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Game Rant’s Jason Weissman reviews System Mechanic 10.5 While Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners ponder what the next generation of game systems will be capable of, those in the know realize that next-generation graphics and gameplay are already here. PC gaming is alive and well with big titles such as The Witcher 2, Diablo 3, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Guild Wars 2, Rage, and Battlefield 3. Better graphics demand more powerful and efficient computers and Iolo’s System Mechanic 10....

Tales of Arise, first planned for release in 2020 and later delayed, might claw its way back up to release sooner than we expected. The game has been rated in two countries this month - Australia and Brazil - and while non-finished games can be submitted and later resubmitted, optimists among us might assume that the multiple submissions mean the latest Tales game will be releasing sooner rather than later, possibly even early next year....

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is an open-world roleplaying game and is the fifth game in The Elder Scrolls series. This action-adventure game was released in 2011 and definitely still has fans hooked. This game is available on several different platforms but many fans of the game prefer to play it on their PC so that they can download the latest mods and really change the look and feel of their game....

The Fire Emblem franchise will be turning 30 this year on April the 20th. In that time, Fire Emblem has gifted us with so many amazing games and characters. There are unforgettable characters like Ike, Marth and Roy who are so popular they’ve appeared as playable characters in Super Smash Bros. 10 OSCAR Although by no means an overlooked or underpowered character, Oscar is sometimes overshadowed by the titanic power of the Titania....

When rumors of Emma Watson’s imminent retirement first broke last month, many were quick to believe them. The young actress has been in the public eye for so long now that it’s easy to understand why she might want to take a step back from it all. As is so often the case though, the whispers turned out to be false. This bodes well for fans of Watson’s work, especially considering some of the accomplished performances that she’s delivered in recent years....

For the most part, games are meant to be fun. They’re an escape, the quintessential form of interactive entertainment. Why watch a film, when you can be the star of one, right? Game developers are gamers too and like to have as much fun in their work as we do playing the finished product. Many games, as a result, include little nods to fans, geek culture and other games. From hidden Easter Eggs, collectibles and secret levels, to cheat codes, hidden modes and bonus features, video game secrets serve to not only give a little wink or extra fun to players, but in many cases, help market games through viral means....

HYAH! As Link’s sword plunges into the fleshy jello of the last green chu-chu bobbling about, a chest spawns in the middle of the room in a cloud of green smoke. Alright, alright, let’s get on with the cutscene of Link marvelling at whatever is inside for a few seconds while the game plays our favourite soundtrack before our hero in green holds it above his head for the world to see....

There’s a new expansion coming to World of Warcraft, and what’s different about this one is that it’s actually an old expansion. The original Burning Crusade was released in 2007 to a hungry fanbase, and although novelty has been replaced with nostalgia, those same loyal denizens of Azeroth are no less rabid. The game sold more than 2.4 million copies on its release date, making it the fastest-selling game of all time up until that point, and the download rate for this time around will likely be the same....

Via Twitter, Ubisoft is showing off the bonuses The Division players will receive by gathering Patch 1.1’s gear from Incusions, weekly Operations, and PvP. The Division’s players are a month out from the game’s launch and are already hankering for Ubisoft to get with the post-launch content already. After all, the game isn’t a particularly end-game focused experience (for now). Most end-game revolves around daily Missions and circling through the game’s PvPvE Dark Zone hoping for good loot drops....

When it comes to a series as big as The Elder Scrolls, fans are bound to have big expectations. It definitely isn’t easy to accept that the next game of the series probably won’t come out for a long time, despite Skyrim’s reign of over a decade. However, with projects like Starfield keeping Bethesda busy, The Elder Scrolls 6 likely isn’t going to be talked about for years. That said, there’s a lot of talk in the depths of the Internet about what the next game should look like....

As many know by now, The Last of Us 2 has been delayed indefinitely due the on-going coronavirus pandemic, for its effect on the company’s ability to ship and deliver a quality launch experience for the game. With the sour comes some sweet, however, as Naughty Dog did reveal some new The Last of Us 2 screenshots in the following days. However, it appears that Naughty Dog had something more on the table to show fans, as gameplay footage of The Last of Us 2 has leaked online....

