WhenChocobo GPwas a surprise reveal in a Nintendo Direct last year, fans who had waited for a newChocobo Racinggame were ecstatic. It looked to be a fun kart racer forFinal Fantasyfans, and the fact that it would have a lite version and a premium version seemed great for fans on a budget. However, the premium version was covered in microtransactions, and after a fair deal of backlash, a patch coming on May 31 seems to be aiming to make things less expensive for players....

The Mad Forest is the first stage most players will try when playingVampire Survivorsfor the first time. That doesn’t mean it’s easier than the other stages; actually, this can be one of the most difficult stages to survive for thirty minutes. In the middle minutes, ten to fifteen minutes into the stage, the enemies become fairly strong; strong enough that with the wrong build it’s unlikely the player will get to the twenty-minute mark....

Naughty Dog has joined up with all of the developers taking advantage of the Summer Game Fest hype. On Wednesday, Sony hosted a new State of Play online presentation focusing solely onThe Last of Us Part 2. The presentation was 23 minutes long and, for the most part, was compromised almost entirely of gameplay. It even closed out with 8 minutes of pure newThe Last of Us Part 2gameplay. Those who missed the State of Play forThe Last of Us Part 2live can now watch the recording....

It has been almost nine years since the lastSplinter Cellgame was released and 16 years since fan-favoriteSplinter Cell: Chaos Theorycame out on the PS2, original Xbox, and the PC. Despite the series' notable absence in favor of cameo appearances in the last two Ghost Recon titles,theSplinter Cellseriesis still considered among the greatest stealth games of all time. Even with other great games in the genre likeHitmanorDishonoredfans are still feeling the void left behind since Ubisoft has seemingly abandoned the franchise for close to a decade....

Most people are familiar with athletic tape, which competitors use to bind certain areas of the body in order to reduce pain, but kinesiology tape is about as common, often showing up as colorful strips running lengthwise on arms and legs. The makers ofSpiderTech Kinesiology Tapeclaim that theirpre-cut small kinesiology tape fanscan improve function in competitive gamers' hands. The claim seems outrageous, but there is science to back it up....

WWE 2K22was announced this year at Wrestlemania 37, showing brief footage of Rey Mysterio squaring off with Cesaro. Since then, not much information has surfaced on the latest entry into theWWE 2Kseries, but it’s got something to prove. Fans have been frustrated with theWWE 2Kgames for some time now, with the quality waning with each release.With the poor receptionWWE 2K20had, and a first-ever year break from development,WWE 2K22may be fans' last hope at a redemption title....

Detective Conanisone of the longest-running anime of all time, featuring intriguing crimes that need to be solved by the mind of Shinichi Kudo who has mysteriously been transformed into a child as well! The end result is a funny and dramatic show where Shinichi needs to try and impersonate several people in order to get his point across without being completely dismissed. RELATED:The Best Anime Openings Of All Time, Ranked Given how addictive this anime can be at times, it goes without saying that most people who get hooked on this show would want to watch more series in the same vein....

Being immersive and interactive experiences, video games offer players a wide variety of stories and perspectives - from saving worlds to extremely casual encounters. And in stories where players need to fight villains who try to fulfill nefarious missions, it’s easy to point at an enemy and fight them because the game says so. As such, it can be quite a hard pill to swallow when a bad guy turns out to have more noble intentions than what players realize....

Summary The Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is expected to be massive, at least it would seem so based on how long it has been in development by now. Of all the rumored and speculated things that could potentially be included in this expansion forElden Ring, the base game could very well execute one concept better than any post-launch content ever could. Specifically, the existing methods that players have discovered for farming Runes inEldenRingmay continue to be the best of their kind....

Marvel almost had aGhost Riderspin-off series at Hulu that would’ve seen the character stay in LA after his introduction inAgents of SHIELD.Now, Gabriel Luna has shed light on the original plans for Ghost Rider until the series was canceled before it even began production. Ghost Rider was introduced in Marvel’sAgents of SHIELDas Robbie Reyes, who was different than the traditional spirit of vengeance from the earlier comic books or movies. Played by Luna, Reyes was a recurring side character in theAgents of SHIELDtelevision show who fans really gravitated to....

Konamihas been around since 1969, making it one of the oldest game developers in history, which helps explain the sprawling list of memorable titles they’ve graced fans with over the years. From bringingFroggerinto the world in 1981, to their nearly unmatched collection of arcade hits, to the impressive array of console franchises that fans still clamor for to this day, there’s no denying the incredible impact they’ve made on the industry....

Summary As one of themost popular shonen anime and mangaof its day,Kohei Horikoshi’sMy Hero Academiais filled to the brim with super-powered characters that can perform all sorts of memorable moves and attacks. As is expected from a battle series like this one, most of them have unique names that help them stand out. But the most iconic attacks in all ofMy Hero Academiaare always the finishing moves: when a hero or villain finishes off an intense battle by shouting the name of their final attack....

Summary Steamhas always been good about promoting indie games on the platform. One could argue that the platform is too big, as there are seemingly hundreds of games being uploaded every second. It can be a bit hard to sift through, but that’s why events likeSteam Next Festare cool. It allows both big and small developers to share their upcoming games. It also enables fans to test out games for free, just like game journalists and streamers get to do daily....