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After the disappointing second entry, Dragon Age: Inquisition was seen as a return to form for the series. It featured robust role-playing mechanics, a sprawling narrative driven by player choice, and several vast regions to roam, each with countless quests to complete. Unfortunately, those quests are where Inquisition functions as a double-edged sword. Though the game boasts numerous exciting adventures sure to please fantasy fans everywhere, it also comes with certain ones that veer toward farce....

Captain Ginyu is an iconic character in the Dragon Ball series. With his quirky dancing obsession, peculiar aerobic/fighting poses, and signature body swapping ability, he is one of the more colorful foes to cross Goku’s path. Yet even for all the eccentricities, Captain Ginyu is a strong opponent with a powerful ability that can help him overcome his toughest opponents by becoming them. For all we see about this complex character in the manga and the anime, there are some things that most fans probably aren’t aware of or hadn’t considered before....

Recently, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 revealed that it would be getting a next-generation port. In addition to this, a new playable character was announced, the Supreme Kai of Time Chronoa. She has been an important character since the first Xenoverse, but this will be the first time ever that she is a playable character. In her initial reveal, it was stated that she would be receiving some kind of power up, leading many to believe that her new form from the Super Dragon Ball Heroes anime might appear in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2....

A set of wedding rings based on the ones used in the marriage ceremony in Dragon Quest 5: Hand of the Heavenly Bride will be released in Japan next year. Dragon Quest 5 is the second entry in the Zenithia Trilogy. The story follows the main character from childhood to adulthood. A big part of the game is choosing a bride from two options (three in the DS remake), which will also change the appearance of their children later in the game....

Dua Lipa is the latest star to get the Fortnite emote treatment, but unlike others in the past, the singer is completely on board with Epic using her work. Fortnite has extended beyond the reaches of its own virtual island and become a mainstream phenomenon during the three years since it launched. Whether you play video games or not, chances are even your grandma has heard of Fortnite. Speaking of grandmas, Shroud believes a lack of recognition among the elderly is the real reason Cyberpunk 2077 doesn’t have any real staying power....

Dune is going through a resurgence, with a new movie adaptation coming out later this year. There are also multiple video games, a spinoff streaming series, and now a role-playing game currently in development. Dune is a legendary sci-fi book written by Frank Herbert. It came out in 1965 and tells the story of Paul Atreides, a young duke that ends up becoming the messiah on the planet Arrakis. The planet becomes a battleground between the different noble houses and the imperium because it’s the only source of the Melange spice that allows interstellar travel....

Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition has been attempting to add Psionics to its ruleset with mixed results, but following the most recent addition, Wizards of the Coast has announced it will be discontinuing its first attempt at Unearthed Arcana Psionics, the Mystic class. The Mystic was found in Dungeons and Dragons’ Unearthed Arcana back in 2017 and was a class completely dedicated to Psionics. This class featured an interesting new take on Psionics, offering one class with the ability to branch out into various types of Psionics as opposed to 3rd edition’s decision to create numerous classes for each type of Psionics....

Magic items can be some of the most exciting pieces of loot that players can obtain in Dungeons & Dragons. Whether they provide a profoundly potent magical effect or one that is more of a novelty, magic items can provide a great deal of flavor to a campaign while providing characters with abilities they wouldn’t otherwise have. However, while there is a wide range of fun magic items that can spice up a campaign, there are other items that tote effects so powerful they can have unforeseen consequences....

[HTML1] Ubisoft has had a busy E3 2015 so far, using their press conference to highlight and detail a number of their anticipated titles such as The Division and Rainbow Six Siege. Ubisoft also had a couple tricks up their sleeve, surprising the audience with a number of surprises like For Honor, a brutal new IP from Ubisoft Montreal, and the next entry in the Ghost Recon franchise which promises a responsive open world....

The worldwide pandemic has been difficult for everybody, but some gaming companies are reporting higher numbers since more people are home playing games due to COVID-19. More people playing means more people spending, and Electronic Arts is reaping those benefits with its best first quarter ever. EA put up a press release on its website showing the numbers for the year’s first fiscal quarter, which ended in June. The total revenue for this period was $1....

