Capcom Vancouver revealed the return of the Dead Rising series at Microsof’t’s E3 2013 Media Briefing to large applause, showing off an open-world game set in a Californian city ten years after the events of Dead Rising 2. Game Rant recently had a chance to take a look at Dead Rising 3 behind closed doors at E3 2013, and the game should please all Capcom and zombie fans across the board....
A MMO can rise and fall based upon the quality of its additional content, and Destiny is no exception. The game has been a huge success since its release in September 2014, and the title was graced with its first DLC pack in December. The DLC, called The Dark Below, was fairly well received by the game’s fans, although there were criticisms over the pack being thin on content. Indeed, there were several improvements we suggested that could be made for Destiny and its future DLC packs....
When most gamers think of a massive multiplayer online (MMO) game, they picture in their minds a vast environment with almost endless quests and activities. As a result, when Bungie announced they were developing a sci-fi shooter MMO – Destiny – players were understandably excited for the prospect of welcoming a true MMO to consoles. Unfortunately, when Destiny made it into players’ living rooms, they found the playable area was far smaller originally expected....
[HTML1] While Far Cry 4’s human antagonists are nothing to laugh at, Kyrat’s real threat is the Himalayan oasis’s wildlife, which seems hell-bent on ripping protagonist Ajay to shreds at every available opportunity. Stopping for even a second to admire Kyrat’s lush scenery is to risk sudden and inevitable doom, as the country’s lush forests and snow-filled peaks are simply crawling with bloodthirsty tigers, boars, wolves, and eagles. Especially eagles....
When it comes to being a superhero, you generally have to go one of two ways about it - either get really lucky with the superpower lottery through whatever method gives it to you, or get really good at beating the crap out of people and put a suit on. That’s what makes the great superheroes as big as they are. Naturally, Batman is the prime example of the second option, as he had to travel all over the world and train for years to get as good as he is today....
It’s been a busy November for Rockstar’s Dan Houser. After a year-long absence from the public light, Grand Theft Auto V made an impressive showing this month with a huge outlaying of details and a brand new trailer around its three protagonists. Houser, the game’s lead writer and creator, has been active every step of the way – explaining why the franchise made such a drastic shift to multiple, synchronously playable protagonists; how Grand Theft Auto V’s open world, the largest yet, will be “larger than life;” and why the game isn’t being developed for next-generation platforms....
After 4 years and over $250 million, Rockstar Games’ iconic series has made its triumphant return this week with Grand Theft Auto V. The instant smash hit title has raked in $800 million in its first day alone, and is poised to set records across the board - namely for breaking the $1 billion barrier in the shortest amount of time. To put this in perspective: in a single day, GTA 5 has sold the same number of copies that its predecessor did in a year....
While major video game franchises are slowly being snatched up by Hollywood studios, there’s one adaptation that is already in production. Need For Speed may have a somewhat checkered history in recent years, but the first official trailer for the live-action film shows that - at first glance - EA and Dreamworks Pictures aren’t cutting any corners. Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul’s quest for vengeance behind the wheel of a car may be standard fare for a racing game storyline, but with a wealth of actual racing, supercars, police chases and explosions, fans of the franchise might be pleasantly surprised....
It’s not unusual to see previously-exclusive titles make the eventual jump to other platforms. Often, that new platform is the PC. Once thought to be a dying breed, it’s usually a safe bet to assume that successful titles will either make their way to the world of desktops or will see subsequent releases within a given series making appearances down the road. Following the trend set by Dead Rising 3, Ryse: Son of Rome will soon be making its way to the land of mice and keyboards....
Spider-Man returns to theaters this Summer in Marc Webb’s reboot of the blockbuster film franchise. In addition to his new big screen adventure, Spidey once again graces smaller screens in a game tied to the movie. The Amazing Spider-Man marks the long awaited return of open-world web swinging to the Webbed Wonder’s digital adventures. Does the game transcend its origins as a licensed movie-tie in, or is it only for die-hard fans of the film?...
