World Of Warcraft: 10 Secretly Powerful Factions Aside From The Alliance, Horde

Players ofWorld of Warcraftknow that all their characters belong to a faction: the Alliance or the Horde. Thanks toBlizzard’s expansiveWarcraftlore, it seems a lot of parties have individual stakes on the fate of Azeroth and the universe around it. In turn, player actions almost always affect their standing with any number of these minor groups. RELATED:Final Fantasy 14 Job Guide: 10 Pro Tips For Playing A Paladin Interestingly, minor factions inWoWdon’t just revolve around racial groups or local communities....

August 9, 2025 · 7 min · 1386 words · Virginia Goodman

Xbox Game Pass Keeping Two Games That Were Supposed to Leave Today

The next batch of video games will be leavingXbox Game Passtoday. But not as many as initially anticipated, as bothDishonored 2andPanzer Dragoon Ortawill remain onXbox Game Pass. Four games will leave theXbox Game Pass subscriptiontoday, meaning they will no longer be free to play with a subscription.Yooka-Laylee,theBanjo-Kazooie-like platformer andWesterado: Double Barreled, the stylistic action-adventure title will be leaving the Xbox today. Additionally,Bad North, the real-time-strategy, and DiRT 2 are leaving both Xbox and PC....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Kelly Dyer

10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do In Yakuza: Like A Dragon

Yakuza: Like a Dragonrecently released for both old-gen and new-gen, though unfortunately, PlayStation 5 owners will have to wait until it releases in March of next year. Though it’s the seventhmainline titlein theYakuzafranchise, this latest title shakes things up but switching genres and presenting fans with an RPG experience instead. RELATED:10 Unresolved Mysteries & Plot Holes Everyone Missed In The Yakuza Franchise Yakuzatitles have always offered dense areas for players to explore, with plenty of humor and action to be found throughout the main story and sub-stories....

August 8, 2025 · 7 min · 1291 words · Melissa Williams

10 Villains Who Deserve A Standalone Video Game

Video game villains can appear for a brief moment, yet the games wouldn’t be the same without them. Often more intriguing than the heroes they face, an independent video game for each of these characters makes sense. In some films, the bad guy wins. Could the same happen in video games? RELATED:World of Warcraft: 10 Worst Things Villains Did Throughout The Lore The following villains mightappear as a final boss,but they each cause problems for the hero....

August 8, 2025 · 5 min · 923 words · Brittany Friedman

Bug Fables: 10 Early Game Tips You Need To Know

Bug Fablesis a gorgeously stylized adventure that follows three main characters: the bee Vi, the beetle Kabbu, and the moth Leif. Though it takes plenty of inspiration fromPaper Marioand the likes, it’s got lots of its own charm and very satisfying combat mechanics. RELATED:Bug Fables: Things You Should Do After Beating The Game Players just getting into the game should be careful, though.Bug Fables’outwardly casual appearanceis, in actuality, nothing but. It can be as frustrating as it is good to look at, but if gamers knowing what they’re getting into, it can make all the difference....

August 8, 2025 · 5 min · 937 words · Michael Lamb

Call of Duty: Warzone Player Demonstrates Fastest Gulag Win Ever

TheCall of Duty: WarzoneGulag stands as a test of will and the last opportunity to earn another round in Verdansk. While the fairness of the Nuketown Gulag has been discussed among fans, never has a Gulag ended in such a rapid and dramatic fashion. WithCall of Duty: Warzoneplayers already requesting a return to the standard shower map, this clip may finally prove the imbalance within the Nuketown alternative. The Gulag has long offered a widevariety ofCall of Duty: Warzoneweaponryfor fans to do battle with....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Kristina Turner

Call of Duty: Warzone Update Adds Plunder Variant Blood Money

Infinity Ward greatly upsetCall of Duty: Warzonefans when it made the decision to completely remove the Plunder match type from the game, replacing it with the much less popular Warzone Rumble. Perhaps in response to fan backlash, Infinity Ward is now rolling out a newCall of Duty: Warzoneplaylist update that adds a Plunder variant to the game in the form of Blood Money. Thereturn of Blood MoneyinCall of Duty: Warzonewas confirmed earlier this week, and Infinity Ward has delivered on its promise....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Matthew Arias

Comparing Madden NFL 23 to Madden NFL 22

Madden NFLis one of the most popular annual sports titles around, with a history that dates back to the 1980s. Starting life as a college project,theMaddenserieswas designed as a stat-based computer game, used more for experimenting and predicting results than any real-time, life-like football simulation. In the early 1990s, theMaddenseries would start to look a little more like its modern-day counterpart with a more action-focused, arcade-y title heading to the Sega Genesis....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 573 words · Ashley Tran

Cyberpunk 2077 GOG Galaxy Digital 'Goodies' Detailed

CD Projekt Red’sCyberpunk 2077was first announced in May 2012 and fans were able to view the first teaser trailer the following year. Despite two release date delays and some reported glitches, the game has already won countless awards, andreviews ofCyberpunk 2077so far show that the praise was well deserved. In celebration of the long-awaited launch of the futuristic action role-playing game, CD Projekt Red has launched a new rewards program that will allow owners ofCyberpunk 2077to claim a variety of digital goodies and in-game items....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Karen Jordan

David Lynch: 7 Most Unsettling Characters In The Director's Movies

David Lynch has a well-earned reputation as a director who makes weird and confusing movies.While he is more versatile than his reputation would suggest, many of his films have become known for their strange surreal plotsand Lynch’s refusal to explain them. This is because he has always been fascinated with the idea that different people can draw drastically different meanings out of the same thing, and prefers the audience draw their own conclusions about his work....

August 8, 2025 · 7 min · 1402 words · Debra Patton

Dinkum: 8 Things Animal Crossing Fans Will Love About The Early Access Game

Dinkumis a new game that combines several aspects of many popular games, likeStardew Valley,Minecraft, andAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. An indie game created by James Bendon,Dinkumallows players to create their own town on an Australian outback-inspired island. RELATED:Wholesome Games Like Animal Crossing New Horizons Dinkumis currently in Early Access but has many features which already makes it a playable and enjoyable game. It’s a game with its own unique charms and plenty to offer on its own, but it does have features that will be appealing for fans of theAnimal Crossingfranchise....

August 8, 2025 · 5 min · 975 words · Gina Clements

Disco Elysium Fan Notices Similarity to Attack on Titan

A fan of indie RPGDisco Elysiumhas pointed out that the game’s protagonist can dress in a way that evokes a character fromAttack on Titan. While absolutely unintentional, it provides a bit of a fun crossover for fans of both franchises.NOTE: Mild spoilers for bothDisco ElysiumandAttack on Titancan be found below. As players progress throughDisco Elysium, they can find and equip all manners of clothing. Almost every article of clothing changesprotagonist Harry’s statsin some way, which can have a big impact on the game’s many skill checks....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Harry Gentry

Disney Announces Premiere Date For Muppets Haunted Mansion

After many years of celebrating some of the same holidays,The Muppetswill officially have their first Halloween special.Muppets Haunted Mansionwill premiere on Disney Plus in October. Earlier this year,the Muppetsannounced that they would cross over withThe Haunted Mansion just in time for the spooky holiday. However, fans had been left without a precise premiere date, until now that is. RELATED:Disney’s Haunted Mansion Reboot Eyes Tiffany Haddish, Lakeith Stanfield On their official Twitter account, the Muppets shared that the special will begin streaming on Disney Plus on October 8....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Susan Sandoval