Summary InThe Sims, there are only two life states - Adult and Child. The lack of other life stages, and even of days off, can make the gameplay somewhat repetitive. Adults are stuck in the monotony ofthe rat race of work, while children are stuck in the never-ending days of school. What makes up for these identical days? Fashion, of course. The Sims has some of the cutest outfits for child Sims in the series....

The Just Like Jamie Evolution transforms your strikers into lethal finishers inEA Sports FC 25Ultimate Team. This evolution boosts strikers' pace and shooting stats, which gives you an advantage when facing tough opponents, and you can easily outrun opponents and score numerous goals. Also, the evolution adds the power shot and rapid playstyles, which supports their new pace and shooting stats. This paid evolution will cost 76k coins or 600 FC points to unlock....

Summary Throughout your hacking and slashing venture inNinja Gaiden 2 Black, Ryu Hayabusa will collect several formidable weapons to add to his arsenal. Some of these weapons are taken from certain bosses or after battles, while others are found throughout levels. These weapons all play differently, giving you a diverse set of different playstyles depending on your preferred approach when dealing with bosses, fiends, and enemy ninjas. All weapons need to be leveled up in Muramasa’s shop and unlike inNinja Gaiden Sigma 2, you’ll need a lot of essence to purchase their upgrades....

I didn’t think I’d be writing my second column about a typing-based horror game in a month, but here we are. At the beginning of February, I wrote aboutDead Letter Dept., an incredible horror game in which you have to enter addresses on cursed mail while you slowly fall into a miasma of insanity. That alone could have satiated my need for games in which I punch keys to make words very fast....

Summary WhileBorderlandsas a franchise may not takeits story all too seriously, given the mass amount of jokes and “toilet” humor, one thing it does take very seriously is its genre. As a looter shooter, loot is the name of the game, and the more loot the better, as the gameplay loop revolves around constantly turning good weapons into even better weapons,and few do it better than Borderlands. To that end, Borderlands has made it a key part of its marketing strategy over the years to tout just how many weapons exist in each game....

Summary The first gameplay trailer ofSonic Racing: CrossWorldswas unveiled at PlayStation’s State of Play event in February 2025, showing off various characters and stages from across the Sonic universe. The current roster consists of a mix of staples like Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Shadow, as well as lesser-known characters in the series, like Jet the Hawk from the Sonic Riders games and Sage from 2023’s Sonic Frontiers. However, there are many characters who Sega and Sonic Team have left on the table to be added in the future, either as part of the base game or as later add-ons for DLC....

Another day, another Disco Elysium announcement. Last week sawDisco Elysiumdeveloper ZA/UM announce it would be launching a mobile version of its modern classic on Android. Obviously, since mobile phones aren’t exactly built to play CRPGs of this ilk, or anything that isn’t designed for a small screen and touch controls, this port makes quite a few changes. ZA/UM also unveiled a new project called Project C4 last week. What’s New In Disco Elysium’s Mobile Port?...

Summary Crocs has quietly become the go-to shoe when it comes to anime footwear collaborations.Pokemon and Naruto both have their own official lines of Crocs, and nowDragon Ball Zis about to join them. Crocs has revealeddesigns based on Vegeta and Gokualong with other characters making cameos via Jibbitz charms, and you don’t have long to wait until you can get your hands on them. Maybe that should be get your feet into them....

In the wild world ofLike A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii, Goro Goro Kitchen will be the first minigame you’ll unlock. But Majima’s culinary side-hustle is so much more than a way to kill time. From the moment this activity opens up, it is the best source of recovery items. Not only that, but it is also your best way to earn money in the early game. As Majima’s adventure progresses, so will your repertoire of recipes....

Summary We have a fair few long-running franchises these days, whether they be behemoths of the industry likeFinal FantasyandThe Legend of Zelda, or more niche and technical, like Flight Simulator and Shin Megami Tensei. Most gamers can relate to seeing one of these massive franchises, becoming interested in trying them, but being intimidated about starting. Sometimes, a franchise is so massive and convoluted that it can put someone off entirely, and those are the franchises thatusers on ResetEra started discussing earlier today....

Summary It won’t be too long before gamers will be able to jump back into the world ofGex, asthe previously announced Gex Trilogy, which will combine all three Gex games in one package, has been given a Summer 2025 release. The game, which will be published by Limited Run Games andalso see a physical release, received a new trailer on Thursday, featuring a fresh look at gameplay. While “Summer 2025” is still a little bit vague, it at least gives fans a more narrow window for when they’ll get to hear the wisecracking gecko spill all of his hottest television takes....

Quick Links Hatshepsut is a powerful but fairly niche leader inCivilization 7. She relies heavily on starting with navigable rivers in the capital, otherwise half her leader bonuses are defunct. If you do get a good spawn with her, though, you’ll get a significant boost to wonder construction and building production in your capital. She doesn’t excel at a military game, and is rather better at trading, peaceful relationships, and empire-building....

Quick Links Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana, as you’d expect, has many regions and dungeons for you to explore as you traverse the monster-infested region as Adol Christin. And, much like any Action JRPG, you will need to rest at designated checkpoints and will also need to expected option to Fast Travel between the ones you’ve located. Fortunately, this game has all of that. The bad news is that it will take a bit of time and effort for you to unlock the ability to warp between the game’s many Travel Monuments....