How Assassin's Creed Shadows' Protagonists Complement Each Other

Summary Shortly after the long-awaited reveal of its official title,Assassin’s Creed Shadowshas finally been unveiled in its very own cinematic premiere trailer. Formerly known asAssassin’s Creed Codename Red,Assassin’s Creed Shadowswill see players stepping into the shoes of two protagonists: Naoe and Yasuke. This confirms that some of therumors surroundingAssassin’s Creed Shadowswere true and that it features a female protagonist, Naoe, alongside Yasuke, who is based on a real figure from Japanese history....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 594 words · Pamela Ramirez

How Kang the Conqueror Broke Marvel Snap

Some of Marvel’s most terrifying villains are some ofMarvel Snap’s most powerful cards, but the game’s latest addition, Kang the Conqueror, may have just broken the game completely. As part of the current season forMarvel Snap, Into The Quantum Realm, the cards MODOK, Ghost, Stature, and now Kang were added for players to collect and craft new decks around. However, Kang’s game-changing ability has had some unintended consequences that have resulted in matches being stuck in an infinite turn loop until one player surrenders....

June 26, 2025 · 4 min · 641 words · Jordan Daniels

Icons Unearthed: Star Wars Picked Up By Amazon Freevee For UK Release

In a major win for the service, Amazon Freevee has acquired the rights to distribute theIcons Unearthed: Star Warsseriesin the United Kingdom, following a commercially successful debut in the US. This acquisition seems to be a part of the service’s proposed content and coverage expansion efforts, which recently saw it expand into the German market. Icons Unearthed: Star Warsis the title for the first season ofIcons Unearthed, a series that purports to show the secrets and history behind the creation, filming, and production of some of film and television’s biggest and most famous projects....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Michael King

Kingdom Hearts Collections Release Digitally For The Xbox One

About 10 days ago, a Microsoft store listing forKingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologuewent up, and it claimed that the game would beavailable for Xbox owners come February 18. However, not long after the post went live, Microsoft took it down for unknown reasons. This made the leaks' credibility questionable, as some thought Microsoft posted it as a mistake, which it’s done before in regards toKingdom Hearts 3coming to the PC....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Danielle Caldwell

Lord of the Rings Online Player Maxes Their Level Making Pies

The vast majority of players of any MMORPG, particularly one revolving around a magical world likeTolkien’s Middle-Earth, probably don’t intend to spend the majority of their time engaging in common housework. However, that’s just what oneLord of the Rings Onlineplayer did, managing to reach the absolute maximum level their character could be without spending their time questing and adventuring. These days, the majority of MMORPGs provide ways of gaining experience points with classes and quests unrelated to combat....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Jennifer Smith

LOTR: Where Do Balrogs Come From And Why Is Gandalf Scared Of Them?

The name of the Balrog that Gandalf fights inThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ringis Durin’s Bane. Gandalf defeated his enemy on top of Zirakzigil—the highest peak in the Misty Mountains. Although the fiery demon is the only one seen in the movie, there are actually many Balrogs. This particular beast was awoken by the Dwarves who dug too deep in the mines within Moria. These creatures are very large, recorded as being twice the height of an Elf with a whip and sword made of fire that never stopped burning and even appeared lava-like....

June 26, 2025 · 4 min · 803 words · Julie Perez

Marvel Snap: Gambit Decks

Marvel Snapoffers players a wide variety of cards to construct their deck with, and one very solid method of constructing a deck is to pick a card and build the deck around that card’s capabilities. This tends to result in decks focused on making the most of a specific effect or group of related effects, like On-Play, Ongoing, or Discard. InMarvel Snap, Gambit is a cost 3, power 1, card with a two-step effect....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 526 words · Christopher Parks

Most Sinister Evil Scientists In Games

In most games, players need something to fight, so developers craft scientists to create that something. It’s an easy plot device that works in most games. A sneering villain in a lab coat engineers hordes of monsters, calling for the hero to stop said monsters from destroying the world. That’s not to say audiences should write off these geniuses entirely. RELATED:Awesome Science Fantasy Games Gaming has birthed several sinister scientists through the years....

June 26, 2025 · 6 min · 1103 words · Robert Valdez

Mother 4 Fan Project Renamed, Still in the Works

At the end of 2012 a subreddit was created for a fan-made game calledMother 4, which would have been an unofficial sequel in the canon of Nintendo’s long-dormant flagship RPG series of the same name (orEarthBoundseries, as international fans of the 1994Super NEStitle would know it by). Today that project officially shifted to its new name,Oddity, with a reveal teaser trailer posted to the game’s YouTube page. Oddity’s trailer features the quartet of Travis, Meryl, Floyd, and Leo traversing an urbanized, fantastical land called Pleiades in the 1970s to find out why people are mysteriously disappearing....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 494 words · Erin Ferrell

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Light Novel Series Reaches 10 Million Copies in Print

TheMushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnationlight novel series has now reached 10million copies in print, Kadokawa announced on Monday. An anime adaptation of the standout isekai series recently concluded, no doubt contributing to its recent rise in popularity. The series was first serialized as a web novel from 2012-2015 on the popular Japanese user-generated novel publishing website; Shōsetsuka ni Narou. RELATED:Anime YouTubers Face New Copyright Crisis - Fans Call For Geoblocking For All...

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Mr. Michael Greene

Naruto: Strongest Jutsu Of Minato Namikaze

Minato Namikaze isthe Fourth Hokage of Konohaand one of the very strongest characters to live in theNarutoworld. Being labeled as a generational shinobi, Minato was considered to be in a league of his own. RELATED:Naruto: Secrets Kishimoto Could Reveal In The Minato One-Shot As the Fourth Hokage, he made history and was widely considered to be among the greatest fighters across all Five Nations. Minato possessed tremendous strength and skill up his sleeve and, although he lived a short life, he had already developed countless powerful jutsu in this time, some of which were passed down from one generation to another, while others remained unique to him....

June 26, 2025 · 5 min · 890 words · Joshua Walsh

Next Marvel's Avengers War Table Will Show Hawkeye and PS5, Xbox Series X Upgrades

Marvel’s Avengersfans are finally set to get some big news about the game soon, as the next War Table stream will include information on its Hawkeye DLC. The next-gen versions ofMarvel’s Avengerswill also be shown off, and hopefully release dates will accompany the news. For those unfamiliar with War Tables, the monthly streams are used to updateMarvel’s Avengersfans on what content is coming to the game while recapping the previous month and addressing community concerns....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Daniel Velez

One Piece: Why Charlotte Katakuri Is More Important Than Fans Think

One Piece’sWhole Cake Island introduced fans to quite a lot of compelling characters from a Yonko in Big Mom to the powerful assassins of the Vinsmoke Family and then the underworld agents of the world. The arc was jam-packed with incredible action, with the menacing forces of theOne Pieceworld in full display as a war brewed between the Straw Hat Pirates, the force of science in Germa, and the might of a Yonko crew....

June 26, 2025 · 5 min · 904 words · Robert Hansen