Pokemon TCG Pocket Reveals June Premium Pass Benefits

Summary Pokemon Trading Card Game Pockethas revealed the June 2025 batch of premium pass rewards. Players don’t need to spend money to open card packs inPokemon TCG Pocket. However, those who want additional benefits can purchase the premium pass, which functions similarly to the game’s battle pass. Pokemon TCG Pockethas updated the premium pass and added the June rewards, including a Zeraora promotional card. With an illustration by Gidora, the card depicts the Gen 7Mythical Pokemonin a striking style and eye-catching colors....

July 5, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Jennifer Daniels

Should You Buy the Masters of Ceremony Warbond in Helldivers 2?

Quick Links Warbonds are the main source of weapons, armor, and cosmetics inHelldivers 2, and once players exhaust the free Warbond in the Superstore, all that’s left are the premium ones that are paid for with Super Credits. The latter is a very rare currency, and unless players want to use real money, they’ll want to be wise with how they spend it. Masters of Ceremony is one of the manyPremium Warbonds inHelldivers 2....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Mary Bishop

Should You Tell Caradoc About King Arthur in Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

Quick Links One of the very first choices players face inTainted Grail: The Fall of Avalonis when Caradoc asks them how they survived the Red Death, the incurable plague that no one has ever recovered from. There are no options to turn away from this choice, as further progress is locked behind giving Caradoc a satisfactory answer. Should players tell Caradoc that they’ve found a fragment of King Arthur, or should they pretend to know nothing?...

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 550 words · Timothy Jones

Stardew Valley Player Has a Terrifying Encounter With Something Unexpected

AStardew Valleyplayer shared a terrifying moment they had when they walked into one of their farm buildings only to find a mannequin doing something frightening. The scary encounter has led to a lot of laughter from theStardew Valleycommunity, as well as additional stories of being frightened by mannequins in the game. Stardew Valleyis a cozy game, but it’s not without surprises and strange moments like these. Over the years,Stardew Valleydeveloper ConcernedApe has added more creepy experiences, like the random sightings of theDark Creature lumbering through the woods and Pelican Town....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Kyle Johnson

Starlight Re:Volver Is a Multiplayer Roguelite Game That Turns Friends into Magical Girls [Hands-On Preview]

Video games are a uniquely interactive medium, and as long as they’ve been around, there has always been a desire to share that experience with others. Some titles are just better with friends, and that’s what the action RPGStarlight Re:Volvertakes to heart. Inspired by the theme of togetherness seen in anime likeSailor Moon,Starlight Re:Volvergives a group of friends a chance to be magical heroes on an adventure influenced by their choices....

July 5, 2025 · 5 min · 1012 words · Michelle Stephens

Strongest Ultimate Moves In My Hero Academia

Summary Ultimate Moves are a staple ofMy Hero Academia’s super-powered universe, since they’re special techniques that all characters are able to come up with and perform after training their respective quirks and bringing out their full potential. When used correctly, these moves can not only cause a lot of destruction,but they can also determine who’s going to be the winner of an encounter. Naturally, many Ultimate Moves have appeared inMy Hero Academiathroughout this series’ extensive run, and they have been used by all types of characters: Pro Heroes, villains, vigilantes, and even students....

July 5, 2025 · 8 min · 1511 words · Peter Fitzpatrick

The Best 2D Open-World Games For Exploration

Summary When consideringopen-world games, many immediately think of juggernaut series likeGrand Theft AutoorThe Elder Scrollswith their expansive maps. Among other popular games, these are notably three-dimensional and great for exploration, butopen-world games that only focus on two dimensionstend to be overlooked, even if they are just as enjoyable and impressive. Players can uncover all kinds of secrets and surprises when investigating2D worlds, thanks to the efforts of some ingenious and innovative designs crafted by developers....

July 5, 2025 · 5 min · 993 words · Mary Richard

The Case for Assassin's Creed Shadows' Dual Protagonists in a Sequel

Ubisoft Quebec’sAssassin’s Creed Shadowswas an outlier compared to recentAssassin’s Creedgames in numerous ways. For one,Assassin’s Creed Shadowswas the first mainlineAssassin’s Creedgame to take place in an Asian region. Additionally, Shadows didn’t feature any Isu or explicit modern-day characters compared to previous open-world titles,Assassin’s Creed OdysseyandValhalla. However,Shadowsis arguably best known for featuring dual protagonists in the form of Fujibayashi Naoe and Yasuke. While it’s believedAssassin’s Creed: Codename Hexewon’t feature dual protagonists, there’s still a lot of potential for the feature to return in aShadowssequel or other futureAssassin’s Creedgames....

July 5, 2025 · 4 min · 794 words · Sharon Blake

The Dark Tower: This Actor Would Make The Perfect Tick-Tock Man

Summary For every great hero or villain, there are secondary characters that either take on a deep presence of their own, or work to lift the primary characters to all new heights. In the acclaimedDark Towerseries by author Stephen King, one such character is found in Books 3 and 4 of the series (The WastelandsandWizard and Glassrespectively). That is the Tick-Tock Man, a secondary villain who proves to be a powerful thorn in Roland’s side and has a hand in twopivotal moments in Roland’s journey....

July 5, 2025 · 4 min · 807 words · Rebecca Molina

The Outer Worlds 2 Still Hasn't Fully Unveiled Its Most Important Feature

The Outer Worlds 2is counting down to its launch, which is now known to be on October 29 later this year. The second entry in Obsidian Entertainment’s satirical FPS RPG series,The Outer Worlds 2is set to take fans once again to a corporate greed-fueled farcical future setting, this time on a colony called Arcadia that is under siege from forces both very real in the form of the newly-minted Auntie’s Choice company, and others that are more otherworldly....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Melissa Roberts

The Unwritten Rules of Star Wars Battlefront 2 Explained

Star Wars Battlefront 2has had a somewhat strange trajectory. When it was first released back in 2017,Star Wars Battlefront2was condemned by critics and players alike due to its predatory loot box system that severely hampered player progression. EA quickly stripped most of that system out of the game, and it was much better for it. But the damage had already been done. Though that didn’t prevent DICE from supporting the game for a few years, and with each new update,Star Wars Battlefront 2grew closer to becoming the ultimateStar Warsmultiplayer experience it was always supposed to be....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 625 words · Sonya Chandler

Toy Story 5 Confirms The Return Of A Beloved Fan-Favorite Character

Summary Toy Story 5is one of the most highly anticipated upcomingPixarmovies, and nowa beloved cast member’s return has been confirmed. Toy Storywas released in 1995and quickly became a benchmark for animated storytelling. The inagural Pixar movie introduced kids, along with audiences of all ages, to friendly and likeable toys such as Woody (Tom Hanks) and their owner Andy Morris (John Morris). Thepopular franchise has funny quotes, charming storylines, and a cheerful tone....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 535 words · Michelle Robertson

Undisputed Teases New Update and DLC Release Window

Summary A community manager for Steel City Interactive has teased the next update and DLC drop for the studio’s boxing game,Undisputed. In a new message on the officialUndisputedDiscord, Steel City Interactive revealed that it is aiming to release the next major gameplay update toward the end of June or the beginning of July. The changes included in the update are yet to be revealed, but Steel City says a new DLC will also be released alongside the patch....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Tonya Melton