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Yu-Gi-Oh!: The 10 Best Monsters In Legendary Duelists: Soulburning Volcano
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Legendary Duelists booster pack series debuts with a new pack every so often that has themes pertaining to specific characters from the various anime series, and features new cards for older archetypes alongside reprints of related cards, allowing duelists to give their older decks a much-needed boost after some time.
10 Aliens We Want To See In Disney Lorcana
Disney Lorcana features characters, items, songs, and more from Disney's various animated properties, and took the TCG world by storm ever since its September 2022 announcement. With archetypes like Princess, Villains, and even Brooms, you can make any kind of deck your heart desires. One of the key archetypes of Lorcana's The First Chapter, are Aliens from movies like Lilo & Stitch and Treasure Planet.
The 8 Best Older Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards Still Used In The Meta Game
The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCGhas been around for over two decades, with the meta game constantly changing. Although the meta game between years and eras has vast differences, over time, many cards are sidelined for newer ones with similar yet improved effects, being more well-suited for the current meta game. However, a handful of cards can stand the test of time and stay relevant despite the debut of many new and powerful cards.
10 D&D Creatures That Appear In Final Fantasy
Dungeons & Dragons and Final Fantasy are two multimedia franchises cut from the same cloth, with the latter taking plenty of inspiration from the former due to launching over a decade later. Since both are part of the fantasy genre and have been around since 1974 and 1987, respectively, they share quite a few of the same creatures.
10 Dungeons & Dragons Creatures That Appear In Final Fantasy
Dungeons & Dragons and Final Fantasy are two multimedia franchises cut from the same cloth, with the latter taking plenty of inspiration from the former due to launching over a decade later. Since both are part of the fantasy genre and have been around since 1974 and 1987, respectively, they share quite a few of the same creatures.
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Every Illusion Type Monster In Duelist Nexus, Ranked
Highlights The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG has expanded its monster types since 2002, with the latest addition being the Illusion-type monsters in Duelist Nexus. Cornfield Coatl, Mirror Swordknight, and Nightmare Magician are the newly introduced Illusion-type monsters in Duelist Nexus, each with unique effects. Chimera the Illusion Beast is a powerful Fusion Monster that can attack multiple monsters, reduce attack points to zero, and negate effects, making it a key card in Illusion-type decks.
The 8 Best Enemies Missing From Final Fantasy 16
Final Fantasy 16, the 2023 mainline entry in Square Enix's internationally renowned fantasy RPG series, has been met with critical acclaim worldwide. While the game is more action-focused than many of its predecessors and has garnered positive reception for the most part, just like any other game, it's far from flawless.
9 Games To Play If You Like Dave the Diver Original
Highlights Dave The Diver, an indie hit, combines undersea exploration, action, cooking, and restaurant management, appealing to a range of players. Similar games to Dave The Diver include Abzu, Beyond Blue, Sushi Striker, Sakuna of Rice and Ruin, Moonlighter, Battle Chef Brigade, Yakuza: Like A Dragon, Ecco The Dolphin: Defender Of The Future, and Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits.
Pokemon Life Apps That We Would Love To See Original
Now that Pokemon Sleep has finally launched after years of waiting, including quite some time without knowing any details, you can now track your sleep while using Pokemon, learning about your patterns and improving your circadian rhythm. Pokemon Sleep may be the second Pokemon life app after Pokemon Smile, but what other life apps featuring the beloved Pocket Monsters could be made next?
10 Dinosaurs We'd Like To See Added To Exoprimal
Highlights Exoprimal has received mixed reception, with some players thoroughly enjoying it and others disappointed by the lack of enemy variety among the dinosaurs. Adding dinosaurs such as Inostrancevia, Oviraptor, and Dimetrodon could provide much-needed variation in enemy types and gameplay modes in Exoprimal. The inclusion of Brontosaurus, Mosasaurus, Quetzalcoatlus, Therizinosaurus, Spinosaurus, and Godzillasaurus as enemies would offer unique challenges and add excitement to the game.
