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Apart from a couple of issues with the ending, Mass Effect 3 is an outstanding RPG adventure. The writing is engaging, the combat is really fun, and it boasts some clever level design. However, an aspect that also deserves a lot of credit is the voice acting. Mass Effect 3 has some truly captivating and likable characters, yet they wouldn’t be the same without the talented people providing their voices. They deserve some extra recognition, which also gives fans a chance to see how different or similar they look to the characters they’re voicing....

If you told me a month ago that an indie game that knocks off Ace Combat would sit right behind Cyberpunk 2077 on Steam’s top-sellers list, I’d have called you crazy. But 2020 has been crazy all year long, so the joke’s on me. But saying Project Wingman is just an Ace Combat clone would be selling the game short. Project Wingman adds to the Ace Combat formula with full VR support and a hectic roguelike mode that ensures the action keeps pilots gripping their flight sticks with white knuckles....

The Dread X Collection, a collaboration between indie horror game developers, is coming back for a second volume. Like with the original Dread X Collection, indie devs will each be creating their own small horror game for inclusion. But with Dread X Collection Vol. 2, the collection will be bigger, better, and much more Lovecraftian overall. But the theme of Dread X Collection Vol. 2 isn’t just “Lovecraftian,” but rather “Lovecrafting....

Even with a leap to the next generation Call of Duty hasn’t escaped the criticisms of complacency that accompany its annual release. When last week’s Call of Duty: Ghosts trailer debuted at Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal, it didn’t take long for audiences to recognize the game by its many war-shooter tropes and grandiose set pieces. Now, alone that’s no indictment – underwater sub assaults still have a few more Call of Dutys to go before becoming prosaic – but developer Infinity Ward didn’t help its case by explaining days later that Call of Duty: Ghosts’s “new” graphics engine wasn’t entirely built from the ground up....

After company-wide allegations of abuse and the resignation of three top-level executives, a large percent of Ubisoft’s employees still feel that the company has a problem. In a letter shared with GameSpot earlier this week, newly placed CEO Yves Guillemot released the results of an internal survey conducted by a third-party research firm and distributed to 14,000 Ubisoft employees. Of the 14,000 respondents, nearly one in every four employees said they “experienced or witnessed some form of workplace misconduct over the last two years....

We interviewed HabitRPG co-founder Siena Leslie for the story behind the extraordinary program that allows you to turn habits and productivity into a real-life video game. Wouldn’t it be great if life was like a video game? Not so much having to fight off deadly monsters, but in receiving gold and other rewards for completing simple tasks, being able to level up, and seeing instant gratification for your achievements? Well, that’s what HabitRPG is for....

Jackbox Party Pack 7 is another fun set of games that will have any group of friends laughing, drawing, and making very inappropriate jokes. The experience this time around is held back by two things: bugs and Covid-19. Yes, I’m sorry, but I had to mention the pandemic. As much as we’re all tired of it, it’s going to keep affecting our gaming even into 2021. In Jackbox 7’s case, we have two games in the pack that really benefit from everyone being in the same room....

It’s no secret that Grand Theft Auto 5 was a massive success for the series. Considering how many sales records the title lapped multiple times over, it’s easily become the highest selling Grand Theft Auto game of all time. Most would point to the innovations in Grand Theft Auto Online that propelled the game’s success into best-selling status, but prior to the blossoming of the multiplayer mode, the single player also took an incredible risk with incorporating three main protagonists in the story....

Warning: contains spoilers for The Deathly Hallows, One Piece, Game of Thrones, Torchwood, Breaking Bad, Marvel’s Spider-Man (PS4) and House of Cards. As messages to the public go, the one taped to the door of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, next door to Whitby Abbey in the UK, is polite but conveys a muffled sense of exasperation: “Please do not ask staff where Dracula’s grave is as there isn’t one....

Of the many impressive titles featured during the Xbox Series X event, many in the gaming community were left excited by Grounded, a survival game being developed by Obsidian Entertainment. The gaming community has known about Grounded since November of 2019, but the Xbox Series X event gave a much more detailed and articulate look at the game. Now, players will have the chance to experience Obsidian Entertainment’s newest title....

