Summary Music and video games go hand in hand like peanut butter and jelly, and it’s no secret that there are many musicians who are avid gamers. There are many music genres that have songs inspired by or sample music from some of the most popular video games. Rock has many sub-genres and portrays quite a range of emotions when composing lyrics and music itself. From everyday rock that you might hear on the radio to heavier genres such as heavy metal, there are plenty of songs that have been inspired by some of the biggest video game titles....

TheMario Kart 8 DeluxeBooster Course has concluded with its final and sixth wave! Over the course of two years, the number of playable tracks has doubled in the now decade-old racing game. With Wave 6 being the final wave, the pressure was on for the selection of tracks to be perfect, withno other chances left for favourites to be includeduntil the next iteration in the series. The selection of tracks has some amazing choices, but some that are more questionable for this grand finale....

The developer of theSilent Hill 2 remake,Bloober Team, is seemingly just as confused as the rest of us as to why we haven’t had any news on the game since its initial announcement. After more than a decade of the series being dormant,Konamifinally promised to bring Silent Hill back in a big way last year by announcing a number of new projects,including a brand-new game called Silent Hill: f,a remake of the beloved Silent Hill 2, and some moreexperimental projects like Silent Hill Ascension....

Quick Links There are plenty of ways to get famous with theSims 4Get Famous expansion pack, but one of the easiest ways to gain fame from the comfort of your Sim’s own abode is by utilizing the Media Production Skill. The Media Production skill allows your sims to mix music, create viral videos, and edit media all from the relative privacy of their home. Part of the versatility of the Media Production Skill comes from the fact that your Sims can build skill levels by doing three different things: vlogging from the phone or drone, mixing music, and editing videos....

Quick Links If you want to have your run inLethal Companylast for a long time, you have to make sure that you constantly fulfill The Company’s quota to not get ejected. However, once you get accustomed to the game, you’ll commonly have a bunch of extra money, especially if you’re playing in a group. This money can be used to buy various items, take the ship to high-tier moons, and get upgrades for it....

Following the massive success of Disney Lorcana,Disneyand publisher Ravensburger are setting their eyes on another genre, as it makes the jump from trading card games to tabletop RPGs with Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls. Made by an all-women team, Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls combines board games and RPGs together as you take control of Disney and Pixar princesses to complete missions and save the Realm of Light. Darkness Falls will let you pick from one of four different heroines: Moana’s Moana, Robin Hood’s Maid Marian, The Incredibles’ Violet, and Beauty and the Beast’s Belle....

If you’ve been put off getting intoDisney Lorcanadue to its complexity, Ravensburger is releasing the product for you this August. Gateway is new beginner-focused way to gradually learn the game. Each one will come with two decks and a number of prize cards, allowing you to progress through tutorials for the game until your decks become fully viable precons for regular play. Launching alongside the fifth set this August, Ravensburger explains that Gateway will include “everything two players need to play right out the box”, including two 30-card decks, a game board to explain the various zones cards can sit in, and even character standees to help visualise how questing and challenging work....

I’ve always wondered what using a Ducky keyboard would feel like. A lot ofesports professionalsuse Duckies – those that haven’tswitched to controller, at least – and I was eager to find out whether my keyboard was keeping me from going pro in theApex Legends Global Series. Yes, it’s definitely my peripherals and not my 1.5 K/D. I tested the pre-built version of the Ducky ProjectD Tinker 65, which contradicts both the ‘project’ and ‘Tinker’ parts of its name....

Speaking at CCXP, Ed Boon revealed thatMortal Kombat 1will get an Aftermath-like story DLC sometime over the next few years. Just like we did withMortal Kombat 11, we’re gonna release a second part with more story. We have a big surprise after that. We’re gonna be supporting the game for even longer than we did for Mortal Kombat 11. Leakers have beensharing details on the follow-up story modesince launch, claiming it will focus on Sub-Zero and Scorpion as the two brothers continue to feud....

Baldur’s Gate 3becomes bigger and bigger with every patch it receives. Outside the main three difficulty settings — Explorer (easy), Balanced (medium), and Tactician (hard) — the game now has two extra difficulties, Honour and Custom. Our focus here will be on the latter. Custom mode is the equivalent of having a session zero with your Dungeon Master and discussing homebrew rules. Or, for those unfamiliar with TTRPG, you get to alter a few rules in the game, such as making your character stronger or weaker than they should be and resources needed for resting, among other things....

Quick Links Just like with Kasuga, Kiryu can engage in some heartfelt, alcohol-fueled heart-to-hearts inLike A Dragon: Infinite Wealth. And who better to start with than the ever-reliable Nanba? Excitingly, Nanba’s Drink Links will fill you in on what Nanba was getting up to in between the previous game and Infinite Wealth. Naturally, we aren’t here just to get to know Nanba better, we’re also here to improve Kiryu’s Awakening stats....

One of the fan-favorite assets carried over from the FIFA franchise toEA Sports FC 24is Team of the Year, which honors the best of the best in men’s and women’s soccer for the year 2023. You have the opportunity—in packs and through various parts of the game—to earn cards of these players for their Ultimate Team matches. With overalls higher than 90 and the game’s best featured, Team of the Year is likely to be another success in 2024....

The end of the year isn’t just about looking back at what we got, but also looking ahead to what’s to come. Not many big games releasing in 2024 have been confirmed yet, but we do know that on February 29, ourFinal Fantasy 7journeys will continue.Rebirthlaunches at the end of February, and this holiday season is the best time yet to catch up on the story so far since Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade is on sale for just $15....