Cacti have been a staple inMinecraftfor a long time; since the Alpha days back in version 1.0.6, to be exact. Aside from tricking mobs into walking into one, or more embarrassingly, being poked by a cactus yourself, most players don’t see many use cases for this seemingly benign plant. This sentiment only pricks at the surface, though; it turns out there’s plenty of things you can do with cacti. Maybe your lack of experience with this spiky block comes down to old habits dying hard, or not spending enough time in the desert....

In 2021, director Denis Villeneuve released his almost three-hour adaptation ofFrank Herbert’s novelDune. The film was a box office success, and it left us on the edge of our seats waiting for part two. But Dune (2021) isnot the first attempt to adapt this beloved novel to the silver screen. Nearly 40 years earlier, in 1984, David Lynch had a very different take. While the newer version has received greater critical and popular acclaim, Lynch’s version still has a cult following....

Summary The acclaimed Baldur’s Gate 3 is all about player freedom. Your experience will be shaped by the decisions you make, and one of the biggest choices is the very character you’ll use in your journey. The protagonist can be a human, a Gnome, a vampire, or one of many other choices besides. Origin characters are pre-made avatars with their own backstory, with most of them even being NPCs when you make a unique character....

Quick Links And just like that, the fourth season of True Detective wrapped up and put another thrilling TV mystery down in HBO’s history books. While it was the most suspenseful since the original and came with many interesting turns, it also fell short on a laundry list of things, leaving lots to explain. True Detective: Night Country features the dual investigative narrative of a six-year-old cold case of Annie K....

Alongside its parkour and destruction mechanics, one of the big reasons I find myself going back toThe Finalsis to play with its kits. Gadgets and specialisations let you refine your character and fill niches in each team, and a good command of your tools can often be the difference between winning a firefight and waiting for a team respawn. With Season 2, The Finals is introducing a host of new toys that promote experimentation and teamwork in a way we’ve not seen from the game before....

Dragon’s Dogma 2, like many open-world games, lets players get down and dirty with certain NPCs. However, unlike some games in the fantasy genre - looking at youBaldur’s Gate 3andThe Witcher 3- we don’t get to see any of the hanky panky, with it all going down after a fade to black. This is despite many assuming that full-blown sex scenes would be included in the game, as interactions with sex workers werementioned in the game’s ESRB rating....

Quick Links InPersona 3 Reload, you live your day-to-day life as a student of Gekkoukan High School in a bustling city. Despite having unique powers and the responsibility of defeating the Shadows that appear during the Dark Hour, you’re still a teenager who gets to decide where and how to spend your days and nights. From hanging out in an arcade in the mall, or participating in a burger-eating challenge by the station, you have a wide assortment of activities you’re able to choose from during your free time....

Quick Links Persona 3 Reloadoffers a second take on Persona 3 with updated visuals. Like in the original, Persona 3: Reload allows you to developSocial Linkswith other characters to increase your own Personas' power. You can spend your free time how you wish, including giving gifts to your newfound friends. One of the ways to get to know some of the girls is by giving them gifts. Like any real person, they each have their own tastes and interests....

Summary World of Warcraftis without doubt the biggest and most influential MMORPG ever. Launched in 2004, World of Warcraft revolutionized the role-playing genre through the sprawling world of Azeroth - a vast, treacherous, open world full of adventures to be had with your custom character. With deep lore, complex game mechanics, and a slow progression system, World of Warcraft is more than a game - it’s a lifestyle. There have been numerous expansions to the original World of Warcraft launch, with each one adding unique content and updates to the already massive base game....

16 years of theMCUhas ensured the Avengers areMarvel’s premier superhero team. Before, at least when it comes to the big screen, theX-Menheld that title. The introduction of X-Men to the MCU will officially begin in Deadpool & Wolverine this summer, but the revival of Marvel’s mutants has already started via X-Men ‘97. The rebooted animated series is being celebrated, and rightly so, and you can get in on those celebrations by picking up X-Men’s Jumbo SentinelFunko Pop!...

2024 is my year of climbing mountains. No, not real mountains.As I mentioned in a previous article, I have two pieces of media, intimidating as Everest, that I’m determined to check off my backlog this year. One is a book. I bought Infinite Jest back in 2012. Despite multiple attempts at David Foster Wallace’s 1000-plus page novel in the 12 years since, I’ve never made it more than a few hundred pages....

Quick Links There are a ton of people to meet inLike A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and many of them are just regular people you can befriend on social media, thanks to Aloha Links. Pretty much everywhere you go in Honolulu, you can call out “Aloha” and find someone to add to your friend’s list, and it helps you out, too. Each person you befriend adds points to one of Kasuga’s six personality traits, and if you make them your Buddy, you’ll even get a gift from them....

Quick Links Leaderboard tournaments are a fun yet challenging feature inMonopoly Go, where you compete with other players to secure the highest possible ranking and grab exclusive rewards. Scopely releases new tournaments right after the previous one ends, so there’s always a chance for you to participate and win. The Chest Quest Challenge is a one-day leaderboardtournament where you can open up chests as you hit milestones. It is the perfect opportunity for you to collectPeg-E Tokensfor the ongoing Prize Drop Event and grab your remaining stickers before theMonopoly Originsalbum ends....