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With Mass Effect: Andromeda’s release date drawing closer by the second, BioWare has decided to provide fans of the science fiction franchise with a much better understanding of the forthcoming title’s exploration and discovery aspects by putting out a fresh gameplay trailer focusing on just that. As a matter of fact, BioWare has declared exploration to be one of the most important aspects of Mass Effect: Andromeda, as the studio says the trailer dives “straight into the heart” of the game....

One of the many DLC packs for Mass Effect 2, the Firewalker Pack follows the Normandy crew as they investigate a failing Cerberus field-test. While it’s one of the smaller DLC packs for Mass Effect 2, and definitely not the most controversial, it’s still packed full of new features. With a whole host of new locations, missions, and smaller elements, the Firewalker Pack also provides the Normandy with a new vehicle that has decent handling, which considering the reputation of Mass Effect’s Mako, is a breath of fresh air....

While we at Game Rant tend not to like when games aim to be more “accessible,” it’s the goal of console game developers everywhere and BioWare is a shining example of this. From Mass Effect 2 dropping countless RPG features to Dragon Age 2 seemingly missing part of the game, these changes dumbed down the games and didn’t always benefit the experience. With Mass Effect 3, BioWare is attempting to strike a balance while at the same time, doing more to make the game more accessible and marketable....

Mass Effect Legendary Edition was released in 2021 and gave millions of gamers an excuse to hop into the sci-fi trilogy once again, or possibly for the first time. Both the first Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 are critically acclaimed and beloved by so many people across the world. Despite Mass Effect 3 reviewing well, the conflict around its controversial ending left a sour taste in everyone’s mouth in the years that followed....

With Mass Effect: Legendary Edition coming in May, fans of the original trilogy have been sharing their excitement online. Bioware is pushing fans to continue hyping themselves up for Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, though they have encouraged them to share their fan art in the process. If players use #MyShepard on Twitter or submit their fan art to a special section on the EA website, they have the chance to be featured on the official Mass Effect Twitter account — much like the amazing piece quoted in the announcement post....

Welcome to Pride, the month-long celebration of all things LGBTQIA+ and the same month that kicks off E3. Coincidence? Yes, because Pride month started as a response to the Stonewall riots and the ongoing fight for queer equality whereas the ESA picked June for E3 just because of the nice weather. And what better warrior to have at your side in that ongoing fight for equality than Halo’s Master Chief? As the universe’s most celebrated warrior (arguably), there’s nobody I’d rather march with....

Funko Pop collectors have no shortage of vinyl figures to choose from, as a plethora of movie and video game characters, celebrity superstars, and even cereal mascots get made into the big-headed collectibles. And now collectors and fast-food super fans have a chance to add five new Funko Pops to their collections with the McDonald’s mascots releasing later this year. Funko has endless possibilities when it comes to producing new Pops!...

Today’s Pokémon Presents was a jam-packed fifteen minutes of exciting news, especially when it came to new additions to Pokémon GO. Last week’s Future of Gaming event was a fun-filled hour revealing all sorts of game trailers for the upcoming PS5. As great a presentation as it was, earlier today Pokémon showed it can generate plenty of excitement in just 15 minutes. It did so via a Pokémon Presents, hosted by The Pokémon Company’s CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara....

Microsoft’s E3 2019 presentation is set to take place later today at 1pm PT, and it’s expected to be the biggest press conference of the entire show. With Sony skipping E3 2019, most all of the major third party games are expected to be showcased on Microsoft’s stage, plus the company will have plenty of first-party games to show off as well. And now it seems like fans can even expect to see a next-generation Xbox reveal, as Microsoft has been cleverly teasing as much on Twitter....

Lately, Minecraft has gained a ton of popularity within the speedrunning community. As a result, it has attracted more fans to learn the art of speedrunning games, and more specifically speedrunning Minecraft by defeating the Ender Dragon as quickly as possible. The trend has highlighted a lot of cool features that used to be less well-known in Minecraft, such as using beds to slay the Ender Dragon and trading with Piglins quickly to get Ender pearls....

