New Monster Hunter Rise Video Shows Off Meowcenaries System

Loyal fans of Capcom’s upcoming action-adventure titleMonster Hunter Risehave recently been treated to a lot of updates about the game’s new features. While one of these centered aroundMH Rise’s new Training Area, Capcom has uploaded a brand-new video that teases how the latest title is bringing back the iconic item-harvesting feature found in the previous games. With the many things hunters have to do in everyMonster Huntertitle, each game has continuously implemented an item-harvesting system that provides support to the players....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Heather Lee

New Sci-Fi Game Having Weird Problem With Achievements on Xbox

Summary Xbox fans who’ve been looking forward to playingLifeless Moonmay be disappointed to learn that the game’s Achievements are currently not visible.Lifeless Moonis an indie sci-fi adventure game, made by developer Stage 2 Studios, where players explore the surface of the moon. The game initially launched on Steam in August 2023 and received solid reviews before landing on Xbox, PlayStation, and Epic Games Store almost a year later, on June 13, 2025....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Stephanie Kim

New York Times Connections: Hints and Answers for #321 June 12, 2025

Connectionsis back with its 321st puzzle from the New York Times. This word-sorting puzzle is a pretty big challenge today, so you’ll need to know more than just the rules ofhow to playConnections; you’ll need to know all the words, know all the categories, and you’ll need to be able to think outside the box to get this one solved with fewer than four mistakes. If you are stuck and in need of some help, you can find general clues, word definitions, spoilers, and a whole lot more in the article below....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Christopher Warren

Nintendo Switch Games That Are Like The Yakuza Series

Nintendo has always been keen on pushing their own IPs rather than relying on third-party titles. Although this strategy has provided Nintendo gamers with some of the industry’s best-ever franchises likeMarioandThe Legend of Zelda, it also means that they’ve had to miss out on a significant amount of critically acclaimed series. One such series is Sega’sYakuza, a franchise that takes serious, emotionally charged narratives about the life of a Yakuza and throws in some of the most enjoyable and nonsensical mini-games and substories to ensure the game doesn’t take itself too seriously....

June 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1181 words · Jared Logan

Non-Verified Games That Work Great On Steam Deck

TheSteam Deckis quickly becoming one of the most popular gaming consoles around, especially for handheld gamers. Whether it can compete with the likes ofXboxandPlayStationin the future remains to be seen, but Valve have certainly pulled off something special with the Steam Deck. Related:Best Steam Deck RPGs Big games keep on getting added toSteam Deck’s Verified list,including the recent Steam release ofUncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. First-party Sony titles such asMarvel’s Spider-Man Remastered,Days GoneandGod of Warhave also been verified....

June 29, 2025 · 5 min · 865 words · Kelly Johnson

One of Sand Land's Best Weapons is its Faithfulness to the Animated Series

Summary Despite its posthumous release following this year’s passing of legendary manga artist Akira Toriyama,Sand Landis still one of the many games to receive praise from the creator for how it faithfully adapts his body of work.Sand Landis the game adaptation of one of Toriyama’s lesser-known works from later in his career and follows the same general story as the manga. Along with a new animated series on Hulu/Disney Plus and plans for a feature-length animated film based on the IP,Sand Landis a critical component of a multimedia push to bring the property to a wider audience, and its faithfulness to the show is one of its greatest assets....

June 29, 2025 · 4 min · 799 words · Kathryn Levy

PlayStation 5 Might Try Something New With Game Soundtracks

The upcoming PS4-exclusive gameDeath Strandingfrom Hideo Kojima is set to feature a curated soundtrack, featuring songs from licensed artists including Bring Me the Horizon and CHVRCHES. TheDeath Strandingsoundtrackhas apparently come about as a collaboration between PlayStation and Sony Music, and as it turns out, we may see many more officially licensed soundtrack withPS5games. The officially licensed music from theDeath Strandingsoundtrack will be featured throughout the experience, with the game serving as the testing grounds for this approach in future video game projects....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Kathryn Anderson

Pokemon GO: How to Beat Arlo (Team GO Rocket April 2023)

As April continues on, Pokemon GO players have no shortage of things to do. Even with the currentRemote Raid Pass controversies in thePokemon GOcommunity, the hit mobile game is constantly evolving with new content and events. In April, Cutiefly and Regieleki arrived, while limited time events like Spring into Spring added new collection challenges, rewards, and quests to overcome. In addition to the rotating content, theconstant invasions by Team GO Rocketare things that continue without fail....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 540 words · Marcus Taylor

Pokemon GO: How to Beat Cliff (Team GO Rocket April 2023)

As one of several Team Rocket GO leaders inPokemon GO, defeating Cliff is an important part of the ongoing quest to take them down. Onceall Rocket Radar pieceshave been assembled, Team Rocket GO leaders will start appearing at Pokestops and in balloons to challenge the player to a fight. Once all of them have been defeated, players will be expected to fight Giovanni. Here’s everything a player needs to know about countering Cliff inPokemon GO....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Jill Rowe

Pokemon GO: How To Evolve Noibat Into Noivern

Noibat, the Sound Wave Pokemon, made its appearance inPokemon GOback in late 2020. As a pre-evolved Pokemon, its stats are a bit on the low side. However, most players will only want Noibat to get Noivern, which is much stronger compared to its pre-evolved form. Unlike the main games, trainers can evolve Noibat inPokemon GOby giving it Candy. Noivern isn’t apseudo-legendary like Dragonite or Salamence, but it has high Special Attack and even higher Speed....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Kimberly Roberts

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: What's the Lovey-Dovey Pokemon?

After startingPokemon ScarletandViolet’sThe Teal MaskDLC, players will be whisked away to an entirely new region close to Paldea called Kitakami (it even has itsown Pokedex). One of the first places that players will travel to isMossui Townin the middle of the region. This is also where trainers will find the Community Center. Look north (or to the backside) of the Community Center to find apair of NPCswith orange-colored text boxes hovering over them....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Michael Smith

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Reveal Seven-Star Tera Raid For April 2024

Summary To start the month of April,Pokemon Scarlet and Violetpulled back the curtain on a new challenge for trainers to face, as the next Seven-Star Tera Raid battle will pit players against Meganium the Unrivaled. The new Seven-Star Tera Raid battle inPokemon Scarlet and Violetagainst Meganium will follow after a break in Seven-Star boss battles. Known as the Herb Pokemon, Meganium is the fully-evolved form of Chikorita, and the Grass-type starter of Pokemon Gold and Silver....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 564 words · Samuel Mcbride

PS Plus Extra and Premium Are Starting to Establish a Pattern

Even though the new-lookPS Plusis admittedly only three months old, a few trends have already started to emerge around its Extra and Premium options. Considering how Sony has maintained a firm routine when it comes to the renamed Essential tier, it stands to reason that PS4 and PS5 owners can look forward to these becoming the norm too. WIth this in mind, there are a few things fans should keep in mind as they browse the service’s libraries....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Christina Marquez