Game Of The Year Awards: 10 Contenders For 2019

Gamers are presented with a slew of video games every year. At the end of each year, we discuss which games took the year by storm and consumed multiple hours of our lives. These are always fun debates because of the vast range in tastes all gamers have. Some games impact players differently than others. Furthermore, each year is full of stellar games that are talked about long after their release....

August 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1260 words · Alex Rios

Gamer Shows Off Impressive 8-Bit Inspired Christmas Tree

A gamer has channeled their love for video games into the holiday spirit by creating an impressive 8-Bit Christmas tree inspired by some of the most classic video game franchises. Sincevideo games and Christmas seemingly going hand-in-hand, it’s no surprise that the two have come together in a classic holiday decoration. With Christmas just a few days away, many gamers have been getting into the holiday spirit in a variety of creative ways....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · David Tate

Genshin Impact Leak Reveals New Five-star Sword for Update 3.4

A newGenshin Impactleak has revealed more information about a new five-star weapon that will appear in the upcoming update 3.4. The game’s official Twitter account already announced two new characters for the next update, the two Dendro users Alhaitham and Yaoyao. Weapons have a significant impact on every character build inGenshin Impact, and they can have different levels of rarity, with five-star items being usually the most powerful ones. These weapons can be acquired by pulling on one of the two limited banners this gacha-based game has to offer....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Rebekah Johnson

Genshin Impact: Setekh Wenut Resistance, Weakness, and Abyss Team Guide

Wenut is a desert creature released inGenshin Impact3.4. While exploring the area, players will sometimes get attacked by an underground creature and take some Physical damage. The damage itself isn’t significant, but persistently getting pestered by the creature can get annoying really fast. There’s also a boss version of Wenut called the Setekh Wenut. This creature can be found in the Wenut Tunnel, and like other world bosses, players have to farm the enemy for certain characters’ Ascension, as it drops the Pseudo-Stamens unique boss item....

August 1, 2025 · 4 min · 674 words · Amanda Moore

Half-Life's G-Man Has Message for Players

With only a few hours left of 2019,Half-Life’s G-Man (and by extension, thecharacter’s long-time voice actorMike Shapiro) have stepped in to wish all fans on Twitter a happy andverycreepy New Year. Shapiro posted a short video to his personal Twitter account containing a monologue from G-Man, complete with all the unnerving vocal tics that fans will remember. It’s been over 12 years since Shapiro has delivered lines for G-Man, and with the new franchise titleHalf-Life: Alyxfinally on its way and slated for 2020, this New Years' Eve message has perfect timing....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Nathan Smith

Honkai: Star Rail – Hidden Achievements In Herta Space Station

Honkai: Star Railhas a lot of hidden Achievements, some of which are unique. Completing all kinds of Achievements rewards Trailblazers generously with Stellar Jades, and occasionally, region-exclusive currency like Hertareum. Discovering all theHerta Space Station hidden AchievementsinHonkai: Star Railcan be rather challenging as some of them are quite hard to notice at first or need a day to be completed. However, players can point it out from a distance by the special glow in front of it, or by having the Investigate option pop out when they are near the related item....

August 1, 2025 · 4 min · 745 words · Robert Jordan

June 6 is Suddenly a Big Day for Horror Fans

A recent release date delay has set up June 6 as one to watch for fans of the horror genre. WhileJune is not traditionally associated with horror, it seems fans will have plenty to look forward to next month. While June 6 specifically is going to be a strong day for fans of the horror genre, there’s a lot to look forward to June in general. As far as video games go, thenewLayers of Feargameis scheduled for a vague June 2023 release, while the Stephen King horror movieThe Boogeymanis coming to theaters on June 2....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Brett Crosby

Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Leaks for Xbox One

At the X019 event last year, thedevelopers behindKingdom Heartsannounced that the series would finally be making its way over to the Xbox after all of these years. But, when exactly these titles would release wasn’t specified, and no new official information has released since the original announcement. Yesterday, however, a new listing went up on the Microsoft store that claimedKingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologuewould come to Xbox starting February 18....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Sarah Woods

League of Legends: Unpopular Opinions According To Reddit

League of Legendsis, and always will be, a contentious game for one reason or another. The game is competitive by nature, sure, but even long-time mega-fans ofLeague of Legendshave some things to say about the seminal MOBA – some things that need to be said aren’t always the popular thing to say, though. RELATED:League Of Legends: The Most Hated Champions, Ranked Of all places on the internet, Reddit is the best place to go to find unpopular opinions....

August 1, 2025 · 5 min · 887 words · Danielle Wilkinson

Lies Of P: Best Amulets, Ranked

Summary WhileLies of Pis a game packed with upgrade trees, unique weapons, and handy tools to make use of, one of the most important resources that often goes overlooked is the Amulets. Pinocchio will only be able to hold 2 Amulets at the beginning of the game, but asplayers expand the P-Organ, they will be able to unlock more slots, and the stat buffs provided by them will stack onto one another....

August 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1314 words · Cameron Herrera

Lost Ark: How to Change Mouse Controls

Lost Arkhas certainly taken the gaming world by storm, with it becoming one of the most played games on Steam as well as one of the most viewed on Twitch. But, the game hasn’t been without its share of issues at launch, includingbeing delayed just minutes before release. The game relies heavily on the mouse, with many of the actions performed inLost Arkbeing point and click. With it using the mouse so much, customizing the controls and binds is incredibly important, andLost Arkgives players plenty of options to really dial in the mouse controls to make them optimized for each player....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Tamara Sandoval

Meta Quest 3 Lite Has Some Disappointing Specs and Design Choices

Summary VR fans who have been looking forward to the rumored release of theMeta Quest 3 Litemay end up being disappointed by some of its design choices. New information has leaked regarding the upcoming headset from Meta/Facebook, which has revealed how the headset will stand out among theMeta Quest2 and 3. Meta is largely leading the pack of virtual reality devices right now. Fans of devices like the Valve Index have been disappointed at the lack of follow-up to some of the older VR devices, while Meta has stormed ahead with multiple new headset designs, including all three standard Meta Quest headsets and theMeta Quest Pro....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Kirk Callahan

Moon Studios Plans Big Reveal for No Rest for the Wicked with Twitch Drops

Summary Moon Studios andPrivate Divisionannounce a special reveal event for the upcoming Action RPG,No Rest for the Wicked, which also promises to be rewarding for those who tune in to watch on Twitch. Having established itself within the Metroidvania genre with theOrifranchise, Moon Studios surprised a lot of fans byannouncingNo Rest for the Wickedat The Game Awards 2023. The newest game trades in the bright colors of Ori’s world for something more dark and violent....

August 1, 2025 · 4 min · 650 words · Teresa Rhodes