NBA Plans on Using Video Game to Create Crowd Noise for Live Games

The NBA is ready to return to the 2019-2020 season, but not for the return of crowds. Instead of unleashing the mayhem that would be audiences, NBA is turning toNBA 2K20tokeep its players hyped. Even though fans are excited to see the return of sports, many are questioning how a digital crowd will change the experience. In an unprecedented move,the NBA is looking to open back upwith 22 competing teams. The event will be hosted in Orlando, Florida and the teams will be hosted in Disney’s World’s hotel....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Brandon Donovan

New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #236 June 25, 2025

Connectionsis a daily word puzzle game from the New York Times Games that pits you against sixteen words that need to be sorted into four mystery categories. While it might sound easy just reading abouthow to playConnections, actually solving some of these puzzles can be a lot of work. If you are looking for some general hints, category spoilers, or even the complete answer, check below. There are all sorts of kinds of help in this article that can get you through today’s puzzle with a win....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Sarah Matthews

Nintendo and Baskin Robbins Are Making Splatoon 3 Ice Cream

The launch ofSplatoon 3approaches, and Nintendo is placing emphasis on the new title through events such as Nintendo Treehouse Live and the Splatfest demo. This September, Nintendo and Baskin Robbins are teaming up to celebrate the release ofSplatoon 3with some limited-time delicacies. Starting September 1, Baskin Robbins will offer variousSplatoon 3-inspired ice cream, floats, and cakes in Japan. These desserts may come inSplatoon 3-themed cups featuring key art previously shown in promotional material....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Jennifer Rivers

One Piece 1056: What To Expect From The Chapter

One Piece’sreturn late last month has seen the manga jump right into one of its most interesting phases as the story hurtles towards the end. With the manga now officially in its final saga, fans are expecting the Wano Country arc to wrap up soon after having delivered some massive lore reveals over the course of the past few chapters. At the same time, Oda is certainly doing his absolute best to set the basis for the next island that the Straw Hat Pirates are going to visit once their adventure in the land of Wano wraps up....

July 13, 2025 · 4 min · 822 words · Thomas Price

One Piece: Oda Reveals A New Supreme Grade Sword In SBS Vol 109

Summary One Piecevolume 109 is just around the corner, with Oda having already released the cover for it, along with its contents. Fans know that this whole volume is going to becovering the Kuma flashbackthat every reader of the story holds so close to their hearts, and that makes it incredibly special in more ways than one. Of course, with everyOne PieceVolume comes a new SBS corner, where Oda answers fan questions....

July 13, 2025 · 6 min · 1190 words · Shannon Sanders

Persona 3 Reload Needs to Make One Change to Its List of Persona Spells

Summary Persona 3 Reloadis going to have to walk a fine line between being a faithful remake and still modernizing elements of the original game to make it more accessible to newerPersonafans. It’s unclear just how much Atlus is going to deviate from the originalPersona 3when it comes to gameplay improvements inPersona 3 Reload. However, as the gamelooks to update its combat system to be more consistent and user-friendly, it may take a page out ofPersona 5 Royal’s book and rework some of its classicPersonaseries skills....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 599 words · James Riley

PowerWash Simulator DLC is a Trojan Horse for Final Fantasy 7 Content on Xbox Game Pass

Fans of Xbox Game Pass have had their fair share of disappointments when it comes to theFinal Fantasyfranchise. In what now feels like a fever dream, multiple classic titles were once available on the platform. However, that all changed with the release ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, after which those classic titles have been slowly removed.Final Fantasy 13: Lightning Returnsis leaving Xbox Game Pass on February 28, officially marking the end of an era....

July 13, 2025 · 4 min · 708 words · Karen Gallagher

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart Rivet Animation is Clear Nod to WandaVision

This week is exciting forRatchet and Clank: Rift Apartfans, as a new trailer has dropped alongside confirmation that the game will be the focus of Thursday’s State of Play. Through all the hype, though,Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apartfans noticed a potential reference to the MCU seriesWandaVision. The reference in question sees the female Lombax fromRatchet and Clank: Rift Apart, nowconfirmed to be named Rivet, winking directly at the camera. She also giggles to herself and throws her head back after the wink, giving off a mischievous vibe in the animation....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Theodore Mack

Red Dead Redemption 2 Player Discovers Terrifying First-Person Detail

ARed Dead Redemption 2player has discovered a terrifying detail about the game’s first-person mode, as players can see the fear on NPC’s faces whenever they are committing a crime.Red Dead Redemption 2’sattention to detailis unmatched, but this particular find even asks moral questions of the player. Since it was first released in 2018, there has been no limit to the details players have uncovered about the game. One player even discovered anew detail aboutRed Dead Redemption 2after 1900 hoursof playtime, showing it’s not just new players who have something new to find....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Richard Pope

Rick And Morty Season 6 Episode 9 Teaser Trailer Goes Full Medieval

Rick and Mortyventure off to where no man has gone before in the latest season 6 trailer, as episode 9 promises a medieval adventure bound to make Morty the arbiter of his fate. Next Sunday’s “A Rick in King Mortur’s Mort” will be the penultimate episode ofRick and Mortyseason 6, which has seen the show embrace linearity now more than ever, in addition to briefly abandoning its portal-hopping fun. Luckily, after getting some unwanted help before the mid-season cutoff, the series is back to using the multiverse to set up the duo’s space quests, although this upcoming entry could besuited forGame of Thronesfans....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Shane Brown

Super Mario 64 Dataminers Find Luigi in the Game Files

In one of the most preposterous leaks ever, code forSuper Mario 64has revealed that Luigi was at some point in time considered to be included in the game. Preposterous in thatSuper Mario 64was released on the Nintendo 64 in 1996, 24 years ago. It took 24 years forSuper Mario 64fans to discover this secret, something that’s been rumored and meme’d about for just as long. As for what’s changed in the past 24 years that’s allowedSuper Mario 64fans to finally discover this secret, it comes down to a major leak from Nintendo itself....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Daniel Rogers

Terrifying Elden Ring Clip Shows Player Being Ambushed By a Giant Land Octopus

Elden Ringis full of unsettling creatures for players to fight, and one of the most disturbing is the Giant Land Octopus. Unfortunately for oneElden Ringplayer, they were caught completely off guard by one of these enemies, with the squid sneaking up on them and attacking out of nowhere. Looking like an enemystraight out ofBloodborne, the Giant Land Octopus is more bark than bite. While it is massive, and players will likely be terrified when they land a few hits and its health barely moves, the key to success is simple....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Sarah Mendoza

The Last of Us' Multiplayer Spin-Off and Deviation's Game Hint at a Worrying Trend for PlayStation

When it comes to big-budget, triple-A, narrative-driven gaming, few other names are as synonymous with the genre asPlayStation. For practically the entirety of the brand’s history, the company has released single-player franchises that gave Nintendo a run for its money. Eachgeneration of PlayStationintroduced something special to players, fromGod of WarandRatchetClankon PS2 toUnchartedandThe Last of Uson PS3. High-quality single-player adventures have been the bread and butter forPlayStationfor years now, and fans have always come to expect more of this as the years have gone on....

July 13, 2025 · 4 min · 826 words · Kelly Parsons