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Electronic Arts confirms that Star Wars Battlefront, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, and EA Sports UFC 2 are all being added to the EA Access Vault before the end of the year. For $5 a month, or $30 a year, EA Access provides Xbox One owners free access to a number of the company’s biggest games for as long as they’re subscribed. There’s currently 34 games available in the EA Access Vault, and later this year, Star Wars Battlefront, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, and EA Sports UFC 2 will be joining those games as free downloads for EA Access subscribers....

Lucasfilm Games is the new branding for all Star Wars video games going forward, as well as for video games based on other Lucasfilm properties. The Star Wars video game license is currently held by EA, in a deal that’s expected to end in 2023. Many people speculated that Disney wouldn’t renew the deal, following the backlash towards Star Wars Battlefront 2’s pay-to-win mechanics at launch. Disney let EA renew the license for another few years, as Disney has no desire to enter the video game development business, and will continue to farm the license out to other studios....

One of the more intriguing things to happen in 2013 was Valve’s introduction of the Steam Machines (or Steam Box, if you prefer) and Steam OS. As many console gamers will tell you, PCs are still a little intimidating and lack the ease of use that Xboxs and PlayStations do. With Steam Machines, Valve aims to blur the lines between the two camps and bring PC gaming - and Steam’s immense library - to the living room....

Street Fighter is one of the most iconic video game franchises, along with Mortal Kombat and perhaps Tekken. And the series deserves its popularity. It brought innovative fighting to both arcades and home consoles. It also showed gamers that button-mashing isn’t the best way to gain the most from these types of games; skill and practise are just as important. Aside from the fighting itself, Street Fighter also has some of the most popular characters in any fighting series....

On June 10, 1992, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior made its home console debut on the Super Famicon in Japan, and it was a magical time for gaming. The 16-bit Street Fighter II was a major jump over its 8-bit predecessor. But cutting edge graphics weren’t all this Capcom masterpiece had to offer. Beyond its influential gameplay, what made this game the talk of the town inside arcades and at schoolyards were the many secrets waiting to be unlocked by the most skilled players....

One of the main draws of ARK: Survival Evolved, which was released in 2017 by Studio Wildcard and Instinct Games, is the opportunity to experience a sort of prehistoric time capsule, where survivors attempt to carve out their niche in an island wilderness and harness the dangerous wildlife. While the TLC 3 Update is scheduled to drop on November 3rd, the Evolution Event is this week, and players can look forward to a number of general improvements....

The cursed year known as 2020 is almost at an end and… nothing is really changing. Sure, a COVID-19 vaccine is on the way and political situations across the world are in for a shakeup. But the start of 2021 will look a lot like our day-to-day lives now. Which means a lot of that pent-up stress will still need an outlet. Good thing The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is about to drop a new mode that lets you hack at those zombies all you want....

When Riot Games announced an auto-battler spin-off of its iconic MOBA League of Legends, few might have predicted that Teamfight Tactics would still be going strong almost two years in. In a recent developer video, the first details were revealed for Teamfight Tactics’ next set, Reckoning. Each new set in Teamfight Tactics introduces new gameplay mechanics, content, and League of Legends champions to the roster. Sets also typically add new Origins to the mix, which are traits that give special bonuses....

This article contains spoilers for Ted Lasso season 2 episode 2. Ted Lasso’s Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein) and Keeley Jones (Juno Temple) are a special kind of TV couple. Like other character pairings on Bill Lawrence-produced shows before them (Turk and Carla on Scrubs, Jules and Grayson on Cougar Town), Roy and Keeley reject the “will they or won’t they” sitcom binary. Instead these are two adults who share an intense emotional and physical connection and who are bound and determined to make an adult relationship work....

Death is inevitable, both in-game and out. In-game, death usually doesn’t lead to the loss of all your fancy loot (unless you’re playing some sort of roguelike/roguelite), but out-of-game, death is the end. All your guns, swords, armor, and cosmetic upgrades are lost forever after your passing. Or are they? A new patent from Chinese publisher Tencent opens the door for a digital will to bequeath your in-game items to friends and loved ones after you shuffle off this mortal coil and head to the big arcade in the sky....

