One of the latest battle royale games to try to get a piece of the market, Ubisoft’s Hyper Scape has so far struggled to find a sizable audience, partly due to the huge success of Fall Guys. However, Ubisoft is not giving up, releasing a new game mode for Hyper Scape that could potentially convince lapsed players to give the game another chance, and may draw more people to the battle royale in general....
With the simultaneous releases of Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons dominating the internet during widespread self-isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a hefty amount of crossover art between the disparate titles. American rapper, actor, and producer Tracy “Ice-T” Marrow has clearly chosen to side with id Software’s latest Doom game, and has been actively talking about his experiences with it on Twitter. Ice-T described Doom Eternal as “virtual cardio” in one tweet because, “You can’t stand STILL in this game,” which he downloaded on March 20 and apparently played for four hours in his first sitting....
Paper Mario: The Origami King was controversial because fans lamented its continual drift away from the turn-based RPG style of N64’s Paper Mario and GameCube’s The Thousand-Year Door. Those games strip away the high number values and random encounters of series like Final Fantasy, while utilizing action commands to engage players. Despite this, Paper Mario series producer Kensuke Tanabe said it’s necessary to change combat every game, and with that in mind Ikenfell offers an interesting perspective on how to evolve the original formula fans love....
The next game from the creators of indie hit Gone Home announces its next game, Tacoma, will release August 2 exclusively on Xbox One and PC. At the Xbox E3 2017 Briefing, a 30-second teaser for Tacoma was shown, but developer Fullbright Games also posted a full version of that teaser: Tacoma looks to be following in the footsteps of what made Gone Home a highly-acclaimed game. While the game’s couldn’t be further from each other when it comes to setting, Fullbright looks to continue its pedigree of developing engaging first-person exploration games with a heavy story focus....
This Interview with the Vampire review contains spoilers. Interview with the Vampire Episode 1 Welcome to the world of Anne Rice’s vampires. The landscape has changed, but the emotional intent remains. Entitled “In Throes of Increasing Wonder,” the premiere episode aims to evoke the feeling. Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire makes its introduction via Eric Bogosian’s Daniel Molloy. He was the young, unnamed “boy reporter” who interviewed Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) in the 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire....
Gamers wondering if the Battlefield 1 trailer is actually historically accurate can now take a look at this in-depth analysis from a popular WW1 channel. The Battlefield 1 trailer has accumulated over a million likes since it launched just over a week ago, marking a clear indication that gamers around the world are ready for a return to historical shooters as opposed to futuristic sci-fi scenarios. It looks like DICE will be providing gamers with plenty of diverse gameplay options given the venerable melting pot of combat technologies shown in the trailer, which begs the question: is Battlefield 1 even historically accurate?...
It’s a pretty busy day for Firaxis: the studio has just launched its War Of The Chosen expansion for XCOM 2, a project so large that it almost became the third iteration of the franchise. In the buildup to the long-awaited launch, XCOM 2 creative director Jake Solomon and a few of the game’s development staff took to Reddit to host an Ask Me Anything, where users were invited to ask any question that sprung to mind - whether it was related to XCOM 2 or not....
Granblue Fantasy Versus is a brand new fighting game developed by Arc System Works. The studio is also known for its other recent fighting game, Dragon Ball FighterZ, as well as other anime-style fighting games. Like other games by the studio, Granblue Fantasy Versus offers multiple color variations for the playable characters, but a large appeal to many players is the availability of alternate weapon skins. With Granblue Fantasy Versus having come out on Steam on March 13th, there are still many new players that are unsure of how to unlock the weapon skins for the base characters of the game....
After being listed as one of the best-selling games of August 2018, GTA 5’s popularity doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon, despite the fact that the open world title has been out for over five years at this point. With this being the case, Rockstar Games has decided to continue providing even more fresh content to the game’s multiplayer component, Grand Theft Auto Online, with the developer now adding two new Super Autos into the mix....
