Best Free Adventure Games

Summary Adventure gamesare some of the most popularfree gamesone can find. Free-to-play versions of first-person exploration games, room escape games built entirely in Flash, and even classic point-and-click adventures have been offered. This genre is as old as video games themselves, which is why many free adventure games are decades-old classics. Many indie adventure games are initially released for free but get a commercial re-release later on. Some begin asenticing early access titlesbut update the paid version a few months before the free one....

May 15, 2025 · 7 min · 1407 words · Darren Boyd

Best Laptops for College in 2024

Navigating the sheer amount of laptop options available to users can be daunting for college-bound students. The right choice will ensureseamless integration of work and play, supportingburgeoning software needsand enabling morepower-intensive activities, like streamingand competitive gaming. Researching this can be tedious and often requires users to either have hands-on experience or rely on 3rd-party reviews to make an informed buy. This guide aims to address this by handpicking some of the best laptops that should see students through college with ease and address the multifaceted needs of university life in a variety of use cases....

May 15, 2025 · 8 min · 1637 words · Terri Mccarthy

Bethesda is Getting Rid of Its PC Launcher and Migrating Its Games to Steam

Debuted in 2016, the Bethesda Launcher was intended to be a nexus for all things related to the popular video game publisher. Including titles such asThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim,Doom Eternal, andFallout 76, many heavy-hittingBethesdareleases were supported through the software. However, in May 2022, the service will be shut down, and users’ games, wallets, and in-game currencies and purchases will be migrated to Steam.In a blog post on Bethesda.net, the publisher thanks its community for their years of support and announces that, in the next few months, the Bethesda....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Mr. Richard Chavez

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Breaks PlayStation Store Record

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2has had the best ever launch for the franchise on the PlayStation Store, with additional data suggesting a return to form for the gaming industry household name. Anticipation was high forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, sequel to the 2019 franchise entry, especially after last year’sCall of Duty: Vanguardfailed to perform as well as the series is known to. Prior newsregardingModern Warfare 2was already indicating it to be a hit, with an early access concurrent player count on Steam competing against previous titles....

May 15, 2025 · 3 min · 472 words · Lindsey Yoder

Call of Duty: Vanguard Zombies’ Roguelike Altar of Covenants Feature Could Add Lots Of Replayability

Call of Duty: VanguardZombies is certainly going to be interesting, as it serves as a bold step away from the mode’s traditional style. The game’s launch experience,Der Anfang, is not a round-based Survival map. Instead, it will be Outbreak-like in the sense that there are objectives to complete in different regions, only without the vehicles and large-scale focus. This is not the only new thing that is being introduced, however....

May 15, 2025 · 5 min · 960 words · Charles Schwartz

Commander Niall Showcases the Benefits of Elden Ring's Spirit Ashes

Late inElden Ring, players are able to face off against the optional boss Commander Niall at the end of Fort Sol in the northern section of Mountaintops of the Giants. While the enemy at first appears to be a reskin of Commander O’Neil, this endgame encounter manages to elevate the design beyond being another example of anoverused repeat boss like Erdtree Burial Watchdogs. The way that Commander Niall stands out among the endgame bosses comes from the way that he calls for reinforcements, similar to how the player can call on help from Spirit Ashes....

May 15, 2025 · 4 min · 649 words · Marvin Gregory

Creative Fan Recreates Iconic King of the Hill Intro With Donkey Kong 64

ADonkey Kongfan made a parody of the intro to the animated showKing of the Hill, but now with characters from theDonkey Kongseries as they appeared inDonkey Kong 64. The parody has gained traction on social media with many praising the creator for their humorous animation.Although it has been over eight years since the last mainlineDonkey Konggame,Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, the titular character and his family have continued to be relevant in the minds of gamers everywhere....

May 15, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Kelly Martinez

DayZ: Best Ways To Get Food & Water

The open-worldzombie-survival game,DayZ,will leave beginners to the game incredibly frustrated. Anyone who is new to the harsh world ofDayZwill be met with quick starvation or dehydration, hungry zombies, ruthless players, and other game mechanics that no other game generally thinks to utilize, like passing out due to pain. RELATED:DayZ: Best Melee Weapons Right Now This game definitely proves difficult, especially when just spawning into a server. The player will find themselves in beginner areas, and sometimes it can be very complicated to acquire food or water, which is of the highest priority when it comes to surviving inDayZ....

May 15, 2025 · 5 min · 916 words · Christina Ramos

Dragon Ball: Future Trunks Vs. Present Trunks: Which is Better?

Future Trunks made waves and impactful acts throughout his first introduction back inDragon Ball Z, and remains to this day many peoples' favorite character. Due to his inner struggles, as well as his captivating story and personality throughout the Androids/Cell Saga, Future Trunks solidified his presence in many people’s eyes as a very important character to not only the concept of time travel in theDragon Balluniverse but also inDragon Ball Xenoverseas a staple character....

May 15, 2025 · 5 min · 906 words · Terry Fletcher

Elden Ring Clip Shows How Some Traps Are Designed to Funnel Players to Surprise Enemy Attacks

The world ofElden Ringcan present a number of challenges that can end up being the death of players. Whether it isElden Ring’sdifficult bossesor traps that await players in dungeons, there are plenty of ways to die in the game, especially if the traps lead to a surprise death. In some ofElden Ring’s dungeons there are a number of traps that can lead to certain doom for gamers. There are also sneaky enemies that sometimes attack from out of view, getting in hits before the player knows what is going on....

May 15, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Jennifer Lane

Elden Ring Player Saved from Falling to Their Death at Last Second

As the latest entry of extremely difficult RPGs set in a fantasy world,Elden Ringhas not only proved incredibly popular with previous fans of FromSoftware’s Soulsborne RPGs, the game has attracted new fans to the genre. As a fresh, new addition to the FromSoftware line-up,Elden Ringhas also gained interest from newcomers due to the involvement offantasy author George R.R. Martin, who helped with the game’s world building. Complete with new bosses, horse riding mechanics, and a new story for players to explore,Elden Ringstill has many of thetropes and mechanics a Soulsborne fan would be used to, such as a character creator, different builds, and difficult combat that leads to multiple, sometimes infuriating deaths....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Tammy Bonilla

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's Messmer and Marika Rumors Explained

Summary The release ofElden Ring’s DLC Shadow of the Erdtree is slowly, but surely, approaching. As is the case with any piece of media released by FromSoftware, fans have more questions than answers in the lead-up, and lore hounds everywhere have started tearing the trailers and interviews apart, seeking the smallest crumbs of story detail. The trailer released on February 21 was quite generous in showing audiences what they could expect to face in the Land of Shadow....

May 15, 2025 · 4 min · 849 words · James Brown

Forspoken's Isekai Genre Explained

Luminous Productions’Forspokenwas shown off recently at the PlayStation Showcase. Previously referred to asProject Athia, the trailer gave PlayStation fans another look atForspoken’s world, combat, and downright gorgeous graphics. The trailer features a brief introduction to the game’s protagonist Frey before she is quickly whisked away to a foreign world where her armband communicates with her and she is able to wield all sorts of elemental powers. There is a lot going on in the trailer, including Frey hitting an enemy with a spike of water before freezing it into ice, the protagonist battling with a massive dragon, and a hint that she has to save the realm from an evil and powerful foe....

May 15, 2025 · 5 min · 995 words · Robert Pitts