The "Brown Note Being" Trope In Horror, Explained

Imagine a thing so horrible that anyone who laid eyes upon it would suffer physical or psychological harm. A thing that could destroy the bodies and minds of its victims just by being close enough to be picked up by the senses. In horror media, this kind of monster is called the Brown Note Being. Some horror tropes arepitched by a single author and immediately adopted by countless future voices. Others develop gradually as multiple creators have the same idea....

August 1, 2025 · 4 min · 810 words · Rebecca Garcia

The Elden Ring Weapons That Have Changed the Most Since Launch

It’s been over a year since the release of FromSoftware’s acclaimed RPGElden Ring, and much has changed since then. The game has received numerous awards and its influence on the genre has already been felt. Fans are also incredibly excited about the future of the IP after it was recently announced thatElden Ringwould be receiving its first expansion,Shadow of the Erdtree.However, these changes haven’t just been felt externally – there have also been many updates to the game since it launched in 2022, including modifications toElden Ring’s weapons....

August 1, 2025 · 4 min · 651 words · Anita Carey

The Game Awards Hype Trailer Builds Excitement for Next Week's Event

Every year since 2014, Geoff Keighley has hosted The Game Awards, doling out awards in various categories for the world’s top games.The Game Awardswill return on December 10 for the 2020 edition, and while it may be a little different than expected thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it should still be a huge, can’t-miss show for those who follow the gaming industry closely. To build up excitement for The Game Awards 2020, Keighley has released a new hype trailer highlighting some of the nominated games as well as titles that will be coming in 2021 and beyond....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Danielle Washington

The Sims 4: How To Win The Finchwick Fair

With theCottage LivingExpansion Pack inThe Sims 4, Simmers can now explore the World of Henford-on-Bagley,help villagers with their errands, and take care of many animals. Other than raising the animals, players can also sign them up for the weekly Finchwick fair. RELATED:Sims 4: Is The Farmland Mod Better Than The Cottage Living Expansion? How To Win The Finchwick Fair In The Sims 4 Simmers can enter the competition by either submitting a product; oversized corp, normal corp, a pie, etc, or livestock; cows, llamas, and chickens....

August 1, 2025 · 5 min · 865 words · James Williamson

The Sims 4: Ways To Embrace Sims' Evil Side

Summary InThe Sims 4, players strive to harbor harmonious households and generations of prosperous families. Others, however, have a thirst for mischief, mayhem, and morally ambiguous behavior. Thankfully, this game of endless possibilities offers several ways for Sims to embrace the dark and evil sides of their personality. RELATED:Games That Let You Play As The Bad Guy For players of evil characters,The Sims 4can serve as a therapeutic outlet and a means to channel their anger and frustrations through Sims....

August 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1309 words · Lisa Nguyen

Top Gun: Maverick, A Sequel For All The Right Reasons

The following article contains spoilers forTop Gun: Maverick. In today’s movie industry it always seems like studios are eager to jump onto the next reboot or sequel to bank on collective nostalgia, a proper even if predictable content strategy. Nevertheless,Top Gun: Maverickachieves what very few films can by bringing a definitive 80s classic to 2022 as if not a single year had gone by, but with all the modern enhancements expected out of a contemporary blockbuster....

August 1, 2025 · 4 min · 833 words · Latoya Pugh

TOTK, BotW Offer the Perfect Setup for a New Zelda Timeline Split

Summary WhileThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdommay have supposedly ended the franchise’s branching timelines, it could be Nintendo’s chance to refresh a well-known and long-standing tradition by introducing new potential futures based on the Era of the Wilds' endings. Since it had already been confirmed thatBreath of the Wildwas set at the furthest and ultimate endpoint of the series' timeline, there was no speculation aboutThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s position as its direct sequel....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 594 words · David Edwards

Twitter Creator Jack Dorsey Comments on Elon Musk Buyout

It’s been an odd time forTwitterusers; after initially opting to become a majority shareholder and hold a seat on Twitter’s board of directors, Tesla CEO and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk eventually refused that offer and attempted to buy the social media site outright. His first offer of $41 billion was apparently denied whenTwitteropted to adopt a “poison pill” strategy to dilute its stock value and deter a complete buyout. However, days afterward, Musk and Twitter made a deal, and, surprisingly enough, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey seems to be excited about it....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Amy Dawson

WandaVision Episode 8 Finally Reveals The Show's True Villain

This article contains spoilers forWandaVisionepisode 8. With only one episode left to go,WandaVisionis quickly approaching its big Marvel finale (one that Paul Bettany has promised fans will definitely happen). While episode 7 ended with the big reveal that Agnes has actually beenAgatha Harkness all along, This week’s episode did a really great job in revealing the story’s real villain, one who has been present the entire time but has never actually been seen on screen....

August 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1149 words · Jesus Moore

Warzone's Texture Glitches Are Getting Strange Again

Textures inCall of Duty: Warzoneseems to be acting weird once again. Similar to whenWarzonerifles were being turned into dogs, throwing knives keep appearing as a strange red button. Although it does not affect the usability of the knife, it does make players wonder what this model is coming from. Model swaps are not an uncommonbug in games likeCall of Duty: Warzonethat randomly places gear. All it takes to trigger this type of bug is a mistake by the game’s servers when reading an item’s model code....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Jenny Chang

World of Warcraft: The Best Classes for Hardcore Mode

World of Warcraft: Classicis a much tougher game than later versions of the nearly 20-year-old MMO, and Hardcore WoW makes it an even tougher challenge with just one life per character. With death on the line,some of the best HardcoreWoWclassesare those that don’t necessarily offer the most damage but instead are those that offer the most utility and survivability. For example, Subtlety Rogue isn’t its “best” PvE spec, but because of Subtlety-specific abilities like Preparation, it has more chances to survive a bad encounter....

August 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1289 words · James Snyder

Xbox Game Pass Adds Memorable Adventure Classic to Its Catalog of Games Today

Summary Xbox Game Passhas added Starbreeze Studios' original classic narrative adventure game,Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons,to the subscription service. Known for being an incredibly touching story with a unique gameplay mechanic, the addition ofBrotherstoXbox Game Passis an ideal opportunity for gamers to check it out if they missed it when it first launched in 2013. There have been rumors thatXbox Game Pass may be getting another price increase, after already receiving a $2 price hike in July 2023....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Austin Brown

Xbox Oreo Promotion Unlocks Skins in Halo, Forza, and More

In an exciting new promotion,Xboxand Oreo are teaming in an effort to bring some cool new prizes to participating Xbox gamers. Not only will these prizes include some awesome new skins and in-game content, but gamers can also look forward to potentially winning new gear and maybe even a vacation. WithXbox recently teaming up with other brandsto promote in-game rewards, this collaboration with Oreo marks itself as another fun opportunity for gamers to win a variety of unique prizes...

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · David Morris