It's Time for Minecraft to Host an 'All-Star' Mob Vote

Introduced in 2017, theMinecraftMob Vote is Mojang’s player-decided contest to vote in one new mob to be added into the next update. It’s a nice concept, as it shows that Mojang listens to the players to make changes to the game. However, it’s unfair in its core for minority groups who vote for the losing mobs, as they’re left empty-handed, and the loser mobs are seemingly scrapped. This makes it hard not to wonder ifMinecraftshould hold another Mob Vote with all the mobs that lost in previous votes, giving the runner-ups a second chance....

June 16, 2025 · 4 min · 689 words · Carly Butler

LEGO Fortnite: How to Survive the Cold Temperature

LEGO Fortniteis the ultimate survival crafting adventure game mode inFortnite,where players can explore different biomes,collect resources, and fight deadly monsters. The game features distinct maps with different temperatures. As such, players need to monitor their temperature levels because extreme weather conditions can be damaging over time. Often times, players will find themselves stuck in the cold, especially if they’re out exploring the Frostlands biome.LEGO Fortniteinforms players when their temperature is dropping with a notification stating,‘You are cold....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · Christopher Mosley

Life is Strange 2 Did Endings Better Than True Colors

Even though it still has a dedicated following,Life is Strange 2is often considered one of the least popular games of the franchise. It changed up the formula in many ways. For example, players don’t assume the role of the young adult with the superpower, but rather, the older brother of Daniel, who must learn when and how to use histelekinesis. It’s also the most political, a big deterrent for many who’d rather not engage in discussions about immigration and the Mexican-American border....

June 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1043 words · Mark Wallace

LOTR: Why Didn't Eomer Take Eowyn With Him When He Was Banished From The Kingdom?

Eomer is one of many characters in theLord of the Ringswho seems fairly ambiguous.When the audience first meets Eomerand his riders of the mark surrounding Aragorn, Gimli, and Leoglas in the plains of Rohan, it is difficult to know whether he is friend or foe. After they tell him of their plight, and he fears he might have killed their friends Merry and Pippin, he seems to be sympathetic, and gives them horses — however, some may argue that even this is begrudging....

June 16, 2025 · 4 min · 832 words · Jessica Jimenez

Maquette: Into the Darkness Trophy Guide

While the description associated withMaquette’s Into the Darkness trophy, which reads “a leap everyone must take,” might be a bit confusing, it is actually one of the game’s simplest achievements. Indeed, all that a player must do in order to obtain this trophy is jump off of a particular ledge, which they will encounter during standard gameplay.Puzzle game fansthat are looking for the precise location of that ledge will find it in this guide, and it should make earning the achievement a breeze....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Karen Ramirez

One Piece: How Kuma Will Rescue Luffy, Explained

Summary One Piece’sEgghead Island arc continues with great intensity and it seesthe very first war in the Final Sagaof the story finally begin. Fans are incredibly excited to see what Oda has in store for them, especially because he has always been clear about the fact that he’s most excited to draw this segment of his story. So far, the events on Egghead Island have been incredibly intense, with the war finally kicking off a few chapters ago....

June 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1361 words · Tina Vazquez

Persona 5's Development Took Almost Ten Years, but Persona 6's Shouldn't

Early conceptual development onPersona 5began in 2008 following the release ofPersona 4, but the bulk of development began afterCatherine’s release in 2011. The engineCatherinewas built on ended up serving as the foundation forPersona 5’s custom engine, and thus the nextPersona’s unfortunately long-winded development began. Originally intended to release on the PS3, Atlus saw multiple circumstantial roadblocks that unintentionally extendedPersona 5’s development far longer than intended.Persona 5did eventually release in 2016 in Japan (2017 in the west), though not without development experiencing its fair share of hurdles....

June 16, 2025 · 4 min · 765 words · Amy Larson

Pokemon GO Ending Support for Some Apple and Android Devices

Pokemon GOrecentlycelebrated its fourth anniversary, which means the popular mobile AR experience has been around for four years of new phone releases and operating system updates. As mobile users would probably expect, a game that updates as frequently as PoGO (multiple times per month) cannot continue to support every mobile device forever. Every once in a while a few older mobile operating systems have to get cut from the list of supported devices and it is time for that culling once again....

June 16, 2025 · 4 min · 658 words · Kevin Brooks

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Player Takes Hilariously Mean Selfie

The jury may still be out onPokemon Scarlet and Violetand whether the game’s pros outweigh the shortcomings, but it hasn’t stopped players from enjoying the many smaller features added to the new generation, including taking some hilarious selfies with the new camera mode. While some are enjoying the new generation of pocket monsters and embarking on new adventures,other players have returned their copies ofPokemon Scarlet and Violetout of frustration. Those who have continued to check out the games found new ways to enjoy their experience that go beyond the realms of filling up their Pokedex or collecting shiny badges....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Nathan Hill

Princess Peach: Showtime’s Greatest Challenge Might Be Its Secrets

Summary It’s clear thatPrincess Peach: Showtimewas designed with casual audiences in mind, given its developer Good Feel’s history of producing charming titles that are accessible to all audiences. Despite the core gameplay ofPrincess Peach: Showtimefollowing a somewhat simplistic formula, the game’s optional content provides a solid challenge that more seasoned fans of theMariofranchise shouldn’t skip out on. Within the game’s collectathon elements hide what may be its greatest challenges, requiring players to uncover the game’s secrets to unlock everythingPrincess Peach: Showtimehas to offer....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 589 words · Madison Rose

Red Dead Redemption 2 Achieves its Highest Concurrent Player Count on PC

Statistics show that, more than four years later,Red Dead Redemption 2has hit an all-time high when it comes to concurrent players, at least on the PC version. As one of themost immersive and visually stunning video gamesever released, Rockstar’s Wild West RPG was a masterclass in development, containing a rich story and intriguing characters, all wrapped up in an enormous open world, so it’s not surprising that fans are still playing it....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Scott Gillespie

Red Dead Undead Nightmare 2 is Long Overdue

Rockstar Games’Red Dead Redemptionseries has been giving players an old west sandbox to cause mayhem in for years now.Red Dead Redemptionbrought players on a high stakes old western adventure following John Marston on his mission to kill his old gang, andRed Dead Redemption 2brought the story back in time to the height of said gang. Both titles are considered some of the best that Rockstar has ever made, andRed Dead Redemption 2is considered one of the best open-worlds in gaming....

June 16, 2025 · 5 min · 961 words · Kelsey Murphy

Rise of the Ronin Owes a Debt of Gratitude to an Unexpected Franchise

Summary BetweenFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth,Dragon’s Dogma 2, and Team Ninja’sRise of the Ronin, fans of sweeping, open-world adventures have plenty of excellent options to choose from in just the first quarter of 2024. Ahead ofRise of the Ronin’s release, many fans questioned whether the game would be similar to other Team Ninja Soulslikes such asNiohorWo Longor if it would share more in common with games likeGhost of TsushimaandAssassin’s Creed. The open-world game design on display inRise of the Ronindefinitely has similarities to the Ubisoft formula, but it actually has much more in common withFar CrythanAssassin’s Creed....

June 16, 2025 · 4 min · 686 words · Jeffrey Clark