Halo Infinite's First Big Esports Event Expected to Take Place This Year, Details Coming in the Summer

While fans of theHalouniverse eagerly await the release ofHalo Infinite, the esports scene has also been preparing for the return of the Master Chief. A Twitter announcement from a Microsoft representative suggests that players will be playing the long-awaited next entry of theHalosaga. Halo Infinitewas originally slated to be an Xbox Series launch title and would have hit store shelves in November of 2020. After an8-minute gameplay trailerthat many players saw as a disappointment, a couple delays pushed the release back to early 2021, and then to Fall 2021....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Taylor Cross

Hardest Classic Games

The gaming industry has been through many changes over the last few decades. One change that has been more subtle over the years and has divided opinion among gamers is the easing of difficulty. RELATED:Nintendo Games That Are Utterly Impossible To Play On Hard Mode Games from the 70s, 80s, and 90s were significantly more difficult than those released today. This was because it was a way of lengthening a game’s runtime at a time when it was difficult to make10+ hour adventures....

July 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1269 words · Tyrone Elliott

How Mortal Kombat 12 Can Improve On MK11's Version of Rain

Rain is known as both a fan-favorite and controversial character in theMortal Kombatseries, as despite his impressive weather-based moves and agile gameplay, he continues to underperform inMortal Kombat 11. The royal purple ninja’s effectiveness could be considered inconsistent across the franchise at best. The recently confirmed and highly anticipatedMortal Kombat 12has the potential to improve on Rain’s appearance by shifting the focus to his new mechanics and shoring up some of his modern and classic weaknesses....

July 9, 2025 · 5 min · 941 words · Julie Hill

How the Fallout Series Captures the Games' Environmental Storytelling

Summary Amazon Prime’sFalloutshow has been released to great acclaim, and rightfully so. The eight-episode series pays clear homage to its source material, working from the rich world of the games to deliver on music, set pieces, characterization, and more. While the show followsLucy MacLeanas its primary protagonist, its ability to draw out from her perspective allows a number of characters to get the screentime they deserve. One such character, her brother Norm, manages to evoke the sense of discovery that comes with encountering vaults in the games, capturing their fantastic use of environmental storytelling....

July 9, 2025 · 4 min · 667 words · Gina Moore

How to Get Blue Envelope in Persona 3 Reload

Quick Links At the end ofPersona 3 Reload, the main character and the team will wrap up all of their necessary battles, including the final one against Nyx. There’s a lot that can happen in the last month of January, including a few rewards that the main character can receive at the end of his battles. In this guide, you will discoverhow you’re able to unlock the mysterious Blue Envelope, given to the main character by Elizabeth....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Suzanne Reese

Iconic Skeletons In Video Games

Skeletons in video gamescome in all shapes, sizes, and moral alignments but are often considered the coolest types of characters to play despite their associations with death. Creepy bones often create threatening or foreboding appearances for evil or intimidating characters like villains. However, some skeletons are less spooky-scary and more comical or satirical, leaving some players shaking with laughter to the bone rather than quaking in their skin. Related:Iconic Vampires In Video Games Skeletons are popular characters in many video game genres where they can feature as protagonists, minor characters, or simply NPCs for players to defeat....

July 9, 2025 · 5 min · 945 words · Tiffany Mcgee

Impractical Video Game Weapons

The world of video games operates on rules that are very different from real life. to make these whimsical fantasy worlds or gritty war-torn ones work, it’s necessary to bend a few rules. From unscientifically-backed magic to protagonists havinginexplicable levels of superhuman strength, video games freely introduce their own version of reality to create a sense of wonder and immersion. RELATED:Video Game Characters Who Use Musical Instruments As Weapons It’s easy to lose oneself in the creative world-building of our favorite games, but what would happen if worlds were to collide and suddenly the fan-favorite weapons were to come to life?...

July 9, 2025 · 7 min · 1336 words · Denise Olson

Latest LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Trailer is All About the Dark Side

Besides their adorable charm and ease of approachability,LEGOgames are beloved for their faithful yet creative adaptations of popular films and franchises. Players have already had an opportunity to see how certain scenes fromStar Warsfilms would play out inLEGO Star Wars' five prior installments. LEGO Star Warshas already previously covered the prequel and original trilogies, the combined efforts of both,The Clone Wars' film and series adaptations, and alsoThe Force Awakens. But with the release ofThe Last JediandThe Rise of Skywalker, TT Games has decided to cap off the nine-film theatrical run with a comprehensive entry,LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, that encapsulates them all....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Ray Davila

Masters Of The Universe: 10 Best Villains In The Franchise, Ranked

WhenShe-Rayells “For the Honor of Grayskull,” she amasses her powers to repel the threat of the Horde from the planet Etheria. With her brotherHe-Mandefending Eternia from Skeletor, the siblings and their companions can save the day no matter the threat. WithNetflixlaunching a new series,Masters of the Universe: Revelation, fans and newcomers can once again see these heroes save the day with their unique technological and sorcerous talents. RELATED:Best Anime Series On Netflix, Ranked While the Masters of the Universe get to save the day, their villains are by no means pushovers....

July 9, 2025 · 7 min · 1331 words · Steven Bray

Minecraft 1.20’s Camels Will Be The Best Companion For Exploration

Minecraft1.20 has finally revealed more features: the cherry blossom biome, which will be added into the game along with bamboo blocks, a new bookshelf, archeology, and two new mobs, the sniffer and camel. With all these features, exploration of the overworld will be important for any players who want to discover the newest additions toMinecraft. The camel will likely turn into the best companion for players to use as they get their hands on the newest blocks and make their way back to their base safely....

July 9, 2025 · 4 min · 679 words · Ronald Smith

Minecraft Legends Should Lead to New Utility Mobs for the Original Game

Of all the genresMinecraftLegendscould have tried its hand with, strategy may be one of the most surprising.Minecraft Dungeons' dungeon-crawling focusisn’t so surprising, considering the baseMinecraft’s emphasis on exploration in Survival mode, but strategy requires a level of NPC coordination and tactical thought that isn’t always prevalent in the base game. Still, that’ll probably makeMinecraft Legendsmore interesting in the long run, since the premise allows it to experiment with new mob and block types that are useful in a strategy setting....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 605 words · Breanna Smith

MLB The Show 21: 10 Pro Tips For Conquest Mode

Conquest mode is the latest craze in Diamond Dynasty and it’s got many veterans of the series abuzz. A single game can realistically last for days and involve hundreds of games or be over in mere minutes without ever making a single pitch or stepping up to the plate. Yet even longtime players have been stymied on some of the maps and can’t find a way to win. RELATED:10 Best Baseball Games That Aren’t MLB The Show And it’s not due to a lack of trying....

July 9, 2025 · 5 min · 996 words · Julie Faulkner

Mortal Kombat 1 Should Take Advantage of One Character’s Dissolvement in Zack Snyder’s DCEU

Summary Mortal Kombat 1could have a prime opportunity to pull in a character from the DCEU as another DLC guest fighter. Considering thatMortal Kombat 1is already featuring crossovers with several major superhero properties, it wouldn’t be much of a shock to add one more to the list. If anything, it would only bolster the game’s already strong roster. There may not be a better time to bring in an extra DC character, andMortal Kombatmay not have another such chance for some time....

July 9, 2025 · 4 min · 749 words · Kimberly Mccarthy