Best Copa América Defender Evolution Picks In EA Sports FC 24

Summary EA Sports FC 24has released a new Evolution which is meant to upgrade certain defender’s stats thanks to the ongoing Copa América tournament. With the tournament ongoing, certain players' defending stats have been upgraded, and their cards are worth getting in Ultimate Team. These players have upgraded overall, defending stats, and new defensive play styles, which makes them a brick wall in the defence line. With these new cards in your lineup, your team chemistry and defence stats will be levelled up....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 818 words · Todd Bell

Best Fantasy Books That Are Not Part Of A Series

Reading is one of the most enjoyable pastimes. Picking up a good book and getting transported to a fantastical world with magic, sword fights, and mythical creatures is an experience unlike any other. However, books take time to read, and sometimes you don’t want to invest in a long and winding series of twists and turns. Stardust Ella Enchanted Great stories can be contained in a single book, where everything is nicely wrapped up from beginning to end....

June 11, 2025 · 5 min · 907 words · Justin Ramirez

Best Games That Should Get The Paper Mario Treatment

Summary The ofPaper Mario: The Thousand Year Doorquickly reignited interest in the Paper Mario series. Or maybe “reignited” isn’t a particularly apt turn, what with all that paper involved. It’s certainly interesting to think about just how this parchment-based series not only came about, but turned into its own beloved sub-series in the Mario universe. It prompts the question, would other games benefit from a similarly tangential spinoff? Paper Mario kickstarted a role-playing frenzy that might have otherwise died down after Super Mario RPG....

June 11, 2025 · 6 min · 1178 words · Cynthia Howard

Best Lego Board Games In 2024

Legoboard games mix the classic fun of board games with the timeless and hands-on creativity of Lego. The coolest part? You actually got to build the game board and pieces using Lego bricks, and many of the games even had special Lego dice that you could customize with different tiles to switch up the gameplay. Lego board games cover all kinds of themes and challenges, from strategy and role-playing to puzzles and traditional board games....

June 11, 2025 · 5 min · 1042 words · Danny Johnson

Best Noise-Canceling Earbuds In 2024

Noise cancellation is the first feature I look for when choosing a headset or earbuds. At home, noise-cancellation headsets help me block out any unnecessary sound, and outside, I use noise-cancelingwireless earbudsto keep the world’s chaos at bay. It’s a good thing that, as technology has advanced, top earbud manufacturers now offer powerful active noise cancellation comparable to over-ear headphones. So, finding the best noise-canceling earbuds on the market is not difficult....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 852 words · Stephen Juarez

Best PS5 External Hard Drives In 2024

In the day of virtual games, it’s difficult to keep the storage of your consoles where you need it to be. We’ve been plugging thumb drives into Xbox 360s for more than a decade now, but the industry of external storage has gotten much better since then. If you’re a PS5 enthusiast, you might find yourself running low on storage. Thankfully, this is one of the easiest things you can fix when it comes to console upgrades....

June 11, 2025 · 5 min · 1004 words · Alyssa Carter

Best Ways To Improve Your DND Sessions For Free

Summary Dungeons & Dragonssessions can be funny, terrifying, action-packed and all of that at the same time, since it all depends on how much the players can immerse themselves into the story. While many players can say they have faced off against mighty dragons, what makes the fight memorable isn’t the creature’s stat block, but the scene the DM sets. But a great DM knows that, sometimes, you need help setting the mood for the players to be invested in what is happening....

June 11, 2025 · 5 min · 984 words · Gina Meyers

Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition Launches Next Week, Physical In July

Summary It’s been announced by Ubisoft thatBeyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Editionwill finally launch next week, with pre-orders for a physical version by Limited Run opening next month. Beyond Good & Evil’s 20th Anniversary Edition has been one of the worst kept secrets in gaming, withXboxlisting and then delisting the title in November last year, and various ESRB ratings further proving its existence. EvenUbisoftcouldn’t help goofing up its eventual reveal, tweeting the release date announcement before it was officially shown off during the Limited Run showcase that took place earlier today....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Jeremy Bond

Blumhouse Games Is Doing Horror Games Right

Summary I’ve been vocal about not being able to play survival horror games because I’m a big baby with a strong survival instinct that makes me fling my controller at oncoming scary things without a second thought, but that doesn’t mean I don’t get excited every time I see a new, interesting horror game. Most recently, Blumhouse Productions’ venture into gaming got meveryexcited. I’ve long been fascinated with the horror genre in many different media, and I especially love that there are so many ways to experiment with horror and the different fears that make people tick....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 741 words · Andrew Reeves

Board Games For People Who Like Stardew Valley

In a world of soul-crushing office jobs, where many people spend the bulk of their day doing work they hate,Stardew Valleyoffers the fantasy of self-directed labor. In this relaxing world, you are tasked with managing your own farm, and, as you do, managing numerous other aspects of your pixely farmer’s life, including social and romantic interactions. Though there is action and adventure in this game, its pervading vibe is the slower process of work, of sowing and reaping, and of managing your time....

June 11, 2025 · 6 min · 1185 words · Katherine Long

Dishonored Sequel Reportedly In Discussion Before Arkane Austin Shutdown

Summary Xbox shut down four studios within Bethesda this week, includingPreydeveloper Arkane Austin. We know the team was working on aRedfallupdate to finally add offline play, but a new report claims it was also interested in developing a newDishonoredgame. According toBloomberg, Arkane Austin wanted to go back to the studio’s roots by pitching a new single-player immersive sim game, potentially in the Dishonored series. Last year, during the FTC v Microsoft case over the Activision Blizzard King acquisition, it leaked thatBethesda was working on Dishonored 3- it’s unclear if this is connected to the pitch, a separate project, or if it has been scrapped amidst the studio shutting down....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Michael Johnson

DND: Tips To Build A Good Dungeon

Quick Links A typicalDungeons & Dragonscampaign features many dungeons—it’s in the name. When done right, dungeons can be a high-octane, action-heavy romp with memorable twists and turns. When dungeons go wrong, they can feel like a long slog to progress the plot. Like with most elements of tabletop RPGs, there’s no wrong way to create a dungeon. That said, there are ways to generate more player-centric spaces that promote fun interactions and environmental storytelling....

June 11, 2025 · 6 min · 1196 words · Willie Moore

Doom: The Dark Ages Shield Saw Has Been Added To The 1993 Original

Summary Less than 24 hours after the official reveal ofDoom: The Dark Ages, one fan managed to recreate the new chainsaw shield and use it to shred bad guys in the original games. Xboxhad a pretty decent show last week - not good enough to make you forgetit shut down two of its best studios for no good reason though- in which it showed off dozens of titles coming to the system this year and beyond....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · Richard Espinoza