It’s been a hot minute since 2016. The year that gave usOverwatch,Dark Souls 3, andUncharted 4; it was no joke for fantastic video games, with the majority still holding up almost a decade later. But when I think aboutStardew Valleyin particular, there’s just something about it. Something special. I think Stardew Valley istheperfect video game. Stardew Valley Does So Much With So Little While there could be plenty of arguments for the ‘Perfect Video Game™’ title going to something likeTetris,Skyrim, or Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie, I’m drawn to Stardew Valley for the sheer number of things it achieves, and continues to achieve....

Quick Links As you might expect,Killing Floor 3is flush with weapons, allowing you to pick the best guns for your playstyle. However, you may still want to tweak certain aspects, and that is where weapon mods come into play. Mods will allow you to alter a gun’s characteristics, potentially increasing damage, penetration, or fire rate. Doing so will require resources, though these can be easily acquired during your various missions. Here’s how to best customize your weapons as you slaughter the Zed hordes....

Summary A recent leak has seemingly revealed why so many games onSwitch 2are using game-key cards, asNintendois reportedly only offering developers 64 GB cartridges or the controversial game-key format. Considering how popular the original Switch has been over the past decade, its successorshould have been one of the easiest slam-dunks in Nintendo’s history. That hasn’t exactly been the case, though, as the new console has run into a number of big issues since it was revealed,from how expensive its games areto apurported lack of innovation....

Summary Magic: The Gathering’slong-awaitedFinal Fantasycollaboration is here and,despite the extremely expected Secret Lair drama, everything looks pretty peachy for Wizards of the Coast, as the set is alreadyshaping up to be the highest-selling Magic product ever released. Everyone is excited, and a lot of people have been diving into Magic: The Gathering Arena to try them out early. While the tabletop versions of our Final Fantasy cards won’t be in our hands until later this week, the entire set was added to Magic: The Gathering Arena earlier today, making it the first time the cards have been accessible to fans of the game outside of pre-releases at local game stores....

Magic: The Gathering’supcoming Spider-ManUniverses Beyond crossover is fast-approaching, and Wizards of the Coast is starting to reveal the set to us piece by piece. Earlier this week,we saw the first reveal of six cards coming this September, and during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con earlier today, we just got to see a bunch more. MTG Reveals Even More Spider-Man Universes Beyond Cards At SDCC We’ll start off with our Spider-Heroes first....

Alternate skins for your favourite heroes and villains is probably the best thing aboutMarvel Rivals; other than the gameplay, of course. With a near-unlimited pool of characters to choose from, the devs have promised to throw out new characters and costumes at a blistering pace. And, to top it all off, the microtransactions aren’t as predatory as those of some other games. The latest battle pass sees the roster divided into two, with one side getting a Symbiote makeover, while the other gets Phoenix-based costumes....

Summary Today’sPlayStationState of Playrevealed that Arc System Works is making aMarvel4v4 tag fighter calledMarvel Tokon Fighting Soulsthat’s going to launch at some point in 2026. As if 2025 wasn’t busy enough already with everything that’s been announcedand released in the past few months, it’s about to get even busier now that we’re in the Summer of gaming news. Leading the charge out of the gate is PlayStation, who decided this week wasn’t hectic enough already andannounced a State of Play out of nowhere earlier this week....

Quick Links Check out theMermaid Isle codeslisted below to claim free in-game rewards and boosts; they will give you a helpful start as you jump into the game. Just remember, these Roblox codes expire quickly, so be sure to redeem them as soon as you’re able to. Keep in mind that we’re always on the lookout for new codes and regularly update this list, especially after game updates, so you don’t miss out on the latest rewards....

You there! The lovely person reading this, I know you have a long list of games that you’ll ‘get around to’ eventually, right? A backlog that people tell you to play, folks who know you personally trying desperately to recommend gems that you’d love, only for it to be something you put off for an unreasonable amount of time for no real reason other than ‘not having enough time.’ But then you’ll sit down to play older games, or a big shiny new one, and precious others end up gathering dust in the back of your mind?...

FromMarvel RivalstoStreet Fighter 6toRematch, you’ll likely have had to deal with the odd quitter while playing games online. And leaving mid-match is almost always a bad look. Personally, I’m deeply disgusted by that kind of behavior. But have I ever done it? Most certainly. While I am, more often than not, the victim of the RQ pandemic, I am still human, and I have absolutely crashed out once or twice in my life....

In February, a Dutch consumer group expressed its intent tolaunch a lawsuit against PlayStation, concerning its prices and market dominance. Now, it has found more than 20,000 gamers to join the efforts, hittingPlayStationwith a huge class action lawsuit. The lawsuit takes issue with how all digital games have to be bought from the PS Store, allowing PlayStation to set the prices however it pleases, and giving both consumers and game devs no alternatives....

Donkey Kong Bananzais less than a month away, and boy does it look incredible. Yesterday saw anentire Nintendo Direct dedicated to the game, sending fans even more bananas for Donkey Kong’s Switch 2 debut. It clutches the open-ended nature ofSuper Mario Odysseyand uses it to reinvent what it means to be a Donkey Kong game. But that means leaving a lot of the past behind, including pieces of lore that fans have held dear for a very long time....

TheNintendo Switch 2has been hard to come by during its first six weeks on the market, but it looks like we’re about to get an influx of new stock thanks to a newly revealed bundle.Pokemon Legends: Z-ASwitch 2 bundles have been announced, and you might be able to place a pre-order for one as soon as tomorrow, July 23. Although there was a Pokemon Presents today, a significant chunk of which wasdedicated to new details about Legends: Z-A, the Switch 2 bundle’s reveal was saved for after the show....