Study reveals playing Breath of the Wild & watching Studio Ghibli films improves mental health

A study examined the well-being of 518 graduate students by dividing them into four groups. One group played an open-world video game, another watched heartwarming, nostalgic movies, a third did both, and the final group didn’t participate in either activity. Afterwards, researchers asked all participants to rate their feelings of exploration, calmness, competence, purpose, and overall happiness.

Valorant players face harsher penalties for AFKs and dodging

Players going AFK (away from keyboard) have been a long-standing problem in Valorant. When a teammate disconnects, it creates an unfair disadvantage – turning a balanced 5-on-5 match into a 4-on-5, and negatively impacting the game for everyone involved.

Popular Multiplayer Soccer Game Rematch Getting A Physical Release

Rematch is now available digitally on PS5, Xbox, and PC (via Steam) in three versions: a standard edition for $30, a Pro Edition for $40, and an Elite Edition for $40. The new physical Elite Edition costs $10 more than the digital version, but both include the same content. PC players can find discounts on all versions through Fanatical, where the standard edition is currently $25.79 (originally $30), the Pro Edition is $34.39 (originally $40), and the Elite Edition is $43 (originally $50). Games purchased from Fanatical are delivered as official Steam keys.

Draco and the Seven Scales is a love letter to Link’s Awakening with parrots and pirate ships

Draco is a pirate adventure where you play as a Captain who’s made a dangerous deal with the Kraken. To save his child, he must find the legendary Seven Scales of the sea. The game demo let us play through the opening stages, which taught us the controls and how to use weapons like swords and pistols. We also rescued our crew and eventually faced a boss. Of course, no pirate is complete without a ship, and we quickly recovered ours to begin our voyage.

Draco and the Seven Scales let’s you pick a parrot like your starter Pokemon and is a love letter to Link’s Awakening

Draco is a pirate adventure where you play as a Captain who’s struck a deal with the Kraken. To save his child, he must find the legendary Seven Scales. The game demo let us play through the opening, which taught us the controls, how to use weapons like swords and pistols, and how to rescue the crew. It ended with a challenging boss battle. Of course, no pirate is complete without a ship! We quickly recovered ours with the crew and set sail.