In the newest episode of GameSpot’s Star Players series, our own Lucy James chats to The Lord of the Rings and Lost star Dominic Monaghan about his history and experience with video games.
Check out the full episode in the video below to see Monaghan discuss his earliest and fondest gaming memories, his favorite elements of the Grand Theft Auto series, and how he spent time during the COVID pandemic playing League of Legends.
Also in the video, Monaghan speaks about his love for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, saying it’s his “all-time favorite gaming experience,” and noting that he’s played the game for 350 hours. He also joked that he’ll be dead before The Elder Scrolls VI comes out. Check out the full video to see everything Monaghan had to say, including his description of …
The excellent X-Men ’97 on Disney+ has revitalized interest in the beloved X-Men: The Animated Series, which served as many fans’ introduction to Marvel’s superhero team some 30 years ago. While the waiting game for more X-Men ’97 has begun now that the first season is over, you can still tap into the Animated Series’ stories with X-Men: The Animated Series – The Adaptations Omnibus. The collection brings the animated series full-circle by adapting the show back into comics.
The 1,008-page hardcover omnibus released last year, and Amazon has a pretty awesome deal on the book right now. You can grab a copy for $68.50 (list price is $125), which happens to be the lowest price yet for this X-Men omnibus.
If you’re not familiar, X-…
When the PS5 Pro launches in November, dozens of games will benefit from the increase in hardware horsepower, including Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part 2. Already a visually impressive game on the base model PS5–which itself was a big upgrade from the original PS4 version–The Last of Us Part 2 on PS5 Pro is aiming for a consistent 4K 60fps experience. As shown by Digital Foundry, it looks like Naughty Dog is hitting this target.
In a tech breakdown, the channel showed off new footage of TLOU2 on PS5 Pro. Using the PS5 Pro hardware in conjunction with Sony’s PSSR upscaling software, TLOU2 is upsampled from a 1440p internal resolution at 60fps to reach its 4K goal, ultimately creating a sharper-looking and smoother game in comparison to the softer graphics seen on base PS5 conso…
Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness, first released in 1995, just received its first balance update in over two decades, nerfing units like Ogre Mages and buffing Archers and Axe Throwers.
Blizzard recently remastered Warcraft 2 (and its predecessor) as part of a new Warcraft Remastered Battle Chest in celebration of the franchise’s 30th anniversary. Far from simply updating the game’s visuals and adding some modern quality-of-life features, Blizzard is also taking a look at gameplay balance.
Most of the changes in the new Warcraft 2: Remastered patch 1.0.1 are related to resource costs and ability durations for various units. Archers and Axe Throwers have received some significant changes to their upgrades, which are now faster to research, deal more…