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It’s no secret thatTeam Fortress 2has been content-dry for years. That’s why fans got so excited when Valve promised a “full-on update-sized update” last month, and why they were all so disappointedwhen that update seemed to scale back on its promises just a week later. Now, the TF2 community has generated an amusing coping mechanism to deal with the let-down, and it’s got everything to do with sand. It all seemed to start with this now-removed post asking who else in the TF2 subreddit “likes to eat wet sand?...

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomhad a tough act to follow withBreath of the Wild. But now, as fans make their way through the behemoth sequel, it’s safe to say that it’s stuck the landing, competing with not only its predecessor, but also giving other popularSwitchgames a run for their money. In just a matter of days, Tears of the Kingdom has risen to become the fourth best-reviewed game on Nintendo Switch....

The creativityZeldafans demonstrated immediately onceTears of the Kingdomlaunched this month has been pretty remarkable. It’s also exactly what the sequel’s creators were hoping you’d all do with the game. Gamers managed to be more creative withBreath of the Wildthan its developers expected, and it was videos of those creations in the first game that convinced the Tears of the Kingdom team to build its follow-up around players using their imagination to makeeverything from ATVstoworking podracers....

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s final trailer gives us our best look yet at this timeline’s version of Ganondorf, and boy does he look angry. Nintendojust shared thefinal trailer for Tears of the Kingdomto celebrate it being one month until it launches and what a trailer it was. The trailer showed us a ton of gameplay details, including makeshift jetpacks, water bubbles, massive robot structures, the possibility of dungeons and so much more....

The quest to tameWild Hearts’ feudal Japan-inspired world is ridden withmassive Kemono monstersthat demand the best weapons, armor, and traps to defeat them. From swords and staffs to bows, cannons, nodachi, and other traditional Japanese weapons, there’s something for every kind of player to enjoy. Related:The Best Armor Sets In Wild Hearts, Ranked Despite there being only eight weapons in the game, the nature and progression of Wild Hearts’ hunts can make it tricky to find a reliable setup that deals consistent damage throughout the entirety of a fight....

Summary When it comes to sports games on thePlayStation, a lot of people can neglect theexcellent line-up of golf gameson offer. Translating the simple and enthralling game of golf to consoles was a stroke of genius, and one that gamers have been loving since the inception of home systems. When it comes to the best golf games on the PS4 and PS5, the options may feel a bit limited at times, but some options there are can provide hours of fun....

Many an epic quest begins with the hope of treasure. This trope is no less true in video games, and jewelry makes frequent and memorable appearances in several popular series. Whether your tastes lean more eclecticPokemonor classicThe Legend of Zelda-esque, there’s probably a video game necklace or two you could envision getting your (digital) hands on. RELATED:Best Rings In Video Games More often than not, in-game jewelry also confers special powers or traits to characters, a nice bonus that extends beyond just aesthetic appeal....

Retrofuturism refers to an art design that portrays the influence of what people from the midcentury thought the future was going to be like. It combines the technology of yesteryear, such as steampowered engines or tape-based computing, with the imagery of what the future would have looked like, and often provides a vast playground for video games to explore in terms of settings. RELATED:The Best Sci-Fi RPGs, Ranked Simply put, retrofuturism is the future seen from the past and the past seen from the future....

One of the best parts aboutOctopath Traveler 2is that the game is filled to the brim with engaging stories. While some side missions lead to notable weapons and armor, other missions simply help to enhance the game’s lore. Many characters you meet in Octopath Traveler 2 have their own set of problems thatyour party can fixif they decide to lend a hand. RELATED:The Hardest Bosses In Octopath Traveler 2 If you choose to leave the characters as they are, you can do that too....

Summary Sova is one of the finest Initiators inValorant, and he can prove to be effective on most maps in the game. Although he isn’t the top preference on Lotus, the agent can still perform decently if you are well-equipped with the different lineups to surprise your opponents. Essentially, learning lineups for properly utilizing his Reveal can provide much-needed information to your team. Nonetheless, searching and getting familiar with them could be time-consuming, and you would have tospend hours practicingthem in custom games....

Another week, another ‘Streamer beatsDark Soulswith their eyes closed, using nothing but a wired-up baguette, whilehanging upside downand reciting the entirety of Shrek’. The ways in which people beat Soulsborne games never cease to amaze me. Yet, there’s a very simple challenge baked into each Dark Souls game already—playing with mouse and keyboard, inarguably the worst way to play one of these games. I didn’t have a controller when I got Dark Souls 2,my first game in the Souls lineage....

Lightfall is not a very good Destiny 2 campaign.That’s not just my opinion, but that of the entire community. Player review scores on Metacritic and Steam, where Lightfall has the lowest approval rating of any expansion in Destiny history, paint a picture of a confusing, lackluster story that doesn’t live up to the expectations set by the previous expansion, The Witch Queen. Lightfall is an incredibly disappointing campaign that fails to make an impact at what should have been a crucial moment for the game....

As a kid with aGame Boy Advance, all I thought about was how much it couldn’t do.It couldn’t match the polygonal graphics I had at home on myNintendo 64andGameCube, which meant that it couldn’t play the kinds of games I loved the most, big 3D adventures likeSuper Mario 64andThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The original model didn’t have a backlight which meant that, for all its advancements, I was still out of luck on long car rides once the sun began to set....