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As a games journalist, lots of games coming out is generally considered a good thing. It gives me lots of things to write about, gives you lots of things to search for to read said things, and since enjoying playing video games is the only reason anyone would want to do this career, the fact it offers up plenty of new experiences to play is also a major positive. But February 2025 has reached critical mass, and there are officially too many games....

Summary Final Fantasyfans have been discussing which Monk party members in the series are their favourites, and Tifa is surprisingly not the obvious frontrunner as you’d expect. One of the most interesting things about Final Fantasy as a seriesis how it handles the connections between mainline games. While almost every numbered Final Fantasy game is separate from one another, there are common links between them, such as enemies like Cactuar, mounts like Chocobos,and the fact that there’s always a Cid of some kind....

Summary According toFortniteleaker @SpushFNBR, Epic Games' hit battle royale will be crossing over with viral internet web series Skibidi Toilet tomorrow. They allege that the bundle, priced at 2,200 V-Bucks, will include the following: A supposed announcement message will accompany the bundle, reading, “In recent years, few things have taken over the internet as quickly as the Skibidi Toilet sensation, and after nearly 100 web episodes, the war between the namesake Skibidi Toilets and the Alliance is finally coming to Fortnite!...

Summary Just days before the new Season starts,FortniteChapter 6’s gameplay-focused launch trailer has leaked and given us our first look at new parkour mechanics, katanas, and the big boy himself - Godzilla. As any Fortnite fan will be well-aware of by now,we’re just a few short days away from Remix’s finale, which will cap off Chapter 5 and kickstart a whole new era for Fortnite. AlthoughEpic Gamesusually likes to keep its cards close to its chest, that’s not been as much of a priority for Chapter 6,as we already know the theme and some of the Battle Pass characters....

Summary Epic Gameshas officially confirmed thatFortniteChapter 6 will be bringing back Hitscan for guns, which presumably means that bullet drop is a thing of the past for most weapons. Since its Battle Royale mode took the world by storm in 2017, Fortnite has gone through a lot of changes,from its visuals and gameplay mechanics to how stuffed with crossovers it is. Perhaps the biggest change, though, washow Chapter 5 took away Hitscan from most weapons and made bullet drop a key feature of most guns....

Summary Despite widespread fear, Playground Games has come out to confirm that Forza Horizon 3 is not having its servers shutdown anytime soon. The 2016 hybrid racer, which was released onXbox OneandPC,has long been delisted from digital storefronts. However, it remains playable online and for those who have already purchased it or own a physical copy. Information about the status of Horizon moving forward comes from developer Playground Games themselves.In a response on Reddit, a senior community developer shared news of a server reboot, writing:...

While the Mario & Luigi subseries stands out for plenty of different reasons, the core aspect that sets this RPG apart is the unique combination of timing-based prompts and turn-based combat. Mario & Luigi Brothership is no different, bringing the series to the Switch, and adding new ideas like Luigi Logic, and hopping between different islands in the land of Concordia. With all of this in mind,Mario & Luigi: Brothershiphas a very unique identity, and if you enjoyed playing it, you might be stuck wondering what to move onto next....

Over the years, media with queer characters and storylines have slowly become more mainstream. Of course, there’s still plenty of work to be done about properly representing the LGBTQ community, but many can now see themselves in their favorite characters. From TV series to movies, it’s so important to showcase these queer storylines, and video games are no different. Whether it’s the main protagonist or a friendly face that you help in an expansive world, games have stepped up when it comes to including diverse characters....

Summary Ah,Grand Theft Auto 6. It’s difficult to describe the extreme level of anticipation that fans are feeling for the next instalment inRockstar’s beloved series. Grand Theft Auto 5 is one of the best-selling games of all time without even accounting for the revenue made from GTA Online’s microtransactions. The popularity of the title can’t be overstated. Making a game that’s bigger and more popular than Grand Theft Auto 5 is a tall order for Rockstar, but GTA 6 certainly has the prerequisite hype to at least get millions of people playing the game at launch....

Quick Links Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobylis a massive game with lots of content that will keep you busy for hours on end. It offers many missions that can lead to tough choices, leading you down several branching paths that can severely alter your playthrough. And, if you want a bit extra, grabbing the Deluxe or Ultimate Editions of the game will offer even more quests for you to tackle....

Quick Links After playing through the same timeline a few times, you’re finally making some headway into understanding what happens next inLoco Motive. Part Six deals with the immediate aftermath of the disaster at the end of the previous part, with the Reuss Express meeting an untimely, explosive end. With this part of the game, you’ll need to think more about each character you’ve played as so far and how best to use their situations, items, and abilities to progress....

Quick Links InI Am Future, your character uses tools to interact with rooftop objects, scavenging materials that help you build technological advancements and essential items for your base. This makes life on the rooftop easier. However, as you’ve likely experienced, not all materials are easy to obtain. To gather them, you must upgrade your tools, and sometimes even complete specific tasks. One of the hardest materials to obtain is the Fiberglass Rod, which requires you to complete several tasks....

Fischis one of the games participating inRoblox’s Winter Spotlight event, where you have to earn Regular and Elite tokens by completing certain tasks. These tokens can be exchanged for various rewards and prizes, but it will take some time to collect them all. If you’ve faced any difficulties getting Regular and Elite tokens in Fisch, don’t worry, because we have prepared a step-by-step guide on where and what tasks you need to complete to get precious tokens and save Fischmas....