What is Chrono Shield in Marvel Rivals?

Ranking in a competitive game likeMarvel Rivalsbecomes infuriating when you are facing streaks of losses. However, a game element called Chrono Shield steps in to help you in those losses by nullifying any deduction points that you induce by losing a match. To know more, here’s everything you need to know about the Chrono Shield inMarvel Rivals. What is Chrono Shield in Marvel Rivals? The Chrono Shield is a handy feature that will protect your rank when you lose a match in the game....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · John Washington

Xbox Series X’s expandable storage is very expensive, but Microsoft says an SSD is necessary for new games

$220 for 1TB As predicted, an extra terabyte of storage for the Xbox Series X won’t come cheap. You’ll have to pay nearly half the price of the Series X just to double the amount of space you’re working with. Microsoft has been touting the Xbox Series X’s 1TB expandable storage card for a while now. It’s a proprietary PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD which is top of the line right now in terms of speed....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Matthew Ortiz

10 Of The Hardest Board Games We’ve Ever Played

Although complicated board games usually seem intimidating at first, they’re often packed with strategic depth. If you enjoy thinking deeply about what you’re going to do on your next turn, then you’ll definitely want to check out our picks below for the hardest board games that are actually worth your time. 1. War of the Ring: Second Edition War of the Ringis a fantastic tabletop retelling of the epic conflict between the armies of Mordor and the Free Peoples of Middle-Earth....

July 12, 2025 · 6 min · 1189 words · Nina Austin

10 popular franchises that are due for a comeback

Continue? A lot of people may rememberAdvance Warsseries as a flash in the pan, popping out of nowhere on the Gameboy Advance and then dying out a few years later on the DS. But in Japan, theWarsserieswas one of Nintendo’s longest running, prolific franchises,starting on the Famicombefore spreading its military might to the Gameboy, Super Famicom, GameCube, and the Wii. For folks who had been following the franchise for the 20 years up to its abrupt conclusion, hearing that Intelligent Systems had no “clear idea” on the future of the franchise felt like the end of an era....

July 12, 2025 · 8 min · 1634 words · Carol Rodriguez

Among the Sleep hits Kickstarter goal

Toddler-themed horror game gets the cash it needs Among the Sleep, Krillbite’s exciting horror game played from the perspective of a two-year-old, hasreached its Kickstarter goal of $200,000, getting the funding it needs to be finished and polished for a 2013 release. Krillbite made the grade with three days to go, and the team is unsurprisingly quite thrilled and celebrating right now. I’ve been a supporter ofAmong the Sleepsince its announcement, and have remained highly confident in its success....

July 12, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Brandon Miller

Anime Showdown codes (December 2024)

Updated Jun 23, 2025 We checked for the latest codes! Every anime fan has their favorite character and knows how much power they can unleash.Anime Showdownwill get you deep into all aspects of battles between the most epic fighters. Learn and apply every move in this thrilling PvP Roblox experience while chasing the top of the leaderboard. If you want to play as one of the most powerful heroes in this game, you need to fight as much as possible and earn Coins that will allow you to unlock them....

July 12, 2025 · 3 min · 482 words · Valerie Jacobson

Condemned 2: Bloodshot artwork is hobo-rific

I rolled out of my nice, warm bed this morning to find a small collection ofCondemned 2: Bloodshotartwork in my mail box. This artwork features, predominantly, images of people who appear to not have nice, warm beds. This sucks for them, because I have these awesome 600-thread count sheets that just feel so nice on my naked behind … sorry, I’m back. There’s not that much to say about these images, except that I’m glad to see that there will be a wide variety of homeless people that can be beaten with lead pipes....

July 12, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · James Wilson

Daemon x Machina producer ‘motivated’ for potential sequel

‘But it’s going to take some time…’ Amazingly, it has already been two years since the release of Marvelous’ third-person mech battlerDaemon x Machina. To celebrate the occasion, the publisher held a special anniversary live stream, in which studio producer Kenichiro Tsukuda spoke of their desire and motivation to develop a sequel to the cult Nintendo Switch/PC title. “While this isn’t really an announcement, I’d like to make a strong declaration as we end here that we’re going to make a sequel — a ‘2’,” said Tsukuda,in impromptu comments translated by Gematsu....

July 12, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Michael Jones

Dark Souls III will also have a Design Works art book

Due out at the end of the month in Japan The intricate and grotesquely beautifulDark Soulsgames make for some damn fine art books. Following the path paved byDark SoulsandDark Souls II, there will in fact be aDesign Worksbook forDark Souls III, and knowing some of theeffed-up creaturesfound in that game, I’m especially interested. As before, this art book will be available in Japan first — it’s up onAmazon.co.jpwith a June 02, 2025 release date, if you’re so inclined — and it’s said to also cover the chillyAshes of Ariandeland upcomingThe Ringed CityDLC....

July 12, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Rita Williams

Dead by Daylight players are already dreaming up overpowered Lara Croft builds

Dead by Daylightdeveloper Behaviour Interactive revealed that the iconicLara Croft would be the game’s next Survivor. She’s currently live for PC players to try out in the game’s (Public Test Build) PTB, but fans are already coming up with unique builds for her Perks ahead of her June 21, 2025, release date. Fans have been discussing the Lara Croft Chapter forDead by Daylighton the game’s subreddit. While some conversation has arisen regarding her legitimacy as a horror movie and game character, most players are interested in her Perks....

July 12, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Kristy Martin

Dead or Alive 6 doesn’t need T&A to be a triple-A fighter

But it has plenty of both Dead or Aliveis inarguably my favorite 3D fighting franchise. Hell, it’s my favorite fighting game series period. I was introduced to it withDead or Alive 4and it was like lightning in a bottle. The fast and fluid gameplay as well as the addition of Lisa Hamilton to the roster — I love some lucha-libre fighting action — absolutely gelled and I’ve been hooked ever since....

July 12, 2025 · 7 min · 1447 words · Elizabeth Burgess

Destiny 2 Aberrant Action god roll – Best perks and attachments

The second act ofDestiny 2’sfirst episode is now live, bringing with it a bunch of new stuff including new episode activities, story content, and 50 more levels featuring a ton of new loot to acquire. Among the new additions are two new weapons, including apowerfulsidearm you’ll want to farm a good roll for. Here’s the god roll for the Aberrant Action sidearm inDestiny 2, including perks and attachments. The best perks and attachments for the Aberrant Action in Destiny 2 The Aberrant Action joinsThe Calland Indebted Kindness as the onlyRocket-Assisted Framesidearms in the game....

July 12, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Jason Vasquez

Diablo III US servers offline, Blizzard sorry for launch

Following yet moreserver outages and latency issues, Blizzard has warned thatDiablo III‘s US servers are scheduled to go offline today for maintenance. The company has admitted that it wasn’t adequately prepared for the game’s release, and said sorry. “We want to sincerely apologise for the difficulties many of you encountered on day one,”the studio’s said, “our preparations for the launch of the game did not go far enough”. The servers should be down right now, and will be so until 7am PDT....

July 12, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Michael Trevino