Metroid Dread Breaks Franchise Sales Record

The last couple of weeks have seen the release of several highly-anticipated video games. One of these new titles isMetroid Dread. Thelatest installment in theMetroidseries, this 2D game is set on the planet ZDR and tasks Samus with taking down a new robotic nemesis. The hype surrounding this game before its release was huge, and new sales numbers reveal that its popularity is beginning to pay off for Nintendo. Recently, new data for video game sales in the UK was released....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Valerie Cook

Naruto: How Did Madara Prepare Obito As His Successor?

Summary During his initial appearances inNarutoas a young shinobiunder the tutelage of Minato Namikaze, Obito Uchiha harbored dreams of becoming Hokage, much like Naruto himself. The pair had many parallels in terms of their personalities, ideals, and the internal dynamics of the three-man squads they were part of. Where Obito always played second fiddle to the genius of Kakashi Hatake, Naruto endured a similar fate with Sasuke, who was a natural prodigy of the Uchiha clan....

July 31, 2025 · 5 min · 1053 words · Heidi Powers

Netflix's 'Masters of the Universe' Revival Looks Way Cooler Than It Should

The Netflix Geeked Twitter account (formerly ‘NX On Netflix’) just unveiled some seriously impressive new images from their upcomingMasters of the Universesequel series (known asMasters of the Universe: Revelation). It’s hard to decide what’s the coolest part between everyone’s beefy arms and anime-eyes Orko, so why not just say it’s all cool? The Twitter account showed off several high-quality shots from the new Kevin Smith-created series, highlighting a number of recognizable fan favorites....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Daniel Davis

Netflix's Wednesday Season 2: What Should Tyler's Storyline Be?

Summary From the moment thatWednesdaypremiered onNetflix, viewers were drawn tothestory ofGoth teenager Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) and her time at Nevermore Academy. When Wednesday met Tyler Gaplin (Hunter Doohan), she was fascinated by him… but, sadly, later learnedTyler was the Hyde Monsterterrorizing the school and the surrounding community. Since Wednesday and Tyler were romantically involved, this created a lot of tension. WhenWednesdayseason 2 is available for streaming on Netflix, fans hope that there will be more focus on Tyler’s background....

July 31, 2025 · 4 min · 736 words · Tony Anderson

One Piece: Shanks' Past, Explained

Red-haired Shanks is one of the most important characters in Eiichiro Oda’sOne Piece. Introduced at the very beginning of the story, Shanks played quite an important role ashe paved way for Luffy to set out on his journeyto becoming the Pirate King. By entrusting his Straw Hat to Luffy, Shanks asked the young pirate to return it to him one day when he becomes a Great Pirate. Evidently, Shanks was always going to be quite a crucial character in the story moving forward, however, the majority of things about him remain unknown still....

July 31, 2025 · 4 min · 827 words · Theresa Ruiz

Outriders: Complete PC Specs, Stats, and Options Breakdown

In order to polish the game further, People Can Fly recently delayedOutriders from its February 2 release date to April 1. Some may have initially though this would lead to a slow down in information on the game, but it seems to be quite the opposite. Not only will fans be able to play thedemo in February, despiteOutriders' delay, fans now know all they need to about the PC version of the game....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Catherine Flores

Overwatch 2 Makes Big Limited-Time Change to Quick Play

Summary Overwatch 2just began its second Quick Play: Hacked experiment, Double Trouble, for a limited time. For the next 24 hours, gamers who jump into Quick Play inOverwatch 2can share heroes by having up to two copies of each character on a single team. Quick Play: Hacked is a newOverwatch 2feature where the casual game mode is replaced or altered with some sort of change. The first experiment, called Quicker Play, decreased spawn times and sped up capture, push, and score rates, making games go much faster....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 507 words · Keith Brown

Payday 3: Dirty Ice Heist(And Where to Use Them)

The third installment of thePaydayseries is filled with new missions and challenges for players to face, from assaulting an armored vehicle to emptying the vault of a luxury penthouse suite.Payday 3’sthird mission, Dirty Ice, will have players case out and rob a jewelry store that has a lobby, a VIP Showroom, and a vault filled with luxury jewelry waiting for players to steal. To lock down Ashton Fine and unlock the vault, players will need to locate the blue and red key cards for this mission....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Megan Baker

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl: How to Beat Gardenia in the Eterna City Gym

Quick Links Afterdefeating Roark in the Oreburgh City Gym,Pokemon Brilliant Diamond&Shining Pearlplayers will need to make their way to Eterna City. Once there, they’ll find the games' second gym and its nature-loving leader, Gardenia. She and her fellow trainers have the potential to cause a lot of issues for players, as their grass-type Pokemon are strong against two of the game’s three starters. With a little bit of forethought, however, taking them all down should be pretty straightforward....

July 31, 2025 · 5 min · 903 words · Lisa Smith

Pokemon GO: How To Get Shiny Mega Gengar

Pokemon GOconstantly adds new raid battles, and with it comes newraid bosses and their Shiny variant. Mega raids offer a chance for trainers to encounter Mega Pokemon and their shiny variants. Mega Gengar, the Gen 1 dual Ghost and Poison-type powerhouse, is featured in the upcoming Mega raid. Mega Gengar gets a power boost as aPokemon GOMega raid boss, making it harder to take down. As a powerful raid boss, defeating Mega Gengar is challenging, with getting its Shiny variant even rarer....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Christopher Wilson

Rainbow Six Siege Should Take a Page Out of Apex Legends' Playbook

Rainbow Six Siegehas been out since December of 2015, and while the game has seen some substantial changes since then, the bones have stayed more or less the same. This is definitely a good thing; it means the game released with the right gameplay loop. However, there’s one aspect of the game that could see a little bit of love, and that’s additional game modes. Most players inSiegeare going to want to play Ranked or Unranked most of the time....

July 31, 2025 · 6 min · 1090 words · John Miller

Red Dead Redemption 2 Fan Points Out Amazing Detail After The Arthur And Tommy Bar Fight

Released in 2018,Red Dead Redemption 2is tied for being the highest-rated game on both the PS4 and Xbox One, sitting at an incredible 97 Metacritic score. Developed by Rockstar Games over a span of eight years and with a near-unlimited budget,Red Dead Redemption 2is one of the most technically impressive games ever created. With a sprawling recreation of the west and realistic character models,Red Dead Redemption 2is certainly a looker, but there is more to its beauty than just gorgeous graphics....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · David Proctor

Resident Evil 4 vs Dead Space: Which Is The Better Remake?

2023 started off with a bang for horror fans. They got to play the remake ofDead Space, which both critics and fans adored. It was one of the better horror games on the first wave of HD consoles. The original still holds up, especially through backward compatibility via the Xbox family of consoles. RELATED:All the Content Cut from the Resident Evil 4 Remake Still, it was great to play it with some modern settings too....

July 31, 2025 · 5 min · 917 words · Angela Gonzalez