Nintendo Switch Was 87% of Japan's Console Sales in 2020

Last year was supposed to be the year of the next-generation consoles. While the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X launched to huge success, theNintendo Switchhad yet another banner year; a better year, in fact, than any of its competition. TheNintendo Switch was the best selling console in North America in 2020. It was the second-best year ever, behind only the Nintendo Wii in 2008, but new information also shows that the Switch had a remarkable year in Japan as well....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Randy Fields

Noragami Really Needs a Season 3

TheNoragamianime series, first released in 2014, with the second season,Noragami Aragotocoming in the following year, is an interesting and emotional supernatural series with several elements borrowed fromthe mythology and iconography of the Japanese Shinto religion. These elements, coupled with brilliant characterization and a well-constructed central dynamic between the two main characters, high schooler Hiyori Iki and a forgotten God of Calamity known as Yato, helped makeNoragamione of the top-selling manga series in Japan in the first half of 2014....

July 14, 2025 · 5 min · 935 words · David Roth

October 29 Wordle Answer 497

Today’s New York TimesWordleword is yet another challenge. Word puzzle fans from all over the English-speaking world might be looking for some hints to help them get through today’s puzzle without losing. How To Play Wordle Wordlewent viral back in early 2022, and it became massively popular. Because this game popped up everywhere on social media, others were quick to copyWordle’s winning formula. In order to play the original version and the subject of this article, players will need to go to the New York Times Games site or Crossword app....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Elizabeth Thomas

Pokemon Home Update 1.2.1 Makes Major Improvements

Pokemon Homeis an app that helps fans take the Pokemon they’ve used in past games up to the modern generation ofPokemontitles. The app is incredibly helpful to the hardcorePokemonplayer base, and has beendownloaded over 1 million times on mobile. However, the app could also stand to be optimized and smoothed out whenever possible. Now,Pokemon Home’s1.2.1 version update is available, offering a handful of helpful quality of life changes. RELATED:Pokemon Fan Calculates Absurd Number of Pokemon Home Accounts it Takes to Hold All Spinda Variations...

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · Kristine Burton

Roblox: Toilet Tower Defense Codes

It’s impossible for gamers to not know about the popular Skibi Toilet meme, as videos with it have been played all over the world. So, the developers ofRoblox: Toilet Tower Defencedecided to combine modern memes and classical tower defense mechanics. Scroll down to find the list ofRoblox: Toilet Tower Defencecodes. Updated July 16, 2025, by Artur Novichenko:There are currently no active codes forToilet Tower Defense. While that might be disappointing, new codes could be released during updates or special events....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Danielle Hanna

Scariest Hospitals In Games

Abandoned or otherwise creepy hospitals are a common horror setting, video games included. Much like movies, video games are filled with examples of unsettling hospitals, though not all of them prove to be effective at eliciting fear from the player. As with other creative and technical elements of a game, establishing a compelling atmosphere is easier said than done. RELATED:Free Horror Games That Are Just As Terrifying As Resident Evil...

July 14, 2025 · 4 min · 834 words · Sarah Hernandez

Skull and Bones Should 'Steal' One Big Battlefield Feature

Ubisoft’s upcoming naval IP,Skull and Bones,has a lot of mystery around it. Ever since its announcement in E3 2017, fans have been speculating a lot about its various aspects of gameplay, in addition to many other things. Initially due to release in 2020,Skull and Boneshas been the subject of a couple of delays, with no release date currently known. Most of the news regarding the delays have been well-received by the community, as it can be seen as Ubisoft being conscious of its own development cycles....

July 14, 2025 · 3 min · 572 words · Tracy Moore

Star Trek: Things You Didn’t Know About Benjamin Sisko

Star Trekhas seen numerous iconic captains, and Benjamin Sisko is among the best. Assuming command duringDeep Space Nine, he presides over a tense and distinctive time in theStar Trekfranchise. Not only does he run a space station instead of a starship, but he helps a subjugated species rebuild, and he leads the Federation in a catastrophic war with the Dominion. However, there’s a lot more to know about Sisko outside his accomplishments....

July 14, 2025 · 5 min · 917 words · Allen Brown

Starfield: Eye Of The Storm Walkthrough (How To Escape The Legacy)

The Eye of the Storm is the penultimate mission inStarfieldinvolving the Crimson Fleet and the UC SysDef. At this point, theseStarfieldFactions have been entwined, and players have assumed the role of a double agent. Now, it’s time for the action to speak for itself, as all the hard work of the player is about to pay off as they venture into the unknown, in search of the founder of the Crimson Fleet, and the big score that will make them rich in the process....

July 14, 2025 · 8 min · 1646 words · Ryan Young

Tales of Arise: Every Armor Set For Rinwell (& Where To Find Them)

She might not look it, but Rinwell is actually one of the strongest party members inTales of Arise. Unlike Alphen and Law, who rely largely ontheir physical strength, Rinwell instead uses magic to get the job done and she’s incredibly good at doing it. She’s one of the last surviving Dahnan mages and battles using nothing more than a book and a protective cloak or robe. In total, the young mage has access to 17 armor sets throughoutTales of Arise, many of which can only be obtained by opening red chests....

July 14, 2025 · 3 min · 558 words · Blake Foster

Teardown Review

Toward the tail-end of 2020, developer Tuxedo Labs released an Early Access build of its debut game,Teardown, which quickly stood out amongst its indie peers due to its fully destructible world. Whatever players could get within a swinging distance of could be destroyed using sledgehammers, blowtorches, and various vehicles—including, but certainly not limited to, bulldozers, cranes, luxury cars, trucks, and even boats.Acknowledged during the 2021 Independent Games Festivalas a nominee for the Seumas McNally Grand Prize and a winner in the Excellence in Design category,Teardownperfectly set the stage to make itself a destructive force to be reckoned with....

July 14, 2025 · 6 min · 1267 words · Michelle Newman

The Extinct Civilizations of the Legend of Zelda Franchise Explained

Summary The Legend of Zeldais home to several recurring, amiable species. Fans are quick to recognizeZelda’s water-faring Zora, who have a band in one game and trek through the body of a giant fish in another. The Rito are winged humanoid beings inThe Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, but reappear with features more comprehensively avian-like inThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Gorons and Koroks are other popular clans that have developed their own cultures and identities throughThe Legend of Zelda, but not all species thrive as they do....

July 14, 2025 · 5 min · 968 words · Jon Gill DDS

The Hardest 4X Strategy Games

4X games are part of the strategy genre and are similar to thegrand strategy subgenre, with a few caveats. The 4 X’s in question stand for explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate, which gives players a general idea of what they should be doing to win in these games. However, these games also have a reputation for being more difficult and complicated than other strategy games, largely because of the volume of information players have to manage as they complete their tasks....

July 14, 2025 · 6 min · 1175 words · Lauren Martin