Arrival's Ending, Explained

The Denis Villeneuve-directed 2016 sci-fi filmArrivalis a wild ride starring Amy Adams as Louise Banks, a woman whose job it is to communicate with aliens who have come to Earth. Although Adams wasn’t nominated for Best Actress at the 2017 Academy Awards, many felt that her performance warranted that recognition.Arrivaldid win the Oscar for Best Sound, and the movie tells a fascinating story of how people would react if extra-terrestrials really did appear one day....

June 6, 2025 · 4 min · 765 words · Shane Jackson

Best Anime Characters Who Control Sand

The four classical elements—water, earth, fire, and air—form the basis of most elemental powers in anime. Subsets of these categories include sand manipulation and lightning control, among others. In many shows, the ability to control sand is one of the more underutilized elemental arts, despite the fact that it may be as destructive as earth manipulation in the right hands and can be used in many different contexts. RELATED:Anime Characters Who Can Turn Invisible Over time, characters likeOne Piece’s Sir Crocodile andBleach’s Ganju Shiba push the boundaries of what it means to manipulate sand as an element....

June 6, 2025 · 5 min · 985 words · Ashley Barnett

Best Weapons In Gunfire Reborn

Gunfire Rebornis anaddicting roguelite first-person shooterwith colorful, cartoonish graphics and fast-paced action. As with nearly every FPS centered around arcade-like action,Gunfire Rebornhas a huge arsenal of weapons with which to play. There are forty-eight weapons in this game; each with its own special properties and possible inscriptions. RELATED:Gunfire Reborn: The Best Occult Scrolls Inscriptions are essentially additional abilities a weapon can have.Another factor to consider when deciding on a weaponis if it has, or can have, elemental properties - fire, lightning, and corrosion....

June 6, 2025 · 7 min · 1327 words · Brian Pollard

Blood Bowl 3 Gets Cinematic Trailer at Gamescom

Blood Bowl, the fantasy sports tabletop game that takes place in theWarhammeruniverse, is getting another video game release. This version, titledBlood Bowl 3, announced itself with a brand new trailer released atthis year’s Gamescom. Blood Bowlis a spin-off of thebrutalWarhammeruniverse(not to be confused with the sci-fi versionWarhammer 40K,) a fantasy universe based around a variety of tabletop and role-playing games. The universe ofBlood Bowlis a good deal more lighthearted thanWarhammerusually is, as the people of theBlood Bowluniverse take part in a brutal yet highly entertaining combat ritual instead of the usual wars that plague the world ofWarhammer....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Anthony Turner

Bloodborne Fans Feel Slighted Over Astro Bot Pre-Order Bonuses Reveal

Summary SomeBloodbornefans are less than thrilled aboutAstro Bot’s Yharnam Hunter pre-order bonus costume, feeling that Sony is mocking them after years of not announcing any kind of remaster or sequel. FromSoftware releasedBloodborneas a PlayStation 4 exclusive in 2015, earning much praise for bringing its famous Soulslike formula to a gritty, Victorian England-inspired setting. A DLC expansion titledThe Old Hunterswas released in November 2015, but there has been very little else since....

June 6, 2025 · 3 min · 558 words · Jonathan Hudson

Brand-New Game Is Bombing On Twitch

The newly-releasedCrash Team Rumblehasn’t been given the warmest of welcomes on Twitch.Crash Bandicootwas once a pioneering franchise that put futureUnchartedandThe Last of Usdeveloper Naughty Dog on the map during the original PlayStation era, and the madcap marsupial has seen a resurgence of sorts over the past few years.Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Timewas released in 2020 and was well-received for its colorful timeline-bending gameplay andhearty amount of challenge and replay value....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Rebecca Dawson

Capcom's Best Philosophical Video Games

Summary Japanese video gaming giantCapcomhas long been lauded for putting out games that go far beyond mere surface-level entertainment. Many of their finest blockbusters over the years have successfully instilled a variety of philosophical themes into their plots. Such games often force a surprising level of introspection out of their players on hard-hitting subject matter revolving around human nature, moral dilemmas, ethical limits, and societal norms. Characters are frequentlyhanded profoundly difficult decisionsto make, exploring ideas of good vs....

June 6, 2025 · 4 min · 834 words · Dylan Ellis

Complete Kingdom Hearts 4 Reveal Trailer Breakdown

After only a few years of waiting,Kingdom Hearts 4has been announced. This news comes as part of theKingdom Hearts20th Anniversary celebration in Tokyo behind trailers for thefinalKingdom Hearts: Dark Roadupdate, and the announcement of a new mobile game calledKingdom Hearts: Missing Link. It feels like the franchise has wasted no time in embracing a new era afterKingdom Hearts 3, and this will hopefully result in a much shorter waiting period....

June 6, 2025 · 5 min · 979 words · Evan Harris

Demon's Souls Player Creates Kanye West Character

One of the biggest improvements in theDemon’s Soulsremake is thenew character creation systemthat has allowed players to create avatars that look like actual human beings. The results from the original game’s system were often so far off the mark that they didn’t even fall into the uncanny valley. With the new system, players have taken to accurately depicting celebrities, with one player managing to create a facsimile of rapper Kanye West....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · Andre Robinson

Destiny 2: Notorious PvE Player Shares a Video of Infuriating Overload Champion Footage

Destiny 2recently celebrated its fourth anniversary since the initial release in 2017, and Bungie keeps on adding content to the game after all this time in the form of expansions and Seasons. The game’s current model has been doing very well for a number of reasons, including the fact that Seasons are the perfect time to drop sandbox patches and lots of new content coming in bits, while expansions are the big sellers with a lot to unpack....

June 6, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Jessica Robles

Diablo Immortal: How Long To Beat

Mathematically, gamers will have to play for over ten years orspend $10,000to truly “beat"Diablo Immortal’s endgame, possessing all the top gear, gems, and items. So when players ask how long it takes to beat the entire game, the number of hours is difficult to quantify. RELATED:Diablo Immortal Cheating Hits PvP However, when players typically ask about the time to beatDiablo Immortal, they’re asking about the campaign. That answer is much more finite....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Cheryl Sanders

Disney Dreamlight Valley: How To Complete The Monochrome Mystery Quest

Gameloft’sDisney Dreamlight Valleynever fails to captivate Dreamers with new and interesting mysteries. After you have completed The Spark of Imagination quest, get ready for another thrilling quest called The Monochrome Mystery. The Monochrome Mystery quest starts right after you unlock Oswald and complete The Spark of Imagination quest. In the previous quest, Jafar, disguised as Merlin, stole the Spark of Imagination. Now, it’s up to you to save the valley from the evil Jafar....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Jennifer Fields

Dr Disrespect Seemingly Banned From Twitch

UPDATE:According to Rod Breslau, who frequently leaks video game information, Dr Disrespect ispermanently banned from Twitch, and the cause is not a DMCA. The story is still developing, and will be updated as more information is released. Original story follows: Popular streamer Dr Disrespect has seemingly been banned for Twitch, though as of this writing, the reason for the ban is unclear. Thestreamer has been involved in several controversiesin the past, so its possible Twitch re-evaluated the streamer’s standing on the platform....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Jessica Yoder