Martial Arts are great, they teach people to defend themselves and can help keep people in shape, even people who don’t train in them can enjoy looking at them at either real martial arts shows or just by watching some cool Martial Arts movies. With just how awesome martial arts can be, it’s no wonder that video game developers have been basing their games around them since games have been more than just two sticks on a screen....
The turn-based combat system in RPGs is usually associated with the being old-school or throwbacks to classical Japanese RPGs like Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy. However, turn-based gameplay is just as relevant now as it was over twenty years ago. Developers seem to be getting more and more adept at finding ways of innovating the fighting systems to keep them feeling new fresh. While real-time action combat is a lot of fun, the turn-based system has an element of strategy that can’t be matched by all-out action games....
Nintendo has always ruled the roost with ‘‘bang for your buck.’’ With some of the most iconic games known in the culture today, Nintendo has always been cheaper on average than it’s competitors. Offering a more grounded version of gaming and keeping its retro roots strongly intact. While other companies began their climb in ultra-realism and the resulting higher prices, Nintendo decided to stick to the old ways. Having a new wave of popularity in recent years, people have begun to swing towards the old school....
It seems like video games just don’t have as many cheat codes in them as they used to. Gone are the days where you can press a seemingly random sequence of buttons on the controller to make yourself invincible to get past a particularly difficult level. You can still find cheats on some modern titles but it was the classic, retro games that were veritable treasure troves for cheats. There were some cheats in the classics that became so popular that gamers knew them from muscle memory alone....
Monster Hunter: World roared into gamers’ hands on January 26, 2018. The game made its presence known by becoming Capcom’s highest shipping game within the first few days of its initial release. The game sticks to a familiar formula that as players take their unique characters into the vast and vibrant New World to hunt, trap, and research creatures. For players to be successful against powerful creatures, they’ll need powerful armor....
After the long-awaited release of Cyberpunk 2077, the player reaction has been mixed at best. Fans have shared opinions that range from complimenting how beautiful the world of the game is all the way to complaining that the PS4 version was so utterly incomplete that Sony removed it from their storefront. Other developers like Bethesda have seen their fair share of buggy releases, but this is a rare occurrence. As you likely know, however, when the internet gets angry at something they were expecting to love, there will be a heck of a lot of memes....
On November 13th Activision unleashed the next next entry in the long running Call of Duty franchise, Black Ops Cold War. Even though it has only been out for a week, early impressions and pre-release materials have already proven polarizing. None of this is evidenced better than the plethora of memes surrounding the new game. The ten memes featured below deal with several aspects of the product, whether it be the story, the game’s place in the canon, or other features of Black Ops Cold War....
Sony is now onto its fifth generation of consoles and over the years it has gifted players with plenty of amazing exclusive titles that you couldn’t play anywhere else. However, not all of these awesome games or series have survived over the years. There are plenty of PlayStation exclusives that have simply vanished with time, whether they have only ever had one title, or perhaps had more. No one mourns the loss of the awful games, but there are a fair number of exclusives that fans would love to see make a return....
Shooter games are some of the most casual titles in the industry. They’re easy to learn, easy to play, and don’t require much thinking. Developers have taken note of this over the years and thus, shooter games have gotten shorter single-player content over the years in favor of the “more fun” multiplayer. As a result, plenty of first-person shooters today usually only make their single-player component as a sort of training ground for the multiplayer....
Capcom is well-known for the ability to construct entire fantasy worlds from scratch and create a unique style of storytelling to accompany these products. Successes like Monster Hunter: World and Devil May Cry 5 showcase the ability of the Japanese company in the videogame industry. Of these various series, Lost Planet has become not only an example of how diverse Capcom is willing to become for Western audiences but also a look into the precursor for the beginning of frozen planet dynamics in gaming, which can be seen in installments like Electronic Art’s Dead Space 3....
The next-generation of consoles is finally here and among the many launch titles that come with it is the remake of FromSoft’s beloved title, Demon’s Souls. Made by Bluepoint Studios, the remake has garnered a positive reception from fans and critics alike. The Demon’s Souls remake is lauded for its interpretation, enhancements, and loyalty to the original game. It’s so loyal that it retains a few of the original game’s quirks that it could have done without....
Minecraft with Diablo’s elements isn’t something that most fans have given a thought about, but with Minecraft Dungeon, that is what exactly Mojang Studios is trying to deliver. Based on classic dungeon crawler video games, Minecraft Dungeon is surprisingly very good. The game has been garnering a lot of attention and overall, it’s worth a try. As is the case with most games, there is a lot more to Minecraft Dungeon than meets the eye....
The Witcher series has always been popular, but thanks to the hugely successful The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, it has reached new heights. Not only has the game had a huge impact on gaming, but it also led to Netflix making a Witcher TV Show. The second season is currently stuck in production thanks to Covid and Cyberpunk 2077’s constant delays will no doubt extend the wait for a fourth Witcher game....
In Apex Legends, there are fifty-six different squad combinations overall. That’s a lot of different possibilities, and a ton of Legend synergies to work with. That’s not to say every squad has to be meticulously crafted beforehand to succeed; any squad combo in this game is viable, and every single Legend brings something valuable to the team. That being said, there are some squad combos that lend themselves to some really interesting possibilities; let’s take a look at some....
The Assassin’s Creed franchise is nothing if not consistent. Without fail, Ubisoft releases a new, mainline game in the fall, and typically takes players to a new time period and an intriguing locale (France, Colonial America, the Caribbean). Over time, however, the franchise has grown to include offshoots and spin-offs, many of which take the same approach of Assassin’s Creed proper, but incorporate unique twists. Some would say that these spin-offs are where the real innovation happens, while the main games stick to a pretty strict formula....
With Battlefield: Hardline scheduled to release this week, the major focus appears to be on how well the Visceral Games-led entry is going to fair once the game is on store shelves. After the disastrous start of Battlefield 4, there’s a lot riding on Battlefield: Hardline to provide a stable experience out of the gate and to help restore the franchise’s image. Even with all of the pressures to deliver a satisfying product, developer Visceral Games has made sure to include some fun surprises for perceptive gamers to find while playing....
With Call of Duty XP no longer in the cards for 2012 that leaves developer Treyarch with the task of revealing more details in regards to Black Ops 2 the old fashioned way. While we’ve been given quite a solid impression of where the single player storyline might be headed — and even received a closer look at the game’s new Strike Force missions — not a peep has been uttered as far as the game’s multiplayer goes....
It wouldn’t be Gamescom if we weren’t treated to some new footage and screenshots from what is sure to be one of the biggest selling games of the year, if not ever. Black Ops 2’s multiplayer was just revealed not more than a week ago, and now Treyarch sees fit to blow the lid on even more of that all important variant by way of some map rundowns. Along with closer looks at four of the game’s multiplayer maps are some new screenshots for Black Ops 2 that give a more detailed understanding of each map’s layout....
While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, this year’s installment in the extremely popular franchise, generally sells the most copies on consoles, the series typically provides a little extra PC goodies that only could be possible on said platform. To help make picking up your PC copy of Modern Warfare 3 quick and painless, Activision has just announced they will be supporting Steam and Steamworks when the game releases in early November....
In the lead up to the release of Dead Rising 2: Off the Record last month, Capcom was stating that the game’s story is non-canonical. The premise of Dead Rising 2: Off the Record is a “What if” scenario in which Chuck Greene, the combo weaponing protagonist from Dead Rising 2 (read our review), is replaced with Frank West, photojournalist and protagonist from the original Dead Rising. In this twist on the original plot, Frank West is famous after having exposed the truth behind the zombie outbreak at the Willamette Mall in Dead Rising....
