New Pokemon Snap: How To Use The Melody Player

One of the most notable omissions inNew Pokemon Snapis the Poke Flute, which played an important role in the firstPokemon Snapgame. Much like the mainlinePokemontitles, it could be used to wake up sleeping Pokemon and clear new routes for the player to explore. Just because the flute doesn’t return though, that doesn’t mean that the mechanic has been totally abandoned. RELATED:New Pokemon Snap: How to Find Lental Seafloor Glowing Crystabloom Not too long after startingNew Pokemon Snap, players get the Melody Player upgrade for their research camera and this allows them to play a short tune at the press of a button....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Gerald Barker

New York Times Wordle Hints and Answers for #883 Aug 04, 2025

Wordlehas one of the most challenging words for today’s puzzle, and a lot of folks are most likely going to be stumped fairly easily by it. If players are worried aboutlosing their Wordle winning streaktoday, they may be out hunting for some clues to get them through today with a win. Whether word puzzle fans are looking for letters, hints on what the word means, technical clues about the make-up of this five-letter word, or just the complete spoiler for today, this article has them covered....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Brandon Burns

Persona 5: The Secrets of the Reclusive Hermit Arcana

As the major arcana go, the Hermit’s significance is fairly easy to grasp. Traditionally depicted as a man with a lantern and walking stick in a remote location, such as the top of a hill, or a cave, the Hermit represents hidden insight, introspection, and solitude. InPersona 5, the Hermit’s confidant, is none other than Futaba Sakura, who eventually serves as the Phantom Thieves' navigator. When players first meet Futaba, she is a borderline hikikomori, which is a Japanese term referring to people—particularly youth—with extreme reclusive or agoraphobic tendencies....

August 5, 2025 · 5 min · 1037 words · Kathryn Gallagher

PlayStation VR 2 to Reportedly Begin Production Soon

In the virtual reality space, Sony’s original PlayStation VR was a huge hit, selling 5 million units as of January 2020. That number is likely much higher now, leadingSonyto greenlight a second generation headset. In 2021, the company showed off the controllers that PSVR 2 will be using and said that more news would be shared in 2022. It seems that reveal may be coming sooner rather than later as it has now been rumored that PSVR 2 is currently about to begin its production....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · Deborah Sanchez

Save $90 on a HP X27q Gaming Monitor

HP X27q Gaming Monitor This HP X27q monitor is specifically designed for gaming. It features a 165 Hz refresh rate, which is enough to keep up with high frame rates in fast-paced action games. The monitor’s display panel supports resolutions up to QHD (2560 x 1440) with 3.7 million pixels. The display is also Eyesafe Certified, which means that it meets the TÜV low blue light requirements and protects eyes from harmful blue light without distorting colors....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Michael White

Sinnoh Pokemon That Need an Evolution in Gen 10

Summary WithPokemon Scarlet and Violetsoon releasing their second DLC in the form of The Indigo Disk, and considering that the base games are fast approaching their first anniversary, it’s probably going to be another two years until the nextPokemonmainline games drop. Still, with Gen 9 shaking so much of theclassicPokemonformula, Gen 10 is poised to follow suit - and a great way to break the mold would be to give older critters new cross-gen evolutions....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 619 words · Kristin Jones

Skyrim Fan Crafts Stunning Meridia Statue That Actually Talks

Summary ASkyrimfan created a real-life talking Meridia sculpture that looks exactly like its in-game counterpart.The Daedric Prince of Lifeis depicted just as she looks in herSkyrimshrine, holding her hand up in an imposing posture. The bottom part of the statue features two smaller figures holding hands below Meridia’s Beacon, a white orb that looks like it could be made of marble. Skyrimis an immensely popular game perhaps best known for its emphasis on player freedom....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 555 words · Mark Wilkins

Sonic the Hedgehog's Official New Green Hill Zone Lyrics Explained

For the last 30 years, many have heard the iconic Green Hill Zone song, as it is the first level in the Sega Genesis’Sonic the Hedgehog. As one of the more memorable levels in the firstSonic the Hedgehoggame, Green Hill has been revisited numerous times across different titles. Despite how manySonicfans are familiar with the stage, the song has gone without any sort of lyrics - but that changed thanks to the song’s original composer....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 640 words · Sarah Cox

Splatoon 3 Bug Turns Octolings into Inklings in Splatfest Victory Parade

A weird bug has popped up inSplatoon 3that’s causing victorious Octolings to become Inklings during the100x and 333x Splatfestparade float celebration. The new feature was eagerly awaited by many, but it seems that it’s not working as intended. Even prior to theSpicy versus Sweet versus Sour Splatfest, players could potentially find themselves in 100x or 333x battles, which give the winners a much larger boost than completing a normal match, as the names imply....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Amanda Williams

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Patch Unlocks Orange Lightsaber for Everyone

Playing throughStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Ordernaturally gives the game’s protagonist Cal Kestus access tosix different colors for his largely customizable lightsaber, but those who pre-ordered the game before it released on August 01, 2025 also had access to an orange variant. At least that’s how it used to work, as a patch released today across all platforms made it so everyone can wield an orange lightsaber. Details for the patch toStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderwere outlined by Reddit user UNTDrew, a Community Manager for Electronic Arts (EA), in the r/FallenOrder subreddit....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Bryan Hampton

Star Wars: Things You Didn't Know About Miraluka

The Miraluka are a naturally force-sensitive species that played into many key events in theStar Warsgalaxy’s history. They at first appear to be indistinguishable from humans, beyond a tendency to wear something that conceals their eyes - but the differences become more clear if one looks deeper. They do not so much conceal their eyes as the fact that they have no eyes. One might assume based on this description that Miraluka are naturally blind, but this is also not true....

August 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1099 words · Amy Martinez

Starfield's Character Creation May Be Its Generation-Defining Feature

Starfieldmight actually be shaping up to be the game fans are desperately hoping it’ll be. After a few stumbles withFallout 4andFallout 76, Bethesda seems to be putting everything it’s got intoStarfield, and the latest gameplay deep-dive was the perfect example of that. Lasting an impressive 45 minutes,Starfield’s recent gameplay breakdowndetailed the game’s major systems in most of their glory, while also leaving plenty of teases and hints of things to come....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 657 words · Dr. Ashley Simmons

The 10 Best Video Game Soundtracks of 2019

Music in video games is as important an aesthetic component as visual artstyles and story themes. It sets the tone for each area and character, often without the player ever noticing. Some elements of video game soundtracks have nonetheless become iconic, able to rocket people back to the emotions that they felt when playing through some of their favorite games. It is one thing to have a good soundtrack that fits the narrative and themes of a video game, but many games in 2019 went a step beyond simple thematic cohesion....

August 5, 2025 · 7 min · 1416 words · Catherine Smith