LAZR Lead Campsey Talks Solo Development and the Hunt for a Publisher

For many indie developers, building a game is only half the battle. Without the resources and reputation of AAA studios, publishing companies play a vital rolein the indie world- providing the publicity, support, and funding to help smaller devs achieve their full potential. For Garrick Campsey, the solo dev behind upcoming action-platformerLAZR, locking down a deal with a publisher isn’t as straightforward as signing the first contract that comes your way....

May 18, 2025 · 5 min · 1042 words · Brandon Perkins

My Hero Academia: When Did Kyoka and Denki Become A Thing?

My Hero Academiahasturned up the heat immenselyin season 6 as the war between heroes and villains takes off. However, among the intensity, the series has managed to allude to something contrary to the violence ensuing between the Paranormal Liberation Front led by the newly-awakened Tomura Shigaraki, and the heroes desperately trying to crush a major threat. While romance is nothing new to battle shōnen, it comes somewhat unexpected in the beginning stages of the war arc when Denki Kaminari (Hero Name: Chargebolt |Quirk: Electricity) took center-stage in a dangerous but valiant effort to ensure the invasion of the villains' base continues unimpeded....

May 18, 2025 · 5 min · 861 words · Ashley Wilson

Naruto: Kakashi's Biggest Achievements As Hokage, Ranked

Summary Known to be the Sixth Hokage of Konoha, Kakashi took over this prestigious position after Tsunade Senju stepped down nearly a year after the conclusion of the Fourth Great Ninja War. Kakashi was an excellent Hokage, and during his time, Konoha prospered quite a lot. As Hokage, Kakashi was largely restricted to his office, however, that isn’t to say that Kakashi did not progress as a ninja. In fact, even while he was serving the role of Hokage, he had some incredible accomplishments under his belt, and fans would be surprised to know some things that he actually managed to achieve during this period....

May 18, 2025 · 4 min · 758 words · Michael Rowland

New Nintendo Switch Ad Features Serena Williams

Nintendo has been creating a lot of commercials to advertise theNintendo Switchconsole during the holiday season. In November, Nintendo released anew Switch commercial starring actress Awkwafinathat showcased the unique capabilities of Nintendo’s latest hybrid console. Now, Nintendo has released another Nintendo Switch commercial centering around another famous female celebrity. This time, Serena Williams is the focus of Nintendo’s latestSwitchad, which showcases a variety of the Switch’s fitness and sports-themed titles....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Tiffany Hicks

New TRPG Arcadian Atlas is More Than a Love Letter to Final Fantasy Tactics

Summary The past few years have seen a resurgence in tactical RPGs, and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down. Games that defined the genre are seeing remakes, and new games are entering the field all the time. One of those new games,Arcadian Atlas, aims to embrace that history while seeking its own place in thegrowing landscape of the Tactical RPG genre. In the world of Arcadia, a divide between a queen and a princess has led to a civil war, with the downtrodden rallying to the princess to fight against the entrenched queen....

May 18, 2025 · 4 min · 687 words · Mark Harrison

New World: Everything You Need To Know About Arcana

Quick Links Those seeking to create the most powerful magical weapons, potions, and more inNew Worldwill need to increase their Arcana skill level to work with the highest-tier materials. However, not only will arcanists need to work with ethereal materials like motes and wisps, but also more common ones like metal, wood, and much more. RELATED:New World: How To Get 600 Gear Score Loot Since Arcana is such a broad skill, it’s best for players to decide what they want to do with their arcane prowess before delving too far into this branch ofNew World’s gameplay....

May 18, 2025 · 3 min · 625 words · Amanda Fitzpatrick

Nintendo is Shutting Down the Wii U and 3DS Eshops

After a reasonably long tenure, Nintendo has decided to bring an end toeShopsupport for the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Wii U. This has been a long time coming as Nintendo has slowly cut down on releasing new content for the consoles on theeShopsince the Nintendo Switch released back in 2017. Surprisingly, before this takes place theWii U will be receiving a brand-new game with Balance Board support.Silver Falls White Inside Its Umbra,is scheduled to release some time this year with no exact date set just yet....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Kristy Pena

Overwatch 2 Player Lands Crazy Cassidy Grenade on Pharah From Across the Map

Season 5 ofOverwatch 2has made some big changes to Cassidy’s magnetic grenade ability, and one fan shares an unbelievable moment showing this new grenade being used to stick a Pharah player from across the map. While Cassidy saw a slight change in kit along with the launch ofOverwatch 2, his sticky grenade ability now functions just a little bit more like his original flashbang grenade did. While still distinct enough, his new and arguably-improved magnetic grenade now slows targets that it sticks to while also applying the “hindered” status effect that prevents them from using movement abilities for a short period....

May 18, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Ruth Johnson

Overwatch Player Details Experience With Anti-Asian Racism in Dallas

America, along with the western world in general, still struggles daily with racism and discrimination, and sadly the gaming community is no exception. With its enclaves of toxic behavior and the often-guaranteed anonymity of the perpetrators, stories like that ofa Twitch streamer enduring racist abuse for streaming for slightly less time than usualare regrettably commonplace. But even when their experience in-game is broadly positive, many players have to face that sort of invective simply walking down the street....

May 18, 2025 · 3 min · 509 words · Daniel Hall

Phil Spencer Talks Xbox Series X Feature That He Thinks Will Be A Dramatic Upgrade

8K resolutions, 120 FPS framerates, andconsiderably faster load timesare just a few of the technological features theXbox Series Xwill boast, and if Xbox chief Phil Spencer is to be believed, one of those other features will improve the general experience of gaming to an extent not seen in decades. On Twitter this week, Spencer was asked about what technologies he thinks will truly mark the start of the next generation with the XSX’s launch....

May 18, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Jason Arroyo

PlayStation's Mid-Year Deals Sale Offers Discounts on Outriders, Persona 5 Royal, and More

With Nintendo recently holding its Digital Deals promotion in celebration of E3 andrumors pointing to Steam holding its annual Summer Sale this week,PlayStationplayers are likely wondering when they’ll be able to snag some huge discounts. Luckily, it seems Sony has just started a sale filled with reductions on essential titles, launching its Mid-Year Deals promotion today on the PlayStation Store. The sale will run from now until July 7 at 11:59 PM PT and comes loaded with discounts on an array of recent gems....

May 18, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · James Clay

Pokemon Games Could Break a Big Tradition Next Year

Summary Pokemon Scarlet and Violetmay have entered its online support stage as of today’s release of the Mochi Mayhem Epilogue, which allowsPokemonplayers to go on a last adventure with all the main characters in Gen 9 and also catch a new Mythical critter called Pecharunt. This event marks the beginning of uncharted territory for what happens in the franchise next, with only rumors and leaks possibly revealing what The Pokemon Company is keeping under wraps....

May 18, 2025 · 4 min · 720 words · David Lopez

Pokemon GO Players Are Getting Sick of Pikachu

Summary Pokemon GOplayers are voicing their frustration with Niantic and the popular monster-catching mobile game, complaining about the over-saturation of Pikachu within the game. The beloved mobile game features a wide variety of creatures from throughout the history of the long-runningPokemonfranchise. Niantic regularly adds new Pokemon to the game for players to acquire both through limited-time events and permanent additions, as well asshiny variants ofPokemon GO’s creatures. However, fans are growing particularly tired of the abundance of a certain kind of Pokemon....

May 18, 2025 · 3 min · 544 words · James Smith