Games

Games Want You to Play Forever, But Dispatch Tells You When to Stop

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Live-service games are designed to keep you playing indefinitely, and with constant updates – like Fortnite’s recent Simpsons-themed season – it’s easy to get caught in a never-ending cycle of unlocking content. Thankfully, we’re seeing a return to episodic games, which offer self-contained stories in manageable chunks, giving us a welcome break from the constant grind.

10 Best Underrated Action Games

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When there’s a disconnect between what you remember about a game and what others recall, it creates a feeling of something being undervalued – a topic many enjoy discussing.

Viral videos claim empty Minnesota daycares received millions in public funding

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The accusations center around payments made through Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), which provides financial help to eligible families for childcare. Videos highlight one Minneapolis daycare that appears abandoned – with covered windows, no people inside, and worn-down signs – while also showing records suggesting it received substantial funding from the government.

In The Switch 2’s First Year, Every Third-Party Port Tells A Story About The System

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When the game Doom was successfully brought to the Nintendo Switch, players jokingly called it an “impossible port” – a term that quickly became popular whenever a demanding game from other platforms ran surprisingly well on the less powerful Switch. Over time, several other games defied expectations and made the jump, including Wolfenstein 2, Hellblade, The Witcher 3, No Man’s Sky, and Ace Combat 7. These large, visually impressive, and action-packed titles were all carefully adapted for the system, and it was always impressive – and a little magical – to see them running on a handheld console released in 2017, even if they weren’t perfect.