Persona 5 Royalemphasizes strategy and tactics, allowing players to customize their own teams and Persona rosters. Players are encouraged toexperiment with Skill Cardsand team compositions until they find the perfect fit for their playstyle. Since each Phantom Thief has a unique role in combat, players can lean into ahealer-heavy team, a full damage-oriented team, or simply a team with their favorite characters. Due to this freedom, players may feel paralyzed by the sheer number of possible team compositions....

Creator of theoriginal PlayStation, Ken Kutaragi, has moved on from the world of video games and is now making complex robotics instead. The purpose of these robots varies widely, but Kutaragi focuses on making products that will help humanity, especially in times of need like this ongoing pandemic. Kutaragi was the CEO of Sony at the time of the originalPlayStation’s release, but left the company in 2007 one year after the PS3 hit shelves....

PlayStation VR2launches in under a month’s time, and trophies for upcoming games have already begun to surface online. More than 30PlayStation VR2games will be available during the launch window from first-party studios under the PlayStation Studios umbrella and third-party developers. Following the original PlayStation VR headset’s success,PlayStation VR2 marks a generational leapfor VR gaming with vastly superior capabilities. PlayStation VR2 features a vivid OLED display with 2000x2040 resolution per eye, 90hz to 120hz refresh rate support, and a single USB-C connection from headset to PlayStation 5....

Summary APokemonfan has shared their cute design that crosses Bulbasaur with a boba tea drink. The wordplay and creativity of the art is charmingPokemonfans. With Bulbasaur having been a Gen 1 starter, the Pokemon has gotten plenty of attention over the years. Although some fans are content tocatch Bulbasaur in the most recent gamereleases, others celebrate it with fan art, 3D prints, and unique sculptures. In this particular case, Bulbasaur’s inherent cuteness is amplified by crossing it with a popular beverage....

WhilePokemon Legends: Arceuswas a smash-hit, already fans of the series are looking ahead toPokemon Scarlet and Violetand wondering what generation 9 will bring to the table. With the starters having already been revealed to the public, hype aroundPokemon Scarlet and Violetis steadily building as players think about what they wish to see included in the titles. BecausePokemon Legends: Arceustook some big risks in order to reinvent thePokemonwheel and found massive success in doing so, many fans are wondering what generation 9 will bring in terms of fresh gameplay and new features....

Silent Hillcreator Keiichiro Toyama recently left his position at Sony’s Japan Studio to form a new company, Bokeh Game Studio. Bokeh Game Studio is confirmed to be working on a new horror game that’s expected to be similar toSilent Hill, though details remain scarce at the time of this writing. However, Toyama has confirmed that the Bokeh Game Studio horror project is being made with the collaboration of a “famous creator in Japan....

Ubisoft is best known for its work onAssassin’s Creed, and a whole host of other franchises including the likes ofFar CryandWatch Dogsbeing the most recognizable faces. Assassin’s Creeditself was seemingly born out ofPrince of Persia,and it looks that Ubisoft is willing on doubling down on creating new experiences from experimentation.Immortals Fenyx RisingandSkull and Bonesare two of Ubisoft’s newest IPs and share a strange relationship with each other as well as ones that came before....

In addition to the fun seasonal festivals that occur throughout the year,Stardew ValleyUpdate 1.6 has added two new fishing mini-festivals for players to participate in. One of these special events is called theTrout Derby Festival. The Trout Derby Festival is a relaxed fishing event where you canenjoy the summer weatherand take a break from farming for a weekend. Not only is it a great way to test your fishing skills, but this mini-festival also presents an incredible opportunity towin exclusive prizes....

They may not be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as of now, butLoganandDeadpoolcan still be featured on Disney Plus since the House of Mouse technically owns all of Fox Studios' properties. Now, bothLoganandDeadpool 1and2will be coming to the streaming service. To make one thing clear,DeadpoolandLogancan only be watched by viewers who have set up their streaming service settings so that they can watch rated-Rmovies on Disney Plus. Nonetheless, it is exciting that practically all movies with Marvel properties (sans a few individual Spider-Man movies) are available to stream on one platform....

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotis arguably the best video game adaptation ofDragon Ball, turning the long-running battle manga into a large open-world RPG. As amazing as this formula is however,Dragon Ballmight not have been the best fit for it. There have been moreDragon Ballgames than some fans can keep track of. While nearly all of these games recount the iconic battles of Goku and the other Z-Fighters,Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotwas one of the few to capture the series in such a complete way....

Summary The second anniversary ofElden Ringis only a few days away, and its highly anticipated Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is now revealed in full force.Elden Ringwas one of the biggest releases of 2022, and the DLC is sure to make a huge splash when it releases this summer. Shadow of the Erdtree was announced last year in February 2023, a full year after the release of the base game. Since then, FromSoftware has been incredibly quiet about the DLC’s development....

Summary A key feature of the base games forPokemon Scarlet and Violetwas the Titan Pokemon that took the form of massive versions of regular mons powered up by Herba Mystica. These Titans comprised the main battles players would be facing along the Path of Legends, one of the three main quest lines inPokemon Scarlet and Violet. While these battles were solid encounters in their own right, The Teal Mask DLC turns Titan battles up a notch and offers players a more robust experience against a variety of unique and challenging mons....

Summary Modding has been an integral part of the PC gaming landscape essentially since its very conception, with some of the very first PC software and hardware coming from projects that would ultimately be classed as “mods.” Some of the most well-regarded games of the modern age owe their very existence to modding, with games likeTeam Fortress 2,DayZ,Counter-Strike, and evenDota 2all originating as mods for other games. Modding is just part and parcel of the modern PC scene....