Every year up until now,Minecrafthosted a ‘Mob Vote’,presenting three concepts to the community for a future update. Players then had to decide among themselves which should be added to the game, with the other two being axed completely. Given how enormous Minecraft is, the vote was often swayed by hugely popular content creators and their vast audiences, so aftercountless complaints, as many felt their picks were unfairly left out,Mojang dropped the ideaaltogether....

Quick Links Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalonis packed with cryptic figures and branching choices, but few are as mysterious as Caradoc. Found beneath a tree near the Shrine of a Forgotten God, this cloaked wanderer offers you an interesting decision: take a powerful artifact, or have one burning question answered. It’s a moment that feels like it could shape your fate. But what exactly are the stakes? Is the artifact worth it?...

Quick Links There’s a class and a subclass for just about any playstyle inCrystal of Atlan, ranging from Magicians to Bounty Hunters to plenty more. Subclasses split off from theirrespective classesand add more mechanics, and you’re going to need to choose a subclass fairly early on, though for a while you can switch without penalty. The Swordsman class has two subclasses to choose between, Magiblade and Berserker. While both of these subclasses do function very differently, they are both closer-range subclasses, and anyone picking Swordsman is going to have to be comfortable playing up close with large groups of enemies....

Quick Links Despite being a 4X strategy game,Stellarishas countless story-driven narrative events that give it the depth and flavor that have made it a fan favorite for nearly a decade. A common storyline that you’ll see early in the campaign is the Subterranean Civilization, where a newly-colonized planet turns out to have a sentient, industrialized species living in caverns below the surface. From a gameplay perspective, there’s no “right” way to approach the event, but you might choose to steer it toward a particular outcome....

It has been heavily rumored for a while thatStarfieldwill be one of the next bigXboxexclusives to get thePS5port treatment, potentially arriving on the rival console before the end of 2025. However, a new report claims that plans have changed internally at Xbox, andBethesda’s space game won’t be released on PS5 until 2026. That’s according toa new report courtesy of MP1st. The site claims that reliable sources revealed the initial plan was indeed to have Starfield launch on PS5 before the end of 2025....

Summary Not only isSuper Mario 64almost 30 years old, but it’s one of the most popular games ever made. You’d think those two things combined would mean we have seen and heard everything the game has to offer. However, unless you left the game playing in a specific spot on a specific level for 14 months, you won’t have heard this particular sound effect in full before. Kaze Emanuar’s YouTube channelis dedicated to modding and hacking Super Mario 64, making new discoveries about the game after all this time....

Quick Links Mm’menon, the Right Hand is one of the many legendary creatures found inMagic: The Gathering’sEdge of Eternities set that can be used as your commander. Despite being restricted into mono-blue, this downside isn’t too big of a deal since blue has some of the best artifact support cards in the game. A Mm’menon Commander deck is built around artifacts, as its effect is heavily related to that card type....

Summary Trailers for video games aredesigned to build excitement around a product, but they usually come out a year or two before the game is actually ready to play. As great as it is to see the next big title from your favorite developer, you should always take trailers with a grain of salt, because what you see is not always what you get. Intentionally or not, some trailers feature content, characters, or mechanics that aren’t in the final product....

If you’ve been playingPokemonsince the beginning, then you’ve probably faced the same impossible decision we have: choosing a party of six Pokemon. Whether you choose your favorites, the strongest available, or you like to switch things up every time, it’s nearly impossible to try every one of the over 1,000 Pokemon to choose from. Luckily, you won’t have to deal with that FOMO for much longer, as there are a few standout Pokemon with great abilities and use cases that you’ll love testing....

Summary Mini-games enrich the game world’s culture and lore, helping players feel part of the universe. They provide a refreshing break from the main story or gameplay, offering a different type of fun and keeping players engaged. Many mini-games reward players with in-game currency, items, or skills, motivating participation and aiding overall progress. Card-collecting mini-games especially attract completionists, who spend hours trying to collect all cards or reach the highest rank....

As Warframe has grown over the years and the studio goes on to create new experiences like Soulframe, there’s a group of people that form the Community Team, the first point of contact for players. This team plays a huge part in the way the studio communicates with its playerbase, and after more than a decade of activity, the Warframe players still praise how honest they are with the fans....

Solo Leveling takes placein a world where hunters have to protect people by fighting against any threats. The system chooses Sung Jin-Woo, a low-ranked hunter, and gives him the unique ability to be able to advance his hunter rank, which is impossible for anyone else. He works to fight enemies constantly so he can rise in the ranks. Within Solo Leveling there are different types of guilds. Guilds are groups of hunters that go on raids and clear dungeons....

Summary The spooky season has come early forDungeons & Dragonsfans, since a new Unearthed Arcana has been released with eight horror-themed subclasses to test out. Most of them are updated versions that can now fit with the 2024 ruleset, but there are some new faces to meet as well. Here, we will rank these subclasses based on what new things they bring to the table, how well they are updated if they aren’t new, and, of course, how fun they are to play....