Sega Now Owns Angry Birds

Summary Sega has confirmed its acquisition of Rovio, making the decades-old studio the official owner ofAngry Birds' intellectual property.Sega has been looking to purchase Roviosince April this year, and the company now plans to make a major push into the world of mobile gaming. In 2009, Rovio released one of the most successful mobile games of all time,Angry Birds. The game is often cited as the first mobile title to hit one billion downloads, and Rovio claims that the game has surpassed five billion total downloads....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Todd Johnson

Shin Megami Tensei 5 Likely to Release in Early 2021

Atlus' upcoming titleShin Megami Tensei 5is expected to release some time in 2021, but it hasn’t been entirely confirmed at what point in the year the game is set to launch. While theShin Megami Tensei 5trailerdoes reveal quite a bit about the game, it unfortunately didn’t come with a confirmed release date for the upcoming title. Fortunately, thanks to new reports from Sega, Atlus' parent company, the release window forShin Megami Tensei 5has been narrowed down significantly....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Kenneth Whitehead

Sims 4: Every Expansion, Game, & Stuff Pack You Need To Make The Perfect Haunted House

The Sims 4brought about a lot of changes to the classic life simulation game, including new mechanics, a more location-based playstyle, and of course dozens of expansion and stuff packs. What hasn’t changed, though, is the freedom to create whatever your heart desires (with the help of afew downloadable content packs). RELATED:The Sims 4: Ranking Every Expansion Pack From Worst To Best The fourth iteration of the series has perhaps the largest list of add-on packs available in anySimsgame....

June 22, 2025 · 5 min · 1038 words · Chad Gonzalez

Skyrim Fan Carves Their Own Dragonbone Greatsword

While someSkyrimplayers prefer to use lighter weapons like swords or ranged weapons such as bows, there are those that instead prefer brute force as a method of getting things done. For this purpose, thegreatsword weapon type is an excellent choice for the Dragonborn. Although its damage isn’t quite as high as battle axes or warhammers, it swings a bit faster and still packs a punch. When it comes to dealing the most damage possible with one of these things, a dragonbone greatsword is the way to go, and Redditor LongFineArt must have known that when they made a real life version of one for themselves....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Shannon Long

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 3 Can Learn A Key Lesson From the Original’s First Planet

Over sixteen years since the release of the second game,Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 3is reportedly in development at an unknown studio. LucasFilm Games is reportedly handing over the coveted IP to an all-new team without the involvement of the original developer BioWare or EA, the publisher which has held the exclusive rights to theStar Warsgame for almost eight years. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 3can learn a key lesson from the first planet in the original game, Taris....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 612 words · Andrew Warner

Tencent Purchases Ninjala Development Studio

Tencentis well known to be a massive investor in video game studios across the industry. Since its acquisition of Riot Games, the developer ofLeague of Legends, in 2015,Tencent’s aggressive efforts have shown no intention to slow. That isn’t changing this week, either, as Tencent is now confirmed to have made a new $44 million investment. Wake Up Interactive, the parent company of Valhalla Game Studios and Soleil, is Tencent’s latest addition to its growing roster of teams....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Laura Perez

That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime Heats Up As Hinata Receives Rimuru's Challenge

Summary The following contains spoilers for That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime, Season 3, Episode 5, “Meeting of Both Sides”, available onCrunchyroll. Episode 5 ofThat Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slimeseason 3 is a turning point in this part of the story, as Hinata Sakaguchi meets the other Great Saints to discuss the threat of the newly-awakened Demon Lord Rimuru and the state of affairs in the recently dominated Kingdom of Falmuth....

June 22, 2025 · 6 min · 1141 words · Katie Sullivan

The 3 Superhero Trilogies That Shaped The Current Era

In the last 20 years, films about superheroes have gone from anomalies to outright saturating box offices. Thanks to their massive success, it’s hard to go a year or even six months without an offering from Marvel or DC. Over two decades and across dozens of films, the way superhero stories are told has shapeshifted. Where the narrative was once locked in as a tale of good vs. evil where justice always prevails, now can be almost anything — from bombastic blockbusters with set pieces to smaller projects focused on character study....

June 22, 2025 · 4 min · 762 words · Christopher Simmons

The 8 Most Iconic Introverted PlayStation Characters

ThePlayStationplatform is home to dozens of beloved characters, some first appearing in the last decade and others bursting onto the scene in the earliest days of the home console’s existence. People get attached to fictional characters for a variety of reasons that range from immersive storytelling to relatable personalities. Whether it’sa family-friendly game likeRatchet & Clank: Rift Apartor a mature narrative adventure likeGod of War: Ragnarok, it’s often the characters that make these experiences so compelling....

June 22, 2025 · 6 min · 1197 words · Matthew Shepherd

The Elder Scrolls Online: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Wood Orcs

Valenwood is the home province to the Wood Elves, but it’s also home to another race. The Wood Orcs of Valenwood look just like the Orcs of Orsinium, but are natives to Valenwood. They are very similar to their Orsinium-based cousins in appearance and brutish ways, but have some distinct cultural differences. RELATED:The Elder Scrolls: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About The Mighty Orcs Very little is known about them and those who have run into them have interesting stories to tell....

June 22, 2025 · 6 min · 1160 words · David Stephens

The Last of Us 2 Big Win Safe Code

The Last of Us2features safes just like the first game, but things work a little differently this time around. Previously, as long as the player hadlocated the safe code, they could open the safe no problem once they found it, but this time fans will have to remember the code and input it manually. This of course has some pros and cons associated with it. The obvious disadvantage of this method is that it takes more time and requires players to remember the code, but on the other hand, the codes for safes inThe Last of Us 2are all readily available on the internet now....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Tammy Villanueva

The Menu Trailer Sees Fine Dining Go Sinister For Anya Taylor-Joy

Searchlight Pictures unveiled the new official trailer for its upcoming fine dining comedy/horror,The Menu. The ominous film firmly set in an unorthodox culinary environment will featureThe Northmanstar Anya Taylor-Joy and will look to hit theatrical screens ahead of Thanksgiving. The Menucenters its focus around a young couple, played by Taylor-Joy andThe Greatstar Nicholas Hoult, who travel to a private island to eat at an exclusive restaurant. The establishment’s chef, played byThe King’s Manstar Ralph Fiennes, has prepared a luxurious menu for the limited number of guests, with some unsuspecting surprises sprinkled into the recipe....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Daniel Hernandez

The White Bird's Guidance Shrine Zelda TotK Quest

Rito Village in the northwest section of Hyrule is home to the bird-like people, and it’s quite the hike from Lookout Landing, whereTears of the Kingdomplayers end up the first time they dive off the Great Sky Island after completing thetutorial shrines and learning Recall, Ascend, Ultrahand, and Fuse. Upon completing theWind Temple near Rito Villageand stopping the terrible blizzard, some NPCs will have quests for players to complete, and one of these quests is calledThe White Bird’s Guidanceand can be started by speaking to a red-colored Rito namedLaissa....

June 22, 2025 · 4 min · 679 words · Scott Smith