One thing that might be tough for fans of the Kingdom Hearts series to really wrap their heads around is that the series releases new games at a frequent pace, even though the numbered titles are years apart. Now, with the upcoming release of every Kingdom Hearts title on PC, more fans are bound to be excited to see the next main entry in the series, though the wait may be longer than expected....
BioWare’s Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic helped make the studio a household name among RPG fans. The game’s story took players deep into the past, 4,000 years before the events of A New Hope, to a time when Sith Lord Darth Malak had the Republic under siege. A sequel was developed by Obsidian Entertainment and released in 2004, but since then fans have been waiting a long time for another single-player installment in the series....
The PlayStation 5 is one of the most highly anticipated gaming commodities this year. Not only has the PlayStation 5 boasted impressive specifications, but it also seems to be a significant step forward from previous PlayStation consoles. With new technology in the console, many have begun speculating about how much the PS5 will cost, and a leaked survey seems to shed light on its price. There has been plenty of speculation about the price of the PlayStation 5 and many fans have prepared themselves to pay more for the step forward in terms of technology....
VIZ Media has finally announced a release date for the much-anticipated English version of Ask Iwata. The book, which is a collection of writings from former Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata, was originally slated for sometime in spring of 2021. VIZ Media has confirmed that the book will be available on April 13. Satoru Iwata was the former Global President and CEO of Nintendo. He was also a gifted programmer and played a key role in the creation of many of the best-known games around the world....
It is true that Life Is Strange but not as strange as David Madsen’s because of the hardship he has faced during wartime. While David’s strange personality has become everyone’s concern, it has certainly created more curiosity among the users to know about him. To address that curiosity, this article will help you learn more about the character of David. Among all the other characters of the game, he is one of the most highlighted personalities and why not, he proved to be a protagonist after all....
With our continued exploration of Mars and other bodies in our own solar system, and more and more exoplanets being detected around other stars, it feels like it’s only a matter of time before we find some kind of evidence of extraterrestrial life, intelligent or otherwise. The new sci-fi thriller Life keeps things close to home, with a crew of six on the International Space Station studying soil samples retrieved by an unmanned Martian probe....
How have our gaming habits changed during the pandemic? Check out the three big trends Inverse’s survey revealed. “As more people focused on indoor activities to pass the time during a year-long pandemic that’s still not over, a lot of them turned to gaming to pass the time. But how exactly did 2020 reshape the way we play video games? We asked, and more than 2,900 Inverse readers responded.” Read more at Inverse....
This Lord of the Rings review contains spoilers for The Rings of Power. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 6 This episode is dedicated to one storyline that brings two of our four main groups of characters together: the Battle of the Southlands and its aftermath. Although split across three waves of Orc-led attacks and a Númenorean counter-attack, this is essentially one drawn-out battle. In between the first two phases of the battle, we also get some interesting moments between Galadriel, Isildur, and Elendil on their ship, but by their next scene they have arrived with the cavalry to join the fighting....
This Lucifer review contains spoilers. Lucifer Season 5 Episode 5 “For now I’m going to stick to police work and avoid anything God related.” Religious imagery, innuendo, and irony have long been part of the Lucifer gestalt even though the investigations rarely take the detective and the Devil anywhere near houses of worship. When they do, however, the depth of spiritual growth woven into the narrative typically reveals a profound level of character development....
Players tend to fall into two categories when it comes to games in the Madden series like Madden NFL 21. Either players don’t care much about the series at all, or they care very passionately. This is why updates like Madden 21 adding Colin Kaepernick to the game are followed closely, but not as important to fans as gameplay updates. What many players wanted out of Madden 21 most of all were updates to Franchise Mode, graphics, and player selection....
When we talk about the console wars, one of the first things that come to mind is the battle between PlayStation and Xbox. However, long before the feud between Microsoft and Sony evolved, there was another console war: Sega vs. Nintendo. In perhaps one of the funniest plot twists of the console wars, we found out that the children of famed Mario creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, were Sega kids. Shigeru Miyamoto was one of the first people working for Nintendo when the company switched from making playing cards to making video games in the late ’70s....
Two days before its official release, Square Enix has revealed Marvel’s Avengers beta was the most downloaded in PlayStation history. The month of August has been all about two games, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, and Marvel’s Avengers. The former was released on PS4 and Steam at the start of the month and has managed to break all sorts of records since then. Perhaps the most impressive of those broken records was Fall Guys becoming the most downloaded PS Plus game of all time....
Marvel’s Avengers just isn’t very good. It gave us all high expectations when it was revealed, but they slowly dwindled the more we saw about the game and heard about its live-service model. When it arrived, it still fell short of those much reduced expectations. That’s not the end of the world though - game development is bloody difficult, my boss even had a little cry when he tried to make a door....
Square Enix is adding another character to Marvel’s Avengers‘ lineup of playable heroes. Kate Bishop has been revealed as a post-launch DLC character for the game that pits Earth’s Mightiest Heroes against Advanced Idea Mechanics (AIM), the evil tech corporation that’s taken over the world. As her announcement trailer teases, Kate, the third Hawkeye in the comics, is working with SHIELD and is on a mission to find Clint Barton, the first Hawkeye, who has been captured by AIM....
Every loyal Doom fan knows of the Masters of Doom: John Romero and John Carmack. Romero led a life in the spotlight and was responsible for being the personality of the franchise. Carmack, on the other hand, was the spirit of the series. Living up to their personas, Romero was always visible, being discussed by presidents, senators, world leaders, and businessmen whenever a face had to be placed on a product....
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is set to release on Steam, GOG, and Xbox consoles soon, but players won’t have to worry about finding partners for co-op play. Developer Piranha Games has confirmed that the robot battling title will be receiving a cross-play update on May 27, 2021, alongside its debut on other platforms. If that wasn’t enough, the base game is receiving a price reduction to $30 to get as many people playing as possible....
Morte is coming to Warzone tomorrow as a new Operator. Played by rapper and actor Fabio Rovazzi (real name: Sergio Sulla), the new Operator is a former member of the Italian special forces who probably likes Western movies a little too much. The cowboy-obsessed soldier was inspired by Rovazzi, a keen Call of Duty player himself. He’s transported into the game through photogrammetry, which accurately renders his face for you to shoot at in-game....
It’s no stretch to say that Metal Gear is one of the most gripping franchises in gaming, and it owes much of its success to rich character writing. Even in Metal Gear’s early MSX days, the series featured a memorable cast at the center of the action. Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake even managed to weave one of the most compelling 8-bit narratives out of its cast. When it came time to transition the series into 3D, Metal Gear gained another layer of nuance in Solid....
Although the Metal Gear Solid has always had a goofy sensibility to it, by and large the franchise has tried to keep a lot of its core gameplay mechanics grounded. The stealth gameplay in Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, for example, is easily some of the best we’ve ever seen - read our review - offering players numerous options and tactical gadgets. However, after a certain point, things start to take some small steps into the realm of the impossible....
Officially unveiled on April Fools’ Day of all days, Ubisoft’s Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is exactly as insane and over-the-top as advertised. It’s a standalone downloadable game for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 that takes players on an action adventure similar to Far Cry 3 but themed as an ’80s sci-fi action movie, laughable one-liners and all. Starring as the game’s cybernetic protagonist is none other than ’80s action star Michael Biehn and for an idea of what went down when he came in to record his lines, Ubisoft has a funny behind-the-scenes look and interview between Biehn and Creative Director Dean Evans....
