Manor Lords: How To Make Ale

Citizens’ approval is an important stat inManor Lords, determining thesettlement’s growthand public order. There are several ways players canraise citizens’ approval, includingbuilding a church,lowering tax rates, and promoting entertainment. While the church serves as the faith center, taverns provide a source of entertainment. However, taverns remain non-functional unless they’re stocked up with ale. Production of ale is a complex process involving a series of steps, includingfarming, building a malthouse, and establishing a brewery....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Jennifer Miller

Mattel Street Sharks Action Figures Review

Summary While properties likeTeenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesandThundercatstend to get the bulk of the attention,Street Sharksis an IP from that anthropomorphic crime fighter sub-genre with a solid fan base. For me,Street Sharksis one of a dozen IP from the mid-90s that would be great to see revived in some fashion, perhaps in anX-Men ‘97fashion, and clearly Mattel agrees. For the show’s 30th Anniversary, Mattel is releasing threeStreet Sharksfigures based on two of the series’ heroes and one villain character....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 677 words · Gregory Lopez

Microsoft's Reputation is On the Line with Activision Blizzard

The announcement that Microsoft is purchasingActivision Blizzardfor $68 billion has caused plenty of gaming fans to speculate about the futures of all the industry giants involved and why this acquisition is happening now, in the midst of the ongoingActivision Blizzardlawsuit that’s investigating the countless abuses the company has been accused of committing. Given the fact that head of Xbox Phil Spencer recently commented on the matter saying that Xbox was “reevaluating” its relationship with Activision Blizzard, it seems as if Microsoft talked it over and decided that it could fix corporate issues at Activision Blizzard if it were in full command of it....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 645 words · Kristin Randall

Minecraft Players Recreate Avatar: The Last Airbender Intro Using Stop Motion

One of the largest draws toMinecraftfor many players is the ability to take whatever they can think of and recreate it with blocks to make pixelated 3D sculptures with in the game. The creation mode that makes it possible torecreateDestinyinMinecrafthas become part of the spectacle surrounding the game, and creators like WeAreSteve are certainly able to make the most out of it. WeAreSteve’s latest creation in particular may be one of the most intricate and time-consumingMinecraftbuilds that the YouTube content creator has made so far....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Angela Morrison

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Which Character Are You Based On Your Zodiac

It’s hard to find a cast of characters more loveable than those found inMiss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid. The show’s wholesome slice-of-life style blends perfectly with fantasy aesthetics to create curious character archetypes to explore. RELATED:Most Anticipated Anime Of The Summer 2021 Season, Ranked Many fans have a favorite character in the show or simply wonder what they might be like if they lived in the world ofDragon Maid. Sometimes the personalities found in zodiacs can be a great way to examine questions like this while learning a bit more about a person’s sense of who they are....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 1009 words · Maureen Henry

Naruto: Kekkei Genkai, Explained

Literally translated as “bloodline limit,” kekkei genkai are unique genetic anomalies found in individuals or entire clans inNarutothat permit them to harness rare forms of ninjustu and other techniques. More often than not, kekkei genkai are exclusive to certain lines of ancestry.Users of kekkei genkaioften become gifted shinobi whose potential far exceeds those of their peers. In times of conflict between the great nations in the world ofNaruto, shinobi who wielded kekkei genkai were regularly used as trump cards on the battlefield, where the complex nature of their abilities severely limited the countermeasures that their adversaries could adopt....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 1002 words · Joseph Jackson

New Tales from the Borderlands’ ECHOdex Can Replace Traditional ECHOs in Borderlands 4

New Tales from the Borderlandsis designed as a game that can be enjoyed by those who have not played any other entry in the series. As a result, though there are small moments to theorize about likeZer0’s Vaultlanderand Athena’s unknown company, the story wraps up with nearly no loose ends and does not change all that much within theBorderlandsuniverse. However, the use of ECHOdexes is one thing that could carry over to the main series....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 610 words · Kevin Sanford

New Toei Animation Scheduled Announced Following March 6 Hack

Anime viewers haveToei Animationto thank for some of their favorite shows, includingOne Piece, Sailor Moon, theDragon Ballfranchise, and many more. Sadly, their great success made them a target for hackers, who successfully infiltrated the studio’s internal systems on March 6, causing havoc along the way. With a heavy heart, Toei Animation had to postpone the release dates of several highly anticipated Anime, while they worked on rectifying the mess left behind by the criminal activity....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 535 words · Wendy Stewart

No Man's Sky: How to Start the Autophage Questline

No Man’s Skyis a game about exploration and players finding their own way across the universe. However, this will tend to leave some players confused about how to start certain quests. Thenewest update forNo Man’s Skyadded in a new race of Machine-like aliens along with a whole quest line for players to follow. It will not show players exactly where to go, instead leaving most to figure out how to trigger the first quest “Those Who Returned....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 532 words · Rachel Cabrera

Nvidia RTX 3080 Super Specs Leaked Ahead of Announcement

Nvidia’s line of 30 Series graphics cards has been controversial, to say the least. Despite being rolled out starting in fall 2020, 30 Series graphics cards remain completely unavailable to purchase due to low availability and high demand, driven by international cryptocurrency farms. Regardless,Nvidiacontinues to move forward with new card releases. Case in point, the newly leaked specifications for Nvidia’s currently unannounced RTX 3080 Super graphics card. The leak comes from reliable source kopite7kimi on Twitter, who shares not just the specs of the Nvidia RTX 3080 Super GPU, but also the basic specs of the Super editions of the 3060, 3070, and 3080....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 478 words · Sarah Nelson

Pacer Review

Paceris a nostalgic-feeling arcade style racer that is a true spiritual successor to the likes ofWipeout. The game is pretty much perfect for fans of anolder era of arcadey racers, but compared to options likeMario KartorCrash Team Racing, it opts for a less cartoonish style and more complex subsystems. But while the game plays very well to its target audience, it may have trouble drawing in players who aren’t already fans of the older games that inspired it....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 534 words · Anthony Melton

Persona's Anniversary Celebration Has Fallen Flat

ThePersonaseries is celebrating a huge milestone: September 2021 markedPersona’s25th Anniversary. As a result, series publisher Atlus is hosting a huge celebration for series fans, ranging from last September all the way through this September. As the most recentPersona 5is one of the most successful JRPGs in recent years, many fans are tuned in, in the hopes of exciting news. From the end of last year, there have been some announcements to make fans happy, ranging from re-releases of old games to merchandise drops....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 840 words · Stephanie Soto

Pokemon Fan Makes Impressive Regional Variants for Sceptile, Delphox, and Blastoise

Fans of thePokemonseries have been imagining new forms of the franchise’s pocket monsters for years. Whether it is regional variants or forms for mechanics such asMega Evolution, fans like coming up with new versions of Pokemon. One fan has done that by coming up with regional variants for a few starters for a sequel toPokemon Legends: Arceus. Pokemon Legends: Arceusintroduced regional variantsfor the game’s starter Pokemon. While the three starter Pokemon that were chosen to be a part of the game started out as their original forms from their respective generations, their final evolutions featured new looks and types....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Robyn Williams