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As virtual reality gaming continues to gain traction with new releaseslike the highly reviewedHalf Life: Alyx, very few publishers are fully supporting the numerous VR platforms. One of the more notable publishers that adds big experiences to the growing VR library is Bethesda, withFallout 4andSkyrimboth receiving VR ports. While Bethesda seems happy to bringits most recent releases to PSVR, Oculus, and Vive, fans feel some of the developer’s classic titles deserve the same love....

Summary UPDATE: Alan Wake 2 won Best Narrative at The Game Awards 2023! As it’s closing out one of the best years for gaming in recent memory,The Game Awards 2023is going to be an interesting ceremony to watch unfold. While there are a handful ofstrange nominations at The Game Awardsthis year, most are easy to agree with or at least understand, as 2023 has seen top-quality releases across just about every genre....

Summary The intergalactic battle for freedom and managed democracy continues inHelldivers2. The game was a veritable hit at launch, but the Terminids weren’t the only bugs present. Since then, Arrowhead Game Studios has been hard at work attempting to patch things up and ensure that there’s no limit to how many Helldivers can join the war. The latest patch, released on March 20, comes with a host of fixes that should be a boon to fans....

Everything runs its course eventually, even if that course can sometimes seem a little short.Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace,Freaks & Geeks, andPolice Squad​​​​​​ are just some of the many one-season wonders to have graced the airwaves over the years, but other shows go on for so long that it’d probably take a catastrophe just to put them on hiatus. Related:Great TV Shows That Ended in 2022 Thelongest-running TV showsspan multiple decades and generations, entertaining countless people in the process....

How much control should players have over the game they’re playing? Should the player be responsible for micromanaging the decisions of every citizen in a city? Should they set the course for a single hero’s journey? Are there times when the most engaging gameplay is more passive, allowing the player to exert only minimal influence on the story as it unfolds? RELATED:The Best Visual Novels Of 2020, Ranked We Are OFKis a gorgeous music biopic / visual novel with minimal player intervention other than dialog choices....

Summary Xboxhas confirmed that it will be in attendance at Gamescom 2024 on August 21, even providing a partial list of games that it plans to show during the live event. After a summer showcase that many fans regard as the company’s best in years, it appears thatXboxstill has more to highlight from its slate of upcoming games. While the company’s June livestream revealed huge tentpole titles likeFable,Perfect Dark,Call of Duty: Black Ops 6,Doom: The Dark Ages, andGears of War: E-Day, a recent report claimed that theXbox Games Showcase could’ve been even bigger....

Parts of the great Kingdom of Hyrule have been split apart and turned into the Sky Islands that float over the land. Zonai Construct robots take over what remains in small numbers, adding another new foe for Link to fight on his latest quest. Using his trusty paraglider, fans, and even some strange new abilities with his new arm, players once again have an entirely new world to explore inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom....

The first game announced for thePS5during Sony’s showcase on June 11th, 2020 was an enhanced version ofGrand Theft Auto 5. Curiously, no footage from the upcoming port appeared;Rockstar Gamesmade the announcement using the PS4 version. However, the company is promising some big modifications, though they did not go into specifics. Related:10 Ways To Get Rich In GTA Online 10Improved Frame Rate While the PS4 version was stunning upon release, looking at the frame rate these days is rough....

Released in the final months of 2020,Immortals: FenyxRisingwasreleased to critical acclaimwith fans and reviewers alike. It was developed by the same team that createdAssassin’s Creed: Odysseyand is a more light-hearted take on Greek Mythology. RELATED:10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do In Immortals Fenyx Rising Fans ofThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildwill have also noticed thatImmortalsdoesn’t shy away from replicating the Nintendo exclusive’s blueprint. Even though that may seem disastrous on paper,Immortals: Fenyx Risingmanages to feel like its own game with a huge world....

Unlike like with movies, video game sequels are almost universally better than their predecessors. It can be difficult to absolutely nail a new IP the first time out, and it usually takes that second game to build on the foundation of the first and fix the mistakes that critics were likely all too happy to point out about the original. It’s no coincidence that many of the greatest games of all time–Street Fighter II,Mega Man 2,Silent Hill 2, et al– are fantastic follow-ups to ambitious but flawed franchise debuts....

TheGod of Warseries has let Kratos wield some incredible armaments. The original trilogy outfitted the ghostly Spartan with his Chaos Blades and only added to his armory with each installment. From the Blade of Olympus to Medusa’s Gaze, there has been no shortage of ways for players to dispose of their enemies inGod of War. The newestGod of Warstory that started with the PS4 release in 2018 has shifted from the Greek Pantheon to Norse mythology....

Summary The creator of the widely popular series,Game of Thrones, has confirmed another spinoff series. This new series will revive a story that was previously canceled, bringing it to life on screen. While manyGame of Thronesspinoffs found great success with audiences, some did not fare as well. Two planned spinoff series, including theJon Snow prequel, have been canceled. However, there is hope that one of them may still be produced....

My Hero Academia’s newest season has been really heating up as of late, and it seems a fitting occasion to look back at Studio Bones' impressive past leading up to now. Ever since their start in the late 90s/early 00s, when they haven’t made titanic hits likeFullmetal Alchemist, they’ve put care into often niche but no less acclaimed stories, and one such show worth reflecting on isBlast of Tempest. Airing in the Fall of 2012,Blast of Tempest: The Civilization Blasteris a 24-episode fantasy action drama from Masahiro Ando, the director ofBones' cult classic filmSword of the Stranger....