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If you’re wondering where the sudden flood of ancient cinematic epics came from (read: Pompeii, Hercules, 300 et al) then look no further than The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and TV’s Game of Thrones. Released within mere months of one another back in 2011, both properties quickly achieved widespread critical acclaim, and ardent fanboy followings. The fact that both titles share a number of distinct similarities - namely dragons, demons, and a prickly north/south divide isn’t one that’s been lost on fans of either IP, with many players continuing to hope for an almighty cross-brand adventure....

After a new game is prematurely revealed before its official announcement, it then becomes difficult for its developer and publisher to announce it in an exciting way. Everyone will play coy and have a bit of fun with the leak, but the pure, first wave of excitement is deflated, regardless. The game that just experienced with situation was Street Fighter V, which had its first teaser trailer leaked earlier this week....

Up until now, the video that Elder Scrolls fans have likely watched on an unending loop was the first cinematic trailer for The Elder Scrolls Online. ZeniMax Online Studios may be following in the footsteps of RPG giants, but they’re certainly not taking the easy way out. As the latest video detailing character customization shows, the developers are intent on keeping up the high bar of the Elder Scrolls franchise. The wealth of choices come as good news, but will no doubt have fans of the series wishing release day was much, much closer....

Insomniac creative director Marcus Smith told GQ in an interview that a Sunset Overdrive sequel isn’t out of the question. “I mean, never say never is my approach,” Smith opened, “Obviously, we’re part of Sony now, but we own the IP and so there’s nothing really stopping us other than we have a lot of really exciting things in our future.” For context, the studio was standalone until 2019 when Sony acquired them as part of its PlayStation first-party initiative....

This article contains spoilers for multiple episodes of WandaVision. WandaVision is just a few days away from closing off its very successful run on Disney Plus and according to Paul Bettany, the final episode includes as many fireworks as any MCU project and even a surprise cameo appearance. However, no matter how much WandaVision stars want to tease any plot twists, Funko Pop figures are way ahead of them. Previously, after WandaVision’s sixth episode had aired, a rather curious Funko Pop named “Pietro Maximoff” (quotes included in the official collectible name) had foreshadowed that Evan Peters’ Quicksilver was just as out of place as her sister Wanda initially suspected....

Ubisoft took E3 2012 by storm with the unveiling of a brand new, next-gen ready IP, Watch Dogs. The mysterious cyberpunk game has continued to retain our attention through reveal after reveal of the gameplay and “hacking” features the game features, along with is suspicious vigilante protagonist Aiden Pearce. Watch Dogs won numbers Best of Show awards at E3 and easily made Game Rant’s most anticipated games list of 2013. After previewing the game in May and learning that the game would feature a seamless multiplayer system that integrates online play with the single-player story....

During Activision Blizzard Quarterly Results Conference Call for the first quarter of 2012, it was reported that World of Warcraft subscription rates have managed to maintain stability - with over 10.2 million active accounts for the valuable property. This news will likely come as a sigh of relief for WoW fans after last week’s revelation that BioWare’s critically and financially successful Star Wars: The Old Republic has already lost 25% of its subscribers since launch....

Bethesda’s most popular and famous game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has become known as a masterpiece of gaming over the years. Although the title isn’t without its inherent flaws, there are few people who haven’t got their hands on the game and tried it at least once. It’s all a testament to how well it was made. Knowing just how big Skyrim has become, it’s no wonder its development is full of cool little details and insane stories about how certain aspects of the game came to be....

There are plenty of video game genres that have connected with audiences and produced many mainstream hits, but some of the biggest & most exciting are survival horror titles. There’s nothing quite like a good scare and survival horror games offer up that experience in a unique way. Many audiences are aware of the biggest franchises in the genre, like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Fatal Frame, but there are also plenty of hits that have fallen through the cracks or are just in major need of a modern update....

