Understanding gamers: why your kids play videogames

It’s no secret that there can often be something of a disconnect between today’s parents and their gamer children. Where the younger generation has essentially grown up with controllers in their hands, unable to conceive of a time without videogames, the parents of today may have partially or totally missed the boat on what makes games so alluring to their kids. They may remember passing the time at arcades every now and again — they may be fleetingly familiar with the sensation playing the odd arcade title, of chasing the high score — but the urges that drive their children to spend sixty dollars and dozens of hours on a single game are totally alien to them....

July 31, 2025 · 4 min · 837 words · Micheal Ramirez

Weekend deals: $49 Titanfall 2 plus rounds of Halloween and used game sale

Frighteningly low prices The lead in this week’s Weekend Deals is the recently releasedTitanfall 2. PC gamers can take off 18% at eitherGMGorDLGamerwith a drop from $60 to $48.99 on the second installment in Respawn’s mech FPS series. The Origin keys are both shipped straight from EA and are available region-wide (exceptapparentlyMyanmar?). Early reviews suggest the underhyped game from EA is pretty good, but you should always run through your favorite review sources before you hand over hard-earned cash — particularly on triple-A games....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Crystal Pollard

Where to Find Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame in Elden Ring

Midra, the Lord of Frenzied Flame, was introduced toElden Ringin the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. He is well hidden away, so in this article, I will show you where to find him. Be warned, it will take you some time to get to him, and the area you travel through is tough and will take you some time to even get to. Where to Find Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame in Elden Ring Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame, can be found deep within the Abyssal Woods....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · Tammy Butler

Wrestling With Emotions: New Kid on the Block is a well-oiled body… I mean, game

The true meaning of wrestling If there’s two things I love,it’s wrestlingand cuddling. Both of these things are alreadyveryadjacent, butWrestling With Emotions: New Kid on the Blockis looking to flying elbow-drop them into one sexy package. The sequel to Team Lazerbeam’s 2016 indie title,Wrestling With Emotions: New Kid on the Blocklooks to continue the team’s weird take on love and suplexes, and it’s everything I want it to be. It’s got meat, it has all types of hunks, and it’s about rugged embraces and tender smooches....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 559 words · Deborah Gonzalez

(Update) A whole lot of classic Final Fantasy games are heading to Switch next year

Breath taken [Update: Those sneaky dogs! While Nintendo got to steal the spotlight of havingFinal Fantasyon the Switch, it isn’t the only new platform receiving these games. All of the titles mentioned below (save forCrystal ChroniclesandChocobo) willalso be heading to Xbox One. The same release dates apply.] In a bombshell of an announcement, a whole slew ofFinal Fantasygames will be heading to the Switch. This not only includes the legendaryFinal Fantasy VIIbutIX,XIIandX/X2 HD....

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Jonathan Hunt

All Bunny skins in The First Descendant

One of the best parts ofunlocking a new characterin any game, includingThe First Descendant, is obtaining cosmetic skins for them. After all, while questing and combat are fun, going fashion mode and trying on new outfits is also a great way to spend time. Let’s check out every skin available for Bunny, one of the most powerful characters inThe First Descendant. The First Descendant Bunny skin list Bunny has nine body suits available, ranging from protective armor suits to animal pajamas....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 581 words · Robert Smith

All Donkey Kong Bananza voice actors

There’s a fairly small but might cast of voice actors lending their talents to the characters present throughoutDonkey Kong Bananza. If you think you recognize a voice while playing or just want to learn more about the cast, you may want to know all the voice actors involved. The voice actors featured in this game are displayed during the end credits, but you have to beat the game before you can view them....

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Jason Maxwell

All Quiztone Quiz Answers in Donkey Kong Bananza

Quiztone is an NPC that appears in a lot of worlds inDonkey Kong Bananzathat offers you a series of questions to reward you with a singular Banadium Gem. Each time you go to take the quiz, you’ll be given a series of three questions, all of which have an answer. If you fail one question, you need to repeat the quiz from scratch. But there is nothing lost for failure other than your time....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Tina Hopkins

All ranks and rewards in Overwatch 2 Stadium Leagues

Overwatch 2’s newest mode is its most ambitious yet, with a third-person perspective, upgradeable heroes with new skills, and a unique ranking system. Stadium begins inOW2’sseason 16 on April 22, and it will evolve with new additions and changes to keep things fresh in a mode that feels like a hybrid that takes interesting and fun aspects from games likeOverwatch, VALORANT, and MOBAs. Get ready to hear the crowd roar in Stadium, and read below to find out all about the ranks you can achieve and the rewards you can earn....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Shawn Miles

All recipes in Genshin Impact 5.5

TheGenshin Impact5.5 update has released 6 new recipes and 2 Specialty dishes, including the second 5-star dish in the game. Travelers who love to cook can find all the version 5.5 recipes and dishes in this article. Genshin Impact 5.5 recipes list Puffed Grainfruit Bars Teleport to the Collective of Plenty Reputation waypoint and head northwest toward the restaurant to find Camotli. Talk to her and select the “Healthy meal?” option to get the Puffed Grainfruit Bars recipe....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Dillon Wright

Arslan: The Warriors of Legend feels like an old-school Warriors game

In all the best ways Current anime games are insane to me. This generation has basically made it possible to play an animated TV series, with a stable framerate to boot. Games likeOne Piece: Pirate Warriors 3on the PS4 run as smooth as silk, and manage to maintain an aesthetic that looks nigh indistinguishable from anime. Arslan: The Warriors of Legendis one such game. The Heroic Legend of Arslanisn’t the most well known series — every fellow writer at TGS hadn’t heard of it....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 490 words · George Edwards

Art Juice: The Ultimate Videogame Protagonist

[Every week (until I get bored), Art Juice takes a recent videogame story and provides an unremittingly artistic slant, telling us a little something about ourselves in the process … whether we want to know the truth or not!] There has been alot of talkaboutvideogamesandhomosexualitylately, and much argument has sparked around the idea of a gay videogame hero. One common argument brought up in the discussion is, “Why does it have to begay?...

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Danielle Hawkins

Batman: Arkham Knight is a Warner Bros. game, so of course it will have a $40 Season Pass

WB gon’ WB Warner Bros. Interactive has just announced a Season Pass forBatman: Arkham Knight.Of course it has. It will run you a whopping $40 (haha, wow), but you’re able to also shell out $100 for the Premium Edition, which also includes the pass.Arkham Knightwill apparently have “six months of post-launch content,” which includes more villains, missions, Batmobile skins (lol), challenge maps, character skins, and race tracks. Consideringhow shitty theArkham: Origins‘ Season Pass wasoutside ofthe Mr....

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Christopher Rivera