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Zenless Zone Zerois still a relatively young game, so a lot of the individual characters' lore isn’t fully fleshed out yet. Fortunately, fans can already get a glimpse of some characters' backstories through cinematics and Agent Story missions and it’s likely that the main story will continue filling the gaps down the line.Zenless Zone Zeromight be saving some details for future content. AmongZenless Zone Zero’s Agents, Soldier 11 is still a mystery....

Fast approaching its 8th birthday,Planet Coasteris still widely considered to be one of the greatest theme park management/building games out there, hearkening back to genre icons likeRollercoaster Tycoonwhile adding a wealth of modern bells and whistles. A successor to that legacy is waiting in the wings.Planet Coaster 2releases in just a few short weeks, and its development team couldn’t be more excited. Game Rant recently had the chance to sit down withPlanet Coaster 2’s senior executive producer Adam Woodsto discuss the upcoming sequel....

Summary Plants vs. Zombies 3is going offline soon as developer PopCap Games plans to “re-tool” the game based on player feedback. Earlier in 2024, the EA-owned studio had soft-launched the latestPlants vs. Zombiesentry on Android and iOS. Plants vs. Zombies 3has been in development at PopCap Games for several years now. The tower-defense title had its first soft launch way back in 2020, and since then, it has undergone significant changes while navigating its way through multiple testing phases....

Summary APokemon GOplayer has caught an extremely heavy Zorua, weighing a whopping 2845.9 kg, and players have reported catching even heavier ones due to a bug.Pokemon GOwas the firstPokemongame to have different sizes of Pokemon, and over the years, it has evolved from being just a cosmetic attribute to an important aspect for collectors. Pokemon GOplayers are always looking to catch rare Pokemon, with the hundos and shundos being some of the most sought-after variants....

Roller Race Championis aRobloxgamein a runner experience where you will compete with other players in roller skating. To win you need to click, which will increase your speed. For permanent acceleration, you need to exercise a lot, use the best rollers, and buy pets. You get a lot of free rewards for logging in and playing the game, so the progress is quite rapid. However, you can speed it up even more if you redeemRoller Race Championcodes to get free boosters....

Summary When people think about RPGs, they often put narrative as one of the core tenets. While a story and lore have to be there in some way, it is not always the main focus. The games below have a world and a narrative players go through, but it is not what brings players in nor is it what keeps them invested. It is also important to note that some of these games have deep lore and stories hidden underneath the surface....

Summary AMarvel’s Spider-Man 2fan recently uncovered a cut combat feature hidden away in the game’s files that would have allowed Spidey to perform double-finishers on enemies. The third installment of Insomniac’s comic book gaming series swung onto the PlayStation 5 late last year to near-universal acclaim, continuing the story and building off the already successful gameplay of its predecessors.Spider-Man 2had two playable heroes in Peter Parker and Miles Morales, and tasked them both with defending the open-world setting of New York City from classic supervillains like Venom and Kraven the Hunter....

Quick Links Throughout theEA Sports FC 25cycle, EA Sports will release a wealth of limited-time promotions, allowing Ultimate Team fans to get their hands on upgraded versions of a variety of cards. The first one to take place isTotal Rush, coinciding with the popularity ofthe fast-paced Rush mode. Some promotions inEA Sports FCfeature enhanced variations of some of the best cards in the game, shaking up the existing meta and giving players even more options when attempting to build the verybest squad for rivalsand FUT Champions matches....

There are 100 in-game achievements forSuper Mario Party Jamboreethat you will unlock mostly organically by playing through the various game modes. These can range from completing a regularMario Partygame board to answeringLakitu’s questions correctlyin the single-playerParty-Planner trek mode. And for every achievement you unlock, you will progress through Jamboree’s version of a ‘Battle Pass.’ There are no microtransactions or anything to worry about. Still, you will go through the various ranks, unlocking new purchasable things in the Party Plaza, like music tracks, reactions, and stickers....

Summary The Sims 4has received more than 15 million new players over the span of the past 12 months. Since publisher EA’s decision to takeThe Sims 4down the free-to-play route in 2022, the life simulator’s playerbase has grown by leaps and bounds and is showing no signs of stopping. SinceThe Simsfranchise kicked off in 2000, it has spawned four mainline games along with several different spin-offs and dozens of DLC packs....

Overwatch 2kicked off Season 13 with various quality-of-life map updates, a newMy Hero Academiacollaboration, and a teaser for the upcoming tank hero. Interstingly, after the midseason patch notes from Season 12 and the launch updates for Season 13, the meta seems to be shifting back toward Orisa’s dominance. TheOrisa meta inOverwatch 2isn’t a new phenomenon, but it highlights how the community often judges the state of the hero-shooter by whether Reinhardt is effective....

Summary Magic: The Gatheringlaunched two very diverse and equally interesting sets in the past few months in the form of the woodland critter-filled Bloomburrow and Duskmourn: House of Horror, which is more appropriate for October. Duskmourn introduced several interesting cards to the mix, with a few key mechanics taking center stage within the set, such as Manifest Dread and Miracle being featured heavily in the newMTGCommander precons. WithMagic: The Gathering’s Foundations set coming as early as November 15, players would be wise to keep a few of the recently released cards in check if they end up spiking or dropping in price....

Summary Now that the latestTransformersmovie is officially in theaters, there are a couple lessons that those who make future installments in this long-running series can learn.Transformers Onehas been a critical hit. In fact, it is the biggest critical hit of any movie in the franchise. But it’s also a hit among the movie-going audience. Critics like the flick, fans love it. And that should mean that those who make these kinds of projects will make more of them....