Civilization 7 Can't Go The Way of Elder Scrolls 6

Summary As the series’ sixth entry slowly edges towards its tenth anniversary, many fans of Sid Meier’s acclaimed strategy franchise have already started looking forward to what awaits them inCivilization 7. AlthoughCivilization 7has been rumored to have a release date sometime in 2024, a lack of updates from developer Firaxis means that it’s still unclear when the game will actually see the light of day. No matter whenCivilization 7eventually releases, though, Firaxis needs to ensure fans aren’t left in the lurch with a lengthy wait between its official reveal and the day gamers actually get their hands on the grand strategy sequel....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 850 words · Katrina Rhodes

Demon Slayer Fan Creates Incredible Inosuke Hashibira Cosplay

Over the past few years, the popular adventureDemon Slayerquickly became one of the most-watched anime series. The series has grown an international audience and an incredible fan base. In celebration of the series, cosplayerexotic_kiwi306shared an impressive recreation of fan-favorite demon slayer Inosuke. Demon Slayer’s Inosuke is knownfor the signature hollowed-out boar head mask, which was the head of a boar that raised him as a child. The character’s appearance is also recognizable for his lack of shirt or demon slayer uniform and for having a great amount of muscle mass for his age....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Kimberly Mccarthy

Diablo 4 Beta Progress Isn't Carrying Over

Diablo 4players who participated in the previous playtests won’t be able to carry their progress to the upcoming playtest in May. So, if they want to participate again and enjoyDiablo 4just a little bit more before the official launch, they will need to recreate their characters from scratch. Since the announcement ofDiablo 4, fans have been eager to see if the new sequel will bethe best game in theDiablofranchise. So, the previous playtests were crowded with people....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Austin Pierce

Diablo Immortal Streamer‘s Spending Passes $20,000 Without Legendary Gem

WhenDiablo Immortalstreamer Quin69 told viewers that the road to $20,000 had begun during one of his streams last week, few could have foreseen that he’d ever reach the end of it. After all, the odds thathe had already spent more than NZ$10,000 onDiablo Immortalwithout getting a single 5/5-Star Legendary Gem already seemed unlikely enough. Sadly, however, the streamer’s luck hasn’t improved one bit since then. Eight days and countless Rifts later, Quin69 has now reached yet another unlikely milestone, with his most recent stream pushing his total spend well past the NZ$20,000 mark....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · Carolyn Nelson

Does Thor: Love and Thunder Work Better As A Romcom?

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the biggest thing in cinema and that level of ubiquity amplifies the cultural reaction to its every success and failure. Every detail of every project that comes out with the Marvel brand attached will be systematically dissected by a thousand different viewers with a thousand different perspectives. RELATED:Thor: Love And Thunder Makes The Case For Creative Freedom Thor: Love and Thunderis a bizarre new part of Marvel’s output, and it has left fans divided....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 751 words · Mr. Gregory Jordan DDS

Dragon's Dogma 2: All Portcrystal Locations (& How to Get Portable Portcrystals)

Quick Links Portcrystals are objects inDragon’s Dogma 2that areused to serve as pointsto which players can fast-travel. Fans cannot teleport to the Portcrystals immediately upon starting a playthrough, though, as they must first be activated. This guide is here to assist with that endeavor, and details on the locations of the Portcrystals inDragon’s Dogma 2can be found in what follows. Updated April 11th, 2024 by Russ Boswell:Portcrystals are one of the only ways to fast travel in Dragon’s Dogma 2, making them a vitally important resource for players as the DD2 map is quite large....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Matthew Hammond

EA Motive’s Iron Man Should Steer Clear of This Controversial Character

LikeMarvel’s Spider-Man, it is exciting to see what EA Motive’sIron Mancan achieve with an original narrative. Iron Man has been a prominent part of Marvel iconography for the last decade, but that is actually why the character has the most to offer a fresh take in order to break that mold and separate itself from the MCU. That will only be possible if Tony Stark’s character is starkly different from Robert Downey Jr....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 594 words · Jason White

EA Opening New Studio With Ex-Monolith Dev to Create Open World Game

The video game industry is constantly shifting as development and publishing teams are established, new partnerships are struck, and companies are bought out.Electronic Artsis no stranger to this kind of flux that moves talent all over the place, even developing areputation for shutting down studiosafter acquiring them. However, a lot of talent is now headed to the Seattle area where EA is building a brand-new development studio. According to a report from GamesIndustry....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · John Andersen

EA Shuts Down Sequel Hopes For Cult Classic Game

A sequel to a cult classic game has just been officially shelved byElectronic Arts. AsElectronic Arts has laid off more employeesdue to an unfortunate trend in the gaming industry, it looks as if more adjustments within the company are coming soon.WithElectronic Arts shutting down more servicesfor its older games, the gaming giant seems to be adjusting its funding for its classic games library. While nothing explicit has been stated regarding future plans within the company, a recent tweet confirms that another cult classic title’s funding may have been rejected by the publisher....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Amanda Bailey

Elden Ring Players Notice Small Changes FromSoftware Has Made Since Launch

Elden Ringreceived near universal praise at launch, but that has not deterred FromSoftware from implementing countless changes since February this year. The alterations range from entirely restructuring the balance and accessibility ofElden Ring’s PvP, to differences so minute that even those with hundreds of hours spent in the Lands Between would struggle to recognize them. Elden Ringwas considered a masterpieceat launch by fans and critics alike, though there were some occasional performance issues....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Elizabeth Porter

Elden Ring: What to Do If You Can't Level Up

FromSoftware’s smash hit open world gameElden Ringhas been out for almost two months at this point, so it’s safe to say that many Tarnished have successfully completed the game and are in their New Game+ runs. SomeElden Ringplayers who managed to beat the game’s final boss and started their journey over from the beginning may be confused about why they can’t level up when resting at a Site of Grace, but there’s a simple explanation....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Robert Rodriguez

Escape from Tarkov Issues Update on Cheating Scandal

Escape from Tarkovhas released an update on the ongoing cheating scandal. It comes after a fan’sEscape from Tarkovinvestigation claimed that 60% of matches had cheatersin the game. Escape from Tarkovwasfirst released to the public in 2017, and development has remained steady ever since. There were some hiccups along the way, withdeveloper Battlestate Games recently being banned from Twitch, but overall it’s been pretty smooth with a constant stream of content being added to the game....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Jaime Joseph

Games To Play If You Like Final Fantasy 16

Final Fantasy 16, right now, is a PS5 exclusive. Sony has received this treatment in the past before like withFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. It was on PS4 first before hitting other platforms. So, after this timed exclusivity is over, will the game head over to the Xbox family or maybe even the Switch via the Cloud? Related:Final Fantasy 16: How Long to Beat It’s hard to say if those two consoles will ever getFinal Fantasy 16, but fans don’t have to worry....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 929 words · Chelsea Ruiz