Horror games, much like their film counterparts, fall into a niche genre experience that is supported in large part by a very loyal and active fan base. The most recent generation of video game consoles sees the release of more games annually than we’ve seen in previous generations. The PlayStation 4 is home to many great gaming experiences, and if you’re simply looking for horror games it’s home to some of the best the genre has ever seen....
Ladies and gentlemen, Star Wars Battlefront II is upon us, and it is glorious to behold! Their strategic release of the game right before the big movie release worked on me again, because I am unimaginably hyped. And guess what y’all? I attribute that hype to this game. Nothing gets my Star Wars hype kicked into overdrive like being immersed in the world we all love so very much. If you’re reading this and are on the fence about what you think about Star Wars Battlefront II or are questioning whether to buy it, then keep reading because I’ve got lots of information on the pros and cons of this game....
This post contains spoilers for the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. Even more than bringing beloved characters such as Rocket Raccoon and Peacemaker to the big screen, James Gunn is famous for soundtracks. The Awesome Mixes were highlights of both Guardians of the Galaxy movies, and the arena rocker “Do You Want to Taste It” by Wigwam made Peacemaker a viral hit. So when Gunn announced that he was making a holiday special with the Guardians, expectations were high for the all-time greatest collection of Yuletide hits....
Nvidia’s new 30-series graphics cards have caused a massive stir in the world of graphics tech and PC gaming, offering a performance leap the likes of which has not been seen for many years. Practical ray tracing, extremely powerful processing for creative workloads, and a competitive price point are each reason enough for hype. Technologies like ray tracing and DLSS promise to push game development forward, while the AI acceleration and data processing made possible by powerful cards like the 3090 will be a boon in many more areas than just 8K gaming....
Ubisoft delays The Division DLC, including the upcoming expansions Survival and Last Stand, in order to fix the “lingering issues” that persist with the base game. First released in June, The Division’s Underground expansion features various enemy factions as they have regrouped underground and have begun to pose a threat to the player character (and all of the citizens of New York) once more. Although the Underground DLC launch was plagued with some major issues, once these were fixed, the content left many players enthused and hungry for even more paid add-ons for the Ubisoft shooter....
Bethesda PR vice president Pete Hines reveals that the Skyrim: Special Edition is a one-off and that fans shouldn’t expect the studio to remaster any more Elder Scrolls titles. The Skyrim: Special Edition may be little more than a graphically-updated version of a five-year-old game, but fans and critics have taken to the remaster quite positively upon its release. With this kind of response to the remastered Elder Scrolls title, it wouldn’t be surprising if Bethesda has more special edition games in the works....
Although The Elder Scrolls 6 is likely years away from seeing the light of day, it’s clear why fans are always looking for information. This was proven by the latest Elder Scrolls 6 leak, which mostly ignored lore, but convinced fans and media across the internet that there was some inkling of truth to it. And it’s easy to see why, its predecessor set forth a precedent since unseen from Bethesda....
From the greatest franchises ever, and still going strong with the highly anticipated Skyrim releasing this fall, is that of The Elder Scrolls. Winning awards and critical acclaim with each iteration, Bethesda’s RPG open-world series began back in 1994 with Arena. To this day, I still own the box, all of its contents and a strategy guide for it. It’s that awesome. While we await the release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, we cannot help but look back on what got us to this point....
This The Expanse review contains spoilers. The Expanse Season 5 Episode 10 So it turns out, it seems, that The Expanse season 5 was one giant setup for season 6, the show’s final run. There’s nothing wrong with that per se, especially since the season does resolve somewhat with the reunion of the Rocinante crew and with Avasarala’s return to power, but Marco is still at large in a severely damaged solar system — and the Martians are apparently just getting started....
The Forest doesn’t have the basic crafting menu that most people are used to. Instead, you’re forced to experiment by combining different items and seeing what sticks. Sometimes there’s no time to experiment, though. Not with the cannibals active and stalking on the horizon. Feathers are one of the most basic materials in The Forest that can craft you some pretty useful items in both the early game and late game....
