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There’s a lot of customization in Monster Hunter Rise. With fourteen different types of weapons and dozens of equipables within each type, players can find themselves paralyzed by choice. Each weapon fits within a specific niche and playstyle. Knowing each one’s strengths and weaknesses is key to creating the best loadout. For instance, take the Hammer: a heavy, short-range weapon that does big damage in a single blow. Certainly not the hardest to use....

With Mortal Kombat XL now officially available on Xbox One and PS4, we’ve made a guide detailing how to unlock Triborg’s hidden fourth variation: Cyber Sub-Zero. Even though it was revealed that Kombat Pack 2 would be bringing popular film antagonists Alien and Leatherface along with series veteran Bo Rai Cho into Mortal Kombat X, Triborg was arguably the character that generated the most buzz. Fans who had been pleading with NeatherRealm Studios to add fan favorite characters Sektor and Cyrax to the roster finally got their wish as Triborg’s three variations included the aforementioned robots along with Cyber Smoke....

Feature image credit: Brash Taunter Artist – Svetlin Velinov. Core Set 2021 has given longtime Magic: The Gathering players some fun new toys to play with. This set has introduced plenty of new build around enchantments for standard players to get excited about, chunky creatures, with recurring value, effects, and synergies. But not everyone wants to cast the most broken spells in the format. Some players want to build silly goldfish decks, decks around creature types, decks that flood the board with winged terrors, or decks that put a million counters on creatures....

Natsume Inc. has released the first official image of the upcoming Harvest Moon: One World’s female protagonist. The image was first posted to Natsume’s official Twitter account (@Natsume_Inc) yesterday morning. In the Tweet, the company introduced the main female protagonist character of the upcoming game and informed followers that her official name was still undecided. They even informed fans they were “open to suggestions.” The image of the protagonist was accompanied by some text that described the still-unnamed female protagonist: “A young woman with a bright and cheerful personality....

Many fans of Luigi’s Mansion want Netflix to stop messing around and finally make a series based on the games. Luigi’s Mansion History Luigi’s Mansion has had a long history with long gaps between each game. The original Luigi’s Mansion game was released in 2001 and didn’t get a sequel for 12 years, after which Nintendo released Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon in 2013. Then, there was another five-year gap until a remaster of the original Luigi’s Mansion, this time for 3DS, was released....

Lead gameplay engineer for the upcoming God of War, sheds some light on the games revamped combat system and the role that Kratos’ son will play in the game. There have been a lot of rumors and speculation surrounding the new God of War title. The details about the game so far, such as changing the setting to Norse mythology and taking inspiration from a cancelled Star Wars TV show, point to the fact that the game will be quite different from previous titles in the series....

Numskull has launched a brand new range of official PlayStation merchandise featuring everything from hoodies to coasters. Even though Fortnite is doing everything it can to bring an end to the console war, it ain’t over yet. It’s important for anyone who views themselves as loyal to a particular system and its parent company to make sure the world knows that. Numskull is on hand to help with that. Well, providing you love PlayStation and want to deck yourself out in PS merch....

With the Coronavirus pandemic currently seeing thousands of people trapped in their homes, it seems a number of major film production companies are looking to distribute their products through VOD. Disney recently announced that Artemis Fowl would be distributed on Disney Plus instead of in theaters, while the likes of Bloodshot, The Hunt, and Trolls: World Tour all debuted through on-demand services as well. It seems another movie will be utilizing the VOD platform to release in the next few months as well, with Warner Brothers recently announcing that Scoob!...

The new year promises to bring plenty of new entertainment to viewers’ homes. That includes the very first Disney+ Marvel series, WandaVision, which will be hitting the streaming service in January. While fans have already been treated to plenty of promotional material, a new teaser released on Christmas day demonstrates how the show will feel like a science-fiction take on traditional sitcom tropes. It begins with Wanda and Vision realizing that they have no memories of being married: they have no song, they have no anniversary, and they have no wedding rings....

Games Workshop is continuing the media onslaught with even more tabletop news for their miniature wargame Warhammer 40,00o models due to release in a few weeks. Warhammer 40,000’s 9th Edition is set for release on July 25th.with the massive limited release launch box filled with a slew of newly sculptured miniatures for the Space Marine and Necron forces. Then GW dropped the free edition of the Warhammer 40,000 Core Rules, Imperial Hammerfall Bunker, and Necron Convergence of Dominion....

