Should You Kill or Spare Captain Aelfyr in Avowed?

Quick Links Getting caught in situations where you must make choices and face their consequences is a major part of the role-playing experience inAvowed. Be ready to encounter several characters whileexploring the Living Landswho will open up dialogue choices to shape your journey. Captain Aelfyr, for example, looks intimidating and is rather rude. So when you are suddenly presented with a choice to attack her, what do you do? Should you risk an all-out fight that will certainly anger the Steel Garrotes, or show mercy to avoid any major repercussions?...

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 500 words · Steven Olson

Sims 4 Players Are Making Great Use of the New Tattoo Feature

Summary The Sims 4has welcomed the new Businesses and Hobbies expansion into gameplay, which includes a new tattoo skill and its accompanying features that players have been diving headfirst into by creating a plethora of custom tattoos for their Sims. Tattooing is a new skill Sims can learn inThe Sims 4’s new add-on, and this skill can be perfected by practicing their artistry on the provided sketch pads, learning techniques through classes, and even inking other Sims on the tattooing table....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Devin Stanley

Solo Leveling: Sung Jinwoo or Goto Ryuji?

Summary Quick Links InSolo Leveling’s Jeju Island arc, the Japanese and Korean governments are concerned when an evolved ant gains the ability to fly and wreak havoc on an island off the coast of Japan. Before the situation escalates, hunters from both countries join hands to form a Jeju Island raid party with the mission to reclaim the region from magic beasts. The Japanese contingent is led by Goto Ryuji, a guild master regarded as Japan’s greatest hunter....

June 28, 2025 · 4 min · 824 words · Joe Kidd

Solo Leveling: Why Are S-Rank Gates So Notoriously Tough to Clear?

Summary Quick Links Ever since mysterious Gateshave spawned in theSolo Levelinguniverse, hunters gifted with supernatural powers have fought a seemingly endless war with monsters to keep civilians safe. Unfortunately, each dungeon comes with its unique challenges, and guilds have to carefully assign the hunters of the proper rank to clear it, or things might get ugly. Although the dungeons are quite different, their threat levels can be estimated based on their ranks....

June 28, 2025 · 5 min · 938 words · Jason Meyers

STALKER 2 Devs Promise 'More Accessible' Mod Support

Summary Developer GSC Game World has fortified its guarantee to bring more accessible mod support to the FPS survival horrorSTALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, noting modders have played an important part in the game’s success.STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobylhad a rocky road to launch, having been delayed several times after its initial setback in 2012, but the anticipated title has gone on to be a successful release since its November 2024 launch, and it sounds like the project will only build on that feat with more content in 2025....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Chris Bailey

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Nearly 17 years ago, LucasArts, Krome Studios, and n-Space released one of the most belovedStar Warsgames of all time,Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. A third-person, hack-and-slash game similar in gameplay to Santa Monica Studio’sGod of Warseries,Star Wars: The Force Unleashedwas one of the last majorStar Warsgames developed and released by LucasArts before Disney acquired theStar Warsproperty in 2012. With the third-personStar Wars Jediseries in between games currently,Star WarsLegends and Disney canon fans alike should startForce Unleashedover again this year to get a glimpse at what theStar Warsuniverse was like in the 2000s and discover what made players fall in love with this game in the first place....

June 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1092 words · Amber Terrell

Stardew Valley Festival Tier List

Each year,Stardew Valleyis filled with festivals for the player to attend, with between two and four festivals occurring each season. These events, which range from the Egg Festival in early Spring to the Feast of the Winter Star that helps close out the year, occur annually and feature special mini-games, activities, shops, and more. Participating inStardew Valley’sfestivals is a great way to earn exclusive items, such as Rarecrows, decorations for the player’s farmhouse, clothing, and more....

June 28, 2025 · 5 min · 927 words · Edwin Hunt

Stardew Valley Player Shares Funny Shane Glitch

Summary AStardew Valleyplayer ran into a funny glitch involving Shane. Glitches are something that every gamer will encounter at some point while enjoying their favorite titles. Essentially every game, includingStardew Valley, will have some kind of bug that players will experience. One ofStardew Valley’s villagers is Shane. He works at JojaMart and lives at his aunt Marnie’s ranch with his goddaughter Jas. Shane is normally rude and unhappy, but will change his attitude towards players who choose to befriend him....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Ronald Mayer

Stardew Valley's Greatest Challenge Occurs Within the First Two Weeks

Getting started inStardew Valleycan be tricky. Players have to plant their first crops, begin making enough gold to purchase important upgrades such as coops and barns, and get to know everyone in Pelican Town. Late-gameStardew Valleyis no stranger to challenge, with the ultra-difficult Skull Cavern and over 100 Golden Walnuts to collect on Ginger Island, but one of the farming sim’s greatest challenges actually occurs within the first two weeks players will spend in the Valley....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 581 words · Jacob Walker

The Best Games That Combine Multiple Gameplay Perspectives

Summary Video game genres are usually fairly static in terms of the playing fields and arenas that players engage with. Sometimes, it is athird-person open-world battlegroundto adventure through; other times, it is a sprawling catacomb of enemies and loot. While many titles will offer the opportunity to ride horseback with a third-person camera and an FPS-style gunplay experience, there are a select few that break the mold and blend genres and perspectives like never before....

June 28, 2025 · 4 min · 725 words · Mary Perez

The Best Muzan Episodes In Demon Slayer

Summary Koyoharu Gotouge’sDemon Slayerfeatures many great and unforgettable characters, each with a unique backstory. While quite a few of them leave a lasting impression, very few can come close to the progenitor of demons,Muzan Kibutsuji. Driven by his desire for immortality and world domination, the Demon King has committed countless massacres over the centuries and has been the source of untold human misery. As a ruthless villain, Kibutsuji plays a key role in shaping the story’s conflict and its simplistic but emotionally stimulating war between good and evil....

June 28, 2025 · 5 min · 965 words · Christy Rodriguez

The Best Political Drama Series To Stream

Summary Politicscan be a divisive subject, and ‘political’ is a somewhat nebulous term that can incorporate many ideologies. So let’s start by saying that, in a bid to keep this clean, this list will focus exclusively on drama series that are set in or around a government office, focusing on the machinations of said office in fictitious circumstances, and will disregard anything based on a specific political figure or attempting to elicit a specific political commentary....

June 28, 2025 · 5 min · 895 words · Carla Rowe

The Last Of Us: Essential Scenes from Part 2 for Season 2

Summary DespiteThe Last of Us 2’scontroversial reputation, hype remains (mostly) high for HBO Max’s second season. Though viewers are antsy to know what has become of Joel and Ellie after season 1’s ambiguous ending, gamers already know and are excited to see their favorite scenes re-imagined by the show. This list covers scenes that are essential toThe Last Of Us 2’sstory; remembered for the brilliant performances of its actors, their emotional impact, and their relevance to the themes of the game....

June 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1165 words · Rachel Dunn