Streets of Rage 4 is filled with tons of references to previous games in the series, but perhaps the coolest easter eggs you can find are the secret retro levels. They’re not always easy to get to, but they’re both fun and rewarding places to visit in every playthrough. Accessing the retro levels is always achieved in the same way. You’ll need to use a taser on an old-school arcade box somewhere in the level....
Super Mario 3D All-Stars latest update has removed debug blocks from Super Mario Sunshine and made a couple of other popular changes too. Despite its popularity, many of those who played the original games have had some complaints to make. Even though the trio of titles is technically remastered, not much about them has been improved upon. However, one advantage Nintendo has in 2020 that it didn’t have the first time around with these games is the ability to make updates and improvements after the fact....
While Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury includes more than enough content to keep Super Mario fans busy while we wait for Super Mario Odyssey 2 (or whatever comes next), fans can’t help but talk about Daisy: a character that doesn’t initially appear be in the game. See, much like Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario 3D World lets you choose between several playable characters that have their own unique abilities....
Following the reveal of Batman: A Telltale Game Series at The Game Awards 2015, Telltale Games CEO Kevin Bruner sheds some light on their upcoming Batman game and future titles. Last year’s The Game Awards saw a number of awards being handed out, some tributes being made, and a few surprise video game announcements. But one of the biggest surprise announcements of that night was arguably the reveal of Batman: A Telltale Game Series....
The zombie motif is an apt one for Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead, which left gamers insatiably hungry for more after its gripping first season. The Walking Dead takes place in the same world as the comic books and TV show and has occasionally featured characters from the main series, but instead of sitting back and watching, the player is forced to live through the zombie apocalypse and to make decisions that are often excruciatingly difficult....
Terraria is full of interesting and sometimes wacky items, and the Drax is no different. This Hardmode tool has been in the game for a long time and has become just another item on the list of iconic items in Terraria. Like every item in Terraria, there are all sorts of weird trivia, facts, and gritty stats about the Drax. Here’s a rundown of every detail we could find about it....
Needless to say, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has a special place in players’ hearts. It’s one of those games that has just transcended its franchise, to become a legend in its own right. Not to mention a meme. You can’t move around the fandom for all the took an arrow to the knee and you can play Skyrim on everything jokes. Now, this all sounds like a bizarre April Fools....
To be blunt, the Grass-type is not great in a vacuum. It’s arguably the worst of the three starter Pokemon types – especially defensively. While it has an average number of resistances at four, it has five weaknesses to be tied for the most along with Rock. However, the type has a lot of interesting qualities that make it almost necessary for certain teams. There are a lot of special attackers that carry the Grass-type and most of them have access to many unique moves....
Gamers recognized the Xbox 360 for being more of a multimedia home theater system than a mere gaming console. It offered various game-changing peripherals, like the Kinect and wireless controller, offering a new type of gaming experience. The system had a high failure rate due to an infamous problem called the “Red Ring of Death.” Despite this, it went on to become the sixth-highest-selling console in video game history. RPGs (role-playing games) offer customization like few other genres....
This The 100 review contains spoilers. The 100 Season 5 Episode 2 Faster paced than the season opener, “Red Queen” is a great vehicle for Octavia as well as showing how she sets the new world order. This is its own form of world-building: making a new Kru, new rules, a new home. It also pays huge dividends on O’s history and the history of the people of the ark. This is why they had the harsh laws....
For those of you feeling left out of the Pokémon GO craze because you didn’t know Pokémon, Niantic has created a game that might suit you better. Enter Harry Potter: Wizards Unite! (If you are unfamiliar with both the world of Harry Potter and Pokémon, then you are out of luck until Niantic creates another game with another popular property.) Wizards Unite is full of interesting encounters with critters and characters from the Harry Potter series....
