The arrival of theHappy Home ParadiseDLC expansion forAnimal Crossing: New Horizonshas given the game a new lease on life. Many players are hard at work taking advantage of the expanded array of indoor and outdoor decoration options. OneAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsplayer recently shared a painstaking recreation of Joey and Chandler’s apartment from the sitcomFriends. Joey and Chandler were roommates inFriends, and their shared apartment was crammed full of odd furniture choices and messy decorations....

Of the many weapons introduced inApex Legends' 3-year lifespan, none is stranger than the Bocek Compound Bow. Released back in season 9, Legacy,the Bocek Bowis a marksman weapon that exclusively uses arrows that have to be pulled back before being fired. The trade-off for this long draw time is a silent, mid-range weapon that can knock enemies down in a couple of shots. Arrows fired from the Bocek can also be reclaimed from surfaces and enemy death boxes....

Summary 2024 is almost halfway through and while it may not end up being as monumental for game releases as 2023 was or 2025 will be, there are still several games supposedly intending to launch before the year concludes. Many of these anticipated titles have yet to receive release dates, including Obsidian’sAvowed. It wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility forAvowedto be pushed to 2025, and even if it does get delayed it will always need to contend with direct comparisons to all other seminal action-RPGs that have made a similar impact....

Summary War games are one of the most saturated genres in tabletop gaming, coming in various forms. From the miniature war games such asWarhammerthat are often hobbies in and of themselves, all the way to classic territory control games that have players pushing armies of plastic across nations, there’s no doubt that when it comes to tabletop war games, there’s plenty to choose from. Despite many war games taking on classicthemes such as WW2and other historic periods of war, some of the best experiences in tabletop war gaming are set in science-fiction futures often involving varied alien races, space battles, and powerful weaponry....

Anyone jumping into theBlack Ops Cold Waralpha this weekend will quickly notice two things: skill-based matchmaking is back, and snipers are ridiculously overpowered. As it turns out, the snipers inBlack Ops Cold Warwere made so strong on purpose. Treyarch developer Tony Flame, who has already discussed the controversialnew scorestreak system ofBlack Ops Cold War, quickly jumped on the topic of sniper rifle strength when seeing numerous fan complaints pouring in on Twitter....

Call of Duty: Modern Warfarehas seen numerous updates as of late, many of which have been designed around improving current content in the game’s multiplayer modes as well asWarzone. The latest update to the game has also added a new feature, and it should makeModern Warfarematches a bit more random going forward. PopularCall of Dutynews and leaks page ModernWarzone pointed out an intriguing feature in the update that “allows you to select ‘random’ for your operator....

Monster Hunter Riseis off to a great start for Capcom, with fans and critics alike excited about how well the developer has been able to translate the newest direction in theMonster Hunterseries to the Nintendo Switch.Risehas already shipped four million copiesthree days from its release, and the game is poised to ship many more. Despite these early accolades, the game’s launch hasn’t been without its issues. Players have discovered one particularly frustrating glitch with certain pose sets in theMonster HunterDLC Pack 1 bundle that corrupts save files....

In 2020,Civilization 6started releasing new content with the New Frontier Pass so players could continue building their great empires. Since then,Civilization 6’sNew Frontier Passhas released five new DLC packs with new content for players and is approaching its final installment. Recently, a new developer update forCivilization 6was released that shows players what’s in store for the sixth DLC pack in the New Frontier Pass. The developer video goes over the key details of the DLC as it introduces players to the Portugal Pack which, as one might imagine, adds Portugal to the game....

Summary In 2023, gamers have had two incredibly large space exploration games to enjoy that offer their own differing, yet satisfying experiences. Earlier this year,Star Wars Jedi: Survivorreleased and continued Cal Kestis' story from where it left off inFallen Order,inviting players once again to explore thevast universe that theStar Warsfranchise offers. On the other hand,Starfieldhas now been made available for players everywhere, and it offers a completely original experience hand-crafted by Bethesda Softworks that serves as a love letter to all the science fiction media that came before....

With the release of its massive 2.0 update,Cyberpunk 2077received some hefty changes to its skill trees and an overhaul for the cyberware system. However, the most interesting parts of both of these are reserved for higher level characters, limiting new players to a basic cover-shooter style of gameplay. Thankfully, the bigCyberpunk 2077update also opened up some new XP farming strategies. The patch has made enemies scale according to the player’s level, making the entire city accessible to everyone after completing the heist at Konpeki Plaza....

Bethesda Game Studios has been creating some of the most acclaimed single-player experiences in gaming for decades, and whenStarfieldreleases later this year it looks set to continue that legacy. But even though Bethesda is known for crafting rich solo experiences full of epic adventures and detailedlore likeThe Elder Scrollsseries, that doesn’t mean that playing throughStarfieldshould have to be an entirely solitary endeavor. By looking to some other popular titles, and its own back catalog, for inspiration Bethesda could makeStarfielda satisfying single-player experience while still letting players know they’re not alone in the cold depths of space....

The recent news that Bungie will be vaulting theForsakencampaign and its accompanying locations the Tangled Shore fromDestiny 2has caught fans slightly off guard, but not entirely by surprise. As a result, players have been sharing memes online “mourning” thevaulting of Tangled Shore, often joking about both what else is surviving this upcoming removal process and celebrating the idea of new content coming to replace it. Altogether, the Tangled Shore itself is an interesting enough location forDestiny 2, though it doesn’t much compete when it comes to the content that players are more interested in consistently engaging with....

Exos aren’t just playable characters inDestiny,they are a crucial part of theDestinylore. There are many secrets attached to the history and purpose of the Exo machines. During the Golden Age, researchers at Clovis Bray wished to put a human mind in a mechanical body. A scannable in Braytech Futurescape explains, “Exo science managed to encode the Human consciousness into a form that could be digitally processed.” RELATED:Destiny 2: 10 Storylines That Were Never Resolved Exos are shrouded with mysteries, but lore from Rasputin, the Brays, and Cayde-6 give a peek into Exo life and history....