Indie developers have often proven that great examples of gaming genres can be made without AAA budgets. Yacht Club Games’Shovel Knighttook on 2D platformers and became so iconic that its lead appears inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate; Toby Fox’sUndertalewas anEarthbound-style RPG, with its exposure leading to him working onPokemon SwordandShieldamong other things; and Team Cherry’sHollow Knighthas left fans hungry for more with theMetroidvania’s upcoming sequelSilksong. Pixile Studios’Super Animal Royalecould be put in a similar category for the battle royale genre....

Sid Meier’s Civilization 6is a strategy game where players need to keep track of many different resources in order to build up their empire and amenities are one of the most important ones.NewerCiv 6playersmay find that their citizens are demanding more amenities in order to upkeep happiness. Citizen happiness inCivilization 6is very important, as it affects overall production and can lead to rebellions occurring that spawn numerous barbarians if it gets too low....

God of War Ragnarokmanaged to meet and exceed expectations at every turn, which is quite the feat today. The latest installment in theGod of Warfranchise has better gameplay, secrets, and more. While some new features are great, players often encounter problems while solving the various puzzles in the game. One of the biggest puzzles in the gamerevolves around the locked watchtower in Svartalfhein during the “Weight of Chains quest.” Unfortunately, the game does not spell out where the key is, but it does inform players that it is in the Bay of Bounty....

In action-packed shooters likeReady or Not,wearing the right gear can make or break a mission. This interactive tactical FPS allows players to customize their gear according to their playstyles. Many players focus on placing add-ons to their weapons andenhancing their statsand forget that the looks of their character matter just as much. To look the part of an elite SWAT officer, players can opt to wear a balaclava. The balaclava is a close-fitting head garment that isworn by police officersto disguise or protect themselves during undercover operations, especially when dealing with dangerous criminals....

Quick Links With 87 unlockable Superstars, 35 unlockable Arenas, and 56 unlockable Championships, unlocking everything inWWE 2K23is far from easy. Not only will players have tocomplete all of the objectives in Showcase Modeand both the Legacy and Lock MyRISE storylines, but they’ll also need to earn tens of thousands of store credits by playing regular matches. RELATED:Every Superstar in WWE 2K23 (& How to Unlock Them) In addition to the game’s many unlockables are 30 DLC Superstars, meaning that players will need to spend some actual money in order to fully complete the roster....

Immortals Fenyx Rising,due out next month, has appeared on the Nintendo eShop for pre-order, along with the download size of the game. Initially calledGods and Monsters,Immortals Fenyx Risingis Ubisoft’s latest foray into the world of Ancient Greece, following its 2018 title,Assassin’s Creed Odyssey,which saw the long-running series dip into Greek mythology for the first time. While sharing some similarities withAssassin’s Creed Odyssey(they are both open world games in similar historical settings from Ubisoft),Immortals Fenyx Risinghas drawn comparisons with another Nintendo Switch game,The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild....

Summary As far as comic book characters go, few have as iconic a cast asBatman. Of course, the Caped Crusader himself is one of the most popular heroes in all of fiction, and he has been pretty much since his debut in 1939. Then there areBatman’s heroic allies, Robin, Batgirl, Nightwing, and loyal right-hand man Alfred Pennyworth. And then to top it off, there’s all of Batman’s rogue’s gallery, featuring some of the best villains in the biz like Mr....

A massiveDestiny 2leak has revealed the origins of the game’s main antagonist, The Witness. This comes via an in-game cutscene that is making rounds on social media, which answers some of the biggest questions fans have regardingDestiny 2’s biggest villain. Over the years,Destiny’s story has been centered around the idea of Light vs. Darkness, where the latter is portrayed as the evil force in its fictional universe that seeks to reshape reality....

Ever since its release, the big question forMarvel’s Avengerswas when it would receive new playable heroes. Some of these characters have already been confirmed - namely the two Hawkeyes, Black Panther, andSpider-Man- but the lack of a roadmap of any kind meant fans have no idea how much longer they’ll have to wait for them to arrive. Thankfully, it seems Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics are ready to at least give fans a proper look at the first of these DLC characters, Kate Bishop, in one ofAvengers' War Table livestreams....

As games got bigger in scope, they also got more difficult to beat in one go. They were no longer endless point earners like their arcade-based forebears. It would get disappointing and frustrating to get all the way through a game, reach the final boss, die, and end up way back at the start of the level. Or even worse: the very beginning of the game. To give players some mercy, developers began to implementcheckpoints, where dying in a level would just set them back part of the way....

Anticipation has rapidly been building for the release ofSpider-Man: No Way Homeand audiences do not have to wait much longer for the arrival of December 17th to float to the surface. Now, the arrival of a new clip has stoked the fires of ecstasy even more, showcasing the heart within Peter Parker while equally highlighting the fear embedded within Doctor Strange for what is to come. Spider-Man: No Way Homecontinues to move in unison with the plot patterns revealed within the previous film, which ended with the exposure of the web-slinging hero’s secret identity....

Nintendo announced that their next mobile game project will be aPikmintitle, but there are still plenty of Nintendo franchises left that need the mobile treatment. Obviously, this isn’t the first mobile Nintendo game, but there’s still plenty of time and space for more. The majority of these games have dominated the mobile app market places and, in the case ofPokemon Go, have gone on to become a bit of a cultural phenomenon....

With the reveal ofOverwatch 2, Blizzard showcased a new story-based PvE mode where players are allowed pick any hero,including new heroes, and have separate abilities that are not available in PvP modes. This adds replayability to the mode in which players are able to customize their heroes the way that they intend to play. Heroes such as Hanzo can earn new abilities that add a dynamic to their current abilities by leveling, like how Hanzo’s arrows will seek out and damage any enemy that is scanned by his Sonic Arrow....