Family Who Has Never Owned A Gaming System Gets Xbox Series X for Christmas

Holidays are the time to relax and look back on everything that happened in a specific year. It’s a much-needed time to revitalize one’s body and mind and gaming is one of the best ways to do it. Especially in a year as cumbersome as this, a silver lining is immensely needed and, as it seems, this particular family got exactly that. Gaming, in general, has been a support factor for many this year, both for newcomers and the old alike....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Miss Brandi Flynn

GameStop Recruits Former Amazon Execs As Part of Online Pivot

Massive changes continue to take place atGameStopas the video game and merchandise retailer restructures itself to succeed in an environment increasingly focused on online marketplaces. Not only hasGameStopmanaged to stave off bankruptcy during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but it did so in part due to a viral effort to purchase GameStop stock. GameStop has now made another major change at the executive level of the company, hiring a new CEO and CFO each with years of experience at Amazon....

July 10, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · William Gonzalez

Halo Infinite's Forge Mode Should Take More From Reach Than Halo 5

Dropping at the end of last year,Halo Infinitehad a bigger impact than most expected, with a free-to-play multiplayer mode being shadow-dropped first and building hype for the main course. While someHalofans still held out hope forInfinite’s eventual release, the numerous delays and underwhelming gameplay footage left many skeptical, which just served to makeHalo Infinite’s release all the more surprising - with many viewing it as the return to form that the franchise needed....

July 10, 2025 · 4 min · 686 words · Alicia Butler

Halo Infinite: Ranks in Order

As players begin their time withHalo Infinite’ Ranked Arena, the game’s most competitive multiplayer offering at the moment, they will discover that they are designated as “unranked.” However, this designation will change as soon as the fan completes their first 10 matches, as it is then that they will be given their very first rank. That is not a permanent assignment, though, and this guide will detail the order in which players will move through the ranks inHalo Infinite....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Melissa Davis

Hogwarts Legacy: 6 Tips For Battle Arena

Hogwarts Legacyis one of the most interesting and wide-spanning releases that gamers have seen in years. With minimal bugs or problems on release, particularly for such a massive game, there are only a few problems that players have come up with to speak against the success the game is currently enjoying. Related:Hogwarts Legacy Best Immersion Mods One of these is the lack of battle arenas that are currently available in the game....

July 10, 2025 · 5 min · 1002 words · James Robinson

How Clint Barton's Hawkeye May Differ From Kate Bishop in Marvel's Avengers

Marvel’s Avengersrecently saw the arrival of Kate Bishop, and the young Hawkeye will soon be joined by her mentor. Confirmed to be coming to the game soon, thearrival of Clint Bartonis exciting for fans of the comic book character and the MCU version of Hawkeye. While Clint’s arrival will help to conclude the intriguing, time travel-filled narrative started in Kate Bishop’s DLC storyline, the character’s skillset remains up in the air — and provides Crystal Dynamics with a major challenge to overcome....

July 10, 2025 · 4 min · 682 words · Heather Carter

How is Solo Leveling Similar to One Punch Man?

Summary The following contains spoilers for Solo Leveling, available onCrunchyroll. During the second episode ofSolo Leveling, many viewers noticed that there was something about the basic elements of the anime that are inspired by various media, the most obvious being videogames and the basic skeleton of the shōnen power fantasy. One specific element inSolo Levelingis interestingly reminiscent of the major hit shōnen parody gag series,One Punch Man, originally created by ONE with a manga in collaboration withEyeshield 21mangaka, Yusuke Murata....

July 10, 2025 · 5 min · 920 words · Stephanie Jones

How Major YouTubers like Markiplier Have Reacted to The Mortuary Assistant's Shady Age Restrictions

The recently released indie horror gameThe Mortuary Assistanthas gotten popular among YouTube content creators, resulting in many video playthroughs from names like Jacksepticeye and CoryxKenshin. However, the game has also brought to light a number of issues surrounding YouTube and its policies. Creator CoryxKenshin was the first to bring upYouTube’s questionable practices in relation to his playthrough ofThe Mortuary Assistant. In the video, he delves into heavy accusations and presents evidence to support his claims....

July 10, 2025 · 5 min · 1027 words · Katelyn Bonilla

How to Get Wishful Ignorance in Destiny 2

Unleash new powers when playing as a Titan thanks toWishful Ignorance, a pair of Exotic Gauntlets that were introduced inDestiny 2’s latest expansion, The Final Shape. There’s much enjoyment to receiving a new Exotic, especially when they look as menacing asWishful Ignorance, which has the potential to be one of the best Titan Exotics inDestiny 2. Whilst one should never judge a book by its cover, there’s no harm in seeingWishful Ignoranceas a powerhouse, as that’s exactly what they are when fitted into the right hands....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Garrett Fletcher

Hunting Isn't The Only Monster Interaction That MH Wilds Should Improve

Summary Capturing moonsters could be made a lot more interesting inMonster Hunter Wildswith a few tweaks to how the game approaches the topic.Monster Hunter Wildshas the chance to play with a lot of expectations that have been built up from recent games in the series. There are several directions that can be taken, but adding some new flourishes to some old standbys could be useful. In particular, the mechanic of capturing monsters could be explored more in the new game....

July 10, 2025 · 4 min · 710 words · William Johnson

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Launch Trailer Unites the Heroes

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamityreleases in only a couple of days and fans couldn’t be more excited, especially thanks to the playable demo andan initial review from Famitsu. And today, Nintendo has released a launch trailer that should both further hype up the game and makes fans anxious for its inevitable conclusion. The trailer primarily focuses on the story ofHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, with most of it consisting of moments from cutscenes rather than gameplay, highlighting Link, Zelda, Impa, and the other four Champions preparing for battle....

July 10, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · David Arellano

Kirby and the Forgotten Land Should Bring Back The Crystal Shards' Ability Mixing

The September 2021 Nintendo Direct brought a few major announcements for fans, and one of the biggest was undoubtedlyKirby and the Forgotten Land. This will be the second mainlineKirbygame released on the Switch following 2018’sKirby Star Allies, and it will stand out as the first full 3D platformer in the franchise. There have been attempts at the idea, such asKirby: Planet Robobot’s puzzle-based sub-game “Kirby 3D Rumble” and its standalone expansionKirby’s Blowout Blast, butForgotten Landwill take Kirby to the next level....

July 10, 2025 · 3 min · 626 words · Alice Williams

Marvel's Spider-Man 2: The Lore Behind Peter's Last Story Suit Explained

Major Spoilers Ahead for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2The firstMarvel’s Spider-Manhad quite the selection of alternate Spidey costumes, and thanks to subsequent DLC and the PS5 remaster, it got even more after launch. In the end,Marvel’s Spider-Manhad an impressive total of 47 unique Spidey suits for players to pick from, coming from across alldifferent forms of Spider-Man mediaincluding comics, movies, and TV shows.Marvel’s Spider-Man 2goes above and beyond with its own suit collection, giving both Miles Morales and Peter Parker a vast selection of suits to choose from, some of which even have multiple color variations....

July 10, 2025 · 4 min · 655 words · Julie Johnson