Games That Parody Final Fantasy

Final Fantasyis one of the most popular JRPG series of all time. Since its debut in 1987,Final Fantasyhas been one of Square’s biggest franchises that has churned out hit after hit. Many people think that the modern entries in the series don’t live up to the lofty standards set by previous games in the series, but that’s a minor complaint in the grand scheme of things. Related:The Main Villains From The Final Fantasy Series, Ranked Since this series is so iconic in its own right, it’s only a given thatmany games have been inspired by the brilliance ofFinal Fantasy....

May 20, 2025 · 5 min · 915 words · Mr. Jesse Walters

Gears Tactics: How to Beat the Brumak Boss Fight

Gears Tacticsis a new turn-based strategy game fromSplash Damageand The Coalition, serving as a prequel to theGears of Warfranchise as a whole.Gears Tacticsrequires genuine strategy for anyone trying to play through the campaign, with the stiffest challenges coming from the game’s challenging boss fights. The first boss thatGears Tacticsplayers will face off against is none other than the Brumak. Essentially the Locust-equivalent of a T-Rex, Brumaks are massive beasts equipped with missiles and machineguns....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Reginald Dennis

Genshin Impact: Raiden Shogun Story Quest Act I Walkthrough

Player Mistakes Back to All Character Guides Raiden Shogun is one of therichest characters when it comes to loreand characterisation inGenshin Impact. With her status as Electro Archon, as well as her long history and many identities linked to the land of Inazuma, it feels like there’s much to be discovered when it comes to her. In this manner, her story quest gives a much-needed insight into the personality of a side that the player sees far less of....

May 20, 2025 · 5 min · 1059 words · John Bryant

Halo: Who Is The Better Spartan? Master Chief Versus Noble 6

Haloboasts an incredibly long and remarkable history, one that continues tobe popular today. While many accredit the game’s success to revolutionary mechanics and narrative, much of it is attributed to the Spartans. RELATED:Halo: Ranking The Strongest Spartans (That Aren’t Master Chief) Superhuman soldiers fostered for the Covenant-Human War, Spartans are the UNSC’s finest defenders of humanity. Throughout theHaloseries, players have the opportunity to step into the shoes of these venerable super soldiers....

May 20, 2025 · 8 min · 1497 words · Ruth Lopez

Horizon Zero Dawn Confirmed for PC

Rumors and misinformation have flittered around since last year aboutHorizon Zero Dawnreceiving a PC port. But as a today, an official confirmation from Hermen Hulst puts an end to them. Hulst is the Head of PlayStation Worldwide Studios and the former managing director of Guerrilla – the studio behindHorizon Zero Dawn. As such, when he took part in an interview with PlayStation Blog (PSB) to discuss the PlayStation’s future, the game inevitably came up....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Russell Matthews

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity?

TheHyrule Warriorsspin-off game has always been an interesting proposition forZeldafans, one that was met with largely positive reception. Like the otherDynasty Warriorsgames, the first game was a simple beat ‘em up that also felt like a greatest hits condensation ofThe Legend of Zeldafranchise into a Musou framework.Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamityis doing something drastically different this time around, instead following inBreath of the Wild’s footsteps with a canon spin-off in the storiedZeldafranchise....

May 20, 2025 · 5 min · 946 words · Matthew Harris

Jesse Plemons Cast As Lead In New Martin Scorsese Thriller

Jesse Plemons is the latest to sign onto Martin Scorsese’s newest thrillerKillers of the Flower Moon. TheApple Studiosfilm already has some big names attached, with Scorsese favorites Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro previously confirmed to star. The new Scorsese thriller is based on David Grann’s bestselling non-fiction bookKillers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. It tells the true story of a series of murders of the Osage Native Americans set in Osage County, Oklahoma in the early 1920s....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Courtney Hines

Jujutsu Kaisen: Choso's Arc Has Finally Come Full Circle

Summary Very few characters inJujutsu Kaisenhave had the kind of character arc that Choso did. In his first appearance, he was merely the older brother of Kechizu and Eso, so fans automatically assumed that he was evil. This was later proven right by his allegiance to the Disaster Curses and his killing of many innocents in the Shibuya Incident arc. However, upon finding out how Kenjaku tampered with his and his brothers' lives, Choso defects to the side of the heroes....

May 20, 2025 · 5 min · 865 words · Kristen Mullen

Kinda Funny Unveils Tournament to Pick Best PS4 Exclusive

After almost five years on the market, thePlayStation 4is nearing the end of its lifespan. But beforethe long-anticipated PS5hits the market, many players are choosing to look back on the current generation’s greatest hits. Amongst these many retrospectives, the popular YouTube channel Kinda Funny is putting a unique spin on its tribute to the PS4 by inviting fans to rank the console’s many exclusives. Following its initial cancellation in 2017, Kinda Funny re-introduced its PlayStation-based podcastP....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Kara Johnson

Loot Box Buyers More Likely to Be Problem Gamblers Reveals Study

An Australian survey finds that gamers who buy loot boxes are more likely to be problem gamblers. The study is part of growing research into the topic of video game loot boxes with a survey from June finding thatmore than two-thirds of gamers think that loot boxes are gambling. The CQUniversity, Australia’s Experimental Gambling Research Laboratory (EGRL) for the NSW Government Responsible Gambling Fund, has put together a survey looking at the hypothesis that loot boxes are “grooming” young people for gambling....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 507 words · Melody Russell

LOTR: What Are The Half-Orcs?

The Orcs of theLord of the Ringsfranchise are among the most villainous fantasy beings in the history of fiction. They’re unpleasantly inspired by the Mongols, they destroy everything they encounter, and their Kryptonite is sunlight. There are a lot of variants of Orcs across the books, but the idea of a human intermixed with human DNA to create half-orcs only comes up a couple of times. In broad fantasy fiction, half-orcs are fairly common....

May 20, 2025 · 4 min · 792 words · Reginald Garner

MLB The Show 22 Fan Gets Incredible Pull in Hospital Room With Wife and Newborn Baby

When it comes to pulling packs inMLB The Show 22, there’s no feeling more exhilarating than to pull one of the featured players. The top units in each series usually boast an overall rating of 90-or-above, contain some of the best stats inMLB The Show 22, and routinely feature MLB’s top players. The problem with obtaining these players is that the odds are not in favor of the player base. For every 150 packs, players have a ~4....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · Ashley Collins

Mortal Kombat 1: How to Complete the THROW $3000 Klue in Season 6 of Invasion Mode

There are threeKlues in the Rampart Mesaduring Season 6 of Invasions Mode, two of which can be accessed as part of the player’s first visit to the area. THROW $3000 will probably be the first one that mostMortal Kombat 1players arrive at, though, as it’s tied to the No Peace node in the opening section of the Mesa. This is arguably one of the more cryptic Klues in Season 6 of Invasions, although the mention of money should help to point players in the direction of one particularMortal Kombat 1Kombatant....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Randy Shaffer