The NBA season ending has basketball video game fanatics already anticipating information aboutNBA 2K25. Another year has gone by with a polarizing response to the game and hopes for improvement for the next release by September. The video game set a precedent by adding a special mode that spotlighted a couple of legends. Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant getting honored will always fit into an NBA game, butNBA 2Kdoes it for marketing purposes....

Quick Links Cruising with Linking Lifts is a course inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder’s Fluff-Puff Peaks, and players that are working toward 100% completion of the game must collect all the level’s Wonder Seeds and Purple Flower Coins and touch the top of its flagpole. This guide is here to assist with those endeavors, and fans can find full details on the Wonder Seeds, Purple Flower Coins, and flag inSuper Mario Bros....

Quick Links With Yu Suzuki’sVirtua Fighterseries currently in the midst of an indefinite hiatus,Tekkenis now many people’s fighting game franchise of choicewhen it comes to realism and accessibility. There’s very little in the way of fireballs and other projectiles, with players instead encouraged to get in close and take down their opponents with well-timed combos and powerful heat attacks. Tekken 8is the franchise’s most recent installment and arguably one of its very best since the PS1-eraTekkengames....

With the price of essential PC components rising, some buyers hesitate to spend excess money ongaming keyboardsand mice. Even so, some undeniable advantages of thebest high-end gaming mouseoptions tempt buyers to make significant purchases. The most premium gaming mice offer highly accurate wireless tracking or ample programmable buttons. However, several top-notch wired gaming mice can match the performance of their wireless counterparts for a lower cost. ROG Chakram X Origin Wireless Gaming Mouse Making a Sound Investment in a High-End Gaming Mouse Since pricey high-end gaming mice should last a gamer for years, the ramifications of making a poor buying decision are more significant....

Where most games put the player in the shoes of a hero, sometimes it’s good to take on the role of a villain or an antihero. There is no better genre to play out fantasies of causing havoc thanopen-world crime games. Many games take inspiration from gangster movies likeGoodfellasor Heist films likeRoninandHeat. TheGrand Theft Autoseries and the originalDriverhelped popularize crime sagas where the player controls a rising gangster or a getaway driver in their respective open worlds....

It’s been over five years since the release ofSonic Mania, and it remains a jewel inSonic’s crown. However, with the recent release ofSonic Frontiers, a potential area of concern is creeping into the franchise that could be resolved in a sequel to 2017’s masterful 2D platformer.Sonic Maniarepresents the success of building on the well-established gameplay of the classic 2D games while incorporating creative and unique level designs, and a sequel could expand on this even further....

Video games are disposable pieces of entertainment. Developers that don’t focus on backward compatibility may leave titles behind as external media changes, for instance from cartridges to discs. Sometimes projects get scrapped, such asBioWare’sAnthem 2.0; or studios shut down, such asDisintegration’s V1 Interactive. Preservation efforts for game development are important, and the upcomingPreserved Playcharity event will benefit the work of the Video Game History Foundation (VGHF). The VGHF is a non-profit organization headed by former Gamasutra news director Frank Cifaldi and Pink Gorilla Games owner Kelsey Lewin that operates a research library,archives and restores media, and hosts educational efforts like pop-up museums to advocate games preservation....

The Medium, the first major Xbox Series X console exclusive, has launched both for purchase through the Microsoft Store and as part of the Xbox Game Pass subscription service. This is the latest major title from Bloober Team, developer ofBlair WitchandObserver, and is easily the studio’s most ambitious project to date, taking full advantage of the Xbox Series X’s next-gen capabilities. As the game is available from Game Pass at launch, many players may be wondering how longThe Mediumtakes to beat....

With nearly 20 years of history,World of Warcrafthas a massive number of dungeons to play through. Over the years, players have battled these instances countless times. Some dungeons are remembered fondly, while others causeWorld of Warcraftplayers to shudder at the thought of stepping foot in them again. Between vanillaWorld of Warcraftand its subsequent nine expansions, over a hundred dungeons, raids, and similar instances can be found across the game world. However, a few dungeons tend to stand out in each expansion....

While it’s still unclear when gamers will be able to get their hands on Obsidian Entertainment’sThe Outer Worlds 2, the sci-fi sequel may already be experiencing a bit of an identity crisis. With a deeply satirical setting and gameplay mechanics that drew heavily from Obsidian’s work onFallout: New Vegas, the originalThe Outer Worldswore its inspirations on its sleeve. AsThe Outer Worlds 2prepares to leave the first game’s corporate-run world of Halcyon behind in favor of new planets for players to explore, though, Obsidian may find some fans unwilling to accept any deviation from thisFallout-inspired formula....

Marvel’sWhat If…?finally just completed its first, and possibly only, season on Disney+, and fans everywhere have been veritable chatterboxes ever since. Questions have woven themselves through the viewing public starting from the very first episode. But now that everything managed to come together with a neat little interdimensional bow, those queries have only multiplied and evolved, similar to the big bad Ultron himself. In fact, many of those quizzical conundrums revolve around the relentless A....

The first season of Netflix’sThe Witcherwas meant to give each of its protagonists a well-deserved introduction for newcomers to the franchise, who might have not been familiar with the tales of Geralt of Rivia. This means fans ofThe Witcher’s lore have plenty of source material, and so do dedicated cosplayers. One cast member to get a noticeable upgrade fromherWitcher 3iteration was definitely Yenneferof Vengerberg, even despite her game personality already being somewhat different from her book counterpart....

Twitch’s online landscape has been incredibly chaotic over the past several months thanks to a handful of factors. The most pressing of those factors is undoubtedly the onslaught ofDMCA takedowns that forced streamers to scrambleand, in most cases, delete entire catalogues of clips and VODS. Up until this point, Twitch has seemingly done little to ease many creators building concern over the ever-growing wave of DMCA takedowns. Now,Twitchhas released a lengthy statement addressing the concerns of many community members, as well as how the platform will move forward from here....