Remasters Are Bad For Gaming: Here Is Why

Remasters and their subsequent demand from the gaming community are becoming a bit of a beast. Bringing back experiences from the past by applying a new veneer based on modern needs has become a bit of a problem really, and it’s causing a distortion in the market of products available to gamers. It’s also changing what gamers expect from developers and what developers expect from gamers and the relationship is leaning the entire industry towards a stagnation, even while upstart and indie devs are furiously pushing out fresh titles....

August 11, 2025 · 8 min · 1655 words · Jessica Owens

Renoir First Fight Guide in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Quick Links While the Paintress is painted as the villain inClair Obscur: Expedition 33, there is also a second antagonist in the form of Renoir. He met you and your expedition when you stormed the beach, and he unfortunately slew one of the main cast members at the end of Act I in one of the most depressing moments in the story. Regardless, as you might expect, you have to face him, and what better place to do so than in front of a burning manor?...

August 11, 2025 · 3 min · 511 words · Andrea Owen

Review: The Quarry

If you’ve readany of the reviewsof theDark PicturesAnthologygamesby this writer over the past few years, you may have gathered that it becomes harder and harder to write new critiques of a series that sticks to the formula established by the developer’s biggest hit,Until Dawn.Not that these types of games aren’t fun, but Supermassive haven’t exactly innovated much over time. So I was a bit excited to see that their latest game, The Quarry, was seemingly going to switch things up a bit in small yet notable ways....

August 11, 2025 · 8 min · 1498 words · Christopher Guzman

Rey & Kylo Ren Connection Confirmed, Will Star Wars 8 Reveal They Are Family?

We probably won’t be seeing any kind of footage fromStar Wars: The Last Jedifor a couple of months, untilStar WarsCelebration rolls around, but ever since the reveal of the title, there has been a lot of talk surrounding the next installment of the Skywalker saga. As much as people are excited to get some significant time with Luke Skywalker and to seeCarrie Fisher’s last turn as Princess Leia, they are probably equally as excited to see what happens with Rey and Kylo Ren....

August 11, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · Evan Conley

ROG Ally 2 leak seemingly confirms a long-rumored upgrade, if you know where to look

Asus has been rumored to be working on an ROG Ally 2 for several months now. Not much has appeared about the upcoming handheld beyond the fact that it’s expected to feature a new, more powerful chip and thatXbox will be integrated into the devicein some way. However, thanks to an FCC filing (via@94G8LA,VideoCardz), we now know what the upcoming handheld will likely look like. The FCC leak includes two models – one with a white body that’s likely the ROG Ally 2 and a black model that’s likely Xbox’s and Asus' “Project Kennan....

August 11, 2025 · 3 min · 540 words · Rebecca Scott

Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance farming guide: How to farm Glory, Macca, and EXP

Between currencies and level experience, you’ll need these items to succeed and grow in this Shin Megami Tensei game. Here’s a farming guide for SMTV: Vengeance so you know how to easily farm Glory, Macca, and EXP. How to farm Glory in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance There are a plethora of ways you can obtain and farm Glory in SMTV: Vengeance and you’ll need Glory if you want to unlockMiracles....

August 11, 2025 · 4 min · 701 words · Justin Gregory

Stan Lee Shot His Next 4 Marvel Cameos All at Once

Even before Marvel’s first Phase 1 movieIron Man, there was a tradition ofStan Leecameos that preceeded the studio’s formation. Almost every movie that has been based on aMarvel comic bookhas featured a brief cameo fromStan Lee, a tradition that certainly won’t end anytime soon.Kevin Feigejust revealed thatStan Leehas already shot his next 4 cameos. As it turns out, the comic book legend’s big screen appearances were planned out so far ahead of time that he could shoot them all in one day back-to-back....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Mary White

Starfield Will Receive 60 FPS Update

Bethesdaconfirms everything we can expect from the arrival of the next update forStarfield, which will be available starting May 15th as confirmed by Studio. Among the new features that the patch brings, the main focus is on the new graphics modes forXbox Series X. Starfield Patch: Detailed Maps, 60 FPS & More The Performance Mode allows reaching60 FPS, in addition to an adaptable mode for users who use a display with variable refresh rate VRR technology that offers the option of 40 FPS....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · William Brown

T.I. Won't Return for Ant-Man 3 Following Sexual Abuse Allegations

Clifford “T.I.” Harris will not be a part of the upcoming sequelAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The news follows recent allegations of sexual abuse leveled against T.I. and his wife, with production on the couple’s VH1 seriesT.I. and Tiny: Friends and Family Hustlerecently getting suspended. It’s not yet clear if T.I.’s omission fromAnt-Man 3is directly related to the controversy or if the story of the sequel simply didn’t call for his character to appear....

August 11, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Debra Miller

Tekken X Street Fighter Almost Happened

Fifteen years. That’s how long we’ve all been waiting for aTekkenX Street Fighter crossover, and now series producer Katsuhiro Harada is dangling the carrot to us all. He’s finally revealing just how far the development of this game went until it hit pause. In apast interviewat Evo 2025, Harada revealed that the supposedcrossover fighting gamereached as far as 30% completion before being shelved, and he’s hoping to let in fans to see what Bandai Namco had been cooking all those years ago....

August 11, 2025 · 3 min · 545 words · Dr. Angel Trujillo

These Underwater Drone Gliders May One Day Help Protect Europe's Seas

These Underwater Drone Gliders May One Day Help Protect Europe’s Seas Drones are quickly becoming a mainstay in naval warfare, which is perhaps best exhibited by Ukraine’s use of sea drones tosinkRussian ships in the Black Sea without a conventional navy. Drones have morphed into a cheap, effective alternative for countries looking to level the battlefield against large naval powers. One trend spurring this change above and below the surface is deployingartificial intelligence to enhance military drone capabilities, making the technology more effective and easier to deploy....

August 11, 2025 · 4 min · 832 words · William Davis

This easy tip will stop Google from tracking you on the web

Google is apparently very sneaky. If you turn off Google’s Location History option (see how,from here), you probably assume the places you go are no longer stored, or that Google is no longer tracking your movements. Wrong. Google still collects location data on a minutely basis, retaining where you live and where you visit at all times, according to an investigative report from theAssociated Press.But there’s a workaround. While the AP found that Google can still track you through web services, such as Google Maps ad browser searches, there is a way to get Google to - once and for all - stop tracking you: by going through settings and turning off “Web and App Activity”....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Kevin Griffin

Toilet Defense Tycoon Codes

Toilet Defense Tycoon is a quirky yet thrilling Roblox adventure where I find myself on a mission to build the ultimate fortress against hordes of toilet monsters. In this wacky world, which is just my regular Monday in real life, my base becomes a stronghold, and my guardians stand as the last line of defense. It’s a wild ride of construction, strategy, and toilet-themed chaos that keeps me returning for more....

August 11, 2025 · 3 min · 516 words · Kaitlyn Vargas