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Daydreaming about fan-made console designs is something specific to gamers. It has been done since the dawn of the first console. This phenomenon has been furthered by the Adobe Suite craze and the ability to post your artwork online. Because of the PS5’s relatively plain canvas, the possibilities are just about endless, which brings about good and laughably bad ideas. One tantalizing entry after another, these mockups are sure to get a PS5 owner’s mouth watering and their wallets grumbling....

The success of the recently released Red Dead Redemption 2 left many gamers wondering what other great cowboy/western themed games are available. Early examples of games with the cowboy/western theme were usually shooters or run ‘n gun style games because of the hardware limitations of the time. With the release of the PlayStation 2 and Xbox console hardware had finally gotten powerful enough to deliver the cowboy experience gamers had been asking for – an open world to explore, a real plot involving revenge won through the barrel of a six-shooter, and the ability to ride your faithful horse around the game world....

There are some impressive launch titles for Sony’s PlayStation 5, but one of the console’s biggest surprises is actually a game that comes preloaded onto the PS5, Astro’s Playroom. Astro’s Playroom is a delightful platformer that impressively highlights the new features of the PS5 and its DualSense controller. Astro’s Playroom is satisfying on a gameplay level, but it’s also full of fun tributes to Sony’s history and some of the biggest games to come out on PlayStation consoles....

Video game stories are getting better the more the industry evolves with technology. Face capture along with full motion capture has drastically changed the ways games are made and in turn changed the way creators get to tell their stories. They are becoming more complex and in turn more realistic. A title like The Last of Us is a good example of a game that is hard not to get entangled in....

This The Affair review contains spoilers. The Affair Season 4 Episode 10 “It takes time…” “Are you okay?” It’s a very simple question, but it’s kind of the antithesis of what this finale — and the series as a whole — is all about. As The Affair checks in with these characters one last time this year, it wants to examine how everyone is doing as they prepare to ride off into the horizon....

Back when Bungie finally stepped away from the Halo franchise to work on Destiny, fans were curious how 343 Industries would helm the franchise moving forward. Halo 3 and Halo: Reach were perfect endpoints for the series, at least in that particular moment. That being said, it would never truly be the end of Halo, as 343 industries made its debut with Halo 4 just a couple years after. The fourth entry was when rifts truly started to form in the Halo fanbase, further exacerbated by Halo 5: Guardians....

The massive cult classic The Binding of Isaac broke its own record for concurrent players on Steam lately thanks to the release of the hotly awaited new DLC; Repentance arrived on March 30, 2021 and features a ton of new content: players can expect to enjoy new items and trinkets to use, new bosses to face, and new floors to explore. With some tough new challenges to face and even two new characters with interesting gimmicks to learn, players will be relieved to learn that Repentance not only turned up the difficulty but also blessed them with some fantastic new tools to play with....

The first-ever virtual-only Comic-Con is turning out to be the gift that keeps on giving for collectors and lovers of merch. We’ve already seen big reveals from Funko, now Blizzard is stepping up with a fantastic collection of apparel, artwork, and collectibles. In a typical year, fans usually have to wait until Blizzcon in the fall for new and exclusive WoW, Diablo, and Overwatch merchandise. 2020 is far from a typical year though, so it should only come as a small surprise that Blizzard is unveiling an entirely new line of merch to coincide with Comic-Con@home....

Some games are meant to be difficult. Certain designers relish in creating games that push players to their limits, and conversely, certain fans actively seek out games that push them to their limits and reward dedication and mastery. One of the most infamous examples of this is Dark Souls. From Software’s fantasy action RPG franchise is notorious for handing players encounters with towering enemies that seem completely insurmountable at a glance, and Dark Souls certainly pulls no punches....

Warning: contains spoilers for The Control Room finale. The two leads in Scottish BBC One Thriller The Control Room share “an unbreakable bond” says star Iain de Caestecker, who plays emergency call handler Gabriel. The early loss of the characters’ mothers forged an unspoken connection between them that survived into the present day. Gabe lost his mum from cancer as a child, while Joanna Vanderham’s Sam was abandoned by hers at a similar age....

