Best Strategy Games That Are Punishing But Fair, Ranked

Summary Strategy gamesare fascinating, as they not only offer players various factions they can use to take on their enemies, but also interesting locations where huge battles take place. While somestrategy games play at a slower pace, others are extremely quick, forcing players to make split-second decisions to emerge victorious. One of the greatest things about strategy games is their narrative. However, there are some othergreat titles of the genre that have no main storyand still work....

June 20, 2025 · 4 min · 844 words · Dylan Smith

Black Mirror Season 7 Episode 1 Ending Explained

Summary It’s that time of the year when viewers will get to learn how technology is being used negatively against them. Netflix has finally come forward with the seventh season of its highly popular series,Black Mirror, which doesn’t shy away from scaring viewers with how technology is becoming the real boss and humans are merely subjects. In the prior editions of the series, it has already been established that technology, however helpful it is, seems to be taking away a lot from us, and Season 7 is not different....

June 20, 2025 · 4 min · 737 words · Rebecca Mays

Black Mirror Season 7 Episode 6 Ending Explained

Summary There’s no doubt that “USS Callister” is one of the most popular episodes in theBlack Mirroruniverse and has become a cult classic. But the episode ends with a massive cliffhanger with the crew of the spaceship fighting for their lives and trying to get out of here. The crew is different than all the Infinity game players and needs credits to survive, or else, something catastrophic will happen to them....

June 20, 2025 · 6 min · 1165 words · Barbara Serrano

Blue Prince Shares One Key Similarity With Balatro

A while ago, the Swedish indie game publisher Raw Fury announced a new game for PC calledBlue Prince. The game was described as a puzzle adventure title by its developer, Dogubomb, and it had a rather interesting story behind it.Blue Princewas created primarily by a single individual, Tonda Ros, who had worked on it for more than eight years. It was inspired by puzzle books, such as Christopher Manson’sMaze: Solve the World’s Most Challenging Puzzle, along with card and tabletop games....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 615 words · Carrie Cook

Borderlands Director Blames COVID After Movie Flopped

Summary There were high expectations when the movieBorderlandswas released. However, the film was a disaster and its director blamed COVID. The 2024Borderlandsfilm is inspired by the game series of the same name. It was directed byEli Rothand featured an ensemble cast, including Cate Blanchett (Lilith), Jamie Lee Curtis (Tannis), Kevin Hart (Roland), Bobby Lee (Larry), and Jack Black (Claptrap). Fans hoped it would be a live-action adaptation but were disappointed because it wasn’t faithful to the source material....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 613 words · Jessica Castro

Bosch: Legacy Producer Is The Real 'Fearless Leader' And Is 'Overlooked'

Summary The end ofBosch: Legacywas abrupt due to Amazon’s sudden cancelation back in September 2024. It’s an undignified end for one of Peak TV’s greatest ever shows, but the fans are fighting to give Harry Bosch a proper ending with over 35,000 signatures on the SaveBosch: Legacypetition. Michael Connelly and Titus Welliver deserve huge credit for bringing Harry Bosch to life, butthere’s one man who never gets the credit he deserves: co-creator and showrunner, Eric Overmyer....

June 20, 2025 · 4 min · 834 words · Dr. Matthew Martin

Canceled Strategy Games That Were Exciting

Summary When fans hear the word RTS, they will likely remember classics such asStarCraft,Age of Empires,andCommand & Conquer- after all, it’s these games that shaped the genre today with iconic mechanics such as build orders and counters. However, back in the strategy game fever of the 00s and the early 2010s, many developers and publishers attempted to take the genre out for a spin with new mechanics and concepts. While there are other takes on the RTS genre such as options to switch from FPS to RTS view, plugging in the RTS formula for smaller consoles, and even trying to hybridize the RTS with RPG concepts, a lot of these promising games ended up in production hell....

June 20, 2025 · 9 min · 1831 words · Tim Mcintosh

Clash of Clans: Hero Equipment Tier List

Quick Links The Hero Hall is one of the main buildings in yourClash of Clansbase, unlocking new heroes for your army. These heroes help defend your Home Village and stand strong alongside your regular troops in battle. You can also upgrade your heroes to boost their HP and damage output, but sometimes, that’s just not enough to make them shine on the battlefield. That’s where Hero Equipment steps in. Equipping the right gear gives your heroes extra abilities —some let them summon support troops, while others deal bonus damage to multiple buildings at once....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Jesus Williams

Counter-Strike 2 Smashes Another Player Count Record

Summary Counter-Strike 2has once again broken its all-time concurrent player count record, further surpassing the numbers previously seen inCS:GO. The tactical shooterCounter-Strike 2remains one of the most popular games on PC, with the franchise’s original roots dating back almost 25 years. When it was announced thatCounter-Strike 2would be replacingCS:GOentirely, the news was met with surprise and worry from many in the community.Counter-Strike: Global Offensivewas considered to be among thebest tactical shooters of all time, so to lose the ability to play the game entirely was understandably a concern....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · David Archer

Everything Included in Wonderland Whimsy Update in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Quick Links It’s been a while since the lastDisney Dreamlight Valleyupdate, but the wait is finally over. Gameloft announced the next update, titledWonderland Whimsy,on April 15 and gave us a sneak peek at what’s coming next. The announcement showed a variety of new content, but the most exciting part is, of course,the new characters. This time, we’ll be heading into a new realm to unlock two cute characters. But that’s not all, because the game will also introduce some long-awaited features that many fans have requested....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Dr. Danielle Rogers

Fans Hope Mark Harmon Will Play Gibbs Again On NCIS

Summary WhileNCIShas a large cast of characters, it was clear from the pilot episode that Leroy Jethro Gibbs would be a fascinating protagonist to follow along with. Mark Harmonperfectly portrayed the tough former Marine Corps member and special agent with a bleak past, andGibbs’s replacement after his last season 19 episodeis still hard to accept. Harmon’s other TV and movie roles include Ryan inFreaky Friday(andthe upcoming sequelFreakier Friday), Dr. Jack McNeil on the medical dramaChicago Hope, and Detective Dicky Cobb on the 1990spolice drama TV showReasonable Doubts....

June 20, 2025 · 4 min · 735 words · Dr. Christopher Rosario

Grand Theft Auto 6 Just Hit an Unfortunate Milestone

Summary As of May 20, 2025, it has officially been 500 days since the first trailer forGrand Theft Auto 6was released. Developer Rockstar Games has remained silent on the highly anticipated releasesince the first and currently only trailer forGrand Theft Auto 6wasuploaded to YouTube on June 11, 2025. WhileGrand Theft Autofans patiently wait for more news or information surrounding the series' next instalment,GTA 5still appears to be going strong. Despite initially launching for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2013,Grand Theft Auto 5remains one of the most popular titles in gaming over a decade later, largely thanks to multiple re-releases....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · Carol Taylor

How Borderlands 4 Could Redeem One of BL3's Most Controversial Characters

Summary Borderlands 3isn’t the most beloved entry in the franchise, and there are plenty of reasons why. One of the installment’s biggest pitfalls was its antagonists, theCalypso Twins, who were seen by many to be characters trying too hard to be Handsome Jack in their charisma, humor, and needless violence, with cringey dialogue and shallow character arcs to boot. They weren’t the only thing that ultimately sankBorderlands 3, however, with another character, in particular, taking home the prize as one of its most controversial characters: Ava....

June 20, 2025 · 4 min · 695 words · Jennifer Martin