New World Releases Statement on Queue Times and Character Transfers

Amazon MMONew Worldhas now been available for several days and its popularity has remained consistent. That also means thatNew Worldplayers have had to continue to deal with frustrating queue times as servers are overloaded with players looking to further explore Aeturnum. Amazon is opening new servers to deal with the influx of players, but that’s not an ideal solution. As such, Amazon has now issued a new statement regardingNew World’s launch, queue times, and its plans to improve the state of the game....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Jeffrey Warren

Persona 6 Should Remember The Grass is Greener in P4G Than in P5R for One Mechanic

Personagames have a habit of building on top of mechanics from past games, rather than dropping their ideas in favor of something completely different. The earlyPersonagames tinkered with the fusion system from theShin Megami Tenseifranchise,Persona 4and5built new features intoPersona 3’s Social Link system, and so on.Persona 6will probably build on new features fromPersona 5in turn, such as the Baton Pass mechanic, and it could breathe new life into mechanics from earlier games....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 615 words · James Dickson

Pokemon Company Releasing Wild Sizzlipede Chair

Summary Pokemonhas released some wild products in the past, but its latest Sizzlipede chair has to be one of the company’s most endearingly bizarre products yet. This is the same company that released aweirdPokemonplush that lets fans sleep on Gengar’s tongue. In the same vein as the life-sized Snorlax pillow that was released several years ago, the adjustable Sizzlipede chair is just the latest example of The Pokemon Company’s endeavor to turn its fan-favorite creatures into furniture....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 543 words · Holly Wright

Pokemon Fan Art Combines Cyndaquil and Whimsicott

Pokemonis one of the most popular franchises ever, with a global fan base that enjoys a variety of movies, video games, and television shows.Pokemon’s influence in gaming is astounding, as evidenced by the release of popular titles likePokemon Legends: Arceus,Pokemon Go,Pokemon Sword and Shield,Pokemon Red and Blue, and more. Recently, The Pokemon Company released the third trailer of the latest edition in the game series andconfirmed new details ofPokemon Scarlet and Violet....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · April Greene

Pro Tips For Assassin's Creed Valhalla You Need To Know

With the release ofAssassin’s Creed Valhalla, players all over the world will be entering a franchise they’ve been familiar with since 2007. Gamers have been excited to find every secret, assassinate every templar of The Order, stealth their way into hidden treasure rooms, and take down the enemy without breaking a single drop of Viking sweat. These confident players have typically been getting kicked in the jaw early on. It’s not that these goals aren’t possible....

June 30, 2025 · 8 min · 1514 words · Dalton Wallace

School Has Students Sign 'Pokemon Agreement'

A parent posted on the r/Pokemon channel on Reddit that a school had their child and the other children in their class sign an agreement that allowed them to play withPokemoncards. This school not only allows the kids to have the cards, but they also have rules for the kids to follow to promote them to play and trade fairly with one another. “The Pokemon Agreement” includes rules like onlyplaying with their Pokemon cards duringrecess which is most likely just to keep them focused in the class, pretty standard of any teacher’s general class rules....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Sherri Sims

Spider-Man Remastered PC Review

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remasteredis the latest Sony title to make the jump from PlayStation to PC, and it just might be the most complex job yet. WhileGod of WarandDays Gonewere no slouches when it came to pushing gamers’ systems,Spider-Man Remasteredexists in a unique category. Thanks to the wizardry of Insomniac Games,Spider-Manruns on a PS5 with both a 60FPS frame rate and some Ray-traced details as well. That’s all to say that the PC version ofSpider-Man Remasteredhas a lot of headroom when it comes to ways that it can look even better....

June 30, 2025 · 4 min · 728 words · Valerie Medina

Spider-Man: Villains Who Became Heroes In The Comics

Spider-Manhas been swinging his way onto comic book pages since 1962. In that time, he has taken on one of the most iconic rogues and galleries of villains ever introduced by any of the major comics companies. But in the character’s more than 60-year history, some of the villains he has fought have made a turn for the good and use their unique powers and abilities to help others rather than hurt innoncent people....

June 30, 2025 · 5 min · 890 words · Jenny Blankenship

Surprising The Last of Us Clip Shows Joel Leaving Ellie Behind

A fan ofThe Last of Us Part 1has posted a surprising clip online, showing Joel leaving Ellie behind. With its recent popularity,The Last of Us' online presence has exploded with general audiences now interested in Joel and Ellie’s story. Upon its initial release,The Last of Usbecame one of the most beloved games of all time, and its reputation only grows with time. The game is about to be exposed to a whole new audience, withThe Last of Ussoon releasing on PC....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Gregory Rivera

The Last of Us 2 Fan Spots Awesome Detail on Grounded

WhileThe Last of Us 2is not extremely challenging on its regular difficulties, as it allows gamers to focus closely on the storytelling, Grounded is a completely different story. Designed to be incredibly difficult, the mode is harder in a few ways - and oneThe Last of Us 2player recently found a subtle way Grounded makes the game harder. The more obvious ways thatGroundedincreases difficulty see enemies deal more damage, with many one-shotting Elie and Abby, and resources being extremely limited....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · Kyle Williams

Twitch Streamer Terrified by Jump Scare Donation

Twitchstreamer XandYgirl was startled by her own “jump scare” donation tier. On this particular streaming platform, users can set custom tiers to play sound effects or tell the streamer to do something specific for viewer donations. This has lead to different outcomes, such as a streamerberating a fan for a $1 donation. Why XandYgirl was startled by her own sound effect was because she had just come back from a 4 month-long break away fromTwitch....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Mary Guzman

Video Game Console Spending Hit Over $50 Billion in 2020

The video game industry has grown year-over-year for some time now, with gaming making up a larger part of people’s entertainment spending now more than ever before. The COVID-19 pandemic shaped 2020 into a particularly unusual, but profitable, year for video games with folks spending a lot of time at home over the year. More people looking for a way to pass the time jumped into gaming, and sales numbers reflected that....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Wayne Roberts

Why RE5, RE6 Remakes Having Co-op Could Be a Short-Lived Endeavor

Summary TheResident Evilseries has cemented itself as one of the greatest horror franchises of all time. However, there was a brief period in history when theResident Evilgame series diverted from the path and attempted to ingrain itself in the realm of action-adventure shooters.Resident Evil 5andResident Evil 6were released at this time, boasting thrilling action set-pieces, a rapid pace, and, most favorably, a solid co-op feature. Though the series has since returned to its roots, developer Capcom’s remake series has now caught up toResident Evil 5, leading fans, and the gaming world at large, to question howRE5andRE6will implement their co-op gameplay....

June 30, 2025 · 4 min · 703 words · Charles Anderson