Call of Duty: Warzone 2's New Armor Plate System Explained

Despite the many surface-level similarities betweenCall of Duty: Warzone 2and its predecessor, many of the fresh additions to the newer title can be difficult to navigate. While some of these changes concern more obscure mechanics that may not impact new players as much, changes have also been made to vitally important systems like armor plating. Armor plating is a necessary aspect ofCall of Duty: Warzone 2’score gameplay loop to engage with, and the changes that have been made highlight a stark departure from the way it had previously been implemented....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 550 words · Jerry Huang

Comparing Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem to the Diablo Games

Within the realm of ARPGs likePath of Exile,Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem,Grim Dawn, and theDiabloseries, there are certain features that players come to expect. Custom characterization, lore and worldbuilding, engaging real-time combat, and in-depth progression systems are all things that came to define the genre. While there might be many aspects that get repeated, copied, and rehashed, the best games take a familiar formula and provide their own spin on the tried and tested elements to create something at once original and adapted....

August 3, 2025 · 5 min · 1023 words · Jennifer Ball

Destiny 2: How to Get Ager's Sceptre Exotic Trace Rifle (A Hollow Coronation Quest)

Destiny 2players can start a new Exotic quest this week, as it was part of the narrative for Season of the Lost with yesterday’s reset. In fact, the A Hollow Coronation quest can be picked up when first logging into the game after the reset, and upon completing it,Destiny 2players will obtain the new Kinetic Stasis Exotic trace rifle by the name of Ager’s Scepter. RELATED:Destiny 2: How To Get The Glaive Updated on July 26, 2025, by Anastasia Maillot:Bungie is well-known for vaulting content or changing how certain features of the game can be accessed after a certain period of time....

August 3, 2025 · 6 min · 1213 words · Julia Collins

Final Fantasy 10: The 10 Strongest Non-Playable Characters

Final Fantasy Xhas a strong lineup of playable characters. What’s more, it was the first game in the franchise to adopt the party swap mechanic. Part of the problem with big parties is that players tend to use the teams they started with. Getting someone new, especially late in a game, can be hard to care about. RELATED:10 Best Combat Systems In Final Fantasy Games, Ranked Who wants to do more work in leveling up and learning someone new?...

August 3, 2025 · 5 min · 856 words · Bryce Donovan

Final Fantasy 16: A Culinary Pilgrimage Side Quest Guide

While most ofFinal Fantasy 16’s main story tasks the protagonist, Clive Rosfield, with exploring Valisthea and confronting various forms of evil, players will also have several opportunities to pursue side quests during their playthrough. More side quests become available the further players progress; those hoping to complete theA Culinary Pilgrimageside quest will need to wait until they have started theHere Be Monstersmain quest. RELATED:Final Fantasy 16: Which Side Quests Are Worth Completing?...

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Chad Burns

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2 in Active Development

Although the year is far from over, it’s already safe to say thatFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeisa Game of the Year contender. The re-imagining of the seminal 90s RPG amazed thousands when it dropped back in April, bringing brand new combat, wonderfully enhanced visuals, and a host of significant narrative changes to one of gaming’s most iconic stories. However, the remake didn’t offer the entire experience of the original, settling instead to craft an intricate and much longer re-imagining of the classic RPG’s early Midgar section....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 479 words · David Wu

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2 Will Likely Change Yuffie

Yuffie Kisaragi is one of the characters that fans often think of when remembering characters fromFinal Fantasy 7. This is likely due to her prominent role in otherFinal Fantasyrelated material such asFinal Fantasy 7’sAdvent Childrenmovieand theKingdom Heartsgames. While Yuffie is a party member in the originalFinal Fantasy 7, fans who haven’t played the original may not know that she was in fact an optional party member. Players in fact could go through their entire playthrough and never have Yuffie join along for the adventure....

August 3, 2025 · 5 min · 998 words · Rachel Nunez

Former Dev Shares Terrifying Fallout 76 Enemy Concept That Was Scrapped

Summary Fallout 76was once meant to feature enemies in the form of headless corpses controlled by Liberators. But the concept was ultimately scrapped in favor of aFallout 76enemy that’s a different type of terrifying, a former Bethesda developer has revealed. The source in question is Nate Purkeypile, who filled half a dozen artist positions at Bethesda during his 14-year stint at the company. Immediately prior toleaving Bethesda to develop his own gamein 2021, Purkeypile worked as the lead artist onFallout 76....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 530 words · Cory Sanchez

Fortnite: Where to Find a Maple Syrup Stash at Hunter's Haven

Along with the new Season ofFortnitecame some changes to the Battle Royale game. First, players got new challenges, anotherFortniteandStar Warscrossover, and some changes to the map. A new location was added, called Hunter’s Haven, and players were tasked to find some maple syrup down there. Where to Find Hunter’s Haven in Fortnite Hunter’s Haven is a new location for Season 5 that is north of Misty Meadows, on the other side of the lake....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Crystal Smith

Forza Horizon 4: 14 Best Cars For Drag Racing

When players think of Playground Games’Forza Horizon 4, it’s usually the sprawling races and rough, chaotic scrambles that come to mind. Yet, an underrated feature of this epic, open-world racer is its swift, straightforward drag races. These take the form of quick sprints to the finish — which have players hit the ground running as they show off their speedy rides. These races “strip” away the bells and whistles of the game’s more elaborate events; focusing on speed above all, while hearkening back toa simpler era in arcade racers....

August 3, 2025 · 8 min · 1496 words · Joan Harding

Forza Horizon 5 Enabling Raytracing in Races, Free-Roam

Forza Horizon 5is about to introduce fully functional raytracing support during regular gameplay with its next major content update. Though the technology has been available in the game from the very start, with raytracing enabled in specific scenarios such as Photo Mode showcases, there was no option to have it enabled at all times. WhileForza Horizon 5is no slouch when it comes to graphics, players have long wondered if Playground Games would ever try experimenting with the game’s raytracing features to a greater extent....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · David Gray

Francis Ford Coppola Says He Actually Likes Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool

Francis Ford Coppola is a busy man these days, but one unintentional controversy was his reported dislike of superhero movies. But the iconic director ofThe Godfatherhas cited an exception: Ryan Reynolds’Deadpool. Even though he bashed the Marvel Cinematic Universe as “despicable,” Peter Ramsey, one of the directors ofSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, previously went on the record to say, “Francis has seen it and was very complimentary.” So Coppola’s feelings on the genre aren’t as simple as headlines make it out to be, and as it turns out, Coppola is a fan ofDeadpool....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Cheryl Johnson

Genshin Impact Expeditions Receiving Important Update in Version 4.3

Summary Expeditions inGenshin Impactare about to get significantly easier to handle, as players will be able to collect rewards and resend characters all with a single click. Though finding materials for cooking or blacksmithing inGenshin Impactisn’t particularly troublesome, expeditions represent an easy way to maintain a steady stream of select resources, such as Crystal Chunks or Lotus Heads. However, they are also a guaranteed way to earn some Mora without having tospend Resin inGenshin Impact, which is arguably a much more valuable resource....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Katrina Paul