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The Pokemon games have always varied in difficulty, especially with the changes that were made to the way that experience is shared between Pokemon in some of the series’ more recent entries. In fact, the actual design of the trainers and battles within the games often have very little impact on the overall difficulty. Instead, most battles are made harder through level increases. However, some battles spread throughout the franchise are made incredibly difficult due to their inherent design....

This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us episode 3. We were warned that the third episode of HBO’s The Last of Us would be a real tear-jerker, but in a series that’s already waved goodbye to Sarah (Nico Parker) and Tess (Anna Torv), showrunner Craig Mazin isn’t letting up on the need to keep a box of tissues handy every week. Jan. 29’s “Long Long Time” filled in some gaps between 2003’s Outbreak Day and our current timeline of 2023 without a Clicker in sight....

Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II finally came out on June 19, 2020 after seven agonizing years of waiting. The sequel improves upon its predecessor’s gameplay in every way while crafting an even more emotionally charged narrative which is sure to make even the most stone-hearted gamer weep. The stealth-action combat reaches new heights with the new maneuvers and tools the player has at their disposal. To help make the combat encounters a little easier, here are 10 surefire ways to improve one’s stealth capabilities during bouts....

The Last of Us has been a smash hit for HBO since it started airing in early January 2023 - the first season is still ongoing, but its viewership has only been going up, instead of tailing off. That’s seen the show already get renewed for a second season, meaning there will be more of its impressive post-apocalyptic story to enjoy and suffer through. Here are all the key details....

Introduced in Ocarina of Time, the Skull Kids are mischievous little creatures that are native to the Lost Woods. Their strange designs, particularly compared to the other natives of the Lost Woods, the Kokiri, have made them stand out among other short-lived characters in The Legend of Zelda series, particularly as one of the main antagonists in Majora’s Mask. Because the Skull Kids have only appeared in a handful of Zelda games so far, there is a lot of information on them that is easy to miss....

Time can be a funny, finicky thing. Fans who have been gaming for a number of years have likely experienced the siren call of nostalgic gaming, drawing them back towards their favorite titles from previous generations. What follows is both the opportunity to revisit fond childhood memories and the realization that what we used to think were good graphics have not stood up particularly well over time. While the blocky, vaguely humanoid main characters of gaming’s past can be charming in their own right, ever since the release of the Unreal 4 engine as free to the general public, fans have had the opportunity to reimagine what older games would look like if released today....

Not many survival games can impose the value of dear life unto you the way The Long Dark does. While it still incorporates the typical survival mechanics like babysitting your character, The Long Dark makes environmental hazards, such as cold weather, more involved; that means the environment can kill you here just as much as your own lack of adherence to your character’s hierarchy of needs. To that end, it’s an intimidating survival game even when compared to the likes of Ark: Survival Evolved, Minecraft, or The Forest....

That’s worth dwelling on, because right now, it’s very difficult to ascertain who has been cast as who. The villain of the show, Oren, isn’t a real character, echoing Peter Jackson and Christopher Tolkien’s invention of Tauriel for The Hobbit trilogy. It’s worth noting that Aragorn is of Numenorean blood, as well as the fact that he’s Isildur’s heir. Isildur’s dad was called Orendil, which is the closest reasonable name to Oren, although there are at least three millennia between the sinking of Numenor and the Battle of Dagorlad, so… maybe it’s Aragorn’s ancestor....

While the Pokemon Trading Card Game has been experiencing a resurgence in popularity lately, fans are taking solace in the influx of new Pokemon-related products being made. If they can find some in stock, that is. With the Pokemon 25th Anniversary being this year, 2021, the series has been celebrating through every path imaginable. As for recent announcements, fans have discovered that McDonald’s will be taking part in the celebrations with its own special Pokemon 25th Anniversary Happy Meal Toys....

Star Citizen, the upcoming space flight simulation game from Cloud Imperium Games, surpassed an unprecedented $141 million in crowdfunding this weekend. If people are at all immersed in the video game world, they are likely familiar with Cloud Imperium Games, Foundry 42, and Behaviour Interactive’s most buzzed about upcoming title: Star Citizen. Marketed under developer and designer Chris Roberts’ company, Roberts Space Industries, Star Citizen is a multi-company project developed in a distributed research process....

