China announced new video game legislation back in August designed to limit the amount of time minors can play online games likeLeague of Legends. Now, the country has reportedly slowed its video game approval process as well and called for a need to avoid games with a “wrong set of values,” including too much violence and effeminate men. While this may sound odd, China has shown a markedly negative attitude towards flamboyant male characters in the past, such asLeague of Legendscharacter Taric....

Halloween season is finally upon us, and games have fully embraced the spooky, dark, and eerie season with Halloween-themed weapons, features, and benefits.CoD Warzone’s annualHaunting Event is in full effect, featuring modes and maps that have been reworked to fit the spooky season. The classic Jumpscare interaction is also back to throw players off their game while looting. Not everyone is a fan of Halloween, andCoD: Warzone’s jumpscares, which are flashy and loud, can be annoying during gameplay....

One innovativeAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsplayer has brought Shrek’s swamp to life in the game. The first movie in theShrekfranchise released over 20 years ago in 2001 and has received several sequels and spin-offs, includingPuss in Boots, which received a successful sequel of its own in 2022.Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis considered one of the coziest gameson Nintendo Switch and allows players to customize and develop their own island as they see fit....

Fans that have been followingCyberpunk 2077since the early days were no doubt hyped to jump in and get their hands on a pair of Mantis Blades. These weapons were featured in thefirst ever teaser trailer forCyberpunk 2077, and have been an iconic representation of the game ever since. Although these Cyberware weapons are already very deadly,Cyberpunk 2077players can further upgrade them with the Fast Rotor mod to increase their efficacy. This mod will increase the attack speed of the Mantis Blades significanty, but like all things in this game, will require a bit of money to purchase....

The cat is out of the bag, Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine will be making an appearance in Ryan Reynolds’Deadpool 3. In the past few days, it is all that fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have spoken about, and their excitement is palpable at this point. But, how exactly does the MCU plan to bring the fan-favorite character back to life? One fan seems to have a perfectly hilarious answer. As part of the big reveal aboutDeadpool 3, Ryan Reynolds reminded fans that Jackman’sWolverine dies at the end of 2017’s Logan....

While the game certainly has had its ups and downs over its lifespan, one area theDestiny 2community continues to praise is the improvements in Bungie’s storytelling. The launch ofThe Witch Queenand subsequent seasons have more connective tissue than previous years of the game, with the narrative of the expansion and seasons feeding into the next. Coming off the final narrative mission forSeason of the Haunted, players are theorizing about what Season 18 has in store, and one fan suggests two major Awoken characters could have a role to play....

There already seems to be no shortage of news aboutDestiny 2’s upcoming Season of the Deep, which is due to launch on May 23. However, more information about the balancing side of things is pouring in still, sometimes even through unofficial channels from the developers themselves. While Bungie may have aDestiny 2controversy waiting to happenin Season 21, it’s not all bad news. The studio recently put out a comprehensive overview of all the weapon tuning and Exotic changes coming in, and the community has been fairly receptive to most of them, but it would seem that there’s plenty more to go still....

Destiny 2players can get themselves an Igneous Hammer Hand Cannon by completing a very simple seasonal challenge in Trials of Osiris. Igneous Hammer is one of the new Season of the Chosen Trials weapons and is highly desirable due to its potential forexcellent perk god rolls. With Season of the Chosen’s launch, Bungie introduced a refreshed loot pool for Trials of Osiris, including plenty of brand-new weapons and a new armor set for each class....

The annual class competition ofDestiny 2, Guardian Games, has returned for 2021 and players will need to get involved in all the activities to earn enough medals if they want their class to take home the win. Players have until May 11 to hand in medals, after which Season 14 will begin. Guardian Games remains mostly the same this year except Bungie has made a few tweaks to the scoring system to ensure the competition is much tighter than last year....

In spite ofMithrax’s attempts to shut her out, Eido is bound and determined to stay involved with the efforts to claim the relics in the fourth week of Season 18 inDestiny 2. Some interesting story developments happen in Week 4, so players who are interested in finding out for themselves what happens will want to be careful as there are spoilers ahead. While the storyline takes an interesting new turn, the format for the weekly story quest remains the same as ever....

BeforeDiablo 4players start playing with their Season 1 character, they will want to make sure they log in with the existing character that they have the most progression in.Diablo 4Season 1 is kicking off on July 20, and while it sounds like it will function similarly to how seasons have worked in previousDiablogames, it seems many newcomers to the franchise are confused about how it will all work. Many newcomers to theDiablofranchise have been confused about howDiablo 4requires a new character every season....

Madden NFL 23developer EA Tiburon has delivered its previously announced fix for the server glitch that corrupted franchise save files. The fix is, as previously confirmed, only for a very limited number ofMadden NFL 23players who were impacted by the save file corruption. All otherMadden NFL 23players that experienced the glitch are confirmed to have lost their save files forever. This is, unfortunately, the full extent of EA Tiburon’s ability to solve the problem....

TheEpic Games Storehas made two more games up for grabs for its users while confirming the freebies that will be available beginning October 6. TheEpic Games Storetypically gives users two free games per week, rotating them on Thursdays at 10:00am CT. This week is no exception, as Epic Games Store users have a fresh pair of free games to claim while they wait for next week’s offerings to roll around....