New World Faction 'The Syndicate' Explained

New World, the fantasy MMORPG from Amazon Games, has finally opened its doors to players. Like many MMOs, the game has suffered a slow launch, mostly due to the huge numbers of players that wanted to log in on Day 1. WhileNew Worldworks hard to mix up the MMORPG genre with its colonial setting and resource-based gameplay, it still uses some classic tropes. One of the standardMMO features thatNew Worldembraces is a Factions system....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Alicia Bruce

Nintendo Has Put the Next Mario Party Between a Rock and a Hard Place

AlongsideSuper Smash BrosandMario Kart,Mario Partyis one of the titular plumber’s most popular ensemble series. The gameplay is easy to pick up, the boards are a joy to play, and the minigames will keep players coming back for more. Ever since its inception, players have fallen in love with all thatMario Partyhas to offer, and the franchise is showing no signs of slowing down. However, recent developments may put the nextMario Partygame in a bit of a tough spot....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · Matthew Meza

No Man's Sky Player Finds Creature That Looks Straight Out of Avatar

Summary Finding unusual creatures inNo Man’s Skyisn’t rare, but one player has discovered a creature very similar in appearance to the Toruk from theAvatarfranchise. Many of the creatures inNo Man’s Skyare somewhat similar in appearance to one another, but this is an uncommon pop culture find in the massive open-world exploration title. Many new creatures have been added toNo Man’s Skythanks to the Worlds Part 1 update. Additional configurations for animals, especially arthropods, were included in the update to help keep exploration exciting....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 407 words · James Yoder

Over The Top: Looking Back At Sylvester Stallone's 80s Classic

The 80s were a wonderful time in action cinema. Franchise media wasn’t as common as it is today. Instead, individual stars would get one incredibly absurd feature after another. Sylvester Stallone would eventually become one of the biggest names in action, but his early days were packed with weird projects he’d probably laugh at today. No Stallone film is more worthy of a comedic look back thanOver the Top. Stallone’s career took a while to take off....

May 31, 2025 · 4 min · 789 words · Tony Stephens

Persona 3 Reload: Chihiro Fushimi Social Link Guide (Justice)

Quick Links Social Links are a gameplay feature in everyPersonagame that enables you to unlock Arcana and Ultimate Personas. In some cases, a Social Link may be locked behind another Social Link. One example of this isPersona 3 Reload’s Justice Social Link, Chihiro Fushimi. However, you’ll need to speak with Chihiro after class on several occasions before you can formally unlock the Justice Social Link. You’ll want to be careful what you say, as choosing a “wrong” answer will delay you from getting Justice (Social Link) Rank 1 inPersona 3 Reload....

May 31, 2025 · 5 min · 945 words · Jacob Cruz

Persona Party Members with the Lowest Luck

Summary InPersona 3 Reload,Persona 4 Golden, andPersona 5 Royal, Luck is one of several stats that calculate a Persona’s performance in combat. A high Luck stat increases the likelihood of a character landing a critical hit. When an attack on the enemy or ally is “critical,” they will be inflicted with the Down status ailment, granting the attacker a “1 More.” Critical hits can only be inflicted by melee weapons or Physical Skills inPersona 3/Reload,Persona 4/Golden, andPersona 5/Royal....

May 31, 2025 · 5 min · 863 words · Ashley Lee

Philanemo Mushrooms Locations In Genshin Impact

Quick Links Anime andZeldafans alike have been fawning over HoYoverse’s hit,Genshin Impact. Much like its open-world influences, the game features countless items, monsters, and characters, hidden throughout its colorful locations, some — like the Philanemo Mushroom — rarer than others. Players may find themselves starting to perform Ascensions on their characters (and weapons), and those same players will most probably also find themselves in pursuit of some precious Philanemo Mushrooms. The mushrooms are used to Ascendseveral popular Hydro characters, and considering that the act of Ascension itself bumps up a character’s upper-level limit (in other words, the character can level up past their “max”), players will want to be sure they knowwhere to find Philanemo Mushrooms inGenshin Impact....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 565 words · Kristen Calderon

