Animal Crossing New Horizons: 5 Things We Already Know (& 5 Very Likely Possibilities)

Coming eight years after the last main series entry,Animal Crossing: New Horizonshas managed to gather a ton of hype around its release, and rightfully so. Now only a few months away from its release, it’s time to start analyzing every piece of information that’s been released about the game and speculate wildly about unannounced new features. RELATED:10 Surprising Tips For Stardew Valley Most Players Don’t Know For a beloved franchise that has been away for this long, it’s hard for people to not only be incredibly excited but also concerned about some of the changes being made and some of the changes not being made....

June 12, 2025 · 5 min · 1034 words · Tami Castro

Apex Legends Update Fixes Hit Registration Bug, But Apparently Not For Everyone

Season 5, Fortune’s Favor, released this week forApex Legends, including massive map changes for King’s Canyon,balance changes for characters like Pathfinderand Mirage, and more. But some players were experiencing problems with hit registration. Hit registration in an online shooter is more or less what it sounds like, the game keeping track of damage taken to a player from bullets or attacks from another player. Sometimes this can be a bug, or an issue with a player character’s hit box (where the character can be hit in the game), or it can be an issue with the servers that host the online game....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Sarah Clark

Apple Now Allows Game Emulator Distribution on App Store

Summary Apple’s latest update to the App Store’s app and review policies has included a section about retro game emulation, meaning developers can distribute emulators through the App Store, though with a number of rules and regulations.Apple’s devices have restrictions on running external source code, such as video game emulators. Due to the shaky legal and copyright issues that also come with video game emulators, Apple has never officially distributed them on the App Store....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 466 words · Samantha Miller

Assassin's Creed Valhalla: What Are Opals For?

Assassin’s Creed Valhallatakes an interesting approach to currency. Throughout their travels, players will collect silver, opals, raw materials, and supplies, and sometimes they’ll even beawarded with Helix Credits and other premium currencyfor completing certain challenges in the game. It can be difficult to keep track of what all this is for at first, and the game doesn’t explain opals in particular very well. Opals aren’t a common resource inAssassin’s Creed Valhallaby any means....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Ariel Holmes

Bandai Namco Warns Elden Ring Players About PS5 Save Issues

After multiple “most anticipated game” awards as well as a plethora of trailers and information, the hype forElden Ring’s release reached unprecedented levels. These feelings were redoubled after critic reviews forElden Ringwere released, showing the game to be one of the most highly rated of all time. However, thoughtheElden Ringcritic reviews were glowing, the game is currently facing issues across both console and PC. Many of the issues have to do with the game’s performance, leading to a negative gaming experience for some players....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Chelsea Jones

Best Abilities In Halls Of Torment, Ranked

Abilities inHalls of Tormentare powerful buffs that can grant players myriads of advantages in battle, like higher health, or movement speed. These abilities also increase the damage dealt to the enemy, and they can enhance the chances of landing a critical hit on the enemy. Dependingon their fighting strategyplayers can select and upgrade ability that best suits them. RELATED:Diablo 4: Best Gear Transmogs These buffs help players to turn the tide of the battle inHalls of Torment, giving them greater advantages that can almost guarantee victory....

June 12, 2025 · 5 min · 956 words · Teresa Malone

Best Consumables In Tales Of Arise

TheTales ofseriesis back withTales of Arise. The game has a familiar feel to it, yet also breathes new life into a series that was slowly being forgotten by gamers. As with most action role-playing games, there are many items to find and use. Some of the most important of these items are the consumables. RELATED:The Games With The Best Combat In The Tales Series, Ranked What are consumables? Well, they are items that are generally one-use items - the best example of this type of item in gaming is the standard healing potion....

June 12, 2025 · 6 min · 1181 words · Joseph Scott

Best Manhwa With Genius Female Characters

Summary Ladies of the court, skilled physicians, the best at what they do: Outsmarting every weakling who tries to make a fool out of them. Thesefemale lead charactersareproof that appearances are deceiving. Men might think they’re beautiful, delicate flowers, but they’re kidding themselves; these women are probably smarter than all of them combined. This is a list of thebest manhwa withgenius female characters,women who often outsmart their rivals, survive the harshest of environments, train their skills to perfection, and beyond....

June 12, 2025 · 6 min · 1189 words · Amy Smith

Call of Duty Pro NICKMERCS Makes Big Prediction About the New CX-9 SMG

Two new weapons are about to drop inCall of Duty: Warzone, but they are not yet available. However, players can get a taste of them in-game by “pulling” them in a gold/orange chest. The RAAL LMG and CX-9 SMG will eventually be fully available inCall of Duty: Warzone, but for now, they are weapons that happen to be over-powered. NICKMERCS recently showed off his new powerful LC10 SMG loadout, one of the newest guns in the game, and he is back for more overpowered SMG action inCall of Duty: Warzone....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 479 words · Rachel Wilson

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Confirms Season 3 Start Date and Time

After weeks of teasers, the official Call of Duty Blog unveiled concrete details aboutCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s next season of content today, the third since its integration with Activision’s battle royaleCall of Duty: Warzone. Four playable operators includingCaptain Price will be added intoBlack Ops Cold Warthroughout Season 3, though only him and Perseus agent Wraith will arrive right when the season begins on April 22. New operators are just one part of the Season 3 update detailed byCall of Dutydevelopers....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Jason Young

Call of Duty: Warzone 2 Season 6

Call of Dutyboasts a wide array of arsenal weapons in various classes, including assault rifles, battle rifles, shotguns, SMGs, and LMGs. The ongoingWarzonemeta requires players to build powerful weapons with suitable loadouts, attachments, and perks to create guns that dominate the battlefield. However, some weapons have solid base stats and can oppress enemies with firepower during combat. One such category of weapons is LMGs (Light Machine Guns), which boast a high damage output, a moderate fire rate, and manageable recoil....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Elizabeth Morris

Cities: Skylines 2 Could Refurbish the Best Parts of SimCity 2013

WhileSimCitymay have gone under the radar, theCities Skylinesfranchise appears to be picking up the slack. Maxis' iconic series may have built the genre, but Colossal Order has shown the industry what an urban city-builder can look like.Cities Skylines 2will attempt to revolutionize the genre once again, but hopefully it still looks at theSimCityseries for some inspiration. SimCity2013 may have killed the franchise, but that does not mean it has nothing to offer other aspiring city-builders....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 597 words · Ryan Gray

Confusing Parts of Deadpool & Wolverine

Fans are in for a good time when they watchDeadpool & Wolverine, and whilst it’s good fun with hilarity and action, some moments will have fans raising an eyebrow in confusion.Deadpool & Wolverinehas a few things that didn’t make sense, or need further explanation upon a first watch. Part of the blame for things not making much sense inDeadpool & Wolverinecomes from the20th Century Fox timeline of their X-Men movies, but there are still some moments where less-die-hard fans might not understand certain threads, but it will by no means deter from the thrill-ride ofDeadpool & Wolverine....

June 12, 2025 · 4 min · 808 words · Charles Martinez