It's hardly surprising that most RPG players find themselves a little, ahem, overly enthusiastic about their game of choice. If you've succumbed to any of these habits while enjoying the latest role-playing game, remember: it's not your fault. It's an RPG. Addiction is just how these things go.
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Fine, fighting game fans. You asked for it and you got it. You all wanted Shaggy from Scooby-Doo in a fighting game, and while that's still not happening for Mortal Kombat 11, you're at least getting to see Shaggy join the cast of another big-name title. We present to you: Shaggy in Jump Force.
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There hasn't been a lot of good news surrounding Fallout 76, the Fallout title Bethesda released late last year. Still, some have labored on and made their own fun in the game. One player has even put together guides to help others. That player, by the way, just got banned.
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When it comes to whimsical online pirate simulators, there's a clear winner. And that is Sea of Thieves. Here is the untold truth behind it.
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We're several months past the launch of Destiny 2's Forsaken campaign, staring down the barrel at the end of Season 5's content offerings. What do you need to do with Season 6 on the horizon? What loose ends do you need to tie up? Don't worry -- we've got some advice for you.
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There are certain achievements in the wide world of gaming that we'd just rather not get. They typically award us for bad in-game behavior, but hey, the developers were the ones that put hours of effort into making said achievement possible, so who's the real sicko here? Probably everyone involved.
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The patch is here. It doesn't have the most memorable name, being called "1.58" and all. But this latest update to Rocket League delivers something that fans of the series have been requesting for a long, long time: cross-platform parties.
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Sure, all the kids are hot on Apex Legends right now. But that doesn't mean other shooters have shrugged their shoulders and shut down. Overwatch, for instance, just added a brand new Paris map. And it has just about everything you'd expect a Paris map to have.
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Anthem is out for some people, but for many, Feb 22. is the official launch date. And you may have noticed that reviews have been scarce for this game. Why is that? It's because a massive patch is set for the official "day one" launch. And that patch will fix a lot of issues within Anthem.
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You might be unwittingly wasting time and gold by playing without thinking outside the box. Even the most seasoned Skyrim adventurer can learn to play the game smarter.
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Often times, publishers will find weird, useless, or absurdly expensive ways to get people to spend their hard-earned paychecks.
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Apex Legends is only two weeks old, but that hasn't kept players from speculating about what the game's future has in store. Now it appears some especially curious fans have gone past guessing, uncovering new characters and weapons that Apex Legends might have planned for a later date.
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Most of the Cuphead's success comes from its spectacular, innovative bosses; there's a lot riding on their pixelated shoulders. Here's our definitive ranking of every Cuphead boss from worst to best.
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Anthem -- the new action RPG from EA and BioWare -- doesn't officially launch until Feb. 22. But there are certain players that have access to at least some of the game today. Are you one of them?
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The world of Fortnite has been experiencing earthquakes for several weeks now, but up to this point, those quakes haven't had a noticeable impact. That's starting to change.
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Do you still have a Sega Dreamcast hooked up? If so, there's a Kickstarter that might interest you. It's looking to deliver a modern day take on the Dreamcast's controller design, and just recently, it smashed through its fundraising goal of $13,000, collecting over $62,000 overall.
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The debate around whether microtransactions are fair has yet to be settled, and it likely won't be for years to come. Still, some games stand out for having more egregious forms of monetization. We've gathered some of the worst offenders with the most shameful microtransactions.
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The new Gun Rush mode in Red Dead Redemption 2 relies on plenty of tried-and-true elements of battle royale games. Still, its simplicity in concept and execution hasn't prevented it from receiving some mixed reviews from fans and critics alike.
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What do Hearthstone, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, and Overwatch all have in common? They're all games that tend to do well on Twitch, bringing in huge audiences. And right now, they're sitting behind the newest variant of a game that first released in 1984 -- Tetris.
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Wait, you say. You can self-revive in Apex Legends? Go down and get back up again? Why yes, you can. If you get shot down during a match, you haven't bled out completely, and you've been lucky in your looting, you can absolutely revive yourself in Apex Legends. Here's how.
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Over five years have passed since the PS4 arrived on the scene, leaving hopeful gamers to wonder what the future might hold. Rumors and speculation about Sony's next-generation console abound, though the company itself maintains a veil of mystery.
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The campaign and various side missions in Red Dead Redemption 2 will take you all over, crossing several state lines into many cities and small towns. Along the way, you'll have the opportunity to solve some of the world's many mysteries. But there's still one question that remains unanswered.
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The key goal of arcades was always to keep gamers engaged and spending money. Thus, the intensely brutal continue screen was born.
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As the youngest member of Sonic's supporting cast and the character who looks up to Sonic as his personal hero, Miles "Tails" Prower is probably the easiest character in the games for kids to identify with. Unfortunately, he's also the one whose backstory gets way darker than you'd expect.
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The Nintendo Switch is no longer the hot new thing in gaming. But if these rumors pan out, the Switch has a bright few years ahead of it.
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Have you ever seen a dance move described in excruciating detail? You're about to. According to Gamesindustry.biz, Fortnite developer Epic Games has filed to have rapper 2 Milly's emote lawsuit dismissed -- and in the process, is laying out what makes the emote different from 2 Milly's dance.
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There's a lot more to these egg-shaped virtual pet keychains than beeping and pooping, even if that's what we all remember most. From anime adaptations to real-life cemeteries, here are some oddities from the history of this '90s fad.
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