Pokemon GO Hisuian Decidueye Raid Guide, Weaknesses & More

Pokemon GObringsHisuian Decidueye as a raid boss, and defeating it might reward players with a Shiny Hisuian Decidueye encounter. The Arrow Quill Pokemon is making its debut during the Hisuian Decidueye Raid Day onSunday, July 20, 2025. One must thoroughly prepare to defeat the 3-star raid boss. Unlike the Grass and Ghost-type Decidueye, Hisuian Decidueye has a dual typing of Grass andFighting-type inPokemon GO. Players can encounter the monster by defeating Hisuian Decidueye in 3-star raids, but winning requires intensive meta-knowledge....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Jessica Morris

Pokemon GO: Moltres Raid Counters, Weaknesses, Shiny Moltres & More

Pokemon GOchanges Raid Bosses consistently due to the large amount of limited-time events that occur in each season of the game. Raids, especially at the 5-Star level, can be quite a challenge for players. For this reason, they will often need to spend time preparing in advance and prioritizing the best battle plan to make sure things go smoothly and they are given a chance to capture the Raid Boss....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 558 words · Megan Murray

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: Pokemon That Need New Evolutions

Over the years, thePokemonfranchise has expanded and grown to stretch across eight generations of Pokemon. The recently-announcedPokemon ScarletandPokemon Violetpromise a new region with some never-before-seen Pokemon. However, with well over 500 Pokemon, it wouldn’t hurt to explore older generations and give them a regional form or an evolution line. RELATED:Pokemon Legends: Arceus: Hidden Locations Only Experts Found While some Pokemon have cross-generational evolutions, Generation 8 introduced Pokemon that could only evolve if they were a regional form....

May 31, 2025 · 6 min · 1163 words · Leslie Lowe

Pokemon Sword & Shield: Each Gym Leader’s Ultimate Team, Ranked

Anyone who’s ever played aPokémongame probably has one question. Why are some of the gym leaders so dang weak? In Pokémon Sword and Shield, just like in the other mainline Pokémon games, players battle 8 gyms on their way to compete in the Pokémon League. And just like the other Pokémon games, some of the gym leaders have level 15, 20, or 30 Pokémon. RELATED:Pokémon Sword & Shield: The 10 Strongest Galar Pokémon, Ranked While Sword and Shield do a better job explaining why some gym leaders use weaker Pokémon through the idea of a gym league challenge, the idea of a trainer with level 100 Pokémon battling against fully realized gym leaders sounds like the ultimate Pokémon challenge....

May 31, 2025 · 6 min · 1117 words · Michael Murphy

Pokemon Unite: A Full Guide To Shivre City

The aptly namedShivre Cityis a cold place that can be tricky to dominate for some players as there are some unique challenges here that gamers cannot encounter onother Quick Battle maps inPokemon Unite. As it is a symmetrical map and 4 players are on each team, this is one of the best places to utilize the synergy between 2 players, such as aSupport pokemon like Eldegossand anAll-Rounder like Garchomp. RELATED:Pokemon Unite: Pro Tips, Tricks, & Strategies To Win Battles Players looking to get lots of wins inShivre City will need to get to know the map and its finer details, farm the unique and powerful wild pokemon, as well as taking advantage of scoring buffs....

May 31, 2025 · 6 min · 1267 words · Jill Keller

Psychonauts 2 Gets Encouraging Update

Back in 2015, Double Fine shocked the world when it announced that it would be resurrecting its cult-classic platformer franchisePsychonautsafter years of requests from fans.Psychonauts 2will feature new mind-bending worlds, eccentric characters, and plenty of tongue-in-cheek humor, and as confirmed via a new update fromDouble Fine’s Twitter account, it seems it’s still well on track to hit shelves later this year. Speaking to fans worrying the game won’t drop during 2021, the studio’s social media representative claimed “yes,Psychonauts 2is this year....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Alexander Solomon