Before Discovery or Strange New Worlds, the early days of the future as postulated by Star Trek were explored in the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. Celebrating its 20th anniversary at the end of the month, it was set roughly 75 years prior to The Original Series, during the fledgling days of Starfleet, when humanity was first venturing out into the cosmos. Scott Bakula as Jonathan Archer captained the first starship given the name Enterprise, leading a team consisting of humans, a Vulcan, and a Denobulan....

If there’s one thing audiences won’t be lacking for in the coming years it’s Star Wars content. Even though the sequel trilogy has tapered off with no announced continuation, it is already known that Disney has loads more to show off in a galaxy far, far away. Many of these new projects are original TV shows headed for their exclusive streaming service, Disney Plus. These shows seem to span a wide range of settings and time periods, ranging from a series focused on Obi-Wan Kenobi, to a continuation of the Clone Wars show titled The Bad Batch....

Despite his untimely “death” at the end of The Phantom Menace, cut in half by Obi-Wan Kenobi and sent tumbling into the depths of Naboo, Star Wars just can’t seem to quite Darth Maul. Years after his initial demise, Lucasfilm decided Palpatine’s former Sith apprentice had in fact survived the fall, and proceeded to bring him back in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, first as a rage-fueled monstrosity with spider legs made out of trash and later as a crime lord who at one point even ruled over Mandalore from the shadows....

Here in the Disney era of Star Wars, we expect tons of crossovers. It worked for Marvel, so Disney seems to want that same multimedia dominance. Or, if you want to be less cynical, the fact that we have Star Wars fans like Dave Filoni directing Star Wars leads to greater cohesion. Kind of like how we saw a specific KOTOR mission referenced in The Mandalorian season two’s opening episode. Today’s episode also linked to video games, but in a much stranger way....

Without a doubt, one of the biggest pieces of news to come out of 2017 was when Electronic Arts’ stock dropped in value by $3.1 billion following the loot box controversy surrounding Star Wars Battlefront 2’s launch earlier this year. So, with many considering EA to be such a glaringly easy and deserving target, the folks over at Smosh Games decided to absolutely rake the company over the coals in its Honest Game Trailer for the recently released sci-fi shooter....

On Saturday, Darth Vader performer David Prowse passed away at the age of 85 after a short illness. Now, Star Wars icons, including franchise creator George Lucas and actor Mark Hamill, have written tributes to Prowse and his contribution to one of cinema’s most memorable villains. While James Earl Jones provided the deep and menacing voice of Darth Vader, Prowse was the man behind the armor who brought the intimidating antagonist to life in front of the cameras....

Video game modders add longevity and life to a game. Titles like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Garry’s Mod would not have seen the lasting success they have if it weren’t for the dedicated community expanding and improving their favorite titles. While Stardew Valley is an indie game, it’s become more popular than ever with the release of the expansion-sized 1.5 update, and the modding scene has taken off. From complete overhauls to small quality-of-life improvements, Stardew Valley’s community mods have made the indie gem more replayable and exciting than ever before....

Mastering Stardew Valley is about learning to manage the game’s various systems of farming, mining, fishing, foraging, and fighting. Needless to say, one of the best ways to make money out of these systems is by divining head first into farming. While many players focus on crops, animals can be just as profitable, especially when you learn to manage and change animal products into artisan goods. Getting animals can be a bit complicated at first as you will need to build both a coop and barn to get started....

Stardew Valley, the extremely popular 2D life/farm-sim, is undergoing regular updates courtesy of its developer, ConcernedApe. Now, ConcernedApe - aka Eric Barone - has released a new screenshot from the upcoming 1.5 update, teasing some new additions with it. While Barone didn’t actually have anything in particular to say about the screenshot, beyond that it contained elements that would be added in the 1.5 Stardew Valley update, the image itself has a lot to say....

Some of the most successful RPG studios of the last decade are taking radically different approaches as gaming enters the next generation of consoles. BioWare, for example, is doubling down on Mass Effect with a remaster of the original trilogy and a new chapter in the series. Bethesda is also turning to the stars, as the studio will be taking on its first new IP in over two decades: Starfield....