Hogwarts Legacy's PS-Exclusive Content Has Strange Timing

In a somewhat expected turn of events, yesterday’s State of Play presentation revealed that Avalance, Portkey Games, and WB Interactive’sHogwarts Legacywill have exclusive content coming to PlayStation on launch. Because the upcomingHarry Potter-inspired open-world gamewas first revealed in the PlayStation Showcase from September 2020, players have since been wondering if it would end up including content only available on Sony’s platforms, and now it’s apparent that it will.Hogwarts Legacywill have an exclusive questline called The Haunted Hogsmeade Shop that will allow players to delve in a spooky dungeon and claim the shop for themselves, where they will be able to access the best prices in the whole game....

May 16, 2025 · 5 min · 991 words · Sharon Harper

How Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty DLC is Expanding Night City

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Libertylooks to change and expand Night City in numerous ways as CD Projekt Red hopes to solidify the game’s redemption arc with this expansion. Since it is the only plannedexpansion forCyberpunk 2077, Phantom Libertywill also likely be seen as the ultimate send-off for the game after about 3 years' worth of content updates and bug fixes. Even though the game was heavily bashed for its abysmal 2020 launch,Cyberpunk 2077’s comeback story can be seen in its recent reviews, as continuous support has improved the game at large....

May 16, 2025 · 3 min · 609 words · Eric Meyer

Hu Tao Best Weapons In Genshin Impact, Ranked

Player Mistakes Back to All Characters Genshin Impactstarts with only one Polearm character in the game, then it slowly grows. Among the Polearm users inGenshin Impactis Hu Tao. The Wangsheng Funeral Parlor Director is an eccentric character that has a “unique” view of life. In battle, she sacrifices her HP to gain a large sum of ATK. Some of her hits also get stronger when her HP is low, which encourages players to play without a healer....

May 16, 2025 · 4 min · 816 words · Mr. John Flynn

Invincible: Episode 8 Review

Amazon Prime’sInvincibleconcluded its first season on Friday, May 1st. The finale is a standout episode in a series that’s already being called one of the best comic book shows of all time. Amazon has renewed the series for two more seasons.Invincible’s creator, Robert Kirkman, says thatthe show could easily run for seven seasonsor more. That’s not too surprising considering theInvinciblecomic series started in 2003 and ran for over fifteen years....

May 16, 2025 · 4 min · 795 words · Brian Carter

Kakegurui: Where Loosing is for Winners

Yumeko is the undeniable embodiment of the termCompulsive Gambler, as she demonstrates her inability to avoid high-risk situations time and time again. Nobody can deny that she has incredible gambling skills, but she is so oftenswept away in the adrenalin rushthat she throws all logic out the window. This is essentially why Yumeko has not accumulated that many votes in the Election (so far). While her mind games have significantly helped a select few, they have also destroyed others' lives, making Yumeko the most disruptive player in the entire Hyakkaou aquarium inKakegurui....

May 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1023 words · Jeffery Hansen

Like a Dragon: Ishin Shows Farm and Cooking Gameplay

A short new trailer forLike a Dragon: Ishinshows a more slow-paced part of main character Ryoma’s life, focusing on the farming mini-game in the spinoff. TheLike a Dragonspinoff was first announcedlate last year as a remake of the 2014 spinoff of the same name, shifting the setting from modern to feudal Japan. The samurai spinoff of the popular action-adventure games focuses on an ancestor of Kazuma Kiryu, following the adventures of Ryoma Sakamoto....

May 16, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Omar Rowland

Metal Gear Solid 3: Should you Choose the North American or European Version? (& Version Differences, Explained.)

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eaterunderwent a few localization changes between its release in North America and its release in Europe. For players curious about the differences, the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 1 allows players to choose between the North American and European versions of the game. It even allows save data to be used across both versions, should players want to switch between playthroughs or even during a playthrough....

May 16, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Peter Barry

Metro Exodus Confirms Next-Gen Update Release Date, New Features

FollowingMetro ExodusEnhanced Edition’s release on PC today, it’s now been confirmed that the popular post-apocalyptic action-adventure game will be launching onPlayStation 5and Xbox Series X on June 18. The upgraded port will be free for those who already own it on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, while players can also get their hands on a physical version titledThe Complete Edition,which includes the game and its two DLCs in one package....

May 16, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · Scott Owens

Misery: What Made Rob Reiner The Perfect Director To Adapt The Stephen King Novel

FromChristine’s John Carpenter toThe Dead Zone’s David Cronenberg toGerald’s Game’s Mike Flanagan, the works of Stephen King tend to be adapted by horror directors. But a filmmaker doesn’t necessarily need a background in horror to deliver a great King adaptation. Rob Reiner isn’t traditionally a horror filmmaker, but he was still the best choice to directMisery. Reiner has been able to create classics across many different genres – from romcom to fairy tale to legal drama to mock-rockumentary – because he always focuses on the characters and their relationships....

May 16, 2025 · 5 min · 897 words · Daniel Turner

Monogatari: The Power of Changing Perspective

Nisio Isin’sMonogatariseries has made for one ofStudio Shaft’s most acclaimed animated series ever, praised for its clever, snappy writing, and relentlessly eye-catching aesthetic. But one of the things that keep its story fresh across its multiple seasons, OVAs, and films, is its use of perspective and how supporting characters become true protagonists. Bakemonogataripremiered in 2009 to much fanfare, and it remains one of the best-selling TV anime of the 2000s in Japan....

May 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1093 words · Dr. Michelle Reed

My Hero Academia Proves The Quirk Doomsday Theory Correct

Episode Air Date 19-06-2025 Warning: The following contains spoilers for My Hero Academia, Episode 145, “Inflation,” now streaming onCrunchyroll. Ever since Season 4,the idea of the Quirk Singularity Doomsday Theoryhas lurked in the background ofMy Hero Academia, slowly revealed to be at the root of everything. Whether it is received as humanity’s next evolution or the very end of the species, the newest episode has proved that it is no longer a theory anymore, and combating it means fighting the future....

May 16, 2025 · 4 min · 830 words · Laurie Rivera

One Piece SBS Vol. 109: Oda Confirms A Big Secret About The Golden Lion Shiki

Summary One PieceVolume 109 is just around the corner, and fans know for a fact that whenever a new volume comes, so do the interesting questions thatOda answered in the SBS corner. Usually, the questions that Oda answers in the SBS volumes are funny responses to similar questions. However, every now and then, a fan, being intrigued by something significant in the story, asks about some exciting things. While this is rare, fans know that Oda has answered quite a lot of intriguing questions in the SBS corners over the years....

May 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1186 words · Jose Thomas

Path of Exile's Expedition Expansion Aims to Rebalance the Game

Path of Exileis one of the most popular dungeon crawlers and live-service action RPGs in recent memory. The game boasts a gameplay loop that feels both like a panacea forDiablofans looking for more content and its own beast that embraces some old-school design concepts.Path of Exilehas embraced the approach of brutal difficulty of older ARPGs while acknowledging the need for new players that any live-service game goes through. With its newest expansionExpedition, Path of Exilemay be looking to reach out a little bit to both veteran and incoming players....

May 16, 2025 · 4 min · 661 words · Reginald Wilson