Games That Cut Content For Their North American Versions

Learning about other cultures and what made them tick used to be a more involved process. Now, thanks to the internet among other factors, their quirks are just a Google search away. Like how the UK censored ninjas and nunchuks from their media for 20+ years, or how Namco had to whitewash Mitsurugi into “Arthur” in Korean version of the originalSoulCaliburto get around their samurai ban at the time. Related:Games That Were Censored in Hilarious Ways It’s particularly funny for Americans, Canadians, and Mexicans, as they usually didn’t have to worry about suchcuts and changes....

June 4, 2025 · 7 min · 1458 words · Dennis Guerrero

God of War Fans Think Director is Teasing Sequel Reveal

God of War (2018)is one of the most successful and influential video games to come out within the last several years. After winning numerous game of the year awards and achieving widespread commercial success, fans of the series have wondered when will there be anotherGod of War. God of WarDirectorCory Barloghas become a prominent member of the gaming industry and built a large presence online. Since the release ofGod of War,Barlog has become practically a household name in the video game industry....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Michael Fisher

GoldenEye 007: 5 Ways The Game Has Aged Well (& 5 Ways It Hasn't)

GoldenEye 007is a game thatwas releasedfor theNintendo 64in 1997. Anyone who playedGoldenEyemost likelyhas fond memoriesof the game, including using the cheat codes and playing multiplayer with friends. The game is loosely based on theJames Bondmovieof the same name, having similar settings and missions the player can play through. RELATED:GoldenEye 007: 10 Crazy Things People Did With A Game Shark When it comes to playing older games, players can find themselves wondering if the older title is really as good as they remember....

June 4, 2025 · 5 min · 993 words · Nicholas Kramer

Google Stadia 4K Streaming and American Data Caps to Clash, Says Study

Google Stadia’s 4K streaming subscription is going to struggle to coexist with modern American internet service data caps, claims a recent study. BroadbandNow, an internet availability tracking firm, recently published its findings regardingGoogle Stadia’s impact on US households. Needless to say, its findings were astonishing. According to BroadbandNow’s report, nearly 6 million video game players would crush their data caps if they used Google Stadia’s service regularly. The study uses the NPD’s official numbers for how many people are playing games and how often....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Tamara Mcdaniel

Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku — An Exhilarating Finale

The final episode of the 2023 Spring season adaptation of Yūji Kaku’sHell’s Paradise: Jigokurakuaired over the past weekend, and it served as a dazzling conclusion to the first season, with a brief set-up for season 2. Sagiri, Yuzuriha, Shion and Nurugai had their work cut out for them while facingthe Kishikai State Mu Dan, whose countless vines can cause flowers to bloom all over the body. With MAPPA pulling out all the stops with the visuals in this episode, and Shion putting his life on the line spurred by his regrets about Tenza’s death, the battle between Mu Dan and the members of the Vanguard Party has very easily shot to the top as theHell’s Paradise: Jigokurakuanime’s best fight thus far....

June 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1268 words · Samantha Bender

Helldivers 2: Best Meta Build for Hard Missions (Suicide, Impossible, and Helldive)

Helldivers 2features an impressive collection of weaponry, including assault rifles, grenades, pistols, and stratagems. While all these weapons cause devastating damage to enemies, some are more powerful and versatile than others, making it crucial to choose the right loadout for hard missions. Choosing the bestHelldivers 2weapons can help players complete the most brutal and difficult levels - Suicide, Impossible, and Helldive. These missions require players to be equipped with quite a varied selection of weapons that candestroy gunships, take down enemies, clear waves of Automatons, and eliminate pesky bugs and Shriekers....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Chelsea Mckay

Hogwarts Legacy: How To Find The Secret Room In The Faculty Tower

Hogwarts Legacyfollows a young fifth-year student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as they embark on a perilous journey to stop a powerful goblin from waging war on wizardkind. This tale is mostly told through the main story, but players will also be given a great deal of time to explore the world and uncover its hidden secrets in between quests. RELATED:Hogwarts Legacy: How To Find Hagrid’s Hut The world ofHogwarts Legacyis chock-full of secrets, so finding them all can take a considerable amount of time and effort, especially if players are hoping to experience everything the game has to offer....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 584 words · Nicole Stewart

Horror Games Inspired By Movies

The horror genre has seen many transformations over the past 100 years, andhorror movies of the 21st centurycontinue to alter the genre. In addition, pop culture continues to be shaped by scary films, new and old, including the gaming industry. Many of the most beloved and appreciated franchises, likeResident EvilandSilent Hill,would not be the game-changers they are without the inspiration of classic horror films supporting them. So while these horror games are their own entity, it’s fascinating to see how they take the best bits from their silver screen ancestors and adapt them into a brand-new format....

June 4, 2025 · 5 min · 1040 words · Kevin Kemp

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe: All Abilities and Super Abilities

Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxeis a remake of the original 2011 Wii platformer calledKirby’s Return to Dream Land. One of Kirby’s abilities allows him to inhale enemies and gain their powers, called copy abilities. Along with the normalcopy abilities, this pink puff can also get super copy abilities, which are significantly more powerful attacks gained by eating special enemies. With the three new abilities in the remake ofReturn, there are 25 regular copy abilities and five super copy abilities available for players to try out against all the enemies and bosses of this family-friendly world....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Michael Fuller

Life is Strange: True Colors Is Being Review Bombed

ThroughLife Is Strange: True Colors' high critical praise, the game has become involved in a massive unexpected political debate involving a seemingly innocuous flag in Haven Springs.Life Is Strange: True Colors' critical reception has overall been overwhelmingly positive, but some players are choosing to ignore the engaging story all because of what a single flag represents. Life Is Strange: True Colorsis the latest entry in the popularLife Is Strangeseries, released on September 10 and quickly received a barrage of hateful reviews on Steam....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 466 words · Susan Allen

LOTR: What Magic Makes The Swords Of Middle Earth Glow?

In the Hobbit films, the 13 dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins have a very narrow escape from being cooked alive by mountain trolls. At the last moment, Gandalf the Grey wizard comes along and saves them by hewing a stone andexposing the trolls to sunlight, which turns them to stone. Once the danger of the encounter has passed, they realize that if there are trolls around, then there must be a troll hoard hidden in the nearby cave....

June 4, 2025 · 5 min · 869 words · Joshua Scott

Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak: How To Unlock And Beat Velkhana

Quick Links Title Update 5 is rapidly approachingMonster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. To prepare for it, Hunters should practice against one of the new monsters added to the game in Title Update 4, Velkhana. However, some players need clarification on how to fight this beautiful dragon. This guide will helpMonster Hunter Rise: Sunbreakplayers unlock and beat a Velkhana. Related:Monster Hunter Rise: Capture vs. Kill - Which is Best? How To Unlock Velkhana To unlock the option to fight a Velkhana,Hunters much reach Master Rank 10, and once they do, they will be allowed to take on the quest, “Clashing Swords Upon the Rime,” tasking them to fight and defeat a Velkhana....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 535 words · Nicole Moore

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne-Done Hammer

The Juicy Well-done Hammer is a late game weapon inMonster Hunter World: Icebornethat is quite unlike any other weapon. TheMonster Hunterseries has often had a reputation for some pretty outlandish and unique weapons, but for the most part the weapons inMonster Hunter World: Icebornewere fairly seriously designed. A few of the more silly designs were added into the game post launch and the Well-done Hammer and its Juicy upgrade fit that bill....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 574 words · Richard Morrison