In a statement confirming Anthem’s delay out of 2018, Electronic Arts also revealed that the next title in the Battlefield franchise will be released this October. The release window was mentioned to show how EA was spacing out its upcoming games to ensure each has an opportunity to shine. An official announcement detailing the next Battlefield is expected in the months to come. Electronic Arts confirmed the release of a new Battlefield in 2018 almost 6 months ago, which is unsurprising given the franchise has been trading off years with Star Wars Battlefront....

A Nintendo Switch console might be harder to come by than toilet paper and safety masks nowadays, but Nintendo is hard at work trying to solve the stock issue. After suspending shipments in Japan last week, the company has confirmed that shipments will be resuming in the very near future. This restocking will include the regular Switch, the Switch Lite, and even the Animal Crossing: New Horizons themed special edition. That should be enough consoles to satisfy the demand for the time being....

Nintendo had a firecracker first quarter with profits up 500% thanks to the combination of coronavirus and Animal Crossing. Coronavirus has been generally bad for the world, but it’s been great for Nintendo. Thanks to everyone being stuck at home with nothing to do but play video games, sales of Switches and Animal Crossing: New Horizons are through the roof. Which is bad–you need your roof to remain impregnable to prevent the virus from getting in....

After sending a Nintendo Switch to be repaired, one gamer says they only got the charger back. It all started during the holiday season when Reddit user NintendoLostMySwitch (editor’s note: that’s an incredible coincidence) experienced some issues with their hybrid home console. Like many of us have done before, they contacted the House of Mario and sent the console out for repair. After a few weeks, they got a response but it only mentioned their charger....

Hello Games’ No Man’s Sky has gone through an impressive redemption arc, recovering from a disastrous launch in 2016 through a number of updates across the next few years. Over the last five months it released “four substantial content updates,” Synthesis, ByteBeat, Living Ship, and recently giant Eco Mechs, and the tenth development update post for the “Beyond” expansion promises there will be “more ambitious additions to the universe” this year....

Now Apocalypse spares no expense to craft a multifarious millennial experience. The Starz series follows four 20-somethings in Los Angeles each pursuing the realization of their own dreams, but it’s also packed to the brim with sex, weed, and paranormal conspiracy. For the primary “hero” (and massive stoner) Ulysses (Avan Jogia) that dream is true love. For his roommate Ford, played by Beau Mirchoff, an acceptable endgame is a fruitful writing career....

According to the Animal Crossing: New Horizons guidebook, an old helping hand could be making a return to the game. Gyroids have been a fixture in Animal Crossing since the very beginning of the franchise. In the past, there have been two kinds of Gyroids, the kind for entertainment and the kind for game upkeep. In past games, players have been able to collect three-piece sets of Gyroids fitting the same color scheme and theme....

When 343 Industries remastered Halo: Combat Evolved for the Master Chief Collection, they used the PC version of the game that was released back in 2003. This version was handled by Gearbox, and while Gearbox is known for creating quality games in the Borderlands series, it didn’t quite create a perfect port of this original Xbox classic. As noted by Eurogamer, Master Chief Collection’s Halo arrived with the same visual bugs that were created when Gearbox ported the Xbox Halo over to PC....

[UPDATE: The Australian Classification Board has decided to give Outlast 2 a rating. Read full details.] As the world gears up for the highly-anticipated release of Outlast 2, Australian fans will be disappointed to know that the highly-anticipated horror title won’t be making its way down under after being refused classification. Following Outlast 2’s submission to the Australian Classification Board, the horror title was refused classification under the Games 1(a) ruling, which is given to games that “depict, express or otherwise deal with matters of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence or revolting or abhorrent phenomena in such a way that they offend against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults to the extent that they should not be classified”....

In Outriders, there are two ways to dispose of your unwanted gear: dismantling and selling. To dismantle gear, you just need to open your inventory, highlight all of your old gear, and click the dismantle button at the bottom of your screen. Selling gear is just as simple, provided you’re in a town or camp with a vendor. While these processes may seem similar, the resulting materials you earn serve vastly different purposes....