One of the most highly anticipated games for this year is Tom Clancy’s The Division. We already know that Ubisoft is looking to make a huge splash with its new IP – they even pushed the release back to an unspecified date some time this year in an effort to make sure the game meets gamers’ high expectations. With The Division just a few months away from launch (hopefully), it looks like the developer is ready to reveal more details about the game....
As promised, Epic Games provided Unreal Tournament fans with the first news regarding the future of their favorite franchise. Late last week, the publisher/developer teased an announcement was on the horizon, and today we know what exactly that is. However, while in most cases a game announcement comes a few months, or even years, into development, Epic Games revealed that not a single minute as been spent on Unreal Tournament development....
Obsidian Entertainment is considered by many to be one of the best western RPG developers around, with most players in the industry expecting them to pick up the torch that BioWare dropped when it came to crafting player-driven experiences that are wholly brilliant and unique in every sense of the word. The Outer Worlds was just one step in the right direction, but it’s an impressive step indeed. While the scope of the game might not have been as massive as one might’ve expected, there’s no denying the fact that The Outer Worlds is a masterfully crafted RPG that truly makes players feel like they’re role-playing exactly as the character they want to play as....
E3, or the Electronic Entertainment Expo, always manages to excite gamers for the future. Even the less exciting years still manage to intrigue fans of the medium. This year’s showing was a purely distanced affair, with all the press conferences being video presentations instead. Like most other E3 presentations, we were bombarded with trailers. This list will ignore the the less memorable ones; instead, we will be looking to the best previews for the hottest releases of 2021, 2022, and beyond....
Smartphones put everything at our fingertips, from email and the internet to entertainment. The benefits of having a pocket-sized computer are virtually endless - and it seems like everyone spends their time on their phones, looking at social media, taking selfies, and googling random facts. That said, for most people, it’s not enough to scroll Facebook or Reddit, and even Twitter gets dull eventually. Sometimes, it’s a strategic challenge you’re after — a chance to really test yourself....
Before Pokemon’s fourth generation, the difference between attack and special attack was entirely dependent on the type of attack being used, with every Fighting-type attack being physical and every Psychic-type attack being special, for example. Once this was rectified in Diamond & Pearl, many older Pokemon were able to better use their respective movepools to line up with their highest damaging stat. In the Galar region, this problem is almost nonexistent, as the majority of new Pokemon introduced are able to use either their attack or special attack to its fullest....
Final Fantasy is one of those series where the world stops whenever it has something new to show off, and Square Enix did just that at Sony’s PlayStation 5 showcase event on September 16th of 2020 when they showed the first trailer for Final Fantasy XVI. Although it was a short trailer, there still happened to be a lot of information within it that fans are still trying to pick apart....
Compared to past years, 2018 was a bit of a letdown for horror game fans. While there were certainly some great horror games in 2018, some of the most anticipated titles flopped with critics and fans alike. Horror game fans shouldn’t be discouraged, though, because 2019 looks like it may be one of the best years for the genre yet. Here are the 10 most anticipated horror games of 2019....
Killer Queen Black was one of the best games indie games of 2019 and it’s been a major success since its release. Its unique gameplay reminiscent of Joust is thrilling and contains the kind of depth competitive gaming fans dream of. With Killer Queen Blackout on the Nintendo Switch and its addition to Xbox Game Pass, it’s never been easier to pick up and play this impressive title. There are some tips and tricks that can help even newbies look like seasoned veterans who played the original Killer Queen for arcades if they know them going in....
NBA2K has become one of the biggest video-game franchises in the world as they continue to release basketball video games that are consumed by millions annually. NBA2K21 just released a couple of weeks ago and fans have already been voicing their frustrations with this new installment, and for good reason. Granted, this is the current generation version of 2K21, meaning a whole new game is being made for the Xbox Series X and PS5 consoles which hopefully will usher in a new, better era of 2K basketball....
