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Valentine’s Dayis a complicated holiday for many people as it sits as a corporate concocted consumer-based celebration of love. However, it does serve as a fun reason to express to one’s significant other how they feel about them. The beauty of the holiday is that it can be expressed in a myriad of ways. In the world of video games, bothindie gameslikeHadesand AAA blockbuster titles likeGod of War, there are plenty of fictional characters who would likely enjoy the benefits a holiday like Valentine’s Day provides....

Summary Bethesda Game Studios has been hard at work on last year’sStarfield, seemingly breathing new life into a game that saw something of a mixed reception at launch. With thesefairly significantStarfieldupdates, Bethesda is issuing performance upgrades, quality-of-life patches, and all-new, widely requested features, including a revamped map system, which will be available for all players on May 15. At launch,Starfield’s surface maps were not very helpful or aesthetically pleasing. In fact, one could argue that they weren’t maps at all, just dotted fields showing the relative position of certain points of interest, lacking specific visual information that could be useful for traversal, especially in the game’s multi-level cities....

Summary The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomwas the next step down the roadBreath of the Wildpaved. Returning to the first open-world Hyrule,Tears of the Kingdomrefined and added to the winning formula pioneered by its predecessor. It wasn’t enough thatTotKremixedBotW’s map, injecting its towns, fields, and monster encampments with a new flavor, as it also introduced aerial and underground layers. Players didn’t retread the same map they knew, and the land’s lingering familiarity served to emphasize just how different it really was....

AYouTubevideo reportedly doxxed Corpse Husband and revealed his face. The popular faceless streamer and YouTuber has kept his identity a secret ever since he started creating content online.Only a select few like Valkyraeand Sykkuno have met him in person.Corpse Husband initially made a name on YouTube, where he narrated horror stories with his distinct deep voice. He later caught many people’s attention when he started playingAmong Uswith streamers like Disguised Toast, Valkyrae, and more, which was where more viewers paid attention to his voice and the cool personality he portrayed....

Ant-Man and the Waspstar Laurence Fishburne seemingly forgot his more recent role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The incident occurred while Fishburne expressed his love for the franchise. Fishburne is a Hollywood veteran with a career spanning more than five decades in the industry. His most notable role has been the iconic Morpheus in the originalMatrixtrilogy alongsidefranchise leading man Keanu Reeves, who he also collaborated with in the action franchiseJohn Wickas the Bowery King, a role he reprised inJohn Wick 4....

Back 4 Blood, the co-op zombie shooter by Turtle Rock Studios, continues to grow and evolve with its third expansion River of Blood, which released on December 6. The latest act inBack 4 Blood’s narrative introduces new weapons, supply and corruption cards, an additional Ridden mutation with three variants, and a brand-new Cleaner with fresh mechanics. The story of Fort Hope also continues to evolve with tenuous alliances, meditations on trust, and a bloody quest for vengeance....

Batman: Arkham Asylumwas first released on consoles back in 2009, marking the first video game that managed to finally meet and, in some cases,exceed fan expectations, allowing fans of “The Dark Knight” the opportunity to step into his iconic Batsuit. Turns out that home consoles like the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 weren’t the only intended devices the game was being developed for. A new ROM uploaded by Twitter user @SuperDarkMimeIV shares a prototype version ofBatman: Arkham Asylumthat was being developed for Nintendo’s popular Nintendo DS handheld, which would have allowed gamers the opportunity to protect the denizens of Gotham City on the go....

The universe ofBorderlandshas always been filled with wacky and over-the-top moments that have left players awed and sometimes scratching their heads. So, players can expect that the franchise’s fourth installment will be even crazier than all of its predecessors. Especially since Gearbox’snewest Borderland-themed title,Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands,alreadylays the groundwork forBorderlands 4. The wackiness isn’t limited to the main storyline since theBorderlandsseries has over 20 different DLC campaigns that add even more hours (and GUNS!...

Summary Location can be hugely important in games, particularly in modern games. Originally, settings could be as unexplained as “a fantasy world” or “medieval times” in older games, when there was often nothing more needed from the setting than the backdrop for side-scrolling action. This has changed a great deal over the years, and world-building is now as much a part of major game releases as it is TV shows and movies....

Summary There is a surprising number of merchants that the Sole Survivor can buy goods inFallout 4. Most sell similar things like ammo, food, junk, etc. Some of the merchants have rare and unique items that are available for purchase. These rare and unique items can make it much easier tosurvive in the Commonwealth. Whether the player is interested in solid armor pieces that boost their stats, one-of-a-kind weapons with special rare effects, or lots of junk, there are a few merchants that are worth paying a visit to pick up their cool and unique pieces....

Summary As video games evolved fromsimple arcade minigamesto fully-fledged stories, romance began to become much more common, with it now being a core part of many single-player games. Considering just how much romance-focused media is out there though, it can make it quite tricky to present an intimate relationship between two characters that feels natural and believable, but also unique. This is especially true for the era of the original PlayStation where voice acting was still non-existent in most video games, and developers were only just beginning to put much more of a focus on the quality of their stories....

Just likemost other Vampire Survivors-like games,Deep Rock Galactic: Survivoris a very difficult survival game. And again, just like most other games in this niche sub-genre,Deep Rock Galactic: Survivorhas a way for players to permanently buff their Dwarfs outside of a run. On the main menu of this game is an ‘Upgrade’ option where players can spend their hard-earned cash and the minerals they’ve farmed throughout multiple runs (such as Jadiz, Enor Pearls, Bismor, Croppa, Magnite, and Umanite) to permanently increase their base stats....

Now that fans have had time to sink their teeth intoBravely Default 2, the game’s hidden details are starting to emerge. While there are certainly rare treasures and special boss fights to search for, one of the game’s hidden treats lies within the game’s ending(s). Those who are familiar with JRPGs may be well acquainted with the concept, butBravely Default 2is now known to offer players multiple possible endings, each of which is unlocked by meeting certain parameters....