Microsoft Stopped Manufacturing Xbox One Consoles at the End of 2020

TheXbox Onehad a rocky start but ended the previous console generation as an innovative and well-rounded machine. Despite still ending its Xbox One X production before the Series X/S' arrival, Microsoft apparently pulled the manufacturing plug on all of itsXbox Oneconsoles back in 2020. In many ways, theXbox One is the quintessential video game comeback story. At the beginning of its life, the Xbox One seemed to have different priorities than what players expected, controversially being marketed as an “all-in-one” experience for the living room and almost having an always-online cavieat....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 473 words · Erica Villarreal

Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto Comments on Backward Compatibility

Nintendo executiveShigeru Miyamotohas commented on backward compatibility. For the longest time, many have questioned the company’s commitment to bringing older games onto newer consoles. According to Shigeru Miyamoto, it’s easier than ever before for consoles like theNintendoSwitch to have backward compatibility but couldn’t say when it will happen for certain games. Following the floundering sales of the Nintendo Wii U, the company began the development of a new console. That console became known as theNintendo Switch which eventually managed to outsell the PlayStation 4....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 593 words · John Myers

No Man’s Sky Fan Builds Hogwarts, Complete With Quidditch Field

DespiteNo Man’s Skybeing a sci-fi game andHarry Potterbeing a fantasy series, a fan of the former has managed to create the latter’s famous Hogwarts school, with impressive results. WithHogwarts Legacylaunching soon, theHarry Potterbrand continues to stay in the public limelight. While the canon films ended nearly 12 years ago, the industry is still keen to keep the antics of the titular wizard alive and well, and the fictional school of wizardry is a source of creativity for fans....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · John Adams

Nvidia to Launch GPUs Specifically for Mining, Feature No Video Outputs

Anyone who’s been trying to get hold of anNvidiaRTX card lately knows the struggle, as stores continue to shrug their shoulders over when stock will be coming back in. It was even announced recently that these shortages could have had an impact on Nvidia’sRTX 3080Ti range. However, it appears as though the hardware company has a solution that could make a lot of people happy. One of the reasons behind low supplies of the RTX cards may be down to people purchasing them in bulk in order to set up GPU farms for mining cryptocurrency....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Eric Cooper

One Hogwarts Legacy Room is Still the Game's Best-Kept Secret

One of the most appealing aspects ofHogwarts Legacyis the freedom it gives players to explore all overHogwartsin order to live out their ownHarry Potterfantasies, but one particular room has still flown under the radar of many players who have walked through the castle’s halls. There are plenty of hidden gems inHogwarts Legacy, but one of the game’s best-kept secrets is the Werewolf Tapestry Room. This specific room is one of the most unique surprises in the whole game, but some players have yet to find its location....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 620 words · John Moore MD

Persona 5 Royal: Moon Confidant Guide

Quick Links Yuuki Mishima is the first non-Phantom Thief to discover the group’s identities, and while he never officially joins the team he quickly makes himself essential by creating and running the online Phan Site. Joker keeps Mishima at arm’s length throughout the rest ofPersona 5 Royal, but there’s no denyinghow important the Phan Site and Mishima’s investigations areto Phantom Thief operations. Mishima is also essential as a confidant. All his confidant abilities have to do with EXP gain, both for the main party and the backup characters....

June 8, 2025 · 5 min · 872 words · Leslie Evans

Pokemon Fan Recreates Bye Bye Butterfree Scene from the Anime

APokemonfan and artist has recreated another moment within the anime’s long history, as they have chosen to make art of Ash letting go of the first Pokemon he caught. The artist recreated Ash’s and Butterfree’s farewell, as depicted originally in the episode “Bye Bye Butterfree” of thePokemonanime’s first season. The artist then posted their piece on Reddit, where otherPokemonfans complimented their work and remembered how they felt when the iconic 21st episode of the anime first aired....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Angela Garcia

Pokemon GO Sustainability Week Event Guide, Raids, and Details

The Season of Legends is racing towards its close, but there’s still time for plenty of other events before the next season arrives inPokemon GO. Today marksthe start of Sustainability Week,which means there are tons of features, bonuses, and other exciting opportunities up for grabs in the mobile AR game. As the Sustainability Week efforts attempt to help trainers reconnect with their local habitats and protect the environment, there are also some very exciting in-game reasons to get involved....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 542 words · Brittany Montes

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Strat Lets You Beat Meganium in 1 Hit

Summary APokemon Scarlet and Violetplayer developed a team strategy to defeat the Seven-Star Tera Raid boss, Meganium the Unrivaled, in one hit. ThePokemon Scarlet and Violetplayer recorded footage of the Tera raid battle, and they explained the steps they took on social media for otherPokemontrainers to use against the Herb Pokemon. As the fully evolved form of Chikorita, Meganium is the latest Seven-Star Tera Raid boss to appear inPokemon Scarlet and Violet....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 578 words · Anthony May

PS Plus Free Game Hunter's Arena: Legends Outlines Expectations for August 2021

For the keen eye,PS Plustypically follows a pattern of sorts when it comes to its free games every month. It’s nothing that makes any particular month predictable, but it works within the context of PS Plus itself. Notably, Sony does change up this pattern from time to time, with patterns sometimes lasting months before being suddenly changed up. Theannouncement of PS Plus free game for August 2021Hunter’s Arenas: Legendsis proof that, sometimes, PS Plus goes for the surprise....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Jacob Harris

PS3 Games With Simple Stories But Deep Lore

Sony’s PlayStation 3may be the ultimate console of all time, as it gave birth to some of the best games that people still remember in 2022. These titles includeRed Dead Redemption,God of War 3,The Last Of Us,Uncharted,Journey,Dark Souls,Persona 5,Grand Theft Auto 5, and more. RELATED:Children’s Games With Surprisingly Deep Lore The best games on PlayStation 3 were popular for various reasons, such as their graphical fidelity and modern gameplay mechanics. Additionally, players loved them because of their simple stories full of deep lore....

June 8, 2025 · 5 min · 1034 words · Darius Proctor

Raven Confirms Nerf For Call of Duty: Warzone’s Double Barrel Shotgun

For as long asCall of Duty: Warzonehas been available, the battle royale game has had an overpowered weapon of some kind. With the game being as popular as it is, it does not take long forCall of Duty: Warzoneplayers to find the most broken loadouts - with the Double Barrel shotgun being the latest. In its normal form,Call of Duty: Vanguard’s Double Barrel shotgunis not too impressive - the weapon can only fire two shots before it needs to be reloaded, after all....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Michelle Bennett

Resident Evil 4 Remake: Burning Questions Answered

Capcom’s latestResident Evilremake is right around the corner, and because the developer/publisher tends to makeslight changes here and there for its recent remakes, some people might have some questions that need to be answered for theResident Evil 4remake. We’ve scoured trends to see what people are searching for and have compiled the top results in this guide. IsResident Evil 4remake hard? Is it scary? Is Ada coming back? how about the length?...

June 8, 2025 · 4 min · 684 words · Brandon Murphy