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Quick Links Resources inDune: Awakeningare scarce, with players required to travel vast distances across an unforgiving desert to hunt for rare resources toupgrade their base, craft weapons, and make armor. Fortunately,Dune: Awakeninghas a relatively lenient respawn system that periodically refreshes all resources, enemies, and chests in the world for players to restock their depleted stores. For min-maxing purposes, knowing the exact window before something comes back is crucial, as it allows for planning out resource-gathering routes for maximum gain and minimum wait time....

Summary Over five years since the first game,Death Stranding 2: On the Beachis finally almost here, primed and ready to expand on the story, world, and unorthodox gameplay mechanics introduced by its predecessor. Despite being more of a cult hit initially, over time,Death Strandinghas garnered a considerable following, which is great news for Hideo Kojima’s fairly new studio, Kojima Productions. Now,Death Stranding 2is prepared to carry that success even further with improvements to gameplay that should, in theory, open the door to a much broader audience....

Summary After directing one of the most seminal science fiction franchises not involving lightsabers, Ridley Scott is officially disengaging fromAlien’s spacecraft. According to an interview withScreen Rant, Scott says he’s done enough and believes his contributions to this point have been thorough. Since acting as the visionary behind the originalAlienfilm’s creation, he has rightfully acted as a gatekeeper of sorts for all further iterations of the franchise. One of the inspired projects that never got its chance to break through the ribcage of Hollywood wasDistrict 9director Niell Blomkamp’s take onAlien....

Summary Quick Links TheSolo Levelinganime may be over, but Jin-Woo’s story is about to enter a new and exciting arc that involves themost dangerous villains in Season 3. They are far different and superior to any other magical beasts, posing a significant threat to Jin-Woo. However, one of them falls short in power, as confirmed bySolo Leveling’s creator, Chugong, himself. Who might this monarch be, and why are they weaker than the others?...

Sometimes, players just want to wander, take in the scenery, and maybe unravel a few mysteries—without constantly looking over their shoulder for the next fight. Open-world games without enemies are rare, but when done right, they’re something truly special. These peaceful adventures let players focus on exploration, creativity, or simply soaking in the atmosphere. Here are sevenopen-world gamesthat embrace serenity, creativity, and pure exploration over sweaty combat encounters. Exploring an alien forest that grows and changes around you sounds like something out of a dream, andShape of the Worldfully embraces that surreal, meditative vibe....

Quick Links While traveling across the islands in the Roblox gameArise Crossoveris pretty straightforward, defeating the enemies there is a different story. Most of them have massive HP and hit pretty hard, so naturally, you’ll want a strong team of shadows if you plan to progress further. There areover 50 enemies that you can take downand arise, but not all of them are worth adding to your shadow army. Some do okay on the islands, but fall short in dungeons or Infernal Castle fights....

Summary Asmongold shared that just two streams on Kick made him more money than streaming for a full month onTwitch. This has brought new attention to Kick, a streaming platform backed by crypto gambling company Stake. Since its launch in late 2022, Kick has been growing fast and is starting to be seen as a real competitor toTwitch. When Kick first launched, many thought it might not be able to compete with Twitch’s huge audience....

Summary Open-world video games are ostensibly the “complete” experience, where there is a whole world of infinite possibilities for players to discover. However, this is clearly not the case with so many series spawning sequel after sequel. However, some of the most memorable, genre-defining series got in, dropped two solid entries, and dipped either because of studio closures, licensing issues, or plain old bad luck. Whether they ended on a high note or left fans begging for more, these two-game open-world series all earned their place in the hall of what-could-have-beens....

Quick Links Elden Ring Nightreignis a gamemade with multiplayer in mind, and though it’s possible to beat Expeditions on your own, it’s much easier to take on the challenges of the game with a team. Any team composition can beat any boss if you know what you are doing. However, if you can balance damage and utility between your party members – and knowhow to synergize abilities and strengths– you’ll find it much easier to get through to Day 3....

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonmentis one of the big first-party titles coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 later this year, but it was originally being developed for its predecessor. Nintendo and Koei Tecmo announced a sequel to 2020’sHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamityduring the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct in April, and it will once again pit Link and the other heroes of Hyrule against massive waves of enemies in the style of theDynasty Warriorsseries....

Summary Five Nights at Freddy’s 2is arriving in theaters in December 2025, and afterthe fun teaser trailer was releaseda few months ago,a new poster has been shared. Five Nights at Freddy’swas released on October 27th, 2023 andstarred Josh Hutcherson as Mike Schmidt, who gets hired as a security guard at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza after experiencing family trauma. After noticing some strange things at the usually quiet establishment, he discovers the wild and scary world of Freddy’s animatronics....

Summary Quick Links Boruto: Two Blue Vortexhas given the fans a ton of exciting content so far, with a lot to look forward to as well. With Boruto Uzumaki returning as stronger than ever before, fans knew they were in for a treat. Naturally, with Boruto being as strong as he is, bigger threats were always going to get involved in theBorutoseries, and that’s what happenedwith the arrival of the Shinju....

Summary 2025 might be the best year for Obsidian Entertainment to date.Avowedwas delayed a few times, but upon launch, it received strong praise back in February.The Outer Worlds 2was announced in 2021 and has had a mysterious online presence ever since until it was recently revealed that it would be coming out this year. BeyondThe Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian are also puttingGrounded 2out in Early Access in July, and one of their classic games,Neverwinter Nights 2, is getting a re-release in July, too....