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Summary For fans of classic platforming games,Astro Bothas been nothing short of a revelation.Combining the do-or-die tight levelingof olderSuper Mario Bros. games with aPlayStation-centric twistled the game to critical acclaim and positive audience feedback. But now,courtesy of Sony’s latest Q2 financial report, we know that the game has also been a smash hit for consumers.Team Asobi’sfirst full-length Astro-centric adventure has platformed its way to 1.5 million units sold as of June 05, 2025, nearly three months since its initial launch....

Quick Links Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim is one of the commanders available inMagic: The Gathering’sFoundations set. While the card isn’t new, it had only seen a reprint on The List since its debut in 2016’s Oath of the Gatewatch. With Foundations, many players are re-introduced to this card. Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim is a unique Orzhov (white/black) commander that is a mixture of a sacrifice and lifegain deck. Luckily, Orzhov is one of the best color combinations for both these strategies, making it easier to blend the two together to make a formidable Commander deck with Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim at the helm....

2024 was an interesting year for games. While it’s true there haven’treallybeen the typical triiple-A standouts we see year after year (See:Baldur’s Gate 3,Elden Ring,The Last of Us Part 2), it’s also been one of the highest scoring years of recent memory,especially for indie games. A quick scroll down Metacritic’s Best Games of This Year list will net you over 150 individual titles all scoring above 80. Straight up, it’s been anothergoodyear forgoodgames....

Pokemon TCG Pockethas some burning hot options in the Mythical Island set. Fire has always been known for being one of the most aggressive types at the cost of losing some Energy along the way. Luckily, the payoff is often good if you know which Fire-type Pokemon to focus on. With previously released cards getting buffed counterparts and others providing ways to afflict your opponent’s side of the field with Status Effects, Fire is even more versatile than before....

Summary Over the past few big updates inMinecraft, music discs have been one of those items that have been a big hit among players. What started off as a collection of different songs and musical pieces has transformed into something more. Originally called records, music discs were first added to the game in 2010 and got their official name of ‘music disc’ in the v1.0.14 update. In 2011, nine new music discs were added to the 1....

Creating an oathbreaker paladin can be one of the most rewarding character builds inDungeons & Dragons. And picking an almighty god with the right flare for your oathbreaker paladin is especially important. But, where should you start to look in the wide pantheons of D&D? Whether you intend to take the oathbreaker subclass, or temporarily forsake your current oath, there are plenty of D&D deities for you to choose from. Just make sure you talk to your DM about which gods are present in their pantheon....

Quick Links In running aDungeons & Dragonscampaign, you’ll inevitably have to punish your players. After all, if players succeed all the time, even when they make unwise choices, the campaign can start to feel a bit too easy. Punishment is the best way to keep things feeling high-stakes and grounded in reality. But, how can you punish players in a way that feels fair? The last thing you want is for your adventuring party to feel like you’re being too harsh on them when things go wrong....

Quick Links Infinity Nikkiis a lot of things. It’s a cozy game. It’s beautiful. It’s silly, a bit self-aware, and, of course, fun. It’s also a traditional gacha game in a lot of ways, with its Vital Energy system being one of the main ones that isn’t the gacha banners themselves. Knowing how and when to spend your Vital Energy will ensure you can engage with the endgame and play the game long-term if you’re in the game for the long haul....

Summary Call of Dutyfans have been getting increasingly frustrated byhow silly crossovers have been getting in recent months, withCall of Duty: Black Ops 6continuing that trend. First, it was the addition of a skin that let you run around as a full-blown man shark that rankled some people, quickly followed up by one of the most ridiculous finishing moves Call of Duty has ever seen - a farting unicorn. Unfortunately, the unicorn was the straw that broke the camel’s back, andmany Call of Duty fans took to social media to complain about the addition, calling it “shameless capitalism” and mocking developer Treyarch for its lack of artistic integrity....

Summary In recent weeks,Call of Duty: Black Ops 6has come under fire for a variety of reasons, largely related to the skins and microtransactions present in the game. Becauseafter initially ruling out “carry forward” skins from past CODs, Black Ops 6 has addeda gun that turns into a bong, a"unicorn fart" finishing move, along with aversion of The Replacer that costs $50 in points. Some of these decisions and the skins that accompany themhave convinced fans that the game is becoming “pay-to-win....

Over the last few years, Call of Duty has become way more than just a shooter. While the campaigns have more or less stayed the same, including that ofBlack Ops 6, it’s mostly in the multiplayer modes that new innovations and ideas have shined. Fortnite has predominantly led the way in terms of crossovers, but Call of Duty has followed suit in its own way as well. This mostly comes in the form of game modes, skins, and operators, but every so often, we get a crossover with another major IP that’s not limited to cosmetics....

Summary Today marks the fourth anniversary ofCyberpunk 2077and its well-documented disastrous launch. At the time, it was a black spot onCD Projekt Red’s otherwise impeccable reputation. In the years since, the development team has worked hard to mould Cyberpunk into an amazing experience, with many players now regarding the game as one of the all-time greats of the RPG genre. In recognition of the hard work the team has put in over the years, lead quest designer Paweł Sasko posted on social media, speaking about his own experience working on the game post-launch....

Summary A formerSony BendUI designer’s portfolio has been discovered online, and it seems to feature in-development screenshots of the studio’s next game. For a while now, we’ve known that the developers over at Bend Studio, who is responsible forDays Gone, Syphon Filter, and Uncharted: Golden Abyss, is working on a new game.That mysterious new IPisn’tDays Gone 2 like so many fans hoped it would be(for some reason), but that leaves an even bigger question - what has Sony Bend been working on since 2019?...