Hogwarts Legacy: Most Overpowered Spells

Summary Hogwarts Legacyoffers players the opportunity to cast a wide variety of strong spells and curses, many of which they may have encountered through the Harry Potter books and films. With this powerful magic at their fingertips (or wand tips) players can defeat themost dangerous wizards and beastsin the game. Even though their character starts as a Fifth Year, they can easily become one of themost talented wizards in Hogwarts....

May 21, 2025 · 7 min · 1434 words · David Thornton

Industry Analyst Reveals Surprising Bestselling Gaming Accessory

Summary An industry analyst has revealed that the DualSense Edge controller for thePlayStation 5is the best-selling accessory of 2023 in the US in dollar sales. The DualSense Edge is a pro-levelPS5controller primarily aimed at competitive gamers, and it comes with a bunch of notable features that set it apart from the standard DualSense controller. TheDualSense Edge is a fully customizable device, as it allows fans to swap stick caps and the back buttons on the controller....

May 21, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Donald Bruce

JoJo: 7 Characters Who Were Given The Worst Stands

Stands have become the main power system after replacing Hamon inJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders. Many fans were upset by this change because Hamon was something that could be learned. Stands, on the other hand, cannot be chosen by a character, so it is impossible to alter their abilities. RELATED:JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Strongest Stands In The Series Trying to get a powerful Stand is similar to trying to win the lottery, very rarely does an individual get the desired result....

May 21, 2025 · 5 min · 904 words · Nicole Everett

Leak Claims that Fortnite is Working on New Movement Mechanic

Summary A leak revealed thatFortniteis working on a new rope-swinging mechanic for the popular battle royale title.Fortniteis no stranger to adding new movement mechanics to keep the game feeling fresh, and it seems to be continuing that trend. Over the years,Fortnitehas added various movement features like sprinting, sliding, mantling, and more. These updates have allowed the game to keep up with competitors likeApex LegendsandCall of Duty, both of which offer fast-paced movement mechanics....

May 21, 2025 · 3 min · 542 words · Christopher Houston

Metal Gear: Best Fourth Wall Breaks

Summary Breaking the fourth wall feels modern, but it’s actually as old as the hills. From Shakespeare putting a play within a play in bothHamletandA Midsummer’s Night Dream(complete withMystery Science Theater 3000-esque commentary), to Cervantes critiquing himself inDon Quixote, creators have been nudge-winking the audience for centuries. It’s been done in video games too, withMetal Gearbeing the most famous for smashing the barrier between game and reality. Creator Hideo Kojima couldn’t settle with a standard stealth-action game about terrorists and walking tanks....

May 21, 2025 · 7 min · 1379 words · Dennis Craig

Metroid Dread: Every Type of Door (& How to Open Them)

As is customary forMetroidgames,Metroid Dreadfeatures a wide variety of doors and blocks that will bar players' progress at various points throughout the game. Each one requires a different tool or technique to overcome, allowing the developers to hide the entrances tosecret and late-game areasin plain sight from the very beginning of Samus' adventure. RELATED:Metroid Dread: Every Piece of Equipment (& Where to Find Them) As well as nine different types of doors,Metroid Dreadalso features six special dome-shaped door covers that can prevent players from progressing....

May 21, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Melissa Snow

Minecraft Fan Makes Their Own Sniffer Plush

AMinecraftfan has created their own plush of one of the game’s next mobs, the community voted Sniffer. WithMojang also announcing version 1.20, which will be rolling out in 2023, the open-world sandbox release is still flying high after all these years, with new content being implemented on a regular basis. What’s keeping the title so popular is the fact that it allows for unlimited creative potential, and players have spent the past decade or so showing off their projects....

May 21, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Lauren Drake

Mistakes New Players Make In Mount & Blade 2 Bannerlord

Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlordis one of the most immersive and liberatingmedieval fantasy sandbox gamesout there. Even now, there’s still nothing quite like it. However, to get to the meat of the game and to actually be immersed, some beginners to the franchise might have to learn some hard lessons. With how steep the learning curve is forBannerlord, it’s easy to make mistakes. Related:Early Access Games That Should Be Fully Released In 2022 There’s also the fact that the game isn’t complete yet at the time of writing and is still hovering around in its early access phase....

May 21, 2025 · 8 min · 1522 words · Jason Campbell

Overwatch 2 Players Aren't Happy About 'Generic' Orisa Javelins With Old Skins

AnOverwatch 2player shares a video of them going through all of Orisa’s new Legendary skins and notices that her javelin is the default look. The javelin is default regardless of if they are on anOverwatchorOverwatch 2skin. Orisa’s new javelin has been a fun addition to a Tank that has been much maligned for her static play.Orisa’s javelin offers both offensive and defensive utilityand is also a part of her new ultimate ability....

May 21, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Michele Jenkins

Palworld: How to get Legendary Feathered Hair Band Schematic

Exploring the Palpagos Islands, players will encounter various Pals inPalworld. But since not all of them will be peaceful, you need to makegood equipment and weaponsin advance. Luckily, the game has a huge variety of items, including Legendary ones like the Feathered Hair Band. But as with other Legendary gear, you will need to first learn how to get the Legendary Feathered Hair Band Schematic. Feathered Hair Band Schematic 4 Legendary Schematics are blueprints that cannot simply be unlocked in the Tech tree....

May 21, 2025 · 3 min · 553 words · Matthew Lee

Phasmophobia ‘Apocalypse’ Update Rolls Out

Fans ofPhasmophobiawill be pleased to know that the recently teased “Apocalypse” patch has now started rolling out. Since releasing back in 2020, Kinetic’s multiplayer ghost hunting title has been scaring the pants off many players, and thegame is even scarier in virtual reality. Despite it still being in the early stages of development, it quickly became something of a phenomenon in the indie horror scene, and the studio is only too keen to keep the updates coming out....

May 21, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Susan Pham

Pokémon: 10 Secret Side Quests Everyone Missed

AlthoughPokémonis a role-playing game, it has never really stuck to the usual gameplay tropes associated with the genre. In particular, the series suffers somewhat due to the lack of side content outside of completing the Pokédex, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any side content, it is just usually not openly given to the player so freely. Related:10 Saddest Pokedex Entries, Ranked FromGold & Silveronwards, Game Freak has slowly but surely started to embrace side quests inPokémongames, withSword & Shieldhaving a great deal of side content that is fairly easy to find, particularly inThe Isle of ArmorandThe Crown TundraDLC....

May 21, 2025 · 7 min · 1301 words · Amanda Yang

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart Video Shows How Series Has Evolved Over the Years

Next week, the latest game in the long-runningRatchet & Clankfranchisewill debut on the PlayStation 5 in the form ofRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart. There have been numerousRatchet & Clankgames since the series first debuted on the PlayStation 2 back in 2002, and in celebration of the new game as well as the franchise as a whole, Sony has released a video showing how it’s evolved over the years. The video starts by showing gameplay of the very firstRatchet & Clankgame on the PlayStation 2 in a room withRatchet & Clankposters on the wall....

May 21, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Meghan Brennan