TheHarry PotterandStar Warsfranchises are among the most beloved in popular culture, and many iterative installments or IPs have been produced from their original roots throughout many avenues of media. LikeStar Warsbefore it, fans are arguably most familiar with theHarry Potterfranchise through its original protagonist characters. InStar Wars, this pertains to Luke Skywalker and many other characters who have led their own trilogies. Harry Potter, rather, led an entire eight-film saga, and has become inseparable from the franchise as a result....

Summary Only a few weeks intoDestiny 2’s latest seasonal update, one weapon has quickly climbed its way to the top of the game’s PvP meta. Not only has this weapon’s usage seen a massive uptick since the beginning ofDestiny 2’s Season of the Witch, but it also eclipses most other guns in the sandbox by a hefty margin. Aided by its accessibility and ease of crafting, this new front-runner of the meta continues to soar in popularity....

Hyper Light Breakeris the highly anticipated successor to 2016’sHyper Light Drifter, Heart Machine’s hit action RPG that boasted stunning pixel artwork, a renowned soundtrack, and challenging combat. This time around, Heart Machine is takingHyper Lightinto the realm of 3D and introducing rogue-lite elements that encourage repeated playthroughs, with players facing various new challenges in each run. Game Rant sat down with Joel Corelitz, one ofHyper Light Breaker’s composers, and Alex Johnson,Hyper Light Breaker’s audio lead, to talk about the game’s music and sound effects....

ThePersonafranchise has quickly become one of the biggest in the world thanks to the explosive popularity ofPersona 5andPersona 5 Royalalongside the recent PC port ofPersona 4 Golden.Much ofPersona’ssuccess is due to its most recent entries emphasizing the social link system and developing relationships with party members outside of the typical dungeon-crawling elements of a JRPG series. Of course, social links aren’t the only thing that thePersonaseries is known for and that’s especially true for fans ofPersona 1andPersona 2....

Summary JRPGs are often some of the longest games in the video game sphere, with most games taking around thirty to forty hours to beat.Video games have only gotten longer and biggeras time goes by, meaning that every new JRPG has even more content for players to dig into. Along with the games being longer, the concept of post-game content has allowed even more options for JRPG developers to fill their games with more stuff to do....

The development process for any game will unfortunately always be bogged down with cuts and redesigns, and it would seem thatDeath Strandingis no exception to this rule. Thanks to some older documentation fromDeath Stranding’s development, it can be seen that one aspect of the game’s unique multiplayer was altered before release. Hideo Kojima shared a tweet on Tuesday that showed the original concept for how thesocial features ofDeath Strandingmight have worked in an early build of the game....

The Lord of the Ringsis probably the most well-known fantasy story of all time, and the movie trilogy directed by Peter Jackson has one of the largest fan bases in the world of entertainment. There certainly are a ton of interestingLord of the Ringsfans out there, and some very creative ones as well. The YouTuber by the name ofBurtBotis a fan of bothThe Lord of the Ringsand comedy, and they have made several short videos where they take scenes from the movies with Orcs and put in a voice-over of a normal-sounding guy....

For many older gamers, especially those who played on PC in the 1990s, the originalDeus Ex, which came out in 2000, will be remembered fondly as something of a sci-fi RPG marvel. In fact,Elon Musk named it one of his favorite video games, along with the likes ofBioShock,Half-Life 2,andSaints Row 4. One memorable thing about it is JC Denton, the game’s male protagonist. Now, more than two decades later, someone has modded the game so that players will now be able to take on a female version of Denton....

While immensely popular in the U.S. market, the international presence of theNintendo Wiicannot be overstated.Many worthwhile games were never even released in the West. Interestingly, the Wii console was the top-selling console in France until recently beaten out by the Nintendo Switch. Related:Ways The Wii Is Better Than The Switch (& Ways The Switch Is Best) That said, between its nunchuks, balance board, and more, theWii brought gamers around the world unique and memorable gadgets and accessories....

For quite a while now, it has been clear thatMy Hero Academia’s endgame is in multiple quirks. The series’ most powerful villain,All for Onealready had multiple quirks at his introduction, and the ability has also been seen in the ‘nomu’ bioweapons, and passed on to other villains likeShigarakiand Spinner. Luckily for the heroes, Deku has been provided with multiple quirks as well. These are the quirks that have been developing within his main quirk ‘One for All’, passed down from its previous users....

Polish developer RedDeer Games has announcedNew Operating System, a Switch app that promises to turn Nintendo’s latest handheld console into a full-fledged tablet or thereabouts. Compared to even the mostimpressive Switch UI redesign conceptsout there, thenOSapp takes things to the next level by focusing on delivering a highly customizable user experience with a plethora of app-like functionality. Even though the capacitive touchscreen is hardly among themost dated features of the Switch, the developers that committed to taking advantage of this capability are few and far between....

It has been over three years since the release ofOutward. In that time, players have undergone glorious adventures, defeated many great creatures, and had two fantastic expansions to discover. With the release ofOutward Definitive Edition, players old and new will set foot in that world again. RELATED:Beginner Tips For Outward: Definitive Edition These players will discover a beautiful but hostile world and must equip themselves accordingly. The simplest, but most effective loadout for besting this world and its ferocious inhabitants, is to prepare for plenty of melee combat....

SomeOverwatch 2fans are calling for balance tweaks after a new video comparing weapons between different characters in Blizzard’s hero shooter shows Mercy’s Caduceus Blaster possessing a massive hitbox. This wouldn’t mark the first time that some gamers have claimed thatOverwatch’s Mercy is overpowered, with the character facing some complaints in the original game due to her resurrection Ultimate. Overwatch 2is Blizzard’s sequel to their massively popular 2016 hero shooter,Overwatch. Featuring the return of characters from the original title alongside a roster of new heroes,Overwatch 2had 35 million players in its first monthof release despite receiving decidedly mixed reviews from many players....