How Stormgate Welcomes Casual RTS Players

Frost Giant’s upcoming free-to-play RTSStormgateis hoping to push back against the idea that RTS is a difficult genre for newcomers, largely due to the genre’s history as a pillar of extremely competitive eSports. While a free-to-play model is already a solid way to welcome budding RTS fans without a financial commitment, it’sStormgate’s refreshing attitude toward new player approachability that makes it truly stand out among its peers. An easy-to-read UI, customizable automated assistance, and an emphasis on cooperative and campaign play are some of the highlights that makeStormgatea solid first RTS....

July 28, 2025 · 5 min · 870 words · Tina Peterson

Indie Horror Game The Bathhouse is like Stardew Valley Gone Wrong

Indie horror gameThe Bathhouseis the title game by Chilla’s Art. Released just this month, the game features the developer’s signature visual aesthetic, with its eerie character models and ominous environments. Alongside the VHS-style filter, these elements make for a great horror ambiance. But while past games likeThe Convenience StoreandThe Closing Shifttook place in the city,The Bathhousetakes players to the countryside, with a story somewhat likeStardew Valleygone wrong. The comparison toStardew Valleymight seem strange, but it’s primarily because both games make use of the trope wherein the main protagonist (in this case, the player) moves to the country to get away from their stressful life in the city....

July 28, 2025 · 4 min · 658 words · Catherine Hernandez

JUJUTSU KAISEN: Why Malevolent Kitchen?

Summary The following contains spoilers for JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2, Episode 41, “Thunderclap Part 2”, available onCrunchyroll. TheShibuya Incident Arc ofJUJUTSU KAISENhas revealed some jaw-dropping moments, and for the first time in a while, the King of Curses, Ryōmen Sukuna, was unleashed upon the world once more. During his rampage, Sukuna defeated Mahoraga, the Divine General of the Shikigami made available to those who inherit the Zen’in Clan’s Ten Shadows Technique, summoned by Megumi Fushiguro as a throwaway means of beating Haruta Shigemo....

July 28, 2025 · 5 min · 983 words · Angela Sanchez

Legend of Mana, The Hidden Gem of the Mana Series

Legend of Manais the fourth and final game of theManaRPG series. A slight departure from its past games, it tells several stories through disconnected quests that are complemented by several in-game mechanics. Often overlooked, even compared to the laterWorld of Manaseries,Legend of Manais a hidden gem that is finally getting the spotlight once more. Released in 1999 for the PS1,Legend of Manacame during a time of experimentation at Square. While it followed many themes from theprevious threeManatitles, it abstracted the story through three main arcs, a multitude of minor arcs, and a finale....

July 28, 2025 · 5 min · 976 words · Kelly Vargas

Luigi's Mansion 2: How to Clear All Spider Webs in Gloomy Manor

Quick Links Before facing the boss hidden in thecellar of Gloomy Manor, gamers will have to deal with a sticky situation. Gloomy Manor has been overrun by spiders and they’ve built webs all over the place, blocking off important areas of the manor - this is the premise ofLuigi’s Mansion2’s fifth mission, A-5: A Sticky Situation. To complete A-5, players will have to explore the three floors of the mansion in order to get rid of all its cobwebs....

July 28, 2025 · 4 min · 705 words · Travis Wilkerson

Marvel Comics Crossing Over With Fortnite in New Mini-Series

Epic Games is continuing to prove the value of theFortnitebrand, as the developer is once again partnering with Marvel for a tie-in comic. The comic in question will feature a mix of Marvel andFortnitecharacters, and it will continue the story from the previous crossover. Set afterFortnite X Marvel - Nexus War: Thor,Fortnite X Marvel - Zero Warwill see a group of characters from theFortniteuniverse teaming up with some iconic Marvel characters to collect a Zero fragment....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Philip Duran

Monopoly GO: Sunset Treasures Rewards and Milestones

Apart from the regular main events and leaderboard tournaments,Monopoly GOreleases a new mini-game every month. The latest treasure digging mini-game is called Sunset Treasures. Starting fromMarch 18, this gaming extravaganza will run for five days untilMarch 23. In addition to regular rewards like sticker packs anddice rolls, players can get various event-exclusive rewards like Saharan Sapphire shield and Egyptian Hippo token by participating in this mini-game. In this guide, we will share all the rewards and milestones for the Sunset Treasures event inMonopoly GO....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Laura Richardson

Mortal Kombat Characters Who Are Stronger In The Lore Than In Gameplay

Balance is the most important aspectof fighting games. The entire game is ruined if one character has an obvious advantage over everybody else on the roster. Because of this, developers put a lot of effort into making sure every character is fairly tuned to not be over or underpowered. Even after release, patches further fine-tune certain characters. RELATED:Classic Fighting Game Tropes That Aren’t Around Anymore Mortal Kombatpays special attention to this, especially in more recent entries....

July 28, 2025 · 5 min · 973 words · Matthew Garcia

NEO: The World Ends With You News Could Be Coming Later This Week

Square Enix has put a surprising emphasis on its cult DS RPGThe World Ends With Youover the past year. From revealing the anime adaptation that’s set to air later this week to finally announcing a full sequel titledNEO: The World Ends With You, fans of the handheld JRPG have been getting special treatment from the publisher that’s been slowly growing ever since the release ofThe World Ends With You: Final Remixon Nintendo Switch in 2018....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Amy Bailey

New One D&D Playtest Changes Rules for Fighters, Wizards, and Three Other Classes

Wizards of the Coast has just unveiled the newOne D&Dplaytest, which focuses on five new classes.Dungeons and Dragonsplayers can now try out new versions for the Barbarian, Fighter, Sorcerer, Wizard, and Warlock, and then share their opinion on the changes. One D&Dwas announced last year, and it has released several playtests, revamping the base rules of the game, as well as all classes. The upcoming update of theDungeons and Dragonsformula won’t keep its name for long, though, as it seems thatOne D&D is only a codenamefor the revision....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Sean Weaver

New PS5 Console Model May Actually Be Better Than the Original

Sony recently released a new version of thePS5that made a few improvements to the console’s design, and some fans believe there was a trade-off–apparently, the new console runs hotter than the launch version. However, one YouTuber is going in the opposite direction and declaring that the newPS5is actually better than the old version. YouTuber Hardware Busters International became interested in the topic after anotherYouTuber uploaded a PS5 teardown videothat raised concerns about the model’s reduced heatsink....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Jeremy Walters

New World Developers Answer Community's Challenge and Do Myrkgard Run

Frustrated by the difficulty ofNew World’s endgame content, a large portion of the game’s community implored the developers of the MMO to do a Myrkgard run. The developers ofNew Worldhave since accepted, with some hilarious results. SeveralNew Worldfans have been speculating that the developers of the MMO don’t play the endgame content based on how difficult it is and they may have found their answers during the recent Myrkgard developer run....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 486 words · Rebecca Valdez

One Piece Chapter 1105: A New Group Arrives On Egghead

Summary One Piecechapter 1105 dropped recently and it was certainlyan exciting addition to the Egghead Island arc.This week’s chapter was rather short, and one that did not see the plot progress too much. It is safe to say that despite being quite a decent chapter, it was not the best that Oda has produced over the course of the last few months and certainly the weakest one. That said, it was still an enjoyable read for the fans and it is just at the standard set by One Piece is way too high....

July 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1155 words · Julia Coleman