“Friends, our business together is done,” Al Pacino’s mob family patriarch says in the official trailer for Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. And Francis Ford Coppola hopes the new conclusion to the mafia saga takes care of all family business. For the 30th anniversary of The Godfather: Part III, the director and screenwriter will release a new edit and restoration of the final film of The Godfather trilogy....
This The Invisible Man article contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free review can be found here. Freedom. That’s what Cecilia Kass finally achieves during the last moments of Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man. With her face isolated in an extreme close-up, there is nowhere for audiences to look other than into the heart of Elisabeth Moss’ eviscerating performance. Here is a woman who had been victimized by an abusive boyfriend but has now turned the tables, emancipating herself from Adrian Griffin (Oliver Jackson-Cohen)....
The Last of Us Part 2 writer Halley Gross gave fans a taste of what’s going on in the studio today, introducing her Twitter followers to a pig later confirmed to be doing motion capture. For months now Naughty Dog has maintained radio silence regarding the ongoing development of The Last of Us sequel, going out of its way to give Uncharted: The Lost Legacy marketing focus leading up to its August release....
There’s enough open-ended plot threads by the end of The Last of Us 2 that a sequel seems inevitable. Many want to know what becomes of Dina and JJ, if Ellie has found them and reunited, if Abby and Lev found the fireflies, and more. However, even listing what many fans may want answered in The Last of Us 3 highlights that there’s a significant detail missing: the Cordyceps Virus and its mutations....
Dina has become a bit of a breakout star of The Last of Us 2. She’s smart, witty, funny, and incredibly skilled with a rifle. During the first part of The Last of Us 2, she is Ellie’s primary partner. Honestly, a DLC of Dina’s journey from New Mexico to Jackson wouldn’t be a bad idea as she is interesting in her own right. It’s tempting just to put her in the category of “love interest....
The Lord of the Rings is coming to mobile gaming as Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces a new strategy game. The game will take place during the Third Age of Middle-earth, a 3000-year time span that led to Sauron’s defeat as shown in the main Tolkien book series. The mobile game, called The Lord of the Rings: Rise of War, will feature beloved characters and locations from the franchise. Players will be able to explore the world of Tolkien’s creation while flexing their strategic muscles in different battles....
When Microsoft first started revealing games for its Xbox Series X console, one of the first was The Medium from Layers of Fear studio Bloober Team. While still a horror game, The Medium is otherwise a major departure from Bloober Team’s previous efforts, ditching the company’s first-person viewpoint for a third-person angle that calls back to the glory days of old-school survival-horror. As one of the first Xbox Series X console exclusive games, The Medium has higher expectations than normal, with many early adopters looking to it to show what the system can do....
Owners of the original Meta Quest VR headset have begun to receive emails warning them that it will no longer receive new feature updates, and some are even going away. Users across social media have reported that they have received an email from Meta, giving them the nod that while new features won’t be forthcoming there will at least be some updates - the headset will receive “critical bug fixes and security patches until 2024....
Star Citizen players might finally be realizing that the entire game is actually an elaborate scam thanks to the recent spat of feature delays. Star Citizen is a game that has been in Alpha for over 7 years. That’s gotta be some sort of record. What’s also a record is the amount of funding that this game has received despite the fact that it’s nowhere near done yet. As of last January, Star Citizen had accumulated over $261 million in crowdsourced cash from players....
Star Trek: Lower Decks is one of the more unique takes on the Star Trek property that have come out in a while. A fully animated, upbeat comedy series, the show stars some of the less glamorous workers on the U.S.S. Cerritos, one of the Starfleet’s least important ships. With a new take on the universe however, comes the inevitable complaints from those who preferred the old versions of the property, and so quite a few voices rose in protests against this silly new version of their beloved sci-fi property....
