Fall Guys, Madden NFL 21 Led PlayStation Store Downloads in August 2020

Although there were definitely some huge surprises, August was something of a quiet month in terms of new blockbuster releases, with a small selection of titles hitting PC and consoles during the month. That being said, it was far from a dead few weeks for gaming in general, withFall Guyslaunching to viral stardom andMadden NFL 21receiving a ton of backlashfrom its most loyal fans. Those wondering which games found the most success this month are in luck, however, with the PlayStation Blog revealing what the best-selling digital releases on thePlayStation Storefor August 2020 were in Europe and the US....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Rachel Johnson

Fallout 76 Alien Event is Live Now

WhileFallout 76was met with significant controversy following its launch in 2018, Bethesda has been adamant with its support for the game in the years since.Fallout 76has seen consistent updates over the last three-and-a-half years adding new content withBethesda recently partnering withRustdeveloper Double Elevenfor future content coming to the game. Now, the game’s newest event will feature the return of a fan-favorite element of pastFalloutgames for a limited time. Fallout 76’s constant updates have added a significant amount of content to the game initially panned for a lack of things to do and lacking the franchise’s traditional NPCs....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Emma Santana

Final Fantasy 14's Housing Lottery Doesn't Solve the Problem

Final Fantasy 14: Endwalkeris coming out very soon, and that means the patch that will introduce Ishgard as a housing district. Along with the new district,Final Fantasy 14will implement a new way to purchase housing, known as the housing lottery system. Many fans were relieved by this news, as buying a house has always been a difficult endeavor in the game. However, some fans are not so ready to celebrate just yet....

July 29, 2025 · 4 min · 686 words · Donald Collier

Fortnite Player Prepares to Die but Gets a Wholesome Experience Instead

Summary AFortniteplayer enjoyed a surprisingly wholesome interaction with a random opponent. After the player was downed, their randomFortniteenemy made an interesting set of decisions. Despite its lighthearted art design and colorful visuals,Fortniteis often a pretty cutthroat game where some players partake in toxic behavior. In an effort to remedy this,Fortniterecently introduced a featurethat clamped down on abusive voice chat. However, oneFortniteplayer pushed back against the status quo as they made an endearing effort to help a random opponent....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 521 words · Justin Conner

Forza Horizon 5 Reveals Massive List of Over 400 Cars With More Coming

Up until recently, Playground Games has focused largely on introducingForzafans to the open world ofForza Horizon 5, as well as its variety of features. There’s been a handful of examples where Playground also revealed some of the new cars and vehicles fromForza Horizon 5, but they were clearly just a handful of the larger library of vehicles awaiting players. Now Playground has pulled back the curtain, officially announcing over 400 ofForza Horizon 5’s vehicles – with more to come....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 455 words · Jennifer Villa

Gamers Outreach Founder Zach Wigal Discusses Bringing People Together, Supporting Patients, and More

Gamers Outreachis a charity that helps make video games accessible for children in hospitals through its 4 core programs, including its portable GO-Kart gaming kiosks for which the organization is most widely known. Gamers Outreach is on a mission to bring video games to hospitals across the United States and beyond so that one day people look back and remember a time in history when video games in hospitals weren’t a thing....

July 29, 2025 · 24 min · 4982 words · Douglas Cox

Genshin Impact Announces Date and Time for Next Big Reveal

The officialGenshin ImpactTwitter account has revealed that the special program for the game’s new version will premiere on the game’s Twitch channel on December 26th, 2021 at 7:00 a.m. (UTC-5). MiHoYo’s free-to-play game is currently approaching its final weeks of version 2.3. Many players have embarked on a journey in the fantasy world of Teyvatsince the release ofGenshin Impactin 2020. As one of the most popular recent titles in the gaming industry, more information on version 2....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Donna Hamilton

Genshin Impact Player Discovers Clever Way to Defeat Fontaine Local Legend

Summary AGenshin Impactplayer has discovered a clever way to defeat one of the Fontaine region’s “Local Legend” mini-bosses, using Ganyu and a body of water to insta-kill the enemy. Fans of HoYoverse’s massively popular RPG have continued to find unique and unusual methods for clearing the game’s content throughout its life. Players have achieved everything from hitting the game’s HP cap with Furina toreaching Floor 12 of the Spiral Abyss at AR 25, continuing to push the boundaries of the game....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 523 words · Amy Schmidt

Genshin Impact: How To Defeat Golden Wolflord

Genshin Impactcontinues to expand the game with new locations and enemies. In Version 2.3, a new boss,Golden Wolflord, is now available in the open-world. This foe follows the previous pattern with the Geovishaps family, where there’s a Geovishap Hatchling, Geovishap, Primo Geovishap, and King of the Vishaps (Azhdaha). As for the Rifthound family, there’s a Rifthound Whelp, Rifthound, and Golden Wolflord. RELATED:Genshin Impact: The Best Builds For Albedo The monster is said to be created by Gold, an Alchemist who designed many demons, and even corrupted a giant dragon....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 500 words · Keith Bush

Girlfriend, Girlfriend Kicks Off With Some Summer Break Hijinks

Summary The following contains spoilers for Girlfriend, Girlfriend Season 2, Episode 1, “Get ‘Em Go Go Summer Break!!”, available for streaming onCrunchyroll. Girlfriend, Girlfriendis back in full swing, and it picks up right from where it left off, with the reveal of the main trio’s relationship with Saki’s best friend; Shino. The wackiness continues in this first episode of season 2, titled, “Get ‘Em Go Go Summer Break!!” which follows the trio’s desperate mission to get Nagisa’s academics back on track, or risk having her end up where no student ever wants to be: summer school....

July 29, 2025 · 5 min · 986 words · Christina Deleon

Halo Series Posters From Paramount Plus Give New Look At Characters

TheHaloSeries is less than a month away from premiering on Paramount Plus, so that means it’s time for the show to ramp up its promotional efforts, as is the case with the new official character posters that have just been released. Since making its video game debut and expanding its lore to book format in the early 2000s, theHalofranchise has been a coveted intellectual property for an eventual movie or TV adaptation,including a canceledHalomovie....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Sara Morales

How Destiny 2's Power Level Has Changed Since Launch

SinceDestiny 2launched in 2017, the game’s gone through a lot of changes. The story has grown more complicated as interstellar races hope to survive, and in 2018 the Hunter Vanguard Cayde-6 was murdered. Classic locations from the first game, like the Moon, have been brought back, while whole planets were removed from the game as the Darkness arrived in the solar system. Just as important as story aspects, the classic level system received changes before being dropped in favor of power level with theForsakenexpansion....

July 29, 2025 · 7 min · 1290 words · Kristen Rowe

Is One of the Scariest Movies Ever Made Actually A Comedy?

In 1974, Tobe Hooper’s groundbreaking horror filmThe Texas Chain Saw Massacrewas released. Viewers might not realize that the amount of on-screen violence is very limited because Hooper had hopes of achieving a PG rating. The film is just so terrifying though, that it was slapped with an R and banned in several countries. This makes it sound like the movie must be straight fear, but there’s more to it than meets the eye....

July 29, 2025 · 4 min · 852 words · Kaitlyn Young