Now that the demo for Resident Evil 3 Remake is out and the full version is nearing release, fans of the series are preparing themselves for survival against the zombie horde and even Nemesis himself. Interestingly enough however, some fans have took the time to make the demo experience more terrifying for themselves by taking it up a notch. YouTuber FluffyQuack has recently uploaded a video in which he plays through the Resident Evil 3 Remake demo but replaces every single enemy with Nemesis....

A console’s controller can either make or break the entire experience that one has when getting introduced to a new console. Some of them are great and do exactly what they need to do, and others have glaring issues that completely break immersion when diving into a new game. While there have been plenty of gimmicky peripherals for various consoles that won’t be included here, (sticking only to main console default controllers) there are more than enough controllers that just don’t quite make sense with the consoles they’ve been paired with....

It’s been quite the year, with new consoles and major triple-a games to help carry people through a tumultuous time. And while it’s always nice to have big new games to enjoy, there’s something special about taking a moment to appreciate older games, especially those that get a fresh coat of paint from time to time thanks to new content updates. Mostly synonymous with live service games, the evolving game genre has earned something of a bad reputation due to how it’s monetized, which typically involves microtransactions, loot boxes, or a battle pass....

This The Boys article contains spoilers for season 3 episode 8. According to The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke, it’s no big secret what the show’s ultimate plan is. Naturally, Butcher fails. But he fails in a new, interesting way that signals that The Boys just might be ready to enter its endgame…however far away that might be. Here is what you need to know about the ending of The Boys season 3....

Genshin Impact, like many games of its ilk, places a large emphasis on elemental combat. While it evidently features the kind of swords and sorcery you’d expect from most traditional fantasy RPGs, it’s almost Avataresque in its depiction of the elements — and not just because of how many there are, but because of how seamlessly they can be integrated with one another. Let me break down how Genshin Impact’s elemental system is structured: There are, to my knowledge, a very stupid amount of objects with which you can elementally interact....

Like any Shōnen anime worth its salt, One-Punch Man’s greatest strength is its wide array of eccentric characters each with a signature approach to beating the brakes off of their opponents. The main character Saitama is anything but boring, but he also exists specifically to satirize other anime heroes. As a deliberately somewhat dull personality and design, the anime’s vibrant supporting cast spices things up along the way. One-Punch Man delivers a stable of characters with compelling personalities and motives, heroes that anyone would want in their D&D campaign....

The Day Before is an upcoming survival MMO, coming from the team at FNTASTIC. After the game was revealed, it drew immediate comparisons to The Last of Us due to its focus on survival in a post-pandemic America and the enemies being composed of humans and zombie-like creatures. Some visual elements of The Day Before bear similarities to The Last of Us as well. The Last of Us, as a result, seems to be a big influence on the developer, but the title will need to go beyond emulating the elements of the series to stand on its own two feet, as its own unique property....

In an effort to put a priority on the game’s health over new content, The Division 2 will not release its new Operation Dark Hours raid later this month on April 25th. Instead, The Division 2 raid release date has been delayed until May, where it will launch around the same time as Title Update 3. Division 2 developer Massive Entertainment made the announcement during Wednesday’s State of the Game livestream, wherein the studio covers upcoming changes to its loot-based shooter....

A gaming fan who happens to have early access to The Division’s beta reveals the size of the test for Ubisoft’s action-MMO as being over 26 gigabytes on PC. Devoted The Division fan and Reddit user that goes by the handle “legate213” has posted a screenshot of their UPlay download of the beta file for Ubisoft’s action-MMO, and its size weighs in at exactly 26.25 gigabytes. As some gamers may recall, the game’s Xbox One closed alpha gameplay test back in December was roughly the same size as the forthcoming beta....

In The Elder Scrolls, the Nords of Skyrim are proud humans that have earned a reputation for being fearsome warriors. Compared to the High Elves, they might come off as simpletons that enjoy combat and fighting mindlessly. They love a good fight and violence is part of everyday life for them. But there is more to this race of man than just fighting for honor and glory. They have fought for their right to live in Tamriel....