The 10 Best Open-World Games Ever Made (According To Metacritic)

It’s no wonder open-world games are such a popular genre. Immersive worlds and well-written stories can make us binge on a game for days. Unfortunately, not all open-world games have been incredible successes, as shown by what happened toNo Man’s Sky. It takes special talent and genius to make a game that not only feels like a real-world but is also easy to pick up and playable for a long time....

May 17, 2025 · 6 min · 1110 words · Matthew Haney

The Next Witcher Game Will Be a Fresh Start for the Franchise

Summary The Witchertrilogy may have concluded, but developer CD Projekt Red has made it clear that it’s far from done with the franchise. A remake of the first game is currently in development as is another mainline project in the series. One thing that the developer has made clear is that theupcoming project is notThe Witcher 4and will begin a new story. The story ofThe Witchergames primarily revolved around Geralt of Rivia, his mysterious memory loss, lovers, adopted daughter, and his involvement with the world at large....

May 17, 2025 · 3 min · 623 words · Sean Reyes

The Planet Crafter: Where to Use the Fusion Cell

Players ofThe Planet Crafterwho look through all the items in the Blueprints screen will find something called the “fusion energy cell” sitting right at the end. As of the Lore and Automation update, players can getthe crafting blueprint for pulsar quartzat 175 GTi, but the fusion energy cell needs over double that, 360 GTi, to unlock. Unfortunately, players who get to this point may be disappointed by what they find. Not only does the fusion energy cell use valuable pulsar quartz to craft, it also doesn’t have a use in any craftable machine or building....

May 17, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Kimberly Washington

The Winchesters: Season 1 Episode 1 Review

3/5 For the first time sinceSupernaturalaired in 2005, Dean Winchester is back without the company of his brother Sam in the CW’s new showThe Winchesters.The prequel dives into the story of John Winchester and Mary Campbell before they were married, before the birth of the infamous Sam and Dean, and picks up shortly after John returns from the Vietnam War. The Winchestersopens with a mystical underground ritual gone wrong, keeping with theSupernaturaltradition of monsters picking off an unsuspecting victim in the first few minutes of an episode before Sam and Dean step in....

May 17, 2025 · 4 min · 786 words · David Ayers

Ubisoft Bargain Bin Sale Offers Up To 80% Off Select Games

Quick Links Ubisoft Bargain Bin Sale Ubisoft is offering up to 80% off some of their best games in this sale from January 5th to January 19th (3PM UTC). When it comes to big sales, Ubisoft is an absolute rock star. Last year, they ran huge promotions for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Single’s Day, Autumn Day, and many more! 2023 will be no different as they’re already launched their next big sale....

May 17, 2025 · 4 min · 711 words · Barbara Price

Wasteland Locations The Fallout Show Should Include In The Future

Summary With theFalloutTV show being released to high praise on Amazon Prime, many fans have been left wondering what else this series has in store for the future.Fallouthas already brought to life an accurate version of the post-apocalyptic wasteland from the games and recreated some fantastic creatures from the lore. The show has also introduced fans to three new central characters named Lucy, The Ghoul, and Maximus. With one of these characters having grown up in a Vault, and another being a part of The Brotherhood of Steel, fans have already seen a detailed version of one of these underground bunkers and the Prydwen....

May 17, 2025 · 5 min · 1031 words · Joseph Hickman

Where to Find Fortnite Keycards to Open Locked Vault Doors

After a long-haul,Fortnite’s Season 1 is finally over, and it’s time for Season 2 to shine. Season 1 has been one of the longest seasons in the game, but now that it’s finally over,Fortniteis seeing some changes with thebeginning of Season 2. There are map changes, new features, and a lot of new content added to the game with the new season, and players are already running into a bit of trouble trying to complete new challenges in the game....

May 17, 2025 · 3 min · 618 words · Anthony Taylor

Why Halo 7 Should Go All-In with Banished Spartans

Summary 343 Industries is expected to be working on the next mainline entry in theHaloseries following 2021’sHalo: Infinite. Presumably, the game will follow-up on the story threads inInfinite,but a newHalo WaypointChronicle story may have already teased a new enemy that players could face inHalo 7: Banished Spartans. The History of the Banished and Humanity The Banished is a brute-led mercenary factionfirst introduced in 2017’sHalo Wars 2. This game reveals that the faction was first created in the later years of the Human-Covenant War when the brute Atriox rebelled against his elite and prophet masters after his pack had been repeatedly sent to die on suicide missions, with him as the sole survivor....

May 17, 2025 · 7 min · 1361 words · Joseph Reid

World of Warcraft Fan Discovers Ghastly Glitch with Sinrunner Blanchy Mount

With over 17 years of history,World of Warcraftis full of small, harmless glitches players stumble upon to make the game a little better, even if just for a moment. One such glitch has allowedWorld of Warcraftcharacters to borrow the same ominous, misty-red appearance of the Sinrunner Blanchy mount while riding her. Sinrunner Blanchy is one of themost popular new mounts inShadowlands. Old Blanchy, who met her end in the Alliance zone of Westfall duringCataclysm, can be found striding across the mires of Revendreth, now as a tormented spirit....

May 17, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Timothy Palmer

World of Warcraft Finally Adds a Dragon to the Dragonflight Login Screen

The login screen forWorld of Warcraft: Dragonflighthas been updated to include an actual dragon in it. The new login screen featuring Alexstrasza can be found on theDragonflightbeta and will be available for allWorld of Warcraftplayers soon. Recently,World of Warcraftshowed off the new login screen, and a couple of months later,the main theme ofDragonflight. Now, the soaring and inspirational music and background feature a flyby of the Dragon Queen herself, set over a beautiful scene of the mist-covered Tyrhold, located in Thaldraszus....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Nathan Jenkins

XFL's Unique Rules Could Make for a Fun Video Game Adaptation

TheXFLis back in 2023, marking the third time that the league has tried to establish itself as a dominant presence in the spring football market. The league’s first attempt at doing that came in 2001, but it never caught on. The2020 edition of the XFLwas on track to fare much better, but it was forced to shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the third edition of the XFL is looking for success with a policy that revolves around innovation....

May 17, 2025 · 3 min · 632 words · Franklin Ramos

5 Games To Play Before Diablo 4

WithDiablo 4currently in development over at Blizzard, fans of the ARPG looter are itching for the chance to dive into more dungeons and hack their way through monsters all in the pursuit of loot. With no definitive release date yet, fans of the franchise will probably have plenty of time to explore other games before its eventual release. The influence of theDiablofranchise is hard to understate, and many other games in the genre take heavy inspiration from the Blizzard series....

May 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1017 words · Ms. Amanda Burgess

5 Star Wars Underworld Characters Who Should Appear in Outlaws

Summary Scum and villainy of the criminal underworld have become a staple ofStar Warslore. This aspect of the Star Wars galaxy has produced a lot of interesting characters that deserve an appearence withinStar Wars: Outlawsto further show players that this in this galaxy far, far away, there’s plenty of outlaws, smugglers and other criminals seeking to do business under the nose of the Galactic Empire, and plenty that deserve to cameo inStar Wars: Outlaws....

May 16, 2025 · 4 min · 798 words · James Melendez