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As the launch ofDisney Lorcanarapidly approaches, there has been a lot of speculation about the next chapter of the game. Humans are inherently greedy, and so we’re always thinking about the next thing. These new cards are great! When are we getting more? Lorcana had some great reveals in the run-up to the entire unveiling (TheGamer’s reveal of Rapunzel being my unbiased favourite), but now that we know what all the cards are, attention has turned to what will come next....

Summary Few games have the staying power ofStardew Valley. Since its release in 2016 the farming life simulator has sold millions of copies and been ported to every platform imaginable. This success will likely be replicated in the next project from developer ConcernedApe:Haunted Chocolatier. For now though, Stardew continues to receive lots of love through a constant audience of players new and old, alongside new content updates and a bustling modding scene....

I’ve touched on my grievances withFinal Fantasy 15time and time again. It’s not a terrible game, but I can’t help viewing it as rushed, uninspired, and over designed to such a degree that most of its best ideas are lost beneath mountains of tedium when pitted against the series’ greats. You can tell it began development as a different game before shifting gears entirely. Take thecity of Altissiafor example. It’s a complicated nightmare defined by architecture so gaudy and nonsensical that you may’t stare at it for a few seconds without getting a migraine, while its maze of needless waterways make getting around a case of sifting through endless loading screens before taking on the blandest of side quests....

Tears of the Kingdomplayers will be well aware that at certain points in the game, the world will get all wibbly wobbly to inform you of the impending rise of the blood moon. This respawns all previously killed enemies, ensuring that there’s always enough Bokoblins to torture with your elaborate Zonai machines. It also respawns tough enemies that drop rare materials, meaning the rise of a blood moon is actually quite good depending on how invested you are in the game....

Capcomhas created some of the most iconic games ever. Part of the magic of video games is their ability to transport you to another world in ways more immersive than any other art form. Capcom consistently pulls that off by making some of the most creative and influential video games of all time. Related:Best Capcom Characters Of All Time Whether you’re sneaking through a decaying, zombie-infested mansion or traveling the globe to take on the world’s toughest fighters, Capcom’s diverse lineup of series has produced some of gaming’s greatest heroes, terrifying villains, head-scratching mysteries, and vast fantasy worlds....

InHonkai: Star Rail, Consumables can help you in battles or the overworld in a number of ways. They can boost characters' offensive and defense stats, heal and revive them, or even do special things like cause them to lose HP. That last one is more forspecial cases like Arlan, but it’s pretty useful if you use him a lot. Related:Honkai: Star Rail - Best Curios Consumables can’t be used everywhere, but you’re sure to come across some challenges in places where youcanuse them....

Summary Extraction Shooters are part of a relatively new genre that has exploded in popularity lately, challenging even long-standing genres like Battle Royales. Core aspects of the genre include looting mechanics, fast, high-stakes PvP, PvE, or PvPvE, and generally a mix of solo and grouped players, all trying to escape with loot from the map they are fighting within. With so many passionate communities rooting for their favorite game within the genre, it’s hard to know where to start....

Though the 1980s were more than 40 years ago, that bygone era of glitz and glam has never really left our collective imaginations. The neon lights, big clothes, and big hair of the ’80s have shown up in all kinds of modern media, including video games. Related:The Best Bars In Video Games Maybe it’s how technology was more limited back then, but still felt vaguely modern in a way that the limitations allow devs to get creative....

Elden Ringis in many ways a spiritual successor to theDark Soulsgames, but it has some significant differences as well. One of the most notable is the addition of a Stance system. If you hit enemies with an attack or spell that does a lot of Stance damage, they will be put into a vulnerable state, opening them up for a critical hit or a slow, powerful ability that would be hard to land otherwise....

Oppenheimer has been a very divisive movie for those without baseline media literacy. Some are boycotting it because it doesn’t feature the Japanese people directly affected by the weapons of mass destruction that J. Robert Oppenheimer created, but I think it’s clear we’re seeing the world through Oppenheimer’s eyes and that indicates his lack of willingness to fully face the atrocity that he abetted. Others inexplicably believe it is government propaganda, which is a wild take on a movie that is explicitly about finding a way to live with yourself after doing something so objectively horrible that it has irreparably changed the course of history....

Traits are a major part ofThe Simsseries. Whether you selected your traits while creating your Sim or obtained them during gameplay, these interesting quirks dictate your Sim’s personality and actions. But some of these traits are just a little bit weird. Related:Every Sims Game, Ranked Of course, there is nothing wrong with weird. However, when you sit back and really think about it, you can’t help but notice how out of place these traits are....

We’ve known for a while thatE3 is dead, but what that means has only just sunk in. Industry reporter Jeff Grubb recently posted a run down of all the year’s gaming events, and seeing them in black and white demonstrates the scope of what’s to come. There are some caveats - not all of the events are confirmed, and they wouldn’t all have been covered byE3anyway. But withSummer Game Feststepping up as the de facto E3 replacement and yet the decentralised summer schedule still happening, it feels like the end of an era....

Battlebit Remasteredhas taken the squad-based, shooter genre by storm. Beloved by many players already, the simple graphics have proven no problem for the four developers of the game, with some even declaring it superior to triple-A titles likeBattlefield 2042orCall Of Duty: Warzone. Related:Best Multiplayer Shooters While many principles from squad-based shooters can be applied in Battlebit Remastered, there are still maps to learn, lobbies with over 200 players, and other factors that can contribute to the learning curve....