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As Marvel Comics has shown time and time again they are all about synergy. Uniting their movie, comic, and game universes is something the company is gradually working towards, even if the various properties don’t fully align with each other. The latest move towards uniting comic, film, and game is the introduction of two forthcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe properties into the world of Marvel: Avenger’s Alliance. Some time this year both Captain America: The Winter Soldier’s storyline and characters as well as The Guardians of the Galaxy will hit the hugely popular Facebook and mobile title....

Hot on the heels of Electronic Arts’ confirmation of the Mass Effect: Leviathan DLC, which is set to release later this summer, comes first details about the game’s new missions. What’s most apparent from the mission walkthrough (which comes to us by way of Kotaku) is that the missions in Leviathan will be unlike anything featured in Mass Effect 3 to date. This isn’t just a special circumstance where Commander Shepard hops onto a turret; this is some new and exciting stuff....

As the holidays wind down and a sense of work-filled normality slowly begins to creep back into view, we are left wishing we had just a little more time left to enjoy this festive season. While there isn’t much anyone can do to prolong the magic of the holidays, Twisted Metal co-director and Eat Sleep Play co-founder, David Jaffe, announced plans to give Twisted Metal fans a very late gift in the form of a download voucher for Twisted Metal: Black....

In the last two years, gamers have become all too familiar with delays and missed deadlines. Last fall, it felt like the majority of AAA releases were pushed to 2015 and some of those games have still yet to arrive (Batman: Arkham Knight, for example). One of the studios that has a pretty great track record of not revealing a release date until it is sure it can meet it is Blizzard....

WandaVision has long been seen as Marvel Studios’ first and most innovative production within the confines of the superhero film genre and if early reviews are to be trusted, the MCU sitcom delivers everything producer Kevin Feige has promised. So far, sneak peeks and teasers for WandaVision have suggested the series does not play lightly with its old sitcom inspirations borrowing elements from the 50s, 60s, and 70s, especially beloved shows like The Brady Bunch....

The Resident Evil 3 Remake had so many great locations but it also added some new little nooks and crannies within the game that are easily missed if the player isn’t taking their time. Some rooms and locations are easy to walk by without giving a second thought. However, many useful items are found in these hidden spots. This list will tell players about 10 locations within the game that were easy for eyes to just glance over....

Along with its lineup of renowned Nintendo titles, the Switch is particularly strong when it comes to its range of relatively cheap games. This is thanks, in part, to the prominent indie presence on the console - as games from these studios tend to be more modestly-priced. When it comes to the robust, complex role-playing genre, one wouldn’t expect to find many cheap options. But as it happens, Nintendo’s hybrid console does have a pretty solid selection of fun imaginative RPGs....

Mark 2018 down as another banner year for indie games, offering a diverse selection of titles for a wide variety of tastes. It’s why the “Best Indie Game” category in the end-of-year awards always tends to be one of the most contentious; there are dozens of excellent indie games released every year, and everyone identifies and enjoys a different subset of those games. Where a category for larger games can come down to a heated discussion over just one or two games, the cutoff for best indie games can involve dozens of titles....

With the inevitable closure of the PlayStation Network store, looming several gaming fans will likely dust off their PlayStation 3’s to download several classics that are easier to obtain digitally than they are pre-owned. This is especially so for niche genres like the Japanese RPG where many titles either had a limited release on disc or released exclusively on the PlayStation Network. Unfortunately, many of these games along with their additional DLC will either disappear completely or at best get moved on to other platforms like Steam on the PC....

Minecraft is always a classic, great game to play. After all, not many video games will give players the freedom to digitally recreate Earth on a 1:1 ratio. However, gamers might not be able to do such a thing with the base version of Minecraft as it is. That’s why mods in Minecraft are always going to be popular. Mods can be key for quality of life improvements, or just making the game more fun....

