The original Super Smash Bros. roster of 12 was small even for the era, but it was hard not to love the mere concept of Nintendo’s most iconic characters duking it out. Even with a cast of 12, Super Smash Bros. felt like a full, comprehensive game on the Nintendo 64. Which made it all the more surprising when Super Smash Bros. Melee improved upon its predecessor in every way imaginable....
No matter how difficult a puzzle you stumble upon in a video game, it’s always sound advice to heed the words that a great professor once said: “Every puzzle has an answer.” That doesn’t necessarily stop us from hitting certain road blocks in video games, and while certain puzzles might seem entirely impossible, it’s all the more frustrating to discover that a puzzle that was keeping you from progressing actually had the solution right in front of you the whole time....
Bandai Namco releases a brand new trailer for Tekken 7: Fated Retribution, featuring most of the gameplay fans will encounter with its arcade version. In Bandai Namco’s most recently released trailer for Tekken 7: Fated Retribution, fans of the long-running fighting series get a breakdown of a lot of what the forthcoming installment will offer, including characters, how combos work, as well as power-ups. If the footage is to be believed, Tekken 7: Fated Retribution is on track to be the most impressive entry in the franchise yet....
Temtem immediately creates familiar feelings when it asks you to choose between three starters. That’s the point, of course, as Temtem is meant to be the Pokemon MMO that the Pokemon Company doesn’t seem to want. So I appreciated the familiarity for what it was, picked the Mental type Houchic, and set off into the tall grass. After a few battles, however, I realized I had no idea what I was doing - and that makes Temtem infinitely more exciting....
Apex Legends’ looks like it’s going through a renaissance of sorts right now if the game’s growing popularity is anything to go off of. Apex Legends recently hit a new record for concurrent players on Steam, peaking at an impressive 129,928 players on Steam alone at one time. It seems like the EA has even further plans to expand Apex Legends reach and player base, according to reports from IGN India....
This THE 100 review contains spoilers The 100 Season 7 Episode 11 A full ten episodes into its final season feels like a strange place for The 100 to finally bring one of its lead characters fully back into the story and use him to stage a debate about faith and religion, but, hey, Season 7 has been pretty darn weird so far, so maybe that actually tracks. Yes, “Etherea” is The Bellamy Blake Episode, wherein The 100 confirms what we all already knew and had mostly guessed – that Bellamy is, in fact, not dead, and merely marooned on another Anomaly Stone-connected planet....
Marvel has been a popular brand for many years, but thanks to the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it has exploded into mainstream media in a way it never has. There were many years where the golden age of superhero cartoons existed, but those are no longer and we’re currently in the golden age of superhero cinema. Throughout the years we’ve also seen Marvel action figures that have released alongside comics, cartoons, and now major motion pictures....
Even a relatively small boost in tech specs goes a long way, granted. Even so, though, would the much-rumored Nintendo Switch Pro really get to flex its graphic grunt? One industry veteran doubts it. There’s no denying that Nintendo Switch has been an incredible success story. The system was certainly a bit of a slow-burner on its original launch, but high-profile releases like Super Mario Odyssey (perhaps its successor will be even more ambitious) set the stage for the sales phenomenon the hybrid handheld would become....
The third week of September has ended, and it was a huge one for the video game world. The next-generation console war is heating up, with Sony stumbling on its messaging and Microsoft presenting the more professional front. Whether the Xbox brand can maintain this positive image will be revealed next week, when the Series S/X pre-orders go live. The biggest stories of the week involve Sony running an incredible show (before ruining it afterward), Nintendo bringing the hunt back to the Switch, Fall Guys beating away the cheaters with a hammer, Warner Bros....
Whenever The Binding of Isaac receives a new DLC, it gains a huge amount of content added for players to discover, and with the release of Repentance, this is still very much the case. It has added a ton of new items, bosses, characters, and achievements to play with and in true rogue-lite fashion, unlock, and some of these are more esoteric than others. One particular addition is the new Planetarium rooms....
