Final Fantasy 14: Echoes of A Fallen Star Update Patch Notes Detail Changes and New Content

Final Fantasy 14has just been updated with patch 5.2, otherwise titled Echoes of a Falling Star, and to say that it’s enormous would be an understatement. InFinal Fantasy 14’s latest update (among other things) the Scions of the Seventh Dawn continue their adventures, the first chapter of the Sorrows of Werlyt brings a strange deadly weapon and the Qitari beast tribe has some brand new quests to complete. FF14will technically be celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, having launched back in 2010 – however, that release wasn’t terribly successful, and the game was re-built and re-released in 2013 with much better results....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Melinda Padilla

Final Fantasy 16’s Kairos Gate is Good, But It Could Be Great

Summary In a lot of ways,Final Fantasy 16’s Rising Tide DLC does not disappoint. It offers plenty of fresh content in the form of a new story in an all-new location, newwater-based Leviathan skills for Clive, more side quests to complete, and new gear to craft. The Rising Tide’s boss fights, especially, are among its best features, asFinal Fantasy 16continues to prove itself as a masterclass in video game boss fights....

May 27, 2025 · 4 min · 699 words · Adam Myers DDS

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2 Delayed at the Last Minute

Summary FortniteChapter 5 Season 2 has been delayed over some unexpected issues. The forthcomingFortniteseason will consequently be released at least eight hours later than expected. FortniteChapter 5 Season 1 officially endedearlier today, March 8. As per usual, the conclusion of the game’s 28th season saw Epic take its servers offline for maintenance in order to prepare its infrastructure for the next big content drop. The downtime was initially expected to end around noon ET on March 8....

May 27, 2025 · 4 min · 663 words · Jason Owens

Genshin Impact: How to Get Hamayumi Inazuma Bow Blueprint

Genshin Impact’s 2.0 update adds five new craftable weapons to the game, and many players will undoubtedly want to collect the blueprints for all of them. Of these new blueprints, it is the one for theHamayumibow that has proved to be the most elusive. However, players have now discovered exactly how the recipe for the Inazuma bow inGenshin Impactis obtained, and full details on the process can be found in this guide....

May 27, 2025 · 4 min · 769 words · Taylor Jackson

Great Sci-Fi Shows That Take A Long Time To Get Good

When it comes to inventive genres,science fiction or sci-fialways get ahead of the pack. After all, it’s only through sci-fi do people get the likes of adventures of space-faring humans, androids living amongst humans, and even life in various dystopias. Unfortunately, given the need to make these sci-fi stories both compelling and immersive, it definitely takes a bit of time to get viewers invested in them. In the realm of television, this can make or break a series....

May 27, 2025 · 8 min · 1590 words · James Baker

Horizon: Forbidden West Gets an Exciting Cinematic Trailer Ahead of Launch

The anticipation forHorizon: Forbidden Westis now at its highest as the official launch of the game creeps closer. Fans are already teeming with excitement and calling in time off from work as they wait to get their hands on the latest entry of the post-apocalyptic saga. Even some of Sony’s other exclusive titles are getting in on the hype withSackboy: A Big AdventureandGhost of Tsushimareleasing promotional content. Now Sony has released one more stylish trailer ahead of launch....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Maria Parks

How Did Tom Welling's Clark Kent Lose His Powers in Smallville?

Summary The Arrowverse’sCrisis On Infinite Earthsrevealed that Tom Welling’s Clark Kent from theSupermanseriesSmallvilleno longer possessed the powers ofSuperman. Unfortunately, the cameo didn’t explain how Clark lost his powers or if the loss was permanent. There are a few scenarios in whichSmallville’s Clark Kent could have lost his powers. The most likely explanations are probably kryptonite-related. The common green kryptonite is known to both weaken and strip Kryptonians of their powers. The latter consequence usually results in death as opposed to living a normal mortal life....

May 27, 2025 · 5 min · 874 words · Matthew Wood

How Horizon Forbidden West's Bristlebacks May Have Evolved From Behemoths

The release date forHorizon Forbidden Westinches closer each day. The sequel toHorizon Zero Dawnwill have Aloy traveling to the Forbidden West, where she will find new lands to explore and new dangers to face. Guerrilla Games has been releasing a steady stream of information regarding the highly anticipated game and detailing the waysHorizon Forbidden Westis improving on the foundation thatHorizon Zero Dawnlaid down. Aloy will have new moves available to her, she will be able to climb freely, and traversal will be made easier thanks to her hang glider and grappling hook....

May 27, 2025 · 4 min · 692 words · Edward Mcguire

How Sonic's Speed Should Factor into Sonic Frontiers' Gameplay

Sonic Frontierswas announced a year ago with a rather vague teaser trailer. Fans would have to wait until months later to see their first glimpse of what the game would truly be like, and the reveal may have been worth the wait.Sonic Frontierswas shown at The Game Awards to be what Sega has been calling the first “open-zone"Sonicgame, which takes inspiration from open world games likeThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild....

May 27, 2025 · 4 min · 682 words · Daniel Martin

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Free Expansion Pass Exploit Fixed

Late last year, Nintendo surprised fans with an unexpected follow-up to the 2014 Wii U gameHyrule WarriorswithHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamityon the Switch. In addition to keeping up the musou 1 vs. 100-style gameplay,Age of Calamityalso served as a canon prequel toThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, showing the events that led to the destruction of Hyrule as a result of the Calamity. During a long-awaited Nintendo Direct presentation in February, Nintendo revealed thatHyrule Warriors:Age of Calamitywillreceive 2 DLC expansions later this year,adding new playable characters, new weapons, new skills, and much more....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Gregory Anderson

It's Time for Hollow Knight: Silksong to Get the Ball Rolling

Summary Hollow Knightmade waves back in 2017 as it quickly gained a reputation as one of the best indie games in recent memory. Team Cherry’s success at developing such an incredible and unique Metroidvania-style game put a bright spotlight on the studio. This success naturally brought forth the announcement of a sequel in 2019 titledHollow Knight: Silksong. However,Hollow Knight’s rave reviews have putHollow Knight: Silksongin a tricky spot, and there have barely been any updates on the highly anticipated sequel....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 607 words · Rebecca Taylor

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – Best Chika Memes

During the Spring 2022 season,Kaguya-sama: Love Is War - Ultra Romanticwill make its debut, bringing another season of hilarity and romance to anime fans all across the world. Although slow, Kaguya and Miyuki’s relationship has been developing nicely since the show’s debut, andthis seasonpromises to be pretty big if it sticks to Aka Akasaka’s manga. While the two leads monopolize most of the character development,Kaguya-samahas a force of nature in its roster who cannot be ignored: Chika Fujiwara....

May 27, 2025 · 4 min · 829 words · Emily Robinson

LOTR: If Hobbits Love Things That Grow, Why Are They Enemies Of The Old Forest?

The small town of Buckland lies to the east of the Shire, just over the Brandywine Bridge. The different types of hobbits who live in the two separate areas find each other strange, and want little to do with each other. As for the hobbits in The Shire, their weariness of the Bucklanders comes, at least in part, from their close proximity to the trees of the Old Forest, which lies just beyond their borders....

May 27, 2025 · 4 min · 824 words · Rebecca Lowe