This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us. While we know that HBO’s The Last of Us series will make some changes to the original game’s story, recent set photos from the production of the upcoming show strongly suggest that it will still feature one of that game’s most shocking and impactful character deaths. Before we dive into that, let’s make it clear that while we’re theorizing about the upcoming HBO series’ plot based on what happens in the games and what these set photos strongly suggest will happen in the show, it’s possible that those theories will prove to be right and that we might end up spoiling a potentially major moment from the upcoming show....

While it’s only been just over four months since the launch of the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, one developer who has already made a name for itself on both platforms is none other than Bloober Team. So far, the developer has launched two games on the current generation of platforms, its first being the cross-generation launch title Observer: System Redux, an enhanced remaster of the 2017 first-person horror game, and the other The Medium, an Xbox Series X/S exclusive inspired by Silent Hill....

The original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game delighted fans with its first-person shooter and survival horror mechanics, but the franchise went quiet after 2009. Many will remember the game which is set in an alternative aftermath of Chernobyl with warm nostalgia, and there is now evidence of a new S.T.A.L.K.E.R. title from developer GSC Game World. In a Facebook post, the developer of the franchise detailed the legacy of the original game and revealed the first screenshot of a sequel....

This STAR TREK: DISCOVERY review contains spoilers for Season 3, Episode 12 The penultimate episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 is an intriguing mix of action and politics as Michael and Book infiltrate the stolen Discovery and Osyraa takes ship straight up to the Federation Headquarters’ front door in order to make an unexpected offer to Admiral Vance. “There is a Tide…” turns out to be a rather surprising hour, spending less time on Michael and Book’s undercover rescue antics and instead asking thorny moral questions that it’s not entirely clear that the season has earned the right to ask....

Many Star Wars fans have been engrossed in the weekly release of The Mandalorian Season 2 on Disney’s streaming service Disney+ over the last few months. The Season 2 finale officially went live on Friday, December 18, and introduced a number of things that are sure to leave audiences eager for The Mandalorian Season 3 in 2021. In the meantime, some have already jumped to add content from into games like Star Wars Battlefront 2 through mods....

Today, during the second day of Star Wars Celebration weekend, the video game developer Respawn Entertainment held a live streamed panel which served as a means to officially reveal Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order with a story trailer, and confirm the title’s main character, Cal Kestis. During the course of the panel, the studio also confirmed that the game’s protagonist is to be played by actor Cameron Monaghan (Gotham, Shameless)....

Ahsoka Tano, disillusioned ex-Jedi and former apprentice to the man would become Darth Vader, quickly became a fan-favorite character since her debut in 2008 The Clone Wars movie. Now that The Clone Wars are officially over, for real this time, her story is still not finished. The time between her setting off on her own at the end of the conflict and showing up again to help bring down the Empire in Star Wars: Rebels just so happens to coincide with the hit Jedi simulator Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order....

Steam has finally added LGBTQ+ as an official game tag just in time for Pride. Let’s say you’re tired of playing the usual assortment of heteronormative protagonists in games and you’re ready to walk on the wild side. You’re ready to dive into the rich and deep culture of homosexual gaming, but don’t know where to start. Previously, Steam didn’t exactly make it easy to find games featuring gay characters. The LGBTQ+ tag did exist, but only as a user tag which didn’t actually help with Steam’s sorting algorithms that make recommendations when you go to the storefront (that’s the page that recommends games based on previously played/owned games in your library)....

Thus far, Twitch has had a solid hold on the gameplay streaming market, with others like YouTube trying to keep pace. But that will soon change as a new challenger arrives in the form of digital distributor Steam. Steam Broadcasting is the next venture for Valve’s digital distribution goliath and it could be one of the service’s most marketing-focused feature yet. In essence, it’s Twitch streaming without the middleman. How Stream Broadcasting works is fairly simple....