Friends is one of — if not the — most iconic television sitcoms of all time. If you’re a fan of the series, which you should be if you’re here to take this quiz, then you probably think that you know everything there is to know about Monica, Rachel, Chandler, Joey, Phoebe, and Ross. But do you really?

This 26-question trivia quiz will test the limits of your Friends knowledge. Frankly, we apologize in advance but it’s like really hard… like super hard. It’ll be difficult to answer all of these questions correctly, but we have faith that you all can do pretty well!

With pumpkin spice lattes finally making their return and creepy pumpkins peeking through every window you pass, it can only mean one thing: it’s Halloween, folks! And you know what that means, right?

Yep, you guessed it! It’s time for a list about gaming’s most terrifying ghouls, ghosts, and goblins. Actually, spoiler alert: no goblins made the final cut, but I couldn’t resist the alliteration so let’s just run with it… These are 10 of the best horror game characters that made their games so much scarier.

What first began as a PS3 exclusive back in 2009 — which I personally had to import from Japan to play early — soon paved the way for an entire genre. Yes, while Demon’s Souls may be the grandfather to FromSoftware’s signature formula, it’s safe to say that 2011’s Dark Souls is the aunt that everybody knows and loves. After all, it was the studio’s sophomore effort that really helped to solidify and popularise the core gameplay loop we find so fiendishly addictive to this day.

But what if you’ve played all of the From Software classics and you’re on the hunt for even more punishing gameplay? Better yet, what if you need a break from FromSoft-developed titles? Well, we thought that now would be the perfect time to run down the top 10 best Souls-likes to check out if you’re jones-ing for more. The twist? We’re not allowed to include any titles from the beloved Japanese studio that helped to establish the genre in the first place.

Move over adorable space plushies, there’s a new Sheriff dreamboat in town! That’s right, while the majority of the Starfield community may be busy wrapping up their first playthroughs of Bethesda’s space-faring action-RPG, a lone player has discovered a four-legged beastie that may be the cutest life form in the entire galaxy.

Yes, Reddit user Penetrating_Holes has stumbled upon a strange species of fauna that appears to be a unique cross between a crocodile, a dinosaur, and a big-beaked bird like a toucan. True, while it doesn’t possess a beak per se, atop its head are definitely some feathers, right? Or maybe it’s a shock of brown hair; it’s hard to tell!

Lords of the Fallen on PC

Trying to stand out in a genre as saturated as Soulslikes is far more challenging than any Dark Souls boss. Do you attempt to emulate the best in the business? Or do you try to innovate on the tried-and-tested formula? Both design philosophies can potentially bring you to a conclusion worth playing. But really, the key is in managing to reach a healthy equilibrium of both.

With Hexworks’ much-anticipated reboot, I’m pleased to report that the Barcelona/Bucharest-based studio has succeeded in reaching a fine balance between innovation and replication. Yes, not only has 2023’s Lords of the Fallen surpassed its 2014 predecessor with flying colours, but they’ve also done what many others have failed to do: they’ve come within close quarters of the warmth and glow of the original source material’s glimmering bonfire. Praise the sun, indeed!

In a hobby like gaming, you’d expect it to be all sunshine and rainbows guns, swords, and fun times. And to a certain degree it is. However, there are times when your favorite pastime sneaks behind you when you least suspect it, and backstabs you with a devastating critical attack. Yes, let’s be honest: Video games can occasionally veer into frustrating territory. So, for your reading pleasure, here are a bunch of things only gamers will understand that really grind our gears. Let’s go!

When You Think You’ve Killed a Boss But It Regenerates Back to Full Health for a Second Phase

The feeling of accomplishment that washes over you after beating a challenging boss to a pulp is undoubtedly second to none. But you know what really puts the kibosh on all that air-punching triumph? When said boss refuses to lay down and bite the dust, but instead transforms into an even harder boss with an entirely new moveset. Talk about moving the goal posts, right?

