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Madden 20 is set to release in August and player ratings and gameplay details are being revealed more and more as the days tick by. The NFL is full superstars that help make the league America’s favorite, but underrated players won’t only emerge this upcoming season as possible stars, but they will also receive a boost to their rating in Madden 20. It’s tough to predict these things given locker room shakeups and random injuries, but a resume helps....

Anyone who’s purchased any of the latest in EA Sports’ Madden NFL franchise over the past 15 years has at least heard the yearly gripe from jaded fans: “You’re paying $60 for a roster update.” That’s not the case with Madden NFL 21. This time, you’re paying $60 for a roster update, a whole mess of ugly typos and hiccups, and some interesting new additions which fulfill their promise about as well as Johnny Manziel....

What Marvel’s Avengers lacked in extended gameplay it sold in narrative storytelling. We now know that the Avengers will be grieving the loss of Captain America and dealing with the fallout of being tricked which resulted in the death of seemingly hundreds to thousands of innocent civilians at the hands of a team including Taskmaster. Plenty of the story beats featured in the reveal trailer are breadcrumbs that could lead to events inspired by various comic book counterparts....

With Marvel’s Avengers finally out, fans have been scouring the game for any fun references, Easter eggs, or wider universe teases they can find. In turn, some fun nods to Marvel history have been uncovered, including a reference to The Red Room where Black Widow was trained to be a Soviet spy and Black Panther’s Shuri who, in this universe, designed Captain America’s newest shield. Yet, there’s one particularly fun nod in the game that acts more as a fun recurring joke than an acknowledgment of the wider universe of Marvel’s Avengers....

Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany has landed the title role in Marvel’s upcoming series She-Hulk, according to Deadline. The news comes one day after it was announced that the studio had recruited Kat Coiro (Dead to Me) to direct the pilot and several episodes for the Disney+ series. Maslany will play Jennifer Walters, the cousin of Dr. Bruce Banner, a.k.a. the Hulk, who was first introduced into the Marvel Comics universe in The Savage She-Hulk #1 (February 1980)....

BioWare General Manager Aaryn Flynn reveals that Mass Effect: Andromeda will run at 1080p resolution on PS4 and 900p on Xbox One, with both hitting 30fps. Although developer BioWare had kept quiet with regards to Mass Effect: Andromeda for quite some time, it appears that the marketing and promotional trains have kicked into gear. Not only has the studio confirmed details like a release date and if the game will have EA Access support, but individual team members have also started answering smaller questions, like what resolutions Mass Effect: Andromeda will run at on console....

During the Game Developers Conference back in March, Piranha Games showcased the first gameplay footage for their upcoming free-to-play MMO MechWarrior Online and in short, it looked like the MechWarrior game fans have been waiting years for. Since then, Piranha has been busy keeping their developer blog updated with details on the game, from how the persistent universe will function, the different types of warfare and of course, the titular mechs that will be featured in the game when it launches this summer....

By all accounts, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain is an excellent game well deserving of its great critical acclaim. As noted by many critics, the game is a modern day masterpiece from the brilliant Hideo Kojima and his team at Kojima Productions, and a surefire contender for Game of the Year. Unfortunately, even though the title is of unmistakable quality, like all games, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain is not perfect....

Metal Gear Survive may not even be a full-price game (unless you add in microtransactions), but that doesn’t mean it isn’t deep. The controversial title already has a die-hard community attempting to master the different mechanics and features and figure out how to get the most benefit from each build. For Metal Gear Survive players who are leaning in the direction of medic, we’ve already got some analysis that should help maximize the gains from each skill....

Lenovo boasts that its Legion Y44w-10 curved monitor delivers the ultimate gaming experience, yet at $1,199, it should also be expected to buy you dinner and tuck you in at night. Luckily, serious gamers can now take advantage of a 33% discount on the monitor being offered by Microsoft. Featuring a 3840x1200 VA panel, 144Hz refresh rate, AMD FreeSync 2 support, a detachable Harmon Kardon speaker, and two USB-C ports, an HDMI, аnd а DisplаyPort connection – the Lenovo Legion Y44w-1 promises a truly immersive gaming experience....

