The best board games we played in 2024
The world of board gaming enjoyed a bit of a respite in 2024. Supply chain issues and shipping costs stabilized...
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The 10 best gifts for the cozy gamer in your life
Gamers can often be difficult people to shop for, especially those who curate the vibe of their setup as much...
Wicked’s beautiful extended ‘Dancing Through Life’ scene could only work on film
Yes, Wicked: Part I is only the first act of the Broadway musical, and yes, clocking in at two hours...
Indiana Jones would’ve been a GOTY contender if not for timing
The Game Awards has a cutoff date for eligibility — Nov. 22 this year. To qualify for consideration, games must...
Digital Extremes’ team is bravely letting me e-date Warframe 1999 baddies
Warframe is a game that’s full of surprises. At first glance, the team at Digital Extremes is simply making a...
The best comics of 2024
Nothing beats having a new comic book in your hot little hands and settling in for a good read. Fortunately,...
Monster Hunter Now weapon list and how to unlock new weapon types
Weapons are the most important tools in your Monster Hunter Now arsenal. This mobile version of the series stripped back...
Monster Hunter Now monster list
Monsters in Monster Hunter Now are, as with every entry in the series, the main focus of the game, giving...
PlayStation Plus subscribers can spend December with Forspoken’s surprisingly good parkour
Forspoken probably isn’t destined for a comeback any time soon, but PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers on PlayStation 5...
Dungeons & Dragons, Kobold Press give away free adventures for the holidays
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: when tabletop companies give away free stuff in the name of festive...
All the Wheel of Time season 3 news we’ve heard so far
Season 2 of The Wheel of Time covered a lot of ground. Moiraine (Rosamund Pike) and Lan (Daniel Henney) figured...
Why Magic: The Gathering’s writers changed the name of a fan-favorite plane
Wizards of the Coast has announced a major change to one of Magic: The Gathering’s most iconic planes of the...
In Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island, the Greek gods are queer and kind
Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island is like a lot of the games I’m most likely to pick up. It’s got a soothing,...
The Game Awards 2024
How to watch The Game Awards 2024 What we think will get announced at the Game Awards 2024 Game of...
Destiny 2 the Dawning 2024 recipes and ingredients list
The Dawning is back in Destiny 2 to close out 2024 and the second act of Episode: Revenant. As has...
Where to get granite slabs in Lego Fortnite Odyssey
Granite and granite slabs are an early-game material you’ll need to make a ton of different items in Lego Fortnite...
Where to find blast cores in Lego Fortnite Odyssey
Blast cores are a material in Lego Fortnite Odyssey needed for some utility structures as well as explosives. You’ll need...
The complete Twin Peaks Blu-ray set is coming back after its limited edition sold out years ago
Twin Peaks fans understand patience; they waited 24 years to see the continuation of the groundbreaking TV series following the...
Kraven the Hunter is the dull death knell for Sony’s Spider-Man spinoffs
J.C. Chandor’s Kraven the Hunter is utterly perplexing, from its existence to its execution. But that doesn’t make it fun...
How to play Fortnite Ballistic, Fortnite’s first-person mode
Fortnite Ballistic is the newest addition to Fortnite’s arsenal of game modes, introducing a truly first-person mode. Ballistic is not...
Excuse me, I’m busy running a hand-drawn tram trip for business cats
Some games are big, sprawling adventures that expect hundreds of hours from their player, and others are small, bite-sized little...
The best characters in Marvel Rivals season 0
There are 33 different characters in Marvel Rivals, but not every hero (or villain) is equal. In the competitive shooter’s...
The Plucky Squire may have just fixed its hand-holding problem
Storybook-style adventure game The Plucky Squire received an update on Dec. 11 that adds a new “streamlined mode” for cutting...
8BitDo’s Ultimate 2C is a feature-packed Switch controller that’s just $30
8BitDo borrowed many of the features found in its great but pricey Ultimate Bluetooth controller, which is usually $69.99, and...
Hyper Light Breaker slash-dashes its way into early access in January
On Wednesday, Heart Machine revealed that Hyper Light Breaker, the studio’s upcoming roguelike adventure game set in the universe of...
Dungeons & Dragons is too big for Amazon’s Secret Level anthology
Secret Level, Amazon’s new anthology series, is a visually stunning interpretation of iconic properties, twisting classic video games to reinterpret...
