Bungie Told Players What Destiny 2's Veil Was All the Way Back in The Witch Queen

One of the biggest controversies within theDestiny 2community was Lightfall’s launch, which flooded players with questions and didn’t provide the answers it was supposed to, to the point that every NPC involved in the plot seemingly knew what The Veil was, but not Guardians. Even with the expansion’s post-campaign content,Destiny 2didn’t really provide fans with enough information to understand the stakes of The Witness' actions or the meaning behind them. Season of the Deep did a lot of heavy lifting in this area, though, thanks to theParting The Veil questand its two big cutscenes, but in retrospect, Bungie told players what The Veil was all the way back in The WItch Queen....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 631 words · Jennifer Hines

Characters From Games Who Could Teach The Potions Class At Hogwarts

Of the many classes taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, one of the most mysterious and foreboding is Potions. Taught by the sneering Slytherin Severus Snape, potions is notorious for pushing evenbrilliant students like Hermione Grangerto the limits of their knowledge and ability. RELATED:Harry Potter: Things Only Book Readers Know About Diagon Alley Harry Potteris not the only franchise to lay claim to talented witches, wizards, and alchemists, however....

July 9, 2025 · 5 min · 1061 words · Mckenzie Nguyen

Comparing Hitman's Agent 47 to Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher

Gaming is full of iconic secret agents, from original characters like Joanna Dark, to already-iconic agents like James Bond. Some of these characters have been lost to time as modern games have branched far beyond the typical, gung-ho secret agent protagonist, in favor of more grounded characters. Others have made or are planning to make a serious comeback soon, just likePerfect Darkplans to for Xbox. Two of the most iconic agents in video game history represent both sides, withHitman’s Agent 47 seeing great success from his resurgence, whileSplinter Cell’s Sam Fisher still remains in the dark....

July 9, 2025 · 5 min · 872 words · Tara Potter

Cult of the Lamb's New Mini-Series Will Elevate the Game's Story, Not Replace It

After all the lambs have been slaughtered to prevent a prophecy from coming to pass, the very last one is resurrected inCult of the Lambin order to do The One Who Wait’s bidding. This is the story of Massive Monster’s indie darling hit - one that’s easy to overlook against the roguelite adventuring and village-building players have to do - that will take the focus in an upcomingCult of the Lambcomic mini-series....

July 9, 2025 · 5 min · 910 words · Joshua Larson

Cyberpunk 2077: 10 Things Shown In Gameplay Trailers That Didn't Make It To Launch

Cyberpunk 2077is a game that may beappreciated by a handful of people, but it has a glaringpotential that is ultimately unfulfilled. This isn’t just to say that there are a lot of things this game could have done, but the gaming community was also shown a lot of things in the game’s pre-release marketing materials, things that didn’t end up being incorporated into the actual game. RELATED:Cyberpunk 2077: All The Endings, Ranked There is a perfectCyberpunk 2077game in an alternate universe, one where it wasreleased with minimal issuesand everything that was shown in the gameplay footage was actually added in the actual game....

July 9, 2025 · 5 min · 1038 words · Natalie White

Daredevil Born Again's Charlie Cox Calls Vincent D'Onofrio Delusional

Summary Daredevilstar Charlie Cox was ready to move on from his titular superhero role, unlike one of his co-stars, Vincent D’Onofrio, who always believed they would be brought back following their abrupt cancelation on Netflix. Cox and D’Onofrio starred asDaredeviland Kingpin in the superhero series that debuted on Netflix in 2015 and ran for three seasons until 2018. However, the show was canceled after Marvel Television was folded into Marvel Studios....

July 9, 2025 · 4 min · 688 words · Stacey Price

Day One Xbox Game Pass Game Atomic Heart Plays Better on PS5

In a recent video from Digital Foundry demonstrating an in-depth tech review of the newly releasedAtomic Heart, glaring performance differences were showcased between the Xbox Series X/S and the PS5, with the latter performing better overall. The futuristic Soviet-themed title has some clear issues when running on next-gen Xbox consoles that help fuelAtomic Heart’s lukewarm reception. Despite the game having a great amount of hype in the past few years,Atomic Heartis unfortunately experiencing some issues....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Bruce Crosby

Destiny 2's Necrochasm Controversy Explained

Summary Often one of the most sought-after moments in the entirety ofDestiny 2is when a new or reprised Raid comes out, ensuing in the World First Race on launch day, a community effort to unveil the new activity’s secrets, and much more. Crota’s End inDestiny 2is just the latest addition that cements this trend, and while some players would have preferred Wrath of the Machine to come back instead, whereas others are happy with this choice, the general consensus is that it’s a big step in the right direction after Root of Nightmares....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 635 words · Jennifer Perkins

Epic Games Store Reveals Four More Free Games

Although PlayStation and Xbox were the first major companies to begin giving away monthly games to their customers,Epic Gameshas slowly but surely adopted that model and arguably become renown as the most generous of the three. Its free monthly games service not only gives away some huge titles, such asGrand Theft Auto 5, Just Cause 4,Celeste,and theArkhamtrilogy, but it also does so with no paid subscription fee attached. The latest in the companies line-up of free titles have just been announced, with Epic revealing to its fanbase that they’ll be receiving a whopping four new games over the next few months....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Dr. Jason Neal

Everything Revealed So Far About the New Kingdom Hearts 3 DLC

Kingdom Hearts 3finally released early this year and seemingly wrapped up the whole story to some degree, but then it was confirmed that a KH3 DLC is coming sometime this winter calledKingdom Hearts 3Re:Mind.Back in September Square Enix released a trailer for the new game, hinting at the potential and leaving a lot of details up for conjecture. There are plenty of theories on what exactly this DLC will hold, but here’s everything we know for sure....

July 9, 2025 · 5 min · 877 words · Allison Hanson MD

Experienced Dark Souls Modders Creating Fanmade Sequel

Dark Soulsis perhaps one of the most important games made in the last decade. It has resulted in a whole slew ofgreat Souls-like gamesalong with a major impact on the industry as a whole. It goes without saying thatDark Soulshas fans, but that doesn’t do justice to the level of dedication players put into this game. Players have beaten the game at super speed, with mods, even withRock Bandcontrollers. The most dedicated players knowDark Soulsinside and out, right down to its core....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Virginia Lawson

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Cast List Has Surprising Connections

When Square Enix made the decision to remakeFinal Fantasy 7, on top of the already controversial decision to split the game’s story into multiple parts, it also chose tocompletely recast the game’s core characters. Nearly a month after release, Square Enix’s new vision forFinal Fantasy 7has been fully realized by the world and resonated with audiences, almost unanimously, for being so much more than just a simple remake. A significant part of that vision involved completely redesigning and fleshing out all of the core characters from the originalFinal Fantasy 7to meet fan expectations for a modern-day AAA video game in 2020....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 596 words · Stephanie Turner

Forgotten Horror Games That Have Terrifying Cover Art

Horrorhas plenty of beloved gaming franchises, the names of which roll off the tongues of a legion of fans, fromSilent HilltoResident Evil,Dead SpacetoFatal Frame.Numerous titles have built a reputation for delivering quality scares, whether those are violent jumpscares in space or a quiet, unsettling feeling as one explores a haunted village. Related:Scream: The Best Line In Every Movie For every game that wins the adoration of millions, there are many more that slip away into obscurity....

July 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1074 words · Jacob Meyers