Ranking Every Map In Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkovis a game with an interesting split of PVP and PVE engagements. Combined with a mix of settings and a big push towards realism, and you have a game unlike most others. Related:Escape From Tarkov: Streets Guide Tarkov itself is a mix of different areas, from sprawling forests to crowded industrial parks. Not to mention each of these maps is filled with scavs, cultists, and various paramilitary fighters. No matter which map you’re looking to drop into, you’re almost guaranteed a fight....

July 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1075 words · Crystal Cunningham

Ranking Every Planeswalker In Shadows Over Innistrad Remastered

Shadows Over Innistrad Remastered is a welcome return toMagic: The Gathering’ssecond Innistrad block, a duo of sets that took the traditional gothic horror of the Plane and mixed in a heartyhelping of Lovecraftian horrorfor good measure. Presenting a two-act mystery for players to enjoy, the sets brought together a number of key Magic characters in an entertaining, if predictable, narrative. RELATED:MTG Arena - The Best Creatures From Shadows Over Innistrad Remastered...

July 2, 2025 · 5 min · 1031 words · Julie Murphy

Remakes Can't Be The Future For Disney

Every new shot I see ofDisney’supcoming live-actionThe Little Mermaidremake replaces the one before it as the worst shot I’ve ever seen. And yesterday, Dwayne Johnson and Disneyreleased a video outlining plans to remake Moana, a movie that’s not yet seven years old. At this point, Disney is struggling to produce anything of artistic merit and, to make up for the lack of craft, is cannibalizing its backlog for recognizable names in hopes that brand recognition alone can get people to theaters....

July 2, 2025 · 4 min · 752 words · Timothy Taylor

Resident Evil Village Update Removes Denuvo DRM

Capcom has removed Denuvo anti-tamper DRM fromResident Evil Villagein its most recent update. The PC version of Resident Evil Village has long been known to suffer performance issues compared to its console brethren, and it has been proven to be caused by Denuvo. A report from theDark Side of Gamingconfirmed Denuvo’s removal from RE Village both in the game as well as its Steam storefront. With the game’s initial release back in May of 2021, that’s almost two years of Denuvo protection....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 474 words · Matthew Watkins

Sims-Like Life By You Will Require "A Good Gaming PC" To Run

The beauty of Sims 4 is that you can run that game on a potato; a five-year-old laptop with integrated graphics is just fine. Not so with Life By You,the upcoming life simulation game from Paradox. Life By You will require an actual gaming PC. That’s according to Paradox Tectonic studio head and former Sims designer Rod Humble. Speaking toRock Paper Shotgun, Humble said that the goal is to make Life By You “a well-running, open triple-A high-end life simulator first and foremost,” and the recommended specs on Steam “reflect that....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Sarah Sanchez

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Gameplay Shows Off Dual Lightsaber Stance

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is still coming soon, although slightly later than originally expected. Fanswill have to wait another six weeksfrom its original release date of March 17 as Respawn puts the finishing touches on the hotly-anticipated sequel. In the meantime, we at least have nine minutes of new gameplay footage to show courtesy of IGN. The new footageall takes place on the planet Koboh where Cal Kestis and BD-1 are searching for something....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Jennifer Patel

Super Mario Bros. Movie Breaks Frozen 2's Box Office Records On Opening Weekend

The Super Mario Bros. Moviehas just enjoyed a record-breaking opening weekend, with the highest-grossing debut of 2023. The film overtookMarvel’sAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniafor the honour, earning $146 million in the US over the weekend, and almost $205 million in the past five days. Perhaps most importantly, however, it has now beaten Frozen 2’s box office record for the best-performing animated film in its debut week. This is a huge upset, dethroningDisneyfrom a position that seemed relatively safe....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · Rebecca Cook

The 10 Most Valuable Cards From March Of The Machine In Magic: The Gathering

March of the Machine might be one ofMagic: The Gathering’s most ambitious sets in years, the culmination of the secret machinations of New Phyrexia against the entirety of the Multiverse. With a full suite of Praetors, team-up cards, and even a new card type, March of the Machine brings a lot of unique cards to the game. Related:Magic: The Gathering – The Most Valuable Cards In The Brothers' War Appealing to Standard players as well as Commander and every format in between, there are many cards that players are chasing after to complete their decks....

July 2, 2025 · 7 min · 1341 words · Tammy Schmidt

The Best Boss Battles In Kirby's Return To Dreamland Deluxe

One ofKirby’slatest adventures on Switch, this game has an abundance of different boss battles. From mini-bosses, bonus area enemies, and fully-fledged ones that cap off each world. When you’re not storming through levels and fighting with copy abilities, you’ll be going toe-to-toe with this game’s big baddies. Related:Kirby’s Return To Dream Land Deluxe: Best Copy Abilities This game features all kinds of different boss battles, and while some may not be super challenging, you’ll feel a strong sense of accomplishment whenever you check one off the list....

July 2, 2025 · 7 min · 1382 words · Tyler Flores

The Best Perks In Patch Quest

The roguelite dungeon crawler subgenre is rife with indie games that punch far above their weight class. From Despot’s Game to Merge & Blade, and nowPatch Quest, games like these take pleasure in blurring category lines while sticking to tradition where it has always worked best. RELATED:Most Challenging Roguelite Games Sometimes there’s a little extra focus on puzzles, sometimes the strategy elements are placed front and center. In Patch Quest, there’s a little bit of everything as you’re dropped into an unfamiliar wilderness to tame its monsters and catalog its flora, all while fending off its less-friendly residents....

July 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1132 words · Mrs. Deborah Ballard

The Best VR Horror Game Needs Ported To PS VR 2 Immediately

I’ve loved the idea ofvirtual realitysince I was a little kid. Just like today, there was nobody on Earth I hated more than myself. And just like today, I would’ve done anything to not have to be myself. At the time, the solution in movies like Lawnmower Man was virtual reality. In the ‘90s, we believed that if you put on a bulky headset, you’d get superpowers or something. It was a stupid era, and all your nostalgia for it is based on missing public spaces....

July 2, 2025 · 4 min · 718 words · John Mcbride

The Best Weapon Alt Fire In Dead Space

There’s more than one way to skin a necromorph. And with theDead Spaceremake’s newfangled peeling system, that’s no joke — the Force Gun can quite literally blast the skin off of a necromorph. Still, Isaac mustn’t hold back in his fight for survival aboard the USG Ishimura, as the reanimated corpses of the crew certainly won’t pull any punches. RELATED:Dead Space - Relatable Things Every Player Does There are seven weapons in Dead Space, each of which packs an alternate fire mode that compounds the destruction or helps you strategize when taking on an onslaught of monsters....

July 2, 2025 · 4 min · 839 words · Ashley Taylor

The Holy Bible Was Almost Ported To The Game Boy Advance

Video game ports don’t always work as intended. You’d think it would be easier to run a game on a more powerful device, but therecent fiasco with the PC port for The Last of Us Part 1showed us that it’s not that simple. Sometimes, ports are impossible due to the very nature of the device a game was created for. However, that didn’t stop Crave Entertainment from trying to put The Holy Bible on the Game Boy Advance....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Julie Cooper