Destiny 2’s Unique Titan Melee Build Gets Nerfed

One of the most popular melee-oriented builds inDestiny 2has been nerfed, leaving Titans without another unique gameplay option for close-quarter encounters.Destiny 2’s impressive arsenal of unique armors and weapons has led to some of the most innovative builds in the series' almost decade-long history, which continues to grow as new perks and weapon types get introduced with each major content release. Most of the time, these interactions do not provide game-breaking benefits to players, except for those rare instances when players discover a combination that eventually leads tospecific weapons and armor being disabled inDestiny 2....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · Julie Martin

Diablo 4's Map Could Hint at its First Major Expansion

Summary Diablo 4’s Season of the Malignant is underway, and while it has sparked some controversy due to the gameplay changes made in the seasonal update, it marks the beginning of the game’s live-service content. TheDiabloseries has historically provided players with consistent content updates over the course of an entry’s lifespan, typically with one major expansion bringing new classes, a new story act, and new region for players to explore. WithDiablo 4likely to follow this trend, one location on the game’s map could point towards where this expansion will take players....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 596 words · Margaret Norton

Disney Dreamlight Valley: How To Find Blue Falling Penstemon

InDisney Dreamlight Valley, every item that players can pick up has its own purpose and nothing is useless or simply decorative in this game. Many items will often be chosen as a character’s favorite gift of the day, and some can even be used for crafting recipes or for main and side story missions. RELATED:Disney Dreamlight Valley: Healing House Quest Guide It’s always great to memorize where to find a specific item inDisney Dreamlight Valleyso that the next time the player is asked for it, they know how to quickly get ahold of it....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Michael Gibbs

E3 2016 Conference Presentation Schedule

There’s a lot for gamers to keep track of during the week of E3. From Bethesda to Nintendo, here’s a breakdown of when Game Ranters can stream each of the major conference presentations. After a year of waiting, another E3 week is finally upon us. The festivities will kick off on Sunday afternoon with a few unofficial presentations and the last of the major conferences will air on Wednesday. Other presentations and demos will continue until the end of the week, but gamers can expect to hear the bulk of the most exciting news come between Sunday and Wednesday....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 546 words · Douglas Murray

Fan Art Combines Genshin Impact and Breaking Bad

A new post on the officialGenshin ImpactsubReddit combines two of the game’s characters with the popular crime drama television series,Breaking Bad. The game’s unique character design often inspired players to create their own art pieces and even combine them with other popular franchises. Even though there is always hype around new additions to the playable roster, some fans still prefer using olderGenshin Impactcharacters in their art due to their unique design or backstory....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Nicole Bailey

Fans are Mixed on Cyberpunk 2077 Sneaker Design from Adidas

CD Projekt Red is preparing to releaseCyberpunk 2077soon, and Adidas is hoping to get in on the action with a pair of sneakers that tie into the highly-anticipated game. However, while some fans have expressed excitement over the shoes, many others are not impressed. Adidas has yet to officially announce theCyberpunk 2077sneakers, but a popular Instagram shoe collector and self-described “sneaker sample specialist” named solebyjc unveiled the pair on social media....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Elizabeth Jones

Final Fantasy 14 Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida Condemns Third-Party Tools and Datamining

The firstFinal Fantasy 14raiding groups have begun to clear the Dragonsong’s Reprise (Ultimate) raid, prompting director and producer Naoki Yoshida to congratulate the victors. However, his congratulation came with a stern reminder thatFinal Fantasy 14has a zero-tolerance policy on third-party mods and datamining. Normally, when aFinal Fantasy 14raid team wins the World First clear for its content, Yoshida congratulates them on their victory personally. This time, he was unable to congratulate them by name, as there was irrefutable evidence the teams had used third-party plugins to help clear the content–a breach ofFinal Fantasy 14’sTerms of Service....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · Tammy Ross

Final Fantasy 14 Is Getting Its Own Shoe Line from Puma

In partnership with Square Enix, Puma announcedFinal Fantasy 14is getting its own shoe line later this month in Japan.Final Fantasy 14fans will be able to purchase new Puma shoes featuring designs inspired by minions and artwork from Square Enix’s highly successful MMORPG. Square Enix’sFinal Fantasy 14continues onward with new updates following the conclusion of the Hydaelyn and Zodiark saga in the Endwalker expansion.Final Fantasy 14patch 6.1 and beyond depicts the Warrior of Light’s post-Endwalker adventure as players work to discover secrets regarding the Void, a dark and dangerous realm that once thrived like the Source....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Kyle Wilson

First Prey Teaser Shows New Predator Prequel Footage From Fox

20th Century Studioshas released the official teaser forPrey, aPredatorprequel that chronicles a titular Predator’s first journey to Earth. Set 300 years ago in the Comanche Nation,PreyfeaturesLegionstar Amber Midthunderas a young woman named Naru who is described as a “fierce and highly skilled warrior.” When she sets out to protect her people from a dangerous threat, she discovers that the enemy is actually aPredator, whom audiences will remember as the extra-terrestrial species that hunts humans for sport....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Sharon Gonzalez

Fortnite's Performance Mode Is Giving PC Players An Edge

Some PC gamers spend thousands of dollars onhigh end graphics cardsand CPUs so that they can soak in every drop of detail that the latest big budget titles have to offer. In the world of eSports, however, players typically move their sliders in the opposite direction; lowering detail to increase their frame rate instead. As of a few weeks ago, the same thing is possible inFortnitethanks to the newly released “Performance Mode....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Mrs. Ashley Mckenzie

Games With The Best Emergent Storytelling

Summary From early video games such asSpace Invadersto modern classics likeThe Last Of Us, narrative in video games has evolved and matured. This highly interactive form of entertainment has brought new methods of storytelling that are unique to the medium. Video games engage players in ways film and television cannot. By giving the player different choices, a dynamic world to explore, and randomly occurring events,unique storiescan now emerge from the gameplay itself rather than through pre-determined storylines....

August 3, 2025 · 4 min · 781 words · Virginia Smith

Genshin Impact Is More Than Just A Breath of the Wild Clone

WhenGenshin Impactwas first announced back in 2019, some controversy started to stir that the game was to become some kind of cheap rip-off ofThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Fans believed there were too many similarities in art style, music, characters, mechanics, and world design to ignore what they believed was a blatant copying of ideas, or “clone” in gaming industry terminology. Fans even protested at PlayStation’s booth over these similarities, but the truth is that there’s plenty of unique flair that distinguishesGenshin Impactfrom other games....

August 3, 2025 · 4 min · 840 words · Kyle Cannon

God of War Director Reveals His Top Game of the Decade

The world has officially entered into the last few hours of 2019, and once the new year begins a new decade will begin as well. As such, there’s been lots of discussion between gamers about the “bests” of the decade;best characters, best stories, and of course, the very best games. It might be easy for some people to select theirtop game of 2019, but when considering the whole of the decade from 2010 through 2019, that decision suddenly becomes infinitely more difficult....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Taylor Pierce