Romance: a phenomenon where two people show affection for each other in ways that cannot really be explained. It seems like just about every mainstream video game nowadays gives the player the chance to romance a select character, be it romance in an RPG or anything else. In some games though, the decision is truly agonizing. Deciding on whether someone is the one is tough enough in real life, let alone in video games....

Guns in Call of Duty games are such an opinion-based thing. Some people swear by specific weapons, while others switch every other game. The amount of attachments, customizables, and challenges each gun has is staggering in all these games, and Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War is no different. Though, the guns in this feel more similar to each other than in other games. And, what’s good in Multiplayer isn’t necessarily good in the Zombies mode, since players can now bring their loadouts into Zombies....

World of Warcraft has gone through many changes over its long lifecycle. From adding new classes and races to new continents and new abilities, the game looks very different now compared to where it began. As a result, there are many features that Blizzard has either removed entirely or changed so much they barely resemble their original form. Even if you love Battle for Azeroth, previous iterations of the game had some unique features....

Do you have a collection of old NES games, collecting dust in some box somewhere, having not seen the light of day in years? As it would turn out, it may be worth your while to take a moment and browse your old games. If you’re lucky enough, you may have a few thousand dollars worth of collector’s items just begging to be sold. Among the most valuable games ever released for the NES, there are some all-time great games, as well as some all-time terrible ones, but they all share something in common: rarity....

Monster Hunter Rise is a relatively new game with a ton of content for its players to discover. With this in mind, it is highly understandable for one to have played this game through to the end without discovering some of its most intricate and interesting details. There are a handful of details, mechanics, and secrets present in this game a lot of players can completely miss on their first playthrough....

Magic: The Gathering is by and large one of the most popular trading card games of all time. With its first set released in 1993, Magic has made a major impact on the entirety of trading card games, paving the way for everything from Yu-Gi-Oh to the Pokemon Trading Card Game. As the first modern TCG with over 20,000 unique cards, Magic has had a long and storied history, with the game changing much over the past 28 years....

Since its release earlier this week, Bloodborne has been a major conversation piece among hardcore gamers. This doesn’t come as much of a surprise considering the game is developed by Dark Souls and Demon’s Souls studio From Software, who are well known for making extremely difficult, community-driven experiences. Thanks to that active Bloodborne community, Sony and From Software have been able to suss out gameplay problems more quickly than they might have other wise....

Dead Island 2 is picking up speed faster than the shuffling undead that serve as its ravenous antagonists. After Sony revealed a debut trailer during their E3 presentation this year, gamers were impressed with the new title’s lighter tone, personality and sense of humor. Deep Silver’s follow-up to Dead Island and Dead Island: Riptide looked worth investigating, and even made our list of the Top 10 Trailers of E3 2014....

As many gamers trek through the world of Skyrim for their first or 101st time, those who are playing the game on the PC are all thinking about one thing: the release of that long promised Creation Kit. It’s been a long time coming for these official mod tools, which last week were teased via a Bethesda behind-the-scenes video, and that wait is finally over. Just announced on Twitter, by Bethesda’s own Pete Hines, the Creation Kit is slated to release this Tuesday barring any unforeseen circumstances....

Twitch has given many players a platform to turn their passion for games into a following and some revenue. While there are some stories of serious problems like mass viewer loss or awful harassment, other players have found nothing but success. One such player is DNP3, a Twitch streamer who has built a solid following through streaming games like Fortnite. With a wolf and Tron theme and his own website, DNP3 is clearly doing well if a regular trend on their Twitter is any indication....

While PS4 owners looking for a cheap (or free) thrill have been staying busy playing Warframe, thrify Xbox One owners have had access to the next-gen reboot of classic fighter Killer Instinct since Microsoft’s newest console launched. In order to make free-to-play console games financially successful, developers need to provide frequent and enticing microtransactions to keep players hooked. So far, Killer Instinct is off to a strong start. Two weeks ago, the first major Killer Instinct patch was released to rotate the seasonal free character and implement a fairly substantial list of changes to the game....