Call of Duty: Vanguard Developer Confirms Ranked Play Punishments for Quitting

Call of Duty: Vanguarddevelopers address much-requested changes to ranked play from players, such as adding punishments for those who leave their team hanging in the middle of a firefight. This issue has been the Achilles' Heel of the franchise, and developers now have a plan for it. In competitive gaming, teammates who quit during a match can potentially ruin any experience, and inCall of Duty, it is a common complaint. Developer Treyarch plans to enact penalties on players who do this, confirming this forCall of Duty: Vanguard....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Alexander Hall

Call of Duty: Vanguard, Ranked

For brand new players, one of the frustrating parts ofCall of Duty: Vanguardwill be that little locked sign over… well, almost everything. No custom loadouts, no perk choices, no killstreak alterations, and no fiddling with the gadgets on any gun. RELATED:The Pros And Cons Of Call of Duty: Vanguard’s Weapon Camos But every player has to start off at this place. So the question is, which of these guns can make a severely under-geared player fit in the best?...

July 22, 2025 · 4 min · 654 words · Kevin Ward

Deathloop: Best Way To Kill Egor

Aside from a talent human-controlled Julianna, Egor is likelyDeathloop’s toughest visionary. He’s capable of going invisible, suspiciously for longer periods of time than Colt can with his Aether slab. He also shoots from all over his area and only pops out for a short burst before retreating back to the comfort of his invisibility. RELATED:Deathloop: Confusing Plot Points, Explained The first fight is a rough one, but thankfully Egor can be conquered later on in a much easier fashion....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Grace Ross

Destiny 2 Players Want an Adept Edge Transit for the Vaulting of Forsaken

Due to just how bigDestiny 2is in terms of game files and assets, Bungie had to come up with the Destiny Content Vault last year when the Beyond Light expansion launched. This was designed to help reduce the impact of files that weren’t deemed as necessary for the game’s future, thus making loading times faster whenever new big content drops happened. As such, with the release of The Witch Queen in February of next year closing in, Bungie announced that theForsaken campaign and the Tangled Shore would be vaultedas a result....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 474 words · Katie Powers

Destiny 2 Trials Cheaters Use Crazy Hack to Damage Other Team

The competitive side of any game likeDestiny 2will often bring in players looking to prove themselves against others in increasingly difficult formats for better and better prizes. However, while many players do their best to earn this special loot, there are plenty willing tocheat inDestiny 2in order to come out on top. One new cheat has started to affect players' experiences in the Trials of Osiris playlist as it allows players to drain their opponent’s health from a much larger distance than should be possible....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Sierra Taylor

Destiny 2's Lightfall Fills Forspoken's Niche, But Better

Keeping a game fresh and appealing for almost six years is no easy task, but to developer Bungie’s credit, consistent updates and expansions have allowed it to ensureDestiny 2has stayed in the conversation since its initial 2017 launch. The most recent expansion,Lightfall, added a new sub-class called Strand, which focuses on diversifying the game’s traversal mechanics by introducing a grappling hook, and reaction to this sub-class has been positive, with fans enjoying the new dimensions it brings toDestiny 2’s combat....

July 22, 2025 · 4 min · 667 words · Becky Shah

Dragon Ball: 10 Strongest Energy Attacks, Ranked

TheDragon Ballseries is full to the brim with some of the most memorable moments in shonen history. Everything from beam clashes to powerful transformations have become staples of the series in the best way imaginable. The fact thatDragon Ball Supermanaged to become such a popular anime series even after a massive hiatus is proof enough of just how popular and beloved the franchise is. RELATED:Dragon Ball: 10 Fights That Are Better In The Manga Part of what makes the fights inDragon Ballso special are the various energy attacks that characters utilize in the series, some of which have become iconic....

July 22, 2025 · 5 min · 996 words · Cassandra Jacobs

Elder Scrolls Online: How To Get The Plaguebreak Set (And What It Does)

The Elder Scrolls Onlineoffers players countless armor sets from craftable sets to Trial sets tooverworld sets and everything in between. However, some sets can only be acquired by participating in the game’s extraneous game modes and activities such as excavating Antiquities, taking on Deadlands portals in Blackwood, and of course, participating in Cyrodiil PvP. RELATED:ESO: Things That Have Changed Since The MMORPG’s Launch The Plaguebreak Armor Set inElder Scrolls Onlineis one of these sets....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Cheryl Lawrence

Epic Games Acquires Bandcamp

Video game developerEpic Games, the creative force behindFortniteand the Unreal Engine, announced the purchase of Bandcamp, the online music store and community geared around independent musicians.The purchase of a music company may seem like an odd acquisition forEpic, primarily known as a gaming company, but according to Ethan Diamond, co-founder, and CEO of Bandcamp, the two companies “share a vision of building the most open, artist-friendly ecosystem in the world, and together we’ll be able to create even more opportunities for artists to be compensated fairly for their work....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Madison Smith

Fast X Casts Leo Abelo Perry To Play Son Of Vin Diesel's Dominic Toretto

The Toretto fambly,the emotional center of theFast and the Furiousfranchise is going to expand again inFast Xwith Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto getting a kid of his own who will appear to be an actual character rather than a bargaining chip, kidnap victim, or barely there toddler, and he’ll be played by Leo Abelo Perry. Variety, in a new piece of casting on the finale (for now) of the mainFastfranchise, notes how the child actor, who made his debut on Disney+, will be taking on the role of Brian Marcos Toretto, Dom’s lovechild....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Christian Collins

Final Fantasy 7 Fan Art Shows What the Characters Would Look Like If They Were on Hey Arnold

Fan art is usually one of the easiest ways a community can show off their love for a specific fandom. Being one of thebest games in theFinal Fantasyseries, Square Enix’sFinal Fantasy 7has a very lively fanbase that consistently shares and creates new artwork about the video game. Recently, oneFF7fan combined the RPG with the 1990s animated seriesHey Arnold!,re-creatingFinal Fantasy 7’s main party members in the show’s distinctive art style. It is quite common for gaming and geekery community members to combine their fandoms together, especially when both categories provide a huge amount of source material such as different plot lines, lovable characters, and distinct settings....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Alexander Chen

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Actor Briana White Never Played a JRPG Before FF7

New actors coming into sequels or new entries in games (or any media, for that matter) aren’t expected to know an encyclopedia of information related to the role they’re auditioning for. Obviously,Final Fantasy 7 Remakeis a special case for games. From a development perspective, it’s difficult to translate an early 3D JRPG into a big budget, high fidelity, AAA JRPG with basically insurmountable expectations from fans of the original game. That same anxiety or apprehension can be applied to the voice cast of a game like that, as the characters of an iconic JRPG are oftentimes held to a pretty high standard of portrayal, especially forFinal Fantasy 7....

July 22, 2025 · 5 min · 915 words · Taylor Myers

Genshin Impact: All Mystmoon Chest And Moonchase Charm Locations In Path Of Stalwart Stone

Genshin Impactis an open-world game that features a world calledTeyvatas the setting. In Teyvat, there are seven regions, each led by a deity calledArchon. Other than that, there are also places where they don’t worship any Archon. However, these places are hidden, if not destroyed. RELATED:Genshin Impact Characters That Would Defeat Diluc In A Fight Justlike in real life, each region in Teyvat has its own festivalsand traditions. For example, in Mondstadt, they have theWindblume Festival and Ludi Harpastum....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 551 words · Mrs. Samantha Hernandez