Star Wars: How Fandom Shaped The Sequel Trilogy

Few, if any, other franchises have managed to achieve the prolonged cultural relevance thatStar Warshas enjoyed. It has now been almost half a century sinceA New Hopewas released, yet the profile of the original trilogy has only increased, spawning two more trilogies and a host of spinoffs. ThoughThe Rise of Skywalkerconcluded that original story, the Skywalker Saga, nearly three years ago, the franchise shows no signs of slowing down. Even now, a slate of new movies and shows that will be expanding the universe for years to come....

June 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1216 words · Nicole Johnson

Stardew Valley Fan Creates Their Own Haley Figure

Stardew Valleyplayers have quite a bit on their plate when they first start the game. Players take over their grandfather’s farm and are given the option to plant and grow crops, fish the rivers and lakes, and even explore the nearby mines. Alongside these activities, players inStardew Valleycan get to know the numerous villagers from nearby Pelican Town. In a tribute to one of the romanceable characters in the game, one player made a 3D Haley figure....

June 6, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Cassie Mccall

Streamer Finishes Super Mario 64 Speedrun In an Hour Using Drums as a Controller

Speedrunners have found many ways to show off their skills in a wide range of games, but few games are as popular in this regard asSuper Mario 64, with runners achieving all sorts ofinsane speed records in the classic platformerthroughout the years. However, as impressive as those are, this latest feat is arguably in a league of its own. It’s one thing to be able to beat a game in an impressively quick time, and another to be able to do it using unconventional controllers....

June 6, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Mary Wells

Subnautica Player Surfs Atop a Ghost Leviathan

One unsuspectingSubnauticaplayer found themselves riding on the back of a massive Ghost Leviathan above the terrifyingly deep void while attempting to pull off a well-known trick with the propulsion cannon which allows players to fly across the map.Subnauticais famous for its horrifying alien leviathans, which provide much of the fear aspect that is prevalent in the game and its sequel. In this case, specifically, the player gets up close and personal with an adult Ghost Leviathan, one of the larger and more dangerous predators found in the tropical oceanic regions of planet 4546b....

June 6, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Heather Salazar

The Best Orc Characters In World Of Warcraft, Ranked

Orcs are one of the titular races in theWarcraftfranchise. Their first appearance dates back to thefirst game,Warcraft: Orcs and HumansBack then, the orcs were an antagonist faction with little depth or nuance, but this drastically changed as the world gradually developed. Orcs are a race defined by their traditions, which make them seem savage and aggressive to some, but not inherently evil. Many orcs were manipulated into drinking the blood of Mannoroth in their old home world of Draenor, making them more vile and dangerous....

June 6, 2025 · 7 min · 1380 words · Brian Ho

The Most Dangerous Curses In Video Games

Curses can be strong ways to hurt enemies, a major threat to consider in combat, or an interesting part of a game’s lore. Cursed people or objectshave been the focus of folkloreand religions for millennia, even dating back to the Epic of Gilgamesh and Hindu texts. More modern interpretations of curses often involve witchcraft, bringing bad luck to someone, or turning them into something else. RELATED:The Most Iconic Movie Witches These curses and hexes have always been a staple of fantasy, and video games are no different....

June 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1218 words · Alice Phillips

The Sims 4: Crystal Crafter Aspiration Guide

Quick Links In the Crystal Creations stuff pack inThe Sims 4, your sims will be given the ability to start crafting their own jewelry, from necklaces and bracelets toeven a proposal ring. Not only can you create jewelry to gift to others, but you can also grow your own crystal tree, create jewelry with powers, and collect crystals and metals. Crystal Creations will also give you the chance to complete the Crystal Crafter Aspiration, which requires a few different tasks to be completed successfully....

June 6, 2025 · 5 min · 883 words · Kevin Parks

Warframe: Best Villains, Ranked

Over the course ofWarframe’s10-year lifespan, the Tenno have fought many enemies to protect the inhabitants of the Origin System. Players started the fight against the mottled and rotting Grineer and the greedy technocratic Corpus, but the threat evolved when the Infested were released again. Time and again,Warframehas raised the stakes with new villains to terrorize the Tenno. Some are out for blood, some are out to make a profit, and some are trying to find out just what makes the Warframes tick....

June 6, 2025 · 5 min · 972 words · Kristine Perkins

Welcome to Wrexham Season 2: Episodes 10-11 Review

Summary Football campaigns over in Europe are long, so stretching out all that across a full season ofWelcome to Wrexhamshouldn’t be hard at all. Instead, it’s the how that defines the show’s entertainment value, with the latest two episodes proving the Wrexham TV formula is not the same without Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. It’s true thatsportsdocumentaries leave a lot of room for creativity to fit a discipline into a larger story that more people can connect with, andWelcome to Wrexhamoften does this thanks to a mix of soccer excitement, humor and emotional ups and downs....

June 6, 2025 · 5 min · 886 words · Tamara Coleman

Why Cyberpunk 2077 Will Only Get One Expansion

According to a developer at CD Projekt Red,Cyberpunk 2077will only receive one expansion due to the work CD Projekt Red is putting into Project Orion, the game’s sequel. The new project was announced recently alongside two newWitcherprojects and a brand-new IP for CD Projekt Red currently known as Project Hadar. The announcement of aCyberpunk 2077sequelexcited a lot of fans, but it also raised some confusion as many have since pointed out that CD Projekt Red’s current plans for the sci-fi RPG perhaps don’t match prior stated intentions....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Rachael Sims

World of Warcraft is Making a Change to Allied Race Zones

Summary AllWorld of Warcraftplayers will now be able to access the starting zones for Allied Races, asThe War Withinwill add dedicated portals next to the Alliance and Horde embassies. Allied Races have been one of the more unorthodox additions toWorld of Warcraft, initially introduced in Legion as the expansion’s final content update. The subsequent expansion,Battle for Azeroth, expanded the selection of available Allied Races significantly. What makes Allied Races different from the basic options inWorld of Warcraftis that players must first unlock them in order to create an Allied Race character....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · David Huynh

World of Warcraft Shadowlands: Where To Watch Today's Developer Update

World of Warcraftplayers may be finding themselves in a bit of a lull as theBattle for Azerothera begins to come to a close. Althoughthe latest expansion started off with a bang, the endgame grind of unlocking additional allied races and leveling up the Legendary Cloak has been stretching out for quite a while. That isn’t uncommon for the end of an expansion era though and the next age of WoW begins with Shadowlands later this year (hopefully)....

June 6, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · Lindsey Walker

10 Best PSVR Games To Play If You Loved Farpoint

PlayStation VRhas provided players with a ton of fun experiences across many virtual reality worlds. Experiences range from general adventures to fun mini-games, but one genre that has had quite the run on the system is shooters. A game that stood out among this collection of games isFarpointby Impulse Gear. RELATED:10 Top-Selling VR Games (According To Steam) The space adventure was a first-person shooter that took advantage of the PSVR Aim Controller, which made the PlayStation Move look like a gun....

June 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1093 words · Katherine Gray