The Best Ways To Start A Dragonlance Adventure In D&D

Plenty of different pre-made adventures are available for you inDungeons & Dragons. One such adventure is that of Shadow Of The Dragon Queen. Related:Dungeons & Dragons: How To Run Dragonlance: Shadow Of The Dragon Queen The city of Kalaman sees conflict on the horizon as the draconic hordes of Takhisis grow ever closer. You’ll face a series of different challenges and monsters on your quest to fight back against these dark powers....

July 19, 2025 · 5 min · 1028 words · Amy Ingram

The Biggest Games To Play Each Month In 2023

The holidays are over, the GOTY lists have been made, and we’ve done all the reflecting on 2022 we possibly can. It’s time to look forward to the new year and all the new games that will be coming out before we know it. Though there are still a lot of unknowns on the 2023 calendar, you may count on at least one big game each and every month this year....

July 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1236 words · Krista Rodriguez

The Cosmic Shake’s Best Level Is One That Shuts SpongeBob Up

SpongeBob SquarePantswas one of my favourite TV shows growing up. I used to watch it almost every day and laughed through each episode, even those that basically amounted to Squidward torture porn. To this day, I still shout “Are you feeling it Mr Krabs?!”, and “He’s just standing there, menacingly”, even though I haven’t watched the show for a very long time. You could say I’m a pretty big SpongeBob fan....

July 19, 2025 · 4 min · 754 words · Shannon Morton

The Day Before Finally Releases Gameplay

The twisting tale that is The Day Before’s road to launch is one of the strangest stories in gaming right now. Last month, weeks ahead of its supposed release date, developer Fntastic announcedthe game’s arrival had been pushed due to a trademark dispute. Despite the eight-month delay, Fntastic has gone ahead and shown off the gameplay footage it promised to release at the end of January. A little later than promised, but hey, that’ll happen when everyone at your studio is busy figuring out how exactly a stranger trademarked the name of your game without anyone noticing until six months after it happened....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 362 words · James Benitez

The Division 2 Launches On Steam To Mixed Reviews After Ubisoft Hiatus

Ubisoft started moving away from Steam in 2019, focusing on its own Connect platform and the Epic Games Store. However, itreturned to Steam last year with Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and has continued said return by bringing over its 2019 releaseThe Division 2, but this has been met with Mixed reviews due to a lack of achievements, mandatory Connect installation, and several bugs. There are currently 158 positive reviews and 91 negative, though some positive reviews still mention glaring problems....

July 19, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Lauren Russo

The History Of Strahd Von Zarovich In DND

Summary There are many villains within the world ofDungeons & Dragons. There’s Vecna,the lich who would become a god, and Xanathar, the paranoid beholder of Waterdeep, but even they pale in comparison to the vampiric lord of Barovia. Strahd von Zarovich. While not the strongest being within the Monster Manual, Strahd is terrifying in his own right. The horrors that the vampire has inflicted upon Barovia are well known, but the life he had prior is often forgotten....

July 19, 2025 · 9 min · 1833 words · Ashley Roberts

The Last Of Us TV Show Changed Tess For The Worse

We’re all still losing it overTess’ zombie death kiss right? Instead of going out in a blaze of tragic glory against a wave of heavily armed FEDRA soldiers,HBO’sThe Last of Ushas one of the story’s strongest and most short-lived female characters share a tendril-laden smooch with her fellow infected before blowing her and everyone else to smithereens. It makes for uncomfortable viewing, and thematically reorients her arc into one of passive submission, all consent taken away from a woman who wants so hard to go down fighting for a just cause....

July 19, 2025 · 4 min · 784 words · Erica Pineda

The Most Intense Mechanics In Horror Games

A successful horror game lives on its ability to scare players. Developers who dabble in the horror genre should ensure the elements that make a horror game, for example, a spooky narrative, haunting monster design, or eerie soundscape, are all working towards the same goal: to make us soil our pants. However, since video games are an interactive medium, the mechanics themselves can prove most intense. Horror games have tried numerous mechanics to ensurethe overall experience is terrifying and even stress-inducing....

July 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1106 words · Laura Sims

The Origins And History Of Mario And Luigi, Explained

Quick Links Since their first named appearances in the classic arcade gameMario Bros,and the iconic NES platformerSuper Mario Bros,MarioMario and his brother Luigi Mario have become an iconic sibling duo. Despite their plethora of appearances in some of the best games ever made, and their fame as Nintendo’s mascots, the characterization and details surrounding Mario and Luigi aspeopleare, at best, scarce; and at worst, contradictory. Although many games in the mainlineSuper Marioseries of platformers attempt to convey information about Mario and Luigi, narrative consistency has never been the focus of the Mario franchise, leading to plenty of confusion about the brothers and their origins....

July 19, 2025 · 9 min · 1728 words · Luis Lee

Unanswered Mysteries After The End Of Fire Emblem Engage

Fire Emblem Engageleaves you with more questions than answers after you clear the game. If you’re a newcomer toFire Emblem, there’s a lot regarding the magic and systems you’re probably curious about. More than that, there are also characters who are still shrouded by mystery even after the ending. Related:Fire Emblem: Best Games For Beginners You’re here because you want to know if anybody else is asking the questions you got in your head....

July 19, 2025 · 7 min · 1315 words · Andrea Mcmillan

Unlimited Gacha Works? Honkai Star Rail goes full circle, collabs with anime franchise that inspired it

Unlimited Gacha Works? Honkai Star Rail goes full circle, collabs with anime franchise that inspired it “I Am the Bone of My Bat.” Updated on August 21, 11:38 a.m. (GMT+8):Added new teaser trailer that premiered at Gamescom 2024. In a major announcement for fans of both franchises, HoYoverse’s turn-based RPG gacha gameHonkai Star Railteased a collaboration with the iconic fantasy-actionanime seriesFate stay night: Unlimited Blade Works. This marks the first official Fate stay night collaboration for Honkai Star Rail....

July 19, 2025 · 3 min · 535 words · Linda Estes

Valve's 61GB Leak Should Worry Us

WheneverValveleaks trickle out, the community is ecstatic. There’s a sense of celebration as the infamously silent game developer is dragged into the light and forced to spill all its secrets, and often these secrets are a string of meaningless words players try to decipher, likeCitadelorNeon Prime. Now, it’sa full-blown 61GB leakspanning across all Source games, maybe even dethroning the notoriousHalf-Life 2 leakthat led to someone being arrested for causing up to $250 million in damages....

July 19, 2025 · 4 min · 693 words · Patricia Pugh

What’s in Persona 3 Reload Aigis Edition? Full list of items

Updated on March 19,1:42p.m.(GMT+8):Improved relevancy. Updated on January 18,2:53p.m.(GMT+8):Added more information on DLCs. Explore the mysteries of Persona 3 Reload, as ATLUS and SEGA invite JRPG fans on a revitalized journey through this classic title’s enigmatic realm. Persona 3 Reload entices both returning and new fans with its updated graphics, gameplay, and narrative. Devoted series enthusiasts would be especially drawn to the Persona 3 Reload Aigis Edition. At the heart of this edition is a special figurine featuring Aigis, the Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapon, brought to life by the Kirijo Group....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Julia Reese