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Paradox Interactive is rather known for its games having incredible breadth and depth, and the deeply flavored historical romp that is Europa Universalis 4 is no exception. Running a successful nation requires much skill and expertise and, perhaps most of all: planning. To that end, players must be aware of what idea groups they have available to them when they are useful to take and what boons they will unlock as they invest monarch points into them....

The Witcher 3 is full of morally grey choices and themes but overall, Geralt is usually a good dude. Even though witchers are supposed to be neutral in world affairs, Geralt is always getting himself mixed up in world-ending plots and destinies. That being said, it is possible to make Geralt more villainous than he’s supposed to be. Admittedly, it’s tough to make Geralt go completely evil, but those evil choices you can make along the way can have some major consequences on the story....

Since its release in 2015, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been praised as one of the best RPGs of all time. The interesting characters, captivating world-building, lovingly crafted side-quests, and huge DLCs won over players internationally. In the six years since its launch, The Witcher 3 has only increased in popularity, thanks in part to Netflix’s successful 2019 adaptation. Fans have speculated for years about what’s next; however, a fourth installment of The Witcher series is likely years away and that’s probably for the best....

Prior to the debut of The Umbrella Academy season 2, showrunner Steve Blackman promised Den of Geek that there would be plenty of Easter eggs. “There are tons,” he said. “We specifically wanted to sit down and say, ‘Here are the Easter eggs we want to put in, let’s make a list of them.’ They’re everywhere. I think the fans will get a real kick once you start realizing what we’ve put in....

If you managed to escape the Among Us McNugget auction with even a scrap of hope to spare, let me fix that for you now. As if it wasn’t bad enough that someone placed a bid of $100,000 for a sus nugget, some enterprising folks have followed this story like the gold rush, and have started their own hunt for a crewmate-shaped McNugget. Searching “Among Us McNugget” on eBay gives you dozens of choices, and shows that the original chicken nugget auction wasn’t an outlier....

Destiny 2 kicked of The Season of the Chosen with a new playlist activity called Battlegrounds. Similar to the Empire Hunts introduced at the start of Beyond Light, Battlegrounds is a three-player mini-strikes featuring this season’s antagonist species — the Cabal. While Battlegrounds improve upon Empire Hunts and Wrathborn Hunts in a number of ways, by the far the thing about this new activity is just how absurdly packed with enemies these battlegrounds can get....

Ever since the game’s release on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, many have been wondering when the alleged port of The Outer Worlds would finally hit the Nintendo Switch, with Obsidian promising the handheld adaptation of the game would be coming soon after the title’s 2019 release. Fans now know the title will be coming next week on June 5, with Switch players growing increasingly excited to play Obsidian’s intergalactic RPG adventure for the first time....

Many gamers were very excited to find out that Destiny 2 would be bringing the sci-fi shooter franchise over to PCs in addition to consoles, but the staggered release has caused some concern in the community. Console gamers are able to dive into Destiny 2 on September 6, a full month and a half earlier than PC players who join the fight on October 24. The Destiny team is aware that this isn’t ideal, but the developers do have some good intentions behind the later release date for the PC version....

Even as the specter of its sequel looms on the horizon, Overwatch continues to update and adapt. Alongside nerfs and buffs to heroes, like Tracer, new systems and improvements are still rolled out at a steady pace, including the relatively recent introduction of the hero rotation system. The hero rotation system implemented in Overwatch forces players to shake up their game and learn new skills in order to stay competitive, though it has been controversial....

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve played through the Mass Effect trilogy. It’s my absolute favorite series, and I’ve developed a bit of a yearly ritual where I replay the trilogy over the summer. I usually make the same few choices, drop Ashley, save Wrex, romance Garrus or Thane, opt for Synthesis - but I am never Renegade. I’ve run through the trilogy I don’t know how many times and outside of a couple of choices, I’m Paragon all the way....

For anyone that’s an anime fan, they’ve heard of Neon Genesis Evangelion, or simply put, Evangelion. Evangelion is one of the most influential and weirdest anime series. To summarize it, an organization called NERV recruits teens to pilot giant mechas called Evangelions to fight beings called Angels. The main character is Shinji Ikari, the son of NERV’s director, and the series follows him as he battles against monsters and his own personal issues....

