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Subnautica is a well-known first-person exploration game that doesn’t just capture the beauty of sci-fi, but offers exciting gameplay as well. One of the most fun experiences taken from this game is the ability to customize one’s seabase. This process is fun, but it can also be challenging. As you progress through the game, you’ll acquire blueprints, which unlock new buildings and decor. However, while the process may be fun, seabases also play a critical role in the player’s mission to escape the planet....

Summer Games Done Quick is no stranger to massive fundraisers, but the speedrunning community has truly outdone itself this time. Despite the event having to go virtual once more, as well as happening at a time where many are hurting financially, the marathon gaming event still managed to secure its third-best return on record - with $2,897,000 raised for charity. The fundraising took place over the course of a week, with over 100 games speedrun as part of the show....

Battle royale games are chaotic and require you to think fast. Or you gotta have really good luck. Despite Super Animal Royale’s adorable art style and cute take on battle royale games, it’s still just as stressful and you need some skill at least to reach the top three. With secret rooms and shadows that make players invisible, you can utilize many aspects of the world to your own advantage when an enemy team comes your way....

Tormented Souls will still very much torture and stress players when the game releases later this year, but it will do so on different platforms than initially anticipated. When Tormented Souls was first revealed late last summer, the game was planned to release on the PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch. Those plans have very much been rearranged. Tormented Souls is a classic horror game inspired by the likes of Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Alone in the Dark....

Having multiple gadgets is all well and good, but it’s even better when they talk to each other. Whether you have a tablet and a smartphone, a smartphone and a desktop computer, a smartphone and a laptop, or all of these gadgets in your house, you’ll want them all to sync seamlessly. We have come up with tips to help you make sure your devices are talking to each other the best way they can....

While all eyes were on Google during their press event at the Game Developers Conference, due to the announcement of the Google Stadia streaming platform, there were other reveals on offer as well. For example, OtherSide Entertainment gave gamers a first look at the long-awaited sequel to a cyberpunk/horror title not seen since the late ’90s - System Shock 3. During GDC 2019, Warren Spector, who created the System Shock series and was brought on by the development team to work on the third entry, gave a keynote presentation that not only revealed that System Shock 3 would be utilizing the Unity engine but also showed off the first in-game footage....

Our quick take Tag Heuer Connected - 4.5 / 5 Tag Heuer Connected review: Design Tag Heuer Connected review: Hardware, battery and display Tag Heuer Connected review: Software and features To recap Tag Heuer Connected succeeds where other Android Wear watches fail. This is a watch that you’ll want to wear, and it made to be worn. It’s desirable and comfortable. It’s also not complicated by adding superfluous features to pad out the spec sheet....

Although the nature of the video game industry tends to be somewhat unpredictable, there are a few things that gamers can set their watch by. There’s always going to be a new Call of Duty revealed in April/May, Madden releases in August, and Michael Pachter’s going to make some wildly outlandish, and wholly inaccurate, prediction. One of those mainstays of the annual video game cycle is also Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft’s extremely popular open world stealth franchise....

Platinum Games’s take on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a mediocre hack-n-slash romp that ultimately fails to become anything more than just that. When word prematurely got out that PlatinumGames would be handling a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game, fans were understandably excited. Given the developer’s pedigree (which includes the likes of Bayonetta, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and Transformers: Devastation), there was a lot of potential for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan to be a fun-filled venture worthy of its brand name....

Although the company has definitely been a source of controversy over the last few years, Tencent continues to be a big name in the gaming scene, investing large amounts of money in several significant studios. Recently, it invested a significant sum into Don’t Starve developer Klei Entertainment, bringing that under the umbrella of studios it currently holds a stake in. Today, it once again invested in a notable gaming studio, acquiring a minority stake in Life is Strange developer Dontnod Entertainment....

