If You Like Pentiment, You Should Play This Medieval Fighting Game

If I had a pound for every game with an illustrative medieval aesthetic released in the past two months, I’d have two pounds. Which isn’t much, but it’s weird that it’s happened twice. I’ve been following Inkulinati for a while now, but will be the first to admit that it immediately left my mind as soon asPentimentarrived back in December. Pentiment seemed to come out of nowhere. Medieval RPG! Murder mystery!...

July 4, 2025 · 3 min · 543 words · Samantha Ortiz

Is there rank decay in Valorant?

Don’t stay away for too long. Updated on May 12, 4:03 p.m. (GMT+8):Added images. There are two aspects to your competitive rank in Valorant — the rank division you see and your hidden MMR. Unlike other games, there is no rank decay in Valorant. This means that if you reach Immortal, you will not slip to Ascendant just because you didn’t play for a month. That said, your hidden MMR is a different matter altogether....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Michael Chang

Jump into action with these Honor of Kings game modes

Jump into action with these Honor of Kings game modes Epic battles await! TiMi Studio Group and Level Infinite confirmed that variousHonor of Kingsgame modes will be available for players to participate in and enjoy when it launches globally. This is alongside the announcement of thegame’s international release, expanding its reach to North America, Europe, Japan, Singapore, and beyond. Since its debut in China in 2015 and subsequent launch in Brazil, the mobile MOBA game has amassed a staggering 200 million registered users....

July 4, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Amy Dalton

Mark your calendars! Chainsaw Man creator’s one-shot manga set for theatrical debut

Check out the new trailer. Updated on April 26, 11:05 a.m. (GMT+8): Added new trailer. Chainsaw Man fans can count down the days to the Look Back release date. Japanese anime production company Avex Pictures has announced that the acclaimed one-shot manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the creator of CSM, is getting an anime movie adaptation for a theatrical release. The news came with the release of a teaser trailer and the launch of an official website for the movie....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Nicole Stewart

Marvel Snap's Macrotransactions Are Such Bad Optics

Marvel Snapisn’t the first mobile game to become wildly successful overnight. But what makes Snap remarkable is that it got there without resorting to all the shady monetization tricks every other successful mobile game uses. Not only does it break from card game conventions by eliminating packs, it also avoids all of the systems that make mobile games miserable to play and expensive to keep up with. There are no timers, no energy resources, nopaid log-in bonuses, and no aggressive pop-ups encouraging you to keep spending money....

July 4, 2025 · 4 min · 745 words · Justin Williams MD

MTG's March Of The Machine Boosters Will Include Legendary Creature Reprints

Magic: The Gathering’s March of the Machine is set to bring a wave of reprints of some of the game’s most exciting legendary creatures. According to the official announcement by Wizards of the Coast, a bonus sheet of reprinted legendary creatures is coming, complete with returning alt-art styles. The news will be especially exciting for Commander players who are going to be able to fine some of the game’s strongest potential commanders to build around....

July 4, 2025 · 4 min · 661 words · Megan Hernandez

MTG: All Will Be One

Phyrexia: All Will Be One is a Phyrexian-heavy set (obviously) that continues the interdimensional (and time-traveling) war between the Phyrexians and the multiverse.Magic: The Gatheringtook some time away from the Phyrexians to tie up other storylines, but now you get to see the return of fan-favorite, Elesh Norn. RELATED:Magic: The Gathering - The Best Colorless Cards In Phyrexia: All Will Be One The Phyrexians are back in full force, recruiting Planeswalkers to their team, and they aren’t taking prisoners....

July 4, 2025 · 5 min · 1017 words · Gwendolyn Wood

MTG: The Most Underrated Mono-Green Commanders

InMagic: The Gathering, mono-green is best known for its big creatures, large creatures and humongous creatures. Additionally, it has the best ramp of all five colours, significant card draw, more +1/+1 counters than you can count and a fair amount of protection. If you long to stomp your way to victory with powerful Beasts and anarmy of Elves, you might have found your calling in Mono-green decks. RELATED:Magic: The Gathering - Underrated Mono-Black Commanders Deep in the recesses of forgotten mono-green commanders, there lie in wait some powerful creatures ready to take charge of your next commander deck....

July 4, 2025 · 7 min · 1338 words · Walter Williams

Overwatch 2's Next Two Heroes Will Be Supports

Overwatch 2’s game director has confirmed that the next two heroes coming to the game will be Supports, and that they will have “new mechanics and really exciting ways of interacting with your own team”. Since Overwatch 2’s launch, we’ve seen two heroes get added to the roster - Kiriko the Support and Rammatra the Tank. Although it might seem to make sense to continue adding new heroes for each different class so that all players have something new to mess around with, it seems that Blizzard is instead going to focus on beefing up just one....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Steven Conrad

Overwatch Fans Share Who They'd Romance In A Spin-Off Dating Sim

In case you missed it, Blizzard released an Overwatch dating sim for Valentine’s Day. Called “Loverwatch,” this web-based dating sim lets you romance either Genji or Mercy, with a Cupid version of Hanzo showing up to give you tips on how to get either of these legendary heroes into bed. Genji is a little self-absorbed, while Mercy wants you to know that “mobility and overpowered are not the same thing.”...

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Joseph Rios

Parasyte the Grey live action: How is it different from the anime and manga?

Anime body snatchers in real life. Updated on April 3, 11:10 a.m. (GMT+8):Added images. If you’re a fan of the classic Parasyte the Maxim anime, you’ll definitely want to know the Parasyte the Grey release date. Step into the realm of timeless storytelling with Parasyte the Grey, a riveting Korean live-action Netflix series. The adaptation brings to life the captivating tale of the legendary manga Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki, which has sold over 25 million copies in more than 30 regions and countries....

July 4, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Mallory Carter

Pokemon Based On Kaiju

You may not know this, butPokemonowes everything to kaiju culture. Before the cards, video games, and global prestige, the creator of Pokemon, Satoshi Tajiri, was simply a bug collector with an idea for a game inspired by the infamous capsule kaijus from the Ultraman series. These tiny devices contained titanic creatures that would fight in Ultraman’s place in various battles. RELATED:Dynamaxing Vs. Terastallizing: Which Is Better? This idea led Tajiri to create a concept for a game called “Capsule Monsters,” which would later evolve into Pokemon....

July 4, 2025 · 7 min · 1383 words · Katrina Dixon

Pokemon Go Isn’t Pay To Win, It’s Pay To Fun

I seem to be in the minority who enjoyed playingPokemon Go Tour: Hoennlast weekend. I spent the Saturday with my family, missing out on the (anecdotally, at least) increased shiny rates, only logging into the game once or twice over the day to see what was about. It was a very casual experience, but the event was free, so I didn’t feel like I was missing out or wasting money. This also allowed me to plan my attack on Sunday....

July 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1077 words · Kirk Miller