Spider-Man 2 Has Another Chance to Win a Major Game of the Year Award

Summary The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has announced its nominees for the 27th Annual DICE Awards, honoring the best games that were released in 2023 in a variety of categories, withSpider-Man 2finding itself nominated for the most awards at nine.The DICE Awards are considered some of the most prestigiousin gaming. Spider-Man 2has found itself nominated for multiple Game of the Year awards. Notably,Spider-Man 2was nominated for Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2023, but it ultimately lost toBaldur’s Gate 3....

May 11, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Jesus Turner

Starfield Teases New Update Coming Soon

Summary Starfield’s next update will be entering Steam Beta next week with plans to bring it to PC and Xbox at some point later.Starfieldhas received multiple updates since the hit open world sci-fi RPG launched earlier this year, mostly aimed at squashing lingering bugs and improving its performance. Prior to launch,Starfieldwas described as the Bethesda game with the least amount of bugs at launch. Many would agree thatStarfieldlived up to that promise, yet it still launched with its fair share of technical problems....

May 11, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Veronica Perry DDS

Streamer Spending Tons of Money to Get Counter-Strike Knife Trinity

Summary Twitch streamer Trainwreckstv has embarked on one of the rarestCounter-Strike: Global Offensivecase-opening challenges in history, spending tons of money in the process. Gamers will spendhundreds of thousands forCounter-Strike: Global Offensiveskins, but this challenge could set Trainwreckstv back even more than that in the worst-case scenario. With March’s huge reveal ofCounter-Strike 2, the hype has continued to build for the release of the sequel. Right now, many players are taking part in theCounter-Strike 2Limited Test, and gamers seeing their friends enjoy the new game has only made the wait more agonizing for many out there....

May 11, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Jessica Maldonado

The Best Budget CPUs for Gaming for 2024

In recent years, gamers have focused their attention more on saving up funds forthe latest graphics cardsrather than purchasing powerhouse CPUs. With the ability to transform a meager system into a full-fledged gaming champion with a simple GPU swap, this change in priorities is understandable. Even so, processors remain the brains of any PC, and CPU-intensive titles likeCall of Duty: Modern Warfarestill demands adequate Intel or AMD chips. For gamers with limited funds,considering the exorbitant cost of graphics cards, finding the best budget CPU for gaming becomes an even more difficult task requiring research and deciding on various price-to-performance implications of certain decisions going into 2024....

May 11, 2025 · 15 min · 3071 words · Stephanie Hobbs

The Best Choice For The Next Resident Evil Remake May Not Be RE5 or Code: Veronica

Summary Resident Evilremakes have become a staple of the contemporary video-game landscape. 2019’sResident Evil2kicked off a chain of remakes for the series, and for good reason. Capcom’s new vision forResident Evil 2re-imagined the title in a way that perfectly blended new and old, and thoughResident Evil 3’s remake was a bit more divisive,Resident Evil 4’s remake was released in March and has been one of the year’s most well-received titles. Now thatResident Evil 4has been conquered, the future ofResident Evil’s line of remakes is uncertain....

May 11, 2025 · 4 min · 691 words · Mark Olson

Things That Make Cyberpunk 2077 Replayable

Cyberpunk 2077is a video game that has gone through its fair share of troubles and controversy, with its disastrous launch sticking out like a sore thumb. The sheer amount of anger following the release of this game had drastic consequences, leading to CD Projekt Red’s reputation and share price taking a hit and the game seemingly being written off. RELATED:Cyberpunk 2077: All Of V’s Apartments, Ranked However, CD Projekt Red never gave up on the game, releasing a multitude of bug fixes that improved performance on all consoles and ironing out most of the kinks....

