How To Use Relics In Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist Of Memories & The Envisioned Land

Quick Links A Relic is not just a valuable trinket you can sell to the first shady merchant you find in a big town. They can tell a lot about the past, and that’s why the Research Team considers them so important during their mission on the Aladiss Continent.AtelierYumia: The Alchemist Of Memories & The Envisioned Landmakes sure to give them the proper importance. Those ancient artifacts are one of your main goals during exploration, and can often be found in different forms as you progress through the regions....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Kelly Weaver

How Weaver's Will Works In Last Epoch

Quick Links Weaver’s Will is a unique modifier you can find on certainLast EpochUniques. Items with this implicit can have a wide range of new modifiers added onto them. Equip the item, start landing kills, and you’ll evolve the weapon into something much stronger. This acts as a more active means of creating Legendary gear in Last Epoch, ideal for players who dislike crafting. If you’ve seen this modifier on a few items and want a brief overview of how it works, we have you covered....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Sarah Thomas

It’s Past Time A Game Steals The Best Gimmick From Pokémon Gold And Silver

Remember that bit at the end ofPokemon Gold and Silverwhere, after beating Johto’s Elite Four, you could travel back to Kanto, and experience a remade version of Red and Blue? As a kid, I thought this was really cool. As an adult, I thought it might have been a dream I once had. When I began to understand a bit more about game development, I thought, “That wasn’t real, right? They couldn’t possibly have pulled that off on aGame Boycartridge, right?...

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 613 words · Tara Phillips

Journey Together's GameStop And Best Buy Pokemon Promo Cards Revealed

Summary Just when you thought thePokemon TCGchaos was about to settle down for a bit following the release of Prismatic Evolutions, the cycle is about to begin all over again.Scarlet & Violet’s next expansion, Journey Together will be released next week, and if you’re lucky enough to find some of the next set’s products in stock at select retailers, you’ll get an exclusive promo card included with your order. Unlike most other Pokemon promo giveaways, these cards aren’t Pokemon Center exclusives....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Kimberly Sosa

Kingdom Hearts Fans Vote Hollow Bastion As The Best World In The Series

Summary Kingdom Heartsfans have voted on the most popular worlds in the whole series, revealing a surprising overall winner and a loser that somehow managed to get selected in none of the 25,000 responses. Even though all of us Kingdom Hearts fans are currently sitting around waiting forSquare Enix to give us any kind of update or sign of life from either Kingdom Hearts 4 or Missing Link, that hasn’t stopped the community from being as active as ever....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 514 words · Alice Davis

Marvel Rivals Bug That Gave Out Free Items Has Been Fixed

Summary Marvel Rivalsrolled out a new mini-battle pass last week with the pick-up bundle. This let players earn more rewards, like skins and currency, but was perhaps best known for the bright orange Venom skin -perfectly pairing with the new twerking emote. The bundle is supposed to set you back $2.99, but as it turns out, some players were able to get it at no cost at all. Over on Reddit, playersshowedthat the bundle was listed as a “freebie” on their screens, and true enough, hitting the purchase button did not charge their account....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Elizabeth Spears

Most Relaxing Driving Games, Ranked

Whether in real life or a video game, driving your car can be a satisfying experience. While video games like Need for Speed are known for high-stakes racing, there are times when you simply prefer a game that allows you to ride for miles at a decent speed. Many video games are designed to help you unwind after a stressful day at work, and it’s only natural to want to know the ones where traveling long distances is highly relaxing....

July 9, 2025 · 5 min · 1063 words · Michelle Norman

Nier Automata Director Yoko Taro Says He Was "Almost Fired" During Development

Summary Despite there only being two mainline games in the series (not including remasters and mobile games),Nierturned 15 years old earlier this month, really driving home how long it’s been since we last got a new game. While we didn’t get an announcement for the 15th anniversary, Square Enix has marked the occasion with some tweets, a special livestream, and now an interview with the minds behind the series. Nier series creative director Yoko Taro and producer Yosuke Saito are the ones responsible for Nier’s explosion in popularity,and the two were recently interviewedabout working on the series over the past 15 years....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Susan Horton

Nintendo Knows How To Take Care Of Its Casual Audience

If I were to recommend a video game console for someone who’s just starting their gaming journey, I would recommend theNintendo Switch, hands down. It has an incredibly varied library of titles for gamers of all ages and skill levels, and its family-friendly vibe does a lot to help welcome new players into the hobby. The Switch is an incredible console, and it’s the platform (aside from mobile) that seems to have the largest demographic of “casual gamers” on account of its approachability....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 526 words · Elizabeth Snyder MD

Nintendo Switch 2 Listings Are Already Showing Up On Resale Sites

Summary The dust is starting to settle afterNintendo Switch 2pre-orders went live in the US.It was, predictably, chaos,and before the console had sold out at Best Buy, Walmart, and Target, scalpers were listing it for inflated prices on resale sites. If you head to eBay right now, you’ll find dozens of listings for the Switch 2, proving that scalpers are going to be a big issue forNintendoheading into its next-gen. While you need to have been signed up to Nintendo Switch Online for an extended period and clocked up at least 50 hours of play time on your OG Switch to buy directly from Nintendo, no such hurdles are in place at other retailers, leaving the doors open for scalpers....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Tina Powell

Oblivion Remake’s Difficulty Settings Have Already Come Under Fire

Summary The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster does a lot of things right. It manages tokeep the game’s original jank, whileupdating the beloved character creator, and allowing players toexplore Cyrodiil in all of its glory. But, whilethe game is on track to become one of the biggest of 2025, it’s not perfect, and fan complaints have begun to rise to the surface, one of which revolves around the game’s awful difficulty settings....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Adam Hart

Onimusha: Way Of The Sword Will Take Around 20 Hours To Complete

Summary In case you missed it, Onimusha is back. After years of dormancy,Capcomannouncedits intentions to revive the iconic action-adventure series in December, when it revealedOnimusha: Way of the Sword— thefirst true Onimusha game since 2006. Not only will there be a new Onimusha game, but it has also been revealed thatOnimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny will be getting the remastered treatment and will be released later this May. In other words, Onimusha fans are eating good....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Christopher Brown

Pokemon TCG Pocket Now Has An Official Merch Line, Launching April 3

Summary Pokemon TCG Pockethas, perhaps unsurprisingly, been a mega hit. New sets and booster packs added within the game’s first five months have kept the virtual card game feeling fresh, and starting later this week, its fans will be able to pick up items from the first official merch line dedicated toPokemon’s latest hit. Revealed last week, Pokemon is releasing physical items spun from Pocket’s success, all of which will beadded to the Japanese Pokemon Center on April 3before popping up in physical Pokemon Centers two days later (thanks,PokeBeach)....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Valerie Mccarty