Genshin Impact Livestream Delayed From Its Usual Schedule

Genshin Impacthas yet to announce its next livestream, and fans are worried about the developers' safety and future updates. Open-world JRPGGenshin Impactalways introduces the content of its upcoming updates in a special livestream: on Bilibili for its Chinese fandom, and on Twitch and YouTube for its international communities. If you’ve been playingGenshin Impactfor months now, surely you’ve noticed the announcements for livestreams follow a specific schedule. The game’s livestreams are always announced two days in advance, and tend to happen on Fridays, around eleven days before the next update goes live....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · Ashley Mendez

Guacamelee! 2 Feels Like a Natural Fit on Nintendo Switch

Back in 2013, I wrote my first review ever forGuacamelee!when it launched on PS3 and PS Vita on my personal blog. I loved the little Metroidvania, Mexican inspired game jam-packed with memes. I even turned around and got the platinum trophy for it. WhenGuacamelee! 2was announced last year, my eyes lit up at the return of one of my favorite PSN games. I snagged a copy right at launch for PS4 this past August and started chipping away at the new adventure....

August 15, 2025 · 5 min · 976 words · Joseph Singh

Hands-On Preview: Towa And The Guardians Of The Sacred Tree Looped Me In

There’s no shortage ofroguelikesandroguelitesthese days, but that still doesn’t mean that I’ve quite had my fill yet. This is a genre that still feels like it offers an exciting brand of gameplay based on trial and error, getting good, and rolling the optimal run. I’m into all that. Still, it does take a special game to really catch my eye with the plethora of options already out there, specifically in the isometric rogue space....

August 15, 2025 · 10 min · 1918 words · Jessica Luna

Honkai Star Rail: You Already Know Me Asta Companion Mission Walkthrough

Quick Links Honkai Star Railhas earned a significant following thanks to its several features. Players can enjoy a captivating storyline, unique graphics, and challenging gameplay that encourages them to come back for more. One of the game’s most exciting aspects is the Asta Companion Mission. It takes things to the next level by providing thrilling gameplay and deepening the bond of the players with Asta. “You Already Know Me” is just one of the many Asta companion missions available in the game....

August 15, 2025 · 4 min · 687 words · Chris Cannon

iam8bit Donates Ori and the Will of the Wisps Sales to Save Rainforests

iam8bit has established itself as one of the best places around to get merch, collectors' items, vinyl soundtracks, and physical copies of indie games. As well as publishing certain games,their online storecelebrates developers and artists, and now, is helping support threatened rainforests worldwide through the sales ofOri and the Will of the Wisps.In a tweet yesterday morningWe see the privilege of publishing Ori and the Will of the Wisps as an opportunity to give back....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Tracy Evans

J.R.R. Tolkien Would’ve Risen from His Grave: Lord of the Rings Script Had Frodo Sleeping With Galadriel Before Peter Jackson Saved the Day

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Imagine Frodo Baggins swapping his epic quest for a romantic subplot that’d make Tolkien’s ghost do a somersault in his grave. Sounds wild, right? Before Peter Jackson gave us the masterpiece we know and love,The Lord of the Ringsscript once had Frodo getting cozy with Lady Galadriel in a storyline that screamed fanfiction gone wrong....

August 15, 2025 · 4 min · 733 words · Samantha Clark

Jason Blundell Working With Sony, Bungie On New IP

FormerActivisionExecutive Producer, Jason Blundell,is teaming up withBungieandSonyto work on a new unannounced IP. Ex-Bungie, Riot Games Developers Announce Public Playtest For New Battle Royale SUPERVIVE SUPERVIVE is a mash-up of the most popular competitive multiplayer genres. Blundell, previously a producer and creative director on multipleCall of Dutygames and, most notably, itszombie mode,is reportedly heading a new Sony studio. The unnamed Sony studio will joinBungie to workon their unannounced Sci-Fi IP....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Christina Brown

Jason Momoa: The $90M Movie I Did after Game of Thrones Bombed Because “There were too many cooks in the kitchen”

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Not even Jason Momoa’s towering charisma could save this one! Fresh offGame of Thrones, the man who made Khal Drogo a household name took a swing at a $90M blockbuster that had all the ingredients for success—but ended up tasting like a burnt soufflé. The problem? Way too many chefs meddling in the cinematic kitchen....

August 15, 2025 · 4 min · 815 words · Susan King

Kohei Horikoshi Followed the Best Trope in My Hero Academia that Immortalized Deku as a Hero Despite Losing His Quirk

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Not many anime series have ever been in the position to change the general landscape of animation forever. However, Kohei Horikoshi’s magnum opus,My Hero Academiahas reached unprecedented heights, redefining the modern Shonen genre and appealing to fans all over the world. Beneath the explosion of action sequences and vibrant visuals, is a masterfully crafted world teeming with complex, yet very easy-to-relate heroes whose journeys really resonate deep....

August 15, 2025 · 4 min · 835 words · Kelly Gross

Metro Exodus Review -- Stranger in a Strange Land

If anything has been clear from the beginning of 2019–even only two months in–it’s that post-apocalyptic games are thriving and here to stay. This year alone we have the playful rivalry betweenFar Cry: New DawnandRAGE 2, as the two games arecompeting for the title of “Most Colorful Apocalypse of 2019.“Meanwhile,Days Goneis delivering a new take on the zombie apocalypselater this spring, even if it does bear the burden of familiar comparisons to Sony’s ownThe Last of Us....

August 15, 2025 · 11 min · 2212 words · Kevin Sims

Ms. Marvel Cosplay Exhibits the Superhero in All of Her Powerful Glory

In June,Marvel’s Avengersannounced a treatfor fans by dropping some brand new information on the upcoming action game, namely one of the previously revealed characters: Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel. We learned that Kamala is an Avengers fangirl with tons of related memorabilia decorating her room walls, especially that of Captain Marvel. Kamala Khan’s version of Ms. Marvel was alsorevealed alongsideHawkeye as playable characters inMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3in May last year but this year has certainly been a great one for the teenage American Muslim from New Jersey and we can see why fans love her so much....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · John Johnston

New Patent Suggests PS5 Games on PS Now May Soon Be a Reality

A recently published Sony patent gives us a glimpse at upgrades being done to provide PS5 games on PS Now that might even be future-proofed enough for PS6. It’s coming up on a year since the PlayStation 5 launched, and much to fans' disappointment, PS5 games on PS Now are nowhere to be seen. Since PlayStation Now was created and is positioned as a streaming service first, Sony refuses to add games to the service that are not available for streaming....

August 15, 2025 · 5 min · 859 words · Angela Krause

No Man's Sky Patch Notes.3 Update Includes All New Expeditions

TheNo Man’s Skystory is thetype of turn around that all unfinished games hope to achieve. Despite a less than ideal launch,No Man’s Skyhas managed to turn things around with subsequent updates to make it a respectable game that has a large player base. Each new update forNo Man’s Skyis exciting because, as mentioned above, the devs have really turned things around for the game. Each new update means cool new features that will change the game in a meaningful way....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Bryan Ballard