Summary The Apes series is the closest movies have ever come to magic. People point to the groundbreaking realism of theAvatarmovies, and those are visual spectaculars to be sure, but they’re also highly expensive. They make it back by becoming the highest grossing movies of all time, but Apes spin miracles on the cheap. And after watching Kingdom, I’m finally all in onZelda. The latter two movies in the ‘10s Apes trilogy had a lot ofThe Last of Usabout them....

Tomb Raider’s beloved protagonist, Lara Croft, has been voted the most iconic gaming character of all time by the BAFTA Gaming Awards, beating out characters likeMario,Sonic, andHitman’s Agent 47. FromMaster ChiefandCloud Strifeto Mario andCrash Bandicoot, gaming is absolutely full of iconic characters that are just as important to the industry as the titles that they come from. There are so many different beloved gaming icons, in fact, that it can be hard to pick just one that stands above the rest....

I waslate to the party with the Playdate. Panic’s little yellow console always tickled my fancy, but I could never justify the $200 expenditure. However, Lucas Pope’s new game releasing exclusively for the hand-cranked console was enough for me to pull the trigger.The Return of the Obra DinnandPapers, Pleaseveteran has made more classic games than many devs make in their careers, and I needed to see what he did with that little handle that Ican’t stop cranking....

Summary For those of you mercifully unaware,Twitterjust got another rubbish update. Now, you can’t view anyone’s likes. Hell, you can’t even view your own outside of the notifications tab. It’s dumb, very few people were asking for it, and it’s perfectly in keeping with what we’ve come to expect ever sinceElon Muskbought the site. So, users have agreed on a new way to share their love for a tweet - the Miiverse Yeah....

Quick Links Modern Horizons 1 and Modern Horizons 2 secured a place inMagic: The Gatheringhistory as some of the most memorable sets of all time, for better or worse. These sets are perhaps most well-known for the power creep they introduced into the game, but on a positive note, they delivered some of the most fun Limited environments ever crafted. Modern Horizons 3 aims to deliver everything introduced by its predecessors, including a rich and diverse Limited format based on novel and non-traditional archetypes....

Summary MultiVersusis finally back after itsyear-long hiatus, but the community isn’t too happy with the state of its relaunch. One look at the subreddit and you’ll see a mountain of complaints about battle pass XP, lack of leaderboards, and odd camera zooms. One fan evenbroke down all of the changes that fans are unhappy aboutinto a list, split into different categories like gameplay, economy, and modes. One of the highlights is that characters you don’t own are now locked in local play, despite being available in the beta....

There are certain games I like to play on certain platforms. Indies tend to find a home on theNintendo Switchthanks to their low power requirements and perks of portability, while more demanding games or multiplatform releases always find a home onPS5andXbox Series X. But now I’ve picked up a Steam Deck for the second timeandfinally fallen in love with it, all of these usual habits have been thrown by the wayside....

Summary In a strange twist of events, the plannedSonic x Shadow Generationsanime, aptly titled Sonic x Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings will have PlayStation exclusive content. The anime, which is set to release later this year, ties into the upcoming video game, and it will “shed light on the ultimate life form.” What that exclusive content is and how it factors into the larger project remains to be seen, though it’s a noteworthy twist, given the anime’s presumed importance to the video game,which is set to release on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PC, meaning three platforms will potentially miss out....

Summary PlayStationmight be right in the middle of Days of Play, its biggest sale of the year, but that doesn’t mean it can’t run another sale right alongside it. One that includes more than 2,000 titles and has been kicked off to celebrateSummer Game Fest. Geoff Keighkley’s big summer showcase is now only two days away, andPlayStation has begun its Summer Game Fest saleto celebrate. As always when it comes to the regular rotation of sales on the PlayStation Store, since there are quite literally thousands of games to sift through, finding something that you actually want for less can get monotonous fast....

Summary Pokemonkicked off its year inFunko Popsby revealing it would be releasing six new pearlescent figures, presumably throughout 2024.Lucario was the first of those figuresto be revealed, but Pokemon left it up to our imaginations when it comes to the other five. Rumors suggested that the next shiny Pop! joining Pokemon’s ranks would be Pichu, and not only has Pokemon finally confirmed those rumors to be true, but the Pokemon Center exclusive Pop!...

Quick Links WhileDiablo 4’sseason four is heavily focused on improving its itemization, some features discreetly improve your way to level up in the game. It has never been this easy to reach level 100, and they added more ways to help you reach it quicker. This guide will tackle all the different forms of content you may run and teach you the best way to level up. Most of them are viable, but it is also important that you have full control over what content you want to run before reaching the maximum level because that’s what makes the game fun....

Summary An update to theRockstar Gameswebsite suggests that several new screenshots forGTA 6are going to be shared in the near future, likely beforeTake-Two’s investor call. Ever sinceGrand Theft Auto6 was finallyrevealed late last year and confirmed to be releasing at some point in 2025, the one question on every GTA fan’s mind has been the same -when are we going to be seeing it again? We’re nearly halfway through 2024 now and haven’t heard a peep from Rockstar Games, but that looks like it’s about to change....

Quick Links Salvation’s Edge has ten unique Triumphs to complete inDestiny 2: The Final Shape.Five of these challenges are evergreen modifiers that can be attempted at anytime, while the other five rotate on a weekly basis. Complete any of these challenges, and you’ll increase the drop chance of theEuphonyraid Exotic. More importantly, you’ll make progress towards the Iconoclast raid title. There aren’t any challenges nearly as difficult as Feather-Light from Croat’s End, but this raid is still quite heavy on mechanics....