships with their companions. In order to get any one of the several choices to warm up to Tav, players just need to try to tailor their play style to what that character would approve of. Once the player’s approval is high enough, the character will trigger a proposition scene.Some characters are easier to unlock romances with than others; one of the easier people to connect with is the vampire elf namedAstarion....

A prominentSuper Smash Bros.community organizer reveals that former United States president Barack Obama plays as Captain Falcon in the game. Obama is one of the most video game friendly presidents in its history, with Obama’s administration seeing the declaration of video games as free and protected speech. One thing gamers might not have known was that Obama has playedSuper Smash Bros., and his main is apparentlyCaptain Falcon fromF-Zero.This piece of information comes from aSuper Smash Bros....

Summary Ever since the early ages of gaming, simulation games have been one of the industry’s leaders. WithTheSimspopularizing the genre and making it mainstream, the series has had quite a massive legacy. The franchise would not exist were it not for the success of 1989’sSimCity.SimCitynot only led to more than one successful spin-off series, but it also inspired a whole new genre. Todaycity-building gamescome in all shapes and sizes. With so many unique sub-genres and flavors for gamers of every pallet, finding a suitable city builder has never been easier....

Summary Ash and Pikachu’s journey came to an end after 25 seasons and 1,232 episodes ofPokemon. The anime, which aired for the first time in 1997, became a very significant part of a franchise that boasts many video games, manga, merchandise, and so forth.Pokemonhas today become a major part of Japanese and American popular culture. Throughout the many seasons ofPokemon,Ash Ketchum goes on adventures with various companions, and he meets many rivals on his journey to becoming a Pokemon Master and catching them all....

Role-playing games are a ton of fun. The progression systems of this genre are so satisfying that most modern titles have RPG-lite mechanics to simulate them. It speaks to the ubiquitous nature of this genre thatthe bulk of games on the market nowadays have RPG systems in some form or the other, which isn’t a bad thing at all. Many first-time developers have tackled this genre for their first game, with varying degrees of success....

Netflixhas announced that Joesph Gordon-Levitt and Taylour Paige will star alongside comedian Eddie Murphy in the upcoming sequel,Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley.This will be the fourth film in the franchise and will see Murphy reprise his role as the unconventional Detroit cop. As reported byDeadline, Production on the sequel is underway with Murphy starring and producing. Murphy first portrayed Foley in the firstBeverly Hills Copfilm, which was released in 1984 to wide critical acclaim....

Summary The Stress mechanic is one of the best things aboutCrusader Kings 3as it encourages players to roleplay as their character, rewarding them for making decisions that align with their Personality Traits. Going against one’s nature will incur Stress, the accumulation of which can result in mental breakdowns and the development of coping mechanisms. This can be followed by severe health defects and perhaps death if Stress levels are left unchecked....

Although there’s been a number of mobile games that have dominated the world, few had the staying power ofAngry Birds.From two feature film adaptations toStar Warstie-in games andeven an upcoming Netflix series,it extended far beyond being just a simple app, generating a huge audience that grew obsessed with its casual physics-based puzzle gameplay. However, many of the original iterations of the series have vanished in the years since their release, meaning fans can no longer enjoy the franchise’s classic levels....

Summary OneCyberpunk 2077player came across a plausibleBladeEaster egg while exploring a sketchy-looking building in Dogtown. The run-down neighborhood of Night City was introduced to the game just recently, having debuted as part of theCyberpunk 2077: Phantom Libertyexpansionon September 26. The first and only piece of DLC for CD Projekt Red’s latest RPG was largely met with critical acclaim, having been lauded for both the quality and quantity of its content. Apart from adding dozens of hours' worth of questing to the game, Phantom Liberty also greatly expanded onCyberpunk 2077’s extensive selection of Easter eggs....

In the action RPGDiablo 4, players will need to collect items, materials, weapons, and armor to improve their characters. As they explore themap of Sanctuary, players will want to pick up as many Murmuring Obols as possible. This in-game currency is an important part of ensuring a player’s character can buy whatever they want from the Purveyor of Curiosities. To get as many of these Obols as possible, players will need to know how to get them, where to buy them, and how to farm them....

Elder Scrolls Onlineis available on a number of platforms, more than just about any other major MMO. PC players candownload the game on its own, which launches via the Zenimax Launcher independently, or through Steam, which launches the Zenimax Launcher through the Steam platform as a middleman instead. RELATED:Elder Scrolls Online: A Guide To The Group Arenas It’s not necessary to link one’s Steam account toElder Scrolls Onlineto play the MMO on PC, but it does make it a lot easier to boot up....

TheEpic Games Storehas revealed the two free games that its users will be able to add to their collections on September 22. Epic Games gives away free games through theEpic Games Storeon a weekly basis, one of the key strategies it uses to draw PC gamers away from Valve’s massive Steam storefront. The Epic Games Store free game offerings are refreshed every Thursday at 10am CT, so users should have two more games to claim right now while also taking note of what’s in store for next week....