Alice in Borderland: Who is Behind the Games?

The following contains spoilers for Season 2 ofAlice in Borderland. One of the biggest mysteries surrounding the storyline ofAlice in Borderlandis who created the games that the characters are forced to play, and why they chose to do it. This is the central question that the plot revolves around, and the two seasons spend significant time teasing the answer to the question. Even by the end, some of those answers still seem a bit murky....

May 31, 2025 · 5 min · 965 words · Patrick Hart

Alien: Isolation 2 Needs to Understand Its True Horror isn’t Xenomorphs

Summary Lately it seems as if multiple games have been announced or released as licensed adaptations inspired byAlienandAliens. There’s a subtle yet important distinction between those two movies, being that the former translates well as a claustrophobic and helpless survival horror tale while the latter is more of an epic action movie. Recentgames likeAliens: Fireteam EliteandAliens: Dark Descentare obviously heavily inspired by the latter, and meanwhile it’s been a long and deflating wait for anything remotely close to what the former has delivered in terms of inspiration, such as Creative Assembly and Sega’sAlien: Isolation....

May 31, 2025 · 5 min · 931 words · Zachary Allen

Amazon Leaks Even More PS5 Game Box Art

Five newPS5box art images have been leaked by Amazon, this time showing offDemon’s Souls,Returnal,Gran Turismo 7,Destruction Allstars, andSackboy: A Big Adventure. This comes not long after several otherAmazon PS5 leakshave been giving fans insight about games, price, and release date for the upcoming console. Several otherPS5box art images have already been leaked by both Amazon and other retailers, so these don’t really come as much of a surprise. For the most part, they are what fans would expect to see, but it is still nice to get something to hang onto while fans wait for an official release date and price....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Andrew Hernandez

Animal Crossing: New Horizons NPC Tier List

Summary Unsurprisingly, Nintendo’s life simulationAnimal Crossing: New Horizonswas incredibly well-received when it was released in 2020. The game has seen various patches and updates over the years, though in recent monthsnewAnimal Crossingcontenthas been quite scarce. Regardless,Animal Crossing: New Horizonsdid well to introduce its community to new NPCs, alongside several familiar faces. It’s clear that there are many beloved personalities inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonswhich can make it hard to discern who is “better....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 525 words · Glenda Benitez

Another Code: Recollection's Room (Disk Puzzle Guide)

Another Code: Recollectionis a modern remake of the classicAnother Code: Two MemoriesandAnother Code: R - Journey Into Lost Memories. InTwo Memories, players enjoy a bittersweet adventure and think through puzzles, search and finds, and riddles. The story focuses on the main protagonist, Ashley, and her father’s complicated relationship and the mysterious deaths of the Edward Family. The climax ofAnother Code: Two Memoriestakes players into Lawrence Edward’s room. There, they must find a ladder that leads to a laboratory....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Tiffany Tucker

Are Marvel Movies Sci-Fi?

TheMarvel Cinematic Universehas an interesting relationship with genre. Its entries are typically listed as “superhero movies,” but that category encompasses a lot of different stories and styles. Westerns are set in the West, war movies take place during wars, and superhero movies are about superheroes. Outside of their subject matter, they can tell any story they want. So, do the superhero movies of the MCU qualify as hard science fiction or are they just regular action movies full of sci-fi tropes?...

May 31, 2025 · 5 min · 1043 words · Victoria Graham

Atlanta Season 3 Episode 3 Review

The following article contains spoilers forAtlanta. Season three continues to chronicle Paper Boi’s European tour as the gang finds itself in London for a hilarious episode that further proves just how brilliantAtlanta’swriting can be. Naturally, this means bringing just the right mix of colorful characters the shown is known for that help bring out the best from the main cast. Atlanta’sfirst episode this season veered into serious territory, especially with the omission of its protagonists, while the second one retained some of those darker vibes; nevertheless, “The Old Man and the Tree” is not afraid to push the show fully intocomedyterritory and it does this by using a classic sitcom setups, the house party where everyone goes out to find their place in this architectural wonder of a house....

May 31, 2025 · 5 min · 916 words · Katie Best

Beginner Tips For Dungeon Munchies

Dungeon Munchiesfollows the recently deceased protagonist, waking grace up at his funeral with a magic tag on himself. The tag revived him but he isn’t in the world he was expecting. The area looks like the post-apocalypse with mutant animals, bugs, and plants running everywhere. RELATED:Best Indie RPGs Of The Last 5 Years (According To Metacritic) He is soon greeted by a demon named Simmer who recruits him to be a chef in training....

May 31, 2025 · 4 min · 849 words · Peter Hampton

Best Anime Like Go! Go! Loser Ranger!

Summary Go! Go! Loser Ranger!is a brand-new anime airing this season, based on a mangawritten by the creator ofThe Quintessential Quintuplets, Negi Haruba. A parody of theSuper Sentaiseries, the anime depicts the ongoing struggle between the Dragon Keepers and an invading force of evil. However, the force of evil has long been beaten, and only its footsoldiers remain, to be used by the Keepers to maintain their facade of heroism....

May 31, 2025 · 5 min · 880 words · Donna Carlson

Best Drunken Fighters In Fighting Games

The Drunken Master fighting style is one of the more popular martial arts techniques under the kung fu umbrella. This was popularized by Jackie Chan in his earlier movies where he uses unorthodox moves, dodges, and strikes to bamboozle his opponents, but not before gulping down some booze. Related:Lesser-Known Fighting Game Archetypes Such aunique fighting stylehas to be translated into fighting games. Luckily, game developers have created some notable fighters that have indeed embraced the ebb and flow of getting hammered before and during a martial arts match, often with hilarious and impressive results....

May 31, 2025 · 5 min · 1023 words · Christopher Carter

Best Existing Pokemon Type Combinations And Which Pokemon Have Them

ThePokemonfranchise has been going for over 26 years now, and one of the biggest foundations it lies on is the fact that every pocket monster in each game has its own type or type combination. Types are a game-defining mechanic for the franchise becausePokemon battlesdepend on type combinations and how they affect each other much more than they do moves or Abilities, and even more so when it comes to things like stats and a Pokemon’s Nature....

May 31, 2025 · 5 min · 938 words · Tiffany Mcbride

Best Isekai Anime Like Suicide Squad Isekai

Summary Warner Bros’Suicide Squad Isekaireveal was greeted by online bewilderment; however, that initial confusion eventually changed into excitement, a shift that was not unfounded. Firstly, the series was being handled by Wit Studio, a company with a stacked resume that includesAttack on TitanandVinland Saga. Secondly, the writing duties were handed over to Tappei Nagatsuki, a creator with a very good reputation in the light novel sphere. Lastly,Suicide Squad Isekaijust sounded like a fun take on the theme....

May 31, 2025 · 5 min · 868 words · Norma Walsh

Best PlayStation Vita Game From Every Year Of The Console's Life

Summary ThePlayStation Vitawas released in Japan in late 2011, and in the rest of the world in 2012, and was Sony’s attempt to take the power of agaming console and make it portable.Over the years, the Vita changed, bringing out new versions that tried to keep up with what gamers wanted from a handheld device, as mobile phones became more advanced. The Vita’s changes weren’t just about looks; they gave gamers more options, like better screens or a lighter design....

May 31, 2025 · 5 min · 1043 words · Sharon Hanson