Why McDonald's Needs To Bring Back Yu-Gi-Oh! Promotions
It’s no surprise that Apple’s half-bitten logo has become synonymous with the company’s identity. However, in a recent development, Apple Inc. has entered into a trademark dispute with the Fruit Union Suisse, an association that represents Swiss fruit growers as it seeks to not only obtain the intellectual property rights to the iconic Apple logo but also aims to obtain exclusive rights to all depictions of real apples.
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s New Nouvellez Archetype Should Bring Back Fast Food Promos
Published Jun 21, 2023 While fast food Yu-Gi-Oh! promotions still exist in Japan, similar TCG promotions haven't been around in over a decade. Yu-Gi-Oh!'s June 2023 Wild Survivors booster pack introduced plenty of new cards as well as reprints. Some of these cards are part of the new Nouvelles archetype, a group of food-based Ritual Monsters that support the classic Ritual Monster Hungry Burger.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Video Game Promo Cards Once Gave TCG Players a Major Advantage Original
Published Jun 10, 2023 Video game promo cards might be a thing of the past, but some of Yu-Gi-Oh!'s rarest and most powerful cards wouldn't exist without them. Yu-Gi-Oh! has appeared in video games since 1998, and although not all of them play by the same rules as the TCG, and some are digital-only releases, the rest came with promotional cards only available by purchasing new copies of the games. Traditionally, most Yu-Gi-Oh! games came with at least three exclusive cards.
These Old Yu-Gi-Oh! Dinosaurs Are Perfect Candidates For Transcendosaurus Upgrades
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s new Dinosaur archetype brings some older monsters back to the game, but there are more with untapped potential. Yu-Gi-Oh!'s new Transcendosaurus archetype from the June 2023 Wild Survivors booster pack brings some older monsters back to the TCG, since Transcendosaurs require them to be Special Summoned. As of the archetype's debut, it only adds three older level six Dinosaur-type monsters back into the modern game, but there's potential for more as the archetype expands.
11 Games Where You Play As A Demon
The concept of demons has been around since long before the inception of video games, so it makes sense that they'd appear in video games eventually once they evolved past games like Pong and Pac-Man. Once more video game genres were introduced, demons started appearing more often in roleplaying games, platformers, fighting games, first-person shooters, and more.
Iconic Fighting Games Like Street Fighter Paved the Way for Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Vanquish Soul Archetype
Yi-Gi-Oh!'s Vanquish Soul archetype introduces the latest fighting game-inspired cards to the TCG. The Vanquish Soul archetype, a new Yu-Gi-Oh! archetype introduced to the TCG through June 2023's Wild Survivors booster pack, consists of Dark, Earth, and Fire attribute monsters of various types, all inspired by characters from multiple fighting game franchises like Street Fighter and Tekken.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime Games Aren't Dead Yet
With Duel Links and Master Duel still going strong, the future of new Yu-Gi-Oh! anime games hangs in the balance, but there's still hope for more. The Yu-Gi-Oh!TCG, like a handful of other TCGs, has appeared in plenty of video games in its over two-decade-long history, and it has many more games than its contemporaries. Two Yu-Gi-Oh! games in particular, 2017's Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links and 2022's Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, are ongoing live service games.
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Transcendosaurus Archetype Gives Classic Dinosaurs a Much-Needed Upgrade
These ancient Yu-Gi-Oh! monsters got exciting new forms in the latest booster pack, Wild Survivors. Dinosaur-type monsters have been in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG since the beginning, occasionally getting new support and archetypes for over two decades. While Dinosaurs aren't always the strongest or most effective monsters in modern Yu-Gi-Oh!, they have plenty of heavy hitters, with lots of support cards that help pull their massive weight.
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Masked HERO Archetype Needs Kamen Rider Support Cards
Published May 31, 2023 Masked HERO Yu-Gi-Oh! cards desperately need some new Kamen Rider-inspired support. The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG has featured superhero-inspired cards since it launched, with monster cards like Oscillo Hero and Spawn homage Zombyra the Dark. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, the second Duel Monsters anime series, introduces the Elemental HERO archetype, a group of monsters based on American superheroes first designed by Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi himself.