May 11, 2025 · 5 min · 986 words · David White

This Is the Best Price Ever for This Skullcandy Gaming Headset on Amazon

Skullcandy SLYR Pro Gaming Headset Save now 40%, or $40, on this first-ever deal on the Skullcandy SLYR Pro headset on Amazon. This headset comes with a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack for simple plug-and-play connectivity and extensive compatibility with gaming platforms. It also features a microphone that supports noise reduction for clearer communication in games. Grabbing aSkullcandy SLYR Pro gaming headsetat $59.99 on Amazon, a full $40 off the usual $99....

May 11, 2025 · 3 min · 489 words · William Campbell

Turok 3 Remaster Accidentally Released Early in Some Areas

Summary TheTurok 3: Shadow of Oblivionremaster was accidentally released early in Europe and Australia due to an error involving the game’s release date on the Nintendo eShop. Nightdive Studios released an official statement regarding the state of theTurok 3: Shadow of Oblivionremaster before its release on November 30. Nightdive Studios is a Washington-based studio that focuses on developing and updating classic games for modern platforms, and its works include the belovedTurokseries of first-person shooters....

May 11, 2025 · 3 min · 598 words · Andrew Hunt

Why Hogwarts Legacy Should Hold Off on a Multiplayer Spin-off

Summary It seems fair to say thatHogwarts Legacyhas performed much better than anyone could have ever anticipated. WhileHarry Potteris obviously still an incredibly popular franchise, despite its creator’s hateful rhetoric, the levels of success thatHogwarts Legacyis still continuing to see are genuinely astounding, with it managing to maintain itsbest-selling game of 2023title since release despite huge games likeStar Wars Jedi: SurvivorandZelda: Tears of the Kingdomreleasing. While it’s seen extreme success,Hogwarts Legacywasn’t a perfect game, even if it was admittedly a great starting point....

May 11, 2025 · 4 min · 741 words · Katherine Weber

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Creation Would Make Big Wheel Proud

A rather creativeThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomplayer has built a vehicle of death and destruction so ridiculous that it would make theSpider-Manvillain Big Wheel proud.Tears of the Kingdomhas been a hotbed of ludicrous creativity for its players who are having the time of their lives using the game’s mechanics to build some truly wild machines. Since its release,Tears of the Kingdomhas allowed millions of players to be the unhinged engineers they’ve always wanted to be....

May 11, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Lisa Watkins

Dead by Daylight Could Make Great Use of One Holiday-Themed Crossover Killer

Summary Crossovers have become a staple of modern-day pop-culture. While superhero comics and various popular movie IPs have been crossing over for decades, it’s only been in the last decade or so thatlarge-scale media crossovershave become the norm across all entertainment mediums, including video games. If a game is popular enough, and a collaboration makes sense, it’s become pretty standard that fans will receive some kind of crossover in the near-future, and that’s been exactly the case forDead by Daylight....

May 10, 2025 · 4 min · 673 words · Anna Wilson

Minecraft's New Size Attributed Makes Spiders More Horrifying Than Ever

Summary AMinecraftplayer has used a new command to change spiders.Minecraftplayers see a variety of mobs during the day, like pigs and cows, but it’s when night falls thatMinecraftplayers come across much less friendly mobs. One of these dangerous mobs is the spider, which often appear at night or in dark corners of caves. If the lighting level is sufficient, the spiders will remain passive and only attack if attacked. Spiders aren’t one ofMinecraft’smost powerful mobs, but they are something to pay attention to while adventuring....

May 10, 2025 · 3 min · 533 words · Michael Silva

Palworld Fan Makes Original Grass/Dark-Type Pal Mushgloom

Summary APalworldfan has created an adorable original Pal called Mushgloom, showing what it would be like if the game had one more Grass/Dark-type monster.Palworldwas released in Early Access with more than 100 Pals divided into nine elements, each with a different design and origin. WhilePalworldplayers wait for new Pals, the community has been showing its ingenuity by creating original Pals. Previously, aPalworldfan created Plossum, an original Grass-type Pal in the shape of a green skunk carrying a bulb on its back, which is very similar toPokemon’s Bulbasaur....

May 10, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Peggy Paul