While theKingdom Heartsseries has entered 2025 with a whimper, it may go out with a bang. TheKingdom Hearts Missing-Linkmobile game has been delayed to an unknown date, but with how long it’s been in production and playable, there’s a good chance it could be released this year. Meanwhile,Kingdom Hearts 4still has no news to report, but rumors of its own upcoming launch in a year or two suggest that it could finally get some trailers in 2025....

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has made serious inroads when it comes to gaming-centric CPUs over the last few years with its X3D offerings representing the best in the market in terms of gaming performance. This is because of how they are built from scratch to focus on one particular aspect of what CPUs are capable of thanks to their larger, stacked L3 caches: gaming. This is very evident when it comes to the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, which is indisputably the king of gaming CPUs, taking the crown from thevery capable Ryzen 7 7800X3D....

Summary The main star of The CW’sArrowis moving on to other things these days, and he’s looking back on one of the few controversies that fans remember him being embroiled in when the franchise was still up and running. Arrowwas one of the most interesting and well-received superhero shows at its time and would eventually kickstart a whole multiverse of shows and crossover events based on the DC universe, eventually dubbed the Arrowverse as an homage to where it all began....

Though Naughty Dog has had something of a storied history over the course of so many decades in the games industry, it has slowly settled into an identity as “the studio behindThe Last of Us,” for better or worse. Indeed, even as the company moves forward with boldnew creative ventures likeIntergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, it still feels most defined by its post-apocalyptic duology, which is soon to be a proper trilogy....

Quick Links In some RPGs, your choice of Race can determine a wide variety of things, likeracial passive bonuses or unique skills. InAvowed, you are asked to choose your character’s race in the initial character creation screen, but aside from aesthetics and some dialogue choices, the question of which race to choose inAvowedis more up to your own visual preference. Though thePillars of Eternityuniverse contains multitudes of different races. some ofwhich can be Companions, there are only two playable races inAvowed– for now, at least....

Baldur’s Gate 3’s Patch 8 stress test went live on January 28, and it is giving its participants an opportunity to spend some time with the update’s 12 new subclasses. This opportunity has led to a flood of new information about the subclasses, and players now have a solid understanding of their actions, spells, and features. While many of these new abilities are notable due to their power or flavor, there is a class action that stands out for its meme potential, and it will almost certainly have its moment in the sun whenBaldur’s Gate 3’s Patch 8 is made available to all players....

Summary Arquebusesare the most powerful Ranged weapons inAvowed, but they are also the slowest since they need to be recharged each time they are shot. They fairly compensate for this with powerful blows capable of one-shotting most opponents, and they’reideal for Ranger builds that rely on critical damage. If players want to know which of these weapons is the best, they will find all the information about the best Arquebuses inAvowedin this ranked topic....

Summary Multiplayerco-op gamescan be wonderfully wholesome and silly team-building experiences. They can also turn allies into enemies and ruin friendships. Chaotic co-op games can be as frustrating as they are hilarious and make for a great way to spend a noisy evening with friends. Sometimes working together is more stressful than working against each other. At least if a loved one is on a different team there is the potential to shoot them in the game and exact revenge, but in co-op games often real-world yelling is the player’s only recourse....

Summary Over the last twenty years, South Korea’s film industry has produced some of world cinema’s most original and inventive movies. Many have becomegenre classics, catapulting their directors to international notoriety, collecting numerous awards, and earning many legions of fans. Some of the greatest films of this time have been in the crime and thriller genres. Stories of brutal serial killers, corrupt cops, or clever fraudsters have captured audiences' imaginations with shocking and often violent imagery....

Summary A parody of Ubisoft’s upcomingAssassin’s Creed ShadowscalledYasuke Simulatorhas recently appeared on Steam. This bizarre Steam title allows gamers to play as the famous African samurai featured inAssassin’s Creed Shadows, but adds some comical elements to the gameplay, such as cars and firearms. Originally announced last year,Assassin’s Creed Shadowsis one of the most controversial games in the franchiseso far. The main controversy surrounding the game was the addition of Yasuke, a real-life figure who served under Oda Nobunaga and will be one of the two main characters in the upcoming game when it’s released on March 20....

Summary TheCall of Duty: Black Ops 6community is sharing its frustrations after the popular Hardcore game mode was largely absent in the playlists for Season 2 Reloaded. Hardcore is popular due to its much lower time-to-kill amongCall of Duty: Black Ops 6players, but some fans are feeling left out after the latest update. SinceCall of Duty: Black Ops 6’s launch back in October, gamers have not been shy in sharing their concerns with Treyarch about the game....

Summary Firaxis Games has released Update 1.1.0 for the 4X turn-based strategy game Sid Meier’sCivilization 7, which adds several UI improvements, the Bermuda Triangle natural wonder, balance passes to Mementos, and much more. TheCivilization 7community has been generally pleased with the update so far, but players still have several suggestions for the devs to tackle in future updates, including a reduction of disasters based on play speed and improvements to maps that some deem too dark....

Summary There are many reasons whyTanjiro Kamado, the protagonist ofDemon Slayer, has become one of the most popular anime characters of the current generation, including his solid design, his kind personality, and his incredible battle abilities. But there’s no denying that his presence was elevated in the anime adaptation, thanks to the excellent performance of his Japanese voice actor,Natsuki Hanae. Hanae is a legendary performer who has been working in the anime industry for almost 14 years....