When one talks about some of the greatest games of all time, then it’s only a matter of time before the word BioShock is uttered in the conversation at some point or the other. Ken Levine’s work on System Shock 2 had clearly influenced him heavily, and he decided to use all his learnings to create a spiritual successor that was truly brilliant in every sense of the word. BioShock is considered by many to be one of the best immersive sims ever made, with a ton of factors contributing to this image, including a stellar story that is riveting from start to end....

What Dragon Ball lacked sophistication in its narrative, it more than made up with its engaging storytelling and memorable conflicts. Contriving an epic story like Dragon Ball does require some skill, and I would argue there is an art into making Dragon Ball. However, we all know that the Dragon Ball franchise isn’t the most intelligent piece of media out there. The franchise is known for its “making it up as we go” mentality, meaning the series would constantly come up with plot points out of thin air....

The date is drawing ever nearer for the release of both the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X consoles, and it’s sure to be a battle for the ages. The stakes are much higher this time ‘round, with both consoles entering a bold new technological era that is quite different from the one we’re currently exiting. The Xbox Series X is one powerful game console designed to give us some truly monumental games, but it’s one thing to say it, and quite another to examine why....

A new game coming to Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S is called Stalker 2. It has been highly anticipated by fans and they are ecstatic that it will be available to them on Xbox Game Pass from day one of its release. This game has been in the works since 2010 and now you can finally see it come to fruition. Unfortunately, not a lot of information is known about the game despite its long time spent in development....

There’s no doubt that Monster Hunter Rise is one of the most streamlined entries in the entire series, trimming the fat in many needed places and delivering a quicker, more satisfying product that has been wildly popular for Capcom. But being such a complicated and dense game it’s easy to miss a few of the hidden elements while slaying beasts, let alone some of the very secret corners of this rich and detailed world....

While the PlayStation 5 is by no means perfect, it offers an impressive step forward for gaming hardware. A list of new benefits like the Control Center pair with a sizable launch game lineup to make this one of Sony’s most promising starts to a generation yet. With the success and anticipation surrounding the PlayStation 5 system, finding one can be quite the conundrum. As the consoles sell faster than they can be made, many are facing an uphill battle to grab the system before Christmas Day....

There are over 200 Pokémon in New Pokémon Snap, and finding all of them is going to require you to explore every possibility in the long-awaited follow-up to one of the best Pokémon spin-offs ever: 1999’s Pokémon Snap. Of course, while you may want to take pictures of some Pokémon in New Pokémon Snap because you’re trying to catch (photos of) them all, there are undoubtedly some Pokémon you’ll find yourself endlessly snapping pictures of for the simple fact that you just can’t help but fall for their looks, charms, and undeniably photogenic nature....

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is in a bit of a quandary. From the outside the game looks like a flight sim/aerial combat. However, the game’s visual aesthetic is very similar to the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series, and to call this a flight sim is selling Namco Bandai’s latest release a bit short. If this game took place on the ground and if the player assumed the role of a solider, it would probably play identically to a third person shooter - sans cover....

After making more than a bit of a splash at E3 2012, the developers of Assassin’s Creed 3 have earned a brief respite from the concerns of skeptics - what few there still might be. The team at Ubisoft had previously released a behind-the-scenes video on the demo being constructed for the show, only to arrive with three distinct, yet equally impressive gameplay sections. The snow-swept woods of the Frontier demo have now been re-released, accompanied by Creative Director Alex Hutchison’s dulcet tones pointing out some changes to gameplay that captivated viewers may have overlooked....

Fans of Assassin’s Creed have made it clear that they are always hungry for more adventures and new historical settings, as Ubisoft’s flagship franchise has gone from a promising new IP to an annual moneymaker. The publisher is putting that fan loyalty to the test, taking a previously Vita-exclusive adventure, upgrading the textures and refining the gameplay to release the downloadable Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD. The launch trailer sets the stage for anyone who may not be familiar with the handheld heroine, while a new batch of screenshots shows how well the title has been remastered for (unfortunately not next-gen) home consoles....