Call of Duty: Warzone Profanity Filter Has Weird Restriction for 'Scream'

Call of Duty: Warzoneis in the midst of its annual Halloween event, The Haunting. Like last year, the latestCall of Duty: WarzoneHalloween event adds new horror movie skins to the game, includingFrank the Rabbit fromDonnie Darkoand Ghostface fromScream. The latter is part of a marketing push for the upcomingScreammovie that’s set to premiere in theaters in January, with fans able to purchase a specialScreambundle from the in-game store. DespiteScreambeing advertised heavily inCall of Duty: Warzonewith thespecialScreambundleand in other ways, it’s been discovered that the game doesn’t let players use the word “scream” when naming their loadouts....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Donna Rodgers

Critics' Choice Sale Offers Discounts on Popular PS4 Games

While 2019 may have not been the greatest year in thePlayStation 4’s history, there were still a great number of critically-acclaimed titles for players to enjoy. It is exactly these titles that the PlayStation Store’s latest sale, the Critics' Choice Sale, has in its sights, and it is currently giving players the chance to bring home some of thebest PS4 games of 2019at a fraction of their original cost. Ending on Tuesday, February 18, the ongoing PlayStation Store Critics' Choice Sale is definitely worth a look from anyone that may have missed out on a majorPlayStation 4game from last year....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Aaron Jones

Destiny 2 Beyond Light Added Only One Third as Many New Weapons as Forsaken

Destiny 2: Beyond Light, the looter shooter’s latest major expansion, is now available to play across all supported platforms. And with the expansion’s launch,Destiny 2fans have been able to datamineBeyond Lightto see some of its inner workings. One detail in particular popped out toDestiny 2fans. According to scraped data,Beyond Lightfeatures significantly fewer weapons thanDestiny 2’s previous major expansion,Forsaken, adding just a third of the total number. The specific numbers, based on weapon profiles scraped by the light....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Steven Martin

Destiny 2 Players Are Feeling Burnt Out From the Seasonal Grind

Last year during theDestiny 2: Shadowkeepreveal stream, Luke Smith discussed the studio’s plan forDestiny 2to become an evolving worldthrough the use of seasonal content. Attempting to strike a similar note to other surprising events like The Whisper quest, Bungie attempted to create a feeling of you had to be there moments to excite and inspire the player base. While the plan initially excited players about the possibilities, it seems that most players have started to tire of this format resulting in countless posts for change on sites like Reddit....

July 30, 2025 · 6 min · 1175 words · William Shelton

Dungeons and Dragons: What Is The Way of the Cobalt Soul?

Dungeons and Dragonsplayers are about to get moretwenty new official subclasses whenTasha’s Cauldronreleasesnext month, but there’s always room for more options. Homebrewing subclasses is a stable of the game and, thanks to DnD Beyond, it’s easier than ever for players and DMs to share their crazy custom creations with the rest of the DnD community. Fans ofCritical RoleandDungeons and Dragonsare likely well aware of Matt Mercer and company’s inclination towards homebrew....

July 30, 2025 · 5 min · 948 words · Robert Anderson

Fallout 4's Map Size Compared to Fallout 76's

Bethesda Game Studios has a long history of developing some of the most ambitious, open-world sandboxes.Falloutis one such IP that has earned it that reputation, as the developer has continued to expand the franchise into the RPG juggernaut that gamers know today.Fallout 4is still Bethesda’s most recent single-player release, at least untilStarfieldreleases later this year, but a multiplayerFalloutspin-off did come in the way ofFallout 76in 2018. Sharing similarities in tech and design, there was overlap betweenFallout 4andFallout 76, while online gameplay and map size were two areas where they differed....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 622 words · Carol Sullivan

Fandom Acquires GameFAQs, Metacritic, and More

Fandom, best known for hosting fan-made wiki content for a variety of entertainment franchises, has just expanded thanks to a major acquisition of several high-profile entertainment brands from Red Ventures. Many of the brands newly acquired by Fandom are related to gaming and television, such as review sites and publications likeMetacriticand GameSpot. Anyone who has looked up their favorite anime, video game, or television series has likely come across a Fandom page dedicated to that topic....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Michael Jones

Final Fantasy 14 Has to Face the Reaper Sooner or Later

After a faulty initial run in 2010,Final Fantasy 14was literally rebuilt from the ground up with the release ofA Realm Reborn. Since then, the critically-acclaimed MMORPG has seen great success, with every new expansion pack attracting more players than the last. Now approaching its 10-year anniversary,Final Fantasy 14is still incredibly popular. However, as fans ofWorld of Warcraftare aware, no king rules forever. An MMORPG cannot exist indefinitely, andFinal Fantasy 14is no exception....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 593 words · Christopher Williams

Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker Launches On Korean Servers With Gorgeous Art Drawn By Fans

Endwalker– the fourth expansion pack ofFinal Fantasy 14– launched in December of last year to critical and popular acclaim, but it wasn’t a global launch. Unlike the international version of the game, the Chinese and Korean versions ofFinal Fantasy 14are licensed to local companies who not only maintain the regional servers, but also carry out the task of localization, dubbing, and even commissioning unique in-game items such as the Chinese-exclusive Lotus mount....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Melinda Simmons

Final Fantasy 14: Every Calamity, Explained

Final Fantasy 14has a long timeline with a history of what is known as Umbral Calamities. These are world-shattering events that putEorzean societyon the brink of collapse. In total, there have been seven of them (though there is an additional Calamity in an alternate timeline). These Calamities created what is known as the Umbral and Astral Eras, with the Umbral Eras being where people are trying to recover from a Calamity, and Astral Eras being times of peace and prosperity after the era of recovery....

July 30, 2025 · 5 min · 970 words · Marc Mccormick

Fortnite: Where to Find Vehicle Mod Off-Road Tires (And How to Use Them)

After many months of leaks and teases,Fortniteis adding its first vehicle mods to the game. The new vehicle add-on comes in the form of off-road tires which, as the name implies, gives players drastically improved driving performance on basically any surface. Epic Games' enduringly popular free-to-play battle royale is now entering its second month of Season 6. The new season, dubbed “Primal,” has seen a number of changes to the game’s meta, including the addition of fauna such as chickens, wolves, and more recently dinosaurs....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Tiffany Campbell

Games With The Best Harry Potter Mods

TheHarry Potterfranchise is one of the most loved across the globe and with the hugely successful release ofHogwarts Legacy, a new bar has been set for games taking place in the Wizarding World. RELATED:Hogwarts Legacy: Small Details That Make The Game Beautiful On top ofHogwarts Legacyand countless other good games such as theLEGOgames, for over a decade, fans who just can’t get enough of the magical world have been creating and playingHarry Pottermods for their favorite games....

July 30, 2025 · 4 min · 803 words · Lori Estrada

Genshin Impact: Catching Up With Kaeya

There is at least oneGenshin Impactcharacter who will appeal to anyone. Fans of swashbuckling rogues, smooth-talking rakes, and general tricksters will likely be drawn to the Cavalry Captain of Mondstadt’s Knights of Favonius. And like manyGenshin Impactcharacters, he has an extremely cool history, though much of it is only hinted at in his introductory quest. Kaeya is a familiar face in-game, as he is one of the few characters every player can recruit for free....

July 30, 2025 · 4 min · 708 words · Sharon Stout