The fun with Minecraft Dungeons is just beginning, as Microsoft revealed a slate of exciting updates during Minecraft Live. Those already done with the game will be pleased to know that more endgame content is on the way. New enemies and higher difficulties away those who have mastered the game. For those who need allies to tackle these new challenges, you’re in luck – cross-platform play is coming to Minecraft Dungeons later this year....

A recent interview with Minecraft Dungeons Game Director Måns Olson has revealed that the original inspiration for the upcoming blocky hack and slash was actually Zelda games. This is rather different from the more frequent comparison to Diablo games which it has been subject to since its announcement. Olson reveals that in the initial planning stages of Minecraft Dungeons, it was envisioned as a single-player experience for the 3DS, offering a small but enjoyable new take on the world of Minecraft....

The New York Yankees are both the most loved and most hated team in the MLB. They happen to have a storied history and are known for spending to acquire star players at various positions. With Aaron Judge on their roster, they’re home to some of the game’s best players at various positions. MLB The Show 21, PlayStation’s premier baseball simulation, doesn’t play favorites and the overalls are interesting for a team criticized harshly by both fans and so-called haters....

Homa Games, a mobile developer and publisher based in Paris, has raised $15 million in a seed round led by private equity and VC firm Idinvest Partners, and VC fund E.ventures. The funds will be used to expand the company’s portfolio, which includes over 30 hypercasual games, and create “new tech” in UA and monetisation. VC fund OneRagtime, former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier, former general manager for data products at Unity John Cheng, Carlyle Europe Technology Partners’ MD Vladimir Lasocki, and Zenly co-founder Alexis Bonillo also participated in the seed round....

It might be a stretch to say a new operator is being introduced into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, considering how little is known about the character, but a new member of Shadow Company has joined the game’s roster. Velikan, whose name, language, and citizenship are all redacted information, is set up to be as enigmatic as possible, however unlocking him isn’t nearly as mysterious. If you want to unlock this new mercenary to take into battle in Spec Ops, Multiplayer, and Warzone, check out our complete guide....

Many Call of Duty fans long to return to simpler times, back before jump packs and robots populated the TV screen and COD Points were only associated with fishing tournaments. While Activision has made a point of going back to “boots on the ground” combat, it’s pretty unlikely fans will ever see another entry like what they were once accustomed to. Luckily for players on Xbox One, though, they no longer have to wait for a more traditional entry, as the pinnacle of Call of Duty has just been delivered to them via Xbox’s backward compatibility feature....

Two vast open-world games, both incredibly popular, both featuring swords and flying dragons, both releasing in November, found themselves connected in a way that’s not so fun: a legal battle. We’re of course talking about The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Minecraft, games that dominated headlines in 2011 for reasons good and bad. Minecraft is the creation of indie development house Mojang and its now-celebrity leader, Markus “Notch” Persson. Mojang’s second game, Scrolls, got them in a heated trademark battle with Bethesda Softworks’ parent company, ZeniMax Media Inc....

Ever since the World Health Organization officially classified gaming disorder as a mental illness, there has been increased attention on video game addiction and its impact on society. While the vast majority of gamers will never become truly “addicted” to video games, we’ve seen cases of specific individuals who become addicted to games and let the rest of their lives fall apart around them. So is the case of Carlito Marvel from Nueva Ecija in the Philippines, who plays video games like the battle royale game Rules of Survival for days straight at the local Internet cafe....

Monster Hunter World was like a new dawn for the series. It streamlined a lot of mechanics to make it more accessible for newcomers. Not only that but hitting the PS4 was also a plus as this had been primarily a portable series for far too long. That legacy has continued through to Monster Hunter Rise, which functions basically like a 1.5 like sequel. That said, there are still a lot of confusing things about the game....

This article contains Judas and the Black Messiah spoilers. Early on in Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah, Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) meets with a Chicago gang called the Crowns–they’re an amalgamation of several community action groups who rose from the turf battles of the street to become protectors in their neighborhoods. In that pivotal scene, a man named Steel (Khris Davis), an obviously charismatic leader of the South Side’s urban militia, says Hampton is “the great orator of the West Side....