Skyrim Fan Shows Off Impressive Whiterun Guard Cosplay

Even after 10 years,The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimremains a favorite for role-playing fans. There are few games that can match the fantasy RPG in scale, and players continue to explore all there is to offer in Tamriel years afterSkyrim’s original release. One of the many ways that players share their passion for the title is through cosplaying, and one fan in particular has crafted a particularly incredible costume, impersonating the perfect Whiterun Guard....

May 22, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Juan Taylor

Sony Has a 90+ Metacritic Score Requirement for Its Major Studios, Says Former God of War Dev

A formerSonydeveloper has said that the publisher does consider professional review scores to be a gauge of a game’s success and “demands” a Metacritic score of at least 90 from its major development studios. The publisher is widely regarded for itsGod of WarandThe Last of Usfirst-party titles, which have received some remarkably high ratings, but this isn’t necessarily a given. As shown with the recentDiablo 4Metacritic review bombing, the platform is hardly exempt from the gaming community’s sometimes fickle opinions on a given title....

May 22, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · James Wu

Sony’s Call of Duty Deal With Activision Only Includes One More Game

Sony’s deal with Activision that is keepingCall of Dutyon PlayStation consoles includes just one more game, a newly emerged court document has revealed. This bit of gaming industry insight is just the latest in a long list of revelations stemming fromMicrosoft’s ongoing legal battle with the FTC over the Activision Blizzard acquisition. In a February 2023 interview with CNBC, Microsoft President Brad Smith revealed that theCall of DutyPlayStation deal is nearly over....

May 22, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Arthur Heath

Street Fighter 6 Beta Players Are Creating Extremely Cursed Avatars

Street Fighter 6fans who have been playing the closed beta are sharing some of the extremely cursed avatar designs they created or encountered while playing.Capcom sent out all the beta codes forStreet Fighter 6earlier this week, with the game having a huge amount of anticipation and hype behind it. With this closed beta, players can get to grips with the roster and mechanics of the upcoming fighting game. This closed beta also lets players access all of the game’s multiplayer modes and the character creator....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Michael Shepherd

Terminator: Dark Fate Actress Reveals Details From Canceled Sequel

Paramount Pictures and Skydance attempted to revive theTerminatorfranchise with a new entry titledTerminator: Dark Fate.Unfortunately, the film didn’t resonate with enough moviegoers to yield box office success and plans were for a sequel were canceled, though actress Mackenzie Davis has now shed light on what had been planned for the future of the series. Davis, who made her first appearance in the franchise withDark Fate, portrayed an enhanced super-soldier from the year 2042 named Grace....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Stephen Martin

Terraria Dev Responds to Stardew Valley Update 1.6 News

Summary One of the creators ofTerrariahas taken to social media to respond to the latest update announcement forStardew Valley.The announcement of the 1.6 update forStardew Valleycame on the life simulator’s milestone anniversary and has sparked further interest in the indie game. Thanks to strong word of mouth and generally favorable reviews, interest in the life sim has been strong over the years.Stardew Valleyeven had a short-term 50% discount on Steam for the game’s eighth anniversary....

May 22, 2025 · 3 min · 537 words · Benjamin Kelly

The 5 Best Things About Axiom Verge 2 (& The 5 Worst)

Axiom Verge 2is only the second game fromthe indie creatorThomas Happ, following original game that came out in 2015. That may be a bit hard to believe, as there has been a steady stream of ports sinceAxiom Verge’sdebut. It has never left the public eye because of this, and also because it is still a treasured Metroidvania all these years later. RELATED:Metroidvania: Things Metroid Does Better Than Castlevania (& Things Castlevania Is Superior At)...

May 22, 2025 · 5 min · 1035 words · Luke Benjamin

The Planet Crafter: Complete Map and Biomes Guide

Unlike a lot of indie survival games, the main map ofThe Planet Crafteris the same in every playthrough. No matter how many games you start, you can always find resource caves and shipwrecks in the same locations. This consistency means that players can benefit from memorizingThe Planet Craftermap and the layout of the many biomes. Knowing how to get iridium early can jump-start your game, and a steady source of super alloy is a requirement past the Moss stage....

May 22, 2025 · 15 min · 3089 words · Tanner Snyder

These Are the Worst Areas in Skyrim

Fans ofThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimshare and discuss the worst areas in the game.The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimis set in a massive open world that allows gamers to explore a wide variety of areas and regions. Not every town or location inSkyrimis going to be universally liked, as different areas may appeal to different users as they play through the game. For example, there are plenty of beautiful cities in the world ofSkyrim, but some others are not the best places to live....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Ian Johnson

V Rising: How To Make The Dawnthorn Armor Set

Quick Links The Dawnthorn set marks the second to the last tier of armor sets inV Rising. It is the base version of some of the best gear players can make before they take on the rest of Dracula’s forces in the Ruins of Mortium, and to beat those guys, every bit of bonus stats will help a ton. If you’re itching to get the Dawnthorn set, you’ll be disappointed to know that it’s going to take a lot of effort just to craft one set....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Antonio Miller

Weird Breath of the Wild Glitch Gives Guardian Disturbingly Long Legs

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildraised the bar for open world games and practically created an entirely new genre, but that doesn’t mean it is without flaws. Players have beenexploiting its mechanics or finding strange glitchessince the game was released, and now over four years later it’s still happening. This time, Redditor Bl4ckm4rs discovered a strange and somewhat disturbing glitch involving the Guardian enemy type. When done properly, this glitch causes the Guardian’s legs to stretch out multiple times beyond their normal length, but it doesn’t last for long....

May 22, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Heather Blair

What James Cameron's Version Of Jurassic Park Might Have Looked Like

Steven Spielberg and James Cameron have the distinction of being the only two directors to have brokenthe record for highest-grossing movie ever mademore than once. Cameron has broken the record twice, withTitanicandAvatar, while Spielberg has broken it a whopping three times withJaws,E.T., andJurassic Park. But the only reason that last movie was directed by Spielberg and not Cameron was a little twist of fate. While at the opening of the Titanic Museum in Belfastback in 2012, Cameron revealed that he actually wanted to directJurassic Parkhimself....

May 22, 2025 · 4 min · 769 words · Spencer Ellis

What Makes Hifumi Togo One of Persona 5 Royal's Best Confidants

Summary Hifumi Togo may not be a party member inPersona 5 Royal, but she still manages to be one of the best confidants in the game. When it comes toPersona 5,time is often of the essence, so players need to make smart decisions over how they spend their days. This is the same regarding Confidants, as while it’s possible to complete them all in one playthrough, players will often need to prioritize one over the others for one reason or another....

May 22, 2025 · 4 min · 646 words · William Stewart