The original Guacamelee! was an award-winning take on the Metroidvania genre that managed to stand out thanks to its unique theme of lucha libre (Mexican professional wrestling). The sequel, Guacamelee! 2, has a lot to live up to, but fans will find out if it lives up to expectations when it launches at the end of next month for PC and PlayStation 4. As revealed earlier today, Guacamelee! 2 will launch for PC and PlayStation 4 on August 21....
In the midst of all the excitement that surrounded the announcement of the epic Halo: Master Chief Collection bundle coming to Xbox One later this year, the spotlight shifted away from the franchise’s next numbered installment, Halo 5: Guardians, for a brief moment. In addition to all the awesomeness coming in the Master Chief Collection, including Forge mode, players will also receive beta access to Halo 5. Although the beta is likely to focus on multiplayer only and won’t reveal any plot details, the first cinematic trailer and a few follow-up interviews have started to reveal a bit more about the setting and story of the next campaign....
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has shut down schools, businesses, and large public gathering spaces all around the world, which has led to various organizations like Rockstar Games starting up efforts to help raise money to both find a cure and to provide relief for those who have been affected. Few gaming franchises have quite as wide a global reach as 343 Industries’ Halo, which just announced that its efforts have thus far spurred fans to raise over $430,000....
Halo has had a year of highs and lows. The highs revolve around the Halo: Master Chief Collection being ported to PC, while the lows focus on the delay of Halo Infinite’s highly anticipated release. Halo Infinite will now be arriving in late 2021, an extra year’s wait. Still, yet again it looks like a year of highs and lows as it’s now confirmed that Xbox will be sunsetting Halo services on the Xbox 360 platform....
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is one of the shows that created the Internet. Its warped sense of humor, love of obscure references, and celebration of good/bad movies as a concept were all a crucial piece of early Internet culture, and the show’s explicit endorsement of the bootleg life–“keep circulating the tapes”–has kept it alive and loved up until the present day. Back in the ’90s, Comedy Central would run a lengthy marathon of MST3K every Thanksgiving, calling it “Turkey Day....
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery players are currently enjoying their way through the 80s workout and Animagus events and some are catching up on the new releases of story content. Developer Jam City isn’t resting on its laurels, though, as the developer is preparing even more events and games for players to take part in. The information regarding new Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery content comes from the HPHM Discord, which has datamined the games files to uncover yet unreleased features....
For the uninitiated, tinyBuild Games’ Hello Neighbor is a game about breaking into your terrifying neighbor’s home in an effort to see what dark secrets he holds in his basement. The game already contains a smart AI that will learn from a player’s previous break-in attempts and adapts to catch them in the act, but a new Sonic the Hedgehog mod for the game makes the home invasion substantially harder, as well as more horrifying....
There are hundreds of lines, phrases, monologues, and exchanges in Mass Effect that stand out to me as real masterpieces. I’ve always been a big fan of Javik’s heavy-hitting “Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls and ask the ghosts if honor matters,” line as well as more conventionally memeable stuff like Garrus’ constant banging on about calibrations. There’s one line from Mass Effect 2, however, that stands out to me more than the rest....
We didn’t see too much of Overwatch at the Summer Game Fest, but we did see a new skin for both Baptiste and Sombra. Any fans hoping to see gameplay footage or a hint at how the switch to 5v5 would change Overwatch will have left disappointed, but hey, better than nothing, right? Right…? Sombra’s new skin doesn’t change her original look all that much, but does have a greater level of detailing, including circuitry and nodes flashing across her outfit....
Warner Bros. Games reveals all the benefits players can expect when purchasing the Ultimate Edition of Back 4 Blood. A list on the Back 4 Blood website showcases enticing items for fans of the upcoming cooperative game. Developer Turtle Rock Studios describes the game as a cooperative first-person shooter set in a world of zombie horror. The emphasis on multiplayer and replayability will likely remind gamers of the team’s other popular zombie game, Left 4 Dead....
Season 7 is on the horizon, but before we get excited about whatever the new Legend is supposed to be, Respawn Entertainment is making sure that new players can get right into the game and spend their money on exclusive new content. Yes, Apex Legends Champion Edition is set to arrive with Season 7 and it’s probably the best deal this battle royale game has ever offered. With Champion Edition, you get a $100 value for just $39....
