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When Mila’s Turnwheel was first unveiled for Fire Emblem: Echoes, a controversy was sparked within the Fire Emblem community. After two “easier” games in Awakening and Fates, had the series gone completely soft and lost all difficulty? Were they really just giving out an undo button? Then came Three Houses and Divine Pulse. The debate continued, generally along the lines of Fire Emblem becoming “too soft” to appeal to “casuals.”...

The Division 2 Private Beta is live and it offers players a chance to experience the game’s early missions, three of the endgame Specialization classes, an endgame mission, the Dark Zone, and the Skirmish PvP mode. But the beta does not throw all that content at players right when they sign in. In fact, some may have a hard time finding exactly how to access some of that content. Before the beta closes at 1 a....

One of the biggest surprises from Bethesda’s press conference at E3 2018 was when it revealed The Elder Scrolls: Blades. The game will bring the popular fantasy RPG series to iOS and Android devices, and what’s more is that it will be released later this year. Unfortunately, though, it seems that its initial fall release date has slipped somewhat. Initially, The Elder Scrolls: Blades pre-order page on the iOS App Store stated that the game would be available on September 1....

The Elders Scrolls IV: Oblivion was a great action/RPG that did a lot of things right. The next game in the series, Skyrim, also did much to advance the series and the action/RPG genre. These two games also had their problems – and not just a few. What lessons should Bethesda take from the previous two games in The Elders Scrolls franchise as they develop the sixth game in the series?...

If you haven’t already tried out the two new pieces of story-based DLC for Arkane Studios’ stealth-action game Dishonored, The Knife of Dunwall and The Brigmore Witches, then we highly recommend doing so. For those who enjoyed creeping through the rat-ridden city of Dunwall, the DLC chapters allow you to do so as Daud, the murderer of Empress Jessamine Kaldwin and the leader of mercenary band the Whalers, as he tries to redeem himself by saving the soul of young Emily Kaldwin....

Yup, unsurprisingly The Last Of Us Part II is to remain a PlayStation 4 exclusive, despite some people thinking the franchise might be expanding onto PC. It also kinda seemed like a possibility, seeing as last month Horizon: Zero Dawn - previously a PS4-exclusive - was officially announced as coming to PC this Summer. But it turns out that these new listings were unfortunately an error, as officially announced by Sony who said: “The listings are not accurate....

The Last of Us 2 is growing in its popularity, even with the attempted review bombing on Metacritic by angry fans of the franchise. Despite these actions, the PS4 game has gotten incredible sales numbers, breaking extreme records in the UK at an extraordinary rate. The controversial game has been taking over the internet. While some upset players of The Last of Us 2 are leaving negative reviews online, along with sending death threats to Abby’s voice actress, the game continues to gain positive reviews from critics....

To create immersive, story-driven video games like The Last of Us and its Part 2 sequel, Naughty Dog had to undergo several possibilities for the storyline. It’s also worth noting that it cost Sony and Naughty Dog at least $100 million to produce Part 2. Unfortunately, just like any other video game or TV series, not every pitched idea made it to the final product. The following list contains every scenario that we’re sad to see not included in the final product....

After a long evening filled with huge announcements, emotional speeches, and significant accolades, Geoff Keighley’s annual Game Awards showcase for 2020 has come to a close. Throughout the night, several games took home trophies, including Among Us, Ghost of Tsushima, and Hades. However, at the tail-end of the show, The Last of Us: Part 2 was the game that clinched the honor of being called Game of the Year. Announced by iconic movie director Christopher Nolan, Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic epic managed to outdo Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Doom Eternal, Ghost of Tsushima, Hades, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the coveted trophy....

Lying deep within the graveyard of the peaceful Kakariko Village lies a temple filled with nightmarish creatures, bloodstained walls, giant spinning blades, deadly guillotines, and some of the evilest creatures in Hyrule. During your journey to save Hyrule from Ganondorf’s clutches, you’ll need to delve deep into this dark and unforgiving dungeon. The Shadow Temple is home to the Shadow Medallion, kept guarded by one of the legendary sages, Impa. While Ocarina of Time may be rated E for everyone, the Shadow Temple would fit right into a traditional horror game....

