10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts You Never Knew About Counter-Strike

Counter-Strikehas been a premier series since its inception back in 1999. Astaple in the FPS genre, almost every gamer is familiar withCounter-Strike. Today, the most recent installment of the game (CS:GO) boasts a huge player base and its Esports landscape is flourishing. The franchise is so popular that most of its actual maps including Dust, Seige, and Nuke are made by fans. Related:10 Games To Play If You Love Counter-Strike...

July 15, 2025 · 5 min · 882 words · Mark Davidson

10 Best Soccer Games That Aren't FIFA (According To Metacritic)

Indicative of being themost-watched sport in the world, numerous gaming companies have looked to cash in with soccer video games. Even Nintendo got in on the act in 2007 withMario Strikers Charged,one of Mario’s better sports outings. It is EA who has dominated the soccer game market though. Their first title,FIFA International Soccerwas released in December 1994. Despite releasing at the very end of 1993, it incredibly became the year’s best-selling game....

July 15, 2025 · 6 min · 1241 words · Ashley Alvarez

5 Things We Loved About Ghost Recon: Breakpoint (5 Things We Don’t)

Ghost Recon: Breakpointis Ubisoft’s second big games-as-service release this year alongsideThe Division 2.The first game in the rebooted series divided fans and faced controversy in the wake of its real-world setting offending the Bolivian government in the process. Furthermore, the game’s departure from its tactical shooter roots from last-gen to a less focused open-world setting upset a lot of fans of theTom Clancyuniverse. However, those that remained fans and stuck withGhost Recon: Wildlandswere rewarded with a lot of support from Ubisoft who seemed determined to keep adding new content to the game....

July 15, 2025 · 6 min · 1097 words · James Mendez

7 Hidden Secrets Many Still Haven't Found In 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rimis a ridiculously complicated visual narrative developed by Vanillaware and released in 2019 in Japan, and worldwide in 2020. Its story follows a group of thirteen teenagers across three timelines, chosen to defend the Earth against an alien invasion by piloting a fleet of giant mechs called Sentinels. That’s already a lot of moving pieces. Now add that some of those teenagers are time travelers, while others are alternate-dimension versions of themselves, clones, or robots, and it starts to become apparent why the game’s fans might have a hard time explaining it to others....

July 15, 2025 · 6 min · 1069 words · Joshua Bentley

Across the Spider-Verse’s Spider-Man 2099 Has the Same Flaw as in One Forgotten Video Game

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’s newest trailer offers a tiny bit more context as to why Miles Morales is being chased by hundreds of Spider-Men, but a lot is still left obscured in its marketing. It is made clear that Miguel O’Hara’s Spider-Man 2099 will be an antagonist who is at odds with Miles, and it seems more and more likely that their conflict revolves around Miles choosing to save one person rather than saving “every world....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 624 words · William Morgan

Another Crab's Treasure: Best Defense Shells

ThoughAnother Crab’s Treasureencourages players to keep engaged in combat and trade blows rather than run away, sometimes the best offense is a good defense. Shells naturally protect many animals from harm, but Kril can take the defensive capabilities ofshells available inAnother Crab’s Treasureto a whole other level. Some defense shellsAnother Crab’s Treasureplayers can collect are great for certain areas of the game or because of how long Kril can effectively use them, like the Coconut....

July 15, 2025 · 4 min · 717 words · Joshua Smith

Battlefield 2042 Season 7 Controversy Explained

Summary The recent seasons ofBattlefield 2042have done a lot to redeem the image of the title, which has been subjected to a lot of criticism ever since its release in 2021. A lot of the problems that the game has faced have stemmed from its perceived lack of overall content, and its periodic in-game seasons have been the perfect way to remedy this. These seasons forBattlefield 2042have introduced things like new weapons, game mechanic overhauls, and much-needed quality of life improvements, but the implementation of a range of new maps has arguably been the strongest form of post-launch content for the title....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 578 words · Joshua Johnson

Beginner Tips For Undisputed

Summary Steel City Interactive’s boxing sim,Undisputed, has transitioned from Early Access to a full launch. Touted as the premier boxing game for modern consoles, the developers are committed to rolling out additional updates over time. Unlike traditional fighting games, this is a combat sports game that sharesmore similarities withEA’s UFC 5. Undisputeddoes not require complex inputs in order for players to execute specific moves, and it’s uncommon for a fight to end in minutes—though it can happen....

July 15, 2025 · 6 min · 1232 words · Anna Wong

Best Noir Light Novels

Summary There is certainly no shortage ofmystery and detective storiesin the light novel community. With such creative stories asNo Game No LifeandThe Apothecary Diariesbeing two of the most popular series in the genre, it is safe to say that there are several angles from which any mystery series may take in terms of its plot. One such angle a mystery or detective light novel may take is by implementing the noir approach to its plot....

July 15, 2025 · 5 min · 991 words · Brian Graham

Breaking Bad Super Bowl Ad Reunites Walt And Jesse With Tuco Salamanca

ManyBreaking Badviewers remember the show best for Walter White’s and Jesse Pinkman’s first actual score in the drug game with meth addict/kingpin Tuco Salamanca in the cartel. Because of how well-remembered that scene is even 15 years later, it appears that the three of them will be making a reunion for the upcoming Super Bowl commercial for Popcorners. RELATED:Logan Paul And KSI’s Prime Drink Will Have a Super Bowl Commercial...

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Sarah Jackson

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Fans Aren't Happy About Its Skill Based Matchmaking

To the chagrin of most players,Call of Duty: Modern Warfareended up with skill-based matchmaking (SBMM). For the most part, theModern Warfarecommunity has put up with it, but now more than ever, fans are calling for Infinity Ward to make changes to the way matchmaking is carried out. Posted by user DJRSXS, the Reddit post hosting the comments addressing the issue is a pretty simple one. It’s a meme depicting how everyone commenting on the post istrying to get Infinity Ward’s attentionto no avail....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Jenna Silva

Call of Duty: Warzone Update Fixes 'Drop Weapon' Exploit

Infinity Ward releases a newCall of Duty: WarzoneandModern Warfareupdate on most Tuesdays, but this week will apparently have two separate updates for fans of the game to download. While there will be aModern Warfareplaylist updatereleased a little bit later on, Infinity Ward has started rolling out a quick patch that addresses some bugs and exploits plaguing its popular shooter games. The new patch is available for all platforms. It renames the Border War skin in the shop, as well as fixes amajorWarzoneexploitthat was essentially allowingCall of Dutyplayers to cheat in the game....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Joshua Price

Deadpool's Best Quotes From His Movies

Summary TheDeadpoolmovies have been a massive success from years before they were even released, thanks to some leaked test footage. Besides great action, the hilarious talents of Ryan Reynolds, and a new important place in the future of the MCU, the cinematic adventures of Deadpool also feature some truly iconic quotes. Even without the third film having been released yet, there already exists a wide library of wonderful, zany, vulgar, and bizarre quotes from theDeadpoolmovie franchise....

July 15, 2025 · 8 min · 1556 words · Leslie Colon