Dragon Age Origins' 15 Year Anniversary Highlights the Franchise's Evolution

Dragon Age Originswas released on Jul 24, 2025. Described as a spiritual successor toBaldur’s GateandBaldur’s Gate 2: Shadows of Amn, it was BioWare’s first venture into the world of its own, original fantasy IP. TheDragon Ageseries has changed significantly in the fifteen years sinceDragon Age Origins’release in 2009, with each installment showing significant changes in the art style and combat system of the game in particular. EachDragon Agegame features a different protagonist, a significant contrast toMass Effect....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 609 words · Matthew Young

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is Closing Out August 2024 With a Bang

Summary BioWare has revealed its plans forDragon Age: The Veilguardcontent reveals for the rest of August 2024.Dragon Age: The Veilguardis easily one of the most-anticipated games of the rest of 2024. It will be launching an entire decade after the previous entry in the beloved series hit store shelves, but the agonizing wait will soon be over. Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s release date was recently confirmed for October 31, meaning fans only have to wait a couple more months to get their hands on the game....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 543 words · Miranda Smith

Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Plot Twist Means More on a Second Playthrough

The following contains MAJOR spoilers forDragon Age: The Veilguard. Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s story may be lighthearted and fun, but it has its dark moments as well. Despite its new colorful art style and bubbly companionpersonalities like Bellara,Dragon Age: The Veilguarddoes its best to maintain those edgy moments that make aDragon Agegame, particular in its final act. Consider this the point of no return forDragon Age: The Veilguardspoilers. Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s story isn’t filled with as many surprising twists and turns as pastDragon Agetitles, but it still has some that players are likely to remember....

August 1, 2025 · 5 min · 881 words · Kristina Walls

Dragon Ball: Why Didn't the Saiyans Use Zenkai Boosts to Beat Frieza?

Summary One question that’s crossed manyDragon Ballfans is why didn’t the Saiyans in King Vegeta’s time abuse Zenkai Boosts to overthrow Frieza? An ability that isn’t as commonly talked about inDragon Ballis the Saiyan trait to come back stronger after surviving a near-death injury: Zenkai Boost. It may not be as flashy as a Kamehameha or a Galick Gun, but without it, Goku, Vegeta, and their half-Saiyan children wouldn’t be nearly as powerful as they are now....

August 1, 2025 · 4 min · 792 words · Sabrina Quinn

Dragon’s Dogma 2’s PS5 Pro Update Should Just Be the Tip of the Iceberg

Dragon’s Dogma 2is getting a special upgrade to optimize the fantasy RPG for the impending launch of the PS5 Pro. As one of the year’s biggest RPG releases,Dragon’s Dogma 2is taking full advantage of the upgraded console’s features by making room for the PS5 Pro’s capabilities. Launching a new update in honor of the PS5 Pro is a smart move on Capcom’s part, but this also opens the door for the company to address ongoing DLC rumors, too....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 609 words · Dawn Macdonald

Elden Ring Co-op Could See a Huge Boost at the End of October

Despite being a wildly popular, award-winning game, as a single-player game that has received its final major content update,Elden Ring’s influence is slowly beginning to fade as players finish their journey in the Lands Between. However, October 2024 is expected to see a surge in popularity for the game as a fan-favorite community member will be making their long-awaited return to the game’s online multiplayer scene. The legendary player known as Let Me Solo Her, also known as Let Me Solo Him and Let Me Solo Them, is expected to return toElden Ringat the end of October after having been banned from the game’s online multiplayer....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 608 words · Frederick Whitehead

Fallout 76 May Have Opened a Pandora's Box That Fallout 5 Can't Close

Against all odds,Fallout 76has persisted as a successful live-service title. It has suffered from the same ups and downs as so many other games-as-a-service endeavors, with its launch being particularly turbulent, but it’s stabilized now, even reaching an overall review score of “Mostly Positive” on Steam—something that would have seemed far-fetched duringFallout 76’s infamous release window. This is no small feat, as the past several years have done nothing if not expose how difficult it is to launch and maintain a live-service game, even if it’s based on a popular IP likeThe Avengers....

August 1, 2025 · 4 min · 709 words · Mary Diaz

Fields of Mistria Gift Guide

Friendship is a massive part of NPC Studio’s wholesome life simFields of Mistria. Themassive town of Mistriahas many cute characters that players can befriend as they make their way through the game. You can give lots of different items as gifts to your villager friends and romantic partners to strengthen your bond with them. With around 30 characters, it can be hard to know which gifts to give since every villager has a different personality, likes, and dislikes....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Anne Miller

Future Final Fantasy Games May Never Pull One of FF15's Strangest Stunts

Across its lifetime, theFinal Fantasyfranchise has picked up a lot of little quirks that endear its games to fans. From the optional job changes inFinal Fantasy 1to the assorted sidequests and trials inFinal Fantasy 16, this series has never been afraid to throw everything at the wall and see what sticks. Even different genres entirely, like the shift towards pure action inFinal Fantasy 15and16or the MMORPG natures ofFF11andFF14, have been used in major entries....

August 1, 2025 · 4 min · 713 words · Gabriel Downs

Haunted Chocolatier Faces a Tonal Tightrope Walk Unlike Stardew Valley

Haunted Chocolatieris positioned to be notably different fromStardew Valley, its spiritual successor from the same creator. Considering how both games are coming from the ambitious and unique mind of Eric Barone, AKA ConcernedApe, players can probably expectsome similarities betweenHaunted ChocolatierandStardew Valley, but these will hopefully be few and far between. One of the biggest distinctions between these two games (which otherwise seem strikingly similar at a glance) is their respective tones and premises....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 572 words · Martin Knapp

How to Change Abilities in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Quick Links The first few areas ofDragon Age: The Veilguardintroduce players to most of the game’s basic features. However, there are a few features they only touch on lightly, and some are skipped over completely. While many gamers will be able to figure things out from there, others may have trouble figuring out what to do. Ability swapping is one of those features inDragon Age: The Veilguardthat couldstand to have more instructions....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 520 words · Stephanie Brown

How to Complete the Are We Doomed Story Quests in Fortnite

With Megalo Don and Nitro of no more use, theFortniteisland must prepare for Absolute Doom. Doctor Doom has revealed himself as The Wanderer, and as such, theFortniteBattle Royale island is his for the taking in Chapter 5 Season 4. Yet, Hope survives still. After taking the powers of Pandora’s Box, Jones, the Oracle, and Hope work together to discover where Doctor Doom has gone, and just how they can beat him....

August 1, 2025 · 4 min · 729 words · Brian Cohen

How to Complete the Soul's Journey in The Sims 4

Quick Links Death is an important part of a Sims life, and the Life and Death expansion pack forThe Sims 4embraces this fact, which can be hard to face sometimes. Before staring death in the eyes, many Sims will want to feel like they’ve life to the maximum, and one of the best ways to do this is to scratch everything off their bucket list. This guide will tell players everything they need to know about creating and completing a bucket list inThe Sims 4so their Sims can enter an eternal slumber knowing they did everything they wanted to do before it was time to cross the rainbow bridge....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 542 words · Tammy Miller