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Doom Eternal is the perfect game for your 9-year-old kid, says the game’s creative director. Did it ever seem a little weird to you that you can depict pretty much the most depraved violence and gore imaginable in a video game, but swearing is still kinda taboo? Joe Rogan thinks so, and he puts it right out there in his recent interview with Doom Eternal game director Hugo Martin. In a recent episode of Rogan’s podcast, he sat down with Martin to discuss the finer points of Doom Eternal and whether or not it’s an okay game for kids to play....

Doom Eternal has been available for well over a month now and it’s been incredibly well-received. Everything from the game’s first-person action to its epic story have been lauded. But while fans and id Software are still celebrating Doom Eternal’s successes, they’re also both looking forward to what comes next. To that effect, id Software has put out a new teaser featuring two screenshots from what id claims to be Doom Eternal’s first upcoming campaign DLC....

While Call of Duty: Warzone still has a lot of supporters and a significant online community behind it, it’s quickly becoming apparent that the game needs to start making some major changes in an effort to stay fresh and relevant. A number of the game’s fans have already cited a laundry list of improvements the title should integrate, including better audio design and policing of hackers, as well as some major nerfing of overpowered weaponry and vehicles....

Dragon Ball is one of the very few franchises that loves to twist its villains into beloved recurring characters. From Piccolo and Yamcha to Frieza and Majin Buu, almost every mainstay in the series was at some point in opposition to its star hero, Goku. This running theme of redemption did not lose steam in Dragon Ball Super. While Whis himself may not have been explicitly evil, his connection to Beerus was enough to send shivers down anyone’s spine when first introduced....

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s V-Jump magazine scans confirm the arrival of Super Saiyan Blue for both Goku and Vegeta in DLC 2, something which most fans had already assumed would be coming. Though this news may seem lackluster, it does confirm and de-confirm certain theories regarding the DLC, and could provide a hint about the release date of the DLC as well. It would have been nice to get more concrete information such as who DLC 2’s boss battle will be against or when the DLC will be coming out, but for now this limited information will have to do....

When Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot was first revealed, fans were disappointed to learn that it wouldn’t be coming to the Nintendo Switch. Ever since then, fans have been asking Bandai Namco and CyberConnect2 for a Switch port. Historically speaking, Dragon Ball games tend to do very well on the Switch, so it does seem odd that this one decided to stay on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Recently, fans found a leak on Bandai Namco’s Latin American Instagram page that seemed to point towards a Switch port in the making, but the official Bandai Namco Instagram has since refuted this leak....

Square Enix has announced Dragon Quest Builders 2, revealing several new features for the game as well as confirming that it’s coming to both PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch. It was an all-Dragon Quest event in Japan, a part of a celebration for the franchise’s 30th anniversary. More than one Dragon Quest game was announced, but it was Dragon Quest Builders 2 that stole the show. Specifically, it was the moment it was revealed that Dragon Quest Builders 2 would feature multiplayer....

Leblanc Cafe may be known for its delicious coffee blends, but it looks like the Phantom Thieves are changing their drink of choice to tea. Literally. There is an officially licensed brand of teas inspired by the characters in Persona 5 Royal coming soon to Japan. The blended teas were announced in collaboration with the Gin-Iro-Neko Tea Salon cafe, a specialty tea shop in Ginza, Japan. The specialty blends will be sold at both the tea salon and at the Gin-Iro-Neko Tea Salon Animate stores beginning December 17, 2020....

Clerics in Dungeons & Dragons get lots of spells and powers from prayer and devotion to a god, but sometimes it can be helpful to take a break from going to church and get powers from another source. Multiclassing can help spice up some clerics, but not all classes mesh as well as others. Here is a guide to the best options. Artificer If you want a cleric with artificer flair, taking the Forge Domain subclass is your best bet....

The upcoming Dungeons & Dragons movie adaptation from Paramount Pictures has added Hugh Grant and Sophia Lillis to its cast. While Grant`s role appears to be the film’s major bad guy, Lillis’ role is yet unknown. The Dungeons & Dragons franchise based on the tabletop role-playing game is owned by Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro. The property previously was brought to the big screen in 2000 with two sequels following up....

