Hogwarts Legacy Not Punishing Players For Using Unforgivable Curses is a Double-Edged Sword

One of the most highly anticipated games of 2023 isHogwarts Legacy. With the release on the horizon, gamers will soon get to attend magical classes, tame magical creatures, partake in broomstick races, and uncover magical mysteries.Harry Potterfans have been waiting a long time for a game that will let them fully immerse themselves in the life of a Hogwarts student, and it seemsHogwarts Legacywill provide precisely that. Players can choose what kind of student they want to be, even if they want to be a Dark Wizard....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 619 words · Andrew Schwartz

Hollow Knight: Silksong Has a Tight Rope To Walk With Its Characters

Summary It feels like an eternity sinceHollow Knight: Silksongwas first revealed, but that hasn’t stopped the hype train from speeding around Team Cherry’s impending sophomore release. WhileSilksong’s release date remains murky, all other signs suggest that the game is shaping up to be just as charming, captivating, and innovative as its predecessor. But it certainly has some large shoes to fill. The originalHollow Knightbroke through the usual din of the games industry as a $15 Metroidvania by a team of just three developers, making it one of the biggest breakout indie success stories....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 598 words · Jessica Smith

How Parries Could Affect Combat in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Summary Marvel’s Spider-Man’s combat marries freeflow counterattacks with midair juggling and a slew of exciting gadgets. This allows players to not only stand toe-to-toe with enemies, but in fact they are encouraged instead to leap around the available terrain to make use of environmental interactions while avoiding gunfire. Paired with stealth at the beginning of any encounter to ensure that fewer enemies needed to be tackled ordinarily, there is hardly any limitation to what players can achieve in combat, andMarvel’s Spider-Man 2now affords much more variety to that benchmark....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 625 words · Kimberly Barron

How to Evolve Munchlax in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

In The Land of Kitakami, the new area trainers can explore withScarlet&Violet’sThe Teal MaskDLC, one of the returning Pokemon that players can get their hands on isMunchlax, the Big Eater Pokemon that can evolve into theiconic Gen 1 monster,Snorlax. By using this guide, players can find outwhere to catch a MunchlaxinPokemon ScarletandVioletand how to evolve it into a Snorlax. RELATED:Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s DLC Pokedex Might Hint at Kitakami’s Location...

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Tammy Sullivan

Hunter X Hunter: 8 Smartest Characters In The Anime, Ranked

Hunter x Hunteris a universe where brains can outgun brawn in a fight. The characters are accustomed to sophisticated and cunning ways of fighting, and they frequently use their wits and tactics to triumph. There are, however, those who stand out from the crowd, and are renowned for their exceptional intelligence and the ability to outwit even the most difficult of opponents. RELATED:Hunter X Hunter: Best Prodigies In The Story These characters have proven time and time again that brains can be just as deadly as brawn, making them some of the most fascinating and intriguing figures in the series as they represent the pinnacle of intelligence and cunning portrayed in theHunter x Hunteruniverse....

May 20, 2025 · 5 min · 1011 words · Matthew Martinez

Iron Man VR: 5 Things It Does Better Than Half-Life Alyx (& 5 That It Does Worse)

There are two new hot games on the market right now. Plus, they are both in VR! Gamers are thriving in the new virtual realities ofIron Man VRandHalf-Life: Alyx. InIron Man VR, players become Tony Stark and fly around in his Iron Man suit. They shoot Droids and the main villain, Ghost, through the lens of a real superhero. RELATED:Half Life Alyx: 5 Things We Already Know (& 5 Very Likely Possibilities)...

May 20, 2025 · 6 min · 1185 words · Michael Bennett

It's Time For Mirror's Edge 3

Regarded as a cult classic of its time, theMirror’s Edgeseries is one of the more formative games of its generation despite its lapses into gaming limbo, with no new entries since 2016. Arguably the game that popularized parkour in gaming,Mirror’s Edgecould be seen as the foundation to other series likeDying Light,Titanfall,orGhostrunner. Despite this, after an attempted soft reboot of the series and fresh hope for its future, the series failed to reignite, meeting a mixed reception from critics but decent sales among players....

May 20, 2025 · 5 min · 983 words · Jennifer Watson

Kingdom Hearts 4 Needs to Keep Kingdom Hearts 3’s World-Specific Combat

In order forKingdom Hearts 4to break out as the next best game in the series, it will be best to look back at the successes of every game that has come before. This should include the designs that helpKingdom Hearts 3’s worlds excelindividually over many other locales introduced across the series. Specifically, the successes ofKingdom Hearts 3’s world-specific gimmicks could help ensure thatKingdom Hearts 4is able to rise above older entries....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 619 words · Monique White

LOTR: Where Were All Of The Other Dwarves During The Story?

Frodo and the Fellowship’s journey across Middle-Earth on the quest to destroy the Ring introduces the audience to a plethora of people groups and places, and explores the various different races across the world. Tolkien introduces Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, Ents, Orcs, Wizards, and even human Men, as well as multiple different subgroups of each. This world is so fully realized that even people and places that aren’t explicitly part of the main storyline ofLord of the Ringsstill have backstories and their fates can often be found in Tolkien’s supplemental writing....

May 20, 2025 · 5 min · 875 words · Tristan Sandoval

Minecraft Reveals New Block and Camel Mob

Minecraft’s next major content update is going to introduce rideable camels to the game’s creature ecosystem, a special new bookshelf block type, and a variety of other important additions. With well over a decade’s worth of development having already gone into it, Mojang’s flagship sandbox is still at the top of its game, and this isn’t likely to change anytime soon. Namely,Minecraft’s annual Live event introduced a number of exciting new game concepts to the player base, and though the update 1....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 466 words · Jerry Berger

Most Timeless Resident Evil Games, Ranked

Resident Evilis without a doubt one of the most beloved video game series ever. Through the decades, this series reached millions of players all throughout the world, and its popularity has reached new heights in recent years thanks to stellar remakes. Even if the series is almost 30 years old, it still shows no sign of slowing down. RELATED:Best Horror Games On Steam Looking back at these last 25+ years, theResident Evilseries has had many great entries, which are still remembered fondly by fans....

May 20, 2025 · 5 min · 899 words · Desiree Robinson

NBA 2K22 Patch 1.10 Notes, Updates To MyTeam And MyCareer

Season 5 ofNBA 2K22’s MyTeam is underway, and with it comes the official 1.10 update, the latest of the next-gen patch includedin the preparation of the new season. Several players received new facial scans to accurately replicate their likeliness, while former Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki now has his jersey hanging from the rafters of the Mavericks' arena in-game. Included in theNBA 2K22update are several bug fixes, including gameplay issues such as players traveling up the court without dribbling and joy-con problems involving Jeremy Lin’s size-up animation....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Russell Reed

Neil Druckmann Reveals Big Reason Why The Last of Us 2 is Not Getting Early Digital Release

With players stuck inside during the Coronavirus crisis, the hunger for new, long, immersive games is higher than ever, despite the difficulty many players will have in getting their hands on them. Easily one of the most anticipated of these isThe Last of Us 2, which players have wanted basically from the moment they finished the originalThe Last of Us. They will have to continue waiting though, as not only isnoThe Last of Us 2playable demo forthcoming, the actual game is currently delayed for who knows how long....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 538 words · Richard Rivera