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Summary While it took a while to arrive,Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon’s marketing cycle is finally spinning up for the last month before launch. Many fans are still waiting on uncut mission gameplay, and any details on the Arena and multiplayer modes promised for this complete mecha package. Plenty of events are already lining up demo kiosks to showArmored Core 6off, so answers to the community’s questions should pile up faster than they know what to do with them....

TheAssassin’s Creedseries is one of Ubisoft’s most popular franchises, but as the story has continued, the series has not been without its holes in the timeline. After all, it jumps hundred of years sometimes, but there’s one big one where a lot of unexplained events just have to be accepted. Assassin’s Creed 3,Assassin’s Creed RogueandAssassin’s Creed Unityestablish facts about the timeline of theAssassin’s Creeduniverse which leave a glaring hole in the timeline with each new game that is announced....

Summary The paramilitary organization known as the Marley Public Security plays an important role in maintaining order and control within the Eldian internment zones of Marley. As the primary security force stationed in Marley, the PS is responsible for a variety of duties related tothe oppression and containment of Eldians. This includes restricting the movement of Eldians, countering dissident movements, and exiling undesirable Eldians to Paradis Island to be transformed into Pure Titans....

Summary Baldur’s Gate 3has taken the gaming world by storm. While developer Larian Studios was already well known and beloved for its excellentDivinity: Original Sin 2,Baldur’s Gate’s tie to theDungeons and Dragonsfranchise brought its newest game to a much wider audience, and its genre-upending size and depth has made it one of this year’s stand-out titles.Baldur’s Gate 3is massive and its world is jam-packed with references to Larian’s previous titles,Undertale, Blizzard games, and more....

Fighting games come in all shapes and sizes. Among the more energetic examples is the arcade brawler free-for-all, popularized by theSuper Smash Bros.series. As such, plenty of games have chased theSmashtrain.Sonyeven tried it withPlayStation All-Stars Battle Royalea few years back. RELATED:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Worst Characters Now,Nickelodeon All-Star Brawlthrows its hat in the ring. Its mission is simple: bring several Nicktoons from past and present together for one royal rumble. It’s easy to see the potential in that premise, andthe resultlays a fairly solid foundation for a series....

The PS2 generation was likeKonami’s last hurrah on consoles. They still made some great games on PS3 and PS4, but their imaginative output definitely slowed down. It’s a shame, especially when similar Japanese companies, like Capcom, are still doing so well. RELATED:The Best Selling Konami Franchises of All-Time, Ranked Maybe it’s not too late forKonami. They have a whole list ofSilent Hillgames supposedly coming out and there are rumors of a newMetal Geargame too....

Summary Unlike other MMOs where a player’s choice during character creation usually focuses on class choice and server choice,Black Desert Onlinealso pays attention to whichStarting Zoneplayers choose for their specific character. Due to the number of classes available to players and the rather extensive lore of theBlack Desertstory, a Starting Zone determines just how deep into either the story or gameplay a character could get. However, despite the game offering three Starting Zones, the player’s choice can have a large impact on their overall gameplay experience depending on their method of progression....

At the end of June, Infinity Ward finally released the long-awaited mid-season update for bothCall of Duty: Modern Warfareand theWarzonebattle royale. The update added a slew of new content to both experiences, with most of the changes detailed in the long patch notes. However, theCall of Duty: Modern Warfaremid-season update also made some changes that weren’t named in the patch notes, for one reason or another. Call of Duty: Modern WarfareandWarzoneplayers have taken notice of a number of surprise changes in the games since the mid-season update, though it’s possible that there are more that have yet to be discovered....

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2leakers have dug through the game’s files and have discovered that fan favorite character Ghost has a fully-detailed face model underneath his iconic mask. Ghost has been one of the most popular and recognizable characters in theCall of Dutyfranchise since he debuted in 2009’sModern Warfare 2. While he was largely absent from the 2019Modern Warfarereboot (discounting post-launch multiplayer content), he plays a major role in the recently released 2022 version ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2....

SomeCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2players have a discussion on the most worthless perk in the game. WhileModern Warfare 2follows the standardCall of Dutyformula, it features some significant changes that differentiate it from the rest of the series. Modern Warfare 2has a brand-new perk system, where players are required to select two base perks which are active at the beginning of the game. Users will then earn a bonus perk that starts partway through the match, with an ultimate perk that unlocks later....

Despite releasing exclusively on the Nintendo Switch at first,Monster Hunter Risewas extremely well received by critics and fans alike. Though some may have thought it was a technical downgrade from its predecessor,Monster Hunter World, many fans and critics enjoyed the gameplay mechanics it brought to the series, such as the immensely enjoyableWirebug grappling hook. WhileMonster Hunter Risehad a fairly lengthy campaign, most players have rolled credits by now, and many are looking for their nextMonster Hunterfix....

ThePokemonfranchise is full of cute and creepy creatures, but the Gengar evolution line may take the cake. It and its previous evolutions were the first Ghost-type Pokemon added to the franchise, and they remain some of the most iconic spooky pocket monsters in the world. Now, onePokemonfan shares a short animation that shows a Gengar terrorizing a Poke Mart. Ghost-type Pokemon are a key part of the Pokemon franchise, but they aren’t the only ghosts that can be encountered in the series–human ghosts also exist in the world ofPokemon....

Summary Cyberpunk 2077developerCD Projekt Redhas announced major layoffs that will affect a sizable portion of the company’s workforce. This bit of news that’s likely to dishearten some CDPR staffers arrived mere months afterThe Witcherdeveloper received widespread praise for offering menstrual leave to employees. Workforce cutbacks remain a fairly standard practice across the gaming space, not least because the cyclical nature of game development frequently leaves studios with staff redundancies. Take-Two Interactive, Relic Entertainment, Team17, 343 Industries, andBioWare have all been hit with layoffsin 2023, among many other developers and publishers....