Do You Need To Play Death Stranding Before DS2: On The Beach?

Death Stranding 2: On The Beachis definitely one of Hideo Kojima’s stranger games, featuring an enormous ensemble cast, a whole new environment to explore, and a vastly complex narrative that will delight fans of the first game. Of course, with its exceptionally gorgeous visuals, new setting, and intriguing premise, not to mention a swathe of trailers at practically every event possible, newcomers to theDeath Strandingseries may be wondering whether they can jump on board and skip the first game....

July 3, 2025 · 5 min · 1030 words · Brandy Sanders

EA FC 25 Magic Nights Evolution: Best players to use

The Magic Nights Evolution is now live inEA FC 25, and it’s a great set of upgrades if you’re able to afford the coins to to unlock it first. Tonight’s release is yet another premium evolution in this year’s team and costs 50,000 coins to unlock. That said, the upgrades associated with this evolution can do wonders if you can use the right cards. Let’s first take a look at the requirements, followed by the upgrades and the best players to use....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Amanda Franco

Elden Ring Invader Takes Out Host and Co-Op Partners With One Perfectly Timed Attack

Elden Ringhas rooted itself firmly in the consciousness of players. While some players express their love by creatingcustomElden Ringcontrollers for loved ones, others express it by crafting the perfect ambush. After all,Elden Ringis a FromSoftware SoulsBorne game, and the PvP scene in these games are, outside of honorable duels, landscapes of creative treachery and counter-treachery. One player put that into practice by invading a world and then very deftly turning the tables on his Host of Fingers and the Host’s companion....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Carla Huerta

Empyrean Author's Favorite Romance Book Is Developing Into A Movie With Oscar-Winning Producer

An Oscar-nominated producer is developing a big-screen adaptation of a book from theFourth Wing’s author, Rebecca Yarros. Best known for penning theEmpyreanseries, two of Yarros' bestselling novels are currently in the pipeline to be adapted for the small screen. TheFourth WingTV seriesis in the works at Amazon MGM, whileIn the Likely Eventis being adapted into a movie at Netflix. Now,Todd Lieberman (The Housemaid,War Machine) is developing a movie adaptation ofThe Things We Leave Unfinished,per Lionsgate’s press release....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 494 words · Nancy Mayer

Evil Supergirl Becomes a DC Hero in Bold New Codename Reveal

Nearly everyone dreads having their identity stolen, and for Kara Zor-El, that nightmare recently became reality when Lesla-Lar assumed her role asSupergirl. However, with Kara’s help, this former villain is now forging a new path and adopting a fresh identity, allowing her to finally move beyond the reputation of being labeled the“evil Supergirl.” Sophie Campbell and Tamra Bonvillain’sSupergirl#4 picks up right where the previous issue ended, with Kara and Lesla summoned before the Kandorian Science Council to face judgment for their perceived crimes....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Donna Atkinson

Final Fantasy 14: How To Unlock Every Job

Quick Links Final Fantasyis an RPG franchise well-known for its vast array of unique classes and jobs, andFinal Fantasy 14, the series' second foray into the MMORPG genre, is no exception. Featuring19 different jobsat the time of writing, and further increasing with each new expansion release,Final Fantasy 14is fast on track to havethe most jobs in any Final Fantasy game. Fans of the MMORPG genre are likely comfortable with the idea of creating alt characters to experience different classes, butFinal Fantasy 14departs from this tradition by allowing players to swap between jobs on the fly, meaning all jobs can be leveled on a single character....

July 3, 2025 · 5 min · 854 words · David Lucero

Final Fantasy: 10 Rarest Items In The Franchise (That Isn't The Ultima Weapon)

Fans of RPGs look atFinal Fantasynot just for its groundbreaking immersive experiences, but also for its unique take on RPG gameplay. After all, mostFinal Fantasygames offer vast endgame options to continuously challenge players. Moreover, some titles even offer rare items for players to hunt in the latter part of the game’s story. RELATED:Final Fantasy 14: Every Expansion, Ranked Gamers familiar with this concept would allude to the Ultima Weapon, perhaps the most powerful weapon in anyFinal Fantasygame....

July 3, 2025 · 7 min · 1356 words · Jennifer Dudley

Fortnite: How the New Gifting Feature Works

Fortniteupdate 6.31 is now live in Epic Games' wildly popular battle royale game, with the patch adding everything from the legendary pump shotgun to the newgifting feature. For the uninitiated, the gifting feature is something that has been long-desired by fans, so today seems like yet another step in the right direction for the battle royale game and its fan base. To begin with, it’s worth highlighting that this is just the trial period forFortnite’s gifting feature, so those wanting to participate and give feedback should do so by its end in a week....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Leslie Nixon

Fortnite: How to Complete the Week 7 Multi-Step Challenge

Fortnite’s Season 5 Week 7 challenges are live in the game, giving players new objectives to complete in exchange for various rewards. This week is unique in that it adds a multi-step challenge that will likely take multiple matches for players to complete, but if they know how to complete it ahead of time, they could speed things up a bit. This multi-step challenge is split into five stages, and is a Battle Pass challenge, meaning onlyFortniteplayers who have the Battle Pass can complete it....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Stephen Wise

Fortnite: Where to Find the Season 6 Week 8 Hidden Banner

Per usual,Fortniteplayers who manage to clear every season 6 week 8 challenge, including dancing in front ofseven different fish trophies, get to unlock a hidden item. Sometimes, it’s a hidden battle star that rewards players with a free battle pass tier, but other times, it’s a hidden banner to add to the customization options. This week players will be able to find a hidden banner that is disguised on the uncovered chimney in the loading screen....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Michael Martinez

FREE "Overwhelmingly Positive" Steam Game Is A Perfect Slice Of Horror

There are plenty of horror games onSteam, but they’re mostly hit or miss. It’s hard to create a good horror title that doesn’t rely on cheap jump scares or overused motifs and themes. So when a game likeThe Suppercomes along, horror fans should take note. The Supperis ashort psychological horrorgame from Octavi Navarro and White Blanket Games, who specialize in bite-sized atmospheric tales of terror. The game is abeautifully stylized side-scrolling adventure gamethat explores thedarkest corners of the human mind....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Daniel Brown

Ghost In The Shell Director's New Anime 'VladLove' To Start Streaming In Japan

Internationally acclaimed director Mamoru Oshiiis back on the anime scene with yet another new show. The series is titledVladLoveand is a slapstick comedy about a high school girl who happens to cross paths with a vampire. In a recent event at Tokyo’s United Cinema Toyosu theater, Ichigo Animation held a premiere for the first four episodes and announced a release date for the full series. While Oshii is serving as an executive producer and writer, Junji Nishimurawill be directing the series, character designs are by Issei Arakaki, and all three of them were joined during the event by animation producer Toru Miyakoshi....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Tanya Freeman

GTA Online Bans are Causing Trouble for Players

It’s been a tumultuous couple of days forGrand Theft Auto Onlineplayers. Over the course of just two days, a large amount ofGTA OnlinePC gamers have reported having their accounts banned, then unbanned, only to be shut down once again. Earlier this week, droves ofGrand Theft Auto OnlinePC players began reporting that their legitimate, unmodded accounts were beingbanned fromGrand Theft Auto Online. A short while later, most of these bans were reversed, so gamers were free to play online again....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Sherry Gallagher