How To Max Akinari's Sun Social Link In Persona 3 Portable

Quick Links Though it’s definitely one of the sadder social links you can advance throughout the course ofPersona 3 Portable, Akinari Kamiki, the boy at Naganaki Shrine on Sundays who’sveryopen about dying from a grim illness, is really only looking for a friend. RELATED:Persona 3 Portable: Beginner Tips He pushes on through it to engage with your protagonist about the ins and outs of dying in a way you see coming far before it happens, and although his fate is sealed, he’s excited to forge one more relationship before he goes....

June 17, 2025 · 4 min · 770 words · Olivia Gomez

How To Prepare For New Game+ In Persona 5 Royal

Persona 5 Royalis a huge game. Friends demand your attention, bosses want you to work, you need to study for finals, and you have to save the world from all these terrible adults. It might be possible to do it all in one playthrough, with perfect time management and a good guide, but realistically, you’re going to need more time to appreciate or complete the full game. Related:Persona 5 Royal: How To Upgrade Your Technical Rank After you finish your first playthrough, you’ll be presented with the option to save your current game as a New Game+ file....

June 17, 2025 · 6 min · 1259 words · Christian Kane

Infinity Ward Investigating Warzone Server Issues As Players Rage Against AI

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0’s third season launched just over a week ago, and while players have always griped at Warzone’s laggy servers, latency issues have become so bad that Infinity Ward has officially acknowledged them on Call of Duty’s Twitter account. “We are investigating reports of server-related gameplay issues and are actively working to resolve them,“the Warzone developer wrote. Players noted the issue must be severe for it to be broadcast on the main Call of Duty account and not just the support account....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 469 words · Christopher Fields

It's A Shame That Marvel Underperforming Includes Midnight Suns

Last year saw the release of a big-budget game starringIron Man,Spider-Man, Captain America,Captain Marvel,Wolverine, and a ton of other iconic Marvel heroes. It was created by Firaxis, the developer behind the critically lauded, commercially successfulXCOMgames. It was really good. Andno one played it. If you knew aboutMarvel’s Midnight Suns, congrats, you are one of the few. If you played it, congrats you’re one of the fewer. It’s a shame that the game sold so poorly because, despite being sick to death of the MCU, I’m having a great time with it....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 624 words · Adam Burns MD

It’s Not The Right Time For The Last Of Us Part 3

Ever since HBO’s The Last of Us started airing earlier this year, fans of the games have been asking about The Last of Us Part 3. Neil Druckmann, co-president of Naughty Dog, said thatwork on their next big title has already started– but it might not be what fans are currently rabid for. He didn’t deny that it was the newest addition to The Last Of Us series, but most people agree that it won’t be....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 537 words · Dr. Alex Strickland

Jedi And Pokemon That Would Make A Great Team

Star WarsandPokemonare obviously completely different series. It is quite amazing the similarities they share, however. There are many Jedi who would make great Pokemon trainers. Just as many Pokemon match the personalities of the Jedi that they could find themselves with. Related:Fire Emblem Protagonists And Their Perfect Pokemon Partners Several Jedi in the Star Wars universe are gifted with the power to tame the galaxy’s mightiest beasts. That would come in handy when starting their Pokemon journey....

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 1053 words · Bonnie Richardson

Kojima Productions Is Experimenting With Live-Action Lighting Techniques For Death Stranding 2

Death Stranding 2is coming, but it might not be here for a while. Teased mercilessly in the lead-up to The Game Awards last year,the reveal traileroffered a confusing look at the world of Death Stranding following the events of the first game. We saw baby Lou,old Sam, and much more of Fragile than anyone expected. Hideo Kojima has confirmed that Fragile will play a “significant role” in the upcoming sequel, while newcomers Elle Fanning and Shioli Kutsuna have yet to have their roles revealed....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Matthew Williams

Leaked League Of Legends Spin-Off Mageseeker Confirmed For 2023

We finally have more details on Mageseeker, the leaked League of Legends spinoff starring everyone’s favorite magical evolutionary, Sylas.Mageseeker received a Korean rating last monththat restricted it to ages 12 and up for “continuous battle scenes against humans/non-humans.” Now,Riothas confirmed the game’s existence with a teaser trailer showcasing both Mageseeker and two other Riot Forge games coming in 2023. “Journey to Demacia with Sylas in The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story, a gritty 2D hi-bit pixel action RPG where you’ll bring Demacia to its reckoning,“wrote Riot in today’s preview....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Heather Arnold MD

Mortal Kombat 1 To Get Gameplay Premiere At Summer Game Fest

Mortal Kombat 1was just announced in anexplosive story trailerthat reveals Fire God Liu Kang as the ultimate protector of Earthrealm. But the sorcerer Shang Tsung somehow survived being erased from time at the end of Mortal Kombat 11 and has returned for the souls of Earth’s greatest warriors. In true Mortal Kombat fashion, MK1’s introductory trailer was a bloody affair, but it has fans wondering what the game itself will actually look like....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Peter King

Most NPCs Are Introduced In The Same Weird Way In Dead Island 2

As I slash and shoot my way throughDead Island 2, I can’t help but feel like I’m in William Shakespeare’s most famous play. Except, instead of Juliet calling down to Romeo from her balcony, it’s every NPC shouting down mission instructions to my zombie slayer. The first-person melee game from Dambuster Studios makes a deeply strange design choice and I’m surprised it’s taken me this long to notice it. About 12 hours in, I realized that for roughly the 50th time, I was entering an area, hearing a disembodied voice, looking around to find where the noise was coming from, only to realize that the NPC addressing my character was standing on a platform above them....

June 17, 2025 · 4 min · 659 words · Rebecca Williams

Most PS5 Players Don't Care About DualSense Features, According To Poll

Each PlayStation seems to bring with it certain hardware innovations, some of which are more successful than others.Sony’sdebut console touted its 3D capabilities, with 3D definitely a chalk on the success ledger, while the DualShock was introduced a little later on (another tick). The PS2 had EyeToy, which was not such a successful experiment, and the PS3 a blu-ray drive. When it comes to thePlayStation 5, the jury still remains out....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 537 words · Michael Mccormick

Nier: Automata Should Have Changed Gaming Forever

If you look at the last 15 years of games, compared to the 15 years that preceded it, the biggest change is story. Yes, games have gotten technically more proficient and are far larger and better looking nowadays. Yes, online integration has forever changed the fabric of video games and 15 years ago we didn’t have day one patches, battle passes, endless microtransactions, or live-service ecosystems. But despite all those changes, I still maintain that story is the biggest evolution, and that’s why it’s disappointing to see so few games take inspiration from the phenomenal experience ofNier: Automata....

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 1003 words · Amy Garcia

Overwatch Vice President Jon Spector Is Leaving Blizzard After 6 Years

After six years at the company,Overwatchcommercial lead and vice president Jon Spector has announced that he will be leavingBlizzardat the end of March. At the time of writing, its currently unknown as to who will replace Spector, and the man himself hasn’t given any updates as to where he may potentially land at the moment.Spector announced the news via his personal Twitter account, in which he thanked Team 4, the Overwatch community, and “everyone at Blizzard who made this chapter of my career so incredible”....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Manuel Schwartz