Open-World Games With The Best Shield Combat

Summary Melee combat has been a staple of fantasy gaming and beyond since the inception of gaming. While manifesting in many forms, players universally enjoy melee combat for its tactile nature and satisfying feel. Whether engaging in intense ‘sword and board’ back-and-forths, or using a large weapon to slay a beast, it’s safe to say thatsatisfying melee combat has a crucial part in gaming. One often overlooked element of melee combat,especially in fantasy open-worlds, is the utilization of shields....

May 28, 2025 · 4 min · 787 words · Katherine Young

Overwatch 2 Teases New Ways to Track Hero Stats

Blizzard just introduced two new ways to track information inOverwatch 2: Hero Stats, a website that tracks gameplay statistics, and the Advanced Info Panel, an expansion of the in-game interface that provides more details on hero abilities. These new features will be available for all players soon, with the Advanced Info Panel coming inOverwatch 2Season 18. Overwatch 2recently put out a newDirector’s Takethat went into the nature of learning and discovery within a live-service game....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 517 words · Jeremy Wilson

Palworld's Recent Animated Short is Hopefully a Sign of What's to Come

Palworldcontinues to grow as a monster-capturing survival hybrid, and its future looks bright despite the hurdles it has to overcome. In its early access state, the game provides players with a lot of entertaining content with a few innovations to the genres it tackles. WithPalworldofficially confirmed to launch on even more platforms, it would be interesting to see how Pocketpair intends to improve the game to ensure the current community continues to play while inviting potential newcomers....

May 28, 2025 · 4 min · 661 words · Tina Smith

Pet Simulator 99: How to Get RNG Coins Fast (RNG Event)

BIG Games’ massively popular Roblox gamePet Sim 99recently received a big update that added tons of new content to the game, including the RNG event. This event introduces the players to lots ofdifferent adorable petslike the Titanic Arcane Pyro Cat, Huge Nuclear Wild Dog, Huge Shuriken Corgi, and Huge Sorcerer Bear. Alongside these new pets, it also introduces special aura effects for these pets that you can show off. To make the most of this event, the players will need lots of RNG Coins, and luckily, there are many easy ways toearn this event currencyquickly in the game....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Renee George

Pokemon GO: How To Get Shiny Chatot

Quick Links Pokemon GOfeatures Chatot and Shiny Chatot during the 2025 Summer Concert event. There is only one way to encounter Chatot in the game. You can get a Shiny Chatot the same way. You can get a Shiny Chatot inPokemon GOduring events featuring the Pokemon. Chatot is a dual Normal and Flying-type Pokemon with a maximum Combat Power of 2025 CP. While Chatot is a wild Pokemon, using an in-game item during events like the 2025 Summer Concert can increase your odds of getting a Shiny variant....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Peggy Moore

Pokemon Hershey's Kisses Are Being Scalped for Ridiculous Prices

Some scalpers are selling the Collector Case ofPokemonHershey’s Kisses at ridiculous prices, with some listings reaching $350. The two companies announced a new collaboration in June 2025, introducing 151 uniquePokemonfoil designs to Hershey’s Kisses. TheHershey’s Kisses andPokemoncollaborationquickly proved successful, with fans rushing to buy the themed products both in stores and online. The goal of the partnership has been to encourage fans to collect all 151 Pokemon Kisses and add them to their virtual Hershey Pokedex....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Ashley Brown

Prospecting: All Pans, Shovels, & Sluices (& How to Get Them)

Quick Links Panning inProspectingis far from being an easy task. Although the beaches in different locations are full of various resources, you will need the right tools to find them. And some can even farm resources without your participation. So, in this guide, we will tell you how to get all Pans, Shovels, and Sluices inProspecting. Each tool has certain stats that affect not only the speed of panning, but also the chance of getting rare materials in thisRobloxgame....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 268 words · Kelsey Harmon MD

Red Dead Online Players Tired of Drip-Fed Content Can Seek Refuge in This Free Game

Last month,Red Dead Onlinefans got a big surprise from developer Rockstar when the multiplayer spin-off received its first substantial update in years. Four brand-new missions were added as part of the “Strange Tales of the West” update. This freshRed Dead Onlinecontent added a fun roster of bizarre stories, like the town of Armadillo coming down with a mysterious plague and a mad scientist with a robot army. Even more exciting is that the update was labeled as “Vol....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 557 words · Derek Scott

Red Dead Redemption 2: The Mysteries of West Elizabeth Explained

Rockstar has always loved putting obscure, mysterious, and sometimes downright creepy Easter eggs in its open worlds. As the most ambitious open-world game the studio has created to date,Red Dead Redemption 2was no exception to this. Spread all acrossRDR2’s five statesare mysteries hidden throughout the wilderness that range from humorous Easter eggs to downright bone-chilling mysteries that may or may not get any sort of resolution. West Elizabeth stands uniquely among the regions ofRed Dead Redemption 2as it’s the only state in the game that Arthur can onlypartiallyexplore....

May 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1208 words · Joseph Campbell

Rumor: Battlefield 6 Leak Reveals Potential Battle Royale Map Details

A rumoredBattlefield 6leak allegedly shows off the game’s upcoming Battle Royale map, giving fans a first look at what to expect when the game mode launches in the game.EA has not yet officially confirmed the existence ofa Battle Royale mode inBattlefield 6, but the evidence so far points to it being on the way. If Battle Royale does come toBattlefield 6, it would not be the series' first attempt at the popular game mode....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Sherri Martinez

Sengoku Dynasty: How To Play With Friends

Players don’t have to journey alone inSengoku Dynasty, and while the game is certainly fine for playing solo, the real joy of the game comes out when a team of players can play it together,building their own villagesandmaking their mark on the mapas a unit. This way of playing is available pretty early on in the game,though it does pose some issues. This is largely due to the game being vague (or flat out not explaining it at all)....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · Elizabeth Graham

Silent Hill 2 Remake Players Discover Game Breaking Bug After Update

Summary Silent Hill 2 Remakeplayers have flagged a major, game-breaking bug added within the title’s recent Patch 1.04, rendering the Labyrinth location impassable. Bloober Team and Konami’s remake has received updates since its release, but instead of smoothing out the gameplay’s rough edges, fans are now experiencing a serious bug in one ofSilent Hill 2 Remake’s trickiest areas to complete. Released in October 2024, the remake found immediate success, modernizing the beloved PlayStation 2 game following James Sunderland’s objective to find his deceased wife in the titular town....

May 28, 2025 · 4 min · 660 words · John Rodriguez

Sword Art Online: The Aincrad Arc, Explained

Summary Originally released as a web novel in 2002,Sword Art Online(SAO)has achieved massive notoriety worldwide, spawning multiple light novels, anime and manga series, as well as games, movies and much more. While anime fans may be well acquainted withthe Isekai genreby now, whenSAOfirst came onto the scene it was still a relatively novel idea, especially due to the nature of its subject matter. SAOwas one of the first mainstream series focusing on online gaming, VR and many other technologies that would only become more relevant in the decades to come....

May 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1151 words · Robin Winters