Usually, when you power down a game, its world hits the pause button right along with you. NPCs stop moving, quests stay frozen in time, and nothing changes until you log back in and pick up where you left off. It’s like the game politely waits for your return, holding its breath until you’re ready to dive back in. But not all games are so patient, and some titles keep running even when you’re away....

Quick Links Before you ever arrived inPalia, there used to be an eccentric inventor named Florian living on your plot. There are a few discovery quests that each tell you a little bit about this man. Even More Treasure sends you on a journey to find the hidden treasure of the mysterious previous tennant! Did he actually have some worthy treasure for you to find, or was he just a nutcase....

Voice acting can add a layer of realness to a video game; hearing your favorite character fully express their emotions can draw you in even more. Voice actors typically do other roles, so you may even hear a familiar voice in a television show or movie. Which voice actor has the most amount of acting credits though? Here, we are going to take a look at just that! This will cover voice actors who have the most credits, ranging from memorable video games to charming anime characters....

Summary The inclusion of popularFinal Fantasycharacters was always one of the biggest draws for people to playKingdom Hearts, but coming into the game as a Final Fantasy fan might be a bit hard for most, since some of their beloved characters are a bit different from what they remember. While some of them are quite grating, there are some excellent one-to-one portrayals. The lows are quite low, but when there are such excellent characters like Seifer or the triple pixies in Yuna, Rikku, and Paine, you might even forget that they were Final Fantasy characters to begin with....

Quick Links Varla Stones inThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remasteredare an extremely rare and coveted resource with great potential for saving you when you need help the most. Capable of fully recharging all of your gear, you’ll always want at least one Varla Stone on you at all times for those rare instances where you find yourself in a real pinch. Finding Varla Stones is no easy task, as one might expect for a resource so highly valued....

There are seemingly countless magical spells in the world ofDungeons & Dragons. Or so Big Magic would want you to think. There’s actually a very countable number of spells available in D&D 5e. There are around 512 spells across several different sourcebooks and adventures, covering everything from mundane modifications or bombastic blizzard attacks. But it’s not an even spread. Some schools of magic are far more popular than others. How these numbers were determined: Spells were counted and categorized based on what was available on D&DBeyond....

The claim that Xbox Game Pass is profitable has been thrown into question ever sincethe mass layoffs last week. Amid these conversations, The Game Business editor-in-chief Christopher Dring revealed that"no first-party costs are included" in the calculations. So, when factoring them in, Xbox Game Pass might not be profitable after all. But this morning, Dring penned another tweet to set the record straight. He stated that “sources have reached out” to tell him that “even when you include the lost revenue associated with first-party games (not just unit sales, but microtransactions), Game Pass is still profitable....

I never played much of the originalYooka-Layleein 2017. It tried to pay homage to classic Rare platformers from the 90s, and it was created by former developers of the studio. Its two protagonists were charismatic, the dialogue was funny, and it had some well-designed levels, but an egregious camera and obnoxious structure broke the deal for me. Two years later, the 2.5D spin-off Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair blew my mind....

WhenNintendo Musiclaunched last year, it prompted a lot of criticism and questions. Why do I need a separate app to listen to tracks from Nintendo games? Why not just put the music on Spotify or Apple Music? Why do I need to pay for aNintendo Switch Onlinesubscription? Why doesn’t it have all (or at least more) of the soundtracks up front? And you know what? Those are all valid questions. Well, arguably except for the price....

Another actor in the gaming industry is calling out AI, and despite the unstoppable beast continuing at an unprecedented rate, the synthetic feel doesn’t do it forBaldur’s Gate 3’s Neil Newbon. This year has been a whirlwind of mixed emotions regarding AI advancement. On one hand, it appears big tech companies like Apple, Meta, Google and even Tesla are investing fortunes in the industry, while on the other, human beings on the bottom rung of the ladder worry about companies thinking they’re redundant....

Grounded 2is almost a day old, albeit in early access. There’s a lot to explore in the massive new world, and probably even more in the future, as revealed bythe game’s content roadmap. However, there are definitely some major changes from the first game, among which the biggest is the new Omni-Tool. As the name suggests, the Omni-Tool is your all-in-one tool for cutting, digging, hammering, and building. In the previous game, you were forced to carry a separate axe, hammer, and shovel, but the devs decided to make it a bit more convenient, and clear some inventory space with this new tool....

When it comes to theUniverses Beyondsets inMagic: The Gathering, the one I’ve been most invested in is, of course, the Final Fantasy crossover. With a look at some of gaming’s most iconic moments ever fully realized and forever printed on Magic cards, fans of Final Fantasy can relive the magic while playing the scenes out with their favorite cards. With representation from every game in the series, including iconic creatures likeMoogles and Chocobos, there’s truly something for everyone in this Final Fantasy crossover....

Summary TheNintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tourhasn’t been without its controversies. Gamers were astonished to find outthe glorified tech demo wouldn’t be a free pack-in titlefollowing April’s Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, evendrawing ire from former Nintendo of America presidentReggie Fils-Aime. It was also later confirmed thatyou’d need to spend hundreds on accessories and a 4K TVto be able to complete 100 percent of the game. It seems that the gaming world’s shock has been reflected in Welcome Tour’s reviews, too....