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Summary Fiction often depicts Orcs as a villainous creature that goes after the heroes, as shown in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth universe. Video games are no different, with Orcs typically a savage race meant to be slain in mobs, but over the years, more games have strayed off from the norm by making Orcs playable. Whether it is an RPG or an action game, Orcs have been mainstays for decades now. In some games, the Orc is a preset character who becomes the fleshed-out protagonist of a story, while others are custom characters that the player can build from scratch to be immersed in a fantasy world....

AMD’s Zen 5 CPUs are now out and offer a significant boost in Instruction Per Cycle (IPC) numbers, one that AMD claims is as much as 16%, better AVX-512 performance, and a considerable amount of efficiency gains under the hood that makes it a compelling lineup to explore this year. At the same time, most, if not all of AMD’s Zen 5 CPUs have been greeted by a chorus of mixed reviews that often highlight last-generation Zen 4 CPUs and its X3D lineup as better value for money in general for productivity and gaming needs respectively....

Respawn Entertainment has proven over the past few seasons ofApex Legendsthat it is more than willing to experiment with the formula. This has resulted in near-unpredictablechanges toApex Legends, such as the return of Solos and the introduction of Quads, at various points over the past year. Now,Apex Legendsand Respawn Entertainment are doing it again with a brand new game mode, legend buffs, new items for the loot pool, and more in Season 26....

Sony’s PlayStation 5 is nearing its 5th anniversary and with it, many supposed rumors and leaks have popped up about the PlayStation 6 and the games it may launch with, such as the third mainlineHorizongame. According to the YouTube channel Moore’s Law Is Dead, Sony is currently aiming to debut the PS6 console in late 2027 or early 2028 alongside a rumored handheld console. The leak doesn’t go into details on potential launch games, but many other rumors have suggested that Sony and Guerrilla Games may be planning to release the third mainlineHorizongame with the PS6....

Summary Baldur’s Gate3has an ending so incredibly rare that it’s actually impossible to achieve under normal circumstances. This ending forBaldur’s Gate 3is only possible by playing Lae’zel as an origin character, making some incongruous decisions, and then manipulating the save file before the epilogue. Earlier this month, Larian Studios released several statisticsas a celebration ofBaldur’s Gate 3passing its first anniversary. These statistics specifically recounted the actions taken by the millions of players across the year....

Battlefield 6has confirmed the four modes and maps that will be available during the open beta. After much anticipation, the iconicBattlefieldfranchise is finally back with a brand-new entry, bringingBattlefield 6to PC and current-generation consoles. Unlike other games in the series,Battlefield 6will feature the four classesfamiliar to the community: Recon, Assault, Engineer, and Support. The game will return to 64-player lobbies and feature a single-player campaign in which players will engage in battles around the world as part of an elite marine unit....

It’s been a very long and bumpy road to get toBattlefield 6, and despite not seeing its face, I feel like I’ve been with it for all its many troubles in spirit. Ostensibly,Battlefieldis a series about the sheer chaos of warfare, wrapped up in an overblown, arcade package. But I know that, at least for myself, it’s been so much more. It’s a series that has lurched from one identity crisis to the next, and the moment it finds its footing, the ground beneath it has always fallen away....

Horror is full of monsters, murderers, and other malignant entities. But there’s always the chance someone could manage to escape an axe murderer, kill a werewolf, or shove a vampire into the sunlight. However, there are some horrors they can’t run away from or beat with a silver bullet. Inbody horror,a person’s own physical form turns on them, mutating them into some abomination, reducing them to goop, or other grisly fates....

Summary Some strategy games want players to go at it alone. But the best ones turn every round into fast-paced, team-powered fun where trust and a bit of creative chaos set the tone. Modernmultiplayer strategy gamesdemand more from their players than sharp reflexes—they call for communication, problem-solving, and the kind of coordinated moves usually reserved for heist films. TakeStellarisandHearts of Iron 4. Building empires is only the beginning; these games test a team’s ability to mesh ideas, broker alliances, and spin disorder into tactical teamwork....

This article contains spoilers from Boruto: Two Blue Vortex. Boruto: Two Blue Vortexis progressing at a great pace and the villains that Ikemoto and Kishimoto introduced at the beginning of the story are now finally getting their big battles. Naturally, this also means that major developments will take place in the story now. Ikemoto has already confirmedthe fall of two Shinju, and it seems that the strongest of them all, Jura, is also about to fall....

Summary Bosch: Legacyseason 3 has wrapped filming, and lead actor and executive producer, Titus Welliver has just confirmed that it’ll air sometime in 2025 onPrime Videosubsidiary, Freevee. Welliver will be back as the eponymous private investigator, Harry Bosch, alongside co-leads Mimi Rogers as Honey Chandler, and Madison Lintz as Maddie Bosch. The trio of actors will be joined by many more characters from the original series, butthere is one major character fromBoschwho is yet to make an appearance in the spin-off series....

Quick Links Perks have pretty much worked the same way in everyCall of Dutygame. You’d pick three perks from different categories, each giving you a special boost. But inBlack Ops 6, there’s a new Perk system that introduces theconcept of Combat Specialty. So what are Combat Specialties, and how do they change the way Perks work inBlack Ops 6? This guide will detail and discuss everything you need to know about Combat Specialties inBO6....

Summary PlayStation has revealed the post-launch roadmap and content plans for its upcoming live-service shooter,Concord. While its August 23 release date is right around the corner,Concord’s beta weekends haven’t done much to incite player interest for the game, at least on PC. Despite the general lack of enthusiasm, though, it appears developer Firewalk Studios still remains committed to its planned content strategy forConcord. Concordwas first announced in 2021 as a seemingly promising AAA multiplayer project developed in collaboration between PlayStation and Firewalk Studios....