Frosthaven Barrels Its Way Into Kickstarter's Top Three Most Funded Board Games

Cephalofair Games’latest epic board gameFrosthavenhas been an unmitigated success since launching early last week. It smashed through its initial funding goal in seconds and broke$2 million in just under two hours. Since then, the train has barely slowed down. With still three weeks to go,FrosthavenpassedThe 7th Continentreprint to sit in third place onKickstarter’s most fundedboard games. Its been pretty incredible to watch. With the way things are currently tracking, it should easily passExploding Kittensfor second place....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Brenda Hughes

George R.R. Martin Hasn't Played Elden Ring, Despite His Involvement

George R.R. Martin has played a pivotal role in laying down the building blocks of the world of the Lands Between, but he himself hasn’t played the game yet, which is quite surprising. MORE:Elden Ring Could Be Getting Two New Maps And Ray TracingElden Ringwas one of the most anticipated games of this year, and it indeed manages to live up to the expectations. It was a new direction for the Soulsborne genre, as we hadn’t witnessed a completely open-world game before, but the game ended up setting a benchmark for the genre as a whole....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Jordan Richardson

God of War Director's Brilliant Meltdown Against The Last of Us Director During BAFTA Game Awards Voting

With the BAFTA Game Awards heading our way on April 2, voting has been taking place to drum up the last two games in line for the award. The two finalists are Naughty Dog’sThe Last of Us,and SIE Santa Monica Studio’sÂGod of War.However, the last stint in the voting process has found the director ofGod of Wargo a bit doolally.(Don’t worry, it’s all in jest.)Straight out of the gates, Cory Barlog shares the official BAFTA tweet asking how people can pit the two games against one another because the studios are family....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 761 words · Cristina Gonzalez

Helldivers 2: Did Players Forget What Made it Fun? No More Malevelon Creeks, Whole Load of Complaining

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Following a smashing launch with far greater popularity than anticipated,Helldivers 2managed to attract a large community of players. Despite this initial success, the game’s studio has been struggling to regain the same level of interest in the title in recent weeks. All players have been complaining about patches and weapon balancing for some time now, without adding anything new to the gameplay experience as they had previously....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 647 words · Alexandra Brennan

Hidetaka Miyazaki: “One thing we focused on in Sekiro” Is Missing in the Entire Dark Souls Trilogy, Even Bloodborne

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed When someone is questioned about their favorite FromSoftware and Hidetaka Miyazaki game, the answer is always the Soulslike titles such asDark SoulsandElden Ring. Seriously, the studio has invented the genre and continues to innovate upon it. However, there’s one game from FromSoftware that wrecks every Soulslike by the studio:Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Many consider it the pinnacle of Miyazaki’s creations simply due to the fact that he focused on mastering the graphical side of things....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 822 words · Kimberly Ramsey

Higehiro Episode 5, Time, Spoilers, And Where to Watch

Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway,is continuing with more Sayu, more Gotou san and her I cup, and heartwarming developments - here’s the release date and time for Episode 5, alongside preview screenshots and spoilers. Higehiroepisode 5 will most notably feature Gotou visiting Yoshida’s apartment and meeting Sayu for the first time. This is a very powerful and important part you definitely don’t want to miss....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Dennis Schwartz

Hogwarts Legacy: Manor Cape Merlin Trials Guide

Quick Links After putting in 20–30 hours of gameplay, you’ll finally be ready to take on the challenges of one ofHogwarts Legacy’s most dangerous regions, Manor Cape. On this narrow peninsula, you’ll encounter high-level enemies, explore dangerous treasure vaults, and complete five Merlin Trials. Hogwarts Legacy: North Hogwarts Region Merlin Trials Guide There are five Merlin Trials to solve in the North Hogwarts Region. Here’s how to complete them all....

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 1056 words · Stephen Andrade

House Of The Dragon: Corlys Velaryon's Fate In The Books Explained

Quick Links **This article contains spoilers for HBO’s House of the Dragon and George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood novel.**Corlys Velaryon, Lord of the Tide, also known as the Sea Snake, is a close ally and married into the Targaryen house in HBO’sHouse of the Dragon. In the George R.R. Martin novel Fire & Blood, which is the primary source being adapted into the Game of Thrones prequel series, Corlys Velaryon was aninvaluable assettoRhaenyra Targaryen’sefforts to reclaim the Iron Throne....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 813 words · Joshua Bradford

Hunter X Hunter Manga Will No Longer Follow Weekly Release Schedule After Chapter 400

The popularHunter X Huntermanga by Yoshiro Togashi has announced that it will now followan irregular weekly release formatafter reaching its 400th Chapter on December 26th to prioritize the author’s health. New schedule times and updates are to be announced in future Jump issues.Hunter X Hunter is supposed to reach its 400th chapter in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 4-5 – in which this announcement has been published in – after nine chapters were newly serialized following a 4-year-long hiatus....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Brian Martin

I'm Finally Going To Stop Comparing Every Game To The Last Of Us Part 2

It’s 2024, and I’m currently on my 4th playthrough ofThe Last of Us Part 2. That’s not to say I don’t play other games because I do, but they are almost like side quests that are fun to undertake for a while, but they leave me shrugging my shoulders and scratching my head as they just don’t hit me anywhere near as hard and as satisfying as my main story, Part 2....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 839 words · Alejandro Martin

If You’re Quick You Can Grab a Free Monster Skin in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed TheCall of Dutyfranchise and collaboration are a thing now, thanks to the first big collaborations that Fotnite had with huge names likeStar Warsand Marvel. The Activision game has already collaborated withGodzilla,The Boys, and many more. Now it is the turn of Monster Energy Drink, the cool brand that constantly endorses Extreme Sports events, to collaborate withCall of Duty....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 660 words · Michelle Schultz

Kingdom of the planet of the Apes Box Office Numbers: Wes Ball is On His Way to Beat Matt Reeves’ Record in the $2.1 Billion Franchise

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed ThePlanet of the Apesfranchise has long been part of popular culture and garnered a huge fan following since its debut in 1968. Its popularity in recent years led to a reboot film series starting with 2011’sRise of the Planet of the Apes. And now the fourth movie in the reboot series will be released soon, titledKingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 786 words · Robert Torres

Kotaku, Deadspin, GMG Union vs. G/O Media, Explained

If you’re a regular reader of other outlets such as Kotaku, The Onion, Deadspin, and other websites that are under the media company G/O Media, you may have noticed some controversy taking place. So what’s actually going on with these websites and G/O Media? On October 28, all of the websites that are part of G/O Media published a blog post, “A Note to Our Readers," which called attention to the websites introducing intrusive auto-play sound-on video adverts....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 763 words · John Moore