Sea of Thieves is Leaving Money on the Table Without One Major Crossover

Summary Sea of Thievesis gaming’s number one venue for swashbuckling pirate adventures. Developed by Rare,Sea of Thievesinvites players to party up with their friends and sail the high seas, searching for treasure and plundering the loot of fellow pirates. The game has been available for five years now, and over that time and to this very day has received continuous patches and updates. Throughout the game’s life, there have been several crossovers....

May 27, 2025 · 4 min · 662 words · Stephanie Day

Star Trek: Who Is The Oldest Human?

TheStar Trekuniverse is packed with a ton of fascinating new technology. The show is rarely about the science of its incredible inventions, but its world is constantly influenced by the ever-evolving machines. Thanks to all the benefits of the future, the human lifespan has sharply increased. Of all the characters inStar Trek, who would have thought that the oldest human on record is a familiar face? Serialized fiction often features characters that may as well be immortal....

May 27, 2025 · 4 min · 820 words · Elizabeth Miranda

Star Wars Battlefront 3 Leak Was Fake

With EA recently announcing thatStar Wars Battlefront 2would be receiving its last batch of downloadable content, fans immediately began to wonder whether the studio was looking to develop a third entry in the major multiplayer shooter franchise. After all, the game, despite some early controversies with microtransactions, was fairly well-liked by its player base, especially after EA took the time to add lots more content and consistently updated events. This all came to a head yesterday when a supposed listing for aStar Wars Battlefront 3popped up on Steam, with players immediately believing that the next entry in theStar Wars Battlefrontfranchise had just been inadvertently revealed....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Kelly Barrera

Stardew Valley's 8-Person Multiplayer Might Be a Tightrope Act

Summary Stardew Valleyhas gone through a swathe of updates, but nothing compares to its game-changing multiplayer upgrade. This feature breathed new life intoStardew Valley, which already has an acclaimed single-player campaign. Multiplayer still uses the same storyline and mechanics as single-player. It just adds additional players as farmhands, which works pretty well. This feature started with four players per server. Developer ConcernedApe will expand this to eight once the 1.6 update drops, which may have a few pros and cons....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 631 words · Russell Simmons

Stardew Valley: Every Buff and How to Get Them

Quick Links Like most games with skills and a combat system,Stardew Valleyfeatures buffs that can improve your stats. Some of them make peaceful activities like farming and fishing easier,while others improve your combat performanceby boosting your damage or your defense. Enemies can also make your life harder by inflicting debuffs. Every temporary buff and debuff appears as an icon at the top of the screen, and you may always check out exactly what they do and how long they last by hovering over the icon with your cursor....

May 27, 2025 · 12 min · 2402 words · Mr. James Miller

Strange Elden Ring Bug Turns Game Into a Rave Party

AnElden Ringfan recently went online to share an interesting graphical bug they encountered, which causes their game to look very similar to a colorful rave.Elden Ringhas been out for over a year, and had a wildly successful launch and subsequent performance in terms of sales. While the game is noted for being developed to a high standard of quality, there are occasionalElden Ringbugsthat slip through the cracks. Players have encountered many bugs inElden Ring, that vary from comical to almost game breaking....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · William Booker

Surviving Mars' Martian Express DLC Needs to Overhaul its Trains

The journey forSurviving Mars, a Martian city-building simulator developed by Haemimont Games and published by Paradox Interactive, has been anything but a straight shot into orbit. Released in 2018,Surviving Mars' blend ofJetsonsfuturism and hard sci-fi has enjoyed a surprisingly lengthy lifespan through many updates and DLC, from Project Laika to the Green Planet. However, afterAbstraction Games took over development ofSurviving Mars, the course of the game has grown uncertain. Its most recent DLC, Martian Express, added train lines that players have been requesting for years....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 608 words · Nicole Newman

Tears of the Kingdom Producer Hints that Fans Should Expect More Open-World Zelda Games

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomlikely won’t be the last open-worldZeldagame, according to the game’s producer. While nothing is confirmed, producer Eiji Aonuma’s recent interview opens the door for more open-worldZeldagames afterThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Nintendo launchedTears of the Kingdomon May 12. The game continues the story ofBreath of the Wildand sees this iteration of Link finally facing Ganon in his humanoid incarnation. In addition to sharingBreath of the Wild’s setting and characters, it also features many similar gameplay mechanics....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · William Martin

The Ascent: Every Skill, Ranked By Their Importance

The Ascentis making waves as one of the best indie titles this year, and began building a huge player base just days after its release. As more gamers seek outThe Ascent,new players will need toget up to speedwith how the skill point system works. With every new level, each character will get additional skill points,which they can allocateinto one of eight different categories. RELATED:The Ascent: Is it Multiplayer? The best skills inThe Ascentwill depend on what type of character users would like to create....

May 27, 2025 · 7 min · 1316 words · Samantha Foster

The Best Video Game Villains of All Time, Ranked

Summary A well-realized villain can help turn a good game into a great one. The best video game villains, however, can make games truly spectacular while also leaving a lasting impression on all those who play through them. These villains define franchises and are some ofthe most recognizable characters in the entire entertainment industry. Withnarrative-driven experiencesbecoming increasingly popular, many now feel that a game is only as good as its characters, which is perhaps why so much time and effort goes into crafting the perfect villains these days....

May 27, 2025 · 7 min · 1455 words · Ricky Moore

The Next Mario Party Cannot Continue The Series’ Current Trend

TheMario Partyfranchise may be one of the most popularMariospin-off series, but Nintendo has not done much with it in the Nintendo Switch era. The Switch has seen two differentMario Partygames during its lifespan, but each severely lacked content and received no post-launch support. If this trend continues then fans will have little reason to keep buying into this franchise, which may ultimately prove to be its downfall. After the controversialMario Partycar era, fans of the series were excited to see what Nintendo would do with it on the Switch....

May 27, 2025 · 4 min · 650 words · Joseph Davis

The Witcher 3: How To Dye Armor

The Witcher 3returned to form with the release of the next-gen update on Jul 03, 2025, which included fixes, graphical upgrades, quality-of-life improvements, and more. While players are accustomed to thenumerous features thatThe Witcher 3offers, there is a lot more that said players know little to nothing about. For instance, players are still unsure how thedyeing mechanic worksin the third installment ofThe Witcher franchise. Fortunately, this guide will cover everything fromhow to obtain dyes to how to dye armor....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 494 words · Jennifer Lewis

Twitch Has Banned Alinity

Summary Streamer Alinity’s latest drama has resulted in her being banned fromTwitchafter receiving a copyright strike, but the website has given her a way to return. The popular streamer has been banned and unbanned fromTwitchin the past, so most fans are confident she will be back. Alinity’s Twitch ban last yearresulted in her threatening to switch streaming platforms due to what she saw as inconsistent enforcement by Twitch. However, she eventually returned to the website after her ban was lifted....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Michael Hamilton