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Nvidiapretty much holds the cards when it comes to ray tracing in video games. While the technology has existed for many years, it’s through the release of the company’s RTX graphics cards, such asthe recently-announced RTX 3090 Ti, that seems to really be the key to unlocking this visual potential, at least in gaming. As can be imagined, games, especially AAA releases, are interested in this graphical industry standard. While many titles do support it already, not all games do....

Summary One Pieceanime has been focusing on the aftermath of the battle of Onigashima. Luffy and his crew were at the epicenter of the action, and it was due to their hard work that Wano was liberated from the clutches of Kaido. While the heroes were busy celebrating their victory, a new enemy made his way to the land of samurai. This foe was none other than Ryokugyu, one of the three current Admirals inOne Piece....

While it’s still young in comparison to PlayStation Plus, theXboxGame Passservice has gained huge traction, and is widely believed to be one of the best deals in gaming. Theline-up of titles available on Game Passkeeps expanding, and the vast number of genres it houses makes it an appealing offer for so many players. From rogue-like royaltyHadesto the painstakingly recreated Mexican landscape ofForza Horizon 5, the service has something that everyone can enjoy, and it’s even beginning to fill a hole that has plagued Xbox for years....

The Comic-Con Character Museum has announced the latest inductee into its Character Museum Hall of Fame, withPac-Manbeing the first video game character entered. First debuting in Japanese arcades,Pac-Manis joining the likes ofBatman, who was the inaugural inductee of the museum in its inception in 2019. RELATED:Pac-ManMonopoly Game Comes With Playable Arcade Cabinet 2020 also marks the 40th anniversary of the character and the original game which debuted in 1980. While the originalPac-Manhas been ported to dozens of home consoles, handheld consoles, and mobile devices, the character himself has been a part of many spin-offs including the Nintendo Switch mega-hit,Super Smash Bros....

Each ofPersona 5 Tactica’s quests offers a challenge, intended to test the player’s knowledge of the game’s mechanics and ability to analyze the battlefield. Several quests, including quest 9, require players to defeat every foe on the battlefield in a single turn. Quest 9 is unlocked during the second Kingdom and tasks players with eliminating a group of foes on a narrow street map, with only one turn to do so....

PlayStation Days of Playis officially on the way. The annual sale event for all thingsPlayStationbegins on May 25 and will persist through June 8. PlayStation has now fully unveiled its plans for Days of Play, confirming a lengthy list of discounts for everything from major video game releases to PlayStation accessories. What PlayStation has already revealed for Days of Play likely isn’t the full extent of the sale, but it should give PS4 and PS5 gamers an idea of what to expect....

Pokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlhave finally arrived, and gamers around the world are once again exploring the caves, cities, and winding routes of the Sinnoh region. However, some players appear to have run into a development oversight that can make navigating the games' world frustrating and unexpectedly complicated. It seems that these players have run afoul ofPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearl’s hitboxes, which can make getting around objects and fitting into doors a real pain....

Summary WhenThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerfirst dropped, the biggest mystery of the show was “Who is Sauron?” However, fans were drawn to one major character who could have been Sauron, but he could have also been another significant figure fromLord of the Rings. The man who crashed to Middle-earth, many suspected, was Sauron, but that soon turned out to be false. The next obvious choice, especially by the robes he wore, was that he was Gandalf before taking up that well-known name....

Video game fans who prefer nightmarish experiences can choose from a nice variety of dark psychological games and meet some of the most terrifying video game characters of all time. While many of these characters are monstrous there are also a few of them who were once humans which makes these villains' backstories much more compelling and haunting. Related:Best Anti-Hero Games That Don’t Involve Superheroes Players can get lost in some of the most nightmarish worlds of thebest horror gameswhile getting to know these horrifying game characters' life better as well as understand how their twisted mind works....

Sonic Frontiershas been a longer time coming than the typicalSonicgame. Where it was once normal for new mainline titles starring the blue blur to come out on almost a yearly basis, it’s been close to five years since the last one,Sonic Forces, did. Luckily for impatient fans, the first open-world (or“open-zone” as Sega calls it)Sonicgame appears to be on track to arrive on schedule this holiday season, despite the concerns many fans have had lately....

One of the things that makes role-playing games so popular among the fan base is the fact that players can customize their characters to their heart’s content, and the titles that allow such creative thinking often have quite in-depth mechanics and features, such that just making an avatar can take up a chunk of time. As a recent example,Elden Ring’scharacter creation is pretty advanced, with fans making all kinds of people, and really pushing the limits....

Summary Starfieldhas traded the Dragon Walls ofSkyrimfor hundreds of Starborn Temples scattered around the Settled Systems, and a convenient mod has been released for players who find the grind too tedious. Though the latest Bethesda title has often been compared toSkyrimeven before its launch, thesimilarities betweenStarfieldandSkyrimcouldn’t be more obvious when it comes to Starborn Powers, which are essentially seen as “dragon shouts in space.” Mechanically speaking, being a Dragonborn and being a Starborn isn’t all that different, asStarfieldplayers have a dedicated button for activating their Power, and they obtain and upgrade these abilities by seeking out Starborn Temples, which are the equivalent of Word Walls fromSkyrim....

Stellar Bladefeatures an array of resources that players can collect as they traverse through the various regions in the game. One set of items that plays an extremely crucial role, but can be hard to find areMicro Motor, Coil,andDrive. What makes these items so crucial in the game is that they are required for obtainingNano Elements, which can turn out to be extremely handy as players progress. This is becauseNano elementsare required forExospine upgrades, which are crucial in making Eve stronger against enemies....