World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic Upgrades Now Available

World of Warcraftjust rolled out the Pre-Patch forWrath of the Lich King Classic, enabling players to create Death Knights and prepare to return to Northrend. Alongside the update,World of Warcraftrevealed theWrath of the Lich King ClassicUpgrades which include exclusive rewards for bothClassicandRetail. The Northrend Heroic Upgrade forWrath of the Lich King Classiccomes with a special Level 70 character boostwhich also unlocks Expert Riding, gear, basic mounts, and starting gold for the boosted character....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Maria Ramirez

Yakuza's Kazuma Kiryu Joins Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania

Earlier this year Sega announced the return ofSuper Monkey BallwithSuper Monkey Ball: Banana Mania, a remake of the first three entries in the beloved classic franchise developed by none other than Ryu ga Gotoku Studio, the team behind the company’s recently successfulYakuzaandJudgmenttitles. The developer recently revealed that classic characters such asSonic the HedgehogandJet Set Radio’s Beat would be appearing in the game, and has now finally announced that RGG Studios' own Kazuma Kiryu will be a playable character inSuper Monkey Ball: Banana Mania....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Nicholas Grant

5 Best Netflix Movies of 2021 (According To Rotten Tomatoes)

With the steady rise in revenue and viewers, the budget for Netflix’s original content has also risen. Content spending in 2021 was up to $17 billion from the $11 billion spent in 2020. Looking back at the top 5 Netflix original movies of 2021 according to Rotten Tomatoes, does the spending on content translate into more popular movies, or does the budget not factor in at all? RELATED:6 Best Non-English Movies 2021 Tick, Tick… Boom!...

June 25, 2025 · 4 min · 816 words · Timothy Smith

7 Beginner Tips For Besiege You Need To Know

Besiegeis a sandbox gameall about creating siege engines to complete an objective. Due to the “sky’s the limit” mechanic of the game, where all it takes to succeed is a player’s imagination, many people have flocked toward the experience to play for themselves. RELATED:Xbox Game Pass Game Besiege, Explained People who are new toBesiegemay end up getting lost along the way, though, as the game isn’t the best at explaining mechanics to newer players....

June 25, 2025 · 4 min · 827 words · Steven Glover

7th Guest VR Developer Talks Horror, Remakes, and VR Development

The 7th Guest VR, a virtual reality remake of a 90s horror game, boasts cutting-edge tech, challenging puzzles, and more, all wrapped up in the ultimate mystery adventure. Of course, as one could venture to guess, remaking a 90s title is a challenge given the vast technological differences. ForThe 7th Guest VR, it’s even more challenging because it’s going from CD-ROM to VR. To learn more about its development, Game Rant recently spoke with Project Lead Paul van der Meer....

June 25, 2025 · 13 min · 2753 words · Claudia Lester

After Chronos, Hades 2 Shouldn’t Hit Pause on Hidden Boss Mechanics

Supergiant Games’Hades 2, the sequel to the hit Roguelike action RPGHades, is officially in an indefinite early access period — until the developer feels the game has reached a place worthy of a full release. It took two years forHadesto leave early access, so the hope is thatHades 2won’t take that long. At the same time, Supergiant rightfully should spend the time it needs to withHades 2, to ensure it is the best that it can be by adding frequent updates, and one other area Supergiant shouldn’t neglect throughoutHades 2’s early access period is the game’s boss fights....

June 25, 2025 · 5 min · 856 words · Michael Schroeder

Alan Wake 2: Coffee World Nursery Rhyme Guide (A Devil With A Prize)

After a 13-year-long hiatus,Alan Wake 2has fans returning to see what the famous novelist has been up to since the original 2010 title. Trapped in the Dark Place for all that time, the sequel is now firmly planted in the survival horror genre. With this switch and the addition of a completely new playable character, Saga Anderson, the world ofAlan Wake 2is both more dangerous and expansive compared to its predecessor....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 575 words · Jason Guzman

Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Valhalla Break a Major Series Tradition

As many know, names are powerful in storytelling. A weak name is less likely to capture the awe of a story, while many names often carry a major underlying meaning. At the very least, they add definition to characters and help establish that identity, which has always been key to theAssassin’s Creedfranchise. Despite a variety of changes in time and settings, powerful names likeEzio Auditore de Firenzeall the way to Bayek of Siwa have remained a constant....

June 25, 2025 · 12 min · 2518 words · Theresa Levine

Beginner Tips For Loop Hero

Loop Hero’sconcept is in the name itself. The world has been destroyed and now the player is the only hero left able to restore balance from an evil Lich’s plot. They are stuck in a time loop until they can achieve this feat.Loop Herois part roguelike, part simulation, and every run of the game is different than the last. RELATED:Loop Hero: Build Guide The chosen hero runs around a small track, automatically, and fights monsters in turn....

June 25, 2025 · 4 min · 797 words · Kara Hernandez

Best Anime Like Netflix's Vampire In The Garden

Arguably one of the most intriguing things about vampires is how they interact with humans, as a majority ofthese supernatural-orientated seriesare focused on vampire-human relations. The latest popular trope is to transform the vampire into a protagonist and human sympathizer, one who has suffered a great heartbreak and is cursed to spend eternity alone and in pain. RELATED:The Greatest Fantasy Anime Of All Time (March 2022) Romanticizing vampires is exactly what got Momo into trouble inVampire in the Garden, as the society she lives in has strict policies against everything supernatural, including all creative arts....

June 25, 2025 · 7 min · 1347 words · Edward Schmidt

Best Classic Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards

Summary Yu-Gi-Oh!is one of the most well-known trading card franchises of all time. Its impressive spread of monsters and playstyles makes the series perfect for fans of all skill levels. However, perhaps one ofYu-Gi-Oh!’s most charming features is the way that cards take on a life of their own, earning reputations for their stats, designs, and abilities on and off the field. While many modern decks feature XYZ, Pendulum, or Link Monsters to make each match more intense, the stakes were never higher in the original card game than when these cards were put into play, making them a defining feature of the series’ success....

June 25, 2025 · 9 min · 1801 words · Keith Kirk

Best DC Comics Romances

Summary DC Comics has a long history of creating incredible characters that interact in a unique and fantastical world. From the classic characters like Batman and Wonder Woman to the more recent fan-favorite additions, the world ofDC Comicsis constantly expanding and changing. However, romance is one thing that is rarely permanent in the comics. It is difficult to create conflict and a story out of eternal happiness, and so most couples, even the most famous ones, have at least had separations over the years....

June 25, 2025 · 7 min · 1282 words · Amanda Miller

Best Kawaii Anime

Kawaii is anime’s cutest side: from the hamster-sized sweat droplets when someone is stressed, to the iridescent blushing when someone is embarrassed. Its ultimate embodiment is the chibi, a style that took what was already an adorable art form, shrank it to its most diminutive, and gave it glistening saucer eyes for good measure. Cute moments and chibi characters can appear in any series, but their natural home iskawaii anime, where the dominant adjectives are “soft” and “huggable” and the most common expression is “awww!...

June 25, 2025 · 6 min · 1247 words · Michael Johnson