Target Deal Offers Buy 2 Get 1 Free on Select PS5, Xbox Games

Black Friday is now less than two weeks away, and the deals in an around the shopping holiday continue to come out. Just yesterday,Walmart’s Black Friday ad was revealed online with great priceson Nintendo first-party exclusives likeFire Emblem: Three Houses, the brand-newWatch Dogs: Legion, and current sports games likeMaddenandNBA. But Target has a deal that has already begun that includes some games that it looks like no other retailer will....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · James Rocha

The Best Final Fantasy Soundtracks, Ranked

The advancements in technology over the past three-and-a-half decades have allowed developers to achieve things that could only be dreamed of when theFinal Fantasyfranchise first debuted way back in 1987. Withevery new home console generation, the series has climbed to new heights. Gone are the days when party members were unrecognizable pixels on the screen, as are the random encounters that stalked gamers throughout Gaia for so many years. However, one area in whichFinal Fantasyhas always excelled is its music....

June 3, 2025 · 7 min · 1417 words · Lisa Jones

The Best Part of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition's Ending Is That It's Not Over

Mass Effect: Legendary Editionreleased last week, with fans eager to return to the Normandy and relive the revamped original trilogy. One part few fans were looking forward to reliving, however, was the ending ofMass Effect 3. WhenMass Effect 3released, the finale fell famously flat. Many fans felt it reduced hours of decision-making and character development to three nearly-identical cutscenes. To make matters worse, the only other character present for Shepard’s final moments was an AI in the form of a ghostly child from Shepard’s nightmares....

June 3, 2025 · 5 min · 1027 words · Douglas Williamson

The Cuphead Show: Things We Love About Netflix's Cartoon

Video game adaptations can take a number of interesting forms. Now thatCastlevaniaandThe Witcherhave blazed a trail for both animation and live-action, anything is possible. That’s one of the reasonsThe Cuphead Showexists on Netflix, as an adaptation of the popular and critically acclaimedCuphead: Don’t Deal with the Devilrun-and-gun video game. The show has received mixed reviews so far, with fans of the game taking a critical note of the missing original soundtrack and the generic animation, as opposed to the original jazz score and a hand-painted drawing style that made the game such a hit....

June 3, 2025 · 5 min · 889 words · Dominic Johnson

The Sims 5's Pets Shouldn't be History Repeating Itself

Summary Even thoughProject Reneis still far away from an official release, there are some things that it shouldn’t repeat fromThe Sims 4. AlthoughThe Sims 4is immensely popular in the life simulator genre, it does have one big problem, and that is the amount of packs EA has released for it. At the time of this writing,The Sims 4has more than 70 packs, which is a lot more than previousSimsgames, which have had around 20 packs or fewer per game....

June 3, 2025 · 4 min · 690 words · Deborah Merritt

The Strongest Villains From The Wonder Woman Universe

Wonder Womanstands high up in the pantheon of greatDCsuperheroes, easily holding her own against the other big heavyweights of the publishing giant and indeed, the genre as a whole. But what is a good herowithout some truly memorable villainsto battle against? RELATED:DC: The Most Terrifying Versions Of Wonder Woman The more depraved those wrong-doers who cause chaos and mayhem are, the brighter our heroes shine. Fortunately, Wonder Woman has a rogue’s gallery as vast and as colorful as any of the other big-hitters in the comic-book universe....

June 3, 2025 · 5 min · 985 words · Margaret Smith

Twitch Has Banned Nickmercs

Summary Leading streaming platformTwitchhas banned Nickmercs, a prominent streamer with over 6.7 million followers on the platform. Nickmercs, whose real name is Nicholas Kolcheff, is well-known for his engagingTwitchstreams of various shooter games, includingFortnite,Apex Legends, andCounter-Strike. However, he is best known for his dedication toCall of Duty: Warzone, where he has built a loyal fanbase through his exceptional gameplay skills. Twitch is well-known for its strict community guidelines and consistently takes action against those who violate them, regardless of their popularity or status on the platform....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Scott Boyd

WWE 2K22 DLC Plans Reportedly Ruined By Talent Releases

WWE 2K22is a unique entry in the pro wrestling series in that it’s had more development time than any game in the franchise has had for decades. FollowingWWE 2K20’s disastrous launch, the decision was made tocancel plans forWWE 2K21so the developers could focus on makingWWE 2K22the best that it could be, with the game currently slated to launch March 2022, right around WrestleMania season. WWE 2K22finds itself in an unique spot for other reasons as well....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Jared Stokes

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Player Defeats King Gleeok With Laser Cannon

Summary ALegend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomplayer clipped their use of a powerful laser cannon in defeating King Gleeok. Not all builds made withZelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s Ultrahand abilityare combat-ready, but this player has effectively showcased their laser cannon’s ability to kill the overworld boss. There arefour King Gleeok inZelda: Tears of the Kingdom, with each of their heads representing one of the elements. These bosses can be found in different parts ofZelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s Hyrule, including one in West Hebra Sky Archipelago, and another in the Gerudo Sky....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Angela Lewis

10 Years Later, Halo 4 Proves Itself a Disappointing Omen for Halo Infinite

10 years ago, on June 14, 2025,Halo 4was released to the masses. Forlong-timeHalofans, this wasn’t just another sequel; this was the first big step in a new direction for their beloved series, and it was 343 Industries' one and only chance to make a good first impression. Expectations were monumentally high, and fans were divided on if 343 was capable of reaching them. 10 years ago today, 343 Industries released a disappointing sequel, one which can now be seen as an omen for the rest of its time with theHalofranchise....

June 2, 2025 · 5 min · 1041 words · Elizabeth Erickson

6 Best Open-World Games Set In Africa

The realm of open-world gaming has become so diverse that players can find titles thatencompass multiple genres and settingsvia this medium because of how popular the idea of roaming around a virtual sandbox has become. Players can lose themselves for hours in these games as they explore everything these titles have to offer. RELATED:The Best Open World Crime Games Given the sheer number of possibilities players can enjoy in terms ofthe areas these open-world games are either inspired from or situated in, it’s easy to believe that there are many titles with a massive sandbox that are set in Africa....

June 2, 2025 · 5 min · 932 words · Lisa Lambert

All the Free Games You Can Download Right Now on Epic Games Store, PS Plus, and Games With Gold

Across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC, there are new free games for users to download each month. In the case of PlayStation and Xbox, these “free” games really come in the form of bonuses that users get through their PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold subscriptions, whereas in the case of PC players, new free games are available with absolutely no strings attached through platforms like theEpic Games Store. RELATED:Alan Wake Remastered and Final Fantasy 7 Remake Discovered Inside Epic Games Store Database...

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Julie Williams

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Mod Removes Annoying Fish

Animal Crossing: New Horizonsbring many fascinating bugs and fish to the player’s island life. However, a certain type of fish is so common that that it has become an irritation constantly find it when looking for other,rareAnimal Crossingfish, and so one modder decided to take the issue into their own hands. Sea bass have become so prevalent in theAnimal Crossingfranchise that even the writer of thefish punthe player reads upon catching it is tired of seeing it....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Valerie Ford