Summary Apex Legendsremains one of the most popular battle royales on the market, with Season 21 debuting Alter and introducing reworks to Broken Moon. Notably, its upcoming season, Shockwave, is generating significant buzz, primarily due to the introduction of the cyberpunk-inspired E-District map. Beyond the new location, players can anticipate a 25% reduction in controller aim assist within PC lobbies. The season will also featurea revamped battle pass systemand thrilling new game modes, including Straight Shot Revival and the beginner-friendly Bot Royale, which is replacing Orientation Matches....

Summary Assassin’s Creed Shadowshas been the center of attention in gaming for a couple of months now, but not entirely for the best reasons. Persistent controversy has surrounded the upcoming title to the point that it often seems to be more popular to criticize it than it is to be excited about it. Nevertheless,Assassin’s Creed Shadowskeeps marching on headstrong toward its Jun 05, 2025, release date to give players the very firstAssassin’s Creedtitle set in feudal Japan, with dual protagonists who complement both stealth and action playstyles....

Summary Fans of Firaxis Games' 4X turn-based strategy seriesCivilizationwill want to keep their schedules open on Aug 20 for the world gameplay reveal ofSid Meier’s Civilization 7. The reveal of the next installment in theCivilizationseries will be taking place during the Opening Night Live portion of Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, and will be streaming worldwide. Debuting in 1991, the series has become a staple of 4X strategy, combining the genre’s key concepts of “explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate....

Summary Genshin Impactis currently wrapping up the Fontaine region’s series of updates with the 4.8 update coming out on August 02, 2025. Although an exact release date is yet to be set, not long after this, in late August,Genshin Impactwill be releasing the long-awaiting beginning of the Natlan region updates, bringing fans a whole new chapter of the game’s ongoing story to explore, among several other notable features and changes....

Fairy tales have been traced back to times as early as the Bronze Age, with many derived from oral folk tales and mythologies. The appeal of this type of story lies in its fantastical nature, which often includes elements of magic and mythical beings that inspire imagination regardless of age. As such, there are plenty of opportunities to explore the genre in interesting new ways withexciting new narratives. Evidence of the fascination with fairy tales can be found everywhere, from live action and animated film adaptations of original stories, to modern interpretations and even new fairy tales being produced (notably by Disney)....

Summary Full-color manga is hard to come by, but there are some series worth reading if fans know where to look. Throughout all the genres and stories to tell, several series haveincredibly good art, high-quality worldbuilding, and most importantly, a great use of color for visual storytelling. From a retired Yakuza trying to make the most out of his new life as a husband, to an immortal all-time classic that every manga fan should read at least once in their lifetime....

Summary Once exclusively the realm of hobbyists, simulation games have long since escaped the gravitational pull of the personal computer and have entered the universe of mainstream accessibility, thanks to console ports and cross-play. Simulation games are all about giving players the chance to realistically experience another life, profession, or point of view. They tend to be deep, complex, and dense, requiring hundreds of keybinding inputs, mouse-pointer precision, and customizable window centering to function....

Summary After over ten years,Bleachis finally getting a full-fledged console game. TamSoft Corporation is developingRebirth of Souls, seeking to bringBleachinto the fighting game genre once again. The last game wasSoul Resurreccionfor the PlayStation 3, and it was a hack-and-slash, Warriors-style game. For years, Bleach only had mobile Gacha games to its name, but that all changes now with Rebirth of Souls. Rebirth of Soulswill be a 3D-action fighting game. Akin toTekkenorSoul Calibur, but most comparisons bring it close to theNaruto Ultimate Ninja Stormseries orDemon Slayer Hinokami Chronicles....

Summary Bosch: Legacyseason 3 has wrapped filming, and fans are eager to see what storylines and characters will feature in the upcoming season. Titus Welliver will return as Harry Bosch alongside co-leads Mimi Rogers as Honey Chandler, and Madison Lintz as Maddie Bosch. However,one character who won’t be returning is Agent William Baron, played by Anthony Michael Hall, who was leading an FBI task force looking into Bosch and Chandler’s links to Carl Rogers' murder....

Summary Eager fans awaitingCall of Duty: Black Ops 6got a better look at Omnimovement in a new multiplayer reveal trailer for the upcoming title.Call of Duty: Black Ops 6is set to launch this October with 16 original multiplayer maps, two round-based Zombies maps, and a campaign set in the early 90s that picks up after the events ofBlack Ops Cold WarandBlack Ops 2. One of the new features being added toCall of DutyinBlack Ops 6is Omnimovement, the game’s new movement system that allows players to walk, sprint, slide, and dive in any direction....

Quick Links Discovering new creatures throughout the various ecosystems inCreatures of Avato save them will also open up new entries in your Avapedia. This feature will provide important information and quotes about the creatures, but will also bind you to complete a set of Research Tasks that will not only help you tabulate how many creatures you have saved but also invite you to friendly interaction with the different lifeforms on Ava....

Summary Dark Horse Comics has announcedMarvel’s Spider-Man 2—The Poster Collection. The newly unveiled offering featuring dozens ofMarvel’s Spider-Man 2posters is now available for pre-order, and will be hitting the store shelves in November 2024. Embracer Group subsidiary Dark Horse Comicshas long been publishing poster clusters meant to accompany various games. Some of its most popular such collections that have been released in the past were based onFallout 4,Battlefield 1, andDragon Age: Inquisition....

Combining the items, map, and leveling experience of a MOBA with third-person shooter combat, Valve’sDeadlockhas resurrected a fresh take on the MOBA genre from the ashes of similar games likeSuper Monday Night CombatandSmite. In comparison to those games,Deadlockstands out through its wholehearted embrace of popular movement mechanics commonly found inother shooting games. Sliding, air dashes, dodges, and a Stamina bar allow the player to have plenty of control over how they want to position and respond to the ebb and flow of combat....