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Infamous Meme Monster Needs a Type Change - Here's Why
While Yu-Gi-Oh! hasn't had retroactive type changes before, this unusually appetizing Ritual Monster is the reason why it should. Ritual Monsters are special blue cards that require a specific Spell card and tributes to be Ritual Summoned, and they can't be Special Summoned otherwise unless first Ritual Summoned. They first came to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in 2002 after the release of the first two booster packs and starter decks.
Movie Promo Cards Were the Best Part of TCGs in the 2000s - Now It's Time for a Comeback
Published May 26, 2023 With people flocking to theaters again, it's time to give TCG fans something to be excited about. In the early 2000s, between Pokémon, Digimon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering, and plenty more, TCGs were everywhere. Pokemania was running rampant, and other companies were trying to chase the trends that Pokémon started, with limited success for some. Still, none were quite able to reach the golden goose status of Gamefreak's massive franchise.
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Latest Archetypes Are Perfect for a New Anime
New Yu-Gi-Oh! anime to coincide with the TCG is long overdue, and the recent archetypes are a perfect fit. The Yu-Gi-OhTCG has featured an enormous number of new cards since it launched in the early 2000s, and it has since been enjoyed by fans of all ages around the world. In its early years, between the anime series, manga, video games, toys and the cards themselves, it seemed like Yu-Gi-Oh! was almost everywhere.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Shocks Fans With First Ever 'Human'-Type Monster Card
Yu-Gi-Oh! has added anime-based cards before, but never like this. TheYu-Gi-Oh! TCG has featured countless monsters over the decades since it launched, including some inspired by characters from the various Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series. The upcoming Pulse of the King Structure Deck, an updated version of Jack Atlas' deck from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, not only includes new cards inspired by Jack's monsters, but also a card literally featuring the character himself.
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s 25th Anniversary Should Add a New Attribute
After 25 years, Yu-Gi-Oh! needs a new monster attribute to shake things up. When the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG first saw its worldwide release in the early 2000s, there were six monster attributes: Dark, Light, Earth, Wind, Fire and Water. In 2004, the seventh attribute, Divine, came to the TCG, which remains exclusive to the Egyptian God cards and their alternate forms.
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s 25th Anniversary is the Perfect Time to Bring Back Master Guides
Published May 18, 2023 Fans are desperate for international translations of these beloved Yu-Gi-Oh! lore books, and now is the perfect time. Yu-Gi-Oh! is best known for its TCG, anime and manga series. The Japanese-only Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG typically focuses on card lore far more than the international TCG, so most players aren't aware that Yu-Gi-Oh! is packed with rich and interesting lore to discover.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Cyberstorm Access Is Missing Important Support Cards
The Yu-Gi-Oh!'s TCG's latest booster pack has plenty of notable monsters, but some older cards that fit the theme are suspiciously missing. The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG's Cyberstorm Access booster pack gets its name from its cover card, Firewall Singularity Dragon, and its support cards that expand Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Firewall series into a full archetype. The booster pack includes plenty of other cards as well, but a certain kind of monster seems to be mysteriously missing.
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Cyberstorm Access Finally Expands the Firewall Series into a Full Archetype
Five years after the first monster's debut, Yu-Gi-Oh!'s infamous cybersecurity-inspired Firewall series gets proper support. May 2023's Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG booster pack is Cyberstorm Access. It adds many interesting and powerful new cards to the game, including support for past archetypes, two brand-new archetypes, and various Spell and Trap cards for players to add to their decks or collections. Yu-Gi-Oh!: Cyberstorm Access is particularly notable for its cover card, Firewall Dragon Singularity.
Cyberstorm Access Brings Back Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Iconic Spirit Monsters
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s notorious Spirit monsters make a triumphant return in 2023's Cyberstorm Access booster packs. The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG's latest booster set, Cyberstorm Access, added a whole host of new and exciting Yu-Gi-Oh! cards to the game, including new members of the Gold Pride, Purrelly and Rescue-ACE archetypes, the debut of the Mannadium and Nemurelia archetypes, a game-changing Spell card, and more.
