At times, players can get tired of the same daily routine inThe Sims 4, which is why the game incorporates various unusual events to keep players hooked. One such event that has gained a lot of hype is Sims getting abducted by aliens inThe Sims 4. Although this event aliens was present in previous installments, it wasn’t initially included inThe Sims 4.However, players who still want to get the taste of it can do so byinstalling theGet To Workexpansion pack....

Summary After a long while of waiting to see Cloud Retainer become playable,Genshin Impacthas delivered and given players Xianyun. She’s a five-star Anemo catalyst who can play the role of both a sub-DPS and a support for her teams. She has incredible potential and has brought old characters back into theGenshin Impactmeta. Units like Diluc can now make their way back into the Spiral Abyss as a solid DPS instead of people only being able to use him if they liked using him....

TheWarcraftmovie was at a disadvantage from the outset. Its first battle was chugging up the steep hill of being a video game adaptation, which it won as it is the current record holder for box office take (Detective Pikachucame so close!) The second battle was being a movie begat from the vast depth ofWarcraftlore. Fans of the game frothed at the mouth to skewer it as sacrilege. Those not in the know felt like they lost track of the world before the plot even left the station....

Summary Square Enix has surprisingly shadow dropped two of its hit JRPGs onto the PlayStation and Xbox platforms,Octopath TravelerandOctopath Traveler 2. The originalOctopath Travelerfirst launched as a timed Nintendo Switch console exclusive in 2018, before it got ported to the PC later that same year. The game would later get ported to the now-defunct Google Stadia in 2020, and then to the Xbox One in 2021. A sequel,Octopath Traveler 2, was launched in 2023, releasing on the Switch, PlayStation consoles, and PC....

Sequels are common in gaming, as players fall in love with worlds and characters and want to spend more time with them. Usually, sequels are built on the games that came before. They build on what worked, improve on what didn’t, and generally give players what they expect. Then there are the sequels that go off the rails a little. These sequels decided that it wasn’t enough to build on what came before, they wanted to do something more....

Battlefield5’s battle royale mode, Firestorm, probably failed to meet the expectations of DICE and EA. This isn’t necessarily indicative of the mode itself; Firestorm was definitely a solid Battle Royale, though it wasn’t without its problems. For the most part,Battlefield 5released in a fairly lackluster state, andFirestorm wasn’t there at release. By the time Firestorm actually came out, the hype forBattlefield 5had died down, and so there wasn’t much excitement for the new battle royale mode....

Summary A follow-up to the legendaryMass Effecttrilogy is still a long way off, but with the teasers BioWare has drip-fed fans over the years, many have been wondering what it will be like. With the little there is to go off of,Mass Effect 4could go in many directions, but there is one it could potentially lean into to make the narrative’s stakes feel dire and create avillain that ranks amongMass Effect’s best....

It has been nearly nine years sinceHearthstonereleased, and thousands of cards have been printed for the digital trading card game with updates, expansions, and more content coming at regular intervals. In its most recent expansion,Hearthstoneeven added the Death Knight - its 11th playable class, the second of which added after launch. With hundreds of thousands of active players at any given time,Hearthstoneis still doing well. Yet, someHearthstoneplayers have concerns about the future of the TCG....

When newWorld of Warcraftexpansions come out, and when new content releases inWoW Classicunder its seasonal schedule, Blizzard tends to add a bunch of new servers so players can start their experiences completely fresh.In the Season of Discovery, there are not only the typical servers in the North American and European regions, but also two in Australia. But this time, Blizzard has done something different with its server naming conventions. Traditionally, EU and NA servers (and other regions) would have completely different names....

WWElegend The Iron Sheik has died at age 81. Born Hossein Khrosrow Ali Vaziri, The Iron Sheik was a key component of the 1980s wrestling boom, defeating Bob Backlund for the WWE Championship before dropping it toHulk Hogan, an event that kickstarted the Hulkamania phenomenon and eventually led to the first-ever WrestleMania. After his short main event run, The Iron Sheik remained a major presence on WWE programming. He also had stints in WCW and various independent promotions over the years, culminating in his induction into theWWE Hall of Famein 2005....

TheX-Menfilms are a curious series. They have a bit more to say than the typical comic book fare, showing superheroes fighting bad guys as well as human prejudice and intolerance. Of course, it’s a mixed bag like any long-running franchise. Some entries have been more inspired than others. On its best days, however, theX-Menseries has captivated audiences with sharp filmmaking, passionate performances, and strong stories utilizing poignant themes. RELATED:Every X-Men Movie From Worst To Best, Ranked By Rotten Tomatoes...

Recently, Raven Software’s Quality Assurance team formed the Game Workers Alliance and demanded its parent company,Activision Blizzard, recognize the union. The deadline for this recognition has come and gone, andActivision Blizzardhas refused to recognize the union on its terms, forcing the GWA to take its petition to the National Labor Relations Board.This situation first began whenCall of Dutydeveloper Raven Software fired a dozen temp workersright before the holiday season, prompting a legion of employees from across Raven Software and Activision Blizzard King to strike in solidarity....

Isekai is one of the most popular and successfulanimegenres in the world; everyanimeseason, there is a slew of new isekai animefor fans to enjoy that takes them to faraway worlds and introduces new characters. Nothing beats being transported to a medieval fantasy world or inside a popular fantasy game and given special powers and abilities to help survive the world. Sometimes these abilities can be hand-picked by the player, which was the case for Maple ofBofuri, who is dragged into the world of online gaming by her best friend, Sally....