What a Pokemon Gen 10 Game Based on Australia Could Look Like

Summary With the release ofPokemon Scarlet and Violetapproaching its one-year anniversary, some fans are already beginning to speculate on the future of the series. Although recent leaks and rumors point towards a game set in the Unova Region afterPokemon Scarlet and Violet, there are some fans looking ahead to Gen 10 and what players might be able to expect from those games. Some theorize that Gen 10’s region will be based on Australia, which could open the door for a variety of new critters and environments for players to discover....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 601 words · Annette Riddle

Why a New Mad Max Game May Only Be an Unfortunate Repeat of History

Summary TheMad Maxfranchise has been around for a very long time, debuting a few years after the firstStar Wars, just one year after the firstSupermanmovie, and in the same year as the firstAlien.Mad Maxmade quite the splash when it first hit international theaters, retaining the world record for the most profitable movie ever made right up untilThe Blair Witch Project’s release20 years later. But everyMad Maxmovie hasn’t been met with the same level of success....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 625 words · Gail Lam

Winged Scythe Location in Elden Ring

Quick Links TheWinged Scytheis one of the few Scythes available inElden Ring. The weapon scales with Dexterity, Faith, and Strength, with Faith having the highest scaling. So, the more Faith players have, the heavier Winged Scythe’s damage will be. The availability of the Winged Scythe early on makes it a great choice to start a new game inElden Ring. The Winged Scythe resembles a long stick that has a pair of angel wings at its end....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 509 words · Larry Flores

Wrath of the Lich King Could Pose WoW Classic's Biggest Challenge Yet

World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classichas just been confirmed to be in development at BlizzConline 2021. The announcement has given many fans hope that subsequent expansions could be given their own servers as well, allowing players to enjoy their favorite by-gone eras ofWoW. World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classiccould be the last version of the game that will work well with Blizzard’s currentClassiccontent model, however. The next expansion,Wrath of the Lich King, poses some huge challenges forWoW Classic’s content release model, and could be one of the long-running MMO’s biggest hurdles to date....

June 4, 2025 · 5 min · 930 words · David Howard

Xbox App Update Will Add Convenient New Feature

The Xbox One and the recently-launchedXbox Series X/Smay be the main way most fans engage with the Xbox ecosystem nowadays, but more and more, Microsoft has been making it easier for them to access it from their mobile devices. The new Xbox app the company introduced a few months ago has been providing users with a number of helpful features, and it looks like a few more will be coming soon....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Leonard Rose

Xbox Game Pass Could Be Adding a Major New Game for September 2022

When Microsoft acquired Bethesda and its studios, it did so at a time when various exclusivity deals had already been made. Microsoft honored pre-existing Bethesda exclusivity deals, meaning it essentially published games likeDeathloopandGhostwire: Tokyoon PlayStation 5. However, it’s always been assumed that once the exclusivity deals for those games ran out that they would immediately come to Xbox, and in the case ofDeathloop, it’s looking like that time is almost here....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Jeffrey Gonzalez

Xbox Reveals 7 Games Coming to Game Pass

WhileXbox Game Passwill belosing four games later this month, including fighting gameTekken 7, Microsoft has softened the blow slightly by confirming that seven new titles will be added to the service this week and next week. The first one technically isn’t actually a game but an update toeFootball PES 2020, Konami’s own football game alternative toFIFA. Rather than release a whole new game, Konami instead released a 2021 Season Update, though Game Pass owners don’t need to own the original game in order to access the update....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Christina Burton

Yakuza Producer Wants to Remaster Binary Domain

RGG Studio may very much be theYakuzastudio in people’s eyes, having taken over developing the series starting with 2012’sYakuza 5. But the first game the studio ever made was actually a third-person shooter calledBinary Domain, a far cry from what RGG Studio makes nowadays. While it received mixed reviews at launch and didn’t perform financially well in the United States (only selling 20,000 copies two months after release), there seems to be some desire to revisit it, not just from fans but also one of the game’s directors....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Edward Mclaughlin

90s Video Games With Active Communities

Sometimes, it’s nice to get a nostalgia hit in the form of games from childhood. Many gamers grew up with some incredible games in the 90s, and with the arrival of the internet in many family homes, friendships were formed and memories were made in some of the most iconic titles in gaming history. Related:The Best 90s Video Games, Ranked From MMORPGs tofirst-person shootersto games about virtual pets, there are a few games from the 90s that still enjoy a thriving community online....

June 3, 2025 · 4 min · 755 words · Amy Wallace

Animal Crossing Fan Makes Nookphone Template for iOS 14

Since the most recent iOS update, users can now customize their home screen layouts forApplemobile devices in more specific ways. Many users have gotten creative with their phone’s home screen aesthetics and have shared them online. One such user decided to share the icons she created in the style ofAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. This user took to Twitter to share herAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsdesigns, and the post quickly racked up views on the social media site....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Julie Figueroa PhD

Assassin's Creed Valhalla'Male Eivor'

Ubisoft’sAssassin’s Creedseries has had no shortage of memorable protagonists, from the charismatic Ezio Auditore de Firenze to the stoic Bayek of Siwa, or even the pirate-turned-assassin Edward Kenway. For the majority of the franchise’s life,Assassin’s Creedplayers portrayed well-defined charactersset on a specific path, typically learning about themselves while attempting to stop a major villain associated with the Templar faction. However, that pattern broke withAssassin’s Creed Odyssey, which let players pick between the male hero Alexios and the female hero Kassandra....

June 3, 2025 · 4 min · 777 words · Monica Ortiz

Bayonetta 3 Hits Major Sales Milestone

Barely four months have passed since the launch of PlatinumGames’Bayonetta 3on the Nintendo Switch, and now, the company reports that the action-adventure title has already sold 1 million copies. With the next game in the series planned to launch early this year, this impressive milestone will likely be considered as good news by manyBayonetta 3fans.Even though PlatinumGames is probably more focused on the development and launch ofBayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demonthis 2023, a lot of excitement for the third game in the series is still kept alive by both the development team and the community....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Diane Copeland

Bethesda is Focused on Making Single Player Games

Since Bethesda came under the ownership of Xbox, some players have been questioning what the future has in store for the studio behindElder ScrollsandFallout. The studio is synonymous with its single-player titles but, asFallout 76shows, it is willing to explore multiplayer experiences.Todd Howardhas come forward to asuage any player concerns about Bethesda moving away from single player games and asserts the copmany will continue to focus on single-player experiences. Bethesda’s library of games is filled with single-player titles, many of which are among players' most beloved franchises....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Charles Allen