How The Witcher 4 Could Improve Its Map

The Witcher 3: Wild Huntis lauded as one of the best games in recent years. Its narrative as well as its long list of interesting side quests have been praised by many in the gaming community. However, the game does have its downsides. One involves the title’s sprawling open-world map. The Witcher 3’s game world is littered with Points of Interest. Some lead to hidden treasures, others to monster nests, while some even trigger new quest lines....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 606 words · Lisa Richmond

How to Use the Zap Gun in Lethal Company

Quick Links Lethal Companyis a co-op survival game where players are tasked with exploring different exomoons in search of scrap. As they travel around the various moons, players oftenencounter dangerous, otherworldly creatures. Some of these monsters are quite powerful and do not hesitate to kill anyone who trespasses on their territory. To defend themselves, players can use different types of melee weapons, such as a shovel and a stop sign. Besides this, they can also equip a Zap Gun – the only ranged weapon inLethal Company....

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Kayla Brown

Jussie Smollett Sentenced To 150 Days In Jail, Ordered To Pay $120K

For now, it appears the Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax saga has reached its endpoint. After years of investigation, media speculation, and court dates, Smollett, the actor best known for his portrayal of Jamal Lyons on the popular FOX dramaEmpire, was formally sentenced after being found guilty both of staging a hate crime and falsifying a police report, among other charges. Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in county jail, ordered to pay $120,106 tothe city of Chicagofor the resources they used to investigate his claims, and to pay $25,000 in fines....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 616 words · Jenny Morales

Longtime Bungie Community Manager DeeJ Announces His Departure

Bungiehas seen a pretty massive resurgence of success forDestiny 2following it’s split from its Activision partnership. Bungie has a lot on its plate for the future as the company focuses onDestiny 2’s next generation detailsand what they mean for players using current hardware to play. For now though, Bungie is addressing the current state of the game through its weekly “The Week at Bungie” blog posts, detailing changes coming to the game andDestiny 2’s community....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 435 words · Crystal Williams

LOTR: Amazon's The Rings Of Power Has A Big Advantage Over Most Prequels

Amazon’s up and coming series theRings of Power, based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, has got to be one of the most eagerly anticipated programs of 2022. With Tolkien fans spanning the entire globe, there is already a huge following from Peter Jackson’s 2001-2003 film adaptations of theLord of the Ringstrilogy, and then again of his 2012-14 rendition ofThe Hobbit, which he again split into a trilogy. Now people are holding their breath to see how this next on-screen adaptation compares to the amazing works that have come before it....

July 8, 2025 · 4 min · 770 words · Adrian Franklin

Marvel's Midnight Suns Trailer Highlights Magik

Marvel’s Midnight Sunshas released a new spotlight trailer, as it has with previous heroes like Doctor Strange, Wolverine, and so on, focused on the New Mutants hero of Magik. These trailers mostly focus on the abilities and animations associated with the highlighted hero. They should not be confused with the bigger trailers, like theMarvel’s Midnight Sunsrelease date trailerrevealed at D23. Earlier this year,Marvel’s Midnight Sunswas delayed out of its October release date, and many fans didn’t think they’d see it this year....

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Lindsay Jones

MLB The Show 21 Pre-Order Bonuses and Special Editions

MLB The Show 21is on the horizon, and baseball fans around the world have been eagerly awaiting the game’s arrival. The yearly baseball simulation from San Diego Studio is usually here by now, but new additions to the game as well as the series' first appearance on next-gen have delayed the release slightly. Regardless, a lot of fans are excited, especially those on Xbox who will be able to play the game for the very first time....

July 8, 2025 · 4 min · 737 words · Brandy Hunt

Monster Hunter World Fan Uses 3D Printer to Make Impressive Alatreon Wall Mount

With the launches of Capcom’s latest additions to theMonster Hunterseries such asMH RiseandMonster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruinin 2021, it is not surprising thatMonster Hunter World Iceborneseems to have taken a backseat in the perspective of the gaming community. Nevertheless,Icebornereached a significant sales milestoneand seems to still have a faithful player base, with a fan using a 3D printer to create an incredible wall mount of the Elder Dragon Alatreon....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Linda Ruiz

Most Experimental Rockstar Games

Rockstar Gamesare one of the world’s most influential video game publishers. Even if people don’t recognize their name, they’ll recognize their games likeRed Dead Redemption,Max Payne, and theGrand Theft Autoseries. They may recall the controversies surroundingGTA: San Andreas,Manhunt, andBullyfrom the mid-2000s too. That said, these games didn’t come out of a vacuum. RELATED:Video Game Controversies That Seem Tame Today Behind these big hits are a few titles that would either pave the way for Rockstar’s biggest hits, provide a preview for whatever new tech they were working with, or test the waters for a new genre that would revolutionize gaming as a whole....

July 8, 2025 · 5 min · 880 words · Jessica Palmer

My Hero Academia 401: What To Expect From The Chapter

Summary My Hero Academiachapter 401 is where every fan has their eyes on at the moment.The Final War Saga of the serieshas been incredibly fun for the fans to witness. While there have been ups and downs in the arc and a real lack of consistency at times, the major fights that the fans were looking forward to have, for the most part, lived up to all expectations. RELATED:My Hero Academia: Is Armored All Might Too Overpowered?...

July 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1241 words · Norman Stone

NBA 2K23: Best Teams In MyNBA Franchise Mode's Kobe Bryant Era

The late Kobe Bryant was much more than an all-time great basketball player. For a generation of kids, he was a sports icon that preached a commitment to the craft and an attitude of hard work resulting in success. Bryant served as the poster child of the 2000s era of basketball featured inNBA 2K23’s MyNBA Franchise Mode. RELATED:NBA 2K23: Best Teams To Play For As A Small Forward That era felt like a transition period for the league as it was coming off the heels of the wild run the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls had throughout the 90s....

July 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1155 words · Adrian Lopez

Nintendo Reveals New Bowser's Fury Info

Nintendo has recently given more details about the upcoming Switch gameSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, specifically why Bowser appears to have such fury in the first place. In the new addition to the game, Bowser has been tainted by a “mysterious black goop” which has turned him into a huge beast. Mario and hisunlikely teammate Bowser Jr.must work together and travel across the islands of Lake Lapcat. Mario must harness the power of the “Cat Shines” to help defeat this rather ferociously huge version of his old nemesis, while Bowser Jr....

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Nina Nunez

One Year Later, Forspoken May Be Worth a Second Chance

Summary Games likeForspokenprove that a great idea and premise can sometimes fall short. The hype forForspokenwas big, so big that when the game released and didn’t hit players’ expectations, it was instantly criticized, and many players deemed it unplayable. However, a year after it debuted on Jul 15, 2025, it seems the view onForspokenis shifting slightly, with more positive reviews than negative being posted on services such as Steam and Metacritic in the last month....

July 8, 2025 · 5 min · 962 words · Jessica Smith