Summary Whether you like to play hard and fast with the ‘fair’ weapon ofValorantor want to be more degenerate with things, there will always be one aspect across each of them that matters most: skins. No matter which weapon you’re using,you will likely want to have a sick skin applied to it to flex it on your teammates and opponents alike,even if it is used on a weapon such as the Judge, which will make lower-leveled players rage as you stroll into their base and demolish them with satisfying chugs of chaos....

Summary While last year was an excellent year for manga,there is tons more phenomenal manga out there that is a must-read if you are just getting into this wonderful hobby. Whether they have solid anime adaptations or not, sitting down and reading through their manga counterpart will almost always improve the experience, even if you already love its adaptation. There are thousands upon thousands of excellent manga that are worthy of your time, but we will only be highlighting a mere handful of them today....

Summary Since the dawn ofDisney Lorcana, Ramp decks have had a solid position in the metagame. These decks, largelybuilt in Sapphire/Steel, use cards that allow them to put extra Ink into their Inkwell, building up to play characters that would be prohibitively expensive for other decks. The term ‘Ramp’ comes from Magic: The Gathering, where such decks have existed since 1993. Every Lorcana set so far has had a few cards that fit into this archetype, but not all Ramp cards are created equal....

Summary Yes, the rumors really were true,there is a Legend of Zelda Lego set in the works. Zelda fans who have been following this saga closely knew that, but nowLegohas finally confirmed it. Not only has the base rumor that Zelda Lego is coming been confirmed, but pretty much everything that was leaked appears to have been accurate. The set really is a two-in-one Great Deku Tree, it costs $299.99, and it will be released on July 11, 2025....

Summary If you’ve been in theMinecraftmodding community for a decade or more, there are plenty of mods that just haven’t gotten their time in the sun yet. The mods that have either faded into the background or been abandoned deserve a resurgence in the newest version of Minecraft. Some of these mods have newer versions, but some of these mods would thrive again with the same upgrades, too! Ever wanted to cast spells, visit new dimensions, or go to the moon in Minecraft?...

Summary I’d call myself a Simpsons fan, but these days a more accurate term might be ‘defender’. While I agree with the rest of the world thatThe Golden Age was better than the modern era(and possibly the greatest few seasons of television to ever exist), it’s not so simple to say thatThe Simpsonssucks these days. It was excellent (3-9), then it got steadily worse (10-17), then it improved (18-23), then it crash-landed (24-31), andnow it is recovering(32-35)....

Summary CD Projekt Red recently launched a new modding tool called RedKit forThe Witcher 3which “offers a plethora of advanced features as well as full Steam Workshop integration” to make it easier for the community to develop their own quests, add characters, and expand on the map. As reported byGames Radar, mere days later, one fan ported and remade the biggest city from the first game - Vizima. “[This is] a fairly low-effort attempt at porting maps from the firstWitchergame via RedKit,” the modder wrote in the video’s description....

Summary Falloutfans are an interesting bunch. So many characters in the series are morally dubious, lacking basic empathy, non-human, or perhaps even a winning combination of the three. So, you’d think that would leave us with very few heartthrobs to choose from, but you’d be wrong. It just means we have what some would call an acquired taste, accumulating in many players finding ghoul characters pretty hot in particular. This is now a fact that Walton Goggins, who plays Cooper Howard (or The Ghoul) in the show is now very aware of....

Quick Links Dragon Age, though in many regards pulling many of its more foundational ideas from other fantasy works, has quite a few unique aspects of its own. Much of this comes in the form of the Fade, a realm of spirits and magic, albeit one that is separated from the world of the living. This comes in the form of something called the Veil. The Veil is an admittedly vague concept, one that is both a literal separating barrier and also charged with a franklyabsurd degree of religious tension....

Summary It is no secret that the creators ofStellar Bladeare devoted fans ofNier: Automata, so much so that the former is almost a love letter to the latter. They both follow a female protagonist tackling the question of what it means to be human, all the while facing massive enemies with nothing but a sword. Since they are so similar, you might wonder how they compare. While Nier: Automata is regarded as a cult classic, Stellar Blade has plenty of charms to offer, so which game is better?...

Summary Black Desert Online celebrates its tenth birthday this year. In the last decade, the long-running MMO has fostered a dedicated community, holding a consistent playerbase on Steam of around 20,000 players. That doesn’t include the game’s market share in the South Korean and mobile markets. In May 2024, developer Pearl Abyss posted its first quarter earning call, which demonstrated an increase in revenue for the Black Desert IP of 11....

Summary The concept of the fixed camera is a controversial topic in gaming. When poorly implemented, games with fixed cameras feel stiff and awkward to play as the lack of direct control over what you can see is understandably frustrating. But, when done right, fixed cameras allow the developers to mould a cinematic experience to their exact vision – eliciting awe or terror in a way that wouldn’t be possible if you had full agency over what you could look and see....

Summary I used to thinkLegogames were just about the coolest things on Earth. Three things have changed since then - I’m a little older, Lego games became oversaturated, and the world has moved on. We don’t talk enough about the third one. As news emerges thatthere could be a Lego Horizon game on the way- as in,Horizon Zero Dawn- it’s worth considering whether we’re at the stage of capitalism we might call Post-IP....