While The Division 2 launched in a much stronger state than its predecessor, giving fans plenty of content to chew through, the first big update arrived recently with World Tier 5 difficulty and its unlock mission known as Tidal Basin. While the added content no doubt pleased fans, it also opened the door for a number of previously unseen issues. Arguably, the biggest issue that players ran into while battling enemies in World Tier 5 was the loot that dropped....

As many attendees at E3 2018 might agree, Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 managed to deliver the goods on the show floor with its hands-on demo, as we declared the forthcoming third-person shooter to be one of the best games at this year’s expo. Of course, with this being a sequel, there could be some changes that might not be the ideal way in which fans would want to see the gameplay tweaked....

Massive Entertainment releases patch notes for The Division Public Test Server 4, which brings back Critical Hit Change to SMGs and normalizes gear in Last Stand. Over the last couple weeks, Massive Entertainment has been testing its upcoming Update 1.6 for Tom Clancy’s The Division on a public test server (PTS). Every few days, Massive has made alterations to the mechanics and features in the game in an effort to improve the playing experience for both the PvP and PvE activities in the game....

Gamers, like any group of consumers, have a lot of power. Based on word of mouth and where they choose to spend their money, gamers hold the power to make the smallest indie game a giant success or the biggest AAA title a whopping failure. Because of this, production companies and developers carefully plot out their plans for revealing games in the way that will build the most hype in the community....

This summer, Electronic Arts (EA) has been hard at work rebranding several of its apps. In August, the California-based company decided to rename EA Access and Origin Access Basic simply EA Play, which was launched a few weeks later on Steam. Then, last week, the gaming giant revealed it would bundle EA Play into Xbox Game Pass at no additional cost, ahead of the launch of the new Xbox Series X console....

Nintendo recently announced the upcoming release of the Switch Lite, a more compact and affordable option for players. While the news was met with an overall positive reception, some worry about the glaring Joy-Con drifting issue. Drifting, as it’s known, is when the analog sticks on the controllers move around, giving the console commands, without any player input. Even with calibration, the problem doesn’t go away. There’s no known reason as to why it occurs or any real solution either....

This The Expanse review contains spoilers. The Expanse Season 2 Episode 3: Static The more complex The Expanse gets, the more the audience really gets to see what makes each character tick, and with the increasing tension between Earth, Mars, and the Belt, those motivations are becoming key. Now that the consequences of playing with the protomolecule are making themselves known, it’s an all-out struggle to see who gets to it first: those who would destroy it, those who would weaponize it, or those who would surrender to it....

Not too long ago, it was confirmed that The Last of Us: Part 2 will be a part of Sony’s PlayStation E3 2018 press conference, with fans understandably hoping that the forthcoming survival horror title will receive an official release date in 2018. However, should Days Gone’s creative director John Garvin be correct, then it appears as if the PS4 exclusive from Naughty Dog could be launching at some point next year....

The Legend of Zelda franchise has been delighting gamers for decades and it has turned out some of the most beloved titles to grace Nintendo consoles. It’s been incredible to see how much the Zelda series has changed and evolved over time, but there’s still a serious reverence towards Ocarina of Time. Many still consider it to be the greatest Legend of Zelda of all time. There are many reasons to love Ocarina of Time, but something that often gets overlooked is the interesting way in which the game deals with the series’ Great Fairies....

At its height, German Expressionism was celebrated (and in some circles derided) for its severe unreality. During a silent film era dominated by adventure or romance, here was a style bathed in madness and psychological perversions as stark as its shadows. Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse isn’t quite pure expressionism—the young auteur is too fascinated by naturalism for that—but it may as well be with its pitiless gray skies, often desolate black and white shores, and two stormy performances by Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson that are so touched by madness that the cracks in their unblinking stares and crusty whiskers cast an unreality all their own....