In The Division 2, players can upgrade their agents in a variety of ways. The most obvious is leveling up, but they can also equip better weaponry and gear, as well as unlock Specializations. The Division 2 agents can also be improved by unlocking the game’s eight different skills, with players able to obtain all of them by playing through the game. Skills are purchased at the Quartermaster, located at the White House Base of Operations....
The Evil Within is a fascinating game that combines psychological terror with body horror and a heaping helping of gore. Players take on the role of detective Sebastian Castellanos, trying to survive a hellish mindscape while unraveling a dark mystery. In order to best navigate the dangerous world, Sebastian can undergo a variety of useful level-tiered upgrades, both to himself and his arsenal of weapons. But not every upgrade is equal in value, and some will be far more important to acquire than others....
The much-anticipated remake of Final Fantasy VII will be released worldwide on March 3, 2020. The game was originally announced during E3 2015, and quickly became a major subject within the gaming community. Final Fantasy VII Remake is a massive game. It is completely built from the ground up. The graphics look very impressive and seem to match the quality seen in the movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. A Twitter user conveniently put together comparison pictures to show how much of a difference the remake is from the original in terms of graphics....
This The Flash review contains spoilers. The Flash Season 3 Episode 23 I think I can safely say that I am satisfied with The Flash season 3 finale, “Finish Line.” What I didn’t expect was just how seriously they were going to take that “Finish Line” title, and for the second year in a row, they managed to throw fans a serious curve. More than one, as a matter of fact....
The Game Awards nominees for 2020 have officially been announced. The list includes plenty of popular and revolutionary games. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, The Last of Us 2, Ghost of Tsushima, and many others share the spotlight in this celebration of gaming achievement. Winners will be revealed on Thursday, December 10. One of the most discussed games of the year has 10 nominations. The Last of Us 2 is nominated for Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, Best Audio Design, Innovation in Accessibility, Best Action/Adventure, and two entries for Best Performance....
Warning: contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale season 4 episode 4 “It’s been five years since we had our children torn away from us, an eternity. […] We’ve missed everything. The steps. The smiles. The tragedies…” – June Osborne, The Handmaid’s Tale, Season 3, Episode 10 Janine Lindo, played by the excellent Madeline Brewer, is a sweet soul who’s always been like a little sister to June and the others in The Handmaid’s Tale....
Warning: contains The Handmaid’s Tale SEASON 4 EPISODE 7 spoilers. The episode closed on a blistering monologue in which June described Serena Waterford as a pathological, sociopathic, toxic, abusive monster driven by hatred and rage, underneath which is nothing but pure misery. She’s someone who’ll do anything not to feel that way, said June, anything to get what she wants – lie to you, hurt you, rape you. How did June come by such intense insight into Serena’s warped psychology?...
Warning: contains spoilers for The Last Kingdom season five finale and Bernard Cornwell’s War of the Wolf, Sword of Kings and War Lord. Netflix’s The Last Kingdom approaches fidelity to Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Stories in much the same way that Cornwell’s novels approach fidelity to historical fact – as inspiration, not obligation. Both prioritise their own storytelling over slavish adherence to source material, and so wind different paths towards the same destinations....
Dead By Daylight just launched All Kill, its K-pop themed update that included a popstar killer and music producer survivor. Developer Behavior is already look for the next big thing, is asking fans to tell the studio what licenses they would like to see included the asymmetrical horror game. Dead By Daylight is no stranger to crossovers, and that’s where most of its appeal has come from. The game hosts plenty of famous killers and their victims from pop culture, and has added in killers like Pyramid Head from Silent Hill, with plans for a new Resident Evil crossover....
Anyone with access to a console/computer and a digital or physical copy of a game can in theory play and enjoy video games. But some people have physical challenges that makes that difficult, like YouTuber and streamer Steve Saylor. He’s an activist for disability awareness in video games that recently shared a touching response to the new accessibility features in The Last of Us Part 2. Saylor posted a video on June 12 to his Twitter that shares his reaction to the 60 options Naughty Dog added to The Last of Us Part 2 to let players customize their experience....