Contemptuous Megaera is the first boss in Hades that players encounter when trying to leave Tartarus. She represents the first real challenge for many players, and she’ll force you to upgrade your skills. If you’ve been blindly button-mashing, Megaera will deftly call you on it and send Zagreus right back home to papa Hades. Although she’s tough on the first pass, Megaera has only four moves, each of which she telegraphs very clearly through Supergiant’s excellent animations: a dash attack, a whip spin, a spiral spark attack, and a firebomb attack....

Actress Hailee Steinfeld has shared a photo on her Instagram, which appears to be taken from the set of the upcoming Disney Plus miniseries, Hawkeye. In the photo, Steinfeld can be seen resting her head on what looks like the interior of a vehicle, with the caption for the image reading, “work/life. so grateful. I hope you all are safe and well. " In the series, Steinfeld is playing Kate Bishop and while little is known about the plot for Hawkeye, Steinfeld’s character appears to be a protege of the original bow and arrow wielding avenger, Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner)....

Half-Life remake Black Mesa is finally here, after fifteen long years of development, and what an astounding achievement it is. For those of us who have been keeping abreast with Black Mesa’s development process thus far, the game has technically already been “here” for years, albeit in various Beta and Early Access versions. But as of March 6th, 2020, Black Mesa has received its 1.0 release and as such, is officially a completed game....

343 Industries continues testing for Halo: The Master Chief Collection on PC. Halo 3 is the current focus of the ongoing test flights, and progress is moving fast, though one area of the game that’s recently received a new level of oversight doesn’t have to do with game development. Rather, 343 is much more actively punishing in-game racism from testers. Those punished may event find their punishment lasting through Halo 3’s launch....

With Halo Infinite delayed until 2021, fans are eager for some news on the franchise’s coming release. 343 Industries commented recently on the lack of information regarding the new game since the delay was announced, leaving much room for speculation, and consequently, a plethora of rumors to flow freely online. As with any game, the rumors range from being pretty possible to wildly ridiculous, but what they all have in common is they add to the hype surrounding this long-awaited game....

This Harley Quinn review contains spoilers. Harley Quinn Episode 11 Review With Birds of Prey being released this weekend, it seems only right that the newest addition to DC Universe’s adult animated series is the most action packed yet. Opening with a dark slickness that seems more suited to the much lauded DC animated universe movies, “Harley Quinn Highway” is an interesting look into the mind of Poison Ivy that does more to define her relationship with Harley than we’ve seen so far this season....

Christmas has arrived in Hogwarts! On, Thursday morning, the developer of the popular Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery mobile title, Jam City, announced the start of the game’s special winter holiday event. The “Christmas with Hogwarts Mystery” update went live today, and runs from December 6 through December 12. After the first part of the Christmas event ends, the second phase will begin and carry through the Christmas holiday. There’s no need to rush into the game, however....

After a few weeks of teasers, Adversaries have arrived in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite! That means that there are some powerful forces of evil roaming the maps and witches and wizards need to prepare some spells and head out to do battle and restore good to the wizarding (and muggle) worlds. This is a major feature addition for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite and to help celebrate the big milestone, there is a companion event to help get players into the spirit of wizard battles....

HBO has been slowly working to make its series adaptation of Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us a reality. After recently bringing Russian director Kantemir Balagov in to direct the show’s pilot, the network has already found one of its leads, and if certain rumors are to be believed, another may be on the way. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bella Ramsey has officially been cast as Ellie. Ramsey has worked with HBO previously, playing Lyanna Mormont in Game of Thrones....

Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has been very outspoken about the release of the Xbox Series X/S, and has made many comparisons to Sony’s PlayStation 5. Now, a week before Microsoft’s new consoles release, Spencer has shared his thoughts about the pricing models for the next-gen hardware. Spencer has recently compared the features, challenges and pricing on the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. While the Series S is cheaper than the Xbox Series X, it does have limited capabilities....