Players ofYu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duelare likely familiar with the franchise’s Extra Deck mechanics, where players utilize an additional set of cards outside their Main Deck using the game’s many mechanics. While the mainYu-Gi-Oh!andYu-Gi-Oh! GXseries focus on Fusions and Rituals as Extra Deck mechanics, sequel series introduced more Extra Deck options to diversify play. These include the multi-tribute Synchro Summons, multi-card Xyz Summons, placement-reliant Link Summons, and the multi-castingPendulum Summon. Despite the complexity of having all these mechanics in a single game,Yu-Gi-Oh!...

Marvel just confirmed one of its biggest characters is actually part of the LGBTQ+ community in the only way it knows how: by hiding the reveal in a blink-and-miss-it moment. A recent teaser for the upcoming Disney Plus seriesLokithrew curious fans a bone in the form of a briefly seen file on the titular trickster, and hey, it’s better than nothing. The officialLokiTwitter account recently shared a short (but pretty funny) clip from the upcoming series and eagle-eyed fans managed to pick up some very interesting new information from Loki’s TVA (Time Variance Authority) file, which quickly flashes on screen at the end of the scene....

Virtual world animes were all the rage around the release ofSword Art Online, and creator Reki Kawahara was a major force behind this. Not only wasSword Art Onlineinsanely popular, and still is among many, it aired nearly concurrently with another of Kawahara’s works,Accel World. These two animes both feature virtual worlds accessed through a neural link, yet are surprisingly different overall. Accel World, written by Reki Kawahara, stars a short, chubby high schooler who feels outcast from society and is consistently bullied....

Activision Blizzardis one of the largest publishers in the gaming industry, with the company holding the rights to dozens of iconic IPs. According to the company’s Chief Operating Officer Daniel Alegre, every major Activision Blizzard franchise may be coming to the mobile platform. Android and iOS versions for all the company’s games is a logical business move given the incredible success ofCall of Duty Mobile. WithCoD Mobilehitting major revenue milestonesand being downloaded millions of times, the on-the-go version of the FPS series has proven how viable the platform can be for video game publishers....

Summary Major game publisherActivisionis currently being sued by aCall of Dutyesports team for perpetuating an alleged monopoly over its competitive scene. TheCall of Dutygames are a hitamong pro FPS players, which is why they are crying out over the way the company has been handling tournaments and organized play. Activision’s top-tierCall of Dutyorganized play is currently concentrated in the Call of Duty League, which replaced the Call of Duty World League back in 2020....

Summary If you’re a fan of life simulation games, there’s some good news coming your way. Amazon is currently offering substantial discounts onThe Sims 4expansion packs, with savings of up to 50%. It’s the perfect opportunity to expand your virtualThe Simsworld and gain new features and content at significant discounts. There are tons of options forThe Sims 4fans - likely one or more excellent upgrades for anyone’s preferences. Included are the likes of the City Living expansion with new metropolitan careers, Seasons with seasonal celebrations and weather events, Eco Lifestyle for sustainable living features, Cottage Living for homesteading, and much, much more....

Assassin’s Creed Valhallaoffers players the chance to customize the protagonist, Eivor, in multiple ways. With a broad lineup of armor, tattoos, and ship options, players can put a personal touch on just about everything. And whileEivor’s hairis also customizable, a new mod greatly expands the number of options that Eivor has while donning a new hairdo. The mod, called Eivor Customizer and first noticed by Eurogamer, allows players to equip haircuts found onNPCs throughoutAssassin Creed Valhalla’sworld....

Ubisoft recently confirmed thatAssassin’s Creed Valhallawould be getting the longest post-launch support of any franchise game to date, and the first major aspect of that is theWrath of the Druids DLC. While this article may containLIGHT SPOILERSahead for the DLC, direct references to any events will not be involved, but it should be said that there’s no major lore or world building connected to the DLC. As unfortunate as that is,Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Wrath of the Druids DLC does have some connection to otherACgames if players squint the right way....

After twenty years, the sequel thatBaldur’s Gatefans have been waiting for has finally launched, if only in its partial early access version.Baldur’s Gate 3is ready for players, and the game deserves the huge numbers that it has already drawn in. The question of whether fans should “buy” it, however, depends entirely on how many glitches they can tolerate. TheDungeons & Dragons-based gameisn’t complete. Only about the first 20 hours ofBaldur’s Gate 3are available to play, leaving a good chunk of it a mystery still, and those 20 hours are riddled with bugs and other issues....

Summary Pythia is one of thoseBattlestar Galacticaconcepts frequently teased, but never entirely unveiled on the small screen. It’s like a cosmic riddle, lingering in the background, just waiting for its full story to burst into the spotlight. Picture this – it’s about 3,600 years before everything goes haywire for the Twelve Colonies, and Pythia, an ancient oracle, is at the heart of it all. A set of ancient writings guide the Twelve Tribes' way of life....

JRPGs are a ton of fun to play through, with players loving the rich worlds and amazing stories that these games allow them to explore. Most people associate this genre with high fantasy worlds, with the vast majority of these games using the tropes in this setting to great effect. It’s easy to see why so many people feel that this genre doesn’t really tackle any real aspects of history…but this erroneous train of thought couldn’t be further from the truth....

It could be said thatopen-world gamesencapsulate gaming’s best attributes and push them to their logical extremes — they offer fully fleshed-out alternate realities for the player to explore as they wish, generally affording them unprecedented levels of agency and freedom in determining their path through it. An open-world game has the potential to, almost literally, become a second life for the player to disappear into. So it should come as no surprise that some of the gaming industry’s most prolific titles manifest as open-world games....

Summary A new addition toCities: Skylines 2gameplay isSignature Buildings, unique zone buildings that provide buffs to their surrounding areas depending on the nature of their construction and placement. In a bid to better “personalize” the city-sim,Cities: Skylines 2players can use Signature Buildings to help add a dash of style to a growing city, especially since more Signature Buildings are unlocked based on a city’s overall progress pertaining to Milestones, citizen Happiness levels, or Zoned areas....