Assassin’s Creed Red Proves Japan Is a Setting That Still Has a Lot to Give

Throughout gaming’s history, plenty of locations around the world, and beyond, have been explored, and the trend continues withAssassin’s Creed Red, which takes Ubisoft’s top franchise to Japan. Some locations, likeNew York, have become cliche in gaming, though developers with a good enough imagination have always been able to give gamers new reasons to visit familiar places. Japan is another one of the most popularly visited locations, and it is not hard to understand why, as it has a varied landscape, and it holds a special place in popular culture....

July 16, 2025 · 5 min · 966 words · Nancy Parks

Back 4 Blood's Hordes Look Huge

Back 4 Bloodhas been one of the most highly-anticipated zombie games for awhile now, and gamers recently got a closer look at the game at Xbox’s E3 presentation. Things are starting to look much better for the game after it was delayed outside of its June release this year. Not only doesBack 4 Bloodnow have an official release date of June 18, 2025, but the trailer that was shown at the Xbox showcase gave players another look at what to expect from the gameplay....

July 16, 2025 · 4 min · 650 words · John Lopez

Black Clover: What Makes Asta Inspiring

Black Cloveras an anime provides a myriad of arcs while using the fundamentals of Shonen storytelling, and the one contributing factor to its success can be attributed to the story and journey of its main character, Asta. While he certainly may be a loud protagonist at times, and Asta is prone to shouting out his dreams for everybody to hear within earshot, he’s also surprisingly one of the more inspirational protagonists in Shonen....

July 16, 2025 · 5 min · 950 words · Kimberly Ramirez

Bringing Back Old Characters Could Present A Unique Problem

Superhero movies have woven a massive tapestry over the past few decades, their rise to ubiquity buffeted by countless groundbreaking characters. Some standouts have remained so powerful as to be brought back from their original film into a brand new universe, with some fascinating results. Fans have seen countless versions of their favorite characters by now, every big superhero is represented on screen by dozens of different animatedand live-action adaptations. Every director and showrunner has their own spin on the superhero world they’re given control over, and these disparate takes can be so alien to one another that they appear completely unrelated....

July 16, 2025 · 4 min · 828 words · Scott Miller

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Servers Are Down

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris undoubtedly a popular game, but a bug caused by a server outage is making the game look a lot more active than it is. Though thisCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warproblem is known about and being worked on by Activision, it comes at a frustrating time. Not only do many players set aside time on the weekends to enjoyCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, but the fact that the game just recently began its second season of content makes this server outage even more untimely....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Christine Sandoval

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Leaks Hint at Warzone Release Date

Call of Duty: Modern Warfarefans have been waiting for more news on the Warzone battle royale mode since it was leaked months ago. Now that Infinity Ward itself has been teasing Warzone, one has to imagine that a proper announcement will come sooner rather than later, but so far, the studio has kept tight-lipped on the subject. No officialModern WarfareWarzone release date has been announced yet, but rumors and speculation point to it coming on either March 3 or March 10....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Taylor Diaz

Capcom, Bandai Namco are Leaving Mortal Kombat 12 in the Dust

The next generation of fighting games is on its way.Street Fighter 6will arrive in a couple of months, andTekken 8will come sometime later.Mortal Kombat 12is supposedly slated for late 2023, and if so, fans should hear Kombat’s future soon. Even smaller titles likeGranblue Fantasy Versus: RisingandRivals of Aether 2are approaching to challenge the existing slate of fighters. It seems like most corners of the fighting game space are following the genre leaders into a new era, and their communities can’t wait to get their hands on all of these new games....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 592 words · Robert Morris

CoD: Modern Warfare

A brand new gun variant has just been added toCall of Duty: Modern Warfare. The aptly-named “Golden Dragon” blueprint is available now for the fan-favorite AK-47. Even withModern Warfare’s Season 2 date finally being announcedand just a few days away, Infinity Ward is continuing to update the game and add content for the player base. Massive things seem to be in store in the upcoming weeks. RELATED:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare February 4 Update Adds New Playlists...

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Jessica Lopez

Cyberpunk 2077’s Free DLCs Start Early 2021

Cyberpunk 2077developer CD Projekt Red originally planned toannounce all ofCyberpunk 2077’s DLC and expansionsbefore the full game’s release. However, afterCyberpunkended up suffering its third delay, CD Projekt Red President Adam Kicinski stated that the company would instead wait for the game to release before discussing its future projects. That way, gamers would actually have a tangible reason to look forward to what the company has in the works. Now thatCyberpunk 2077’s launchhas come and gone, CD Project Red is following through with its revised plan....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Ray Moore

Destiny 2 Clip Shows New Light Struggling To Kill a Hive Lightbearer

ADestiny 2player has shared a clip where a New Light player is seen struggling to kill a Hive Lightbearer. The Hive Guardians were added with theDestiny 2The Witch Queen DLC, and became a menacing enemy type to deal with. The New Light experience in the game can be quite grueling considering there are a lot of aspects one must learn to even understand the basics. Bungie has tweaked its new player experience a few times over the years, with the most recent change arriving withDestiny 2’sLightfall DLC....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Anthony Mathews

Destiny 2 Players Want a Classic Year 1 Feature to Return in Strikes

Destiny 2players want a classic feature from Year 1 to return to Strikes in the current Vanguard playlist. Although Lightfall introduced new Strikes and Seasonal activities, players reminisce about features that Bungie once prioritized in the early years ofDestiny 2. In Strikes, a fireteam of three Guardians embark on a mission to destroy a high-value target at the very end of the activity. EachDestiny 2expansion adds new Strikes to the Vanguard playlist, allowing players to earn powerful and pinnacle rewards by participating every week....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Edwin Salazar

Destiny 2: What the Malfeasance Catalyst Does (& How To Get It)

Quick Links With every new Season ofDestiny 2, Bungie has gradually been adding Catalysts for Exotic weapons throughout the game. While they typicallyadd Catalysts for new Exotics, they are also adding Catalysts for older Exotics. The amount of Catalysts added per Season will vary, but gradually more Catalysts for older Exotics are being brought in to provide enhancements to some weapons that may not be getting much use. For Season of the Deep, the Exotic that got a Catalyst wasMalfeasance....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 516 words · Rodney Gonzalez

Diablo 4: Blizzard Needs to Make Sure to Take Its Own Advice to Destiny

At their core, video games are almost always about having fun. That fun can take a whole lot of forms; that’s where the wealth of genres of video games comes from. Everyone has their preference when it comes to games, and designers have decades of experience exploring these different genres. However, it’s not just the style of game that makes it fun. The game has to be well rounded: balanced, compelling, and rewarding....

July 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1040 words · Tammy Mcdowell