Stardew Valley: Gem Bird Walkthrough

Ginger Island inStardew Valleyis an interesting area filled with secrets and new puzzles. After players make their way onto this island in the Fern Islands Archipelago, they will quickly uncover interesting NPCs, an active volcano, and a whole new farm to use. One of the less understood secrets of this place inStardew Valley, however, is associated with the Gem Birds that can be found across the island. One of the core components of this island inStardew Valleyis locating Golden Walnuts, a currency that can be used to open up more areas and new rewards....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Kevin Hanson

Starfield's Music is More Revealing of Its Themes Than Anything Else

Starfield’s release is still scheduled for the first half of 2023, and it appears more often as time goes on. Bethesda has been revealing several art pieces that examine different elements and behind-the-scenes information on the game’s development. With little revealed about the overall story and themes ofStarfield, one informative video on the game’s music and sound design became revealing forStarfield’sthemes. The first new IP for Bethesda in 25 years,Starfieldhas placed explorationand player agency at the forefront of its journey....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 595 words · Tina Rice

SteamWorld Build: The Best Starting Map

Quick Links InSteamWorld Build, a starting map is the default city silhouette. The game boasts five such starter zones: Tumbleton, Highroller Dunes, Fossil Park, Grand Gully, and Giddy-Up Gorge. Although the primary distinction between these maps lies in their themes, each one promises a slightly distinct gameplay experience. This guide delves into the noteworthy differences, scrutinizing the advantages and disadvantages of each starting map to help players make informed choices. Here’s a breakdown of how players should go about selecting their initial map inSteamWorld Build....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Logan Ramsey

Super Mega Team Baked Accessibility Features Into The Knight Witch's Design

Accessibility becomes an increasingly important topic in the video game industry as Sony’s first-party PlayStation Studios and the Xbox brand push for more inclusive-minded games and consoles.The Game Awards 2022 highlightsThe Last of Us Part 1andGod of War: Ragnarokfor its “Innovation in Accessibility” category alongsideAs Dusk Falls,Return to Monkey Island, andThe Quarry. Indie games likeThe Knight Witchare similarly being designed with accessibility at the forefront. Super Awesome Hyper Dimensional Mega Team “always thought about the mindset of the players” during development, according to game director Kevin Sarda Perez....

June 30, 2025 · 4 min · 743 words · Emily Conrad

Super Metroid Fan Finds Incredibly Rare 'Easter Egg' Using Glitches

One of the most acclaimed and lauded titles in Nintendo’s SNES Library isSuper Metroid. It was the game that laid the groundwork for futureMetroidtitles and helped to birth the “Search-action” or “Metroidvania” style of games that many know today. The game is still being played today, thanks to its brilliant world design, power-ups, and adventurous nature. The game is also one of thebest games to speedrun, due to the amount of sequence breaking and glitches that can be pulled off in this game specifically....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 501 words · Michael Huffman

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Has Smashed Another Record

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomcontinued to shatter records across the board, and recently broke another notable record just days after its launch. As the latest entry in Nintendo’s long-running series,Tears of the Kingdomcaught the attention of critics and gamers alike, as it became the highest-rated game of 2023. ThoughTears of the Kingdomcontinues the story ofBreath of the Wild, players have found other ways to enjoy the game besides completing the main quests....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Terri Figueroa

The Most Terrifying Video Game Cults

Cults and good news don’t usually mesh well together, and the same is true even for fictional ones in video games. Cults are even quite common in video games as villains or enemy groups. That shows just how menacing and horrific they usually are with games likeCult of the Lambgiving players a taste of how some of these Satanic cults work. RELATED:Most Evil Video Game Babies However, try as they might, the player’s cult inCult of the Lambis but a mere cute caricature of what the other video game cults are capable of....

June 30, 2025 · 5 min · 1017 words · Amanda Hamilton

These Two Obscure Star Wars Comic Characters Should Get Their Own Show

There are two highly influential characters in theStar Warsuniverse that you may never have heard of. The characters are Tag Greenley and Bink Otauna, two rebels who disguise themselves as stormtroopers, and are present (but just out of frame) in virtually every significant event that happensin the Star Wars universe. Not only that, but they also inadvertently cause a number of these events. Individuals who aren’t Star Wars superfans might be wondering why they’ve never heard of or even noticed these characters in any of the films....

June 30, 2025 · 4 min · 781 words · Jennifer Day

Valheim: How to Get Dragon Tears

Valheimis an open-world sandbox game that has endless ways for players to craft, build and maintain their inventory. Although this game consists of following common sense in terms of survival there are more fantastical elements acquire, as well. In that regard, one of the most vital resources to find inValheimwill be dragon tears. These aren’t the easiest things to find and players will really need to keep their eyes peeled. Because if a player manages to find some dragon tears, it can really add a new dimension to the game....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Joshua Daniels

Vampire Survivors: How To Unlock The Gallo Tower Stage

On April 5th,Vampire Survivorsreceived a huge update. This update, Patch 0.4.2, added a lot of new content to the game, most notable a new level for players to try and survive. This new stage is titled Gallo Tower, and it’s oriented a little differently than the other stages. Instead of the wide-open stages,like Mad Forest, and the horizontally oriented stages, like Inlaid Library, Gallo Tower is oriented vertically. The stage is very narrow and forces the player to spend most of the time moving up and down....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 588 words · Shane James

What The ‘Saw’ Series Reveals About 2000s Horror

The biggest horror franchise of the 2000s has to beSaw.Created by James Wanand Leigh Whannell, it all started as a short film in 2003 and was made into a small horror film in 2004, that actually isn’t nearly as gory and gross as most of its sequels. The tone of the franchise, at least many of the early ones, is gritty and grimy. They have very unclean settings and unclean characters....

June 30, 2025 · 5 min · 985 words · Wayne Mccarthy

What to Do After Beating Genshin Impact's Main Campaign

Genshin Impact, the free-to-play RPG from developers miHoYo, released just over a week ago to a warm reception from fans and critics alike. The game has been praised for its expansive open-world, frenetic combat, and lowkey Gacha elements. Over the course ofGenshin Impact,players explore the world, unlock characters, find loot, and gain Adventure Ranks, but as players near the end of the game, there’s the inevitable question of what to do....

June 30, 2025 · 4 min · 659 words · Susan Andrade

Why The Batman's Villains Are Perfect

This article contains spoilers for The Batman.Batman has one of the greatest rogues’ galleries in comic history, including such iconic villains as Scarecrow, Bane, Ra’s Al Ghul, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, Two-Face, and many, many more. And while not every big-screen adaptation of the Dark Knight’s deadliest foes has been a hit with the fans, plenty of Batman movies manage to do their villains justice. Sure enough,The Batman(directed by Matt Reeves and starring Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne) is no exception....

June 30, 2025 · 6 min · 1104 words · Donald Stuart