Destiny 2’s annualDawning holiday eventis in full swing and this year things are a little different. While past Dawning events have been heavily microtransaction-influenced – built around Eververse – this year players have a few extra tasks to complete. FormerEververse vendorEva Levante will ask players to “bake” some holiday treats for members of the Tower, but first players must find the ingredients for each recipe. Some are a little obvious based on their name, while others are not....

May 2025is bringing a variety of movies to theaters, such as the latest chapter in theMarvel Cinematic Universe, a slasher movie, a musical drama, the return of a horror franchise, a new Disney live-action remake, and more. 2025 so far has welcomed some fun and successful movies from different genres, continuing the successful streak of 2024, and there’s still a lot more to come. This year has also seen some surprise hits already, and May might bring more from this category and some expected successes....

There is a distinct lack ofCastlevaniagames these days, as Konami seems to have all but abandoned the beloved vampire slaying series. When game companies aren’t producing the games they want, though, fans sometimes take matters into their own hands. This is the case withCastlevania: Simon’s Destiny, a fan-made remake of the original NES classic, but from a first-person perspective. It’s the series' first foray into first-person, though in an unofficial capacity, and it kinda works....

Ubisoft’s open-world franchises likeAssassin’s Creedhave recently started to allow players the chance to play as either a male or female protagonist instead of being forced into mostly playing as a man. Fortunately,Far Cry 6has the option as well, offering both a male and female version of the main character,Dani Rojas. The 25-year-old guerrilla fighter plays a significant role in the story this time around, and they are both fully voiced....

The start of another month means more things to do inFate/Grand Order. Fresh from completing the first chapter in Part 2’s story,players haven’t had any events for nearly two weeks after theSaber Wars Rerunended. Thankfully, another old event is getting its revival in a few days: Sanzang Coming to the West. Sanzang Coming to the West is a parody of Journey to the West from Chinese literature. In another Kinoko Nasu story, masters must help the monk Xuanzang Sanzang and her party of oddly familiarFate/Grand Orderservants complete their journey....

Ubisoft releases an extended gameplay preview ofFor Honor’s single player campaign, showing off 10 brutal minutes of a Viking raid on a Samurai fortress. For Honorwas one of Ubisoft’smost talked about gamesof E3 2015 and lots of gamers were hoping to see a lot more of the title at the developer’s E3 2016 Press Conference. Today, Ubisoft gave those fans exactly what they wanted with an extended look at the title’s Viking Campaign....

Boss battle gauntlet coming to PS4 and PC Furilooks like a medley of action-game concepts with a heavy emphasis placed on prolonged boss battles and some bullet-hell-style projectile patterns thrown in for good measure.Similar to Chris, I’m hopeful the idea is crazy enough to work. It’s looking cool as ever in this latest trailer. Can’t place that song? I got you! The track is by Carpenter Brut, who you’ll hopefully recognize fromHotline Miami 2: Wrong Number....

The big gaming event season has kicked off, with Summer Game Fest starting the forthcoming wave of new game announcements. That’ll likely mean updates on some of the biggest games out there, and also some entirely new games for the industry to fawn over. It’s certainly an exciting time to be invested in the industry, and that gives Cameron and Anthony plenty to talk about. First off,EA revealedBattlefield 2042,the next entry in the coveted FPS franchise....

Since its release,Ghost of Tsushimahas received rave reviews from critics and gamers alike. Evenindustry professionals are praising the final PS4 exclusive.Most recently, theYakuzafranchise’s executive director discussedGhost of Tsushima’s global success and the ways it paid homage and successfully adapted samurai cinema and its Japanese influences for players. In a Sega Q&A livestream on July 28, Sega’s Toshihiro Nagoshi praised the game. AcknowledgingGhost of Tsushima’sinstant popularity in Japan,Nagoshi claimed that Sucker Punch had “beat” him and Japan in terms of the game’s success....

McDonald’s is no stranger to pop culture collaborations, but their latest team-up withHello Kittymight just be the most unexpected, and adorable, one yet. In Malaysia, McDonald’s is launching a Hello Kitty x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover for Happy Meals, and fans of both franchises are already losing their minds over it. This mash-up pairs two icons from totally different worlds,as Sanrio’s sweet and stylish Hello Kitty teams up with the pizza-loving, ninja-fighting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles....

Outlander: Blood of My Bloodshowrunner Matthew B. Roberts and executive producer Maril Davis explain why the prequel changes a fan-favorite original character. Instead of focusing on Claire Beauchamp (Caitríona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), this series revolves around their parents. Julia Moriston (Hermione Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Jeremy Irvine) are Claire’s parents, while Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) are Jamie’s parents. The series utilizies a World War I and 18th century Scotland timeline, and the latter features a younger version of theOutlanderfan-favorite character, Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser....

Epic Games is renowned for its generous deals and offers inFortnite. Similarly, this time,Fortniteplayers from select countries are beingoffered a bonus item- the Midnight Scythe Pickaxe. In order to claim this bonus, players would have to purchase a V-Bucks card from the Epic Games Store or a V-Bucks code from any nearby store or other retailers. However, one needs to keep in mind that thisoffer is valid from March 18 to Jul 14, 2025, for gamers in countries where the bonus reward is applicable....

Whether he likes it or not, Hugh Jackman will always be known for his role asWolverine. For decades, the actor has faithfully portrayed Marvel’s most feral hero, even if Fox Studios’ original depiction of the character deviated away from the yellow-and-blue standard to adopt Ultimate Marvel’s muted black look instead. However, Jackman’s recent time in Wolverine’s original yellow suit has shown him why wearing the comic-accurate costumes matters. When Hugh Jackman first debuted as Wolverine in 20th Century Fox’sX-Men (2000)film, the world was introduced to a new type of comic book adaptation that shifted away from seemingly outlandish costumes and absurd antics to instead embrace the black-leather look of Mark Millar’sUltimate X-Men....