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For years, Nintendo’s iconic plumber and SEGA’s blue blur have stood as two of video game’s most recognizable mascots since their inceptions. Of course, althoughMario and Sonicfiguratively duked it out in the past as SEGA competed against Nintendo during the ’90s with the fight between the Genesis and the SNES, the two iconic characters have come to coexist in games likeSuper Smash Bros.andMarioandSonic at the Olympic Games. With the addition of Sonic the Hedgehog toSuper Smash Bros....

Like many of Ubisoft’s more recent AAA titles,Watch Dogs Legionwill have its own premium season pass, DLC, and in-game microtransactions for those players who are interested. Already, Ubisoft has talked aboutWatch Dogs Legion’sAssassin’s CreedDLC, though Ubisoft had not yet talked about how microtransactions would work in-game. Now, Ubisoft has finally detailed exactly what players can expect out ofLegion’s microtransactions and season pass content. It seems thatWatch Dogs Legion’s in-game store will offer players the chance to buy optional cosmetics such as skins, operatives, and new masks to wear....

First, fighting games were all about punching & kicking the opponent. Then it became about throwing fireballs at them before developers came up with the next big step: a huge fireball charged by a meter. RELATED:Injustice 2: Best Super Moves, Ranked Nowadays, whether they’re called Overdrives, Desperation Moves, or Final Smashes, super moves have become a standard part of the genre. They’ve come in all sorts of types too, but some came out rather odd....

Shiren, the titular adventure-loving protagonist of theShiren the Wandererseries, has been exploring dungeons and fighting monsters for nearly thirty years. In that time, Shiren has aged eleven years, going from an eager child on his first adventure to a mature young man. The latest title in the series,Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island,brings Shiren back to an earlier point in his timeline by several years.The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil IslanddeveloperSpike Chunsofthad several reasons for setting the game in the middle of the series' existing chronology....

World of Warcraft’s recently-announcedDragonflightexpansion pack is adding new features, zones, and a new race and class with the Drakthyr Evoker. However,World of Warcraftjust announced it would be lifting the race restrictions on several classes in the game whenDragonflightgoes live. When theDragonflightexpansion pre-patch event begins, players will be able to create Mages, Priests, and Rogues of any race. This unlock will not apply to the new Drakthyr race, however, as they will be locked to the draconic Evoker class for the time being....

When there’s a protagonist out to save the world in anime, there’s usually a teacher or mentor to help them. Whether the teacher is good or bad at their job is up to fans, but most of them are usually helpful when helping their students. Even some main characters take up mentoring their friends or family when needed. RELATED:Spring 2022: The Best OPs Of The Anime Season It can be argued that even the worst teachers will provide some kind of lesson that might go unnoticed at first....

Bandai Namco’sTales ofseries has rather quietly become one of the most renowned and successful JRPG franchises, shipping over 20 million units worldwide. Though this colorful fantasy franchise tends to get a bit overshadowed by the likes of heavy hitters likeFinal FantasyandDragon Quest, it’s remained a similarly popular IP in Japan. Yet, it’s also been gaining some traction in the West, and the anticipated arrival ofTales of Arise, which looks to bring a darker, more open-world tinge to the series, should make some noise these regions....

While it might be fun to watch college students in scary situations, and there are plenty of haunted house films that terrify audiences, it’s hard not to love a good teenage horror movie. But whileScream(1996) is a favorite, and there are many teen horror films ranging from corny (I Know What You Did Last Summer) to intelligent (It Follows), there are some great films that are part of this genre that are underrated....

TheMonster Hunterseries has been a staple ofthe action-RPG genresince the first game hit stores back in 2004. The games have stood out with their memorable fights, while engrossing players with consistently well-crafted RPG elements. RELATED:The Best 15 Games To Play If You Like Skyrim The latest game in the series,Monster Hunter Rise,continued the series' impressive form fromMonster Hunter World, exemplified by its Metascore of 88 on Nintendo Switch. Consequently, many players will be looking for similar gameplay experiences....

TheRiffTraxcompany has been making fans of B-movies laugh since the mid-2000s. Originally set up as a successor toMystery Science Theater 3000the group has gone on to find massive success in its own right, becoming incredibly influential to plenty of earlyinternet content creators. Related:Every Video Game Release Coming Soon For Xbox Series X|S And Xbox One With the release ofRiffTrax: The Game, players can now participate in the creative process that goes into making the show that popularized the term “riffing” – essentially a professionalized way of talking over a movie in a humorous manner....

Summary Honkai: Star Rail’s roster of characters seems to be shaping up just as good or even better than Hoyoverse’s other games,Genshin ImpactandHonkai Impact 3rd. The latest update introduced5-star character Blade the Stellaron Hunter, who’s turned out to be a very well-liked and powerful character. The next 5-star character to appear on a limited-time banner is the Stellaron Hunter Kafka, who’s introduced in the beginning of the game and was responsible for the “birth” of the Trailblazer....

Baldur’s Gate 3 is still in its early access stage and will probably remain there for a long time yet. So here are some suggestions and awesome ideas that this game definitely needs. Aside from a few major and a few minor bugs,Baldur’s Gate 3seems to be a huge success. As the new aestheticallypleasing D&D based game,Baldur’s Gate 3 has gripped new players and old. Many of them are coming up with amazing new ideas and finding some absolutely brilliant bugs that will ultimately be fixed before the final version of the game is released....

Side quests are often associated with 3D RPGs in a post-PS1 world. It’s easy to see why, since the 3D era helped evolve the storytelling of games. When discussing the best side quests in gaming, players often refer to expansive worlds such as those inSkyrimorThe Witcher 3,which have giant open-world and hundreds of quests to take on. However, side quests did not originate in the 3D era. Some of thebest RPGs of the SNES erahave side quests that stack up next to entries inThe Elder ScrollsorFalloutfranchises....