Summary Video game consoles are often called collector’s items, but only a few really live up to that title. Sure, there are hundreds of millions of PS4s and Xbox Ones throughout the world, so those can’t really be considered as such. But when special collector’s editions, custom-made consoles, and rare consolesfrom the pastare taken into account, it’s easy to see what an extensive and expensive hobby console collecting can become....

Admittedly, it’s still a bit of a sore point for some to bring up the nameCyberpunk 2077. It may beone of the most expensive video games ever made, but when the game launched, many wondered where all that money went after paying for Keanu Reeve’s likeness and voice acting abilities. However, the game has come a long way since it first released in 2020, and numerous updates have made the game more playable, especially on console....

Despite being in one of the first films of the MCU, Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings) has had a tough ride of it recently. One of the defining characters of the first twoThormovies, Darcy was unceremoniously forgotten by Marvel when the God of Thunder rebranded himself and went cosmic in 2017’sThor: Ragnarok. Inasmuch, many fans thoughtthat 2013’sThor: The Dark Worldwould be the last they’d see of this plucky, wise-cracking, earth-bound intern. However, the recently releasedWandaVisionhas brought back Darcy, and she’s more crucial than ever...

TheKingdom Heartsseries is heavily influenced by theFinal Fantasygames from which it was born. After all, players meet various characters from theFinal Fantasyseries as they traverse the multitude of worlds that populate the universe ofKingdom Hearts.The first two mainline entries wore those influences on their overly-zippered sleeves, with Cloud and Squall joining Sora in a climactic battle against the Heartless inKingdom Hearts 2. Later titles moved away fromFinal Fantasysomewhat in what seemed to be an attempt to setKingdom Heartsapart as its own franchise, but revelations from theReMindDLC forKingdom Hearts 3seem to point toward a coming resurgence ofFinal Fantasyinfluences....

There are plenty of games in the works that fans are itching to hear about, but the studios making them just aren’t ready to share more information yet. Games likeBayonetta 3,Metroid Prime 4, andFablehave kept fans on the edge of their seatswith every passing press conference, but perhaps the most notable games that have gone silent areGrand Theft Auto 6andThe Elder Scrolls 6. Both come from award-winning franchises whose last entries were tentpoles of the video game industry and both series are far overdue for new entries....

One of the most notable things aboutDuneis its utterly unique world-building. The future as it appears in Frank Herbert’s classic 1965 novel is completely unlike any other. The story is set thousands of years in the future, so far ahead that it could bear no resemblance to any time mankind has ever known. Instead,Duneborrows a bit from multiple eras and leaves a lot of each behind. TheDunefranchise isalso known for being extraordinarily dense....

When it came out,Red Dead Redemption 2was widely celebrated as one of the most innovatively massive games to come out in recent years. Rockstar Games made every effort, seemingly with little compromise on production quality, to make the prequel an incredibly immersive recreation of the American West. But now that the game has settled with fans, and Rockstar Games has anotherGrand Theft Autogame on the horizon,Red Dead Redemption 2could have a profound impact onGrand Theft Auto 6....

Netflix has halted development on its upcoming action-thrillerFast and Loose, which will star Will Smith in the film’s leading role. The film has temporarily faded into the background of the streaming platform’s agenda days after the incident between Smith and comedian Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards. After his physical altercations with Rock atthe Oscars ceremony, the Academy Award-winning actor ended up on the wrong side of the headlines. Smith walked on stage and slapped the comedian across the face during the live telecast in response to a joke made about the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith....

As Microsoft focuses on customer-friendly services, and theXbox strategymoves towards being more than just a console, features and procedures need updating and changing to go along with that. Currently, only oneXboxaccount can be logged in at a time, but not for long. Xbox, and Phil Spencer, have big ambitions for Project xCloud. The video game streaming service allows players to log in and play games from their Android devices, and eventually on other screens like computers and perhaps smart TVs....

Destiny 2streamer Ekuegan is fighting to clear their name after Bungie’s accused them of leaking crucial information about the game’s future updates and trajectory. Following the accusations, Bungie banned theirDestiny 2account, which has now become the center of controversy in the community. Bungie recently held a confidential summit, where it invited several notable members of theDestiny 2community, and Ekuegan was one of them. This annual summit became a norm since the first one in 2018, where Bungie showcased plans for the game’s future, and took feedback from these invitees to improve the player experience....

The rarest item inApex Legendsis the coveted Heirloom. These unique melee weapons give awesome animations and are bragging rights forApex Legendsplayers, whether it’s Octane’s butterfly knife, Wraith’s kunai, Pathfinder’s boxing gloves, and so on. Unfortunately, their rarity means that a lot of luck is involved as there is a less than 1% probability of obtaining them. This luck factor is offset with two systems inApex Legends: collection events and the pity system....

Last month, it appeared as thoughCall of Duty: Modern Warfarestealth-added player collision, meaning players would bump into each other instead of moving through one another. This was not received well by the community, but it seems that player collision issues won’t be in the game much longer. It’s since been confirmed that player collision inCall of Duty: Modern Warfareis actually due to a bug and wasn’t added to the game on purpose, and a fix is coming in a future update....

Call of Duty: Warzonegives players plenty of different tools to use in their matches. While Deployable Cover may not be the most popular field upgrade available, aCall of Duty: Warzoneclip shows that players can actually do a lot with the item. ForCall of Duty: Warzoneplayersthat have never bothered using Deployable Cover, the field upgrade is exactly what it sounds like. Players who pick up the item or have it equipped in their loadout will be able to place down a metal slab of cover wherever they want....