Madden NFL 25 Reveals Pre-Order Bonuses and How to Get Early Access

Summary EA Sports has revealed the pre-order bonuses for the upcomingMadden NFL 25, as well as how players can acquire early access to the game. The annual football franchise from the sports gaming juggernaut has long been one of its biggest yearly releases, regularly serving as one of the developer’s best-selling launches. EA Sports has already revealedMadden NFL 25’s cover athlete, confirming San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey will star on the newest game’s cover....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 616 words · Mark Prince

Marvel Comics Characters Who Became Spider-Man Other Than Peter Parker

With the release ofSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, even casual fans of Marvel’s most popular superhero are being exposed to other iterations of the iconic character. Most of the public is only familiar with Peter Parker, the Queens-based friendly neighborhood Spider-Man portrayed by Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire in the films. RELATED:The Strongest Multiverse Versions Of Spider-Man, Ranked However, many characters other than Peter Parker have taken up the mantle of Spider-Man or Spider-Woman over the years....

July 15, 2025 · 6 min · 1270 words · Karen Kelly

Marvel’s Midnight Suns Should Announce its New Release Date at Summer Game Fest

Marvel’s Midnight Sunswas originally supposed to release last March, which would have made it almost three months old already. But following its delay, Firaxis has effectively gone quiet. This is likely for the best, mainly because the developer had statedMarvel’s Midnight Sunswill now release in the back half of the yearinstead of in the first half, and it is nearing an eventual release as the year’s remaining months gradually dwindle....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 618 words · Jillian Acosta

Mass Effect Fan Builds Normandy Ship Out of LEGOs

Mass Effectfans are some of the most passionate gamers out there, and one in particular decided to show off their appreciation of the series in a creative way. Using some spare LEGO parts they had around the house, they managed to make a decent-looking replica ofMass Effect’s signature ship, the SSV Normandy. Mass Effecttakes place in the Milky Way galaxy in a unvierse where humans have mastered space flight. Out of all of humanity’s ships,Mass Effectplayers take command of a Human Alliance frigate called the SSV Normandy....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Amy Jensen

Metroid Dread Could Be Setting Up the Best Years of the Franchise

The surprise announcement ofMetroid Dreadduring Nintendo’s E3 2021 showcase was met with excitement and fanfare from theMetroidcommunity. Not only was the game announced, but Nintendo also addressed the elephant in the room regardingthe mysterious development ofMetroid Prime 4. While there wasn’t a lot of information on the upcomingMetroid Primegame, fans were still able to rally around the excitement of the fifth mainline entry in the 2DMetroidseries. WithMetroid Dread’s announcement, theMetroidseries as a whole seems to be set up for perhaps the best several consecutive years of the franchise’s history....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 569 words · Nathan Collins

Metroid Prime 4: A History of Development

Nintendo has experienced a lot of success with its popular hybrid console, the Switch. Already, the system has seen a ton of great first party content including games likeThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,Super Mario Odyssey, andSuper Smash Bros Ultimate. While Nintendo continues to be overly vague about the rest of its 2020 release plans, one game in particular that still seems to mystify and intrigue Switch players isMetroid Prime 4....

July 15, 2025 · 5 min · 952 words · Diana Mason

Minecraft Player Creates an Animated Gif of xQc in Game

Minecrafthas been out for so long now that there are some gamers who practically grew up on it. As avideo game that eats up hundreds of hours, the possibilities of what to create are near endless, with many players continuing to showcase incredible builds and unique creations. For some, there are even things that can be done in the game that the actual developer may not have thought possible, as one fan recently demonstrated....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Kim Chan

Mushoku Tensei: The Water God Style, Explained

Summary Prioritizing defense, counterattacks, and a more reactive approach to combat in general, the Water God Style is one of the three major schools of swordsmanship in Rifujin na Magonote’sMushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation. Within this world, the headquarters of the Water God school are in Ars, the capital of the Asura Kingdom on the Central Continent. It is occasionally viewed as the last of the three schools due to its somewhat passive nature....

July 15, 2025 · 5 min · 906 words · Sarah Lewis

One Piece: Perfect Counters To Yami Yami no Mi

The Yami Yami no Mi is one of the strongest Devil Fruits to exist in the world ofOne Piece.Eaten by Blackbeard, this Devil Fruit is known to be incredibly dangerous.Despite being a Logia type, it does not offer the power of intangibility to its user. RELATED:One Piece: The Shichibukai Crews, Ranked While that may seem counterproductive at first, it becomes immediately clear how overpowered the fruit actually is when one considers the fact that the userof this Devil Fruitcan negate the powers of other Devil Fruits....

July 15, 2025 · 5 min · 884 words · Jill Anderson

Overwatch 2 Making Big Tank and Damage Change in Season 9

Summary Overwatch 2announced that in Season 9 all Tank and Damage heroes will receive a self-healing passive ability. This will likely cause a significant shift inOverwatch 2’s meta. Its development team further explained this new change. Historically,Overwatch 2has emphasized the teamplay aspect of its combat, with players needing to synergize the strengths of Tank, Damage, and Support heroes to create successful pushes or defenses. While team fighting has usually been a core aspect ofOverwatch 2, its development team has proved that it’s not scared of trying out drastic changes, likeBlizzard’s new limited-time Quickplay modethat went live on January 12....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Michael Glenn

Palworld: Where To Find & Catch Mimog

Quick Links Treasure chests found inPalworldhave been known to give players the opportunity to collect gold and various other items, but appearances byMimogmay make this adventure a little more interesting. Shaped like a regular treasure chest but with eyes and a mouth, Mimog is a trickster pal that will leap at players with an adorable, yet mischievous, nature. Mimog is a stand-out pal among the various newmembers of the Paldeck, as it fits a particular niche for players looking to gather some currency for later use....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 532 words · Neil Moyer

Persona 6 Could Use Persona 5 Royal's Seven Deadly Sins Palace Motif in a New Way

ThePersonafranchise leans on a lot of tropes and traditions, but by framing them in unique ways, it makes them feel compelling anyway. For instance,Personaenemiesand Personas themselves all draw on familiar, real-life mythological creatures and characters like the Greek gods, but Atlus gives these enemies a unique presence by presenting them as incarnations of human ideas, turned into Shadows through their own importance in culture.Persona 5 Royalsimilarly freshens up the seven deadly sins by examining how each sin can warp a person’s perception of the world, rather than just their actions, and this idea is worth exploring again inPersona 6....

July 15, 2025 · 5 min · 1007 words · Lori Dickerson

Pokemon Fan Art Shows What Nosepass Would Look Like as a Human

Summary As part of their ongoing art series, aPokemonfan redesigned the Rock Pokemon called Nosepass to show what it would look like as a human and shared their work with other trainers. In response, somePokemonfans complimented the artist for their continued efforts in drawing some Pokemon as humans, and for giving Nosepass a new look. Known as the Compass Pokemon, Nosepass is a Rock-type Pokemon that first appeared inPokemon Ruby and Sapphire....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 451 words · Dr. Erica Crawford