Ark: Survival Evolved still remains the most popular survival-based sandbox game around, thanks to a living, breathing world and a dino-centric focus that really helps sell the immersion. The game has splintered off into various add-on packs over the years, and the modding community has followed suit. Players who find the vanilla game lacking can add mods to their server which help to transform it while smoothing out some of the game’s rougher edges....
Earlier this year, The Binding of Isaac creator Edmund McMillen announced his plans for the Four Souls card game’s first expansion, Requiem. The Kickstarter to fund that project is set to go live soon, in less than 12 hours, at 12am PT. The Binding of Isaac’s card game pits players against each other in a fight to gather souls from four bosses. The original Four Souls card game launched its original Kickstarted endeavors back in June of 2018, raising over $2....
Six Days in Fallujah is an upcoming first-person shooter game, being developed by Highwire Games, and it’s set to be published by Victura. The game might not sound too familiar to some gamers, but the title has had a long and controversial history. Originally, the military tactical shooter was going to be published by Konami, which ultimately backed out of the deal due to the issues surrounding the game. Six Days in Fallujah is set during the Iraq War, with players taking on the role of soldiers in the 3rd Battalion, First Marines, who participated in the Second Battle of Fallujah....
As games get bigger and more complicated, someone has created one that requires you to do nothing more than walk down a corridor and press a button. It’s starting to feel a little like the days of sitting down and playing a game from start to finish in one fun-filled night are a thing of the past. That comes with both pros and cons. Big, expansive games can be great. Entire worlds to explore and hours of fun for what is often a considerable chunk of change....
The developer Xaviant Games has officially announced the launch date of its battle royale release, The Culling, for Xbox One, with the title set to become available for the console on June 2, 2017 though the Xbox Game Preview program. For those unaware, the game has been out for quite some time now on PC, as its original release date came to pass about a year ago through its existence as an Early Access title through Steam....
Following a period of early access, The Division 2 officially released last Friday, and many players are now scouring the streets of Washington D.C. for firefights and loot. However, some of these players have been encountering a bug that prevents them from using their skills properly, and Ubisoft has taken a moment to address the situation. Posting in a thread on The Division 2 forums, Ubisoft Community Developer Chris Gansler indicated that correcting the skill bug is currently the team’s “highest priority,” though no official timeline for a fix was given....
Ubisoft Massive officially announces that servers for Tom Clancy’s The Division will be going down for maintenance tomorrow in order to fix game bugs. After today’s scheduled update failed, resulting in the Clear Sky Incursion’s Challenge mode getting delayed, developers for Tom Clancy’s The Division have taken to the game’s forums hosted via Ubisoft to announce that the servers will go down again tomorrow, June 3, to fix a number of issues....
The long in-development PS4 exclusive The Last Guardian receives its ESRB rating, which reveals some previously unknown details about the upcoming game. Fans have been waiting for years to get their hands on The Last Guardian, and after yet another delay, the game is finally slated for release this December. Even with its release right around the corner, much of the game is still shrouded in mystery, with Sony remaining highly secretive about what fans can expect from the long-gestating project....
Actor Derek Philips set tongues wagging after posting a photo of himself wearing a motion capture suit along with the caption “Back to Work!!!” this week. Philips, who is best known for his role in NBC’s Friday Night Lights, featured in Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us 2 this year as Jerry Anderson, father of the polarizing playable character Abby. Previously: Exclusive Interview: The Last Of Us Part II’s Stephen Chang On Playing “Asian Cowboy” Jesse & Working On Twitch’s “Artificial”...
The Last of Us 2 has been the subject of controversy since before its release, but most can agree that its world building has stayed consistent between sequels. The presence of the infected is still just as much of a threat as before, and the addition of a new variant, the Shambler, keeps Ellie and company on their toes. Despite all of this, there is one scene in particular that doesn’t seem to follow the same rules that were set in stone by the original game, that being the hospital level during Abby’s portion of the story....