Vampire lesbians, is there any creature more seductive, hypnotic or seductively sinful? Jesus Christ himself had to come back in the 2001 film Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter to protect Canadian lesbians from the most provocative of predators. Saphic sanguinarians started staking their claim in Joseph Sheridan le Fanu’s novella Carmilla (1872). From Gloria Holden’s magnetic eyes in Dracula’s Daughter (1936) through Ingrid Pitt’s sultry invitation in The Vampire Lovers (1970) to the revivalist Lesbian Vampire Killers, the irresistible sirens have held an almost fetishistic fascination over moviegoers....

During the holiday shopping season, it can be hard to know what to get for those Xbox gamers on your list. Here’s our 10 must-have gifts for Xbox owners to help you out. With the holiday buying season in full swing, many people are on the hunt for the best gaming presents for their friends and family. However, sometimes it can be hard to determine the best or most useful items for gamers, especially when those items are purchased by friends and family who don’t play video games themselves....

This flashy trailer gives fans what they want: showcasing their favorite characters with their special abilities. Nihon Falcom is continuing its 2013 title The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel into this action-packed 4th game in its series. The developers announced yesterday the game that had been released in Japan in September of 2018 is finally releasing worldwide this fall on the PS4. Release for Nintendo Switch and PC is scheduled for 2021....

Fans probably know SquareEnix for its Final Fantasy franchise. Well, it produced another popular series with almost as many games. That is the Seiken Densetsu series—or the Mana series, as it is known in the United States. This series first became popular with the 1993 game Secret of Mana for Super Nintendo. In 1995, SquareEnix made a sequel to it, but it was not released in America…until recently. In 2019, it finally came out in America for the Nintendo Switch, and it was called Trials of Mana....

This True Detective review contains spoilers. True Detective Season 3 Episode 5 Detectives Wayne Hays (Mahershala Ali) and Roland West (Stephen Dorff) arrived on the scene last week just in time to see a local vigilante group trip a claymore in a cliffhanger ending. True Detective season 3 episode 5, doesn’t offer a quick landing. “If You Have Ghosts” opens with the Purcell Task Force in 1990 dealing with the fallout from a nationally televised Donahue appearance by the state prosecutor....

Unexpectedly, the first ever Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 tournament was announced earlier today. Scheduled for October 27, two weeks after the game’s official release, the tournament will include four of the top Twitch streamers around, including Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins. While Call of Duty’s biggest appeal in the past has been its esteemed multiplayer, Treyarch’s newest addition to the Black Ops series is taking a considerably different approach. Although Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will still keenly focus on its multiplayer aspect, Blackout, its expansion into the battle royale genre, is clearly receiving the majority of the game’s publicity....

Electronic Arts is bringing back its UFC gaming franchise after a two-year break. UFC 4 was officially revealed during UFC 251 on July 11, though leaks confirmed the new fighting game in the weeks prior to that. Two years means EA’s had some time to improve gameplay for UFC 4, which it’s now willing to start talking about. Speaking with GameSpot, UFC 4 creative director Brian Hayes broke down some of the biggest changes being made to the game’s gameplay....

Gaming modders continue to constantly push the boundaries on what devices can support their favorite games, especially in the advent of newer consoles like the PS5. Courtesy of one tech whizz, the RPCS3 PlayStation 3 emulator can now run Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune at 40 fps - which is ironically better than the PS3’s capabilities. YouTuber Karan Benchmarks shared their footage of Naughty Dog’s first Uncharted title running on the emulator with impressive force....

The oceans of Valheim are largely vacant currently, making sailing from island to island a seemingly passive voyage. However, there is one gigantic species of predator that lurks in the deeps. Serpents are larger than life sea monsters, and if their sheer size wasn’t enough to chill your bones, they are also terrifyingly aggressive. If you have run afoul of these nightmarish creatures, here’s everything you need to know to avoid a shipwreck and a watery grave....