Skull and Bones: How To Board Enemy Ships

In Ubisoft’s highly-anticipated pirate titleSkull and Bones, you’ll be able to deck out your ship with a lethal arsenal of cannons and ballistic weapons and unleash your naval prowess on any seafarer unfortunate enough to cross your path. After a plethora of delays and only a limited number of beta tests to give players a taste of what the game has in store, the wait is finally over for you to take to the seas and become a pirate legend....

July 25, 2025 · 3 min · 507 words · Cindy Day

Steam Giving Away Free Game on June 18

Summary Beginning June 18,Knightfall: A Daring Journeywill be free to keep onSteam. While free game giveaways are harder to predict onSteamthan the Epic Games Store, Steam users are still treated to free games on a semi-regular basis. Last month was an especially exciting time for Steam users, as even more free games were given away than usual.100% Orange Juice,Endless Legend, andMachinika Museumwere just a few of thefree Steam gamesgiven away in May, and while it doesn’t seem like June is going to exceed May’s offerings, there are still freebies for fans to claim this month....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Edward Horne

The First One Piece Odyssey Reviews Are Out Now

The first reviews forOne Piece Odysseyhave appeared ahead of the game’s release on January 13.One Piece Odysseyis arguably the first big release of 2023, starting off a strong year of RPGs with a fully realizedOne PieceJRPG adaptation. The game has been in development for over five years and releases at a point where the over 25-year-old manga franchise is continuing to boom in popularity. Developed by ILCA, the studio behindPokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearlthat has also assisted development on titles likeDragon Quest 11andNieR: Automata,One Piece Odysseyhas been marketed as a love letter to the long-running anime and mangaseries while also making for a fun adventure for newcomers that are fans of the JRPG genre....

July 25, 2025 · 4 min · 703 words · Cynthia Burke

The Unwritten Rules of The Outlast Trials Explained

Summary One of the most terrifying game franchises just unleashed a new level of dread.The Outlast Trials, the latest release in the acclaimed horror franchise, follows in the footsteps of the series while veering into coop territory. With these new conditions come new rules. InThe Outlast Trials, players must escape the dreaded Murkoff Company’s “rehabilitation center,” whose commitment to ethical social work is predictably questionable. Caught in a horrifying Cold War-era experiment, players must avert gruesomely mutated patients....

July 25, 2025 · 4 min · 772 words · Eugene Martin

Thunderbolts Cast Adds The Bear Star Ayo Edebiri In Secret Role

Though its release is still about a year and a half into the future, the anticipation for Marvel’sThunderboltsis growing. With the announcement of the team’s roster at last year’s D23, Marvel made it clear that this would be a group made of some of Marvel’s most memorable misfits. Now, yet another face has been added to the cast of the movie. Deadline reports that Ayo Edibiri, star ofThe Bearand the buzzy Sundance hitTheater Camp, will be joiningThunderboltsin an undisclosed role....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Margaret Castillo

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands' Overworld Is Just as Important As First-Person Gameplay

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandsis doing a lot of different things to make its fantasy setting stand out. Players will be fighting through vibrant locations that are far more colorful than what is usually seen intheBorderlandsseries, while fights against skeletons, goblins, and land sharks should feel different from those with bandits and skags. Player classes will be centered around unique spells, character customization will be in-depth, and proper melee weapons will be available....

July 25, 2025 · 4 min · 653 words · Phyllis Jenkins

10 Hidden Secrets Many Still Haven’t Found In Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Sackboy: A Big Adventurereleased as a launch title forPlayStation 5to great acclaim. It may be different than its predecessor, but it is phenomenal all the same. This spinoff focuses on 3D platforming first and foremost.Sackboyboasts brilliantly designed levels and worlds for the felt-covered hero to explore. RELATED:10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do in Sackboy: A Big Adventure With so much to see in Sumo Digital’s latest game, there are bound to be some secrets that haveremained hiddenfrom many users....

July 24, 2025 · 6 min · 1137 words · Lynn Williams

Battlefield 2042 Sales Reportedly Off to Strong Start

There was a tremendous amount of hype leading up to the release ofBattlefield 2042. Before its launch, some may have expectedBattlefield 2042to dominate the remainder of the year, and beatCall of Duty: Vanguardas well asHalo Infiniteas themust-buy FPS for this holiday season. However, ever since its release last month, the latest entry in theBattlefieldseries has been in the news for all the wrong reasons.Battlefield 2042is considered to be one of the most disappointing gamesof the year and it quickly became one of the worst reviewed titles on Steam....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Anthony Hodges

Best Horror Game From Every Year Of The Nintendo Wii's Life

The Wii may not have been most well-known for its horror games, but there were still a handful of titles within the genre that were released for Nintendo’s popular system over its lifespan. Since the Wii was initially seen as more of a “Casual” system, it meant a lot of developers were more concerned with creatingfun and accessible platformer gamesduring the early years of the console. However, this gradually started to change once third-party developers decided to start developing other types of games for the system,which included RPGs, fighting games, and plenty of games rooted in the horror genre too....

July 24, 2025 · 8 min · 1588 words · Stacie Jenkins

Best Marble Rolling Games

Marble rolling games used to be quite popular.Marble Blast Goldused to bea staple of Mac gaming, as it came pre-installed on some of Apple’s machines in the early 2000s.Marble Madnessis another classic example of the genre, one of the most beloved arcade games of its era, with some pretty decent console ports. For one reason or another, most recently due to the reliance onsmall indie titlesto produce the bulk of the games in the genre, marble rolling titles are most popular on the PC market....

July 24, 2025 · 5 min · 1054 words · Christina Barnett

Best Neckband Headphones in 2024

Headphones and earbuds allow for immersing yourself in musicbut, at times, headphones can feel too bulky and fatiguing, while earbuds can sometimes fall out and get lost or need to be recharged quite frequently. A good middle ground to these extremes is neckband headphones. This headphone style, as the name suggests, is essentially two earbuds connected via a band that sits on your shoulders around the back of your neck. This not only makes the earbuds fit better but also prevents them from getting lost....

July 24, 2025 · 11 min · 2278 words · Michelle Reynolds

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Fan Comes Up With Genius Way to Fix the Playlists

Call of Duty: Modern Warfarehas received mostly positive reviews since launch, but there’s always room for improvement. The game’s multiplayer component in particular has come under a lot of scrutiny, with fans coming up with ways that could possibly improve the experience. The latest suggestion comes from Reddit user Hsark2, who has come up with a clever way to improve theCall of Duty: Modern Warfareplaylists. Right now, theCall of Duty 4maps Vacant and Shipmentare grouped together in a single playlist called Season One Moshpit....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Eric Young

Call of the Sea Ending Choices Explained

One of the first games revealed for Microsoft’s Xbox Series X console wasCall of the Sea, a first-person adventure/puzzle game where players step into the shoes of Norah, a woman exploring a mysterious island in search of her missing husband. Those who have played throughCall of the Seaknow that there’s a lot more to the story than what meets the eye, with the plot culminating in a major choice that players have to make that leads to two decidedly different outcomes....

July 24, 2025 · 4 min · 740 words · Russell Goodwin