The Best Simple Melee Weapons In D&D

Dungeons & Dragonsoffers players many weapons, both martial and simple. It is understood that martial weapons typically require special training that depends on the character’s class, background, and/or other extraneous details, while simple weapons can be used by pretty much anyone. It’s more likely to run into a common thief brandishing a dagger than wielding a morningstar. Players choosing to follow the path of the fighter, barbarian, paladin or ranger are automatically proficient in all martial weapons....

June 30, 2025 · 6 min · 1135 words · Dr. Debra Mahoney

The Hobbit: Where Are The Stone Giants From, And What Happens To Them In The 60 Years Before Frodo's Quest?

The Hobbitis one of those amazing fantasy books that seems to have a plethora of wonderful creatures that permeate the world into a real and living place. From Beorn the wild bear man, to the dark and shady Necromancer, there are lots of beings fromThe Hobbitwho don’t make their way into theLord of the Rings, which takes place 60 years afterBilbo’s own quest for Erebor. One of these such creatures, who appears in a spectacular scene of dramatic tension, and then is never seen again, is the Stone Giants....

June 30, 2025 · 5 min · 874 words · Christina Davis

What Marvel Fans Should Look Out For In The MCU's Phase Five

Now thatBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreveris finally out,Marvel Studios’Phase Four is officially over. Although this particular chapter in the franchise has proven to be the MCU’s most divisive, its last film contains some of the biggest clues about where Phase Five will take moviegoers. RELATED:Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Details You May Have Missed So Much Losing The Multiverse Saga will end with thevery popularKang DynastyandSecret Warsstorylines, though Phase Four did very little to pan out how is it that these superheroes, both old and new, will get there....

June 30, 2025 · 4 min · 797 words · Rachel Montgomery

Amazon Studios Casts Alan Ritchson In Title Role For The Jack Reacher Series

The title role in Amazon’sJack Reacherseries will be played byTitans’s Alan Ritchson. The series,in development for Amazon Prime Videosince July of 2019, is a co-production between Amazon Studios, Paramount TV Studios, and Skydance TV. The show is an adaptation of a series of mystery novels by British author Lee Child. Jack Reacher is a former major and military policeman in the U.S. Army, who opts to become a rootless wanderer after his discharge, and proceeds to get into trouble wherever he goes....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Shannon Hughes

Andrea Riseborough’s Oscar Nominated To Leslie Role Explained

From major blockbusters likeTop Gun: MaverickandAvatar: The Way of Waterto dramatic features includingThe FabelmansandThe Banshees of Inisherin, 2022 was a year in which various films garnered several Oscar nominations this awards season, including best picture. To Leslieis a small independent drama that wasn’t viewed by many audiences, but the film’s star, Andrea Riseborough, earned what many viewed as a surprise Academy Award nomination for best actress. Andrea’s role as an alcoholic is raw, emotional, and reminiscent of powerful dramas likeLeaving Las Vegas,The Wrestler, and Barbara Loden’sWanda....

June 29, 2025 · 4 min · 838 words · Amanda Banks

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Players Share Mario Anniversary Item Creations

Ever since the originalAnimal Crossinggame released overseas on the GameCube back in 2002, neat Nintendo andSuper Mario-themed itemshave been included for fans to pay homage to their favorite Nintendo icons. This trend continued in every subsequentAnimal Crossinggame, with more items being added with each new installment. However, many fans noticed that such items were absent from the newest game in the series,Animal Crossing: New Horizons. For the most part, all fans could do was wait and wish for these special items to be added to the game in a future update, but last summer Nintendo finally announced thatSuper Mario-themed furniture would come toNew Horizonsthis year in celebration of Mario’s 35th anniversary....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Robert Garcia

Batman Games Need to Understand What Makes Marvel’s Spider-Man Special

Summary It’s seemingly only a matter of time before anotherBatmangame is greenlit if one hasn’t been already, whether it’s an Arkhamverse title or an original story.Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguekilled the Arkhamverse’s Batman, for example, but that doesn’t mean an Elseworld Batman can’t appear out of nowhere or that an Arkhamverse prequel is inconceivable. That said, a newBatmangame from a studio other than Rocksteady or WB Games Montreal would be exciting since it would hopefully mean that wild swings are taken with the character and a genre that could give the World’s Greatest Detective a new perspective....

June 29, 2025 · 4 min · 763 words · Ronald Miranda

Best Co-Op On-Rails Shooters, Ranked

On-rails shooters were once the king of the arcades.They eventually made their way to consoles and allowed people to play either with a controller or with a light-gun peripheral. As fun as many of these games are on their own, they are always better with a friend. The games below all offer incredible cooperative experiences for friends to play together. RELATED:Best Co-Op Games To Play After It Takes Two The genre also works well because players usually do not have to sacrifice screen space to get another friend on board....

June 29, 2025 · 4 min · 812 words · Charles Bond

Best Female Villains In Square Enix Games

Square Enixhave created some of the most interesting and memorable villains in video game history, but while everyone’s familiar with the likes of Sephiroth and Kefka, there are also plenty of fascinating female antagonists who have stood out to fans aswell. Of course, the majority of them appear in Square Enix’s signatureFinal Fantasyseries, but a few of the developers' lesser known titles also contain female villains who are often seen as fairly underrated by fans of their respective games....

June 29, 2025 · 7 min · 1353 words · William Lee

Days Gone Director Says Final Boss Fight is 'Terrible'

During the PS4’s lifespan, several first-party AAA action adventure games were released. This includes titles like a newGod of Wargame,Uncharted 4, andHorizon: Zero Dawn, all seeing critical and commercial success. Not every one of Sony’s first-party IPs have seen this acclaim, with one of the most polarizing being 2019’sDays Gone. Many critics and fans lambasted the game, where it received middling reviews at launch, especially in comparison to other games released at the time....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Thomas Chavez

Death Stranding's Chiral Network Explained

Summary WhenDeath Strandingdebuted in 2019 it was by far one of the most memorable games of its time. While it was not without its controversies or flaws, the story, characters, and overall lore of the world made a lasting impact on anyone who played it. However, there were certain elements inDeath Strandingthat could be difficult to follow due to how dense and involved they are. WhileDeath Strandinghad one of the best narrativesof its console generation, a lot of elements were somewhat vague....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 623 words · Taylor Marsh

Demon Slayer's New Digital Board Game Explained

Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba Sweep the Board, a new virtual board game, was released for the Nintendo Switch on Aug 03, 2025. It is the latestDemon Slayerfranchise offering to hit the market and promises a fun and relaxed experience for fans of all ages. The gameplay isn’t simple, when compared to, say,Monopoly GO, but it is quite fleshed out and serves as a great way for fans to delve deeper into mangaka Koyoharu Gotouge’s world....

June 29, 2025 · 4 min · 683 words · Brenda Hancock

Destiny 2 Players Call on Bungie to Add More Gold Shaders

Destiny 2features dozens of shaders. These shaders are offered in a variety of different ways, including both free and premium options. This typically results inDestiny 2players having a collection of random shaders that allows players to experiment with their Guardian’s color scheme. It’s rare forDestiny 2players to ask Bungie for more straightforward options for shaders, and rarer yet for them to ask for a microtransaction for them, but a recent charity initiative has created a unique demand....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Tom Flores