Much akin to past titles, Bethesda Game Studios’ galaxy-spanning RPG Starfield offers players plenty of activities to engage with. From swashbuckling space pirate to intergalactic bounty hunter to cosmic smuggler, there’s so much to do in Starfield it’s enough to make your head spin. And that’s without mentioning the five major factions in the game, with each one boasting their own distinct questlines.

Nevertheless, one incredibly patient Starfield player has gone off the beaten path and done the seemingly impossible: they’ve managed to fully survey every possible planet in the game. We’ll let that sink in for a second.

They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and when it comes to video games like Starfield, that phrase could not ring any truer. Indeed, in a rapidly evolving medium where enjoyment can be a deeply personal and ephemeral commodity, trying to condense an epic 100-hour RPG down to a one-size-fits-all score can be as challenging as trying to defeat a Terrormorph with a wheel of cheese.

Nevertheless, it’s important to open a dialogue about these things, as discussion makes the world galaxy go round. From this perspective, it seems that Reddit user Touny420 has well and truly struck the motherlode.

These days, modders can do some truly bonkers things to newly released games. Turn the big bad villain into Thomas the Tank Engine? Pfft, easy-peasy! Uproot the entirety of London and relocate it into Fallout 4’s post-apocalyptic landscape? Mere child’s play, good sir! Take an old title from years ago and make it look and play like a game that came out last week? Wait… They can actually do that? Crikey.

And so, for your reading pleasure, we’ve decided to whip together a list of the top 11 best Starfield mods you can download and play right now. Let’s get straight into it, folks!

Bethesda Game Studios’ latest cosmic RPG offers unprecedented levels of freedom as it plops you right in the middle of an intergalactic mystery. I mean, forget about open-world, folks. It’s time to engage your thrusters and embark on your adventure across the stars in this open-galaxy experience.

Before you take off, though, you’ll need to create your very own character, replete with their own backgrounds. These act as origin stories for your persona, while gifting you a trio of starting skills to help you put your best foot forward on your interstellar journey.

It’s the dead of night and I’ve stumbled on a dilapidated research station on some random backwater planet in the middle of nowhere. I’m low on ammo, but hidden in the clandestine shadows harbors a beast of unparalleled strength and power: a Terrormorph. The fight or flight response begins to set in as I um and ah about what to do next.

One thing’s for sure, though: it finally feels like I’ve found that needle in the haystack moment I’ve been waiting for in Starfield. And it’s moments like these that I deeply relish in Bethesda Game Studios’ titles, and wish there were more of in the game.

Out of the myriad challenges you’ll face in Bethesda Game Studios’ space-faring adventure, inventory management is one of the more time-consuming endeavours. After all, while your pockets are deep and there’s room aboard your spaceship to store items, there’s only a finite amount of space to work with. Luckily, a small detail that may’ve flown under many players’ radars is the fact that you can access an unlimited storage cache to stockpile important loot.

Specifically, the storage cache can be found early in your journey on the planet Jemison in The Lodge. For the unaware, that’s the location where the Constellation faction is based in New Atlantis city.

If you’re anything like us, starting a new character in a Bethesda Game Studios title can be simultaneously the most exciting thing in the world and the most overwhelming thing, too. While there are plenty of aesthetic elements that are under the player’s control, there’s also a dizzying cavalcade of skills, stats, and backgrounds to choose from as well. As you can imagine, Starfield is no exception.

As a result of this, some clever folks over at Nukes & Dragons (H/T, Reddit) have created a bespoke Starfield build planner to help you plan for your intergalactic journey ahead. All you need to do is pick a background for your character, input the skills you’d like, and choose up to three traits, and… Bob’s your uncle!

It’s just another day mowing down hordes of otherworldly monstrosities as I hop from one post-apocalyptic dimension to the next. I’ve got my faithful doggo by my side and a full clip of ammo in my Blackmaw assault rifle. Things are looking peachy as I bring down several hulking bosses and put them in their virtual graves. But, wait! Why has Remnant 2 suddenly booted me back to the Xbox dashboard? That’s… odd.

