Disney Dreamlight Valley Releases New Update

Summary Disney Dreamlight Valleyjust received a new update that fixes various issues following the launch of the DreamSnaps feature. The life sim featuring a host of Disney characters has been in early access for those who purchased the special, Founder’s Edition since September 2022. Since then, developer Gameloft has steadily rolled out new content and updates in preparation for its official launch later this year. Recently, the game got the addition of a new photo-taking feature, allowing players tounlock and use DreamSnaps inDisneyDreamlight Valley....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Joshua Curry

Final Fantasy 16's Morbol Boss Fight Serves As a Perfect Introduction to FF16's Fast-Paced Combat

Final Fantasy 16’s release is fast approaching, and fans can get a taste of what the game has to offer by playing the demo. The demo covers the game’s opening section, introducing the protagonist Clive Rosfield, the firstborn son of the Archduke of Rosaria who is sworn to protect his younger brother, Joshua. During this chapter, players will get to know Clive’s motivations a little better and get a feel for the game’s combat, which represents a significant departure for the series by shifting toward fast-paced real-time action....

May 20, 2025 · 4 min · 643 words · John Pearson

Focus Home Interactive is Re-Branding Itself With A New Name

The French video game publisher and developer Focus Home Interactive has been growing since it was founded in 1996. It has published various video games over the years, including recent titles likeGreedfall,Hood: Outlaws and Legends,Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground, and its latest releaseAliens: Fireteam Elite. The company has also made its fair share of acquisitions. Focus Home Interactivehas recently acquired several new video game publishers and developers this year. The latest acquisitions by the publisher include Deck13 Interactive, StreumOn Studio, Dotemu, and The Arcade Crew....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Jessica Mckenzie

Forgotten JRPGs That Deserve A Reboot

JRPGsoffer some incredibly vast worlds for people to explore. Sometimes daunting in the worlds one can travel to within their gaming devices, there have been plenty of fantastic franchises that came out of the genre. Licenses likeDragon QuestorFinal Fantasytend to define the genre, but JRPGs can also be as distinctly different as, say, theShin Megami Tenseifranchise. Over the years, there have also been plenty of games and franchises that have been left to collect dust....

May 20, 2025 · 6 min · 1264 words · Dorothy Gonzalez

Forgotten PS2 Survival Games

Survival games are a genre where players have to fight through a hostile environment with little to nothing to keep them alive. Most survival games follow a basic premise, the player is stranded in a place unknown to them, and they have to rely on their environment to complete their objective, whether it’s to obtain a certain object or even just survive. RELATED:Every Silent Hill Game Ranked From Worst To Best (According To Metacritic)...

May 20, 2025 · 7 min · 1340 words · Michael Ward

Forspoken Needs Good Story Arcs for its Supporting Characters

Forspokenis an upcoming game by Luminous Productions, and it will feature exciting open-world exploration and a story involving magic, evil matriarchs, and an unwilling heroine on a quest to find her way home. In the lead-up toForspoken’s release, gamers have gotten a glimpse of a few of the supporting characters they will encounter on their journey. Although these characters already seem intriguing, they will need meaningful backstories and complex personalities for them to be memorable....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 585 words · Linda Jones

Fortnite: Where is the Xenomorph?

A new Kepler Portal opened inFortniteearlier this week, and the sounds that could be heard inside of it hinted at a potential crossover between the battle royale sensation and theAlienfranchise. This crossover has now been definitively confirmed, with both Ripley and the Xenomorph making their way through the Zero Point. However, players will not currently be able to locate these characters on the map, and they will instead need to turn their attention toFortnite’s item shop....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Terry Wright

GameStop Stock is Skyrocketing Again

The elongated saga of theGameStopstock situation seems to have earned a second wind recently, as the market value for the company is starting to rise again. Whether this is lasting growth or another sudden spike is still to be determined, though thedetails behind GameStop’s stock situationlikely point to this being little more than the flash in the pan that it was last time. Over a month after the original rise inGameStop’sstock prices, caused by a concerted effort from the Wallstreetbets subreddit to crowdsource against larger hedge funding firms, the stock values are almost back to their original peak....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Jacqueline Carter

Genius Destiny 2 UI Concept Would Be Massive Quality of Life Improvement

Destiny 2is, at this point, a true monolith of a game. With multiple modes for players to partake in, many different ways to build characters for those modes, and a massive community, it’s well worth forgiving the occassionalinfinite ammo bugwhen the whole thing seems to be the game that keeps on giving. However, the fact that it’s so big creates some problems forDestiny 2and its players. One of the major inconveniences is character creation, or rather, re-creation when it comes to switching activities....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 469 words · Jimmy White

Hades 2: How To Get More Death Defiances

Death Defiances in theHadesfranchise are equivalent to your ‘lives’ in most other games. When you run out of health, your character literally ‘defies death’ to stay in the fight and as such, gets some of their health back. Just like in the first game, when you first start out inHades 2, you don’t have a single Death Defy to your name AKA you only have one Health Bar to use. However, as soon as you begin tounderstand the Arcana and Grasp systems, you’ll have access to the Death Defy mechanic....

May 20, 2025 · 7 min · 1447 words · Emily Mitchell

Halo Infinite Reveals Roadmap for Winter Update and Season 3

Halo Infiniteofficially came out in December 2021, with the multiplayer component available from November as a free-to-play title.Halo Infinitewas originally supposed to be a launch title for the Xbox Series X but was delayed by more than a year. Since then,Halo Infinite’s player count has dwindled, but 343 Industries continues to make improvements and has detailed some major updates coming to the game. 343 Industries has just revealed a roadmap for the content coming toHalo Infiniteup until June 2023....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Veronica Edwards

Halo: The Master Chief Collection New Map Testing Delayed

The improvements made toHalo: The Master Chief Collectionover the past year have been substantial. Bringing the bundle to PC has led to an in-depth overhaul of many aspects ofHalo: The Master Chief Collection. Now, with all games available on PC, 343 Industries is getting more experimental. It’s focusing on adding Seasonal content, but also starting to experiment with new maps. However, these things take time, andHalo: The Master Chief Collection’s next maps are being caught up in a delay....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Nathan Montgomery

Harry Potter Wizards Unite – June Adversaries Event 2 All Tasks and Rewards

June is almost over, but there’s still time for a little more action inHarry Potter: Wizards Unite. This month’s third, and final, Adversaries event fires off today and aims to keep players busy forthe remaining days of June gameplaybefore the first July event rings in a new month of activities. Later today the third Adversaries event, which is Gilderoy Lockhart themed, and kicks off this morning. The event is scheduled to run from June 28 to July 1 and aims to giveHarry Potter: Wizards Uniteplayers some excitement during these final days of the month....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Shannon Campos