Dr DisRespect, aka Herschel “Guy” Beahm IV, is a prominent figure in the gaming scene as a controversial American streamer for his trash-talking gameplay footage while dressed in real life as the Dr DisRespect persona. Despite his outlandish attitude, Dr DisRespect conjured many iconic moments, notably winning the “Streamer of the Year” award at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017 and 2019 and raking over 4 million followers on Twitch before his sudden termination in June 2020. Without disclosing any reasoning for his ban, Dr DisRespect returned to the scene on YouTube a month later, where he now has around…
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Video games are renowned for their exhilarating, action-packed experiences. Players usually opt for the most thrilling gameplay or extremely competitive ranked ladders. However, sometimes it’s better to kick back and be able to play a game without assessing your every move. It is what the best cozy games can achieve and why they’re so successful. Today, our listicle will list the top five cozy games you must try in 2024. List of the Best Cozy Games in 2024 5. Animal Crossing: New Horizons The best cozy games are rarely part of a video game series because who would want to…
Once Human, the third-person shooter survival game set in a dystopian future where the world has been ravaged by an unknown disaster, leading to the collapse of civilisation, is nearly upon us as the planned post-apocalyptic multiplayer game seems to pass their initial closed beta testing and is ready for release. Developed by Starry Studio and published by NetEase Games, Once Human came onto the scene in 2022 and received its first beta in November. After less than two years since its announcement, the game brought forth good news at the Summer Games Fest as a new trailer drop featuring…
ConcernedApe’s Stardew Valley is a charming and immersive farming sim which takes us back to the time of Harvest Moon, and you may be pleased to know that the developer is already working on his new project, Haunted Chocolatier. However, one incremental flaw is that its vibrant community, farm sim, exploration and progression make it hard for me to find games like Stardew Valley to play in 2024. Thus, not one to give up, I searched the Internet far and wide, searching for games like Stardew Valley and realised that games that offer similar gameplay elements such as farming, crafting,…
Seven years after its launch, Sony announced the closing of its Sony Rewards Program on December 31, 2024. Initially launched as a loyalty and rewards initiative designed to offer benefits and incentives to Sony customers via the branded Sony and PlayStation credit cards, the Rewards Program showed little success despite continuous changes, which caused the termination itself. For example, the company made a massive change to its Sony Rewards Program in 2021, whereby it only allowed Sony or PlayStation credit card holders to earn points from purchases. While it faced drawbacks and criticism, fans’ outcry did not materialise, which caused…
Elden Ring DLC: Shadow of the Erdtree is nearly upon the general audience, and the hype regarding Elden Ring’s one and only DLC is at a fever high as Metacritic rated Elden Ring DLC: Shadow of the Erdtree a whooping 95 over 100 based on 58 reviews, the highest-rated DLC ever on their website. It is a monumental feat for FromSoftware as it took only a few hours to snack the top spot over The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine, who held the throne with a score of 92. Moreover, with other critical websites like IGN and GameSpot reviewing the…
Ilya Sutskever, one of OpenAI’s co-founders and former Chief Scientist, has announced he will launch a new startup company called Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI) with former Y Combinator partner Daniel Gross and ex-OpenAI engineer Daniel Levy just a month after leaving the famous AI company. Before he departed from OpenAI, Ilya Sutskever was a core part of the company’s goal to improve AI safety with the constant rise of “Superintelligent” AI systems, dubbed OpenAI’s Superalignment team. There, he paired up with Jan Leike, and the pair made a name for themselves in 2023 when they published a blog post about…
Since its launch in 2003, Steam has gradually become one of the most popular platforms for purchasing, downloading, and playing video games. Moreover, the platform provides a rewards system, Steam Points, a digital currency that allows users to buy profile cosmetics, in-game items, and many more. Today, our article will highlight what are Steam Points, how to earn Steam Points and how to spend your hard-earned points. What Are Steam Points? In short, Steam Points is a rewards system introduced by Valve on the Steam platform, allowing users to earn points by purchasing games and redeeming them for various digital…
Nintendo Direct 2024 is now a done deal, and while the livestream was short, Nintendo did squeeze in their time efficiently to provide updates and reveal much news coming to the Switch console this year and 2025. For example, Nintendo Direct 2024 unveiled a new Legend of Zelda adventure game where you play as the iconic princess for a change, our first teaser at Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Dragon Quest games HD-2D remakes and many more. As for some eagerly-awaited updates, such as Pokemon Legends: Z-A and Nintendo Switch 2, we, unfortunately, did not receive any, but it does not…
In a totally unexpected turn of events, Captain Blood, the action-adventure game inspired by Rafael Sabatini’s 1922 novel Captain Blood: His Odyssey, is marking its long-awaited return in the Fall of this year to mainstream consoles after a decade more of development hell. For context, Age of Pirates: Captain Blood, a supposed spin-off of the Sea Dogs franchise, was headed for release in 2006, but repeated development issues due to bad management decisions and then protracted legal fights with Playlogic caused the end of a Captain Blood re-release in 2010, despite rumours of completed discs printing and preparation to ship…