Popular Video Game Bugs That Became Features

Ever since video games have been around,so have glitches and bugs. We either hate them, laugh at them, or just attempt to ignore them depending on how bad they are. However, it may come as a surprise that some studios actually saw some bugs as an opportunity. Fate has an odd way of working out and these bugs actually gave way to some beloved features when it comes to our favourite games....

June 8, 2025 · 5 min · 1023 words · Kristine Chambers

Ramen, Emotions, And RPGs

At the Brazil Independent Games Festival in Sao Paulo, the biggest gaming expo in Latin America, I find myself across the table from Takashi Tokita. Though his affable demeanor doesn’t waver as we make polite small talk, I strain to keep myself together as the director of classics like Chrono Trigger, lead designer in Final Fantasy 4, and participant in at least a dozen other iconic RPGs compliments my Sonic The Hedgehog sweater before we take a picture....

June 8, 2025 · 4 min · 790 words · Charles Silva

Rumoured Actor For GTA 6's Main Character Seems To Be Trolling Fans

An actor who is speculated to be playing one of the two main characters in Grand Theft Auto 6 seems to be trolling fans who are waiting for an official announcement, including dressing up in an outfit that’s nearly identical to the one shown in the leaks.Ever since Take-Two not-so-subtly hinted thatGTA 6 could be launching next year during an earnings report, the wait for an official reveal from Rockstar has seemed even longer than before....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 510 words · Michael Santiago

Single Saber Is Somehow Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's Most Popular Stance

Player stats shared byRespawn Entertainmentearlier in the week reveal thatStar Wars Jedi: Survivor’s most popular stance is the Single saber, while the least popular is somehow the Crossguard. It’s been more than a month since Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launched and to celebrate that fact,Respawn shared some interesting statistics from the community’s time with the game so far, revealing thateveryone has boring fashion choicesand thatnearly 500 players were taken down by a joke boss....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Jessica Valdez

Spider-Man Fans Are Roasting Uncle Aaron's Awful Beat From Miles Morales

It looks like theSpider-Mancommunity has finally moved on from that infamous image of Miles and Peter, as all anyone can talk about right now is Uncle Aaron’s awful beat fromSpider-Man: Miles Morales. After months of begging Insomniac Games to release new Spider-Man 2 footage, you’d think that the Spider-Man community would be intently focusing on the next game in the series leading up to its October release. You couldn’t be further from the truth, however, as most of the discussions on the subreddit and across social media are to do with another big meme -Uncle Aaron’s awful beat....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 473 words · Meredith Bowen

Staple Cards For Golgari Commander Decks

Life following death. InMagic: The Gathering, Golgari’s combination of green and black mana provides this potent pairing with command over both life and death. In Golgari Commander decks, cards in your graveyard might as well be in your library with how easily you can retrieve them while opposing creatures are as good as dead already. Related:Magic: The Gathering – The Best Commanders For A Treefolk Deck Green and black are perhaps Commander’s most versatile and potent combinations, with access to tons of removal, reanimation, ramp, and card draw....

June 8, 2025 · 5 min · 1063 words · Alexander Mason

Steam Users Kill Their Accounts With One Of The English Language's Longest Words

Last week, aSteamuser made a very curious discovery. We don’t know just who that Steam user was because upon making this discovery they disappeared from the platform, but we know that it happened because of a particular YouTuber who decided to repeat the mistake and showcase it to the world. The Spiffing Brit posteda video last weekcalled “One Word Kills Your Steam Account.” That word turned out to be one of the longest words in the English language....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Dawn Gibson

Tears Of The Kingdom Players Are Putting Together Firework Shows

Tears of the Kingdomplayers have used its sandbox to complete elaborate puzzles in completely unique, mind-boggling ways, while ushering in the industrial revolution,torturing Koroks with Saw-like traps, and devising electric-powered vehicles that never run out of energy. But aside from the practical and the… horrendous (sorry to every Korok out there), there’s the spectacle. Some players have found ways to fashion rockets into fireworks, creating beautiful displays of fluttering lights in the night sky....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Bruce Buck

That One Week In October Will Kill Us All

There are always busy periods on the video game calendar, usually during Summer and the holidays. However, the pandemic has resulted in release dates bottlenecking to a more extreme level than usual. In February 2022 alone we gotElden Ring,Horizon Forbidden West, andDying Light 2, and last month we juggledFinal Fantasy 16,Street Fighter 6, andDiablo 4. Neither of those examples compare to this coming October. More specifically, an eight-day period where three huge games will launch....

June 8, 2025 · 4 min · 676 words · Terry Rose

The Best Buildings To Get On Your Farm In Stardew Valley

InStardew Valley, there’s more to success than just planting crops and watering them daily. As any seasoned farmer knows, having the right farm buildings is essential for maximizing your productivity and reaping bountiful rewards. From barns that house your moo-tiful livestock to coops that pamper your feathered friends, these structures are the VIP lounges of your farm. RELATED:Stardew Valley: How To Build And Use Every Farm Building So, grab your trusty watering can, don your fashionable straw hat, and prepare for an adventure as we delve into the creme de la creme of farm structures that will catapult your farming prowess to the next level....

June 8, 2025 · 5 min · 1020 words · Alex Patterson

The Best Disney Villains Of All Time

Disney’sanimated offerings are almost always instant classics. They all stick to a surprisingly simple formula, by having a great hero, a memorable side character, a courageous princess, and most importantly a fantastic villain. Even though the hero always bests the villain at the end of the day, Disney baddies still manage to stick with us. RELATED:Best Disney Princess Movies These villains aren’t commonly bland, as they’ll usually be overwhelmingly snarky, or somewhat comedic....

June 8, 2025 · 7 min · 1302 words · Sarah Perez

The Best Open-World Survival Games

The open-world andsurvivalgenres go hand-in-hand. Open-world survival games throw you into a vast world with little to start with and expect you to survive as long as possible. Along the way, there may be goals and quests, but it’s possible to wander off course and do whatever you want. Related:The Best Base-Building Games, Ranked New video games are created all the time, so you may be struggling to find the best of the best in open-world survival....

June 8, 2025 · 5 min · 978 words · Dean Smith

The Best Rare Magic Items In DND

Rare magic items acquired at the second tier of play (levels 5-10) inDungeons & Dragonsmodify player characters in some truly significant ways. These items often either make a PC that much better at something they’re already good at doing or give them access to a new ability that makes them much more resilient. RELATED:Dungeons & Dragons: Best Monsters For A Desert Either way, we’re talking about some items that have the potential to change a PC’s playstyle entirely....

June 8, 2025 · 7 min · 1327 words · Brian Chavez