After a long and drawn out courtship between the two companies, Microsoft Studios, in an attempt to strengthen their innovative game and entertainment brand, has finally tied the knot and said its vows with Austin, Texas-based game developer Twisted Pixel. Twisted Pixel is responsible for several fan-favorite Xbox LIVE Arcade titles such as ‘Splosion Man and the more recent Kinect title, The Gunstringer. Twisted Pixel was founded in 2006 as an independent studio that developed award winning Xbox LIVE Arcade titles....

Since its debut at GDC 2019, new details on Google Stadia, the tech giant’s upcoming video game streaming platform, have been few and far between. Undoubtedly, this has left many players wondering about one detail in particular: what games will be available on Stadia. It is on this matter that Microsoft has recently made its disparaging opinion known. In a new interview with the Telegraph, Mike Nichols, Microsoft’s chief marketing officer for Xbox, gave Google props for having an infrastructure in place that could support an endeavor as ambitious as Google Stadia....

Gaijin Entertainment is currently working on the wonderful free-to-play War Thunder, a World War II combat game for next-gen consoles and PC. For War Thunder, a large and growing population of gamers is what keeps them the title thriving and expanding to include new feature (like tank combat), and so cross-platform play is natural evolution for a venture like this one in the modern era of online video games. This is why War Thunder found a second home on Sony’s PlayStation 4 where it’s currently available in Europe with a cross-platform patch on the way to release....

It can be frustrating being the partner of an artist. When Kate Siegel first read the script for Midnight Mass, the new Netflix series from her husband, horror auteur Mike Flanagan, she had a somewhat unusual, yet relatable reaction. “I believe I threw the script across the room,” she tells Den of Geek and other outlets. “I was like, ‘What the…? Oh, you’re so smart. I hate you.’” It’s easy to tell that Siegel is being facetious....

For those that enjoy bringing their blocky adventures into the real world, new content is on the way to Minecraft Earth. Mojang Studios announced players will soon be able to use the power of pistons in their augmented reality experience. The item will be added during an update planned for next week. The recent Minecraft Live 2020 show provided details on what’s coming to the Minecraft universe. The addition of both pistons and sticky pistons was announced through the show and was later posted through the company’s official Twitter....

Minecraft began with incredibly humble origins, but has since exploded into the one of the biggest gaming phenomenon of all time. For the last 11 years, the game has united people of all ages in the pursuit of exploration, adventure, creativity, and more, and it seems that it will continue to do so for some time. Since its initial release in 2009, this game has seen nothing but growth in both its own features and scope as well as its audience, and now the game is bigger than ever before....

Minecraft’s former production director claims discussion to make Steve a part of the Smash Bros. roster started at least five years ago. The build to the reveal of a brand new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter is always a big deal. In fact, on many occasions, the build to the reveal and the speculation surrounding it is often better than the reveal itself. Nintendo has been gradually revealing Ultimate’s DLC over the course of the past two years....

This story contains spoilers. Don’t read past this line if you don’t want to be spoiled. Infinity Ward’s blockbuster Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is only a week away from release and there’s no reason to believe the game isn’t going to make a huge explosion, pun intended, when it arrives on November 10th. We shared with you the super secret 3rd person mode feature as well as the Fight Against Grenade Spam campaign which has stirred up a bit of controversy....

Get ready, players, because Call of Duty: Warzone is arriving in a flash on Tuesday, March 10. Following months of leaks, the sudden news of an official launch date is unexpected but still exciting. However, thanks to the datamining and videos posted online so far, there isn’t much that is surprising with the announcement. As expected, Warzone will provide players with a free-to-play battle royale experience that stands apart from Modern Warfare, but will most certainly draw more people to play both games....

Joker first disturbed audiences on October 4, 2019—over two years ago already! Not only was it a dramatically groundbreaking outlier of a comic book movie but it was the last major genre offering to hit the big screen before the pandemic upended the theater industry. Moreover, despite its homicidal barrage of bleakness, the film grossed over $1 billion worldwide and even reaped mainstream accolades—notably star Joaquin Phoenix’s Best Actor Oscar win....