Biggest Gaming News of the Week: 5/3/21/9/21

Discord plays middleman between PlayStation and Xbox, whileResident Evil Villagesees record player count, in this week’s recap of games industry news. Game Rant has compiled some of the biggest gaming news stories from this past week together into a concise post for fans and enthusiasts to stay up to date on the most important events in the industry per week. Highlighting the most relevant stories, this list is not inherently and totally objective, and will not contain every news story this week....

June 29, 2025 · 5 min · 923 words · Jean Evans

Chainsaw Man: Strongest Hybrid Characters

One of the more interesting aspects ofChainsaw Man’s world-building is the mechanics ofits devils. Devils in this world are beings manifested from human fears of certain concepts/objects. So for example,the Gun Devilis a big target for much of the series, as the fear around guns is so high that it is capable of decimating cities in a matter of minutes. RELATED:New Power Figure From Chainsaw Man Drops For Preorder There are rare phenomena wheredevils can become fused with humans....

June 29, 2025 · 5 min · 971 words · Aaron Murphy

Cyberpunk 2077 Needs to Avoid These 5 Sci-Fi Tropes

Cyberpunk 2077is quite possibly the most hotly anticipated RPG of the year, as CD Projekt Red has been working on its take on theCyberpunkRPG series for almost a decade. Many fans are extremely excited to see Night City brought to life by theWitcherdeveloper, now that it shouldn’t be delayed anymore. TheCyberpunkgames have been around since 1988, however, and helped to establish some tropes that are now overdone, even in video games....

June 29, 2025 · 5 min · 937 words · Christopher Reid

Dark Souls 3: How To Beat The Curse-Rotted Greatwood

Although the Curse-Rotted Greatwood is an optional boss inDark Souls 3, the Ashen One needs to defeat it to acquirethe Transposing Kiln, which makes it a high priority on the hit-list of all players interested in boss weapons. RELATED:Dark Souls 3: The 7 Best Boss Weapons (& 7 That Aren’t Worth It) Therefore, knowing how to take this boss out quickly and efficiently is something that will be helpful for every playthrough....

June 29, 2025 · 5 min · 919 words · Tina Deleon

DC: Batman's Best Friends, Ranked

Summary Batmanis one of the most iconic DC superheroes of all time. Whilst many fans might thinkBatmanprefers to work alone, the DC Comics have the character interacting, working, and sharing bonds, with some of the finest characters to offer. Batman has a great relationship with many heroes in DC, to those without powers, or those without secret identities. Bruce Wayne and Batman are one. Batman’s best friends range from his wards, his friends in the police force, and even other heroes....

June 29, 2025 · 8 min · 1504 words · Alexis Newman

Diablo 4 Wandering Death Spawn Times

Quick Links One of the new features ofDiablo 4isits world bosses, which are giant monsters that have a huge health bar and allow up to 12 players to fight them at once. One of these creatures that can appear is called theWandering Deathand seems to live up to its name while fighting it. This guide will helpDiablo 4players know where exactly the Wandering Death will spawn and how to beat it....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 482 words · Charles Khan

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Can't Leave the Original Games Behind Entirely

While BioWare might be keen to ensureDragon Age: Dreadwolfappeals to players both new to the series and long-time fans, it could be detrimental to the fourthDragon Agegame to ignore its origins. Despite its reputation as a developer for creating complex, player-driven narratives spanning multiple games, BioWare has assured players thatunderstanding the originalDragon Agetrilogywon’t be required forDA:Dreadwolf. However, betweenDragon Age: Inquisition’s DLC ending with Solas’ twist reveal andDA:Dreadwolf’s various trailers, it doesn’t seem possible for the upcoming game to deny its position as a direct sequel to this ongoing narrative....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 620 words · Jacqueline Martin

Elizabeth Olsen Teases Scarlet Witch Future After Doctor Strange 2

The following article contains spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesshas finally arrived in theaters, and one of the highlights is Elizabeth Olsen’s portrayal of Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch. Now, the longtime Marvel star has hinted at what her future may look like moving forward in the MCU Olsen, who made her MCU debut in 2015’sAvengers: Age of Ultron, would go on to become one of the most complex and exciting characters in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Kristopher Stevens DDS

Emily The Criminal Perfectly Calls Out Capitalism And Hustle Culture

Aubrey Plaza had an excellent 2022, starring in both season 2 of Mike White’s brilliantThe White Lotusand the crime thrillerEmily The Criminal. Written and directed by John Patton Ford and produced by Plaza, the film tells the story of a young adult who is unable to pay back her student loans. When she gets the opportunity to be a “dummy shopper” and realizes that she has become involved in credit card fraud, she makes the decision to become further involved in this world, hopeful that she will make enough money to support herself and turn her life around....

June 29, 2025 · 4 min · 821 words · Troy Guerrero

Everspace 2 Best Ship Devices

The quest to create the ultimate space-based video game has been a long and fraught one. The vastness of the universe entices developers to promise the moon (and well beyond it). Some games, likeNo Man’s Sky, seek to create a procedural universe with infinite possibilities.Others, likeStar Citizen,want to create as immersive an experience as possible, from ship-building to planetary exploration to first-person shooting. In the wake of those two juggernauts, many other space sims have thrown their hat into the ring, the latest of which isEverspace 2....

June 29, 2025 · 7 min · 1401 words · Jeanne Mitchell

Everything We Know About Babylon's Fall Ahead of E3 2021

Babylon’s Fallis an upcoming action RPG that has had a lot of fans excited since its announcement. The game is coming from publisher Square Enix and developer Platinum Games, which by itself garnered a lot of excitement from fans of both companies. The game has been sparse on details thus far except for a gameplay trailer and a very minor update, but still has enough to have fans excited aboutBabylon’s Fallheading into E3 2021....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Karen Daniels

Fallout 4 Player Gives The Castle an Incredible Makeover

Summary AFallout 4player has restored The Castle by giving it a makeover using countless resources. There are manyFallout 4Settlements that players can build up and defend from invaders, and this fan decided to focus much of their attention on The Castle. The Castle is aFallout 4Settlement location that players will encounter reasonably early in their gameplay. Also known as Fort Independence, The Castle is overrun byFallout 4Mirelurks when players arrive. Before it was taken over by the mutated Boston wildlife, The Castle was the headquarters for theFallout 4Minutemen faction....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Matthew Turner

Fallout 4 Player Turns Settlement Into Awesome Trailer Park

Summary AFallout 4player online has shared their amazing settlement build, which turns Sanctuary into a small trailer park filled with detail. Gamers have used Sanctuary as a base to create many unique settlements inFallout 4, and this might be the most interesting yet. Prior to the release ofFallout 4, the settlement building system was massively hyped up by Bethesda. In the years afterward, gamers have used the system to its full potential to create a massive number of incredible settlement builds....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 552 words · Jordan Wilson