Once, when I was in high school and had barely slept after staying the night at a friend’s house, I went by the gas station in the morning, bought two Rockstar Energy Drinks, and downed them both before basketball practice. When I got to the gym and started running laps, I felt like my heart was going to pound right out of my chest. I survived, but I was worried my capillaries would burst the entire time....

The recentFinal Fantasy 16State of Play has shown just how far the game’s graphics have come since it was originally revealed all the way back in 2020.It feels like we’ve seen a lot of Final Fantasy 16 over the past few months, but that didn’t stop Square Enix and PlayStation from putting together a dedicated State of Play showcase last week to show us even more. While the showcase mostly focused on gameplay elements (when it wasn’t accidentally spoiling major plot details), it also showed off how far the game’s graphics have come in the two years since it was unveiled....

Fortnitehas been around for quite a while now, adding endless modes and new content to keep things fresh ever since the battle royale title first launched back in 2017. However, one thing that hasn’t been introduced yet is a fully fleshed out Ranked Mode, something which is becomingly increasingly popular in the live-service scene. That looks like it may be about to change soon though, asEpic Gameshas now teased the addition of Ranked play....

After a massive Leviathan Axe appeared inLondonandKuwaitover the past week, a giant Mjolnir from God of War Ragnarok has now appeared in Delhi, India. When the Leviathan axe first appeared in London, it looked like a build-up to a possible God of War announcement, but it now looks to just be a part ofSony’sglobal marketing push.As reported by industry insiderRishi Alwani on Twitter, Sony India put up a giantPS5alongside Thor’s Mjolnir as a part of its recent “Live from PS5” campaign....

Summary Video games are primarily a source of entertainment. Like movies, television shows, and books, they can have their ups and downs as you progress through them. There can be moments of pure joy, exhilaration, excitement, and more. Video games can elicit many emotions from players. But there can also be moments of anger, frustration, confusion, annoyance, and disappointment. Even the very best video games can falter. Numerous great video games can have one moment that ruins them, where either the narrative rocks or the gameplay quality dips....

Quick Links Va Fail, Elaine is one ofThe Witcher 3’smost significant quests. Not only will Geralt and Yennefer finally unveil Uma’s true identity, but they will also use the Trial of the Grasses to do so. It is the same process that mutates each witcher from an ordinary boy to an inhumanly skilled monster hunter. Related:The Witcher 3 - Treasure Hunt: Nilfgaardian Treasure Side Quest Walkthrough The witchers' revulsion toward the process makes it clear just how dangerous and horrific the procedure is, as will the quest’s content....

Quick Links There are many kinds of missions that you’ll have to complete while going through the Baker’s Battle mode inCrime Boss: Rockay City, and special character missions are one of them. These missions usually let you enjoy the character while you learn more about their life and personality. RELATED:Crime Boss: Rockay City - Complete Money Train Heist Walkthrough Cracker is quite a special crew member in the game since you have to finish his storyline to use him in normal missions and have the money to buy him....

TheResident Evil 4Chainsaw Demo reveals that the combat knife Leon carries around with him is the same one that Marvin gave him at the start ofResident Evil 2. Earlier this week,Capcom unleashed a demo for the Resident Evil 4 remakethat lets you play through the first half an hour of the game. Beyond letting us see how the game plays, it’s givenResident Evilfans a chance to pour through every inch of the demo and uncover a bunch of cool secrets, including an uber-difficult difficulty mode, a hidden TMP, and a quote from Leon that has thankfully stood the test of time....

Microsofthas lost yet another longtimeHalodeveloper, with Frank O’Connor seemingly leaving the company. This comes just after Microsoft lost Joseph Staten, and adds to the already long list of Halo veterans who are leaving the series and the company altogether duringInfinite’s troubled ongoing development. O’Connor had worked on the Halo series since 2004, and most recently held the position of franchise creative director. The news comes from his LinkedIn and has not officially been confirmed just yet, but his profile now lists him as working at a new, undisclosed company, having moved away from Microsoft and 343 Industries....

I never expectedDead Island 2to actually come out. It was in a weird limbo betweenSkull & BonesandHalf-Life 3, where people regularly said it was ‘in development’, but nobody believed them. That will-they-wont-they lasted nine years. I left school, left university, and got a job. Still no Dead Island 2, until last week a miracle arrived. Dead Island 2 didn’t just come out, it even gotgood reviews.Well, okay reviews. Better than I expected, definitely....

If there’s one thing thatTerrariais in no short supply of, it’s creatures that want to tear you limb from limb. Naturally, bosses are the strongest enemies in the game– all of your exploration and crafting is in service to defeating these superior foes. Related:Best Tools In Terraria But since most bosses need to be summoned, you’ll typically be fairly prepared for their antics. It’s the enemies who get the jump on you when you least expect it and are more likely to bring you to your most desperate....

This is a public service announcement: do not play Citizen’s Crowbar inMagic: The Gathering Arena. If you do, you’ll nuke your entire board, lands and all. Normally, Citizen’s Crowbar is an excellent card. Essentially a Disenchant on a stick, Citizen’s Crowbar creates a 1/1 citizen token that becomes a 2/2 with the Crowbar attached. It also has the ability to tap and sacrifice itself to blow up an artifact or enchantment....

Magic: The Gatheringhas just dropped the banhammer on two cards, with Strixhaven: School of Mages’ Expressive Iteration, and Battle For Baldur’s Gate’s White Plume Adventurer being barred from the powerful Legacy format. Despite Legacy allowing cards from almost any released set, making it one of the highest-power ways of playing MTG, it has been completely upended by both cards – with White Plume Adventurer helping to cement initiative decks as a mainstay of Legacy, despite only being introduced in 2022....