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Time-Tearing Morganite Is Literally Game-changing
A new Spell card in Yu-Gi-Oh!'s CyberStorm Access booster pack is the talk of the town thanks to its powerful and unexpected effects. CyberStorm Access, the latest Yu-Gi-Oh!TCG booster pack, features a whole host of powerful new cards for players to collect and build decks with. This booster pack includes new cards of the Firewall, Superheavy Samurai, Gold Pride and Purelly archetypes, and introduces the Mannadium and Nemurelia archetypes, among a handful of new Spell and Trap cards.
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s 25th Anniversary Desperately Needs These Classic Reprints
Classic Yu-Gi-Oh! booster packs are getting reprints for the 25th anniversary, but old decks and nostalgic sets deserve some love too. Reprints in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG are nothing new, particularly when it comes to Yu-Gi-Oh!'s most iconic cards. The 25th Anniversary Legendary Collection includes reprints of iconic monsters and will also feature six classic booster packs released separately in July.
Why Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist Is Still Worth Playing in 2023
Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist and its 2019 remaster Link Evolution are packed with fun and engaging single-player content and iconic anime duels. In 2015, Konami launched Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist for PC and consoles. The game features characters, cards and stories from the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG and anime series, from the original era through to Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Arc-V era, with more duels added as DLC over time.
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Egyptian Gods Are the Most Iconic TCG Cards Ever Printed
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s iconic Egyptian God monster trio had an immense impact on the rest of the franchise. The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG and expanded franchise are widely recognizable for their iconic monsters. From Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon to Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Gravekeepers and Toon archetypes, there's no shortage of popular monsters between the TCG, manga, anime series and more. But one trio stands above the rest: Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Egyptian Gods.
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s 25th Anniversary Legendary Collection Is Plagued With Misprints
The anniversary collection is great for nostalgic Yu-Gi-Oh! fans, but severely hampered by problematic reprints. The classic TCG Yu-Gi-Oh! recently released its 25th Anniversary Legendary Collection, featuring six reprinted booster packs from the TCG's earliest era alongside six iconic monster cards. Also included is a reprint of one of these six monsters in the new Quarter Century Secret Rare rarity, created exclusively for Yu-Gi-Oh!'s 25th anniversary.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Needs More Alternate Art Cards Like KaibaCorp Blue-eyes White Dragon
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s 25th anniversary prints stunning alternate art for Blue-eyes White Dragon. Now is the perfect time for Konami to add more alt-art cards. 2023 marks the 25th anniversary of Yu-Gi-Oh!, but the 20th anniversary was just a few years ago, and the celebrations were bigger in Japan than anywhere else in the world.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel's Attribute 4 Festival Excludes Its Best Archetypes, And That's a Good Thing
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel's latest online event excludes many cards that are dominant in the meta, much to players' relief. Konami's free-to-play online game Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel makes the TCG of the year easier to play for those who don't want to buy physical cards or don't have the space for them.
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s 25th Anniversary Legendary Collection Is Missing the Best Cards
Published Apr 20, 2023 The Legendary Collection launched for Yu-Gi-Oh!'s 25th Anniversary is mysteriously missing some significant cards from the TCG's history. 2023 marks Yu-Gi-Oh!'s 25th anniversary, and Konami has been doing multiple things to celebrate.
Best Games Where You Can Quickly Swap Outfits
Costumes aren't always an essential aspect of video games but remain important in many, depending on the genre. In some video games, these changes are purely visual, with players switching to alternate costumes simply because they look cool, while in others, different costumes give the characters different or additional abilities compared to their default outfits. In a handful of more modern games, outfits can be quickly switched between, so players can instantly adapt to specific situations.
Final Fantasy: Best Easter Eggs In Other Games
The Final Fantasy series is a quintessential part of video game history and is well-known internationally thanks to its many mainline entries and spinoffs launching across various platforms. Due to Final Fantasy being Square Enix's most famous series, many other games by the publisher have paid homage to it in some way.
