God of War Ragnarok: What an Atreus Spin-Off Should Look Like

Please Note: This article contains MAJOR spoilers for God of War Ragnarok.Proceed at your own risk.God of War Ragnarokprovides a great ending for Kratos’ character who is now destined to become a beloved god among those in Midgard as he attempts to help rebuild the destruction caused by Ragnarok. However,God of War Ragnarokdoes leave the door open for future games in the series, this time with Atreus as the main character as he prepares to journey out of Midgard to find the remaining giants....

June 19, 2025 · 5 min · 882 words · Andrew Cisneros

Google Reveals the Most-Searched Game of 2020

Now that 2020 is coming to an end, Google has been taking a moment to look back at this past year of searches and has compiled a detailed list of what people have been most interested in looking up. One big surprise from these metrics is the game that took the top spot as the most searched game of the year, 2018’sAmong Us, whichexploded on Twitchand YouTube, as well as adding millions of new players thanks to its newfound fame....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · David Stokes

Half-Life: All Cheats and How to Activate Them

Composed of many puzzles and surprises,Half-Lifeis a first-person shooter game set in a frighteningly immersive world. Players must carefully rethink all of their choices to survive. With completely interactive environments, every encounter in the game is a new challenge for players. Half-Lifeis considered one of themost influential FPS gamesever made. Players take on the role of Dr. Gordon Freeman, a physicist at the Black Mesa Facility, who accidentally opens a portal to another world....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · William Anderson

Hilarious Destiny 2 Birthday Cake Pokes Fun at Titans

Summary An entertaining game-themed cake made for a fan ofDestiny 2has delighted the community. The homemade cake, made for the recipient’s birthday, creatively uses aDestiny 2Titan action figure and its accessories to make for an amusing scene. Cute, decorated birthday cakes and other pastries are a classic element of birthday celebrations the world over. Cakes based on video games are almost as old as the medium itself. And with Bungie’s shared-world shooter being around long enough to be a significant part of many of its players' lives,Destinyhas joined other classic titles as a beloved birthday cake theme....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 557 words · Tracy Fowler

Hogwarts Legacy Glitch Causes Sebastian Sallow To Riverdance

AHogwarts Legacyplayer recently spotted a hilarious bug that makes the Slytherin student Sebastian Sallow dance. Given the character’s Irish heritage, this newHogwarts Legacybug could almost look like a feature, as it makes it seem like he is practicing a famous Irish dance. After its launch last month,Hogwarts Legacyhas been a huge success in sales, charming gamers all over the world with its whimsical, magical world. Unfortunately, due to its expansive open-world design, Hogwarts Legacy is prone to bugs caused by interactions that were unforeseen by the developers....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · Julie Foster

House of Representatives Passes TikTok Ban Bill

Summary In a rare display of bipartisanship, the House of Representatives has overwhelmingly voted in favor of a bill that seeks to banTikTokin the United States or force its sale to a non-Chinese entity. The newly advanced legislation poses another in a long list of hurdles forTikTok’s stateside ambitions. The U.S. government has been scrutinizing the popular social media app for a while now, citing national security concerns. Since 2020, numerous state and federal agencies have prohibited employees from using TikTok on government-issued devices....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 466 words · Hannah Baxter

How AC Origins' Bayek and AC's Altair Influenced the Assassins

Assassin’s Creedas a franchise is known for the depth and intrigue fostered by its numerous protagonists. Spanning across different continents and centuries, most of the main characters throughout the games are intrinsically linked by a shared ethos and outlook on the world. That being said, there are someAssassin’s Creedprotagonists that are undeniably more influential to the creed that they collectively serve when compared to others. When considering the most influential assassins, none are quite as important asAC1’sAltair andAC Origins’Bayek....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 629 words · Christy Patel

How to Decorate with Flowers in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Nature Day event has brought a number of special Nook Miles+ activities for players to complete, and they pay out big. One suchNature Day Nook Miles+activity asks players to decorate with flowers inACNH, and the meaning of this task may not be immediately obvious to all fans. Fortunately, with just a bit of instruction it is quite easy to decorate with flowers inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsand claim these Nook Miles....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Kelli Turner

How to Get and Use Urgent Heal in Elden Ring

Developed by FromSoftware,Elden Ringwas not short of a cultural phenomenon when it released in February 2022, becoming comfortably the developer’s most successful project at the time. In June 2024, FromSoftware will be releasingShadow of the Erdtree,Elden Ring’s first expansion that will add a new area along with plenty of other fresh content. The base game transports you to the massive world of The Lands Between filled with hundreds of bosses, so you must use weapons, tools, and spells strategically to survive....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Jennifer Ross

Interview: Elderand Dev Talks Combat, Balancing Difficulty, and More

Elderandis a promising Metroidvania developed by Mantra and Sinergia Games which boasts a number of interesting features to help it stand out within the genre. As a metroidvania,Elderandinvolves plenty of exploration and challenging combat, while a more traditionalRPGprogression system allows for much more involved character customization than usual for the genre. Game Rant recently spoke with Will Fernandes,Elderand’s creative director and game designer about the game’s history, its various influences and design choices, andElderand’s future plans....

June 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1132 words · Regina Keith

James Gunn Reveals Peacemaker Episode 5's 11th Street Kids Photo

If there’s one creator who knows how to play to an audience, it’s James Gunn. Granted, there are also plenty of others who can make the same claim, but Gunn is today’s subject of interest. His latest project,Peacemaker, has captured the hearts of fans and newcomers alike, so it’s no surprise that audiences love to hear from him any chance they get. Now, he’s revealed a new image from the set of the series that offers a heartwarming glimpse at the slowly-building camaraderie amongPeacemaker’s band of weirdos....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Roger Thomas

Keke Palmer Dresses as Rogue For Halloween After Viral Fancast

Fans have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the X-Men to the MCU. In the midst of countless fancasts, actress Keke Palmer decided to have some fun with fans and dressed as Rogue for Halloween, following a viral fan campaign to get her in the role. The wait for the X-Men began when Disney acquired 20th Century Fox and its assets back in 2019. There has been no official word on when mutants will become a greater force behind the universe, but there have been several references to mutants in recent projects....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Annette Bentley

LOTR: Things Only Book Readers Know About Gollum

As it is with every book-to-movie adaptation that’s ever been done, some of the details about individual characters inThe Lord of the Ringswere lost in the translation. Gollum is one of those complex characters that could be either good or bad depending on how he’s viewed, and Tolkien constructs him as a personification of a moral dilemma. Can a traitor be redeemed, or can a broken person be made whole? That message comes through in the movies, but it doesn’t tell the viewer much about Gollum’s backstory....

June 19, 2025 · 5 min · 927 words · Linda Smith