The Last of Us 2: How to Reload

As players make their way throughThe Last of Us 2they will get access to a variety of different weapons, ranging from pistols to bows and beyond. To make good use of these offensive tools, fans will occasionally need to refill their ammunition, though how that is done may not be immediately obvious. Fortunately, it is quite simple to reload inThe Last of Us 2, and this guide has all of the details that players will need....

May 26, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Mary Cochran

The Memory Card .67: Scaling the waterfall

“The Memory Card” is a seasonal feature that dissects and honors some of the most artistic, innovative, and memorable videogame moments of all time. Online multiplayer is revolutionary. The fact that almost every console offers you the chance to play a specific videogame with almost anyone in the world at anytime is a pretty remarkable step forward in terms of both technology and player interaction. There is no denying the birth of online multiplayer changed videogames forever....

May 26, 2025 · 8 min · 1593 words · Patricia Carroll

The Omen 32X Smart Gaming Monitor Has Google TV

HP announced its new OMEN 32x Smart Gaming Monitor. The monitor runs on Google TV, but it’s made to focus more on gaming than other media. The OMEN 32x Smart Gaming Monitor is a large 31.5-inch screen with a sharp 4K resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels. It uses an IPS panel for vibrant colors and has a standard ratio of 16:9. This monitor displays 95% of the Display P3 color range and 99% of the sRGB color range, making it great for accurate colors....

May 26, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Andrea Lewis

The Top 50 Videogames of the Decade (#40-31)

In a few weeks, it will be the end of the first decade of the 21st century. To celebrate this milestone, we here at Destructoid picked the best fifty games of the last ten years (the best of the ’00s!). The only rule of this week-long series — other than making sure each game was released between 2000 and today — is that only one game from each series could make the final cut....

May 26, 2025 · 10 min · 1964 words · Kari Webster

The Worst Part Of Doctor Who's Mrs. Flood Twist Is Clear After Season 15, Episode 7

Warning: Spoilers ahead forDoctor Whoseason 15, episode 7, “Wish World.“After being revealed as the Rani at the end of the previous episode,Doctor Whoseason 15, episode 7, “Wish World,” is the first installment to show Anita Dobson’s Mrs. Flood embracing her identity as the villainous Time Lady. With Archie Panjabi also making her debut as another Rani, thanks to a surprise repeat of 2023’s bi-generation twist, the villain who hadn’t been seen sinceDoctor Who’s classic erais now back in full force....

May 26, 2025 · 6 min · 1134 words · Steven Palmer

There's One Xbox Game Pass Day-One Release I'm Most Excited To Try, & It's Out In Two Weeks

The first half of 2025 has brought a torrent of new games to play, but one particularly exciting one is going to be available onXbox Game Passday one later in June: Remedy Entertainment’sFBC: Firebreak. Remedy has largely become known for its mind-bending world-building in single-player games likeAlan WakeandControl, which share a connected universe.Alan Wake 2was one of2023’s best horror games, andControl 2is still in development, but the studio is filling the game withFBC: Firebreak, an unexpected spin-off....

May 26, 2025 · 3 min · 526 words · Sean Cummings

Why The Battlefield Franchise Could Keep Its Head Down in 2023

In years past,Battlefieldused to be known asCall of Duty’s main competitor in the first-person shooter market, with both franchises churning out quality releases with each passing year. Fast-forward to the future, however, andBattlefieldappears to have trouble treading water, with a string of recent projects amassing bad reviews and making it clear that the franchise needs to return to the drawing board for some fresh inspiration. The sleeping giant faces two options; hunker down and weather the storm by pushing ahead with more entries, or taking a break and keeping its head down for 2023, at the very least....

May 26, 2025 · 4 min · 645 words · Donald Blackwell

World of Tanks boasts 40 million registered users

That’s… a lot of people. Last week,I mentioned howWorld of Tanksseemed to be one of those titles that’s probably a lot bigger than I assumed but today publisher Wargaming announced thatWorld of Tankshas40 million registered users. Now registered users is a fairly loaded phrase; there’s a hell of a lot of people who will register for a game or service and only play it once. But there’s also the small fact that 500,000 people recently played simultaneously on a single server....

May 26, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Rebecca Kim

WWE 2K23 Player Makes MJF CAW That Could Pass for the Real Deal

Early access toWWE 2K23is already leading to some incredible Create-A-Superstar wrestlers, as shown by one player’s impressive AEW World Champion MJF design. Create-A-Superstar is one of theWWE 2Kfranchise’s most popular features. It allows players to make their own wrestlers, allowing for in-depth customization and even face photo capture textures.WWE 2K23is the franchise’s most impressive Create-A-Superstar mode yet, even allowing players to create wrestlers from WWE competitors like AEW with relative ease....

May 26, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Christopher Miller

XDefiant’s end-match achievements are both satisfying and demeaning

Many players have experienced a rollercoaster of emotions during theXDefiantend-match achievements. It’s an unusual twist for the achievement, but they’ve made many players (myself included) feel either a genuine sense of pride or outright embarrassment. I know it sounds ironic for achievements to be demeaning, but it has to do with howXDefianthandles end-match achievements. Generally, shooter games showcase player stats at the end of the match to show who did the best in-game....

May 26, 2025 · 4 min · 642 words · Donald Mckee

10 Best Fantasy Shows You've Never Heard Of

FantasyTV shows have accounted for some of the best series of the last few decades thanks to hits likeGame of ThronesandHouse of the Dragon, as well as more controversial (but still conversation-dominating) titles likeThe WitcherandThe Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power. Yet the genre’s true depth stretches far beyond these blockbusters, offering worlds every bit as compelling. Despite thedominance ofGame of Thronesand its ilk, underrated fantasy TV shows have been quietly delivering high-quality storytelling for decades....

May 25, 2025 · 8 min · 1535 words · Russell Price

10 Best Mr. Miyagi Quotes In The Karate Kid Movies (& How Cobra Kai Referenced Them)

The Karate Kid’s Mr. Miyagi is one of the most iconic senseis in the history of martial arts cinema, not only for his prowess as a karate master, but for the invaluable life lessons he imparts to his students. Many of Mr. Miyagi’s best quotes are more than just things for Daniel LaRusso to take on board for his character growth in theKarate Kidmovies. They’re principles by which we can all live, treat one another, and relate to the world around us....

May 25, 2025 · 9 min · 1819 words · Benjamin French

10 Songs That Define U2's Career

Few rock bands have been as successful over the last 50 years asU2. They’ve earned it, forming as teenagers in the late ’70s and creating challenging rock that mixed the personal, political, and religious. Their early albums revealed a unique voice, and the quartet became global superstars who reinvented themselves in order to chase their experimental muse. U2 used its platform forpolitical causes, changed the sound of rock music, and took on the mantle of icons....

May 25, 2025 · 9 min · 1711 words · Nicholas May