Cities: Skylines: How to Activate Hard Mode and How It Works

Cities: Skylinesisa challenging and complex gamewith a lot of moving parts and an intricate traffic system. Even experienced city builders can get headaches as they try to keep the highways and arterial roads clear and meet the happiness needs of every citizen. However, for some experienced players, the base game is a little too easy. Perhaps they’ve figured out all the traffic exploits, or maybe they’ve built all the monuments that make life easier and want to balance things out by making other aspects of the game harder....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Timothy Ortega

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion Won't Introduce New Story Elements

Last month, Square Enix held an event forFinal Fantasy 7’s 25th anniversary that shed new light on the future of this specific entry of the series' future following 2020’s hugely successfulFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. One of the biggest surprise announcements was forCrisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion, a remaster of the 2007 prequel developed for the PlayStation Portable. While many elements in the reveal trailer hinted that this remaster would be more related to the recentFinal Fantasy 7 Remakethan its original counterpart, Square Enix has now clarified thatCrisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunionwill not introduce new story elements....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Paul Brown

Destiny 2: How to Fish

Quick Links Season of the Deep is the second Season of Year 6 ofDestiny 2. The twenty-first season ofDestiny 2serves to continue bridging the story between Lightfall and The Final Shape which is expected to come out sometime early 2024. While Season of the Deep adds a great deal of usual content like new seasonal activities and a new dungeon, Bungie threw in a few surprises for players as well....

June 25, 2025 · 4 min · 646 words · Sally Davis

Diablo 4 Player Shares Helpful Tip for Removing Socketed Gems

ADiablo 4fan has shared a helpful tip for players who want to remove their socketed gems without having to pay the Jeweler. InDiablo 4, players can insert gems into their gears to improve aspects of their characters. There are various types of gems that provide boosts in damage, resistance, and life. They can be crafted at the Jeweler or obtained from ores and chests scattered throughoutDiablo 4’s five unique regions....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Todd Davis

eBay Removes Steam Deck Listings to Try and Clamp Down on Scalping

As the world waits for more details about Valve’s upcoming portable PC, theSteam Deck, there are those who are arguably too impatient to even wait until the end of the year for it to be released. A recent report shows that somepre-orders of the device were being scalped on eBay, selling for well above the recommended retail price. Now the auction site has taken steps to ensure this comes to a stop....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Samantha Stevens

Elden Ring Player Makes Boomhauer from King of the Hill

Summary A dedicatedElden Ringplayer drew inspiration from the animated world ofKing of the Hilland created Jeffrey Dexter Boomhauer. This player has garnered attention from fellowElden RingandKing of the Hillfans with their hilarious creation. The highly acclaimed action RPG developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment has provided players with a mesmerizing and perilous open-world adventure. The game was released on July 12, 2025, and quickly gained popularity, positioningElden Ringas one of the best open-world games of all time....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Amanda Moses

Elden Ring: Best Catacombs

They’re supposed to be resting places for the dead, but inElden Ring, Catacombs might as well be bazaars for how busy and bountiful they are in their current state. They’re full of enemies which are very much alive and kicking and also contain treasures that can be game-changing. At the same time, the Catacombs inElden Ringalso demand more brainpower from players. These vertical labyrinths of stone and suffering are some of the most challenging side activities in the game....

June 25, 2025 · 10 min · 2126 words · Benjamin Perez

Every Resident Evil Virus, Parasite, and Disease Explained

Resident Evilused to be all about zombies and the people who fought them. There was an element of mad science in the background, as well as the deadly politics between Umbrella higher-ups and their corporate and criminal competitor. The series’ lore has deepened considerably since then, with revelations about the nature of theResident Eviluniverse’s companies and diseases continuing to roll out even in its most recent game. There’s quite a lot to keep track of, but the fandom has done its best to try....

June 25, 2025 · 6 min · 1198 words · Timothy Wood

Final Fantasy 14 Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida Would Love a Battle Royale Mode in FF14

During an interview,Final Fantasy 14director and producer Naoki Yoshida theorized about what a Battle Royale PvP mode would look like in the critically-acclaimed MMORPG. ThoughFinal Fantasy 14has no plans for implementing such a mode right now, Yoshida said he would love to make it a reality one day. In the interview with GameSpot, Yoshida discussed various aspects ofFinal Fantasy 14’sPatch 6.2. SinceFinal Fantasy 14just added the Island Sanctuary–anAnimal Crossing-like farming simulator–many wondered what other game modes Yoshida would want to add toFF14....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Tony Chang

Fortnite: How to Find a Hidden Bunker

While most ofFortnite’s Season 5 Week 9 challenges are quite simple to complete, there is a task that may give players some trouble. Specifically, that task is the one that centers around finding a Hidden Bunker, and indeed some fans may be unclear on where they should look for these structures. It is for precisely those fans that this guide is being written, and it should clarify exactly where to find the Hidden Bunkers inFortnite....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Daniel Walker

Genki Nintendo Switch 'Dock' is Now Available

Switchfans who enjoy taking their device wherever they go now have another option when it comes to small and portable docs. After a year of funding via Kickstarter, Human Things' Genki Covert Dock is now available. When theSwitchfirst launched, one of the features that fans loved most was its portable dock, which enabled the device to be played both in the player’s hands and on a TV. But as portable as the Switch’s native dock is, its clunky design andtendency to scratch the Switch’s screenleft more to be desired from fans, who seemed to yearn for a dock that was even more compact....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Steven Collier

Helldivers 2 Finally Announced With Release Window

Helldivers 2was announced along with a release window that surprised many fans of its prequel. In a recent live event, many fans are excited about the new experience made by Arrowhead Games. The game’s developer not only showed the game but also revealed thatHelldivers 2would launch onPS5and another platform. Helldiverslaunched in 2015, and since then, many fans of co-op and top-down shooters have been enjoying the science fiction game that allows them to fight thrilling and horrifying alien creatures....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Joseph Valencia

How Thymesia Can Stand Apart from Elden Ring

It’s normal for any new Soulsborne games to be compared to other games in the subgenre, especially those coming out of FromSoftware.Thymesiais an upcoming game that seems to draw equal parts fromBloodborneandDevil May Cry. Many fans are excited about the game as a kind of panacea while waiting for a PC port ofBloodborne, and it’s likely going to draw some comparison to FromSoftware’s upcomingElden Ring, butThymesiahas a few key ways it can stand out from the big game....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 518 words · Christopher Murray