Animal Crossing: New Horizons Hints at DLC, Microtransactions

The release ofAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsis now less than two months away, and officially-confirmed details about this highly-anticipated game still remain relatively sparse. Indeed, Nintendo has yet to give players an extremely thorough look atAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, and fans have thus been turning to alternative sources for information. One such source is the game’s official ESRB rating description, which suggests thatACNHmay have DLC, microtransactions, or both. Animal Crossing: New Horizons' ESRB rating states that the title will have “in-game purchases,” which is likely to bring the idea ofmicrotransactionsto mind for many players....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Lynn Berry

Best Games With No Dialogue

While many gamers love a text-heavy RPG or visual novel, others prefer the “less-is-more” approach when it comes to storytelling. Some games manage to tell a grand, sweeping story without uttering a single word, creating striking characters and beautiful worlds without the use of text. RELATED:The Most Beautiful Games Of 2022 Using music, gorgeous visuals, and iconic characters, games can use a range of tools to develop narrative, even without the use of voice actors or a narrator....

June 6, 2025 · 5 min · 853 words · Brian Moore

Best Goomba Characters In Mario Games, Ranked

Summary These days it’s hard to name something from theSuper Mariofranchise that hasn’t become iconic. Nintendo’s legendary plumber and his platforming adventures have almost become synonymous with the video game industry itself, and most gamers can pretty easilyrecognize just about any characterfrom the games. A member of theMariocanon that needs no introduction is thegoomba. These humble walking mushrooms serve as the first enemy players will meet in mostMariogames, and while their offensive capabilities are limited, their ubiquitous nature and odd charm help them stand out....

June 6, 2025 · 5 min · 979 words · Lisa Mccall

Best Halloween Episodes In Anime

Many anime shows have been inspired by Western movies, myths, fairy tales, and various holiday celebrations. Naturally, Halloween’s fun, spooky, and unique vibe inspired anime artists to create their very own Halloween-themed episodes that resulted in some of the most hilarious and chilling anime moments. Anime fans can meetscary anime characterswhile following their favorites on special adventures during Halloween movie nights. RELATED:Most Evil Anime Tyrants Some of thefunniest anime charactersalso have their very own Halloween episodes....

June 6, 2025 · 5 min · 911 words · Megan Moore

Best HP Laptops in 2024

Laptopsare essential tools for both productivity and gaming. HP’s diverse selection caters to everyone’s needs, offering powerful gaming machines as well aslightweight laptops. With various specs and features like graphics cards, storage, and battery life to consider, choosing the right option can be overwhelming. This guide simplifies the process by covering the best HP laptops, providing gamers, students, and professionals with clarity in finding their ideal device. After selecting one of the best HP laptops for your needs, it’s worth considering a high-quality accessory to upgrade your setup....

June 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1068 words · Alyssa Smith

Best RPG From Each Year Of The PS4's Life

Summary ThePlayStation 4hasbeen a popular consoleever since its initial release near the end of 2013. Ever since then, players have been able to enjoy plenty of phenomenal games on the console, with many games continuing to be published on this older generation of gaming even when the PlayStation 5 was released. With various genres released on thePS4, one of the most popular was role-playing games. These titles continued to be published every year of the PlayStation 4’s life, and therefore, these are by far the best RPGs that players enjoyed for every year that the PS4 provided an enjoyable gaming experience for players....

June 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1165 words · Karen Williamson

Best Weapons In Fortnite Season 8

Outplaying opponents and achieving a victory royale inFortnitefeels incredible, but winning takes more than just shooting skills.Knowing what weapons to grab, which to leave behind, and how to use them is critical to winning a round ofFornite. After all, a player with a common Assault Rifle probably won’t put up much of a fight against another player with an Exotic weapon, no matter how skilled each player is. RELATED:Beginner Tips For Fortnite: Impostors Fortnite’s Chapter 2, Season 8 introduced new weapons and brought back old ones....

June 6, 2025 · 5 min · 940 words · Stacy Roberts MD

Borderlands 3: 5 Best And 5 Worst Legendary Snipers

Snipers aren’t so crazy this time around inBorderlands 3. In previous games, Snipers were plentiful and packed a real punch. Now, in this third entry, they’ve kind of fallen behind. Shotguns seem to be the bread and butter ofBL3, but that’s just from what we’ve seen. In any case, there are still a decent amount of Snipers in the game, and a couple of them are truly powerful. Others, on the other hand, are only good in specific situations or are outclassed in almost every other category....

June 6, 2025 · 7 min · 1314 words · Jennifer Daniels

Borderlands 3: Bounty of Blood DLC Reveals 15 Minutes of Explosive Gameplay

Since its reveal back on May 21,Borderlands 3players have been dying to know more about the upcoming DLC 3,Bounty of Blood: A Fistful of Redemption. Now, it seems Gearbox is ready to start pulling back the curtain with the release of a 15-minute long gameplay video. Borderlands 3is one of the most popular looter-shooters out there — that is, its a first-person shooter whose gameplay loop revolves around hunting for and equipping progressively better loot....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · Daniel Anderson

Call of Duty Warzone 2: How to Fix Proximity Chat

In recent years, many major companies have been pushing unfinished products to their audience, leading to buggy and sometimes unplayable games. Unfortunately,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2is not exempt from that practice since several bugsplague the game and have yet to be fixed. And sinceWarzone 2uses the same game engine, players can expect to suffer through several game-breaking bugs, aside from missing core features like Leaderboards and Custom Perk Packages. But, more recently, players have had issues with their Proximity Chat, putting them at a disadvantage during gunfights....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Kimberly Perry

Call of Duty: MW3 Season 3 Update Is Having Some Problems

Summary It seems as though theCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Season 3 update is causing some headaches for players. The brand-newCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3update is available to download right now across all platforms. It gives players access to a slew of new content across the game’s multiplayer and Zombies modes, plus plenty of big updates for theWarzonebattle royale as well. When it comes toWarzone, the Season 3 updatebrings back the fan favorite Rebirth Island, whileMW3multiplayer fans have new maps, weapons, and Operators to check out....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · Paul Sanchez DDS

Demo for Ambitious Fallout 4 Mod ‘Fallout London’ Launches

There may be some out there who perhaps feel thatFallout 4was the last good entry in the long-running post-apocalyptic series. WithFallout 76being consideredone of the most disastrous launches in gaming history, up there withCyberpunk 2077andNo Man’s Sky,the 2015 entry is a safe bet for many fans. Much of the reason why it’s still going strong today is down to the modding community, and a very ambitious add-on is currently in the works, with a “standalone” version having just been launched....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Nathaniel Woods

Destiny 2 Kills AFK Forge Farming for Umbral Engrams

For manyDestiny 2players, the party is over. Bungie has launched a server-side fix that will prevent AFK Forge Farming and ostensibly kills theUmbral Engram power level exploitthat players discovered last week. The new fix makes it so that players have to requeue aDestiny 2forge any time that one is completed. It doesn’t matter if the Forge activity is a failure or a success, there is at least one button press required to start a new Forge run....

June 6, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Veronica Ford