In The Last of Us 2, Abby and Ellie have no shortage of deadly enemies to face. While Seraphites are creepy and Clickers will always be unsettling, Stalkers are one of the most horrifying enemies The Last of Us 2 fans can encounter — though it seems like one player has perfected taking them on. In The Last of Us 2, Stalker fights are designed to be slow and grueling encounters....
First appearing in the original Legend of Zelda title on the NES, Impa has been a background character in multiple Zelda games over the years and has often been important to the plot and the liberation of Hyrule in some form or another. While she has generally been an important and powerful character, she has a far greater impact in some games than in others. Impa’s role in the Legend of Zelda series often changes drastically, with her being a nursemaid in most of the 2D games and a powerful ninja warrior and guardian in the 3D titles, but regardless of her occupation, Impa has proven to be instrumental in the fight against Ganon in all of her appearances....
Journeying through Hyrule in Ocarina of Time sometimes requires some pretty heavy offense or defense, and Link’s base items and power are often not quite enough to take down the strongest of enemies or puzzles. He’ll have to find certain ways to power up his arsenal to overcome the challenges standing between himself and saving the kingdom. Luckily, the mysterious and powerful Great Fairies are around to give Link some real boons....
A couple of weeks ago, I saw 20 minutes of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum gameplay. It was quite different from the reveal trailer we got a week later, which is… safe, to say the least. Personally I think it would have been better to just release the full section we were shown, which focused on Gollum escaping Barad-dur - Sauron’s main fortress in Mordor - purely because any Tolkien fan worth their salt from The Shire would immediately recognize how promising it looks....
Normally, dance emotes are specific to the Overwatch character who is performing the dance. Like Winston’s twist or Widowmaker’s ballet, each dance reveals a little bit of that character’s personality and overall vibe. But now that’s no longer the case. There’s a new glitch in Overwatch that lets any hero use the dance emote of any other hero, and players are falling over themselves laughing at the bizarre contortions that these mixed up animations produce....
This Star Trek: Discovery article contains MAJOR spoilers through Season 3. Star Trek: Discovery is officially in its third season and, timeline-wise, it has been a ride. We’ve traveled to the Mirror Universe, we’ve traveled to the future, and we ended up in the 32nd century. If you’re a bit confused about when exactly Discovery takes place, here’s a breakdown of what we know so far and how it all changed in Season 3....
The following contains Star Trek: Discovery spoilers. Star Trek Discovery Season 4 Episode 13 Star Trek: Discovery wraps up Season 4 with a fairly satisfactory if not necessarily groundbreaking finale that neatly wraps up most of its outstanding plot points in a bow by the end of the episode. This is a fairly impressive feat, given how much ground we needed to cover in this hour to begin with. Looking back on this season as a whole, it seems rather obvious now that the show would have done well to jettison some of the meandering middle episodes where not much happened in favor of making this finale more of a two-parter....
Star Wars: Squadrons, EA Motive’s fast-paced starfighter dogfighting simulator, is now available. The game arrived Friday and is already being credited for its impressive visuals and authentic Star Wars spaceship recreation. However, it’s not without its criticisms, either. And one of those criticisms is due to an addition from Electronic Arts that the publisher hasn’t transparently discussed either prior to launch or even now. Star Wars: Squadrons on PC features a layer of Denuvo DRM....
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch review contains spoilers. Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 6 As a story about what purpose-built soldiers do after the war, The Bad Batch has been as aimless as its protagonists so far. But an entertaining episode that finds them still deep in the underworld, “Decommissioned,” written by Amanda Rose Muñoz and directed by Nathaniel Villanueva, brings back some minor The Clone Wars characters and deepens the Batch’s scant characterization....
This article contains major Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker spoilers. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker brings not only the Sequel Trilogy to an end but nine movies’ worth of storytelling. As you can imagine, there are TONS of easter eggs, references, and callbacks to past Star Wars movies and the Expanded Universe (both Legends and Disney canon) woven into the tapestry of this latest installment. As I’ve done with The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, I’ve picked apart and dissected the film for all of its nerdy bits....