Black Mirror is notorious for its commentary on technology in our world, and what happens to human nature through the use of that technology. The show is most memorable for the subtle horror/thriller tone that it takes, often starting with a fairly normal-seeming situation and turning it into something deeply unsettling by the end of the episode. The best Black Mirror episodes are the ones that stick in your brain long after you’ve finished them, usually because of how ominous they feel....
Ever since Marvel Studios became a fully functioning independent production house for major feature films with Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, Marvel’s brand appeal and importance in contemporary pop culture has skyrocketed, leading to this year’s film industry success story in The Avengers. The merchandise, the movies, and the comics they’re based on are everywhere, and the buzz couldn’t be more positive, with so much more on the horizon. On the video game side of things however, Marvel - and their parent company Disney - haven’t yet taken advantage of their franchises and Marvel Comics library of thousands of characters....
When Netflix premiered the first season of Lupin last January, 70 million sheltered-in-place households ravenously binged it, making the series the most-watched non-English show for its premiere month on the streamer so far. Lupin steals a page from French literature. The hero of Lupin, Assane Diop (Omar Sy) is inspired by France’s iconic ‘Gentleman Thief’ Arsène Lupin, a fictional figure created by French writer Maurice Leblanc in 1905. Lupin was the subject of some two dozen books by Leblanc, who continued adding into his literary franchise until well into the 1930s....
The horror adventure game The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope will be spooking players when it releases just before Halloween on October 30th. Little Hope will be offered with multiple editions: Standard, Limited, and Collector’s. The limited edition comes with both Man of Medan and Little Hope, a cloth map, two map pins, and a steel case. The collector’s edition—which is exclusive to the Bandai Namco store—comes with everything described in the limited edition (except Man of Medan), a digital soundtrack, and a replica of Mary’s 1692 ragdoll (if you want that creepy thing in your house!...
After close to a year of players requesting it, The Division developer Massive Entertainment will finally be adding a loadouts feature to its game. With the feature, players will be able to switch between a handful of loadouts to fit various encounters. Word of the loadouts feature comes from The Division Creative Director Julian Gerighty, who spoke to Game Rant about his team’s plans for Year 2. Among other things, Massive hopes to give players more things to do in The Division as well as improved ways to interact with its systems, starting with the loadouts feature....
In a post on Twitter, Ubisoft reveals the full details and look of the four new gear sets coming in the 1.2 update this week for Tom Clancy’s The Division. The second of two free updates is set to arrive this week in Tom Clancy’s The Division, bringing a heap of goodies to players looking for new things to do and collect. One of the big additions in the April update was the addition of gear sets, which would bestow additional benefits and perks to the player based on how many pieces of the set were worn....
The Empire of Tamriel is an ever-present force in every main entry of the series. They possess a robust political system that serves to maintain their grip on the provinces. Backed up by the impressive might of the Imperial Legions the Empire has managed to endure for generations. Ancient history buffs will no doubt notice the analogies to Rome. Aesthetically, the empires share similarities that are unmistakable. However, the comparisons go even deeper upon further examination: socially, politically, militarily, and religiously....
The Elder Scrolls 6 is on the way, but there’s been little news about the Skyrim sequel since it’s initial announcement back in 2018. Bethesda is currently working on a new IP, Starfield, set for release before the next Elder Scrolls, so it’s likely fans are still in for a significant wait. Even if The Elder Scrolls 6 is years away, that might not be such a bad thing. Bethesda will have more time to make sure the game is truly ready to succeed Skyrim and step out from under its significant shadow, and one way the studio could do that is by incorporating one small feature from Fallout: New Vegas which has a huge impact....
My friends and I lasted a couple of hours in Valheim before buying a server to keep running. We realized early on we were in this one for the long haul - Valheim wouldn’t be another survival game we picked up and threw away into our growing list of Steam Early Access discarded pile. Each of us quickly fell into our own little role for our budding Viking community. Some of us gathered food, others worked on collecting rare resources and recipes, and some challenged giant bosses....
