Stardew Valley Releases Hotfix Update to Fix Crashing Issue

Summary Stardew Valleyhas rolled out a hotfix update to the farming sim game to address a recent issue resulting in game crashes. Since its 2016 debut, the beloved farming game has been credited as one of the biggest titles in the explosion in popularity of farming sims within the indie game market.Stardew Valleyoffers a wealth of contentfor players beyond their in-game farms, with dungeon-like caves to explore, a romance system, and plenty of diverse and unique NPCs to meet....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 544 words · Luis Harris

Starfield Players Point Out Missed Opportunity With Ecliptic Faction

Summary SomeStarfieldfans have recently banded together to discuss how disappointed they are with the fact that the Ecliptic faction is essentially a reskinned version of Spacers instead of acting like the lore suggests it should. Their discussion also yielded some compelling ideas about how the Ecliptic could have been improved, underlining the players' sentiment thatStarfield’s handling of the group represents a missed opportunity for Bethesda. Warning! Minor Ecliptic-related lore spoilers for Starfield ahead....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 549 words · Maria Hunt

Strange Gaming Leaks That Turned Out To Be Fake

Summary When it comes to the video game leaking scene, nothing seems to be limited by the real world. Budgets, time, and resources are infinite in the land of leaks. Whether it’s a sequel to a cult classic game or a remake of a childhood favorite, there’s nothing that can’t be brought to life with a burner account and a post on a message board. But, like the best things out there, most of the time it’s too good to be true....

June 15, 2025 · 5 min · 896 words · Noah Dunlap

Take Two CEO Reveals Why There Hasn't Been A Grand Theft Auto Movie

Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick reveals why aGrand Theft Automovie hasn’t been made.GTAis one of the most popular game series around and hasmade billions of dollarsand so some fans have found it strange that a movie about its characters hasn’t been created. Speaking toThe Wrap, Zelnick explains that if Take Two and Rockstar Games were to make aGTAmovie, “we’d want to have complete creative control to make sure we expressed it the way we wanted....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Miranda Hayes

Tekken 7 Legendary Edition Will Not Include All DLC Fighters

Ever since 2017, Bandai Namco’sTekken 7has seen massive success in the competitive fighting game space. It has been lauded for its intricate mechanics and roster, along with considerable post-launch support.Tekken 7alone has sold over 7 million copies, being one of the best selling titles in the franchise of all time, and continuing to be quite popular four years after its launch on consoles. With the game’s enduring popularity, Bandai Namco announced that this game will be re-released with a new boxed version, under the moniker ofTekken 7: Legendary Edition....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Tara Young

The Best Order to Watch Dragon Ball

When it comes to manga and anime, few franchises are quite as well-known as Akira Toriyama’sDragon Ball. Since starting life as a manga back in the early eighties, it’s gone on to spawn seven anime series and counting, not to mention more than twenty movies anda string of successfulDragon Ballvideo games. Due to the chronologically confusing nature of its naming conventions, however, figuring out how to watchDragon Ballin order can be more than a little tricky....

June 15, 2025 · 8 min · 1654 words · Kayla Morgan

The Criminal Factions of Star Wars Outlaws Explained

In the gameplay reveal trailer forStar Wars Outlaws, players got a first look at the adventures of Kay Vess and her sidekick Nix. Kay is a scoundrel in the vein of characters such as Han Solo, swashbuckling space criminals usually just looking to get by in a galaxy far, far away. In a new generation twist on the smuggler archetype of the series,Star Wars Outlawssees Kay finding herself in an entirely separate part ofStar Warsthat exists beneath the ever-popular Jedi-centric media....

June 15, 2025 · 5 min · 1013 words · Marcus Frey

The Last of Us: Why Animals May Be the Answer to the Eventual Cure

TheLast of Us Part 3is likely on its way, although it will probably be some time until Naughty Dog releases any real info about the game. Creative lead Neil Druckmann has gone on record stating that he believes there’s “one more chapter” to the overarchingThe Last of Usstory, and that he has formed a general idea of what a third game will be about. What this general idea could be is anyone’s guess, though....

June 15, 2025 · 4 min · 731 words · Joseph Fisher

The Quarry Horror Game Has Gone Gold

Earlier this year, developer Supermassive Games announcedThe Quarry, a spiritual successor to the studio’s claim to fame,Until Dawn. Much like the latter game,The Quarryis a cinematic horror adventure game in the same style. Much like some of Supermassive’s other projects,The Quarry’s cast is filled with notable Hollywood starsdoing motion capture and voice acting, such as David Arquette, Brenda Song, Justice Smith, Ariel Winter, and more being a part of the cast....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Michele Dunn

The Rumored Persona 2 Remake Has One Important Decision to Make

Riding on the coattails ofPersona 3 Reload’s success, Atlus has many decisions to make when it comes to the series' future. While the company’s work onPersona 6is already a given, remakes of the franchise’s origins have remained highly anticipated, especially by fans in Japan. Asurvey from 2022 revealed thatPersona 3and thePersona 2duologywere tied for audience interest in remakes, and withReload’s release, it remains likely that the latter will receive similar treatment....

June 15, 2025 · 4 min · 651 words · Nicole Kane

Things We Loved About OlliOlli World (& Things We Don’t)

There are a lot of games that kicked off 2022, with some major triple-A titles taking up the spotlight. However, there were a few indie games that fell through the cracks that players may have missed out on. One of these games released wasOlliOlli World. Developed by roll7 and a successor to the original twoOlliOlligames,OlliOlli Worldis a brand-new take on the series that is a lot more welcoming to players who are new to the skateboarding gameplay....

June 15, 2025 · 5 min · 915 words · Michael Johnston

Twitch Is Shutting Down in One Region

Summary In a letter from CEO Dan Clancy,Twitchstreamers in South Korea have been notified that the live-streaming platform will be terminating all services in the country on July 11, 2025. Twitch recently drew attention forbanning a topCall of Dutystreamer, and this newly announced shutdown is once again sparking conversation about the platform’s decisions regarding its community. One of the largest live-streaming platforms,Twitchhas received mixed attention this year for some of its streamers' activities, along with what many consider to be questionable corporate decisions....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Spencer White

What Does Smite Do in Minecraft

Between crafting new weapons and armor, brewing potions, and enchanting items,Minecraftoffers players many different ways to get stronger. Enchantments in particular allow players to specialize against certain types of threats, and can be extremely useful for players that know what they are getting themselves into ahead of time. The Smite enchantment is one such case, as it is very specific but very powerful in that circumstance. Players wondering what exactly it does and how to get it need look no further, asputting high level Smite enchantments on weaponsis actually relatively easy....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Karen Johnson