Street Fighter 6 Confirmed for TwitchCon

Street Fighter 6has been confirmed to make an appearance at San Diego TwitchCon. Since its announcement in February, fighting game fans have been curious as to how the newest entry in the series will turn out. The aesthetic changes and new gameplay additions makeStreet Fighter 6a fresh, new title for fans of the genre. Its appearance at TwitchCon shows Capcom’s push for the newest entry to garner as much of the spotlight before its release in 2023....

May 16, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Sharon Chapman

Tales of Arise: Every Armor Set For Shionne (& Where To Find Them)

Shionne is one of the best party members inTales of Arise. With her trusty rifle in hand, she’s able to dish out some pretty decent damage, while her Healing Artes are vital for keeping the rest of the party alive. With this in mind, keeping her HP above zero during difficult battles is incredibly important, and, to do that, players are going to need to make sure that she has the best armor available equipped....

May 16, 2025 · 3 min · 503 words · Michael Morgan

The Blue-And-Orange Morality Trope In Sci-Fi Explained

Morality can be extremely straightforward in some stories, but science fiction is free to play in the weird middle ground and difficult open questions. The inherent big questions of war and sacrifice tie characters to roles that feel a bit like heroes and villains, but constantly force them to break their own rules. However, some escape even the most open gray area. For those who simply don’t see the same options, there’s Blue and Orange Morality....

May 16, 2025 · 4 min · 817 words · Walter Booth

The Last of Us 2's No Return Highlights an Underrated Feature

Summary WhileThe Last of Usfranchise is world-renowned for its stellar storytelling, great writing, and rich characters, it’s pretty widely believed that it isn’t the most complex series when it comes to the actual gameplay. WhileThe Last of Us' combat encountersare always intense and engaging, its moment-to-moment exploration can get a tad repetitive, with many lengthy sequences of gameplay feeling more like a chance for characters to exposit dialogue. Thankfully, the second game in the series made some big improvements to gameplay, and they’re even more evident inThe Last of Us Part 2 Remastered....

May 16, 2025 · 3 min · 594 words · Pamela Schultz

The Mean Girl Trope In Movies, Explained

Turn on any piece of media about teenagers and there’s one trope that will probably appear more than any others. A lot of teen movies and TV shows like to focus on the cliques and popularity contests that occur within high school life, and there’s nothing that is more central to that than the “popular kids”, and the fact that those kinds of groups are very often led by the head honcho of the entire student body - the mean girl....

May 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1085 words · Mr. Thomas Cruz

Valorant: Tips To Attack

Summary In Riot Games’s high-stakes tactical FPS,Valorant,a team’s ability to execute a well-coordinated attack can be the difference between victory and defeat. To do so, players must rely on more than just the fundamentals, such assharp aiming skillsand crosshair placement, but also master specific offensive tactics and strategies. From teamwork and map awareness to economy management, there are countless ways torefine one’s playstyle and outsmart opponents on the battlefield. Taking advantage of these methods, novice players and seasoned agents alike can significantly elevate their gameplay and become formidable attackers inValorant....

May 16, 2025 · 5 min · 873 words · Diane Johnson

What Dragon Ball Super Can Learn From The Frieza Saga

Summary Since the end of the originalDragon Ballmanga and its anime adaptations, the franchise has continued to expand on its story withDragon Ball Super, which wasproduced by a team headed by Akira Toriyamaand Toyotarou, until the former’s untimely death. Although the new series renewed interest in theDragon Ballfranchise, which had been relatively dormant, it did have its shortcomings. One of the most obvious among them, was the lack of cohesion between individual story arcs, contrasting Akira Toriyama’s originalDragon Ballmanga, which featured greater continuity between some narrative segments....

May 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1018 words · Lisa Wong

Why Diablo 4's New Beta is a Show of Confidence

The recent announcement of a final beta forDiablo 4mere weeks before the game’s release comes as a welcome surprise to fans who were looking to spend more time in Sanctuary before June 6. With almost 62 million hours of playtime accrued between both its prior closed and open beta weekends, anticipation forDiablo 4is high and players seem to be enjoying the return to the aesthetic and darker tone ofDiablo 2. The recently announced third beta solidifies the confidence that Blizzard has in its upcoming game....

May 16, 2025 · 3 min · 557 words · Denise Thompson

Why Nintendo Abandoning Ultrahand is Great for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Summary The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis one of the most successfulZeldatitles ever made, thanks to bringing a host of new features and improvements toBreath of the Wild’s already strong formula. One of its best features is the Ultrahand ability, which allows players to grab and move objects, and even build unique structures and vehicles with the right materials. The seemingly limitless capabilities of Ultrahand have taken players into a realm of unprecedented creativity in theZeldauniverse, with many building some of the most magnificent and often outlandish creations ever witnessed in a video game....

May 16, 2025 · 4 min · 658 words · Nicole Murray

Xbox Game Pass Has 17 Games Nominated at The Game Awards This Year

Microsoft’sXbox Game Passsubscription service has a whopping 17 games nominated for awards at The Game Awards this year, with 16 of those games playable right now. Microsoft was especially aggressive withXbox Game Passthis year, regularly adding brand-new, day one releases and a slew of high-quality games. It seems this effort has paid off, if The Game Awards nominees are any indication. The Game Awards are scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 8, and as usual, they will bestow honors on the year’s best games while also making big world premiere announcements....

May 16, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Andrew Johnson PhD

Across the Spider-Verse: Funniest Versions of Spider-Man

Summary Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseintroduced audiences to a colorful array of new Spider-People, and apart from being bitten by radioactive spiders, they all have something else in common: their penchant for quips and jokes. It seems that part of the identity of beingSpider-Manis to make jokes and to annoy villains with an arsenal of quips, and Spider-Man:Across the Spider-Versecertainly understood the assignment and provided some hilarious renditions of Spider-Man and other Spider-People....

May 15, 2025 · 5 min · 943 words · Janice Bailey

Aliens: Dark Descent Trailer Details

French studio Tindalos Interactive revealed their next project at last week’s Summer Games Fest, an isometric squad shooter set in theAlienuniverse titledAliens: Dark Descent.The studio was previously known for its work on theBattlefleet: Gothicseries, but this is its first foray into a previously established canon. RELATED:The Best And Worst Alien Video Games Announced with a cinematic trailer that only featured a few quick glimpses of actual gameplay,Aliens: Dark Descentis stillshrouded in mysterywhen it comes to the mechanics and content of the game itself....

May 15, 2025 · 5 min · 1004 words · Marc Garcia

Anime Heroes Who Are A Little Creepy

Many anime characters spring to mind when it comes to iconic heroes in shows and movies, due to the sheer number of excellent anime series around. These heroes feature varying personalities, ranging fromthe goody-two-shows shonen protagonistto the complex anti-heroes who might not be morally correct. RELATED:The Most Powerful Female Characters In Shonen Anime, Ranked That being said, even anime heroes are suscept to behavior that can be slightly questionable. In fact, the characters that most people love definitely have a rather odd side to them that is overlooked due to the other strong facets of these characters....

May 15, 2025 · 5 min · 912 words · Lori Martin