Monster Hunter World: A Complete Guide To Dual Blades

The Dual Blades ofMonster Hunter Worldhave some of the flashiest moves in the game. They’re able to deal consistent damage over time due to their high attack rate and low weight which lets players run around like an anime character. On top of this, they come with a burst mode of sorts that boosts damage overall, making them a decent DPS weapon class for single-player missions. Dual Blades are generally easier for beginnersto get the hang of because they’re based on speed and not power....

May 17, 2025 · 7 min · 1422 words · Ellen Stein

Most Intelligent Anime Characters Of All Time

Intelligence can mean a lot of different things, such as keen intuition, deeply held wisdom, or emotional intelligence. There are plenty of characters inanimethat fit this description, and they’re often the most interesting, memorable, and important characters in a story. Sometimes their intelligence is part of what drives the drama, while other times it’s a defining part of their character.RELATED:Greatest Idol Anime Of All TimeEvery group has a “smart” member, and they often take the role of planner, leader, or teacher in every anime....

May 17, 2025 · 7 min · 1384 words · Danielle Smith

Most Tragic Protagonists in Assassin's Creed

Summary TheAssassin’s CreedFranchise has been one of Ubisoft’s most successful gaming series since 2007. Fans love this gaming series because of the parkour mechanics and varied storytelling that takes place throughout centuries' worth of iconic historical events. However, these stories are only able to work because of their reliable protagonists. RELATED:Hardest Assassin’s Creed Games, Ranked Ever since people played as Altair in the firstAssassin’s Creed, the series has featured a variety of different main characters....

May 17, 2025 · 5 min · 1012 words · Kathleen Chavez

Naruto: The Most Elite Groups From the Five Great Ninja Villages

Summary When talking about a group consisting of highly elite ninjas,the first thing that comes to mind has to be the Akatsuki.After all, every single member of this criminal group is basically some of the strongest and most dangerous ninjas in their village. In a deranged way, they represent the union of the best and brightest of the ninja world. However, that doesn’t mean Akatsuki is the only powerful ninja group around....

May 17, 2025 · 6 min · 1096 words · Caleb Burke

Nintendo Digital Sales Show Importance of Animal Crossing and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC

Nintendodoesn’t typically discuss the performance of its digital gaming sales or growth. That’s perhaps due toNintendo’s continued focus on physical game sales or that digital content has only become a focus in recent years. Regardless, it was surprising when Nintendo commented on digital sales as part of its Q3 financial reporting recently. Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa even went as far as to say that digital sales “grew enormously” over the holiday financial quarter....

May 17, 2025 · 3 min · 451 words · Clifford Thompson

Overwatch 2 Competitive UI Mock-Up Imagines if Losses Were Displayed

AnOverwatch 2player created a mock-up of the competitive online shooter’s ranked Competitive Progress menu teasing what it might look like if losses were shown.Overwatch 2is built to be a competitive shooter even in ways that the originalOverwatchwasn’t. Despite that, Blizzard has made some strange design decisions to avoid conveying potentially frustrating information to players. This mock-up shows what it might look if Blizzard let players know that information. Following every match inOverwatch 2’s ranked mode, players are shown a screen labeled Competitive Progress....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Samuel Green

Palworld: Best Locations For Catching Grass Pals

Summary Thegrass-typeinPalworldis one of the nine elemental types that Pals belong to. Including over twenty Pals, the grass-type tasks each with different roles to fill, such as healing, working, or combat. Unsurprisingly,grass-types are also some of the best Pals at gathering plants. Since there are nine different types, each with a vast array of Pals to capture, and withPalworldbeing an open-world game, there are numerous locations in which grass-types can be caught....

May 17, 2025 · 4 min · 727 words · Brian Wilcox

Pikmin 4 Should Adapt the Customization Practices of Niantic's Bloom

Pikminis one of Nintendo’s more prominant franchises, even if it has never been a heavy hitter likeSuper Mario,The Legend of Zelda, andPokemon. Despite only having three mainline titles since 2001, its charactershave been inSuper Smash Bros.sinceBrawl, and the titularPikmin can even be spotted at Super Nintendo Worldin Japan. A few spin-offs have come out amid the wait forPikmin 4, with Niantic’s AR mobile gamePikmin Bloombeing the most recent. Given the immense success ofPokemon GO, it was interesting to hear Niantic would be throwing its weight at a much smaller Nintendo IP....

May 17, 2025 · 4 min · 685 words · Pamela Christensen

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Orthworm Utterly Disrespects Steelix

Pokemon Scarlet and Violetintroduce a host of interesting new creatures, and some of them are quite competitively viable despite not initially appearing so. This is the case with Orthworm which looks like a goofy worm but has a few tricks up its sleeves. In many ways, it does everything Steelix is known for better, as it has great defensive capabilities. Orthworm is one of the Titans encountered inPokemon Scarlet and Violet....

May 17, 2025 · 3 min · 588 words · Jennifer Gray

Shigeru Miyamoto Reveals Why He Thinks The Super Mario Bros. Movie Will Succeed

As part of a Q&A session held during Nintendo’s recent financial briefing, gaming industry icon Shigeru Miyamoto shared why he thinksThe Super Mario Bros. Moviehas the potential to be a success with both series fans and non-gamers. The wide-ranging Q&A session covered topics ranging from his involvement with the upcoming movie, to the explosive sales numbers for the recently released, squid-centric shooterSplatoon 3. Shigeru Miyamoto is a figure who has become legendary among many gamers, serving as the creative force behind iconic franchises likeSuper Mario Bros....

May 17, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Timothy Ryan

Sniper Elite 5: How to Find Marcel and Recover Resistance Intel

As players work through the Atlantic Wall mission inSniper Elite 5, they will encounter a Resistance safe house in the southwest corner of the map. Upon arriving at this tall yellow building, fans must set their sights on finding Marcel and using his key to recover a piece of Resistance Intel. This guide is here to walk players through this process and help them advance throughSniper Elite 5’s first mission....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · Jeffrey Brown

Sony Provides Frustrating Response on PS5 Smart Delivery

Sony issues a statement about whether the PS5 will have some sort of Smart Delivery feature, but its response is likely to frustrate many of its fans. TheXbox Series X Smart Delivery featureallows players to buy an Xbox One game and upgrade to the Xbox Series X version for free. After gamers began to ask about an equivalentPS5Smart Delivery feature, Japanese gaming site Gamespark contacted Sony for an official statement. A Sony spokesperson told the site that PS4 to PS5 game upgrades will be done at the publisher’s discretion, suggesting that the company has no plans for a formal upgrade program the way that Xbox does with Xbox Series X Smart Delivery....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Carolyn Rivas

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Best Quotes

Spider-Man is a unique superhero in a lot of ways. He has one of the kindest hearts in all of Marvel comics. He saves people not because he wants fame. He does it because he knows that’s the right thing to do. “With great power, comes great responsibility” as Uncle Ben once said. RELATED:Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse – Ways The Movie Sets Up Beyond The Spider-Verse Sequel Besides his brave soul, Peter Parker, and the many other iterations of the character, are funny....

May 17, 2025 · 5 min · 940 words · Jason Ford