Starfield Secretly Dropped a Big Hint for Shattered Space DLC

Summary Bethesda has inadvertently teased thatStarfield’s Shattered Space DLC may have a lot to do with one of the game’s main factions, House Va’ruun.Starfieldhas just recently revealed a major new update that will finally bring maps to each major city, add new icons for the different shops and eateries, provide new ways for players to customize their ships, and much more. Bethesda Game Studios had confirmed the Shattered Space DLC beforeStarfield’s September 2023 launch....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 531 words · Holly Boyle

Steam Users Have 6 New Free to Play Games They Can Try Right Now

PC gamers who are looking to try something new will be happy to hear thatSteamis offering 6 brand-new video games for players to enjoy. The collection of games spans multiple genres, from tower defense to first-person shooters, and will surely cater to every player’s interests and preferences.2023 has been a great year forSteamusers, as they have been treated to a plethora of exciting free games such asTiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot AdventureorTGV Voyages Train Simulator, which were up for grabs at no cost earlier this year....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Debra Robles

The Borderlands 3 Director’s Cut Murder Mysteries Follows Its DLC Trend

Borderlands 3has featured well over a year of post-launch content, from a marriage set on a Cthulhu-inspired planet, to a trip into the mind of thefranchise’s most well-known pyscho. Each DLC features unique weapons, characters, crew challenges, and locations, with some changing things up even further via new vehicle types. The result of this diverse approach is a set of expansions that sees each sporting a unique tone and telling a story that feels wildly different from the DLC pack that came before it....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 616 words · Dwayne Reynolds

The Resident Evil Remakes Could Bring the Franchise Full Circle

Capcom seems to be on one hell of a roll these days as yet another remake from its infamousResident Evilfranchise was officially confirmed at this year’s State of Play. One of the most beloved of the series entries,Resident Evil 4will be receiving the same special treatment its predecessors got and is expected to be released in early 2023. It was arguably Capcom’s biggest announcement alongside other reveals from aResident Evil VillageVR portto special editions....

June 13, 2025 · 4 min · 745 words · Jesse Miller

The Simulation Creative Director Talks Putting Players in the Shoes of a Game Designer

The Simulationis an upcoming horror game with a video game designer as its protagonist, who gets drawn into a police investigation when the only evidence is a strange horror game. This unconventional video game protagonist must then use their knowledge of video game design to explore this game, and that’s where it gets dark.The Simulationis in development at Playmestudio and will be published by the recently establishedBlumhouse Games. AtGamescom LATAM, Game Rant had the opportunity to learn more about where the idea of the game and its unique protagonist came from when chatting withThe Simulation’s creative director David Fenner....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 506 words · Erica Patterson

Thrilling God of War Ragnarok Fight Comes Down to the Wire

AGod of War Ragnarokplayer goes head-to-head with Svipdagr the Cold, one of the game’s difficult Berserker fights, and takes the fight all the way to a suspenseful, last-second conclusion. As manyGod of War Ragnarokplayers know, the difficult fights in the game can take several tries and multiple different loadouts and variations in gear and skills to eventually triumph. Fans are loving Santa Monica Studio’s sequel to the 2018 reboot of theGod of Warfranchise, adventuring with Kratos and his companions through the nine realms and battling Fimbulwinter and many other foes....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Timothy Smith

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands' New Manufacturer Name Changes Explained

Right now,Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandsis hitting all the right notes as aBorderlandsspin-off. It essentially takes the Assault on Dragon Keep DLC from the second game, which is arguably its best DLC, and turns it into a full game. Complete with an epic new quest, new customizable characters, tons of loot, and more,Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandsfans will be able to get hands-on with it on June 12, 2025. When they do, of course, they’ll get to experience all the changes for themselves....

June 13, 2025 · 4 min · 752 words · Steven Miller

Tower Of Fantasy: How To Customize Characters

Quick Links For many players, a huge part of the fun of video games is the ability to take on a life that isn’t their own. Being able to fly on the back of a dragon or lay siege to an orcish castle is great, but these activities are even more exciting when the player gets to do them with a character they’ve customized to perfection. RELATED:Best Male Anime Characters Who Wear Ponytails Tower Of Fantasyhas an incredibly deep character customization system, allowing players to create original characters, use characters created by others in the community, or even customize community creations to their own liking....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 586 words · Melanie Flores

Twitch Launches 24/7 'Gaming and Culture' TV Network Named VENN

On Wednesday, the new free-to-view 24/7 TV network named VENN launched on streaming services. Offering regularly scheduled programs about pop culture, video games, and in particular esports, VENN broadcasts on Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, with other platforms ‘coming soon.’ VENN co-founders Ben Kusin and Ariel Horn initially planned to launch the network with two studios, one in New York and another in Los Angeles. However, the coronavirus pandemic prompted Kusin and Horn to delay the New York launch and focus on the VENN’s Los Angeles debut....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Brett Lawrence

Unlucky Elden Ring Player Suffers Humiliating Death After Controller Stops Working

OneElden Ringplayer suffered an embarrassing defeat after their controller battery died at precisely the wrong time. While there is no good time for a gamepad to give out, thisElden Ringplayer’s controller picked the perfect opportunity to set them up for a truly humiliating death. FromSoftware launched its dark fantasy action RPGElden Ringin February 2023.An open-world take on the successfulDark Soulsformula, it introduced a new setting, new mechanics, and a larger world while keeping much of what made the earlier games popular....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Jill Chandler

Valorant Introducing Measures to Combat Smurfing

In Riot Games’ free-to-play titleValorant,the word smurf no longer evokes fond memories of small blue humanoids who live in mushrooms. In the 5-v-5 tactical shooter, where ranked matches and teamwork form the core of the game, a smurf now has a much more negative connotation. Players across all levels ofValorant, in both ranked and unranked matches, have complained that smurfing negatively impacts the game for everybody else. And Riot Games has recently released a blog post entitled “Ask Valorant” in order to address this growing problem....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 488 words · Rhonda Clark

Video Games That Should Be Remade in Unreal Engine 5

Sometime early in 2022,Unreal Engine 5will release to provide a truly next-gen graphical experience for the new PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles.Unreal Engine 5is meant to be the premiere game engine experience, with a host of features that bring visual design and animation to the next level. One of the engine’s big draws is Nanite, a virtualized micropolygon geometry system that allows for assets to be imported at their highest quality, and for the engine to intelligently render as much detail as the player can perceive at that moment....

June 13, 2025 · 5 min · 981 words · Jacqueline Carrillo

What the MCU Can Learn From Midnight Suns

While it may not be as much of a high-profile release as the latestSpider-ManorGuardians of the Galaxyvideo game adaptations,Marvel’s Midnight Suns— the new tactical role playing game developed by Firaxis Games — has quickly carved out a devoted following of fans. And unlike many other recent Marvel adaptations,Midnight Sunsis notable for drawing relatively little influence from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Indeed, in an era where the MCU has become the dominant interpretation of the Marvel Universe within popular culture,Midnight Sunslargely eschews any big-screen influence in favor of putting its own spin on the source material....

June 13, 2025 · 6 min · 1093 words · Richard Blackwell