Mass Effect: Legendary Edition Will Have Photo Mode

There are few features in video games that manage to unite the entire community, but when they do crop up it is easy to tell them apart.The ability to pet dogs, for example, instantly raises the value of a game in the eyes of many. Although the jury is still out on whether or not players will be able to pet dogs in the upcomingMass Effect: Legendary Edition(at the very least players should be able to pet the Varren inMass Effect 2), it is now clear that another universally celebrated feature, photo mode, is making its way into the remakes....

May 25, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Hannah Campbell

Monster Hunter Wilds' Best Gimmick May Be a Tad Obvious

Summary After being hinted at by Capcom throughout much of 2023, the reveal ofMonster Hunter Wildsat The Game Awards was a welcome surprise. As the true successor toMonster Hunter World,Monster Hunter Wildslooks to provide players with an expanded open-world sandbox as well as the ability for more monsters to appear on-screen at one time than ever before. However, that’s not all that the reveal trailer hints at, as the footage’s main conflict happens to take place within the whirling debris of a sandstorm....

May 25, 2025 · 4 min · 725 words · Andrew Roberts

More Than 1,000 Activision Blizzard Employees Sign Petition to Remove Bobby Kotick as CEO

Lawsuits, walkouts, allegations – ever since the curtains were lifted on the toxic workplace culture present in the offices ofActivision Blizzard, the game publisher’s reputation, credibility, and public image have all been in freefall. Recent allegations against Activision Blizzard’s CEO Bobby Kotick sparked a virtual and in-personwalkout by the ABK Workers Alliance on November 16th, as even more employees have joined in protest by signing a petition with the goal to remove Bobby Kotick from his position....

May 25, 2025 · 3 min · 519 words · Curtis Romero

Now Is a Great Time to Start Playing Pokemon Unite

Pokemon Unitegot a lot of attention when it first launched back in July of this year. With a solid roster of playable Pokemon to start with and a unique take on MOBA mechanics,Pokemon Uniteseemed to hit a sweet spot that garnered it a lot of positive feedback. Even as players enjoyed the game though, many fans began to notice that there may be a problem with pay-to-win mechanics. Taking form in the shape of Item Enhancers, players realized early on it was possible todump money intoPokemon Uniteto make it pay-to-win....

May 25, 2025 · 5 min · 999 words · Patrick Pearson

Palworld: Best Farming Partner Skills

Summary Farming inPalworldis one of the most important factors in the player base, as it becomes a passive way to quickly inherit a wealth of helpful items that go towards the production of weapons and armor. Some Pals have the ability to farm (once a ranch is installed at the base) and will remain inside, producing endless amounts of items for as long as they are active. Certain Pals also have a dedicatedpartner skillfor this....

May 25, 2025 · 7 min · 1455 words · Mitchell Kelly

Palworld: How to Get Shroomer

Quick Links When traveling into the mushroom area ofPalworld, it’s best to avoid inhaling too many spores in the air. They have the effect of putting the victim into a euphoric trance, and no pal suffers from this more than Shroomer. This is due to the fact that Shroomer is the culprit for their spores, which it often inhales by mistake. Shroomeris an aloofgrass-type palthat can often be found slowly walking around the mushroom woods ofPalworldwithout a care in the world....

May 25, 2025 · 3 min · 557 words · Robin Long

Persona 5 Royal: All Mementos Requests

Quick Links Exploring Palaces isn’t the only way to level up inPersona 5 Royal. Shortly after the first arc, the Phantom Thieves will be tasked with completing requests from the public. While not a mandatory part of the story, taking on Mementos Requests is needed to complete most of Joker’s Confidants. As the Phantom Thieves' reputation grows, so does Mementos. Players should make a habit of going into Mementos during one of Joker’s off-days....

May 25, 2025 · 4 min · 813 words · Samantha Hughes

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl: How to Evolve Graveler into Golem

Quick Links WhilePokemon Brilliant DiamondandPokemon Shining Pearlare remakes within the current 8th generation of Pokemon, there are still some classic evolution methods that players will need to use to evolve certain monsters, like Graveler, for example. Graveler is Rock/Ground-type Pokemonintroduced in the Kanto region withPokemon Red/Blue. While it has many weaknesses that can destroy it in battle, it is still resistant to Rock, Electric, Fire, Normal, Poison, and Flying-type moves....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Carrie Crawford

Pokemon GO Leak Reveals Scarlet and Violet Pokemon Coming Soon

A recentPokemon GOleak revealed that Pokemon fromScarlet and Violetwill soon be added to the game, expandingPokemon GOto the current generation of the mainPokemonseries. WhilePokemon GOdoes not have every Pokemon in the franchise, the game’s Pokedex continues to grow. One example is thedebut of Kleavor inPokemon GO, with Niantic adding the Bug/Rock-type first seen inPokemon Legends: Arceus.Pokemon GOhas also added more familiar names to the fans, such as Bounsweet, Steenee, and Tsareena, as well as Larvesta and its evolution Volcarona....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Alyssa Hernandez

Pokemon GO Trade Distance Temporarily Increased

Trading Pokemon with friends has always been a staple of the franchise andwhen the feature arrived inPokemon GOaround two years ago it was a welcome enhancement. So far players who want to trade Pokemon have had to have their phones very close to each other, but now Niantic is testing out a new feature to see how some longer distance trades might work. The distance trading test launched on Thursday and offers players the chance to trade with Friends who are up to 12km away....

May 25, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Gina Chan

Pokemon Sword and Shield Confirms Special Max Raids for Pokemon Day

AsPokemonapproaches the annual celebration of the long-running monster-catching franchise’s anniversary, The Pokemon Company has already announced a whole slew of plans to celebrate the massively popular series' big day.The Pokemon Company revealed daily announcementsearlier this week coming for many ongoing titles likePokemon GOandPokemon Uniteleading up to Pokemon Day on the 27th and, now,Pokemon Sword and Shieldhave officially revealed that a trio of iconic Pokemon will be featured throughout the week in special Max Raid battles....

May 25, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Veronica Roy

Resident Evil 8 Has the Best Elements of All Resident Evil Games, Producer Says

After a brief silence, it seems Capcom is ready to talk about its highly anticipated title,Resident Evil 8. Producer Peter Fabiano outlined whatResident Evil 8will be and what the dedicated fans could expect when the game drops next year. This new update comes in the wake of a shockingResident Evil 8leak that occurred earlier this week, spoiling key story segments while also showing some developmental build of the game.Resident Evil 8isn’t the onlyResident Evilgame that had itself spoiled, the breach in security that happened a few weeks ago also leaked Capcom’s roadmap until 2024, which featured amultitude of unannouncedResident Eviltitles, includingResident Evil 4 Remake....

May 25, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Heather Wilson

Resident Evil Village: How to Get Waterwheel Weapon (Grenade Launcher)

Face it, inResident Evil Village, as well as many other video games, weapons are all variants of each other with slightly different statistics. Even great games can do little more than give each gun a different feel, recoil, and firing pattern. So for a game that isn’t trying to be the nextDestiny, players don’t expect a weapon to come along that knocks their socks off. RELATED:The Scariest Resident Evil Games, Ranked And then the grenade launcher shows up and defies all expectations....

May 25, 2025 · 3 min · 571 words · Vanessa Brown