The opening hours ofDeath Stranding 2have finally revealed the truth behind one of its biggest mysteries - why did Sam have grey hair in the game’s reveal trailer? As you’d probably expect from a Hideo Kojima game,Death Stranding 2 has a ton of mysteries and plot threads to uncover. While I know we’re all curious aboutwhy the heck Higgs is using an electric guitar as a weapon, perhaps the biggest question is one that surfaced in the game’s reveal trailer....

Nintendois sticking with the one big first-party game per month approach on theSwitch 2. That’s why its new console only launched withMario Kart World.Donkey Kong Bananza, the Switch 2’s second big launch game, is right around the corner, though, and we just learned a lot more about it. Just like it did for Mario Kart World, Nintendo held a special Direct dedicated to Bananza, during which it revealed that Donkey Kong doesn’t just have to be a monkey in Bananza....

Dragon Age: The Veilguardwas almost a very different game, and likely wouldn’t have even been called Dragon Age: The Veilguard if it had launched during one of its previous iterations. Over the course of its development, the company went through several drafts, but we can still see traces ofthe Veilguard gangwe would come to know in the concept art. Yet there is one companion we can see in these pieces that never made it into the final game: Calpernia....

Earlier this week, Funcom hosted a Reddit AMA for one of the year’s biggest games so far,Dune: Awakening, and many of the questions revolved around endgame and PVP balance. Today, the developers responded on their Discord regarding the feedback, with a message from the Creative Director coming tomorrow. The Dune: Awakening teamfielded many questionsabout PVE, PVP, and the state of the endgame during the AMA and promised a response tomorrow on their vision for the future of the game....

Summary Over the weekend, Half-Life 2: Episode One celebrated its 19th anniversary. It’s a bit of a weird number to highlight (just wait until the 20th!), but The Game Awards tweeted it anyway. Like a hungry ichthyosaurus smelling blood in the water,Half-Lifefans swarmed onto the post as proof that Half-Life 3 will be announced by Geoff Keighley at Summer Game Fest this Friday. Why else would you highlight such an obscure anniversary?...

At this point, we’re all used to trading cards getting bought up and then resold for a ridiculous amount of money online. However, with this card in theMagic: The GatheringFinal Fantasy run,there’s a good reason why they’re going for so much online - there are only 77 of them out in circulation. We are, of course, talking aboutthe golden foil version of the Travelling Chocobo card. There are 77 of them available as part of theFinal Fantasy Universes Beyond run with MTG, and we already know that someone was lucky enough to pull one - and then resell it for around $40,000....

Quick Links As with every major set release,Magic: The Gathering’sFinal Fantasy set includes ten different archetypes for its Limited formats. Both Draft and Sealed involve playing with cards exclusively from a respective set, with every color pairing being represented with its own unique archetype. An important thing to note is that Limited archetypes are just recommendations for the kind of deck to build with those colors, but not necessarily a requirement....

Earlier this month,EA announced that it will be taking Anthem offline next year, rendering it completely unplayable. While the game isn’t exactly popular, the move has proven incredibly controversial for the precedent it sets,sparking petitionsand adding even more fuel to the Stop Killing Games movement. But it doesn’t end there. As reported byPush Square, in a fairly obscureOnline Service Shutdown page on the EA website, it was also quietly revealed that Need for Speed: Rivals is being taken offline later this year on October 7....

Quick Links Check out theFreestyle Football 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 may. 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....

Summary While we still have a while to wait for 007 First Light, which launches next year, we can get a taste of IO Interactive James Bond right now, as it just shadowdropped a new elusive target for Hitman World of Assassination at Summer Game Fest. You can take down Le Chiffre right now, who has been ripped right from the Casino Royale movie, with Mads Mikkelsen reprising the role. He even appeared on stage during the showcase to drum up hype for the collaboration....

With both of these games in theShin Megami Tenseifamily of titles that see players battling demons by learning to command demons of their own, and Atlus committed to modernizing its classic 2000s JRPGs, plenty of players will see similarities betweenRaidou Remastered: The Mystery Of The Soulless Armyand the colossally popularPersonaseries. And while you’ll find plenty of familiar beats in the games, don’t expect Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army to be a perfect parallel to Persona....

Quick Links The main villain of Final Fantasy VII makes an appearance inMagic: The Gathering’sUniverses Beyond crossover set with Final Fantasy. Sephiroth has multiple cards across all the products, with Sephiroth, Fabled Soldier being Sephiroth’s main set card. Sephiroth, Fabled Soldier is a fantastic mono black commander that utilizes an aristocrat strategy. An aristocrat deck is one that sacrifices its own creatures for value, which is something that you will always want to be doing with a Sephiroth Commander deck....

Quick Links Special Week is a powerful SSR racer inUmamusume: Pretty Derby, and she is also easier to learn for beginners. She doesn’t require much investment, and by only focusing on her Pace build, you can leave most front-runners behind. Focusing on Stamina is the key to building Special Week, as that will maintain her speed for a major part of the race. Using her Shooting Star skill, she can easily come on top, even if you are lagging behind....