Mortal Kombat Director Getting New Tool for Dealing With Trolls

Mortal Kombat 11director Ed Boon is known for his active social media presence, where he is often bombarded by disgruntled fans who demand certain characters or changes to the game. However, Boon may not have to deal with all of that soon, as Twitter will soon be rolling out a new feature that will free Boon fromMortal Kombat 11trolls. Twitter will soon be making it possible for users to limit who can reply and disable replies entirely....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Crystal Hamilton

New Spider-Man: No Way Home Suit Hints At Doctor Strange Crossover

The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s nextSpider-Manfilm,No Way Home, will be the fourth MCU film of 2021 following the releases ofBlack Widow,Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, andThe Eternals. Now, Spider-Man fans have seen an action figure by Hot Toys and they noticed a blue substance emerging from the web-shooting device of the new suit, leading them to speculate that Peter Parker may be borrowing magic power from Doctor Strange during the upcoming film....

August 10, 2025 · 3 min · 516 words · Adam Davis

Sea Of Thieves: How To Find All Beacons In The Shores Of Plenty

If there’s one way to describeSea of Thieves, it’s that it’s an exploration game at its core. Crews of players around the world have enjoyed sailing around the open sea for years now, discovering treasure andother unique elementsalong the way. One of these elements is beacons, fire pits that can be lit with a lantern. RELATED:Secrets In Sea Of Thieves Most Players Still Haven’t Found There are a total of 12 beacons inSea of Thieves, three for each region....

August 10, 2025 · 3 min · 523 words · Edward Parker

Skydance New Media's Marvel Game Hires Another Writer

Marvel Comics properties are becoming an increasingly popular choice to create AAA games for, as they allow fans to play as some of their favorite superheroes in some high-quality titles. Whether it be web-swinging through the streets of New York as Spider-Man or saving the world as the Avengers, there’s a lot to choose from. A lot of new games are also currently in development that will feature some of Marvel’s heroes....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Thomas Wilson

Some Halo Infinite Fans Want the Game to Take A Feature from Halo 4

Many fans have been looking forward to the release ofHalo Infinitelater this year. With the release of the game rapidly approaching, many fans are looking forward to seeing what new implementations will be included in the game. Although, some fans want to be given the option to use a particular cosmetic feature inHalo Infinitethat was first introduced inHalo 4. WhileHalo 4received a fair amount of success during its initial commercial run, within theHalocommunity, opinions on the game are fairly divided....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Christopher Young

Spectators May Soon Have Access to More Camera Angles Thanks to a Sony Streaming Patent

As long as people have been gaming, other people have watched them. From kids gathered around arcade cabinets in the 1980s, to YouTube Let’s Plays,to the Twitch streams of today, many people like to watch games as well as play them. Game companies generally, and understandably, tend to prioritize the former group over the latter. However, Sony hasn’t forgotten the importance of spectating in the gaming community. A recent patent filed bySonyaims to give spectators more options for viewing live gameplay....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Erik Phillips

The 10 Most Surprising Hits Of 2020

2020 has been an interesting year for gaming. We’ve seenthe launch of a new generation of consoles, a number of long forgotten franchises rising from the dead andsome truly fantastic games. While the lists of the best and top selling games aremostly filled with the usual suspectsthough, there have been a few titles that crept under the radar and surprised everybody. RELATED:The 10 Worst Xbox One Games Of 2020, Ranked (According To Metacritic)...

August 10, 2025 · 7 min · 1301 words · Jared Mcclure

Why Ova Magica Will Be Better Than Harvest Moon: One World

The upcoming farming simulatorOva Magicahas hit a groundbreaking start on Kickstarter. In a matter of just 3 hours, the game was fully funded, and just a little over a week later,Ova Magicahas been funded by nearly 700%. The campaign breaches new milestones by the day, and sole developer ClaudiaTheDev is constantly searching for new goal ideas to keep the momentum churning for the little fish. But on the other side of the big pond,Harvest Moon: One Worldis less than a month away from a full release, and many fans are unimpressed on the direction the series has taken....

August 10, 2025 · 3 min · 575 words · Steven Lynch

Animal Crossing: New Horizons DLC Support Has Ended

Nintendo releasedAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsback in 2020 and its lifecycle has officially concluded, meaning the Nintendo Switch exclusive will no longer receive support. This makes the last major update for the Switch title the one that was released in November, resulting in a 2022 void of newNew Horizonscontent. Although Nintendo is ending DLC support forAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, support continues to roll out forAnimal Crossing: Pocket Campwhich was released even longer ago in 2017....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 489 words · James Espinoza

Apex Legends Leak Suggests Solo Mode is Finally Coming to the Game

If anyone has ever looked at the replies to a social media post from officialApex Legendsaccounts or any of its developers at Respawn Entertainment, one would almost certainly see someone asking forSolos to be brought back to the game. Some now are hopeful that they may be getting their wish and more, as a Ranked Solos mode could be coming in Season 8 of Apex Legends, according to a new leak....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Robert Gibbs

Assassin's Creed Valhalla Should Include These Historical Events

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla,which many had believed would be calledRagnarokdue to a series of seemingly credible leaks, has officially been announced. As expected,Valhallawill let players step into the boots of aViking during the 9th century.OriginsandOdyssey,the last two entries in the series, took place much further back, and feature far more mythology than actual history, especially inOdyssey’scase. However, withValhallaset further in history than the other two, there are likely going to be more historically accurate aspects to the game, whichAssassin’s Creedwas known for initially....

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 1006 words · Samantha Carter

Best Anime Movies On Netflix

Anime’s sphere of influence has become well-globalized over the years, especially recently – the prevalence of online streaming services has certainly played a massive role in its seemingly unstoppable surge in popularity. Netflix has commissioned various anime projects in both serialized and movie form and has also obtained the rights to several other features. Compared to series, anime movies can be harder to come by, particularly if they are not produced by a company like Studio Ghibli....

August 9, 2025 · 7 min · 1341 words · Theresa Tate

Blaster Master Dev Dispels Common Localization Myths

For the first time, developer Inti Creates is bringing theBlaster Master Zeroseries to the Epic Games Store, andBlaster Master Zero 3releases on July 29. For Japanese series such as this one, proper localization is essential when working with a colossal launch like this one. To many, “localization” might just be understood as translating the game into different languages. Interestingly, that is far from the full picture. Localization can be a huge issue for many developers when it is done poorly, and failing to localize properly has led to many instances of controversy in the gaming community....

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 1017 words · Christina Doyle