10 Video Game Quests Designed To Annoy You

Quests are the bread and gameplay is what’s in between when it comes to the sandwich that is RPG gaming. The purpose of a quest can be world saving, or something as mundane as clearing rats from a cellar, but either way, they are the thing that pushes us forward in RPGs. 10 Best Video Game Anti-Heroes Whose side are they on, anyway? Unfortunately, not all quests are created equal and there are some quests that are just atrocious and are designed to do nothing but annoy the player and pad the end time....

July 18, 2025 · 9 min · 1904 words · Frank Jones

Analysts Predict Nintendo Switch 2 to Sell 20 million Units Within a Year

The officialfirst-look trailer for Nintendo Switch 2was finally released a few hours ago, and it is everything that fans dreamed of while they dealt with the dozens ofleaks and rumorsin the past. The upcoming console is easily one of themost speculated releasesin recent gaming history. The brief trailer, which showcased glimpses of the console’s design and the major cosmetic changes it will be receiving over its predecessor,has already generated over 6....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Cole Roberts

Back 4 Blood is a New Left 4 Dead Spiritual Successor Being Developed by the Original Team at Turtle Rock Studios

For those that have been dying for a newLeft 4 Deadgame over the past few years, this news should bring a smile to your face. Today, Turtle Rock Studios, the developers behind the originalLeft 4 Dead, have formally announced the studio’s next project which is entitledBack 4 Blood. This new creation is being pitched as a new step forward in the “co-op zombie genre” and is said to be a premium title that is being built from the ground up to combine the best of what Turtle Rock made withL4Dwith new, modern technology....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · Carol White

Baldur's Gate 3 Reignites Debate Over Xbox Series S Limitations

A recenttweetfrom Remedy’s Communications Director, Thomas Puha, in which he commented on the situation of Larian Studios taking more time to getBaldur’s Gate 3’s split-screen working on the Xbox Series S, has sparked a lot of discussion about whether the technical limitations of the Xbox Series S are holding back developers this generation. The original tweet that Thomas Puha addresses comes from@Cromwelp, Director of Publishing at Larian Studios (Baldur’s Gate 3 developer)....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Andrew Valdez

Barbie (2023): 10 Best Characters

The absolutely star-studded cast of Barbie (2023) is something that a lot of people have been looking forward to. Though Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling take the front wheel as the lead actors, the rest of the cast members aren’t anything to scoff at either. Everyone has a special role in the movie, and brings a certain charm to the whole enterprise. Related:Best Christopher Nolan Movies, Ranked Since Barbie ismainly a comedy film, with a little bit of drama mixed in for good measure, it relies a lot on the actors and characters in the movie to deliver the jokes....

July 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1195 words · Carlos Berg

Battletoads Will Only Have Lives on the Hardest Difficulty, Release Window to Be Discussed Around Gamescom

The NESBattletoadsgame is infamous for its crushing difficulty. One major influence on that difficulty was the game’s lives system that tasked players with completing the entire game, which was already challenging, with just nine lives. I recently played Dlala Studios’newBattletoadsgameand while it was still pretty challenging, I noticed it didn’t have a lives system. I asked Dlala Studios' CEO AJ Grand-Scrutton about this and he confirmed to DualShockers that a lives system will be reserved for the highest difficulty....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Bruce Sullivan

Coldplay’s Retirement: The Net Worth Difference Between Chris Martin and Rest of His Bandmates Will Surprise You

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed With Coldplay’s 10th studio album slated to hit the shelves on October 4, frontman Chris Martin revealed that the band is planning to dissolve after the 12th entry in their discography. As the band continues theirMusic of the Spherestour, which is set to end in 2025, the frontman further elaborated on their reasoning behind this stance....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 695 words · Nancy Miller

Concord May Have A Bleak Future On Steam After Failing To Crack Top 750 Most Wishlisted Games

Things keep getting worse for Concord. Not only did the open beta barely manage to peak at over 2,000 players onSteam, it has now been reported thatPlayStation’s upcoming hero shooter hasn’t even cracked the top 750 most wishlisted games on Steam. For a new live service game published by Sony, this is a very worrying sign. Concord immediately got off to a bad start when it was revealed earlier this year....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · Elizabeth Smith

DualShockers' Favorite Games of 2020 -- Ryan's Top 10

As 2020 (thankfully) comes to a close, the DualShockers staff is coming together to share their personal favorite games throughout the year. Unlike our official Game of the Year Awards, each of these lists is meant to reflect which games stood out personally to each of our staff members. Additionally, any game – not just 2020 releases – can be considered in each Top 10 List. It goes without saying that 2020 was both one of the best and worst years that I’ve had pretty much in my entire life....

July 18, 2025 · 12 min · 2351 words · Jasmine Moore

Dune Awakening Players Calling For Patch Rollback After Losing Everything

The latestDune Awakeningpatch unintentionally left small PvE areas vulnerable to PvP, resulting in a catastrophic swarm of base-raiding thieves who proceeded to loot anything they could get their hands on. Funcom has responded to the reports and have stated that this will be fixed in the next Coriolis storm, but players who lost everything are calling for a rollback. Dune Awakening Drops Yet Another Patch Against Griefers Funcom strikes back with a patch aimed at the heart of Dune’s griefer problem....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 600 words · Blake Riley

Elden Ring Player Defeats Malenia Using A Bop-It

Elden Ringplayers can be… creative. We’ve seen the strongest bosses felled by all manners of tools - dance pads, acoustic guitars, pianos and so on. So, in a way, I was both surprised and not at all surprised to see that the next weapon of choice for an aspiring Tarnished is a Bop-It. For those unfamiliar, a Bop-It is a reaction-based children’s toy. The device blurts out a series of commands and the wielder has a limited amount of time to choose the correct action on the Bop-It....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Heidi Baird

Father and Five Year Old Daughter Make a Great Call of Duty Squad

The best thing you can hope for in any battle-royale game is a competent squad. Whether you’re playingFortnite,PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, orCall of Duty’sBlackout mode, you’ll always want someone you can trust watching your back. Luckily, forCall of DutystreamerClever Tricks,that person is his five-year-old daughter. Earlier yesterday, Clever Tricks posted a short, yet impressive video on his Twitter account of him and his daughter Melody facing off against a rival squad inCall of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout mode....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 325 words · Hannah Lozano

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth: How To Unlock New Summons

Quick Links Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, like most RPGs nowadays, offers players the opportunity to truly dive deep into the game’s world and lore. You are able to truly make your experience with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth a role-playing one. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth: Tifa Relationship Guide Tifa is Cloud’s childhood best friend in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Here’s a guide to romancing her and taking her on the Golden Saucer date....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Matthew Massey