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Summary Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has shared his Xbox Year in Review numbers, revealing a whopping 917 hours played in 2023. The CEO of Microsoft Gaming presumably has a very packed schedule leading a huge gaming division, especially in the months following theacquisition of Activision Blizzard, the biggest merger in the industry to date. However, that hasn’t stopped the gamer from getting in quite a bit of play time....

The “Snyder Cut” is finally happening and it’s officially going to be rated R “for violence and some language”. The upcoming, highly-anticipated, Zack Snyder approved cut ofJustice Leagueis finally coming to fruition this March after a long and contentious process. Based on Snyder’s previous work, this should come as no surprise. The director is known for his “dark and gritty” film adaptations of famed graphic novels such as300andWatchmen. He even put out an R-rated version ofBatman V Superman, which featured extended violent scenes and additional blood and gore....

Summary ALegend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomplayer managed to construct a moving cannon that they can aim manually. Gamers have shown a lot of creativity when it comes to crafting in Nintendo’s hit RPG, and players have made a number ofimpressive creations inTears of the Kingdomand shown that the sky is the limit when it comes to building in the game. Themachines built inZelda:Tears of the Kingdominclude trains, airships, and various contraptions meant to torture Koroks....

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdommay take place in the same Hyrule as its predecessor,The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but it has changed between the two games. One aspect that has not changed is that the ability to fast travel has returned, which is great considering Hyrule is so vast thathorseback ridingis not enough. WhileThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis a direct sequel to the first game, fast travel is unlocked differently....

Summary Overwatch 2has too many Damage heroes; this is the argument that fans have made for years, and understandably so. After all, at theend of the originalOverwatch, Damage heroes completely overshadowed the rest of the roster in terms of character count. Tanks and Supports combined did not reach the Damage hero count, with the roles having 8 and 7 characters respectively compared to Damage’s 16. While part of this was because it is likely easier to design a Damage character, with the role’s inherent popularity also important to consider, Blizzard needed to address the disparity - something it has certainly done withOverwatch 2....

Each year,The Game Awardsfeatures a slew of new game announcements as well as awards. These announcements come in quick succession and it’s easy to miss a few, but for gamers hungry for new content, these new reveals are an important part of the show. While game development has been complicated over the last two years given the global pandemic, theGame Awardshad plenty of surprise announcements for fans to get excited about....

One of the biggest reasonsAnimal Crossingbecame the popular franchise it is now is because of its numerous villagers. Each is an anthropomorphic creature with unique qualities and looks that differentiate them from one another. Although some believe they are perfect as they are, there are still ways thatthe nextAnimal Crossinggame can take villagers to the next level. A particular method of doing so is improving the one feature that has helped define the franchise’s denizens since its inception....

Most players ofAnimal Crossing: New Horizonshave some kind of daily routine. Start the game, buy or sell turnips, dig up fossils, catch fish and bugs, chat with villagers, chop trees, run from wasps,get a coffee from Brewster, and tidy up the island. The natural progression of the game intends for players to sell items that can be found on the main island and mystery islands that can be visited with Nook Miles....

Reaching the Masters Rank inApex Legendsis a long and difficult process, and sometimes even the most enthusiastic players fail to achieve it. Master is the penultimate rank in the game, after which there is only Apex Predator, which includes the top 750 players. To achieve this rank, it’s not enough to just play the game as usual. Instead, you will need to constantly develop and improve, so now we will tell you how to reach Masters Rank inApex Legends....

Summary Making intriguing video game protagonists can often be difficult, and no series knows that more than Ubisoft’sAssassin’s Creedfranchise. Over the course of 13 mainline installments, the series has had its fair share of notable protagonists. At the same time, it has also had many bland ones along the way.Assassin’s Creed Miragemay be a fun return to form for the series, but it also seems to suffer from the latter....

At first glance,Bat Boylooks like a simple amalgamation of a few of the most famous NES platformers, but there’s much more to the title. The developer X PLUS has worked with another local game studio to develop a game that is sort of an ode toclassic NES gameslikeMega ManandSuper Mariobut has a very distinct, modern, and original story. Bat Boyhas no relation to the caped crusader or his sidekick, or the fictional character turned off-Broadway musical for that matter....

Despite the overall theme of comic release at inappropriate times, like when the main characters had to give a speech to honor Maya’s death inBorderlands3, theBorderlandsseries is one made of meaningful and interesting stories. It’s not uncommon to find depth in side quests that could easily be skipped by gamers, and the main quests of each title from the franchise always prove to be more than a chain of events happening....

This week, the United States Space Force revealed that it had selected the term Guardians to refer to its uniformed members. Naturally, the announcement caught the attention ofDestinyfans, considering the similarities in that themain characters in this franchise are also called Guardiansand have a long history of spacefaring adventures through the Milky Way Galaxy. There were more than a few replies to the reveal tweet referencing the game and the characters involved in this world....