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Barbiehas never really gone away since the first dolls were made more than 60 years ago, but the iconic character has experienced a serious bump in popularity thanks to the launch of the Barbie movie. Raking in more than $1 billion at the box office, Mattel has launched a wave of Barbie dolls and merch to celebrate its success as people leave cinemas and want to extend their experiences. However, as is made abundantly clear by Ryan Gosling throughout the film, it’s not all about Barbie....

On the Counter-Terrorist side inCounter-Strike 2 (CS2), the M4A1-S serves as one of the most popular guns. The silencer and the easier-to-control spray make it a delight to use, and many players favor the same over the other rifle counterpart, the M4A4. Valve has introduced a diverse range of distinctive skins for the M4A1-S, spanning from costlier options like Printstream and Imminent Danger to cheaper ones like Boreal Forest and Mud-Spec....

Of all the classes available to you inBaldur’s Gate 3, warlock is one of the most fun. While it doesn’t learn many spells, those it does learn make it a versatile, adaptable class perfectly suited to combat. Wyll, the game’s resident warlock, will likely be your introduction to the class’s ins and outs. One of the warlock’s benefits as it levels up is the gift of a pact boon. There are three to choose from, and each provides a significant buff to your warlock’s abilities....

Marvel’s Spider-Man had an excellent photo mode, and that returns inMarvel’s Spider-Man 2. What also returns is Manhattan, except now it has brought its brothers Queens and Brooklyn along for the ride. If you’re looking for some unique locations to test out Spidey’s classic photo mode, these are some of the best sites in the new map to get your lens caps around. We’ve also provided map markers for exactly where they are in the game, but the final two are linked to quests, so you’ll only find them when their maps are active....

Halloween is right around the corner, and if you’re looking for a fun party theme that won’t scare your friends and trick-or-treaters, you could always theme your decorations around some of the most friendly monsters around, and that’sPokemon. Story of Phantump Pokemon Center × Vic Lee: Pokémon Scary Stories Figure Haunted Pokemon Village: Roserade Spooky Cinema Figure Whether you’re looking for some casual decorations to fill your house with or have a specific scene you’re looking to recreate, these Halloween decorations are the best you may find....

Summary Sometimes the struggles associated with the real world get a bit too complicated and overwhelming for you, so finding the right video game to unwind is the perfect remedy. And what better game genre to dive into than survival? Related:The Best Survival Games For Beginners You get the opportunity to worry about your avatar’s environmental risks and struggles, keeping an eye on food, water, or stamina levels. Not only that, though games may emulate a sort of realism they still don’t lack in terms of providing you a foreign setting you might have fun conquering over the course of your playthroughs....

Summary Wood is an abundant resource inMinecraft, as almost every biome in the game has different types of trees that vary in size. A great way to utilize these naturally spawning trees is to turn them into your house, as hostile mobs can not spawn on leaves during the night. Thankfully, many online tutorials created by various content creators specifically teach you the best way to construct a tree house, or even build a custom tree altogether....

Virtual Reality is here to stay. It has gone from an emerging gimmick technology for gaming, to a truly productive and seamless form of communication and interaction that has worked its way into fields like education, entertainment, and even work. As there are more advancements in VR tech being made, there’s also an increase in expectations. Related:Best Controllers For PC Only a select few VR headsets stand up to these expectations, in terms of intuitive controls, battery life, and crystal clear visuals, setting industry benchmarks....

It’s been a while since we’ve heard any official news from BioWare on either Dragon Age: Dreadowlf or the next Mass Effect, but today’s announcement is something that no one enjoys seeing. BioWare has officially announced that 50 people that were currently working on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf are being laid off, with the reasoning behind the move explained as the studio trying to become “more agile and more focused”. This announcement camevia a blog poston the official BioWare website, and explains that the layoffs are also part of a goal to “preserve the health of the studio”....

Call of Dutyhas been in bed with PlayStation for quite a while now. Even amongst the trials and tribulations of Activision Blizzard being acquired by Microsoft, the most recent beta for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was exclusive to PlayStation platforms for the first few days. Call of Duty on PlayStation has also had a number of exclusive DLC packs over the years, and does so with Modern Warfare 3 as well due to preexisting contracts penned between Sony and Activision Blizzard....

It took several years, dozens of DLC and content packs, and the hard work of hundreds of modders, butCities: Skylinescan now be considered the definitive city builder of this generation. That’s an incredible burden to bear when it comes to releasing a sequel, but Colossal Order has nailed it. Cities: Skylines 2 is a fantastic game, and in ten years' time, it’ll be perfect. I was conflicted when I first booted up Cities 2....

A Ravensburger spokesperson has confirmed to TheGamer thatDisney Lorcana’s second chapter will introduce characters from Raya and the Last Dragon, Winnie the Pooh, as well as adding more characters from Mulan. Although we might have onlyjustgotten the first chapter ofDisneyLorcana, it looks like it’s already time to start getting excited about the future of the game. Yesterday,French board game shop Ludivers added several products from Lorcana’s second chapter, seemingly revealing some of the characters that are going to be added to the game in the process....

Discourse in the games industry is largely cyclical. People complain about graphics in the latest triple-A banger not being up to scratch, then they complain about bugs and glitches in the latest release, then they complain about crunch with seemingly no self-awareness about how the first two complaints cause the third one. However, recently a new discourse has formed, about the nature of indie games and what a ‘true’ indie game is in 2023....