Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2 Hopefully Doubles Down on its Soulslike Mechanics

A once niche, but now incredibly popular genre is the Soulslike game. FromSoftware has iterated on this formula over several titles, with the most recentElden Ringshowing how this genre can work in an open-world game. Several games have tried to replicate FromSoft’s formula precisely (to varying degrees of success), while other games have put their own spin on it. One of those, perhaps surprisingly, wasStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Now, the sequel is all but officially confirmed by name to be in development....

June 18, 2025 · 5 min · 898 words · Amanda Waters

Star Wars: Qui-Gon's Force Ghost Should Appear In Disney Plus' Obi-Wan Series

Liam Neeson said in a recent interview that he’s eager to return to the role of Qui-Gon Jinn inStar Wars’ upcomingObi-Wan Kenobilimited series on Disney Plus, but added that Lucasfilm has yet to give him a call about it. TheObi-Wanseries presents the perfect opportunity for Qui-Gon’s return because it could help to bridgethe gap betweenEpisodes IIIandIV, and the two characters have unfinished business. Before Obi-Wan takes baby Luke to Tatooine and goes into exile inRevenge of the Sith, Yoda tells him that he’s been contacted by his old master Qui-Gon, who has figured out how to live beyond death through the Force....

June 18, 2025 · 4 min · 809 words · Jeanette Hardy

Star Wars: What Is The Great Scourge Of Malachor?

Quick Links Over the years, theStar Warsfranchise has highlighted more than a few wars that happen to take place among the stars. Some conflicts are featured heavily throughout the film series, while others have their own dedicated television series. Interestingly, there are only a handful of mysteriousStar Warsbattles across the series. One of the most mysterious and yet significant battles is commonly known as The Great Scourge Of Malachor. In-universe, the battle is a thing of legend that Jedi speak of with caution....

June 18, 2025 · 5 min · 958 words · Elizabeth Mitchell

Star Wars: Why Does Everyone Hate Jar Jar Binks?

First appearing inStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Jar Jar Binks has been one of the most—if not the most—hated characters inStar Warshistory. But why do fans not like him, and is the hate warranted? Now that it’s been almost 22 years since the character was introduced, fans will have inevitably grown up and changed enough to maybe have a different opinion. The initial backlash of this character was rough, especially on actor Ahmed Best, but some claims about the character are backed up with evidence....

June 18, 2025 · 4 min · 759 words · Dean Ryan

Stardew Valley 1.6 Update Adding Honeymoon Period and Making Another Clever Change

Summary Stardew Valleycreator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has confirmed that Update 1.6 will be adding a honeymoon period and making a change to jelly, pickles, wines, and juices. Fans have been waiting months for Update 1.6 to hitStardew Valley, and the wait is nearly at an end - for PC players, at least. PC players have first dibs onStardew ValleyUpdate 1.6, which is scheduled to arrive on the platform come Tuesday, March 19....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Colin Scott

Street Fighter Spent 35 Years Training The Fighting Game Genre

August 30 is the 35th anniversary of the original arcadeStreet Fighter, and it has been an eventful 35 years. Initially conceived as a kung-fu beat ’em up entirely focused on boss fights,Street Fighterhas grown to become the face of the fighting game genre. Any fighting game taking place on a two-dimensional plane will inevitably draw some comparison toStreet Fighterthanks to how influential it was in the genre’s formation. Both the series and its development team have driven countless imitators that either spun off in their own direction or died out, and the pattern repeated itself afterStreet Fighter 4served as a sort of reset point....

June 18, 2025 · 5 min · 960 words · George Reeves

Super Mario Bros. Movie Posters Showcase The Entire Cast

Nintendo released the second trailer forThe Super Mario Bros. Movie, and although Chris Pratt’s voice remains a big talking point for lifelong fans, with it also came the unveiling of the film’s official characters posters.Both previews for theMariomovie have been dropped as part of special Nintendo Direct events, but the second one’s longer runtime made room for Princess Peach and Donkey Kong to show up. Now, while so far Illumination’s rendition of the Mushroom Kingdom and other parts of Mario’s world have been praised it’s clear some changes had to be made with DK’s character design in particular standing out, though luckily the movie’s promotional art provides a better look at it....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · David Garcia

The Controversy Behind Six Days In Fallujah Explained

Six Days in Fallujahis an upcoming first-person shooter game, being developed by Highwire Games, and it’s set to be published by Victura. The game might not sound too familiar to some gamers, but the title has had a long and controversial history. Originally, the military tactical shooter was going to be published by Konami, which ultimately backed out of the deal due to the issues surrounding the game.Six Days in Fallujahis set during the Iraq War, with players taking on the role of soldiers in the 3rd Battalion, First Marines, who participated in the Second Battle of Fallujah....

June 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1163 words · Olivia Morse

The Most Successful Video Game Movies Have One Thing In Common

Summary There are only a few things that split the opinions of both video game and film fans the way that movie adaptations of famous games do. The concept of video game movies has only existed since the early nineties, but ever sincethe release of the live-actionSuper Mario Bros.movie in 1993, gamers have wished for their favorite games to get some kind of big-screen treatment at some point. One thing that everyone knows is that no video game is adapted to the big screen without a whole host of issues....

June 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1086 words · Sean Crawford

Tower Of Fantasy: Best PVP Weapons

Quick Links WithTower of Fantasyposing as a sci-fi alternate to the acclaimedGenshin Impact, fans are treated to a thrilling journey in the world of Aida as remnants of mankind attempt to rebuild a bastion of civilization. However, as characters in thisGenshin Impactcompetitor fight for the rare Omnium resource, players may have to pit their protagonists against other fighters in thrilling PVP battles. RELATED:How to Download Tower of Fantasy Thankfully,Tower of Fantasydoes have a slate of powerful PVP weapons for players to covet....

June 18, 2025 · 12 min · 2438 words · Eugene Maldonado

Twitch Wouldn't Give World of Warcraft Streamer Asmongold a Custom Contract

For one reason or another, there seems to be an exodus of big names going fromTwitchto YouTube Gaming. DrLupo, CouRage, and TimTheTatman have all made announcements of such here recently, with the latter causing a lot of hype among the community as it meansTimTheTatman and Dr Disrespect are once again on the same platform. With all of this in mind, it seems many are curious about Twitch contracts and who will make the jump next, but Asmongold doesn’t apparently seem to be one of the names in the discussion....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Brittany Raymond

Universal Loves in Stardew Valley

InStardew Valley,the cast of characters the player can meet all have different preferences. With the mechanics of the friendship system, each character can have one of five preferences to every single item in the game:love,like,neutral,dislike, orhate. Though rare, there are a handful of gifts that are loved by everyone (with very few exceptions). These gifts are called the “universal loves” amongst the fanbase. Each will net the player +80 friendship points with the recipient....

June 18, 2025 · 4 min · 722 words · Michael Pittman

What to Expect From Sony's PS5 Reveal in June/July

Sony has been awfully quiet this year, especially about thePS5, though that may change. Next month is June, and despite some reveals already occurring in the last few weeks, June is where all companies will be pulling out all the stops with game reveals. Other publishers and companies like Xbox have already revealed some new projects, but Sony has revealed very little about its next console and many of the titles coming to it....

June 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1135 words · Tracy Young