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It’s been eight years sinceRocksteadylast released a game — not including the short and sweetBatman: Arkham VR. Even if you count that, it’s still been seven. However you do the math, there are children a few years into elementary school who weren’t alive when the last Arkham game came out. Luckily, Insomniac’sSpider-Mangames have filled in the gap, with three high quality releases in five years. The webslingers' outings have, for all intents and purposes, replaced the Batman games, with similarly stylized combat, perch-based stealth, and massive cities to explore....

Quick Links Monster High Dolls are fashion dolls based on famous monsters such as Frankenstein’s Monster or Dracula. These dolls have diversity in body types, hair, and skin colors. The doll’s personalities and backstories also make them a hit with people who collect them. RELATED:Best Halloween Gift Ideas If you want to buy some of these popular dolls, keep reading, as this article will show you where to buy them both online and in person so that you can get your collection started....

Quick Links Beautiful and powerful weapons are aplenty inFinal Fantasy 16, and you’ll naturally obtain a majority of swords from crafting them at The Black Hammer. However, the strongest blades require rare materials that you’re able to easily miss by failing to complete side quests. Related:Final Fantasy 16: How To Beat Severian Namely, the Blacksmith’s Blues side quests and the various Notorious Marks on the hunt board will give you the means to strengthen your arsenal....

There are many guns inStarfield. So very many guns. Some guns are wonderfully strong. Many others, not so much. But quite a slim percentage of Starfield’s guns are truly unique. If you’re an avid collector of the rarest treasures in the galaxy, or you just want to get ahead early on with a very decent starter shot, Sir Livingstone’s Pistol is for you. Related:Starfield: Beginner Tips However, there’s only one way to get Sir Livingstone’s Pistol - and it requires a trait related tradeoff....

Leather is a useful crafting material inPalia, used for a variety of tools, furniture, and crafters. Alongside Fabric, Leather is one of the starter materials in the game. You’ll need plenty to progress. Here’s a guide on where to find it inPalia. RELATED:Palia: Where To Find Clay To craft Leather yourself, you’ll need to first unlock the Loom. Once you’ve acquired the Loom, you can use hides to craft Leather over time....

One of the best parts ofStarfieldis getting to play however you see fit. Whether you choose to be the upstanding hero everyone needs or dabble in a bit of thievery, you can have it all. So long as you don’t get caught, you can get away with just about any crime–especially if you hide the evidence before security sees it. After you’ve accumulated a lot of stolen valuables, you’ll be looking to drop them off and lighten the load....

Quick Links Some players will always choose the hardest available difficulty setting in every game they play, pushing themselves to the brink, and only turning it down if the experience ends up feeling cheap rather than strategically challenging. Others will often opt for the easiest mode - no shame in that - because their time is limited, or they simply want to breeze right on through. Related:Atlas Fallen: Every Cosmetic Item Location Atlas Fallenoffers three difficulty modes, but rather than the conventional ‘Easy/Normal/Hard’ naming scheme, developer Deck13’s settled for more lore-savvy terms....

Yuri Lowenthal, the actor behind Insomniac Games’Spider-Man, has revealed that he wants to see Nolan North as Deadpool appear in a potential third game in the series. Spider-Man 2 might have only just launched yesterday, but that isn’t stopping its developers and cast from thinking ahead to the future.Not only does it seem like Insomniac Games is open to making some kind of Venom spin-off, but it looks like the man behind Spider-Man himself, Yuri Lowenthal, already has some requests for who he wants to see in a third mainline entry....

Two weeks ago,Adidas unveiled some Spider-Man shoesthat looked like they were preparing to host a symbiote and they proved to be pretty popular. Despite the $220 price tag, the Spidey shoes sold out almost immediately and don’t appear to have been restocked yet. If you missed out on the shoes but still want some official AdidasSpider-Manmerch to wear ready for the launch ofMarvel’s Spider-Man 2, or you did land a pair and you want something else to match, Adidas has now released a hoodie as a part of the same collection....

Quick Links Destiny 2’sSeason of the Witch has released its sixth week of Seasonal Challenges, giving players an easy way of earning large sums of XP and Bright Dust. A new set of challenges releases every week for the first ten weeks of a given season, and they can be completed at any point before the season ends. Related:Destiny 2: Season Of The Witch - All Week 5 Seasonal Challenges...

Whenever I write about virtual reality, I find it impossible not to bring up my all-time favorite VR game, Stormland by Insomniac Games. A lot of people might not know that the studio behind Ratchet & Clank and Marvel’s Spider-Man used to make VR games for the Oculus Rift, and while I’d happily recommend Feral Rites, Edge of Nowhere, and The Unspoken to any Insomniac fans, Stormland is far and away the best VR game the studio has ever produced....

ALarian Studioshead has come toBethesda’s defence following an unfavourable comparison betweenBaldur’s Gate 3andStarfield. In response to the criticism, Larian’s director of publishing Michael Douse says it’s “not true or right” to say that Bethesda devs lacked passion for Starfield, as others highlight that the game’s review scores fall below Baldur’s Gate 3’s. This comes as formerBlizzarddeveloper Mike Kern once again goes after Bethesda, saying that the devs had no passion and didn’t “respect gamers' time....

Summary The latest entry in the long-running and much-loved Baldur’s Gate franchise, after two games and several DLCs and expansions that have lasted more than two decades,Baldur’s Gate 3is making a profound impact. Character customization, a feature that the franchise inherited from the D&D universe on which it is based, is one of the reasons BG3 has endeared itself to players. RELATED:Which Baldur’s Gate 3 Character Are You Based On Your Zodiac Sign?...