Redfall Review

Some people expect reviews to be objective and unbiased, as if the reviewer is little more than a robot programmed to scientifically assess the quality of a game. AI-generated game reviews may be on the horizon, God help us, but in the meantime the best I can do is be honest about my biases as a critic reviewing the woefully underdeveloped Redfall. I am a massive Arkane Studios fan, and I was not excited about Redfall....

May 17, 2025 · 9 min · 1738 words · Manuel Lam

Resident Evil 4 Has Patched Out This Popular Speedrunning Technique

Resident Evil 4 Remake’s latest patch is now live and it spells good news for those of you playing onXbox Series X, but bad news for players speedrunning the game. An issue that resulted in some of you warping through walls when using the scope has reportedly been patched out of the game, meaning the exploit can no longer be used to shave precious seconds off your professional speedrun times....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Kayla Lara

Resident Evil 7 Concept Art Surfaces, Shows Leon In Portugal

Concept art for a version ofResident Evil 7that would have been more similar toResident Evil 6has surfaced online, giving us a glimpse of what the game would have been like before it turned into a first-person survival horror.Although most of us think of the Baker house when we hear the name “Resident Evil 7”, the seventh entry in the series was almost a very different game. A few years ago,Resident Evil insider AestheticGamer revealed that the seventh game was originally intended to be closer to Resident Evil 6and would have followed Leon and Sherry in Portugal as they battled against water-based enemies....

May 17, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Jody Martinez

Six Nominees Won't Even Be Close To Enough For The Game Awards This Year

We are living in an historic era for video games. When you ask someone what the best year for games was, they’ll often point to 2004, which gave us Halo 2, Half-Life 2, Metal Gear Solid 3, World of Warcraft, and GTA: San Andreas, among others; or 2017, which gave us Fortnite, Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Resident Evil 7, and many more. But when we look back at 2023 years from now, it will be hard to deny that this wasn’t one of, if not the greatest years for video games ever - and it’s not even halfway over yet....

May 17, 2025 · 4 min · 762 words · Keith Duran

Stealth Tropes In Gaming That Made No Sense

The unspoken truth in all stealth games is that the protagonist is pretty much endowed with a unique set of superpowers. They’re invisible underwater, can effortlessly and silently crawl up buildings like Spider-Man, and summon objects to throw as distractions for enemies. These are all the products of common stealth tropes that argue with logic. RELATED:Classic FPS Tropes That Don’t Make Sense Every video game genre has conventions that make the gameplay more dynamic and enjoyable, even if defying all logic and hardly making a shred of sense in the real world....

May 17, 2025 · 7 min · 1339 words · Anthony Bryan

Strangest Vehicles In Gaming History

The vehicles you can see roaming around the real world rarely provide genuine shocks. Most of them are just standard cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles, boats, and planes. They come in different shapes and sizes, but rarely do you see one that truly blows your mind. RELATED:Best Cars In Games Things are different in the video game world, though. While gaming, you’re able to regularly see and use all sorts of weird and wonderful vehicles....

May 17, 2025 · 5 min · 865 words · Peter Smith

TCGPlayer Workers Win Vote To Unionise

Workers at theMTG,Yu-Gi-Oh, andPokemon card gamemarketplace, TCGPlayer, have successfully unionised. This makes them the first union under eBay, having won the vote with 136 workers in favour of the union.Now, TCGPlayer staff plan to move on to negotiating with management, having previously accused bosses of engaging in union-busting tactics prior to the vote. This also comesjust four months after being acquired by eBay, who allegedly threatened employee job security to stop the union from forming....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Malik Lopez

The Best Amiibo Rewards In The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild

By using the Amiibo rune on the Sheikah Slate inBreath of the Wild, you can scan a variety of Amiibo and receive rewards that range from food and other consumable items to otherwise unobtainable armor pieces and weapons. Related:Small Details In The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild We Love Zelda Amiibo specifically give you a chance to receive rewards that reference previous games in the series. These Amiibo rewards are not only aesthetically pleasing and nostalgic, but also can also be used to help you throughoutyour journey in Hyrule....

May 17, 2025 · 6 min · 1217 words · Jamie Hernandez

The Best Cards For A Ghost Deck In Marvel Snap

Timing is an important piece of the puzzle to consider while strategizing your every move to defeat your opponent inMarvel Snap. Being in the lead lets your cards reveal first, which can be an advantage or disadvantage, depending on the situation. That is why it is important to always think about the cards you have in your hand and what is on the field before placing something. Related:Marvel Snap: Best Cards For An Ant-Man Deck Ghost can be handy with the right deck....

May 17, 2025 · 7 min · 1284 words · Mark Pugh

The Best Classes In Wartales

Wartales is a robustopen-world RPGthat tasks you with leading a band of mercenaries into tense turn-based battles for wealth and glory. Throughout the journey, you’ll get to explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties, and ultimately shape your party’s story. Related:The Best Strategy RPGs, Ranked As such, picking the right class for each of your characters is critical to creating a well-rounded and effective team capable of winning fights. This is where the best Wartales classes come in handy, giving you access to the most useful skills and traits in the game....

May 17, 2025 · 5 min · 872 words · Michael Greene

The Best Endgame Builds In Octopath Traveler 2

Quick Links Octopath Traveler 2has a cast of fantastic characters with intricate and personal stories, all starting with a unique Job that grants them different abilities and playstyles during combat encounters. you’re able to build out these characters in many ways thanks to the ability to equip them with a Secondary Job and powerful gear. RELATED:Octopath Traveler 2: Complete Guide To Legendary Arms When it comes to tackling theendgamecontent of Octopath Traveler 2, you will need the best of the best, as things can become quite challenging, especially if you are looking to tackle all the optional quests as well....

May 17, 2025 · 4 min · 653 words · Michael Rodriguez

The Best First-Person Dungeon Crawler Games

There are plenty of different genres of game out there, from intense FPS games all the way to romantic RPGs, and everything in-between. Not all game genres have dozens upon dozens of games that make them up, some are rather smaller. Related:The Best Dungeon Crawlers On Steam One such genre with a small but loving fan base is that of first-person dungeon crawlers. There may not be many games that fall in this genre, but those that do are often unique in story and gameplay....

May 17, 2025 · 5 min · 916 words · Alexander Wood

The Best Non-Meta Builds In Guild Wars 2

It’s often said that inGuild Wars 2you can play anything you want in open world, whethersoloor in a large squad. But that is usually not the case for endgame PvE such as raids, strikes, andfractals. For them, there is a flexible list of the most effective meta builds. These are also very common because, if popular guilds recommend them, many players take inspiration. RELATED:Guild Wars 2: Easy Achievements That Reward You With Ascended Gear...

May 17, 2025 · 6 min · 1163 words · Laura Baker