TheMortal Kombatfranchise has invited a variety of guest characters over the years, including Spawn, Jason Voorhees, the Xenomorph, and John Rambo. Even more characters were leaked as possible DLC fighters forMortal Kombat 11, but ultimately never made it into the game.Mortal Kombatco-creator and current creative director Ed Boon recently revealed one character whose name has come up repeatedly: the sardonic and iconic protagonist ofBuffy the Vampire Slayer. Ruthless, irreverent, and always ready to do battle with the forces of evil, Buffy Summers could find herself right at home in theMortal Kombatuniverse....

The Sims 4was released nearly a decade ago, and The Sims Studio has likely learned many things from its time working on it. With that in mind,The Sims 5could come up with an entirely new business model to help alleviate its previous issues. One of its changes to it could be in the form of a battle pass. Battle passes are nothing new to the gaming scene, having been mostly popularized by games likeFortnite....

One of the newest additions toShadowlandsis the Fallen Charger’s Reigns mount, which is a drop from the Fallen Charger. It was included in the 9.1 update toShadowlands, giving gamers yet another Epic item to acquire. Over the years, Blizzard has been including more and more rare mob or boss spawns, which dropdesirable rare items. RELATED:Shadowlands: Highest DPS In Castle Nathria, Ranked Theserare spawnsincentivize spending the time to wait for each rare boss or mob....

First-person shooters are one of the most popular genres in all of video games. Players have to master movement and aiming all while under intense situations. Even with a focus on shooting bad guys, this genre finds a way to differentiate itself with unique mechanics and general variety. RELATED:10 Forgotten Adventure Games You Need To Play Unfortunately, the popularity of this genre also means many great FPS franchises get left in the dirt....

The 1990s was an interesting time for video games. Game genres were starting to expand, consoles became a main source of entertainment in a steadily increasing amount of households and the general advancements in graphics and gameplay was incredible. The ’90s also gave players things like Sega Channel, which gave players a subscription to a cable based source of games and switched the content up each month. RELATED:10 Forgotten Retro Sega Franchises That NEED New Games This growth allowed players to experience a vast array of video games, some great, some not so great....

With Bethesda’s reputation at an all-time low right now, long-time fans are definitely shocked by how far the company has fallen ever since it reached new heights of popularity with the release ofThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The game is so incredible and beloved that even the recent track record of this company has done nothing to take away from the brilliance of this seminal title. RELATED:Skyrim: The 10 Best One-Handed Weapons In The Game (& How To Obtain Them)...

InValheim, raids on a player’s base can occur after certain criteria have been met. While inside of a player’s home base, words will appear at the top of the screen, warning a player that something is coming. With or without thebest base defenses inValheim, enemies will spawn and begin to move in. Enemy Events An enemy event triggers at random once a player has completed a certain part of the story or has killed a certain number of enemies....

Apex Legendsdropped a new trailer for theupcoming Fight Night Collection Event, officially unveiling the long-awaited heirloom for the battle royale’s resident walking fortress, Gibraltar. The trailer was accompanied by a laundry list of additional patch notes releasing alongside the event, which include new details regarding Pathfinder’s Town Takeover, the deployment of loot MRVNs throughout Olympus, and the latest limited time mode, Airdrop Escalation Takeover. Gibraltar mains rejoice, the gentle giant of the Outlands is set to receive his own ultra-rare heirloom weapon when Fight Night hits servers on January 5....

Modern Warfare 2allows for a wide variety of play styles due to the large roster of weapons available. Some of these can be unlocked through the standard leveling system, but others require players to use the base of each weapon to unlock new ones. RELATED:Modern Warfare 2: All Intel Locations for Defender Mt. Zaya Spec Ops Here, we go over five unique classes that will give players a few different ways to adapt toCall of Duty’s ever-changing meta....

Thanks to their low prerequisites and slow pacing,role-playing gameswere some of the most popular titles among ’80s and ’90s PC gamers. This was a time of incredibly fast development for RPGs: most Ultima games on DOS still used keyboard inputs, while newer series likeFalloutturned the mouse into the only tool a player needed. This period saw great development in 3D RPGs, which eventually grew into the Action-RPG genre. RELATED:RPGs That Bombed At Launch But Became Cult Classics...

Summary The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’srelease marked another stellar achievement for Japanese gaming giant Nintendo. Based on countless reviews, the sequel has toppedBreath of the Wildin many ways. The return of old abilities and the addition of fresh ones, especially Ultrahand and Fuse, have enhanced gameplay in many new ways. They allow players to create as manytransportation and weapon combinationsas they can dream up, allowing their imagination to run wild while exploring the massive world of Hyrule....

At only 36 years old, Ryan Coogler is far from the only young brilliant director out there, yet his success with theBlack Pantherfranchise, even in the direst of circumstances, does make him the kind of rare talent Marvel Studios will definitely want to hang on to for years to come. That is becauseBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreversolidifies the notion that Coogler is no one-hit wonder, not that too many people might think that, given he was also instrumental in reviving one of filmmaking’s greatest legends, Rocky Balboa, when he helped launchedCreed, now going strong into its third entry....

Summary To wrap up the first week of 2024, Blizzard revealed that the company had banned over 270,000 accounts fromWorld of Warcraftin December 2023. While it was unclear which versions ofWorld of Warcraftthe ban wave took into account, it is the largest one since Blizzard started its monthly ban wave reports in June 2023. The announcement came just days after Blizzard confirmed that bothDragonflightandWrath of the Lich King Classicwill have big updates in January....