Horizon Forbidden West Could Easily Bring Back Rost

Despite his relatively short screentime, Rost is one of the most important characters inHorizon: Zero Dawn. AsAloy’s adopted father, he attempts to steer her in the right direction and teaches her how to survive from a young age. Rost unfortunately meets his fate and is buried outside his hut during the first game, making his appearance inHorizon: Forbidden Westinitially seem unlikely. But that may not be the exact case. Right now, there’s not a lot known aboutHorizon: Forbidden West, other than a few details about where the Forbidden West actually is....

June 7, 2025 · 3 min · 554 words · Teresa Vaughan

How Assassin's Creed Mirage's Parkour Compares to AC Valhalla

After a three-year hiatus, theAssassin’s Creedfranchise is lined up to come back in a big way this October withAssassin’s Creed: Mirage. Set in ancient Baghdad during the 9th century, this marks it as one of the earliest games in the chronologicaltimeline of theAssassin’s Creedseries. After the previous installmentAssassin’s Creed Valhalladived way too deep into mythology and magic, dividing fans with some feeling it was straying away from the series' roots,Mirageaims to get things back on track....

June 7, 2025 · 3 min · 626 words · Garrett Davidson

How Dragon's Dogma 2 Could Have Used Starfield's New Game Plus Model

The following contains spoilers forDragon’s Dogma 2andStarfield. Despite being the sequel to a game widely considered to only be a cult hit, Capcom’sDragon’s Dogma 2has proven to be hugely successful so far by taking everything loyal fans loved about the first game, scaling it up, and improving it by and large. In addition to these improvements,Dragon’s Dogma 2brings back the first game’s New Game Plus mode, which allows players who have completed the game to start a new playthrough and retain all of their belongings, skills, and experience....

June 7, 2025 · 4 min · 727 words · Adam Smith

How to Get Cruise Bubble in SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated

While the remake ofSpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydratedchanged a lot of parts of the oldSpongebobgame, many things, including SpongeBob’s bubble powers, have remained the same. One of the powers that SpongeBob can get during the game is the Cruise Bubble. What is the Cruise Bubble? Unlike many licensed video games of the past,Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydratedhas been a surprisingly big hitbecause of the solid gameplay, fun boss battles and fun powers that SpongeBob and company gained throughout the game....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Christopher Smith

Is Halloween Kills A More Worthy Sequel Than Halloween 2?

This article contains spoilers forHalloween Kills.It is October, and that means one thing above all: it is Halloween season. Among the many customs associated with the holiday, one stands high atop Mount Geekdom: watching at least one film from the aptly-titledHalloweenfranchise. Halloween II(1981) andHalloween Kills, the installment that is currently in theaters and streaming on Peacock, can be compared to a certain extent. The reason why they’re worth comparing is the opening scenes from both movies take place immediately after the ending scene from the preceding film, making bothsequels feel episodic....

June 7, 2025 · 6 min · 1121 words · Karen Mcguire

Jujutsu Kaisen: Aoi Todo's Renewed Boogie Woogie, Explained

Summary Jujutsu Kaisenhas been nothing short of incredible as of late, and fans have been thoroughly enjoying the incredible battle going down in Shinjuku. This battle has lasted for quite a while now, and with Yuji hitting new levels of power, and sukuna unleashing his domain, it is now clear that it is edging closer to its end. Still, for the final push, an intriguing character made his return in the previous chapter, and that is none other than Aoi Todo, who fans lost saw in Shibuya....

June 7, 2025 · 6 min · 1224 words · Julie Compton

Legend Of Zelda: Every Game Where Link Speaks (In Chronological Order)

Silent protagonists have been a staple of the video game medium for decades, andThe Legend of Zelda’s Link is arguably the most prolific. He almost always wears green, rarely takes off his hat, and isn’t a man of many words– but he does canonically speak. This perhaps goes without saying considering characters react to “dialogue” that Link is speaking as early asOcarina of Time, but there are games where Link breaks his vow of silence....

June 7, 2025 · 5 min · 952 words · Sean Murphy

Luke Skywalker's Mandalorian Cameo Gets John Williams Score

AStar Warsfan has uploaded a re-edited version of Luke Skywalker’s now-famous cameo from the season 2 finale ofTheMandalorian. The scene is relatively the same (although you’ll have to skip to the 30-second mark due to a copyright claim) apart from one key change: the score. Instead ofThe Mandalorian’soriginal score, we hear what’s often referred to as “Luke Skywalker’s theme” from legendaryStar Warscomposer John Williams. The music used in the video is a recent rendition of the famous piece of John Williams score calledBinary Sunset....

June 7, 2025 · 3 min · 451 words · Katherine Perkins

Multiplayer Games That Died In About A Year

Summary Multiplayer gamescan be hard to establishdue to the area being so saturated. It’s tricky for new franchises to carve a name for themselves in the crowded market, and sometimes it’s not even the developer’s fault. There have been some actually quite good multiplayer games released over the last few years that just failed to catch on, and have since shut down. It just goes to show how marketing is one of the most important and effective tactics in the industry....

June 7, 2025 · 5 min · 1044 words · Jason Scott

My Hero Academia's Scariest Powers

The majority of the humans in the universe ofMy Hero Academiahave supernatural talents called Quirks that bestow upon them extraordinary capabilities. Heroes and villains alike have a wide variety of Quirks that may be anything from ordinary to amazing. Certain Quirks, especially when used by bad people, stand out as particularly scary. RELATED:My Hero Academia: The Saddest Deaths In The Series, Ranked Certain Quirks, thanks to their morbid nature or their propensity to damage others, are the most horrific, frightful Quirks to confront in combat, but they may not be the most lethal....

June 7, 2025 · 5 min · 968 words · Brian Garrison

New Co-Op Vampire Shooter Game Coming to PS5 and Xbox

Summary EvilVEvil,a fast-paced vampire shooter that features cooperative play, is coming to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S machines soon. A trailer for the title came out earlier this year, showing a game that emphasized movement and player freedom. Several vampire-themed games are slated to arrive on the PS5 in 2024, including the roguelike shoot ‘em upVampire Survivorsand the action RPGV Rising, the latter of which recently released its 1....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Raymond Myers

One Dead Island 2 Change Could See It Outshine Dying Light 2

The last time anyone saw anything official out ofDead Island 2was Gamescom 2014, nearly 8 years ago. Early gameplay footage then confirmed aCalifornia setting, highlighting Santa Monica Pier, Hollywood, and bigger locations like San Francisco, Los Angeles, and little more. Weapon mods, zombies, and 8-player co-op were all also shown, but then again, that was years ago. Since then,Dead Island 2has been passed from developer to developer, beginning at Yager Development, being moved to Sumo Digital, and eventually landing at Dambuster Studios, an internal studio of Deep Silver....

June 7, 2025 · 4 min · 715 words · Andrew Lee

Pokemon GO Players Aren't Happy About the Avatar Changes

Summary SomePokemon GOplayers aren’t happy about the game’s latest update. The new patch radically changed the appearance ofPokemon GOavatars, prompting an ongoing wave of backlash from the fandom. Niantic dubbed the controversial update “Rediscover Yourself,” having positioned it as the opening set piece of its Rediscover campaign, a series of patches meant to modernize its hit mobile game.Rediscover Yourself rolled out toPokemon GOplayersglobally on April 17. Some Pokemon GO Fans Think New In-Game Avatars Are ‘Ugly’ A vocal subset of the fandom has immediately decried the update as moving too far away from the game’s established aesthetic....

June 7, 2025 · 3 min · 533 words · Nathan Mccoy