Cyberpunk 2077 returns the favor with a Balatro quest
Cyberpunk 2077’s surprise Update 2.2 contains a few surprises not explicitly mentioned in the patch notes, like a crossover quest...
How to link LEGO Insider and Fortnite accounts for free skins
Linking your LEGO Insider and Fortnite accounts will give you a free Fortnite skin that offers battle royale and LEGO...
The best video essays of 2024
2024 saw politics, culture, and the overlap between them grow ever stranger, and that’s reflected in our picks for the...
Astro Bot is getting a free holiday-themed level tomorrow
Team Asobi is releasing a free holiday-themed level for its beloved 3D platformer, Astro Bot, this week. It’s called “Winter...
What We Do in the Shadows’ vampire gangs, ranked by who’d be the chillest hang
In the ninth episode of this season of What We Do in the Shadows, our dumb but lovable Staten Island...
All Trial of the Sehkemas challenges and rewards in Path of Exile 2
The Trial of the Sehkemas is your gateway to ascension in Path of Exile 2. The trial tests your strength...
How The Game Awards voting works
Over the past 10 years, The Game Awards has become the go-to awards show for recognizing the best of the...
The 12 best documentaries of 2024
We now live in a world where documentary filmmaking is constant. Through TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, many of us...
New Pokémon animation coming from Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run creators
Animation studio Aardman, the creators of Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, and Shaun the Sheep, is bringing its stop-motion expertise...
Secret Level exposes a side of the Armored Core series we rarely see
In trailers for Prime Video’s Secret Level, we’re shown a glimpse of its Armored Core episode that evokes Michelangelo’s The...
Where to find the ‘Cloud Atlas’ chest code in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
“Cloud Atlas” is a mystery you’ll uncover in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s Gizeh as you explore. You’ll have...
Where to find the ‘Bright Future’ chest code in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
There’s a nondescript chest you’ll find early in your exploration of Gizeh in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. It’s...
How to file a Fortnite refund claim with the FTC
Thanks to a 2022 settlement with Fortnite creator Epic Games, the Federal Trade Commission is now distributing around $114 worth...
What’ll it take to get board gamers into this 1920s tabletop role-playing game?
Among the swirling masses of Pax Unplugged, frantically running through the convention’s labyrinthine passages, I desperately search for Room 103....
‘Ancient Vows’ quest walkthrough in Path of Exile 2
“Ancient Vows” is a quest in Act 2 of Path of Exile 2 that tasks you with finding a mysterious...
Tom King on his Black Canary series: ‘This is a fight that if Batman got in the ring, he’d get his ass kicked’
To comics writer Tom King, who’s taken the reins on Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, legacy is the one core...
Everything announced at the 2024 Wholesome Snack showcase
What’s next in the world of cozy, wholesome games? During the Wholesome Games showcase ahead of The Game Awards, we...
We found everything we could about Luigi Mangione’s gaming history — and it doesn’t say much about him
Police arrested 26-year-old Luigi Mangione at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania on Monday and later charged him with the murder of...
Thank goodness! Wicked screenings for theater kids arrive just in time for Christmas
Theaters were unprepared to deal with legions of moviegoers belting their hearts out to Wicked, which in my professional opinion...
Aventura observation quiz answers list in Infinity Nikki
Aventura is a quest NPC in Infinity Nikki and his quests are pretty simple. Answer his question correctly and you’ll...
Geralt voice actor walks back Witcher 4 spoilers by drawing attention to Witcher 4 spoilers
Doug Cockle, voice actor of The Witcher protagonist Geralt of Rivia, is taking back previous comments about the eponymous hero...
Cyberpunk 2077’s surprise new update is here
As promised, update 2.2 for Cyberpunk 2077 is here, bringing with it a host of new features and fixes for...
What to wear to solve ‘Kindled Inspiration: Deft Exuberance’ in Infinity Nikki
“Kindled Inspiration: Deft Exuberance” is one of the many random side quests in Infinity Nikki, requiring you to inspire an...
Reminder to the media: Research video games before reporting on them
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, once pursued a career in video game...
Path of Exile 2 patch addresses game not feeling ‘rewarding enough’
It’s only been four days since Path of Exile 2 launched in early access, but developer Grinding Gear Games is...