Launched in 2014, The Elder Scrolls Online opened with a rocky start. Botters flooded the game and hackers made their characters invincible. Quests were so broken, players had to come up with unique solutions to complete them. On top of these issues, many players felt the game was extremely punishing. Every element was a grind, and dungeons were overwhelmingly difficult. Needless to say, the game needed a lot of work. Over time, Zenimax Online fixed these issues one by one and released a new buy-to-play structure called Tamriel Unlimited....

Elon Musk recently became the richest man in the world, and he continues to use his vast wealth for all sorts of scientific experiments. Musk owns Neuralink, a neurotechnology company of top neuroscientists from around the U.S. that aims to create successful implantable brain-machine interfaces (BMI’s). In the latest test of these BMI’s, Musk has placed one inside the brain of monkey with the hope that it will be able to play a game of “mind Pong” with another monkey with a similar implant....

The Dark Souls franchise has become somewhat infamous for reshaping the modern action-RPG. So many games have sought to emulate the design elements found in Souls games that “Souls-like” has become a genre recognized by the industry. These elements have become so well-known that it’s not hard to draw up a checklist, examine any given Souls-like, and find how much they relate to their inspiration. However, as the latest culprit ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights shows, that doesn’t mean its designs aren’t unique in and of itself....

Post-apocalyptic survival city-builder Endzone: A World Apart recently received its tenth update, titled and featuring Research Equipment, along with the two new Water Point and the Electric Water Pump buildings, a reorganized tech tree, a new and improved tutorial, upgraded expeditions, and more. This update marks the last Endzone update for 2020. Endzone is still in Early Access, and has received regular quality updates throughout the year, improving an already engaging and challenging game each time....

It’s fair to say that movies based on video games don’t have the best track record. Most of them fail to appease fans of the series or the average cinemagoer, and they’re often quickly forgotten without much fanfare. The Resident Evil titles are different, though. They’ve made a significant amount of money, and people are likely to remember them for many years to come. The reason they stand out more than others is that they’ve managed to create their own legacy outside of the source material....

9 Falchion The falchion is the two handed heavy of this game. It is slow, powerful, and has a wide arc. Since the game throws out a lot of enemies at once, this can be useful for groups. However, there are better weapons to counteract these mobs and at the end of the day the falchion is just too slow for normal cannon fodder or even bosses. 8 Longbow The longbow then is the slow equivalent in the ranged department....

Vanity Fair is back again to ruin your favorite movies. As part of their series of experts reacting to film depictions of their respective professional fields, the entertainment news source invited a real archaeologist to lead their latest video. Since Hollywood has always seemed to have a certain fascination with archaeology, if not an eye for accuracy, she had plenty of fodder to critique. Dr. Alexandra Jones, Founder and CEO of the nonprofit educational program Archaeology in the Community, took the helm of this particular video....

The commercials and trailers aired during the Super Bowl have become a big deal over the years, almost as much as an event as the halftime performances or the football game itself. Due to this, many major corporations and studios aim to get their products, movies, or shows promoted during the game. Most years, Disney and Marvel get at least a few of these much-coveted trailer spots, and 2021 was no different....

The bizarre party game Fall Guys was one of last summer’s surprise hits, and it’s still going strong. Fall Guys has managed to keep fans engaged by regularly releasing new content, and while most fans look forward to new game types and seasonal content, this also includes plenty of new skins. Some of the most popular Fall Guys skins have been crossovers with other brands, which is the case with the upcoming Aim Lab skin....

The Fallout franchise has always pushed players to make hard judgment calls and to try to find their niche in a cruel, post-apocalyptic world. As such, there have always been factions and groups players could ally themselves with or perhaps even join, in every game. But not all alliances are equal, and just like every game has had its ups and downs, so to have their many cliques. So, these are the top 10 joinable factions throughout the overall series....