Mono-Black Commander Staples For MTG

Quick Links Mono-black decks have a long and strong history inMagic: The Gathering,a tradition passed into Commander, which has become a home for both jank and spells too powerful to be printed into formats like Modern or Pioneer. These cards are supplemented nicely by the increasing power levels of new designs, especially when it comes to commanders themselves. Related:Magic: The Gathering - How To Use Scryfall More than any other color,mono-black has staples that can fit in just about any black-using deck,regardless of its game-plan or construction....

June 8, 2025 · 10 min · 1988 words · Derek Hooper

MTG's March Of The Machine Aftermath Leaks Are Selfish And Serve Nobody

March Of The Machine Aftermath was meant to be one of the most importantMagic: The Gatheringsets ever released. The bookend to the Phyrexian invasion arc shows how the multiverse coped in the wake of a war spread across every reality. It might not be a big set – only 50 cards compared to the usual 200 or so we’re used to – but it is poised to include story elements that will change MTG forever....

June 8, 2025 · 4 min · 759 words · Jeanne Johnston

NFL Blitz: Every Game, Ranked

After the success of NBA Jam, Midway translated it to the game of football with the hard-hittingNFL Blitz series. While a bit of a hard sell these days, considering all the research on concussions affecting players, the game was an absolute joy to play when it was released in the late 1990s andneeds a reboot. RELATED:N64 Football Games Ranked Like many other NFL video game series, it suffered when EA Sports won the exclusive license to those rights....

June 8, 2025 · 5 min · 921 words · Robert Lee

Nick Offerman "Lost A Couple Weeks" To Banjo-Kazooie

Nick Offerman, best known for his role as macho man libertarian Ron Swanson on Parks and Rec and now Bill in The Last of Us, revealed on an episode of Jimmy Kimmel that the last video game he played was Banjo-Kazooie. He said he “lost two weeks” to it and believes since video games have improved over the years, he’d be even more obsessed now. Offerman just starred in episode three of HBO’s The Last of Us, playing Bill....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Michael Brown

No Character Creator Is More Stressful Or More Rewarding Than Dungeons & Dragons

I’ll always love games with character creators that little bit more. There are some iconic bodies I have inhabited over the years, feeling the plight and the victories of Cloud Strife, Arthur Morgan, Lara Croft, andBayonetta Nolastnamegiven. But nothing quite compares to building your own character from scratch. Occasionally this can backfire - bad character creators that limit creativity feel worse than none at all, because the opportunities have been dangled and then taken away....

June 8, 2025 · 5 min · 936 words · Cynthia Bailey

No Game Demands Devouring Like Resident Evil 4

Back when I first playedResident Evil 4in 2016, I devoured it. I took little bites at first, putting in an hour here and there. But, around the time I reached the back half I could hardly pull myself away. I marathoned the last eight hours in an all night session, and saw Leon and Ashley jet ski into the sunrise as the dawn’s early light was shining through my windows....

June 8, 2025 · 4 min · 653 words · Travis Simmons

Overwatch 2's New Ashe Skin Makes Some Weirdly Moist Sounds

Overwatch 2players are delighted, horrified, titillated, concerned, piqued, and some other emotions in between, by a “moist” sounding Ashe skin that comes with the game’s Season 4 battle pass. The item in question is the Ashe Intergalactic Smuggler Skin with the Legendary Skin part of the space-themed skins available in Overwatch 2’s Season 4 battle pass. Ashe and Bob pose as intergalactic smugglers while Ashe gets a tentacular addition in the form of an octupus-like skin for her dynamite....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Timothy Brown

Pokemon Director Says Ash Was Beloved Because He Showed "No Prejudice Or Fear"

Ash’sPokemonjourney is about to come to an end. Later this month, his final episode of the anime will air in Japan. Kunihiko Yuyama has been fielding questions about Ash’s journey as the world prepares to say goodbye, revealing he believes the trainer’s fearless attitude is why fans have gravitated to him for more than two decades. Speaking withAnimedia(thanks,ComicBook.com), Pokemon director Yuyama detailed the beginnings of the anime which came around a year after the launch of Red & Blue....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · David Henderson

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Player One-Shots Tera Typhlosion With A Magikarp

Typhlosion made its Pokemon Scarlet & Violet debutthis month via the latest Tera raid. If you failed to get the Ghost-type the first time around, Typhlosion will return to seven-star raids this weekend. One plucky trainer with a lowly Magikarp won’t need to worry about catching the visitingPokemon, taking it down the first time around in one hit, and yes, that one hit did come from the aforementioned Magikarp. If you’re in your 30s like I am, then you’ve probably attached a stigma to Magikarp after discovering it to be pretty much useless when introduced to it for the first time 25 years ago....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · John Garcia

Pokemon TCG Will Finally Type-Shift Tera Pokemon In Scarlet & Violet: Obsidian Flames

ThePokemon TCGhas announced the third release of its Scarlet & Violet era, with Obsidian Flames finally introducing type-changing terastallised Pokemon to the game. Scheduled for launch on August 11, Obsidian Flames will also feature probably one of the era’s biggest money cards so far, with the Dark-type Charizard ex sure to shift a few packs. RELATED:TCG Release Dates 2023 While terastallised Pokemon have been a part of the TCG since theScarlet & Violet base setearlier this year, up to now they’ve mostly stayed within the confines of the Pokemon’s original type....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · John Macdonald

PowerWash Simulator Is The First Thing To Bring Me Peace In Weeks

I am a neurotic person, and I always have been. I get extremely grossed out at the sight of filthy things, and I won’t touch them even with gloves on. During the pandemic, I started using Tiktok, and got sucked into a weird niche of satisfying cleaning videos. Carpet cleaning videos, pool cleaning videos, people who spring cleaned the houses of people too depressed to do it themselves, I loved them all....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 609 words · Paula Nelson

Resident Evil 4 Remake Keeps The Original's Jet Ski Tricks

Resident Evil 4is perhaps the perfect remake. It updates just enough of the original RE4 to make it feel fresh but keeps all the major plot points. Plus there are a ton ofeaster eggsto impress franchise fanatics, like howyou can still save the dogfrom a bear trap and you canstill die to a giant fish for getting angry at the lake. Another easter egg that Resident Evil 4’s remake keeps is Leon’s Jet Ski skills....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Bethany Ford

Resident Evil 4 Remake's Collector's Edition Is Being Scalped For $500

Resident Evil 4 remake’s infamously hard-to-find collector’s edition is being scalped on eBay for up to $500, nearly twice its original asking price. The long-awaited Resident Evil 4 remake is finally upon us and, while most of us will be celebrating Leon’s return to Spain, those who tried to get a hold of the collector’s edition are probably a little bit sour right now. Over the past month,the collector’s edition has become infamously hard to find, with GameStop cancelling a ton of pre-ordersfor what was already a well-sought-after item....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Heather Wright