Nothing to worry about, folks! Just need to load up my save and… OH! Why am I having major déjà vu vibes right now… isn’t this the place I was at, like, SIX HOURS AGO? Maybe those awesome rings and relics I found are still in my invent— nope, they’re gone, too. Oh, bummer.

They say variety is the spice of life so why settle for vanilla when you can mod Baldur’s Gate 3 to hell and back? Sure, while the base version of Larian Studios’ epic CRPG may be as dense as a brick of infernal iron, keeping things fresh with a handful of mods can still pay dividends to the moment-to-moment fun factor. So, for your reading pleasure, here are 10 of the best Baldur’s Gate 3 mods you can download right now. Let’s roll!

Party Limit Begone

We’ve all been there, right? Your party is brimming with interesting and intriguing companions, but you bump into a handsome young bard with a lute, luxurious hair, and an appetite for adventure. But, oh bother — I’ve hit my party limit… What to do?

A certain clever clogs once said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, and in the grand scheme of things that logic may indeed ring true. However, if you were to apply the same philosophy to gaming, you’d be surprised at how comforting doing the same thing over and over again can be.

Personally, I often like grinding, even in the toughest and most brutal of video games. There’s just something satisfying about consistently improving and upgrading your character in an area you know like the back of your hand. In other words, when it’s done right, grinding can be a good way for players to relax and unwind.

With Bethesda Game Studios’ next big game on the horizon, anticipation for the company’s first new IP in 25 years is reaching a fever pitch. To help shed some light on the many worlds fans will be exploring when Starfield launches on Sept. 6, the studio has released a trio of new animated shorts.

These animated teasers stand in stark contrast with some folks’ concerns leading up to the interstellar space RPG’s launch. Namely: Starfield is going to be an empty, lifeless No Man’s Sky-esque experience.

Few consoles possess the sheer resonance and overwhelming mindshare of the Xbox 360. Not only did it help usher in the huge industry shift to online multiplayer culture we see today, but it was also a fertile hotbed for independently-developed classics like Limbo, Braid, Castle Crashers, Super Meat Boy, and many more.

From 2005 to 2016, Microsoft’s sophomore console was home to a ton of acclaimed games, and even though it’s a reasonably young system in the grand scheme of things, there are still some rare titles that’ll yield some surprisingly decent results money-wise.

You’d be hard-pressed trying to find two TV shows as iconic as Friends and How I Met Your Mother. Indeed, NBC and CBS’s duo of popular sitcoms both focus upon themes of friendship, growing pains and finding love in the modern world by way of a myriad of emotionally poignant and incredibly amusing storylines.

Of the pair of uber-popular sitcoms, two of the most well-liked characters are arguably the awkward-yet-loveable, Chandler Bing, and the brash-yet-charming ladies’ man, Barney Stinson. While both are well-known for being the funniest characters in each of their respective shows, they are different in quite a few nuanced ways.

Exoprimal on PS5

Does familiarity really breed contempt? Because if that old adage rang true, I’d feel nothing but mind-numbing boredom for Exoprimal, which is yet another third-person shooter games-as-a-service title with multiplayer mechanics a ‘la Warframe or World War Z. Instead, I’m kind of smitten with Capcom’s latest dino-vs-mechs co-op shoot ’em up. I know, I know, I’m just surprised as you are. Basically, if I was to condense this review down to one sentence, it’d go something like this: Exoprimal is better than I was expecting it to be, and is a testament to how strangely satisfying shooting tidal waves of walking fossils really is.

Set in a futuristic world where mysterious rifts have randomly materialized spawning legions of prehistoric beasties, Earth as we know it has gone the way of the dodo. Coming to our defense are a bunch of burly exofighters, replete with advanced armor and weaponry, who quickly help to turn the tide of war against the hordes of carnivorous reptiles. These exosuits are designed and built by the Aibius Corporation, which is your typical shady philanthropic organization that may or may not be connected to the dinosaurs’ origins.