2nd Season of Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online Announced

During the Dengeki Bunko 30th Anniversary Event that was held on July 15th, 2023, Kadokawa announced that the production for the long awaited 2nd season ofSword Art Onlinespin-off series,Gun Gale Online, has officially started. The first season ofSword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Onlinewas aired in 2018, specifically from April 8th to June 30th. That means it has been five years since the first season ofGun Gale Onlinegraced our screen....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 479 words · Randall Holmes

5 Ways Red Dead Redemption 2 Succeeds Where Death Stranding Fails

At first glance, it may seem strange to compare Rockstar Games’Red Dead Redemption 2with Kojima Production’sDeath Stranding, yet there is a baseline that connects the two: the mundanity. Each game, at times, takes on a painstaking approach that can leave some players frustrated, while also encouraging growth, depth, and investment in the endgame world. Whether its making a delivery as Sam or picking up groceries with Sadie Adler as Arthur Morgan, bothRed Dead Redemption 2andDeath Strandingmake the point of gritty realism in the game....

July 2, 2025 · 5 min · 970 words · Robin Wheeler

AMD Reveals Radeon RX 6700 XT Price and Release Date

AMDhas shown off the new Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card coming soon to PCs. The tech companyAMDalso revealed details for the device like performance, cost, and release date. Graphics cards are typically a hot commodity due to being a key part of what makes games look great. Much like any other tech, graphics cards are constantly being updated and new models are releasing. These devices can range in tier, with higher end models pushing the boundaries of gaming visuals....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Nicholas Cunningham MD

Avowed, Fable, The Elder Scrolls 6, and the Future of Exclusive Xbox Series X RPGs

Xboxhas had quite an eventful generation so far with the Bethesda acquisition, multiple exclusivity deals, and a consistently growing library of Xbox Game Pass titles.Xboxhas also taken a vastly different approach towards the games it’s making this generation, the audience it’s targeting, and how it’s making these games available to the consumer. While there are plenty of plausible explanations for Xbox’s drastically different approach to this generation, three of its highly anticipated games -Avowed,Fable, andThe Elder Scrolls 6 -answer much of what Xbox is striving for in the ninth generation of video games consoles....

July 2, 2025 · 5 min · 976 words · Barbara Horn

Baldur's Gate 3: What To Do With The Necromancy of Thay Book

Quick Links Baldur’s Gate 3lets players dive into the world ofDungeons & Dragons, translated from the tabletop to PC and PS5 by Larian Studios. As such, the game is filled with fantastical creatures, deadly adversaries, and intriguing quests forBaldur’s Gate 3’s players to encounter and overcome. One early quest that can lead to an unexpected outcome isSearch the Cellar, which can be started inAct 1’s Blighted Village. Upon reading a journal in the village alchemist’s house, players will be given the quest to discover the alchemist’s true identity and the contents of his secret cellar below the house....

July 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1201 words · Sheryl Juarez

Battlefield 2042 Announcement Sparks Big Spike in Battlefield 4 Player Numbers

Prior it it’s recent announcement, there was a lot of excitement from theBattlefieldcommunity over a new game set in the near future. The past few games in the franchise have gone back to explore the World Wars, which removed a lot of the gadgets and vehicles fans had come to love.Battlefield 2042brings things back into the modern area and as thedebut gameplay shown at E3 2021 revealed, ATVs, little bird Helicopters, and more modern tech make up a big part of the experience....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Cameron Johnson

Best Dating Games On Steam

Summary Dating simulatorsare popular for often having interesting stories and fascinating characters for players to romance. There have been many mainstream dating sims that have caught players' attention, such asHooked On You, which explores the killers ofDead By Daylight, andBlush Blush. Many dating sims can be found on PC through Steam,and although a lot of them get the attention they deserve,many decent and well-written storiesare buried on the page. These dating adventures may only have minimal reviews but have been rated highly by players as games they’d recommend others to try out....

July 2, 2025 · 7 min · 1317 words · John Reese

Best Street Fighter Movies

Summary Ever since Pac-Man got his own Saturday morning cartoon, video game characters have been adapted to other media. They often produced a bunch of oddities, like the curiously Mormon-themedDoomnovels, andMortal Kombat’s cartoon having a more star-studded cast than its live-actionConquestseries, but where doesStreet Fighterfit into this strange world of video game movie adaptions? As the biggest name in fighting games,Street Fighterwas no different. It’s received all sorts of tie-ins over the years, from the memetic western animated series (“This is DELICIOUS!...

July 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1241 words · Virginia Brooks

Best Victory Speeches At The Oscars

TheOscarsonly come once a year, and it’s like a holiday season for movies, with the same torrid mix of glamour, drama, disappointment, and victory. Las Vegas even takes bets on the winners, which goes to show how much interest persists in theOscarsdespite the falling viewer count.RELATED:Actors & Actresses Who Weren’t Nominated For Oscars (And Should’ve Been)The television viewing audience likes drama, but they also like brevity, and long-winded acceptance speeches are part of what was dragging the yearly show out to three hours or more back in the day....

July 2, 2025 · 5 min · 955 words · Phyllis James

Best Video Game Characters With Psionic Abilities

There are loads of characters in video games that harbor many types of cool and interesting superpowers. The powers to rewind time, shape-shift, and lift heavy objects are all present in various games such asLife Is Strangeand Kirby’s Epic Yarn. Related:Psychic Video Game Characters With Mind-Blowing Abilities Arguably, the coolest (and most flexible) type of superpower to have in a video game is that of psychic abilities. Whether it be seeing into the future, telekinesis, telepathy, or psionic abilities arealwayscool and fun to play around with....

July 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1118 words · Ryan Campbell

Dark Souls 2: All Greataxes, Ranked

Greataxes inDark Souls 2differ from the regular one-handed axes in that they are bigger, heavier, and slower, but also more powerful. Not only can these behemoth blades of immense slashing damage severely cleave through every enemy’s health, but they also deliver huge poise damage to stagger and possibly even stun-lock foes. RELATED:The 5 Best Axes In Dark Souls 2 (& Worst) Players with Strength builds are the ones who can make the best use of these greatweapons and their devastating potential....

July 2, 2025 · 7 min · 1369 words · Lisa Gray

Deleted Video Hints at Back 4 Blood Coming to Xbox Game Pass on Release

Back 4 Blood, Turtle Rock Studios' love letter to the hit zombie shoot-em-upLeft 4 Dead, is edging closer to its intended release date. As details emerged a couple of days ago thatthe anticipated action title will be getting a beta this summer, fans are likely keeping their ears to the ground for any more information to whet the appetite, possibly related to Xbox Game Pass. With that, there are speculations that the game is possibly being considered for release on Microsoft’s gaming subscription service soon after, or even on, the day of its release....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Stephanie Martin

Destiny 2's 'Microtransaction Hell' is Taken to The Next Level by an Unsuspecting Franchise

As a relatively new form of art, video gaming has its share of bumps in the road to overcome as it develops and continues to surge in popularity. With innovations in tech and the development of live services, the issue of microtransactions has become a serious problem in recent years, with game developers trying to find a balance between trying to get returns on their games while players don’t want to be exploited....

July 2, 2025 · 5 min · 1009 words · Debra Andrews