Why FIFA’s Player Career Mode Needs To Take Inspiration From RPGs

RPGs are one of the most popular genres in gaming due to their vast open worlds, immersive storylines, and characters that players feel a connection with. While there is a lot more that goes behind creating a successful RPG, a few of the key features can really help games likeFIFAthat are struggling to get out new and exciting content for its fans. Over the years,FIFAhas failed to add any significant improvements to Player Career Mode, and this has resulted in fans practically completing the game mode in under two seasons, making the remaining thirteen seasons fairly dull....

July 31, 2025 · 5 min · 1045 words · Nicholas Woods

Why horror should be taken more seriously at the Oscars

Horror has always been that imaginative void in which our deepest fears and the best of the creative parts of our brains marry together to invent something prolific. When blended with any genre in cinema, horror generates an experience that embraces what the world is. An extended parable of the concerns of the world and healing for the personal ones, horror has always been a process in which one works through physical and psychological challenges together yet is dazzled and even terrified by the experience of it all....

July 31, 2025 · 6 min · 1184 words · Charles Ford

Witcher 3 Fan Explores Toussaint on Treadmill

As interconnected technology becomes more common, video game fans have found interesting ways of making their favorite titles more immersive and beneficial to play. Earlier this year, one player created aGrand Theft Auto 5mod that connects to an exercise bike, and yesterday a Reddit user named pird_berson22 showed off a program they set up to connect their treadmill routine with the world of CD Projekt Red’sThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Troy Rogers

WoW Season of Discovery: How To Get Beacon of Light (Paladin Rune)

Though Priests are still top-of-the-charts for healing inWoW Classic: Season of Discovery, Paladin healers have always held their own with different abilities and a different approach. They might not have the utility of a Priest healer, but they can pump out the HPS – especially with such an incredibly powerful healing Rune as Beacon of Light. Whenthe Rune is equipped, Beacon of Light lets Paladin healers spread out their heals without losing any uptime on their main target....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Mr. Mark Hayes DDS

Zelda Fan Makes Incredible Hylia Statues Based on the Games

The Legend of Zeldahas inspired countless fans around the world. Shigeru Miyamoto wanted to make a game that reminded him of exploring the wilderness as a child, and in return,Zeldafanshave explored their creativity thanks to the games. The most recent example of this is an artist creating replica statues of the godess Hylia fromThe Legend of Zelda. TheHylia statues differ betweenZeldagames, withBreath of the Wild’s take on the goddess statues being one of ruin and nature taking over....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · Andrea Castaneda

10 Ridiculously Short PlayStation Games (& How Long They Take To Beat)

PlayStation consoles are famed for having some of the longest and most difficult games ever to grace the gaming world. There’sGod of War 2and its brain-racking puzzles that left many players stuck in one terrain for weeks and then there’sWatchdogs 2which takes about a hundred hours to see the whole of the Bay Area through Marcus' eyes. RELATED:10 Shortest Open World Video Games These two games and a hundred others might trick you into thinking that inordinate lengths are a prerequisite for PlayStation games but this list will show you that that is not always the case....

July 30, 2025 · 6 min · 1161 words · Mason Lowe

5 Best Aerial Dogfights In Movies

We’ve all seen a million battles on the big screen. Sword fights, fist fights, shootouts, massive army engagements, and many more subcategories of violence have played out in vivid detail. After the advent of air travel, the dogfight swiftly became the new way to duel. The dogfight is a compelling spectacle from period-accurate historical dramas to science fantasy epics. There’s apocket of time in whichthe dogfight makes perfect sense. That period lasted from the 30s to the year 2000....

July 30, 2025 · 4 min · 817 words · Dylan Oneill

5 Things From Final Fantasy VII Remake We Want Them To Keep In Final Fantasy 16 (& 5 They Need To Change)

Final Fantasy VII Remakewas not just a simple reskin; it represented the next step in theFinal Fantasyfranchise as a whole with new innovations to the combat system, gorgeous graphics, superb voice acting, and writing far surpassing most of the recent entries in the long-running series. Related:10 Games To Play While You Wait For Final Fantasy XVI Future entries in this remake story andFinal Fantasy XVIbeing developed simultaneouslyfeels like a gift from the JRPG gods....

July 30, 2025 · 5 min · 871 words · Lindsey Walton

A Lot of Baldur's Gate 3 Players Hate an Early-Game Door

Summary Even the finest video games have their fair share of annoyances, and forBaldur’s Gate 3, one of them appears to be a door that somehow survived three years of Early Access. Though few could have expectedBaldur’s Gate 3to be such a runaway success, it’s a game that showed plenty of promise when it launched its Early Access in October 2020. Only a fraction ofBaldur’s Gate 3’s Act 1 locationswere available for testing, and players couldn’t even create a Paladin until the release of Patch 9....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Cheryl Smith

Android vs iPhone: Which OS is Better?

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra High-end Android Smartphone The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, announced in January 2024, features a 6.8-inch display and is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. It comes with a 5000 mAh battery, 1024 GB of storage, and 12 GB of RAM. The device is protected by Corning Gorilla Armor​​. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max High-end iOS Smartphone The iPhone 15 Pro Max, announced in September 2023, sports a 6....

July 30, 2025 · 8 min · 1511 words · Amber Burton

Animal Crossing Talk Show Books God of War Director, Last of Us 2 Cast Members

The discussion surrounding one of 2020’s biggest gamesThe Last of Us Part 2is far from over. Two of its stars as well as another beloved PlayStation exclusive’s director will be appearing in an upcoming episode of theAnimal Crossing: New Horizonstalk show. While some are struggling to adapt to the new normal of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown procedures, others are thriving in it. The popular talk showAnimal Talkinghas been using this opportunity to its advantage, hosting unique discussions via Twitch live streams and the world withinAnimal Crossing: New Horizons,another game seeing great success during these strange times....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Todd Rodriguez

Atomic Heart: Best Upgrades To Unlock As Soon As Possible

Atomic Heartis an unforgiving first-person action role-play shooter that has players fighting for their life with every battle they face. Players won’t have to rely on their base weapons or skills, ascollecting resourcesand killing robots will give players the necessary items to upgrade both themselves and the various artillery they will use while exploring the facility. When advancing in the story, these upgrades can get rather pricey or need far more materials, which will lead to the player needing to save up....

July 30, 2025 · 6 min · 1076 words · Jennifer Butler

Best VEL 46 Loadout in COD Warzone & Modern Warfare 2

VEL 46 was buffed duringWarzone’smid-season-2 Reloaded update, along with other SMGs like MX9, BAS-p, and PDSW 528. The patch increased VEL 46’s close-range damage and improved its handling and movement speed, making it thebest option for close- and mid-range loadoutsinCODWarzoneandMW2. The problem with previous loadouts was VEL 46’s high vertical recoil, which players could only control with an underbarrel. But at the same time, underbarrels came with movement speed and ADS penalty, which made the gun useless....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Robert Reyes