The Easiest Open-World Games To Platinum

Summary Playerslove open-world gamesbecause of how accessible they are. For the most part, these titles attempt to market themselves to the widest possible audience, and reducing the game’s challenge is a great way to prevent players from having second thoughts while trying out a particular open-world game. This extends to the game’s trophies as well, with some open-world games having very easy platinum trophies. Aside from a few detours, players can naturally get all the trophies they need to platinum a game, which is quite satisfying....

May 7, 2025 · 4 min · 829 words · Claudia Flores

The Horizon Zero Dawn Adaptation Has Been Revived

Summary Horizon Zero Dawnis one of PlayStation’s most popular and inventive first-party games. It’s also one of the most cinematic, making a screen adaptation ofHorizon Zero Dawninevitable. After a false start, Sony has confirmed that an adaptation of the major video game title is once again in development. Horizon Zero Dawnis an original concept from Guerrilla Games that was first released in 2017. It is set on Earth in the far future, following the survivors of an apocalypse who live in a world overrun by animalistic machines....

May 7, 2025 · 3 min · 619 words · Carolyn Blanchard

The Last of Us Season 2 Needs To Tell Abby's Story In The Right Order

The following contains spoilers from The Last of Us Part 2 Summary WhenThe Last of UsSeason 2 hits the airwaves this spring, fans of the video game series will gave a very good idea of what they can expect to see. They have a good idea of the characters they’ll meet. And a relatively good idea of how the events in the series will unfold. What they don’t yet know is just how many changes the show might make to how the story ofThe Last of Us Part 2will be told in Season 2 compared to the game....

May 7, 2025 · 5 min · 944 words · Carrie Foster

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Review

Release Date 27-06-2025 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrimwas always bound to face an uphill battle, from the shadow of the original trilogy looming over it to being a 2D-animated film in a Western market far more used to 3D. It faced skepticism and was cursed with poor marketing, the tragedy of which is far greater having seen the film and basked in how well it manages to achieve its ambitions....

May 7, 2025 · 7 min · 1328 words · Christopher Murphy

Why Marvel Rivals Is More Than Just Another Hero Game

Summary In a genre as crowded as hero shooters, standing out isn’t just a luxury — it’s almost necessary. With countless otherhero shooters likeOverwatch 2andValorantall vying for gamers' attention, any new additions to the genre need to be able to distinguish themselves, lest they become effortlessly overshadowed in the market. Rising to that challenge, NetEase Games' Marvel-based hero shooter,Marvel Rivals, brings its own uniqueness to the tried-and-true hero shooter formula, with an offering of features that don’t merely rely on the fame of its label to lead it to success....

May 7, 2025 · 3 min · 606 words · Christian Ramirez

Why Ninja Gaiden Ragebound is Trapped Between a Rock and a Hard Place

A long time has passed since there have been any entries in theNinja Gaidenseries, but that’s about to change. The 2024 edition of The Game Awards showed atrailer forNinja Gaiden: Ragebound, and based on what’s shown, the title seems to be going back to the IP’s roots of side-scrolling 2D action. While it looks to be a fun yet challenging experience, much like the early games in the franchise, some things naturally give it a harder road to success....

May 7, 2025 · 3 min · 503 words · Amanda Smith

Xbox Game Pass Adds Its First Game of 2025

Summary Xbox Game Passmembers can playCarrionas part of their subscriptions starting today, January 2. This is the first title to make its way toXbox Game Passin 2025. Microsoft typically announces new additions to its game subscription service twice a month. The company deviated from this pattern four weeks ago, as thefirst wave of December 2024 Xbox Game Pass gamesalso ended up being the only one for that month. Another unusual thing about that lineup is that it stretched into early January 2025....

May 7, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Jose Henson

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Player Has Genius Way of Completing Side Quest

Summary AThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomplayer was able to solve a Shrine Quest in a matter of seconds simply by chucking a crystal over the edge of a Sky Island. BeforeTears of the Kingdomcame out, fans had their standards high, as it would be a sequel orBreath of the Wild, a game that some would describe as the greatestZeldagame of all time. Gamers were worried that Nintendo wouldn’t be able to create a sequel that would be good enough to match their expectations....

May 7, 2025 · 3 min · 550 words · Darin Lee