Although it’s pretty hard to miss with the game being a hot topic of debate online, The Last of Us 2 has been perhaps one of the most divisive games of the entire generation, with the fanbase split down the middle on the long-awaited sequel. While some of heralded Naughty Dog’s newest game as a brave, bold, and daring next chapter in Joel and Ellie’s post-apocalyptic tale, others have called it poorly written and tone-deaf, citing several of its more spoilerific twists and turns as the reasoning....
There’s no game in memory that has been nearly as controversial as The Last of Us Part II. The huge twist in the story hasn’t been met with altogether positive responses, although the ire of fans hasn’t solely been directed toward newcomer Abby. Many have felt that Ellie was perhaps the real villain in the game, seeing as she took a U-turn in her previously sensitive characterization. However, that would be selling Ellie short, as she did have valid reasons to go on her bid for vengeance....
For 2020, Geoff Keighley and his team had a chance to change things when it came to The Game Awards’ “Game of the Year” category. While a few of the nominees were the expected triple-A guff that will be forgotten in a few weeks, there were some actual standouts that absolutely deserve recognition. Hades, for instance, is an excellent game that is one of the finest examples of the roguelike genre ever made....
When sequels are made, whether they be of movies, video games, or books, the creators often add tidbits that acknowledge events, characters, or ideas that were present in previous works. For example, in Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, there was a piece of dialogue that referenced Raul Menendez, the main antagonist of the previous Black Ops game. In Outlast 2, there were documents scattered throughout the game that referenced the infamous Murkoff Corporation from the first game....
Most Zelda fans will instantly recognize Deku Scrubs as enemies from the games. The Deku Scrub has long been a rather annoying enemy that likes to spend its time shooting projectiles at Link much like the water-bound Octorocks in later games. Despite their cute disposition, Deku Scrubs can easily knock Link down when a player is exploring or catch them off guard when entering a hole. Deku Scrubs can be found in a large variety of habitats including forests, mountains, caves, and even swamps as seen in Majora’s Mask....
This Masters of the Universe: Revelation article contains spoilers for the first episode of Part 2. All hope seems lost for the good guys in the first episode of Masters of the Universe: Revelation Part 2. Adam and Teela have returned home but Skeletor isn’t far behind. The sky turns a horrific purple and he appears out of it, empowered by He-Man’s stolen sword. The heroes that were left at the palace realize their time without their most evil foe is at an end....
James Tynion IV is known mostly for his work on DC’s Batman comics. However, the writer is also popular for his line of horror comics under his Boom! Studios label. Tynion’s Something is Killing the Children was one of the most popular indie comics to come out in 2019. His next project is the creator-owned The Nice House on the Lake. Drawn by Álvaro Martínez Bueno, the story follows a bunch of thirty-year-olds who’ve been invited to a lake house by a friend named Walter....
At the start of Picard season one, the disgraced Admiral begins assembling a team to help him investigate his old shipmate Data. But when his new crew included Captain Rios and former Starfleet officer Raffi, both the characters in the show and its fans had a question: Why not bring back the old crew? Over the course of season one and season two, members of that crew slowly came back together, starting with his number one Will Riker and counselor Dianna Troi, and continuing to Data and Guinan....
Calling Darth Vader a cultural icon is a bit of understatement. He’s the pinnacle of dark lords, evilness, and, of course, Luke’s father. The dark villain has always puzzled his fans of whom he struck terror into, only to be later turned good. His confusion and the concept of who he was, allowed for George Lucas and his production team to go ahead to make the prequel movies (of which I find not as bad as my colleagues do)....
Star Wars is the story of a massive galaxy and the thousands of alien races that inhabit it. More importantly, it’s an epic tale of how these different civilizations come together to live as a galactic community, and the many struggles it often takes to get there. Like any real-world society, many of the alien races in Star Wars have deep histories that cover everything from their origins and traditions to how they discovered spaceflight and their contributions to the galactic annals....
