Game Rant Recap for 02/13/23 – 02/19/23

Bungie details what fans can expect from the Lightfall expansion inDestiny 2, Activision Blizzard announces its developers will be required to start coming back to the office, and Firaxis Games loses two high-ranking employees. Today, Game Rant’s weekly recap takes a look at some of the most notable headlines from the past week. Another major game developer, Naughty Dog, may have bigger plans in the works based on posted job listings....

June 20, 2025 · 4 min · 838 words · Melissa Sanchez

Gamers Outreach Founder Talks How Hospitals Benefit From Having Video Game Access

Video games are increasingly recognized for their power to help others and their use for charitable events, live streams, and fundraising. One area where video games haven’t perhaps always received enough attention is their role in supporting healthcare strategies, such as in hospitals. Many people may look to video games to support mental health and well-being, and may even look forvideo games to help with anxietyor help sleep management in an often fast-paced modern world....

June 20, 2025 · 7 min · 1333 words · Raymond Murray

Genshin Impact 2.4: New Oceanic Defender Boss Model Revealed

PreviousGenshin Impactupdates have introduced the famous islands of Inazuma, and fans were expecting a small content drought for at least a couple of updates. However, it seems as though developer miHoYo has no plans to slow down, and fans can expect a brand new region called Enkanomiya alongside the upcoming two newGenshin impactcharacters. The officialGenshin Impactsocial media accounts have announced two brand new characters, the long-awaited polearm usersYun Jin and Shenhe....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Sherry Johnson

Genshin Impact: What Are Delusions?

In the world ofGenshin Impact, allogenes are those who wield fantastic powers thanks to God-given artifacts known as Visions. These artifacts are present on every playable character inGenshin Impact—with the exception of the Traveler and the Archons. Visions are distinctive to the characters' region of origination and utterly indestructible, only fading in potency after its respective allogene has died. There doesn’t appear to be a strict criteria for receiving a Vision, or if there is, it is currently unknown....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 609 words · Dr. Linda Gregory

Gotham Knights Releases New Update for PC and Consoles

WB Games Montreal released a new update forGotham Knightsacross consoles and PC, addressing several technical issues found throughout the game.Gotham Knightsplayers on consoles are encouraged to install the latest update to make use of new features that were originally planned for the game’s launch. Gotham Knightsis the second DC Comics game developed by WB Games Montreal after 2013’sBatman: Arkham Origins. Gotham City is plagued by villainy following the deaths of Batman and Commissioner James Gordon inGotham Knights....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Joann Boyle

GreedFall 2's Prequel Status Could See It Taking a Red Dead-Style Risk

Summary GreedFall 2: The Dying World, the upcoming sequel to Spiders' cult classic,GreedFall, has officially been confirmed to enter Steam Early Access this summer. In a way,GreedFall 2is Spiders' first real sequel, as althoughThe Technomanceris technically a sequel, it doesn’t continue the story ofMars: War Logs. At the same time,GreedFall 2isn’t a sequel at all and is instead a prequel set three years before the events of the first game....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 610 words · Hunter Chambers

GreedFall Developers Revealing New Game Next Week

Summer 2020 is full of new game announcements, as publishers spread their reveals out instead of saving them up for E3. Another game has now been added to the list from the developers ofGreedFall.Spiderswill be participating in the Nacon Connect event, a showcase of what will presumably be publisher Nacon’s upcoming releases. While Nacon did share a single teaser image for Spiders' upcoming game, that was the extent of its hints....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Mercedes Nielsen MD

How EA's Iron Man and Black Panther Games Can Avoid Its Star Wars Rut

Summary A collaboration betweenElectronic Artsand Marvel was announced in October 2022, with the intention to develop ‘at least three’ new titles based on characters from the latter. The first project was revealed to be based on one of the most revered Avengers,Iron Man, and another based on Black Panther, which was announced in the summer, also promising a single-player story-driven experience from the third-person perspective. When the Iron Man title was announced, a release fromElectronic Artssaid: “Developed in collaboration with Marvel, the Iron Man game will feature an original narrative that taps into the rich history of the character, channeling the complexity, charisma, and creative genius of Tony Stark, and enabling players to feel what it’s like to truly play as Iron Man....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 571 words · Christine Li

How Long is Resident Evil 4?

Resident Evil 4is one of Capcom’s most popular titles. Ever since its original release in 2005, the game has seen consistent ports across multiple console generations, from the Gamecubeto the Oculus Quest. Like its predecessors in the series,Resident Evil 4will soon have a remake. The previousResident Evilremakes were big departures from their original counterparts, and it’s not yet certain how much will change in this new version. RELATED:Resident Evil: A History of The Mercenaries Mode Still, whether it’s to make a direct comparison or to pass the time between releases, the originalResident Evil 4is definitely still worth checking out....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Christina Ray

Kinetic Games Teases Upcoming ‘Phasmophobia Apocalypse’ Update

The developer behindPhasmophobiahas recently dropped a new trailer that is promising substantial changes and implementations coming to the game. There are already plenty offantastic co-op horror games out there, such asDead by DaylightandBack 4 Blood, but “Phasmo” is one that many fans of the genre will keep returning to, especially those in the streaming community. The reason why it’s still going strong is because the team behind it, Kinetic Games, is continuing to put out new content and tweak the overall experience....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Maria Newton

Level 1 Elden Ring Player Beats Malenia Without Getting Hit

Summary AnElden Ringplayer has managed to defeat Malenia, Blade of Miquella, without receiving any damage, all while using a sword, status effects, and a couple of buffs. The battle goes on for almost three minutes and ultimately concludes in victory for the player, which is an impressive feat that’s gaining the attention of otherElden Ringplayers. Theboss fights inElden Ringhave a reputation for pushing the players to their limits, a certain gameplay characteristic that’s regularly been adopted within the Soulsborne genre....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 596 words · Alec Shepherd

Lost Ark Trailer Highlights the New Content Coming This Month

Lost Arkhas earned its place among the most successful new MMORPGs. The game peaked at 1,325,305 concurrent players in February, making it thesecond most played game on Steam. While the Korean MMO couldn’t sustain that meteoric rise, it still enjoys nearly 600,000 players on Steam. Lost Ark’s developers aren’t done with the game, however. Amazon and Smilegate just released a new trailer showcasing the new content for May 2022. The new Destined for Destruction update includes a brand-new class and raid for the successful MMO....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Christopher Rivera

Magic: The Gathering Player Makes Amazing Among Us Card Alter

Despite coming out in 2018,Among Ushas only exploded in popularity this year, recently hitting 3 million concurrent players. Any game that popular is bound to rub off onto other fandoms, and recently, it’s made an appearance in oneMagic: The Gatheringplayer’s collection. A user on Reddit has created aMagiccard alter that features a situation that manyAmong Usplayers are far too familiar with. EachMagic: The Gatheringcard normally features art that reflects the abilities of the card....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · John Olson