Professional wrestling and video games have always had a similar audience of fans, and it seems like the WWE is interested in further testing how much it can capitalize on that. Yesterday during itsWWE SmackDownpreview, the hosts had a guest appearance. Twitch streamer Dr DisRespect showed up with a message for viewers that insinuates this won’t be the last time he shows up in the WWE. During the WWE SmackDown “Live Friday Night SmackDown Preview,” the two hosts were interrupted asDr DisRespectwalked behind them unannounced....

To say thatElden Ringhas gone down well among players would be something of an understatement. As well as beingone of the most anticipated video games of 2022, Metacritic currently has it at 96 on current-gen consoles and 95 on PC, making it one of the highest rated releases of all time. Its popularity comes from the developer’s formula for making brutally punishing games that are challenging yet fun for players. However, while the aforementioned words “punishing” and “challenging” are how many would describe the game, there are few who would call it “adorable....

ManyTomb Raiderfans are anxiously waiting to experience Lara Croft’s next adventure, especially sinceShadow of the Tomb Raider- the latest installment in the franchise - was released almost five years ago. Fortunately, Amazon is slated to produce aTomb Raidertelevision show and has tappedFleabagwriter Phoebe Waller-Bridge to create and write it. While some fans might be skeptical about anotherTomb Raideradaptation, given the criticism of the 2018Tomb Raiderfilm, hopefully, the upcoming series will adopt elements from the “survivor” trilogy of games that give fans the most recent iteration of Lara Croft....

Far Cry 6’s protagonist, Dani Rojas, was revealed during Ubisoft Forward last year. They are a native of the game’s setting, the fictional Caribbean island of Yara, who will get involved in the revolution against Anton Castillo, the nation’s dictator played byBreaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito. There is one obvious twist that Ubisoft will need to avoid when craftingFar Cry 6’s story, however. It’s a twist that has been used in several other games, including previous installments in theFar Cryseries....

When it comes to theFar Cryfranchise, players have been everywhere, from a land before its time to now apost-apocalyptic American nightmare.Far CryNew Dawnis set 17 years after one of the endings forFar Cry5,and follows the same location, Hope County, which is forever altered with new characters, environments, and threats. This certainly isn’tFar Cry5, nor is it aFar Crylike any other. Thisstand-alone sequelwill introduce players to new characters. Some of the characters inFar CryNew Dawncan be used as Guns for Hire, making them great allies for the battlefield....

Fire Emblem Engagehas a Day 1 DLC, in which players can get the Emblem Bracelet Tiki, who appeared in bothShadow DragonandAwakening. Thispaid DLC forFire Emblem Engagecan be played at any time, and players will head to a separate location. Once at the Divine Paralogue islands, players will quickly find the White Dragon Tiki. She will request that Alear fight her before granting her powers, and players will need to take on several fights to complete the DLC....

Taylor Jeffrey Johnson, a professionalPUBGplayer better known as TaylorJay, has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a police manhunt. Johnson was 24-years-old and playedPUBGcompetitively from 2018 to 2020, competing for teams eUnited, Exodus, and YAHO. He earned over $16,000 during the span of his career, and had last competed with YAHO in September 2020. Johnson fled from North Carolina to Pennsylvania following an altercation with a woman, thought to be his ex-girlfriend, which ended with him shooting her multiple times....

Genshin Impactupdates always have two banner cycles that feature various limited characters and weapons. Each character banner includes one or two five-star characters as well as three four-stars. Limited banners last for three to four weeks and players who plan to pull for Raiden Shogun or Sangonomiya Kokomi should do it as soon as possible, considering that update 2.6 is just around the corner. The officialGenshin Impact2.6 livestream has confirmed three five-star characters that will receive their limited banner: Ayato, Venti, and Ayaka....

A newGenshin Impactleak shows how impressively well-designed the animations of the new Scaramouche boss battle are. Weekly bosses are a unique type of domain that provide players with various rewards including their own specific Talent Level-Up materials. While the addition of new playable characters is the main focus of eachGenshin Impactupdate, it seems as though a new boss domain could steal the show in the upcoming update. After months of rumors and speculation, players will finally get to fight the 6th Fatui Harbinger....

Hasbro is bringing back a nostalgic series for its new toy line. No, not that one. Not that one either. It’sBeast Wars, the rather polarizing 90’sTransformersspinoff that ditched the modern vehicle gimmick in favor of animals both current and prehistoric. Don’t worry, it didn’t make much sense back then either. But it still gained a loyal fanbase, much of which persists to this day. Revealed at Hasbro’s “Hascon” digital event and launching in January 2021,Transformers: War for Cybertron: Kingdomwill feature figures of classic and new characters fromBeast Wars: Transformerslike Optimus Primal (no, that’s not a typo), Megatron (but notthatMegatron), Rattrap (spoiler: he’s a rat), and thevillainousBlackarachnia (who likely helped a few viewers discover something new about themselves)....

Video game developers, like all artists, put a little bit of themselves into their work. For Brandon Yu, the solo dev behind recent samurai platformerHAYAI, that manifests in a desire to help his audience experience the same creative joy he does making games. Yu, also known as Chaoclypse, is the kind of person that lives for the creative process, and he’s thought long and hard about how he can replicate the feelings of accomplishment that come with making something for oneself through the medium of video games....

The Last of Us 2continues the story of Ellie and Joel from the first game, but another name is thrown into the mix of this complex narrative. Abby is a new character on the scene, but her integration into this intricate story has been weaved in long before the start of this sequel. Her role in this game ties into a huge theme thatNaughty Dogbrought to this plot in a unique way: the aspect of empathy....

A key plot detail forMarvel’s Spider-Man 2has seemingly been leaked via the description of an upcoming Marvel Legends action figure.Marvel’s Spider-Man 2will be released on PS5 in Fall 2023, so naturally, fans are excited about any new information and tidbits that they may come across. The first game was a massive hit, receiving praise from the gaming community for its gameplay and narrative. It has earned multiple accolades from various award-giving bodies....