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A Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom fan has put together an incredible cosplay of the titular princess and the Light Dragon seen in the game. The Tears of the Kingdom cosplay on its own would be impressive, but the addition of the Light Dragon and its execution has drawn extreme praise from the community thus far. View the full article

Players hate backtracking in the majority of video games they play, even if it may be a necessary evil to pad out the runtime. Even the most beautiful environments can become stale after a point if players cross these locations way too many times. View the full article

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Re:Zero, Season 3, Episode 13, "The Warrior's Commendation", now streaming on Crunchyroll. View the full article

More than rhythmic freeflow combat and cape-gliding traversal, the Arkham series of Batman games has always had an inspired suite of gadgets at its core. Besides Batman: Arkham Shadow, every Arkham game has taken place over the course of a single night and thus necessitated the use of a tighter inventory or improvisational tools as Batman is faced with unique obstacles. Still, gadgets such as the Batclaw, Cryptographic Sequencer, Explosive Gel, and Batarangs are mainstays that Batman always has equipped in his utility belt by the end of each game. View the full article

There are a lot of items to find and craft in Monster Hunter Wilds and only a few inventory slots to manage. A lot of the materials you find can be crafted into something useful right then and there, but opening up the crafting menu in a hunt can be dangerous. View the full article

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a beloved shonen anime that needs no introduction. After its manga made waves with Araki's genius on full display, fans were glad to see that an anime adaptation was finally greenlit, with David Production doing justice to this IP. View the full article

A new Nintendo Switch Online update dropped on March 7, adding Donkey Kong and Mario's Picross to the catalog. A modern-day way to relive nostalgia, Nintendo Switch Online periodically gets updates to expand the range of games and benefits that subscribers can enjoy. View the full article

Wind Breaker is a new action and adventure series that has been widely dubbed as the successor to Tokyo Revengers. The anime began airing in April 2024, and it went on to make a big name for itself. Viewers were immediately impressed by the story and the cast of characters. View the full article

Helldivers 2 is a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter where players risk their lives to defend Super Earth from relentless alien threats. Your mission? To spread peace, liberty, and managed democracy, one well-placed explosive at a time. View the full article

Seinen anime tends to have several gems that viewers aren’t acquainted with since it is less popular than the ever-present shonen. Seinen is targeted at men of an older demographic and, therefore, tends to talk about darker themes that might not be found in other shows. View the full article

The RPG genre has become so mainstream that most AAA games feature some role-playing elements to let players enjoy a palpable sense of progression. This applies to most open-world games, turning into action RPGs that are certainly fun to play in their own right. View the full article

Hogwarts Legacy managed to be the highest-selling game of 2023, despite being up against a year's worth of strong competitors. The Harry Potter RPG continues to be a hit, and that success has seemingly paved the way for a sequel to Hogwarts Legacy. View the full article

Horror spares no one, not the young nor the old, as is evidenced by the wide variety of ages one can find while playing horror games. Younger protagonists are definitely more prevalent in both AAA titles and the indie scene, as evidenced by renowned games such as Silent Hill 3, and lesser-known titles such as Fran Bow. View the full article

Daredevil is back to continue the events from the original series, which originally streamed on Netflix. Season One of Daredevil: Born Again was initially set to have 18 episodes, and the executive producers explained the changes. View the full article

Unlike the darker and more serious-toned DCEU, humor is a vital part of any MCU movie. While Marvel has increasingly leaned into comedy—sometimes to the point of undercutting emotional moments with forced jokes—its humor more often than not lands successfully, making for a cheerful and fun viewing experience, whether in the cinema or at home with friends. View the full article

A Pokemon fan has redesigned Koraidon, imagining what it might look like as a real-life reptile. Introduced in 2022's Pokemon Scarlet, Koraidon has become well-known to many Pokemon fans due to its appearance on the box art. The pocket monster already has a striking appearance in the Gen 9 installment, and the game’s community found this fan's realistic portrayal memorable. View the full article

Avowed is an action RPG that may only have three class skill trees for players to choose these active and passive skills from, but there are plenty of ways to build their character by using them. Even with the choices of Fighter, Ranger, and Wizard, the abundance of weaponry in Avowed means players are able to customize their build in a variety of ways, as well as be able to create something such as a simple two-handed melee Fighter. View the full article

Tragedy strikes Emerald Stair as Steel Garrote makes its move and burns down Fior Mes Iverno in Avowed. After players arrive at the burned settlement searching for survivors, they'll meet a grieving NPC named Vemas Rogera. He'll share his tragic tale about how the Captain of Steel Garrote struck down his nephew and looted his ring. The ring was a family heirloom, and players must retrieve it and eliminate the captain to avenge Vemas' nephew in the Debt of Blood quest. View the full article

A Stardew Valley player attempted to give a bomb in their inventory to the Wizard as a gift, who had a hilarious response to it. The particular correlation between the Wizard's respone and the gift given is amusing fans of Stardew Valley. View the full article

Disney Dreamlight Valley with each update, has been improving what players can do with their houses. Over time, we have gotten the opportunity to add an upstairs to include even more rooms within our houses, to the ability to have more than one house in the valley. This opened up even more possibilities for doing things like dinners or even houses filled with models wearing the player's favorite outfits. View the full article

In Baldur's Gate 3, the Fancy Footwork achievement is tied to defeating Enver Gortash in his audience hall without allowing him to activate his traps. If the Steel Watchers weren't enough to make the combat challenging, Gortash's audience hall is also a deathtrap in disguise that springs into action when the tyrant takes his turn. View the full article

Inspired by the pen-and-paper games of the 1980s, such as Dungeons & Dragons, many games in the turn-based roleplaying genre made huge splashes in the 90s and early 2000s. However, the turn-based format was declared too slow, outdated, and irrelevant in the modern gaming scene by the gaming zeitgeist of the 2010s. However, the desire for complex, tactical battles ran deep, and as the 2010s came to a close, the genre saw its glorious return. View the full article

While Nintendo's cartridge-based hybrid console is home to a plethora of exceptionally optimized titles, it would be fair to say that much of its software will require additional storage other than the Nintendo Switch's built-in hard drive to be playable. View the full article

The Nintendo Switch has been a runaway success, proving that raw power is not the be-all and end-all for consoles. Through a combination of Nintendo's first-party games, a solid selection of triple-A third-party titles, and all the indie projects anyone could ever want, the Switch has amassed a stellar library that can match most platforms in terms of quality and quantity. View the full article

You can make anything that comes to your mind in Infinite Craft. Whether it’s politicians, movie stars, places, TV shows, footballers, or rappers, the possibilities are endless. View the full article