As a Wiccan, I have some complicated feelings about eating meat. On the one hand, the industrial farming complex is one of mankind’s cruelest inventions, and has done untold damage to our ecosystem - which, naturally, goes against my deeply held spiritual beliefs. On the other hand? I really love cheeseburgers, y’all. Point being, the verdict’s out on whether or not I think eating meat is ethical or ultimately does more harm than good....

As a tactical strategy game, Fire Emblem has always given players at least a little leeway in determining their combat styles. The units you deploy, the classes you choose, and the weapons you equip are all examples of the most basic ways to tailor a strategy to your own playstyle. Some people prefer high risk, high reward crit-machines like myrmidons, while others are more than happy to tank their way through maps with heavy armor units and a few healers....

The Dark Pictures Anthology is so unsettling because it isn’t defined by a single aspect of horror. Until Dawn inspired its narrative-driven formula, and was a terrifying mixture of classical genre tropes and purposefully awful character writing that wasn’t afraid to lean into archetypes, especially when Supermassive Games would subvert them at the most opportune moment. Man of Medan was a skin-crawling exploration of beloved ghost stories, while Little Hope provided a gruesome examination of witch mythology that pulled no punches....

It won’t be too much longer before fans of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 are able to give the third-person shooter a go ahead of release thanks to its forthcoming open beta period, with the game’s full launch then set to occur shortly thereafter. Now, in order to continue preparing potential players for the types of challenges the action-RPG will have in store, Ubisoft has released a new gameplay trailer that highlights some of the title’s endgame content....

Although some might have seen Tom Clancy’s The Division as a straight third person shooter with cover mechanics, anyone who has spent time with the game knows it is much more than that. For all intents and purposes, The Division is a RPG “looter shooter,” where players spend the majority of the end-game grinding for better gear, more experience, or one of the in-game currencies. And as with any game that prioritizes the grind, there are plenty of ways to get the most out of the experience....

Well before Destiny hit store shelves, gamers could tell that Bungie’s latest game, their first non-Halo effort in more than a decade, would be something special. However, few could have predicted how much of a phenomenon Destiny has become. Despite a community of close to 100,000 strong, Destiny has proven itself to be among the most divisive releases in recent memory, garnering as much critical praise as gamer derision. In fact, the game has fostered its own sub culture, part of which has been positive and part of which has been negative....

This The Expanse review contains spoilers. The Expanse Season 2 Episode 8 Different people have different ways of dealing with the protomolecule being out in the world in The Expanse, and this week’s episode highlights the contrast between altruists, opportunists, and those with other things to worry about. With another beloved character from the novels entering the mix and established characters revealing more details about their history, the show is starting to take on an emotional depth that seems to be preparing viewers for some tough decisions ahead....

Wilma Flintstone is far and away one of the most recognizable cartoon characters of all time. As a wife to Fred and co-star of one of the most cherished American pop-culture juggernauts of all time, Wilma’s red hair, white dress, pearls, and overall charm have been being sent directly into living rooms worldwide since the early 1960s and is still be reinvented right up to modern times. Through trial and tribulations (mostly attributed to dumb things Fred does) Wilma has been the voice of reason to Fred’s underlying stupidity, all the while accomplishing some pretty amazing things for herself....

A lot has been written about horror films relationship and gender politics. Some of the most iconic moments of the genre involve a damsel in distress meeting her end at the hands of a monstrous male figure. From the gothic romance of Hammer horror to the rollercoaster ride of slasher films to the grimy cellars of torture porn, if you’re a woman then you’ve pretty much had it. One-time Rosanne writer Joss Whedon kickstarted his career by in part turning the whole thing on its head and having a blonde cheerleader become a kick ass heroine....

While the increasingly popular Humble Bundles may have dropped the “Indie” in its title, that doesn’t mean it’s not serving a great service for everyone involved. For the unaware, the Humble Bundles offer gamers a package deal of video games for an amazing prize: whatever price you choose to pay. The money is divided up between the publishers of said title(s) in the bundle, charity and the Humble organizes themselves at a rate also determined by the buyers....