It is time to go to war. The fate of the galaxy is at stake in Star Wars Battlefront 2. Many will take a stand, some of which can turn the tide of battle. However, this isn’t always a good thing. Some heroes and villains bring the tide in, drowning their cause in a sense. When these characters take to the battlefield, victory is near. For their opposition, not for them....
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy was originally released in 2003 to the delight of players who wanted to use a lightsaber with a custom character. A fair amount of time has passed since the release of the game, but when rumors circulated about Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy coming to the Switch excitement from Star Wars fans began to peak. The game has now been released on the PlayStation 4 and Switch, but the players who have been consistently playing for 17 years are making it tough for newcomers....
The Starfield trailer from today’s E3 Xbox showcase has confirmed that the game will be an Xbox console exclusive when it launches next year. While the Xbox/Bethesda showcase hasn’t started yet, the trailer for Starfield has been leaked ahead of the livestream. The trailer showcases alpha gameplay from the upcoming open-world RPG and reveals the game’s official release date, November 11, 2022. Those excited for Starfield might bristle at that release date, but it aligns with what little information we’ve learned about development of the game so far....
E3 2021 is finally behind us, and now we can get to the big numbers of the show — the views. Here are the most anticipated titles judging from the interest they generate in YouTube clicks. A list of estimated most viewed E3 and Summer Game Fest trailers on YouTube was shared on Twitter by video game analyst Benji-Sales. According to his calculations, FromSoftware’s Elden Ring rules them all with more than 10....
Multiplayer “stealth-’em-up” game Murderous Pursuits was released two years ago on Steam, and now it’s getting its mobile launch for both iOS and Android operating systems. To celebrate its worldwide launch, developer NetEase Games is hosting a new event - Mr. X’s Partner Program. Murderous Pursuits takes you aboard the H.M.C.S. Britannic during the Victorian era, where you play as a top assassin with a mission from the mysterious Mr. X....
Valve releases the Steam Discovery update 2.0, which is designed to be ‘smarter,’ ‘more informative,’ and offer users better and more personalized game recommendations. As popular PC gaming platform Steam continues to grown in popularity, Valve, the company behind it, has had to make some significant changes. For example, Valve previously rolled out the Steam Discovery update, which hoped to deliver better recommendations in order to help gamers sift through the overwhelming amount of titles that are released on the platform each year....
Many video game fans have asked why gameplay in action games isn’t more realistic, challenging, or complex. Sword fighting specifically doesn’t have to be hack and slash, as the Bushido Blade franchise proved 20 years ago. That’s the idea that Hellish Quart appears to be exploring. From developer Kubold, Hellish Quart is a sword dueling fighting game that’s going to launch in Early Access tomorrow. It may be the realistic sword-fighting game fans have been looking for....
Well, Team Fortress 2 certainly is the game that just keeps on giving. However the aging title is managing to pull it off, it’s proving to be just as popular as it ever was. Players are coming back in droves. Gamers really can be a fickle bunch. While some players are utterly dedicated to their favorite titles and franchises, others will flit between games as they see fit. The allure of a big release can soon wear off after launch, too....
On Friday, the League of Legends Championship Series announced that Team Liquid AD carry Edward “Tactical” Ra had been named LCS Rookie of the Year. The organization revealed the top five finalists for LCS summer split MVP, which include TSM mid-laner Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg, Cloud9 jungler Robert “Blaber” Huang, Golden Guardians jungler Can “Closer” Çelik, Team Liquid support Jo “CoreJJ” Yong-in, and TL mid-laner Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen. Tactical finished the split with a 7....
The Tekken series is one of the most popular fighting games on the planet. The series has some truly iconic characters, like Heihachi and Jin, to some straight-up weird characters, like Kuma and Mokujin. Over the series’ more than twenty-year life, many endings for the characters have been shown to players, some of which are just strange. Granted Tekken has been a series that has never really taken itself too seriously, but some of these endings are just weird....
