Summary WhenStar Trek 2: The Wrath of Khanhit theaters in 1982, it became an instant sci-fi classic, saving theTrekfranchise from creative limbo and financial uncertainty. But behind the triumphant orchestral swells and dramatic Spock sacrifice was a bitter behind-the-scenes feud betweenStar Trekcreator Gene Roddenberry and director Nicholas Meyer. This wasn’t just a difference in opinion; it was a knock-down, drag-out clash of ideology, ego, and control that nearly derailed one of the most beloved entries in the canon....

Summary A newStarfieldmod has added over 300 missions to the game, giving players plenty more content to enjoy in Bethesda’s RPG. All of these newStarfieldmissions are repeatable, which should go a long way to making this one of the most substantial mods for the game. Like most previous Bethesda games before it,Starfieldhas a highly active modding community. The Creation Kit gives talented modders all the tools they need to create and share new content forStarfield, which should help keep the game alive for many years to come....

Summary In the past, fighting games rarely had guest characters from their company’s other franchises, let alone from other companies. It’s why SNK’sKing of Fightersand Nintendo’sSuper Smash Brosdrove fans wild by pitting their best and brightest up against each other. It wasn’t every day that Mario could trade blows with Kirby, or that people could see the Psycho Soldiers and Ikari Warriors go toe-to-toe. Nowadays, guest characters have become nearly as imperative to a roster as life bars and super meters....

Summary Tech retail chain PayMore is buying oldGameStoplocations as the once-popular gaming outlet closes them. The last few years have been rough forGameStop, which has been shutting down many of its brick-and-mortar stores at an increasing rate since the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these closures are due to the rising prevalence of online shopping, which has caused GameStop to start looking into alternative revenue sources like NFTs and investing in Bitcoin....

Summary Bandai Namco has released theTekken 8Season 2 update, making Anna Williams available for players on each platform’s store. In addition to the paid DLC, this hugeTekken 8update also introduces new content to the game’s shop, special deals, changes to ranked matches, and plenty of other adjustments in several areas of the game. Tekken 8is the latest entry in the popular fightinggame franchise. Since its release, Bandai Namco has launched various updates, introducing balance adjustments and adding new content....

The new indie RTSTempest Risinghas caught players' attention as amodern RTSthat stays close to its roots, with distinct similarities to the original Command & Conquer in its units and army compositions. The game has its own take on this style, with active unit management, tech tree upgrades, and deep mixed-unit strategies. There are two factions in the game (with a third planned as post-launch content). These two factions are theGlobal Defense Force (GDF)and theTempest Dynasty....

Summary Over the decades, the way that developers implement combat inmelee-focused gameshas evolved. Years ago, combat was quite simple, with the player selecting a target and locking on, then queuing up attacks and abilities. As technology evolved, other forms of combat became possible, includingtwitch-style controls. Many modern games that feature sword combat have now implemented twitch controls, which adds to the immersion of a title, but can be difficult to master....

Summary WhenOblivion Remastereddropped on Jun 01, 2025, it didn’t need to rewrite the story or reinvent the world to grab attention. It just needed to polish what was already beloved—those sprawling forests of Cyrodiil, the janky but charming character models, and the quests that ranged from epic to wonderfully bizarre. Now that the classic has a modern coat of paint, it’s got players itching for more of thatsprawling open-world,choice-heavy RPG goodness....

Spoilers for The Last of Us season 2, episode 2 Summary Even though players of Naughty Dog’sThe Last of Us Part 2knew the moment that traumatized them from the game would very likely be in the HBO adaptation ofThe Last of Usseason 2, that shocking Joel moment hit many harder than they could have ever imagined. Not only because of seeing the beloved Pedro Pascal lying battered and bloodied on the floor due to Abby’s actions, but also how impactful the sadness was to witness this time around in the live-action because of the many words left unsaid between Joel and Ellie, who had once shared an unbreakable father/daughter relationship....

Along with a comprehensive visual overhaul,The Last of Us Part 2: Remasteredintroduced an entirely new way to play the game: its surprisingly deep roguelike mode, No Return. In No Return, players traverse a branching path of levels previously featured in the game, but with new twists and challenges to shake things up. Players accumulate items and upgrades along the way in an effort to survive until the end. No Return features a wide assortment of characters with unique perks and unlock conditions, adding a ton of replayability to an otherwise linear story-heavy game....

The Legend of Zeldais one of those double-edged sword properties when it comes to Hollywood film adaptations. On the one hand, fans have waited decades to see a lot of the iconography on the big screen. On the other, big film budgets come with a lot of unnecessary friction. Tons of fans feared the worst when Nintendo announced theirZeldafilm would be live-action. While the worst excesses of the current blockbuster scene may or may not touch the adaptation, it has already stepped into some questionable territory by allegedly planning a trilogy before its first entry hits theaters....

Summary Xbox Game Pass Ultimate’s Buy And Stream Feature Is Now Widely Available Membership includes access to the traditional Game Pass rotation of downloadable Xbox and PC games, alongside Day One access to various Xbox Game Studios titles. Stream Your Own Game currently hoststitles from third-party studios like Square Enixand various indie developers. With Stream Your Own Game now available to all Game Pass Ultimate members, graphically intense titles likeFinal Fantasy 14,Baldur’s Gate 3, andCyberpunk 2077can be streamed to an Xbox One system or web browsers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge....

As great as the mainlineFinal Fantasygames may be, not many of them have been able to surpass the hit spin-off,Final Fantasy Tactics, from a quality point of view.Final Fantasy Tacticsis exactly as its name implies: it’s a tactical role-playing game with aFinal Fantasycoat of paint. The game was released exclusively for the original PlayStation in June 1997, only a few months after the genre-definingFinal Fantasy 7. Despite launching in a relatively crowded timeframe,Final Fantasy Tacticsattracted a lot of attention from gaming media outlets back in the day, and it was regarded as a masterpiece by many fans....