Summary Housemarquegot us all excited on Monday when it teased something regardingReturnalto mark the game’s third anniversary would be dropping 24 hours later. That left us wanting for a sequel, or at the very least some DLC for what remains one of the bestPS5exclusives to date. Unfortunately, we’re not getting either of those things, at least not yet. On the bright side, Housemarque has announced a graphic novel- Returnal: Fallen Asteria, as well as a Returnal artbook, both of which are available to pre-order now....

Quick Links Roll For Pets is an RNG game onRobloxwhere you rely on luck to discover various pets as you roll the dice. Each roll leaves you curious to uncover the surprises awaiting you. To boost your luck, you redeem all the active Roll For Pets codes to obtain different dice types that enhance your luck. Additionally, you’ll receive luck potions, enhancing the experience further as you collect rare pets across multiple tiers....

Quick Links Once you’ve gotten to grips with the basics ofSand Land, you can start repairing and activating the Radio Towers scattered around Sand Land and later, Forest Land. These Radio Towers are similar to towers in Assassin’s Creed, allowing you to survey the area around the tower and identify landmarks you might want to explore. A lot of the time, these are caves and tall rock formations that have goodies like chests or ore stashed away, which you can use to upgrade your vehicles....

I hate it when I see a game trending on Twitter for no discernable reason. If a trailer’s just dropped, sure, people will probably have opinions. If the game is coming out very soon and people are really excited to see news about it, that’s fine too. But otherwise, seeing a game trending is a sure sign of discourse right behind the curtain. Finding out why everybody is mad about a game that hasn’t even been released yet usually sends me into a fit of despair at the state of modern fandom discourse....

Summary For a time,Soulcaliburwas one of the big names in the fighting game genre. It’s hard to imagine a time when it got regular sequels in both arcades and on home consoles, and pulled in collaborations withThe Legend of Zelda,God of War, and evenStar Wars. Now, it hasn’t had a game in six years. However, that doesn’t mean the series has been put on ice forever. Katsuhiro Harada - the director of the fellowBandai Namco-owned fighting series,Tekken- believes there’s still a desire to see the Soulcalibur series continue, even if it’s far from its heyday....

Square Enixhas launched a brand-new pet goods brand known as SQEX PETS, with a few products from the initial line-up being revealed.According to the official Japanese website, the first products were made under Tetsuya Nomura’s supervision and include designs based on theFinal Fantasy,Dragon Quest, andKingdom Heartsseries. All the products are listed as ‘coming soon’ and still under development. There’s only one product shown in the Final Fantasy series so far — a rope toy shaped like Cloud’s Buster Sword from Final Fantasy 7....

Stellar Bladeis incredibly cool. Shift Up’s character action game is a breath of fresh air in the modern gaming landscape with its sexy and stylish protagonist and a focus on intense action and over-the-top visuals having me smitten ever since its first trailer. It represents fresh and exciting ideas in a space overwhelmed by the same tired old thing, making it all the more surprising thatSonyis publishing it as a second-partyPS5exclusive....

TheStellar Bladedemo is surprisingly tough. I wouldn’t have been shocked if it dropped us right in the middle of the game with a bunch of abilities and levels to our name already, but Shift Up instead decided to give us the opening couple of hours to play. After the action-packed first few minutes, Eve arrives on Earth to explore the decaying renmants of a sprawling city. But she isn’t alone, with grotesque monsters prowling the streets ready and waiting to pounce....

Summary In a new trailer forTekken 8’sfirst season, Bandai Namco revealed that Lidia Sobieska will be the second DLC characterafter Eddy Gordoadded to the roster, joining the game sometime this Summer. We also got a roadmap promising “battle balance” in Spring, a new stage called ‘Seaside Resort’ and photo mode in Summer, and a new story in Autumn. We can also expect Online Practice and Ghost vs Ghost modes at some point, but they do not have a release window....

Summary Choosing a colonist with a decent backstory is surprisingly challenging inRimWorld. The colony sim has lots of stories, but you don’t get to pick and choose. They randomly generate, so you’ll have to wish for some luck or get used to pressing the randomise button until you get something good. Backstories tend to come with boosts in chosen skills; they can also come with some hindrances. Some may give an increase to a skill while disabling others....

Quick Links Sheriff Rao’s car is the very first vehicle you’ll use inSand Land, but you lose it early on. When you get it back, though, you can fit it with powerful long-range weaponry like missile launchers! The Car’s speed and firepower make it useful for exploration early on, and it’s especially adept at rooting out hard-to-reach foes like flying Pteranos. Used in conjunction with a more robust vehicle like the Tank, a properly-built Car can give you an edge in nearly any encounter....

Summary The Eldrazi are one of the former “big bads” of theMagic: The Gatheringuniverse. They were a major villain during their arc, and though most were defeated and destroyed, their legacy lives on as some of the most iconic creatures in the series. Eldrazi are primarily colorless creatures, being one of the few to actually require colorless mana to cast. In Commander, since colorless is not a part of a color identity, you can play Edrazi cards in any color, regardless of whether the commander is colorless or not....

Summary A trip to the movies isn’t complete without an expensive trip to concessions. There you will find candy, drinks, and, of course, the movie theater essential popcorn. Occasionally, for the release of big films such asDuneorStar Wars, movie theaters will release collectible popcorn buckets. These popcorn buckets feature iconic characters or prop pieces from the films and can be considered valuable collector’s items. Meanwhile, others just seem impractical, but their designs make them a must-have as they go viral on the internet....