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The Pokémon Company and Game Freak are dealing with a lot of flak at the moment. Basically, it seems like the newest game in the multi-billion dollar franchise,Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shieldhas a few problems that diehard fans aren’t too fond of. RELATED:10 Games To Revisit While You Wait For Pokémon Sword & Shield A summary can be foundhere, but essentially, Game Freak has decided not to include all the Pokémon in their newest game....

For many players, the little things are what gives a game replay value and makes it exciting to comb through all of its features. A Reddit user discovered a neat detail while fishing with bait inRed Dead Redemption 2that is really underlying this principle. Video game physics are often far off from real life, with many hilarious examples of impossible things like ragdolling enemies orflyingFornitecarsto be found on the Internet. So when developers put the time into making objects and people interact with the world realistically, it’s something that many players don’t expect....

The charts are in for Japanese sales figures from August 31st-September 6th and in an surprising upset,Ring Fit Adventurehas outsoldMarvel’s Avengersby over 20,000 units sold. Even more so,Ring Fit Adventuresold at the number one spot, beating out such titans likeAnimal Crossing: New HorizonsandGhost of Tsushima. To put these sales into context, this wasAvenger’sfirst week after a long, hype-filled ad campaign that seemed promising. And selling nearly 43,000 units certainly isn’t something to sniff at....

Persona 5was a massive hit all across the globe, with many players diving into theShin Megami Tenseispin-off series for the very first time. Atlus has made it known that thePersona 5-related games have been massive successes, withPersona 5 RoyalandPersona 5 Strikersboth exceeding sales expectations. As such, it would not be too surprising to hear that Atlus has future plans to capitalize on the massive success thatPersona 5brought to the series. Now, that may just be the case if a renewed domain name is any indication of Atlus' future plans for thePersonaseries....

If there is one film genre that benefits from a lack of color, it has to behorror. Through the efforts of filmmakers such as Robert Wiene and F. W. Murnau, cinematic horror blossomed during the silent black and white era, producing German Expressionist masterpieces that still hold up today. RELATED:Best Horror Movies For Kids Even after sound and color became a thing, the genre continued to periodically omit the latter as a stylistic choice, withblack and white horror filmsbeing common all the way up to the 1960s....

Sony just aired a State of Play stream that focused on upcoming PlayStation games, largely from Japanese developers and publishers. Many games were announced, includingExoprimal,a co-op dinosaur shooter by Capcom, and new trailers were shown for games likeGhostwire: Tokyo, but the publisher that stole the show wasSquare Enix. Square Enix is best known for itsmassive JRPG franchises, likeFinal FantasyandDragon Quest, and this knack for the genre was definitely apparent in today’s broadcast....

It’s official: Clone Force 99 will return in season 2 ofStar Wars: The Bad Batchon Disney Plus. The first season premiered on May 4th, 2021, with new episodes airing every Friday. While the first 14 episodes have been released, there are still two more chapters in the first season that are set to premiere on the streaming platform in the coming weeks. Created byLucasfilm’s Dave Filoni,The Bad Batchis an animatedStar Warsseries that follows Clone Force 99, a....

Having a spacefaring neighbor is the norm inStellaris. Empires spread their borders to transcend only one or two systems, and even succeeded in colonizing other planets. These neighbors can be friendly enough to warrant cooperation, but other times, they’re hostile enough to warrant immediate attack for survival. A special caution is needed when the neighbor is a Fanatic Purifier, who is determined to wipe out all other species in the galaxy save themselves....

One of the most intriguing games that Square Enix has lined up for this year has to beStranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. This game certainly looks unique, as it combines theFinal Fantasyfranchise with a Soulslike action-RPG style. The initial showing of this game at E3 2021 led to immediate mixed reactions, where fans and critics harpooned its edgy aesthetic and tone. The game is reported to be acting as aprequel to the originalFinal Fantasygame, which only raised further questions about the story....

Summary One of the many specialties ofOne Pieceis its diverse world, which is filled with a plethora of nations. Every time Oda decides to focus on a particular country, fans learn something new. Most of the countries inOne Pieceare under the leadership of an individual, and it is their responsibility to ensure that the kingdom is in the best condition. However, some kings prefer other ways of managing their nations, including a more iron-handed approach....

Summary Korean game publisher Krafton may have revealed that aSubnauticasequel is in the works and could be released sometime in 2025. The latestSubnauticagame,Subnautica: Below Zero, was released for the PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X in January 2019. Subnautica: Below Zero,the direct sequel to the original 2014 game, expanded the series' universe and what players know from the original game. Because of this and the game’s cliffhanger ending, players and fans have been speculating what they could expect with a possible sequel for the last few years....

Path Of Exileis a free, online-only, action RPG that came out in 2013 and still sees consistent updates for its dedicated fanbase of players. This high-action, fantasy gamesuits players of all different play styles, as long as they enjoy combat! There are a lot of different character builds players can opt for in-game, but we’ll be focusing on the ‘Shadow’ class today; a class that benefits from high dexterity and intelligence in combat....

There are elements of Marvel Comics' storytelling that maps cleanly to the big screen and remain selling points of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Other elements either fail to translate from the paneled page and still, others make the change and go unnoticed by a different kind of fanbase. TheMCU has featured some incredible locations, from the most luxurious vacation spots on Earth to the surface of far-away planets, to hidden fantasy lands beyond the veil of time and space....