You are not a citizen until you earn your place. Unless you’re rich, of course. For the rest of us, suit up, hop into the cockpit and get ready to launch into space as a proud member of Squadron 42. If veteran PC gamers weren’t already gitty about the classic MechWarrior franchise returning with MechWarrior Online, another classic PC simulation genre is about to get a major boost in appeal thanks to industry legend Chris Roberts....

This Star Trek: Lower Decks review contains spoilers. Star Trek: Lower Decks Episode 9 If you had to pick one Star Trek thing to represent the entire franchise and put that piece of media on a Golden Record, would you select an excellent Trek movie or a fantastic Trek episode? This division is at the heart of “Crisis Point,” a brazen episode of Lower Decks that brings a fresh perspective to the basic differences between Trek movies and Trek episodes....

When Star Trek first hit screens in 1966, it seemed like the most unlikely hit. While there was certainly juice in creator Gene Roddenberry’s pitch to film “Wagon Train to the Stars,” and the network CBS showed enough confidence in the show to let producers shoot a second pilot, the debut episode hardly portended great things. “The Man Trap” pit Captain James T. Kirk and his crew against a salt vampire masquerading as a former flame of Doctor Leonard McCoy....

NB: The following contains potential spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and speculation about Episode VIII. “In the middle act of a movie or a book or anything else, not much happens. It sort of evolves the story, makes the plot more complicated.” – George Lucas on The Empire Strikes Back Disney may have had a lot riding on Star Wars: The Force Awakens – essentially, the future of an entire franchise – but next year’s Episode VIII brings potentially nail-biting risks of its own....

Star Wars: Squadrons only has a couple more months until its release date in October, when players will finally be able to form their team and fly for the Empire or Rebellion. With the next generation of consoles also looming, the development team behind Squadrons has addressed whether players will be able to take their Star Wars game with them across consoles. Star Wars: Squadrons is a flight-simulator style game that will immerse players into the aerial space battles of the Star Wars franchise....

Prior to Street Fighter 5’s top eight finals at the fighting game tournament EVO 2017, Capcom decided to unveil the next character to be added to the roster through downloadable content, with Abigail being the fourth of six DLC brawlers included in the game’s Season 2 pass. As it so happens, Abigail is originally from the publisher and developer’s Final Fight franchise, with the absolutely massive figure being the latest to crossover into the Street Fighter series, following Hugo’s addition in Street Fighter 3: Second Impact....

Streets of Rage 4 has arrived, and it’s easily the best of the series. That’s partially because it takes only the best elements of previous titles and brings them into the future, but also because it’s just a great beat ‘em up game. The action is constant, the animation is crisp and clear, and the newly added mechanics give an element of strategy that was lacking in previous Streets of Rage offerings....

This article contains MAJOR spoilers for the Supernatural series finale. Welp, there you have it. After 15 seasons of road trips and high-stakes battles, Supernatural has come to an end—and people have feelings (as they should). Interestingly, the penultimate episode of Supernatural wrapped up the major story arc of the season, leaving the final episode to get a bit more, um, creative with its ending. What did that look like? Pie festivals and vampires, of course....

Night Dive Studios releases a pre-alpha gameplay trailer for the remastered 1994 first-person cyberpunk RPG System Shock, featuring SHODAN and the Hacker. Generations have come and gone since 1994, including two iterations and three games featured in the BioShock universe. But before Irrational Games developed BioShock, before System Shock 2 was made in 1999, there was the original. System Shock was developed by Looking Glass Studios, whose members would go on to create titles including Thief, Deus Ex, Dishonored, of course the BioShock series, and so much more....

SMITE players were stunned today when Hi-Rez revealed it would be crossing over with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, adding new skins to the game that allow the player to battle with their favorite of the turtles. Naturally, Hi-Rez went all in on the nostalgia, even including the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song in the reveal trailer. SMITE has a history of crossing over with some pretty bizarre franchises, having already done collaboration events with the likes of RWBY and Avatar: The Last Airbender....