Review aggregate siteMetacritichas unveiled its lineup of the worst video game releases of 2022, and it’s an eclectic collection of failed MMOs, half-baked indie games, and unfortunate FPS titles on par with 2018’s all-time stinkerHunt Down the Freeman. Lots of year-end worst-of lists tend to focus on big-budget experiences that weren’t quite up to snuff or large live-service games that quickly overstayed their welcome, butMetacritic’s list is instead an uncompromising look at the ten titles that scored the absolute lowest on their site this year....

Summary While playingMinecraft, one player notices that minecarts could become more useful in the block builder if they were linked together. Since its release in 2011, Mojang’s sandbox game is considered the best-selling game of all time, andMinecraftremains one of the world’s most popular games among players of all ages. After over a decade on the market, players are devoting hours to building strange worlds and exploring the depths of creativity thanks to the easy-to-use interface....

Movies tend to reflect societal moods and trends. Science fiction movies are no exception to this rule. During the 1950s and early 1960s, aliens were most commonly portrayed as hostile creatures coming to Earth to kill people or destroy the planet. It wasn’t until a few decades later that the trend of friendly aliens in movies became more prominent. RELATED:Best Doctor Who Alien Races (That Aren’t Antagonists) These days, it’s not so difficult to find sci-fi movies that portray aliens as the good guys....

Only a few anime characters have captured fans' hearts like Rudeus Greyrat has. This captivating tale of a man reincarnated into a magical world takes viewers on a fascinating journey as Rudeus transforms from a socially awkward recluse to a force to be reckoned with. RELATED:Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Coming This Summer Throughout his adventures, Rudeus encounters various challenges. Still, hisunique magical abilitiesset him apart from the rest as he was gifted with immense potential and a huge Laplace factor from birth....

The following content contains spoilers from Season 6, episode 10 ofMy Hero Academia,currently streaming onCrunchyroll.It took some time for Shigaraki to finally get his hands on Eraser Head and, although the deleter round proved to be ineffective (thanks to Aizawa’s rapid amputation) the Erasure Quirk is no longer at play on the battlefield. Back to full power (well, almost), Shigaraki immediately attempts to activate his Decay again; however, Midoroya has other plans in mind....

Summary Playground Games, the developer behind theForza Horizonseries, has built a third studio, presumably to assist with the highly anticipatedFablereboot scheduled to release next year. Known for its widely celebrated adventure racing franchise, Playground Games has taken on the monumental task of rebooting Xbox’s long-shelved fantasy RPG series,Fable, which had its heyday during the original Xbox and 360 generations with three main installments. News regarding theFablereboot went very quiet after its initial CGI announcement trailer in 2020, but the third-person fantasy RPG has returned to the limelight in recent months, with new clips showing off its dazzling in-engine footage and whimsical tone....

With the Xbox Series X/S receiving next-gen versions of a trio ofPersonatitles in the near future, developers have confirmed that it will be exclusive to the fresh platform. Atlus and Xbox confirmed earlier this year that thePersonafranchise would becoming to Xbox Series X/S and Game Pass, and the first release being the most recent is set for an October release.Although previousPersonagames have been mostly exclusive to PlayStation, the new releases ofPersona 4and its prequel are being made natively for the Xbox Series X/S....

Summary Nintendo’s latest financial report highlighted seven big upcomingSwitchgames for fans to look forward to, with six of those titles arriving in 2024. TheSwitchhas been an incredible success for Nintendo, largely thanks to the amazing library of games it’s built over the years. Since launching the Switch six years ago, Nintendo has released a number of critically-acclaimed titles for the platform. In fact, someSwitch exclusivesstand tall as some of the highest-rated video games ever released, like the beloved 3D platformerSuper Mario Odysseyand the recently-released open world gameThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom....

LEGO Ideas is a special website dedicated to hosting custom, community-driven LEGO projects that - if given enough attention - may result in a project’s official boxed LEGO release. It just so happens that Annapurna Interactive’sOuter Wildsis now being featured there, front-and-center.Custom LEGO sets are not a new thing, but the fact that LEGO Ideas allows people to try and whip up a collaboration with LEGO directly has led to a huge number of exciting projects hosted on the website....

The future ofOverwatch 2has been rather uncertain for quite some time now due to various issues from past seasons. However, fans are hopeful things are taking a turn for the better after receiving news aboutOverwatch 2’s Invasion game modeduring the June 21 live stream. While season five just recently launched, it seems players are already looking forward to the sixth season. It’s not surprising that the community is waiting for August 10 with anticipation seeing as this is set to be one of the most important seasons ofOverwatch 2yet....

Paper Mario: The Origami Kinghas been highly anticipated by fans of Nintendo and thePaper Mariofranchise since it was announced in May.Despite leaks surroundingPaper Mario: The Origami King, there has been plenty of elements that have intrigued fans and many have wondered how the game will balance the elements of other iterations in the franchise. Early reviews are now being reported and it seems that the game largely manages to strike the right chord with players and its previous titles....

Coming fresh off the heels of November’sHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Japanese video game developer Omega Force is hard at work on the localization of its warriors-styledPersona 5spinoff game,Persona 5 Strikers. Initially released asPersona 5 Scramblein Japanthis past February, the game is being localized for a Western release almost a year later, set to release on July 19, 2025. Just like many of Omega Force’s hack and slash spinoff titles —Hyrule Warriors,Fire Emblem Warriors, andDragon Quest Heroes —Persona 5 Strikersis shaping up to be a faithful representation of its source material....

Pikmin Bloomis Niantic’s newest AR Mobile game, and it has a big focus on encouraging players to get healthy by walking. Each planted seed has a set number of steps a player must achieve in order to grow another character. This is just one of the ways in which the game uses steps to unlock content. AsPikmin Bloomis more of an exercise tool than a game, it becomes very challenging to play when it won’t count steps....