Remnant 2: How to Get The Hellfire Flamethrower

Remnant 2features a new slate of weapons as well as some fan favorites from the previous game. One such returning weapon is theHellfire, a Hand Gun that was previously obtainable by slaying the Root dragon on Earth. This time, however, players can expect an entirely different version of this gun together with a whole new acquisition method. RELATED:Remnant 2: How to Get the Atom Smasher In contrast with the first game, the Hellfire inRemnant 2is only obtainable in campaign mode, and players will need to fight through all three worlds before they can get their hands on this gun....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Darrell Dixon

Sci-Fi Adventure Game A Space For The Unbound Gets Launch Trailer

Toge Productions has revealed a launch trailer for an upcoming sci-fi adventure game calledA Space for the Unbound. The indie studio Mojiken has previously releasedcozy indie titlessuch asDivinationandA Raven Monologue, which both hold “very positive” reviews on Steam, andWhen The Past Was Around, which is rated as “overwhelmingly positive.” Mojiken’s games tend to focus on narrative as the key component, but also come with gorgeous art.A Space for the UnboundandWhen The Past Was Aroundhave both been published by Toge Productions, which is most famous for thecritically acclaimedCoffee Talk....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 472 words · Abigail Li

Sega Wants to Continue Sonic Adventure Series

After years since the previous official entry, the next chapter in theSonic the Hedgehogseries is finally on its way. AsSonic Frontiersdevelopment goes on, Sonic Team’s creative officer reflects on the lessons taken from previous games in the series. Taking on a very different structure from previous games,Sonic Frontiers' “open-zone” design takes on an open-world formula with smaller, more linear zones accessible from the open area. Fan reaction to the gameplay shown so far has been mainly negative, but not very much of the game has been shown off just yet....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Susan Escobar

Star Wars: KOTOR Remake Should Keep the Story But Little Else

There are few film-inspired games as celebrated asStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.Despite being a part of theLegendsline ofStar Warsstories, and thus not existing in the current canon,Knight of the Old Republichas still left an incredible imprint not only on theStar Warsfranchise but also on video games at large. Familiar story elements can be spotted inThe Clone WarsandRebelstelevision shows, whileMass Effectis effectivelyKOTOR’sspiritual successor—the two games were even developed by the same company....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 909 words · Jeremy Welch

Starfield Players Think Bethesda Cut an Entire Ship Brand Out of the Game

Summary SomeStarfieldfans believe that Bethesda may have cut Trident ships out of the game at the last minute.Starfieldhad fewer bugs than any other Bethesda gameat launch, but this does not mean that the version that saw the light of day was everything the developers were planning, and these players believe they have evidence of that. Starfieldwas launched back in September. Despite being available as part of Game Pass,Starfieldis still selling very welland can be considered a big success....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · Victor Stanley

Stranger Things' Maya Hawke Wants Robin Buckley To Die A Hero's Death

Now thatStranger Thingsis heading towards its series finale fans, the actors are excited to see how things play out and that includes Maya Hawke, who has a very distinct idea about how Robin Buckley’s story will end. Hawke wants to see her character, who was introduced in season 3 ofStranger things, go out a hero. Hawke made it clear that she knows that the final season ofStranger Thingsmeans that people are going to die....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Tammy Weaver

Tales of Arise’s Darker Story is Perfect for Its JRPG Formula

Tales of Ariseis the most recent installment in Bandai Namco’sTalesseries, a brightly-colored action-JRPG franchise, well known for mercilessly interrogating fantasy and sci-fi genre conventions. Although previous titles in the series are known for having anime-style graphics and playful writing, the series also has a reputation for stepping into some surprisingly grim territory.Tales of Arisetakes full advantage of this legacy to present an unflinchingly dark look at the unfair world it’s created, all while fitting neatly into the JRPG formula....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 725 words · Brittany Webster

The Best Games Set During The Plague Or A Similar Epidemic

With eerieplague doctors, rats, rot, insects, and the constant threat of disease, games set in the midst of various plagues can be terrifying. Whether it is a disease that kills violently or one that reanimates the dead into classic zombies, it can serve as a perfect tense backdrop for countless games. Many games have utilized plagues as a setting, with varying degrees of success. Some games fail to capture the horror and others still never really use the setting effectively....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 1040 words · John Nelson

The Best Xbox Third-Person Shooters, Ranked By How Well They Hold Up

In November 2001, Microsoft made the plunge into the gaming industry with their first Xbox console. The original Xbox had stiff competition with the PlayStation 2 and GameCube both releasing around the same time, though the green brand got off to a fantastic start with their launch titleHalo: Combat Evolved.Along with RPGs, third and first-person shooters would become a major part of the original Xbox’s success. RELATED:Great Xbox Games To Play If You Like God of War...

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 838 words · Alexander Browning

The Case Study of Vanitas: Who is Naenia?

Warning: This contains spoilers for The Case Study of Vanitas The corruption of true names and the ringleader of the Parade of Charlatan is not Vanitas, Vampire of the Blue Moon, like everyone believes. That honor goes to Naenia, a shadowy figure who, for reasons unknown, desires nothing more than to defile the true names of vampires. Thisboogeyman figureserves as the main antagonist in TheCase Study of Vanitas. She hunts down vampires and haunt them, torturing them with visions, fears, and nightmares, until they give her their true name....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 747 words · Bryan Mckee

The First Mortal Kombat Movie Didn't Know How To Use Sonya Blade

There is a lot to like aboutthe 1995Mortal Kombatmovie. Christopher Lambert is charmingly impish as Raiden, God of Thunder, Cairy-Hirokyuki Tagawa is menacing as Shang Tsung, and the theme music is very memorable. The main cast of heroes is great too. They all have entertaining arcs that develop them as people while tying into the main story. All of them, that is, except for Sonya Blade. Sonya’s character arc starts off as strongly asLiu Kang’s or Johnny Cage’s....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 877 words · Abigail Wright

The HTC Vive XR Elite Is What the Vive Flow Should Have Been

HTCrecently announced its newest standalone VR/AR headset at CES 2023. TheHTCVive XR Elite is a small, convertible, all-in-one headset meant to compete with the Meta Quest 2. The new XR Elite will have better specs, more features, and a much smaller and more lightweight form factor than the Quest 2. One thing that stands out with this announcement, however, is that the HTC Vive XR Elite seems to have all the features that the company’s previous headset, the Vive Flow, should have had....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 676 words · Stacey Manning

The Worst Sonic Game Was Delisted 10 Years Ago, But Now It's Back

There once was a time whenSonic the Hedgehogwas one of the premiere video game franchises in the industry, with each installment selling well and earning rave reviews from critics. That changed in 2006 with the release ofSonic the Hedgehogfor PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, a disaster of a game that’s often cited as not only one of the worstSonicgames ever made, but one of the worst games ever made, period....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Joseph Dunlap