Fortnite Fans Make #ThankYouEpicGames Trend in Response to #RIPFortnite

Fortnitemanaged to carve out its style in the battle royale genre and its building mechanics alongside unique features have made it the most successful game in its field. Despite its accolades andlarge fan base, the game has come under an increasing amount of criticism. #RIPFortnite began trending on Twitter and many fans voiced their dissatisfaction with the current state of the game. However, a response by fans still enjoying the game has now surfaced under #ThankYouEpicGames....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Mr. Joseph Wilkins

Fortnite May Be Introducing Preferred Slot Item Organization System

When it comes toFortnite, nothing in the game stays the same for long. Epic Games is constantly changing things up and adding new features, and it appears a frequently requested feature may soon be on the schedule. According to a reliable leaker, a system that automatically organizes weapons for players is in the works. There’s a full-on invasion happening inFortnite, with aliens and UFOs spanning the island. As always, players are getting a lot of new content and it can get a bit overwhelming....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · Nicole Clark

Genshin Impact Leak Teases New Liyue Expansion

Summary A recent leak fromGenshin Impactis hinting at one of the next expansions to the game’s map, adding a heavily rumored area to the Liyue region. As one of the first regions added toGenshin Impact, the China-themed Liyue has become a fan-favorite location for many players. The second region’s map has already seen a major expansion to the playable area with theVersion 2.6 update adding the mysterious Chasm, after being mentioned frequently within the game beforehand....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Dennis Richards

Genshin Impact: Fish Seized From A Pelican's Mouth Guide (How To Get & Where To Use)

While walking around Qiaoying Village inGenshin Impact, players may come across a dog called Dahei. Upon interacting with the canine, the protagonist will carefully examine the creature and conclude that it has a scratch mark from a cat’s claw. If players look around, they will soonfind the likely culprit, a cat calledSir Pouncealot. As the name suggests, it’s highly likely that the feline is the attacker of Dahei. Upon coming closer to Sir Pouncealot and talking with it, there’s no special interaction as the cat simply meows....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · James Graves

Hogwarts Legacy Fans Can't Decide if the Game Breaks Harry Potter Lore

WhileHogwarts Legacykeeps smashing sales records, the most hardcore portion of its player base has taken to social media to debate whether the hit action-RPG also breaks establishedHarry Potterlore. The humorous, yet polarizing, discussion arrives days after Avalanche Software’s latest title debuted to rave reviews, withHogwarts Legacyalready being touted as the series' best-ever game. Hogwarts Legacytakes place nearly a hundred years before the events of the hit book series. SinceHarry Potterlore before the 1800sis fairly well-established, the game’s choice of a setting was largely driven by the developer’s desire to have some creative freedom while still delivering an authentically familiar world....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Jack Stark

Horror Games Like Still Wakes The Deep

Summary Still Wakes The Deepis an exciting horror game from The Chinese Room. It’s one ofthe biggest releases of 2024but has released to middling review scores. Critics and gamers alike seem to be enjoying the game’s beautiful graphics and compelling story but aren’t so enamored with its linearity. On top of that, others have complained that the game just isn’t that scary. Lots of people are also pointing out just how similar the game is to other survival horrors....

May 31, 2025 · 6 min · 1086 words · Richard Jones

How to Farm Essence Dust in Nightingale

In a survival game likeNightingale, players will have to get used to the idea of having multiple resources and currencies to keep track of. Crafting and building the estate will require all sorts of materials that can be gathered from the world, trading with NPCs will require payment, and it is always nice to be able tohelp out a friendin need via trading. One of the key items that will always come in handy isEssence Dust, a byproduct of the Fae realms and the life around it....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Steven Dominguez

Interview: Emmanuelle Chriqui Talks New Cult Thriller Cosmic Dawn, MGMT's Music, & Her Thoughts On Aliens

Cosmic Dawnfollows Aurora (Camille Rowe) — a young woman left shaken and confused after witnessing an alien abduction at a young age. This experience eventually leads her to the UFO cult The Cosmic Dawn. During her time at the cult, she meets a variety of unique personalities, including the diehard cult follower Natalie, played by Emmanuelle Chriqui. Thesci-fi flickpacks in loads of mystery, experimental aspects, and noteworthy performances in its 98-minute run-time....

May 31, 2025 · 4 min · 774 words · Barbara Lucero

Marvel Future Fight: Best Blast Characters

AlthoughMarvelsuperheroes have various powersets to deal with different kinds of threats, it’sMarvel Future Fightthat allows players to mix and match these abilities to save the universe once more. In this mobile tactical RPG,Marvelfans create teams of three from characters across the Marvel multiverse - from mainstays like the Avengers and the X-Men to the very villains they’re fighting. And among these characters segregated into Classes areBlast Characters, specializing in dishing out damage in combat....

May 31, 2025 · 8 min · 1561 words · Ronald Young

Microsoft's xCloud is Probably Looking Very Closely at Google Stadia Right Now

Every technology developer wants to be the one on the cutting edge, as inventing the next big thing is a surefire way to corner a market that didn’t even exist before. That’s what Google tried to do withStadia, which was supposed to be the dawn of cloud gaming, enabling players to stream any game they wanted to any device they wanted. In a nutshell, it’s a brilliant idea. Cloud gaming saves the physical space of game boxes and discs, as well as the digital space of installed games....

May 31, 2025 · 4 min · 690 words · Barbara Conley

Mobile Games Need a Way to be Kept Alive

Nintendo just announced the shutdown of its mobile exclusive game,Dragalia Lost.While new mobile games come and go every day, it is not an easy time for a fan base when one shuts down.Mobile games, more so than console games, so easily become a part of one’s routine— it takes minimal effort to pick up a cell phone and play for ten minutes every day. Forcefully having to break this habit is the hardest part of a game likeDragalia Lostgoing offline....

May 31, 2025 · 5 min · 876 words · Deanna Ballard

My Hero Academia: The U.A. Traitor Arc, Explained

Summary Following the events of the Star and Stripe Arc, one ofMy Hero Academia’s shortest but most important stories, leading up to the series' final battle against Tomura Shigaraki and All For One. Despite only lasting six chapters, the sacrifice ofStar and Stripe— known as the American Hero and the World’s Strongest Woman — has long-lasting effects on Shigaraki and All For One’s plans to thwart the heroes of the world....

May 31, 2025 · 8 min · 1548 words · Michael Andrews

New York Times Strands Hints and Answers for June 16, 2025

Strandshas yet another 6x8 grid of seemingly random letters. Hidden inside are a bunch of themed words, and you need to find them all while using all the letters only once. If you are stuck on today’s puzzle, and you don’t like the in-game hint system, you can find help below. This article is designed for people who already knowhow to playStrands, and they are looking for some hints, spoilers, or explanations for today’s puzzle specifically....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Jennifer Gonzalez