When Secret Door invited me to play Sunderfolk at its Irvine office last month, I didn’t know what to expect. The pitch was “a unique spin on the RPG genre” with “tabletop DNA”, which is about as vague as a pitch can get. In fact, I didn’t even know the title of the game until I showed up at the studio. And while I get plenty of nondescript pitches for indie games all the time, Sunderfolk’s stood out thanks to its remarkable pedigree....

Entertainment of all kinds has adaptations of stories from one medium to another, all adapting the original version with varying degrees of success. Some go on to surpass the original version, taking the opportunity to refine what was already there, while others never quite capture the magic that made the original what it was. This is usually done from book to screen, whether it’s the silver screen or the big one....

Quick Links As an RPG game,Farmagiautilizes various combat mechanics other than the casual farm life where you prepare your Buddies for the tough battles. The boss battles in the game are formidable, and they will quickly overwhelm you if you give them an opening, so other than the preparations, you also need to practice counterattacking. Each Maze has different requirements, which means that you need to plan effectively to conquer them....

Summary Commander is one ofMagic: The Gathering’smost popular formats, so it makes sense that Foundations, a set meant to serve as a hopping-on point for the game, would be loaded with all sorts of cool new and returning Legendary Creatures. There are comboing Dragons, Vampires with incredible protection, and Merfolk that accrue so much card advantage that it can be staggering. All these cards and more make up the Legendary Creature suite that you get to pick from when brewing a new Commander deck....

It doesn’t matter if you’re swinging big damage numbers or causing so much poison damage, because the backbone of any good party is the healer. You can take as much damage as you can take, a good healer will have you back on the front lines faster than you can say medic. It’s no different in the time-and-reality warped RPG gacha gameReverse 1999. You had better hope you have the luck to pull one of these units to round out your party, or else your journey to save time will be much harder....

The Power Surge Evolution inEA Sports FC 25, supercharges a player’s card and gives them an all-round boost which makes them unstoppable in their different positions. This evo also increases player’s attributes, especially their pace, passing, shooting, and dribbling, and also adds some playstyles to their card which makes it easy for them to play in all areas on the pitch. The Power Surge Evolution is free to complete, and you don’t have to spend any coins or FC points....

Summary Call of Duty: Black Ops 6has some absolutely wonderful weapon camos in the game, all of which are unlocked via various challenges in either the Multiplayer and the Zombies mode. Some of these camos you’re going to get quickly, while others are going to take quite a lot of grinding to eventually get. That grind is part of the experience, alongside the Prestige and Mastery of Black Ops 6. All of the weapon camos are great to some degree, but there are certain skins that go above-and-beyond, and are well worth the time investment to complete their challenges and obtain....

While the 2024 Player’s Handbook forDungeons & Dragonsbrings changes to a lot of areas of the game, one aspect a lot of players wanted to closely follow was how each class would change. Specifically, the ranger class was one in need of some reworking, considered by many as the worst class of the game. Well, it certainly has been reworked, and for the better. It isn’t suddenly the strongest class in the game, and clearly, that was never the aim, but now the class feels like a more cohesive package that is all about picking one enemy and tearing it apart....

Houndoom is one of the many Pokemon you’ll find in thePokemon TCGand stands out with some vintage offerings that send newer sets and theirvaluable VMAX offeringspacking. While there’s no denying the value of modern cards, Houndoomtakes a page out of Moltres' book,with a collection of excellent cards from rare vintage sets. Houndoom boasts some iconic artwork among its best cards, with visually distinct versions of this Dark-type in a similar howling pose....

Animationis a medium that’s able to represent and abstract emotion in a more artistic fashion than live-action, including the genre of romance. Because of that,romance is a huge subgenre of anime, and anime movies are no exception. These movies are not only gorgeous to watch, lovingly animated, and beautifully rendered, they also satisfy our craving for love. So if you’ve run out of live-action rom-coms to watch, exhausted your stack of romance novels, and run out of romance manga, here’s a list of movies for you to take up next....

The Adeptus Astartes is all about brotherhood. Yes, there was the whole Horus Heresy thing, but let’s ignore that for now. WhenWarhammer 400,000: Space Marine 2launched, it brought everyone from die-hard fans to the 40K-curious together, causing a surge in popularity for the franchise and its deep lore. Unfortunately, thefaith of players was derailed a bit after the 4.0 update, as it nerfed a number of weapons, and made the Lethal difficulty almost impossible,thanks to all the Zoanthropes, among other things....

Quick Links Pokemon TCG Pocketis a card collector all about showing off your rare cards and cosmetics. As you fill out your collection, you’ll be able to customize your deck, Binders, and even upgrade your cards to add Flairs to them. With so many ways to collect and customize your collection, there are an equal number of currencies, and keeping them all straight can be difficult. For example, Emblem Tickets are a currency that isn’t immediately clear what to do with them....

Quick Links InOnce Human, where humanity’s grasp on civilization has frayed, your vehicle can be your lifeline — or your downfall. Whether you’re zipping through the remnants of a once-thriving city or navigating treacherous mountain paths, the right wheels make all the difference. This guide dives into the nitty-gritty of vehicle performance, ranking them from S to D tiers. Let’s find out which machines will keep you ahead of the monstrous competition....