Horizon Forbidden West: Every Melee Combo, Ranked

Horizon Forbidden Westbrings a host of new combat options to the series, giving players unprecedented choice in how they approach each battle. One ofthe most impressive improvements Guerrilla Games has madeis with the melee combat, as they’ve added numerous ways for Aloy to increase her melee damage output and string together impressive combos. RELATED:Horizon Forbidden West Review These attacks give Aloy a wider range of control over the battlefield when facing off against Regalla’s Tenakth rebels, and unlocking them all opens up new melee pit challenges around the world ofHorizon Forbidden West....

June 3, 2025 · 5 min · 927 words · Dennis Oliver

It Looks Like Playdead's Next Game Will Be Using Unreal Engine 5

Playdeadhas earned a position as one of the gaming industry’s most exciting indie game developers, with its first two games both being critically acclaimed award winners.Limbooffered a dark story of a lost boy searching for his sister, whileInsidedelivered a stranger tale of a boy searching for something else entirely. Little is known about Playdead’s next project other than it’s a third-person game in a 3D world. A new Playdead job listing has added a new detail, indicating that the new game is built on Unreal Engine 5....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Brittany Crawford

Layers of Fear (2023): How to Solve the Empty Canvas Puzzle

Each room inLayers of Fear (2023)takes players deeper into the psychological struggle of the game’s many protagonists, revealing secrets through puzzles and notes scattered through the environments. With a complete lack of direction, players can find themselves stuck on even the simplest puzzles, including theempty canvas puzzlein the Painter’s Story. About halfway through Chapter 1 of the Painter’s Story inLayers of Fear, players will be forced to make the first big choice that will affect the outcome of their playthrough: which color paint to use (Red or Green)....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 598 words · Margaret Cooper

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Confirmed for Nintendo Switch

Though many LEGO video game players have been clamoring for therelease ofLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Marvel fans have continued to look forward to when their favorite LEGO superhero title will finally be playable on the Nintendo Switch. Now, Marvel Games just came out with an announcement thatLEGO Marvel Super Heroeswill be coming to the Nintendo console in October of 2021. Though it has been close to eight years since it was launched in the market, the title made a bit of online noise whenLEGO Marvel Super Heroesreceived an ESRB ratingback in January 2021....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Ms. Stephanie Moon

Loki and Shadow and Bone Prove That Sometimes Bad Guys Are More Fun

In a traditional story, the protagonist is the hero, and they’re the character that the audience is supposed to root for. They are good and moral and just, and they are able to defeat the evil forces working against them and save the world. Theseevil forces typically take the form of one personwho is the hero’s greatest enemy - the villain. They are often a foil to the hero, and display a lot of morally questionable or even downright nefarious traits, and the audience is supposed to cheer when they meet their defeat....

June 3, 2025 · 5 min · 1048 words · Christy Obrien

Lost Ark Machinist Advanced Class Gets Release Date

Lost Arkhas announced a release date for the new Machinist Advanced Class which utilizes a futuristic arsenal of sci-fi weaponry and gadgets.Lost Arkhas broken down the key mechanics, class identity, and build versatility that players can look forward to when picking up the new Machinist class later this month. Following through afterNew World’s troublesome launchlate last year,Lost Arkis Amazon Games' second shot at the lucrative MMORPG market and an attempt at bringing Smilegate’s popular Korean MMO to Western audiences....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Ruben Vargas

Mario RPGs Deserve the Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Treatment

As Nintendo continues to celebrate 35 years of its mustachioed mascot Mario, the developer has continued to dole out some classic material in new forms on the company’s latest hybrid console. The latest of these isSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, though it may be a good idea to look a little further back and focus on bringing some classic mobile titles to thepopular Switch system. Specifically speaking, it’s some of Mario’s many trips into the RPG genre that deserve to be re-explored on Switch in the same way thatSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Furyis currently seeing....

June 3, 2025 · 5 min · 1001 words · Mrs. Gabrielle Velasquez

Metro Exodus is a Shining Example of What Atmosphere Can Do

TheMetrofranchise is by no means niche, though it hasn’t had quite the same impact that other post-apocalyptic games have had. Based on a series of novels by Dmitry Glukhovsky, theMetrofranchiseblends horror, FPS, and survival with a grace that few games can ever dream of achieving.Metro Exodus,the most recent entry in the franchise, was released a few years ago, but it’s still a shining example of just how far games can go with one simple thing: atmosphere....

June 3, 2025 · 5 min · 907 words · Sara Estes

New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #193 July 18, 2025

Quick Links Connectionsis a short puzzle game that you can play once a day. Today, there is a new group of sixteen words that need to be sorted into groups without any clues and In order to win today’s challenging puzzle, you might need a hand with hints about the categories, the categories themselves, or even the full spoilers for each group or the whole puzzle. Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle #193 for June 30, 2025 Once you’ve learned therules of how to playConnections, you can try out the puzzle for today with the words:LEAD, HIDDEN, HAMPER, MYSELF, ONE, IRON, DIRECT, SILICON, IODINE, UNCANNY, GUIDE, DRYER, STEER, WASHER, IOTA,andDEATH....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Derek Compton

Next-Gen Capcom Game Pragmata Gets Big Delay

This year’s CES has already begun and, unsurprisingly, Sony made an appearance and shared a new sizzle reel for upcoming PlayStation 5 games. It’s very brief and mostly consists of footage that had already been shown previously, but eagle-eyed viewers spotted new release windows for some of the titles shown, such asGhostwire: Tokyo,Project Athia, andPragmata. As a reminder,Pragmatawas among the very first games announced for the PS5, with it being shown as part of the console’s initial unveiling....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Charles Bell

Persona Dancing Soundtrack Is Getting A Vinyl Collection

Creative production company iam8bit has recently shared that it is partnering with Atlus to turn the soundtracks of thePersona Dancingseries into vinyl records. These vinyls will feature specific soundtracks from the threePersona Dancingvideo games, and fans can purchase them as single records or as a whole collection.WithPersona 5 Royal Remasteredjust launchedfor more gaming platforms last October 2022, it is not surprising for Atlus to keep its marketing efforts up. The video game publisher has yet to reveal current news about an addition to thePersonaseries, and it seems the company is filling up the empty space with partnerships and collaborations all over the globe....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Mr. Christopher Richardson

Pokemon GO: Best Moves For Dedenne

InPokemon GO, Dedenne is a dual-type Electric/Fairy Pokemon that was featured heavily in 2021’s Festival of Lights event. While Dedenne is not known to be the best Pokemon in the game, players should seek to use all of their Pokemon inPokemon GOas efficiently as possible, and a key to doing that is knowing what eachPokemon’s best moves are. RELATED:Pokemon GO Dedenne Counter Guide Dedenne has decent stats and is viable insome gym battles, though it falls short in PvP battlesand raid battles....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Lori Alvarez

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's New Evolution Methods Explained

WhilePokemon ScarletandVioletfeature the return of some traditional evolution methods from previous generations like the use of stones or other unique items, it’s come as no surprise to fans that some altogether brand-new methods have been introduced. Each generation has always seen the development of new evolution methods, from the unusual way players can evolve Nincada with an empty party slot and a spare Pokeball to get Shedinja, orliterally flipping Inkay on its headto evolve into Malamar....

June 3, 2025 · 6 min · 1072 words · Linda Gibson