A wise man once said, “Hope is a mistake. If you can’t fix what’s broken, you’ll go insane.” That man is “Mad” Max Rockatansky, and he’s got a point. Before Mad Max: Fury Road rocked theaters earlier this year, nobody knew what to expect. Director George Miller is 70 years old. He hasn’t made an action movie since Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome 1985. Sure, everyone hoped that the movie would be good, but that didn’t seem like a good idea....

EA made the shock announcement that it would remove microtransactions from Star Wars Battlefront 2 ahead of the game’s release. The move was welcomed by many fans who had criticized the business model as pay to win, but many were also surprised that EA had acted so swiftly in response to the backlash. It had been reported that Disney executives had pressured EA into removing the microtransactions from the game. Analysts pointed to the potential damage that the microtransaction debate could do to the Star Wars brand and some fans said that they were ditching the Star Wars franchise in all of its forms (games and movies included) as a result of the furor....

Only a few things in life are inevitable, to paraphrase about a million different ancient proverbs - most having to do with death and some omnipresent nuisance. In gaming, the axiom holds true; even our most highly-held franchises, most talked-trends, and most time-honored traditions are subject to change at any moment, with any given announcement or new innovation. So, in an industry that continues to evolve at a staggering rate, who’s to say what “inevitabilties” the future might hold in 10 years - even 5?...

Elden Ring fans really seem to have it pretty rough. A collaboration between Dark Souls developer FromSoftware and Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin sounds like everything fans of dark fantasy action RPGs might ask for. But years later, the lack of updates on the project has many Elden Ring fans frustrated. Now, some have once again taken their grievances to Twitter ahead of Sony’s State of Play broadcast on Thursday....

The stress of being a From Software fan has hit its peak due to the ongoing silence surrounding Elden Ring. Elden Ring is From Software’s newest RPG, announced nearly two years ago at E3 2019. Since then, From Software has been largely silent about the project. This has driven fans near-crazy, many even worrying that Elden Ring has been canceled. New reports from the media will put fans’ worries at ease, however....

It doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to clue us in on who is the Queen of Jazz. It’s Ella Fitzgerald, my dear Watson, Lady Ella. William Basie began to boogie-woogie piano keys at a Harlem club catering to “uptown celebrities.” After a quick stomp through Kansas City, he came back as Count Basie. There are few true royalties among jazz, ask anyone waiting for residual checks, but as Duke Ellington made clear, these two had that thing which made them swing....

The Elder Scrolls Online is currently adding the upcoming Waking Flame DLC to its Public Test Server (PTS). ZeniMax brought the PTS down for maintenance earlier today, but when it goes back up you’ll find two new dungeons – along with a bunch of other new content – ready to be explored. All PC/Mac characters on North American servers will be available on the PTS, but you can also use a max-level template to test out some of the high-end content....

Apex Legends players who are enjoying season 2 can obtain a free Wattson skin, even if they don’t have the character. It’s been a massive week for Apex Legends: with the release of season 2 on all platforms came a slew of patch notes, a new character, Wattson, and a full breakdown of all the rewards available for the new battle pass. Among those fresh rewards is a handful items you can earn by playing even if you don’t purchase the battle pass, including stat trackers, 5 apex packs, and the Hot Rod skin for Wattson....

Eville is a new social deduction Steam Early Access game that, at first glance, appears to be jumping on the Among Us bandwagon. But a new trailer for Eville reveals new mechanics that help players strategize and protect themselves from murderers, instead of just dying because someone spams “sus sus sus” in chat. By buying items and crafting potions, players can do things like booby trap their houses and reveal another player’s nature....

No matter if it’s an outdoor sport, an indoor sport, or even an eSport, everyone feels that competitive drive to win. It’s in our nature to try to best our competition and when the odds are stacked against us, the feeling of victory is all the more rewarding. However, it’s important to verify you’ve secured victory before celebrating, a lesson Guilty Gear Xrd Sign player Woshige learned the hard way at EVO 2015....