9 Games Where You Can Play As Death Original
Death has been a part of video games ever since the earliest Game Over screens, but the idea has been played with more over time. While dying is a common aspect of many video games when a player has been defeated or failed a task, Death appearing in a corporeal form has also been relatively common, but somewhat less so.
10 Forgotten Archetypes That Need Support In The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG
Some archetypes never see support in the future, no matter how interesting their appearances, effects, and strategy may seem. If there's one thing the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG is known for, it's all the various archetypes that different Monster, Spell, and Trap cards belong to. Many of these archetypes have been getting support since the early days of the card game, with more specific support coming out later and being updated to more appropriately fit older members of the archetype into modern play.
10 Archetypes Still Exclusive To The Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime
The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG may have an ever-increasing amount of archetypes, or groups of cards, supported due to having some of the same words in their names, but many have stayed exclusive to the various anime series and have yet to see real-life counterparts. The Dragons of Legend booster pack series, which launched between 2014 and 2016 with three separate booster packs, was notable for adding many previously anime-exclusive cards to the TCG.
Pokemon Fusions That Are Canon In The Series Original
Due to skilled planning by fans, fusing Pokemon has been as easy as going to a website and selecting two Pokemon you want to combine, creating an ever-increasing amount of horrifying experimental Pokemon. The results not only combined them visually but also mixed names and types. Unlike the mechanics seen in some of its contemporaries, fusion is not a common mechanic in Pokemon games.
10 Anime-Inspired Events We Want To See In Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Original
Let us try our hand on these scenarios. Duel Events often happen in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, having players duel each other with either pre-constructed loaner decks or any decks they've made that follow the event's restrictions. Although Master Duel has been out for a while, it still seems lacking in events inspired by the various Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series, even when they have plenty of series to choose from.
10 Historical Settings That Would Make Great Soulslike Games Original
Ever since games like Nioh and Sekiro, the Soulslike genre has been experimenting with different time periods, from feudal Japan to ancient China to the French Revolution and more. But like other video game genres, it has yet to expand to other significant periods of history, even when there's a plethora they could pull from.
10 Characters We Want To See In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 4
Besides being an internationally well-recognized manga and anime series, Dragon Ball is also known for the abundance of fighting games based on it. The Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi series, 3D arena fighting games featuring large character rosters, launched between 2005 and 2007 on various platforms.
10 Pokemon Games That Have Never Been Ported Or Remade
Pokemon has had a ton of games over its lifespan, from the internationally beloved mainline games to one-time spinoffs, to spinoffs that started their own series. Both mainline games, as well as some spinoffs, have also been ported to or remade for newer platforms.
10 Dragon Ball Games That Should Get Remakes
Dragon Ball, the shonen manga and anime series that many have been aware of for several decades, has had a plethora of games over the years on various platforms. These also are not all fighting games, with games in other genres like beat'em ups, co-op adventures, RPGs, card games, and more. Unfortunately, the majority of older Dragon Ball games have never been remade, leaving them stuck on consoles that many fans don't play or have access to anymore.
Wild Hearts: 8 Kemono That Look Like Pokemon
Wild Hearts, EA and Koei Tecmo's surprise hit hunting action game that has understandably often been compared to Monster Hunter, has been entertaining fans of the genre since its trial version launched just a few days before the launch of the full game. Wild Hearts also seems like it's similar to recent mainline Pokemon games, especially due to their similar mythological inspirations.
8 Games To Play If You Like Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Home 8 Games To Play If You Like Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Do you need more ancient Chinese swordsmen in a Soulsborne setting? Give these a try. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, another soulslike game by Koei Tecmo in a similar vein to their Nioh series. There are some key differences, though, such as the ancient China setting, new characters, enemies, bosses, and a deflection mechanic.
Fitness Games Based On Anime That We Would Love To Play
Fitness games have been around for a while, with the most well-known being games like Dance Dance Revolution and Ring Fit Adventure. There have also been a number of games based on anime, including those based on sports anime. But despite having similar aspects, anime series and fitness-based games don't crossover as much as you might think, with games like Fitness Boxing: Fist of the North Star seeming to break the mold and set the path for more anime-based fitness games in the future.
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