Vampires, in literature and folklore, were much like zombies, fairies, and other monsters. They hurt people and drank blood because that's just what they existed to do. They were creatures people should fear, not complex beings with personalities and motivations to build a story around. Bram Stoker's Dracula (the actual character Dracula, not Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula) marked a turning point in vampire storytelling, as his Dracula is a lot like your stereotypical depiction of a callous aristocrat: entitled, selfish, prone to wrecking things just to satisfy some whim or urge. Good versions of Dracula hone in on those and other pieces of his personality, like his menace or seductiveness, and do something worthwhile with them. That includes Castlevania's take on Dracula, which, despite being a story-light video game series, often gets the vampire villain right in ways that films struggle with.

"It's been 3,000 years..." is an iconic gif I hope has been posted in response to the official announcement that a stack of fan-favorite Fortnite skins have returned after years on the bench. Having missed the chance to make their mark in the brightly-colored recreation of Springfield in one of the best battle royale games of the lot, you can, at the very least, have Jinx and Vi, the problematic Piltover personas from Arcane, bring their chaotic energy back to Fortnite around Hawkins, Indiana, where there are stranger things afoot than Homer Simpson drunkenly pottering around in his underwear.

Read the full story on PCGamesN: After four years, two of the most requested Fortnite skins are finally back on the menu, but fans are screaming for more

World of Warcraft Midnight is pulling out the rug from combat addons, as Blizzard dramatically shakes up what information mod creators are allowed to access and work with. It's a change that transforms the look of one of the best MMORPGs forever, made in pursuit of bringing a halt to the 'arms race' between encounter designers and modders. However, it also means the end of the line for some of the best WoW addons, including tremendously popular framework WeakAuras. Since the launch of the WoW Midnight beta, Blizzard has continued to loosen its restrictions, but the development team behind the mod say the changes aren't enough to reverse its stance.

Read the full story on PCGamesN: Despite Blizzard's World of Warcraft Midnight changes, the WeakAuras mod team still has no plans to return

High school, as the Stranger Things gang can attest, is no walk in the park (Upside Down or not). And in a sweet gesture paying homage to their artistic beginnings, co-creators of the Netflix phenomenon, the Duffer Brothers, chose to cast their high school drama teacher in a key role. “Miss Harris is played by […]

Dead Rising is set for a new sequel, featuring Frank West, returning to a Hollywood movie set. The game will emphasize familiar mechanics and a new context involving a crazed director.