The Mortal Kombat franchise has only been gaining popularity since its humble beginnings in the early 90s. With arcade-style fighting games picking up steam in that era, Mortal Kombat had to do something to stand out from the rest. The solution to this issue was the addition of extreme violence and gore which became a differentiating factor back then and has now become a staple of the series. While Mortal Kombat has its share of violence, what made it fun was the characters perpetrating the violence.

It’s more than possible to enjoy MMOs on your own, but they’re much better when you mix with a crowd of like-minded individuals. Like in most games of this genre, Lost Ark has a guild system that allows players to come together and work for a greater purpose. Being a part of a guild can allow players to speed up their in-game progress while introducing them to even more content to go through.

Connection issues are one of the worst things that can happen when you’re playing an online game—and World of Warcraft is no different. The World of Warcraft servers are almost always live, but occasionally, they do go down. Knowing when they go down, and when they’ll be live again, can help you plan out your playing sessions. On a weekly basis, WoW servers go down for a short maintenance period around 9am CT.

With Lost Ark branching out to the Western markets, many players will experience the MMORPG for the first time. Though players may be too busy exploring the leveling mechanics alongside quests at the start, sooner or later, they’ll dive into the more complex sections of the game to further gear up their characters. If you’ve been browsing through the Lost Ark shop, you may have stumbled upon Crystalline Aura, which looks like an item that’s too good to be true with all of its useful bonuses.

While many people opt for a proper gaming chair to improve their posture support while gaming, few realize that an under desk foot rest can be equally important in creating a comfortable and healthy position for your feet which, in turn, improves your long term health when sitting for hours at a time. The following are the best under the desk footrests for gaming, working, or plain old sitting, on the market today.

In the last decade, there’s been an increase in the availability of streaming and video editing tools. This accessibility, paired with sites like YouTube and Twitch, has led to a whole new generation of content creators who want to entertain and inform audiences while also making revenue. But it’s not always that easy, with views and other interactions dominating the income a publisher receives.  The two most popular sites for streaming and hosting videos are YouTube and Twitch.

In Minecraft, players are given infinite possibilities to explore the generated worlds. You can venture beyond seas, dig dozens of blocks beneath you, or build skyscrapers. There are cons to everything, though. One of them when it comes to Minecraft’s exploration is that there is no real map system unless you’re using mods. Sure, the players will find treasure maps along with their adventures, but they’re not really useful for any other purposes.

Trading Pokémon to help them evolve is not new to the franchise, but as more games keep being released, more unique items or methods are added to spice up the existing evolution mechanic.  In the original Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Game Freak added new evolutions for multiple Pokémon from previous generations. Most of these were either pre-evolutions or new, more powerful stages that require players to give the original Pokémon items or teach them specific moves in order to harness that increased potential.

Progressing in Dead by Daylight requires time and effort. There are ways to speed up the process, using Dead by Daylight redeem codes to unlock Bloodpoints and charms is one of them. Behavior Interactive regularly adds redeemable codes to Dead by Dayight which award players to score free Bloodpoints and charms. They can be used to unlock nodes and perk slots. Redeem codes can also feature cosmetic rewards. Though the rewards will often be small, they can add up in the long run since there will always be new codes.

Nickelodeon has taken a dive into the fighting game community by producing a fighting game of its own with a plethora of Nickelodeon characters available as playable characters. In Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, gamers can play an abundance of Nickelodeon characters new and old, including Spongebob, CatDog, and even two different Avatars (Korra and Aang). Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl officially dropped on Oct. 6. At release, the game has 20 playable characters. Here’s a list of characters that are playable on launch: