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10 Elden Ring Characters, Ranked By Most To Least Single
13.2.2023
I have a reverential dedication to Elden Ring that I normally reserve only for the worst reality TV you’ve ever seen—surprising, but after a year of playing and on the eve of Valentine’s Day, I’m starting to think that they’re not so different. Read more
The Big Ways The Last Of Us Show Changes The Game’s Lore
23.1.2023
The Last of Us’ TV adaptation is a rare bird in terms of staying true to its source material—particularly when it comes to video games. But even a show that aims to be as authentic as HBO’s treatment of the hit PlayStation series needs to make a few changes to adapt to a different form...
You Probably Aren't Catching Andor's Awesome Nods To Deep Star Wars Lore (And That's A Good Thing)
11.11.2022
As you may know, I’m a big ol’ Star Wars nerd. And one of my favorite things in Star Wars media is all the tiny references and Easter eggs embedded everywhere. But sometimes this fan service goes overboard and derails a story in a way that alienates or bores non-fans. Andor, the newest TV show...
Netflix's Dragon Age Show Taps BioWare's Lore, Which Makes Me Hopeful
10.11.2022
Netflix just released a new trailer for Dragon Age: Absolution, which is a six-episode animated show about a magical heist made in collaboration with BioWare. I criticized the last trailer for being generically bland. The new trailer is a significant improvement over what Netflix had originally...
Sega Is Hiring A Sonic Lore Master To Keep Up With All His Nonsense
7.11.2022
Today in job listings that exude a menacing aura: Sega is looking to hire a Sonic loremaster to keep track of the blue hedgehog’s canon and non-canon antics. Read more
This Bloodborne Enemy Captures Everything That Makes The Game So Terrifying
7.10.2022
Bloodborne has always given me goosebumps. It’s one of those games that, whenever I see its name or hear it in conversation, makes me shudder. Every facet of FromSoftware’s Lovecraftian homage, from the ominous soundtrack to the horrific bosses, sends shivers down my spine. But nothing in the game...
Apparently There's A Lore Reason Behind Elden Ring Runebears Being Such A Pain In The Butt
29.9.2022
Elden Ring throws all manner of fiendish monstrosities at you, but few will make your hair stand on edge the way a Runebear does after it catches your scent. I’ve only ever barely killed a few Runebears in the hundreds of hours I’ve put into FromSoftware’s open-world game; I’d literally rather...
Amid Criticism, Wizards Of The Coast Quietly Removes Racist Lore From Dungeons & Dragons
2.9.2022
Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast has quietly removed language from its newly released Spelljammer setting that came under fire for racist overtones. While its D&D Beyond online tools no longer contain references to a primate-like race becoming “sapient” through enslavement...
Elden Ring Fan's Incredible DLC Concept Project Almost Looks Real, Playable
24.8.2022
Elden Ring fans have spent the last few months begging FromSoftware for new content, but rather than wait, environmental artist Eugenia Lysa started imagining her own world. Then, she went all out to make it real.Read more
Dark Souls' Lore Is Being Released In Two Glorious Books
15.7.2022
Souls “scholar” Lokey, who is both a student of the series’ lore and a fluent Japanese speaker, has been digging into the story and themes of the original Dark Souls for years. Now, for the game’s impending 10th anniversary, he’s put everything he knows into two absolutely gorgeous books that...
Everything You Need To Know About Horizon Zero Dawn’s Story Before You Play Forbidden West
17.2.2022
Horizon Forbidden West is almost out, and it basically picks up exactly where the previous game left off. The opening hours will pelt you with strange names, supposedly familiar faces, and a helpful but extremely brief recap of the events of Horizon Zero Dawn. If you’re planning on jumping into...
The Legends of Bezogia Blockchain NFT Rental MMO Game Takes Gaming Industry by Storm
27.10.2021
The Legends of Bezogia, the land where everything always goes up, is a massive open-world sandbox-style game where players can summon their own Bezogi characters from a large selection of different breeds by minting in-game NFTs, which randomly generate Bezogi. Each unique to their own playstyles...
Commander Riker Is Here To Explain PUBG’s Lore
23.6.2021
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, the battle royale game where you run around shooting people without pants for a chicken dinner, apparently has a good deal of lore backing up its death matches. But don’t take my word for it: The developers recently got the one and only Jonathan Frakes to homage...
VulcanVerse Takes NFTs to Next Level With Amazing Graphics, Gameplay and Lore
11.3.2021
The NFT industry has been exploding recently with all types of artists, sports brands and gaming companies joining the party. As a result, the top 100 NFT tokens by market cap are now worth well over $7 billion. However, many of the options in the segment offer simplistic game mechanics and...
Transformers Just Shook Up Its Lore in a Wild Way
6.1.2021
Transformers is a franchise that from the get-go has almost been ceaselessly fascinated with its past. The long shadow of the fabled “G1” era—from its design sensibilities to its origin deep-dives—has cast a long shadow over so much of what has come since, including Netflix’s latest re-litigation...
Destiny 2’s Latest Quest References A Moment Cut From The First Game
15.12.2020
Destiny 2’s new exotic quest for an old Destiny 1 gun makes reference to an alternate version of one of that game’s main characters only seen in an E3 2013 trailer, breathing a little life back into a story that never made it into the finished game.Read more
Blizzard Teases New Lore Surrounding Overwatch's Enigmatic Doomfist
4.7.2017
An update on Blizzard’s Overwatch blog adds more more details about Doomfist, long suspected to be the game’s next hero.Read more