Xenoblade Chronicles 3: The Best Gems to Craft For the Defender Class

InXenoblade Chronicles 3players will have to figure out the best ways to design their team compositions for their party. Players who prefer to dish out damage will focus more on getting in as many Attackers as possible. Those who lean more towards defense will probably aim to get as many Defenders as possible. Lastly, those who want to focus on survivability will try to put in as many Healers as they can....

July 19, 2025 · 5 min · 915 words · Leonard Robbins

YouTube Music Arrives on Apple HomePod

The Apple HomePod only supports a handful of music services. Thankfully, YouTube Music is joining the party. You can now control YouTube Music playback from your HomePod using Siri voice commands. Previously, YouTube Music had to be beamed to the HomePod over AirPlay. This functionality requires aYouTube PremiumorMusic Premiumsubscription, just as it does on Google Assistant speakers. To set things up, start by installing the latest YouTube Music update on iOS....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Jacqueline Cooley

"I Wasn't Exactly Thrilled": Player 333's Twist In Squid Game Season 3 Ending Gets Honest Response From Star

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Squid Game season 3. Squid Gamestar Yim Si-wan shares an honest reaction to the shocking Player 333 twist in season 3. During theSquid Gameseason 3 ending, Player 333, whose name is Lee Myung-gi, is willing to kill his own baby in order to win the entirety of the $4.56 billion won prize for himself. Player 333’s decision isSquid Game’s ultimate twist, especially since it comes after Myung-gi teams up with Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) to eliminate the players who want the baby dead....

July 18, 2025 · 5 min · 916 words · Douglas Smith

"It Was Very Unexpected": Solo Leveling Exec Admits 1 Part of the Anime's Global Success Took the Entire Staff by Surprise

Solo Levelingmay have recentlywon Anime of the Year at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awardsand shattered streaming records worldwide, but behind the scenes, even its creators were caught off guard by the scale of its global success. While the anime adaptation of the South Korean webcomic has become a growing cultural phenomenon abroad, especially in North America, its reception in Japan has been much more reserved. Speaking on The Anime Effect Podcast,Solo Leveling’sproducer, Atsushi Kaneko, admitted thatthe disparity between domestic and international receptions was “very unexpected....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 547 words · Michael Levine

10 Fantasy Movies That Are Amazing From Start To Finish

The fantasy genre can be difficult to pull off well, but there are some perfect fantasy movies that offer thrills, magic, and fun from beginning to end. The2020s have offered some great fantasy moviesso far, with the likes ofThe Green KnightandDungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thievesdestined to become classics before long. However, one of the ways fantasy movies earn such reputations is by delivering a complete adventure. With such big ideas and complex worlds that fantasy movies often have, it’s not easy to have a movie that works all the way through....

July 18, 2025 · 8 min · 1578 words · Colleen Chapman

After This Underwhelming Beetlejuice 2 Moment, I’m Convinced Beetlejuice 3 Needs To Break One Franchise Tradition

Considering the negative audience reception for one underwhelmingBeetlejuice 2moment, I’m convinced thatBeetlejuice 3needs to break a beloved franchise tradition. The campy Tim Burton movieBeetlejuicebecame a cult classic after its 1988 release, developing a passionate fan base. 36 years later, the filmBeetlejuice Beetlejuicehit theaters. Less than half a year afterthe 2024 sequel’s $451 million success, Warner Bros announced that the Ghost With The Most would appear again inBeetlejuice 3. As a massive fan of the firstBeetlejuicemovie, my feelings about the threequel are mostly those of excitement, with a dash of nervousness....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 821 words · Kathryn Garcia

Before John Wick's Ballerina, Stream This Underrated 2023 Action Movie With The Same Name

AlthoughFrom the World of John Wick: Ballerinahasn’t hit theaters yet, fans of theJohn Wickfranchise can watch another action movie with the same name right now. 2023’sBallerinahas nothing to do with theJohn Wickfranchise, but the Korean revenge thriller could still appeal to its fans. Ever since the firstJohn Wickmovie in 2014, there have been scores of imitators trying to replicate the same punchy style of action. Only a few of theseJohn Wickclonesare actually worth watching, and even fewer stack up to the scintillating power of the original....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 669 words · Hector Vance

Call of Duty 2020 Rumor Say Reveal is Still A Long Way Off

For over a decade, Activision has consistently revealed the nextCall of Dutygame by the end of May. However,Call of Duty 2020has broken that tradition, with the game still yet to actually be shown off to the public. Activision has given no indication of when it may properly revealCall of Duty 2020, but a prominentCall of Dutyfranchise leaker has suggested that fans may still have quite awhile to wait before they will get to see the game....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Jenna Graves

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Datamine Leaks More CoD 4 Maps

Thus far in season 2, it seems thatCall of Duty: Modern Warfarefans have been treated with iconic additions fromModern Warfare 2. They’ve seen Ghost return now as an operator, and Season 2 even brought back the fan-favorite map Rust, which will reportedly have a1v1 Rust playlistsometime next week. That’s not to say all content is currently focused onMW2, though, as a recent datamine proves. Rumors, datamines, and leaks have ran rampant with the game since day one, with many of these pointing towardModern Warfare’s battle royale mode....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Sarah Miller

Call of Duty: Vanguard Bug Is Giving Players Wall Hacks After Using Glide Bomb Killstreak

Call of Duty: Vanguardis the latest in Activision’s series of highly successful first-person shooters.Call of Duty: Vanguardoffered fans a return to thesetting of WWII, something that many had been requesting since the franchise started to move in a more futuristic direction. WithCall of Duty: Modern WarfareandCall of Duty: WWIIalso bringing back historical or more modern-day stories,Vanguardwas seen by many as the third attempt to bring theCall of Dutyseries back to the series' origins....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Emily Morris

Dark Souls 3: How To Beat The Abyss Watchers

As one of the first Lords of Cinder that players can find inDark Souls 3, the Abyss Watchers are a mandatory boss that is required to defeat if the Ashen One wishes to progress. Due to their unique scenario where multiple Watchers spawn, this battle can become quite hectic. RELATED:Dark Souls 3: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About The Lords Of Cinder There is a lot going on, so focusing on implementing any strategy can be tricky between dodging, blocking, or parrying incoming attacks....

July 18, 2025 · 5 min · 991 words · James Jones

Death Stranding Star Calls Game 'Mind-Blowing'

Norman Reedus, star of Hideo Kojima’s mysteriousDeath Stranding, says that Kojima’s first project after leaving behind Konami and theMetal Gearfranchise is “mind-blowing.” Reedus also admits that his on-stage statement at the Game Awards, where he said he didn’t know whatthe game’s newest trailerwas all about, was scripted. After all, Reedus is the star and so he actually knows quite a lot about Kojima’s game: “I know what the game’s about, to a certain extent....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Dillon Obrien

Dragon Ball FighterZ: No Cross-Play Planned

While it was virtually unheard of in the past, recent years have seen cross-play become a common occurrence in the gaming industry. Not only have we seen cross-play between consoles and PC, but we’ve also seen console competitors put aside their differences to allow cross-play, withXbox One and Nintendo Switch supporting the featurefor a number of upcoming releases. While more online-enabled games are supporting cross-play than ever before, the upcomingDragon Ball FighterZwill not be one of them, unfortunately....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Carlos Garcia