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Tales of the Shire’s setting, the little Hobbit hamlet of Bywater, is absolutely lovely. Its lush forest, picturesque Hobbit-holes, and friendly locals seem to make it an excellent location to settle down and enjoy the cozy Hobbit life. Too bad it’s about to be wrecked in The Scouring of the Shire just years later. I […]

Marvel Rivals players have been anticipating Marvel’s Daywalker since the release of the game, and that hype has only grown stronger as the hero shooter has continually teased his arrival. Well, Blade is coming to Marvel Rivals on Aug. 8 — and based on his early gameplay footage, perhaps the wait was worth it. Surprising

Substance abuse education in the United States has long been regarded as corny, at best. (Think: D.A.R.E.) But LA-based nonprofit End Overdose is trying to make the field relatable through a browser game called Narcat’s World, a point-and-click adventure that teaches players how to respond to opiate overdoses and save lives by administering Narcan. The

Dungeons & Dragons is kicking off a new organized play campaign at Gen Con this weekend that goes back to the earliest days of the 50-year-old tabletop role-playing game. Legends of Greyhawk promises players “less rules, more fun” as they adventure through the world designed by D&D co-creator Gary Gygax, which was revived for the

Tecmo’s Ninja Gaiden games are infamous for their difficulty, from the NES era trilogy of punishing side-scrolling action platformers to the modern Team Ninja games. The latest entry in that franchise, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, doesn’t strive to be that hard; instead, it focuses on offering a compelling set of combat tools, tight platforming and action,

Seven months ago, Tencent, the world’s biggest gaming company, revealed a new project: Light of Motiram, a futuristic open-world game from studio Polaris Quest where machines rule the land. If that sounds familiar, the actual trailer and its cybernetic animals only further implied a specific inspirational source: Sony and Guerrilla Games’ Horizon series. Now Sony

Once again, the discourse around a promising action game has been hijacked not by its gameplay, music, or setting, but by debates over its main character’s appearance. Following the July 24 release of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Soulslike players rejoiced at the arrival of yet another competent action game to join the repertoire. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

The Nintendo Switch 2’s new features include Joy-Cons that can become a mouse. I’ve personally been wondering which game will allow us to take full advantage of mouse controls, and now I know: Mario Paint. If you’ve been looking for an excuse to get artsy, then this 33-year-old classic game, now available for Nintendo Switch

I only played the original Grounded for a short spell in 2020, but I remember it well. It was mere months into the COVID-19 pandemic and my friends were desperate for new games to try as an excuse to socialize. Thanks to its launch on Xbox Game Pass, we decided to get a group together

PlayStation Plus subscribers’ free Essential games for August 2025 are Lies of P, DayZ, and My Hero One’s Justice 2, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced Tuesday. Players can download the trio of games beginning Aug. 5. Lies of P is NeoWiz’s 2023 Soulslike action-adventure game based on The Adventures of Pinocchio. The titular P travels to