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If you’ve played Red Dead Redemption 2, there are two things you’re sure to have noticed about the game. Firstly, life is not easy for a cowboy and his outlaw gang. Secondly, it’s a ridiculously vast game, with a myriad of customisation options and possible upgrades to bestow on our hero Arthur Morgan. What does this mean for the player? It means that they’d better get to grips with the crafting system darn soon if they want the best chances of surviving the tough challenges that lie ahead....

In the past, when it came to new Destiny content Bungie liked to play things close to the vest. Rather than give players a full look at what was in the pipeline, the developer preferred to slowly tease individual pieces of a larger picture, while still keeping some elements a mystery. The Crota’s End raid, for example, was widely speculated on, but only officially revealed once players actually jumped into the Hellmouth in the Dark Below DLC....

Video game publisher and developer Ubisoft has been hit with several controversies recently including Assassin’s Creed Unity’s broken launch state and questionable legal policies. But as Unity, Tetris Ultimate and The Crew were all hampered by issues at launch, Ubi’s open-world shooter Far Cry 4 was released without too much of a hitch. Having reviewed rather well, some fans are already talking up ideas for a sequel. This week it was revealed that Ubisoft is looking at possible spinoffs for the franchise that could include dinosaurs, vampires and zombies....

Halo 4 cleaned up at E3 2012. Though they certainly weren’t the only ones, 343 Industries ran a clinic on previewing a game that releases later in the year (November 6) at gaming’s biggest show - providing us with hands-on looks at multiplayer and the episodic Spartan Ops Co-op mode, and teasing the campaign’s Forerunner-steeped stroyline. In turn, Halo 4 took home our awards for E3’s Best Shooter and Best Multiplayer....

Recent rumors regarding the Xbox 720 include the possibility that it won’t play used games. If true, this move would result in a loss of income for used game retailers (such as EB Games and GameStop), as well as upset more than a few Microsoft supporters. Many developers welcome this idea because they believe that if all games are purchased new, revenue will increase. However, a few teams – including the studio that helped develop Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary – are against the proposed lack of used game support for Xbox 720....

The team behind the popular Killzone series has been making headlines in more ways than one lately. Developer Guerrilla Games announced that their newest development, Killzone: Shadow Fall, will require 50GB of PS4 hard drive space to be downloaded. This as a result of the latest digital movement that has been introduced for the next generation of video game consoles, particularly the PS4. Sony is employing the digital downloading idea with hopes of making gaming more convenient....

The day is almost upon us where we must stand together to take back Earth. Next Tuesday, March 6th, the Reaper invasion begins with Mass Effect 3 finally hitting retail. Rarely does a video game story resonate with fans so strongly and credit must go to where credit is due. The team at BioWare have crafted an experience with the Mass Effect series that’s earned a spot at the very top of our most anticipated games of the year list (twice, thanks to a delay)....

Last year, DICE executive producer Patrick Bach had stated that the game was ’too good to kill’, leading many to believe that the company was simply putting Mirror’s Edge 2 on the virtual sidelines while they focused on Battlefield. Months later, a former Battlefield producer stated that the production of the mystery-ridden title was common knowledge to the Stockholm developer scene. Electronic Arts did respond to inquiries about the listing, but simply stated they have nothing to say for the time being:...

2009’s Plants vs. Zombies by PopCap Games and its 2013 followup are some of the most popular casual games of all-time, taking the simple tower defense formula and infusing it with personality and charm like none other. Using that brand power, PopCap and publisher Electronic Arts made the surprising unveiling last summer at E3 when they opened their press conference with Battlefield theme music, but using it to tease a third-person PvZ action game....

It’s been just over a week since Harmonix officially announced Rock Band 4 as something that exists, after much speculation and wishful thinking from fans of the series. Since then, gamers have learned about plans for the title’s instrument peripherals, as well as received a request platform for songs to help decide which songs make it into the game. As expected, a steady stream of details have continued to emerge and there doesn’t appear to be any sign of stoppage on that front at anytime soon....

Who would win in a fight: Darth Maul or Anakin Skywalker. While we’ll never know the official answer to that question, at one point there was to be a fighting game that would let fans play out those dream Star Wars scenarios. And no, we’re not talking about a sequel to Star Wars: Masters of the Teras Kasi either, this was to be a fighting game all its own. Unfortunately, it never got past the prototype stage....

Friends, Romans, countrymen, it’s beginning to look like ancient Rome is back in video gaming vogue, what with the recent release of Rome II: Total War, and the imminent arrival of Microsoft’s own Ryse: Son of Rome this November. With interest in the imperial era certain to peak behind these large-scale virtual invasions, developers at freshly founded Sea Cliff Interactive are eager to add their latest title, Super Roman Conquest, to the upcoming scuffle....

For two decades, players of The Elder Scrolls franchise could only play by themselves. Although the vast and varied open worlds of the seven Elder Scrolls game would seemingly lend themselves perfectly to multiplayer gameplay (either on a large scale or co-op) it wasn’t until The Elder Scrolls Online’s release in 2014 that fans actually had a chance to team up in game. But despite the hype surrounding The Elder Scrolls’ very first multiplayer experience, players were let down when the game launched on PC as it was plagued with bugs and gold spammers....

Ubisoft’s new sandbox IP Watch Dogs depicts a world where being a tech nerd makes you a god, and where your power is limited only by your knowledge of hacking. The main character also carries a gun, though, because when push comes to shove you probably don’t want to rely on throwing your iPhone at someone’s face to knock them out. The aforementioned protagonist is Aiden Pearce, a man of many layers (probably wise when you live in the Windy City) who is apparently part of an underground community of hackers who use their ability to manipulate the centralized citywide control network to exact vigilante justice on the no-good criminals (as opposed to the good criminals) of Chicago....

A new device dubbed ‘Wireality’ has been developed which is supposed to help simulate the feelings of walls and other solid objects whilst you’re in VR. It’s still very much in its early days of development and trialling, so we should probably only get moderately excited by this news for now. VR is obviously all about that total immersion. While we’ve already made big strides in terms of making VR as visually and audibly immersive as possible, our sense of touch remains one of the trickier senses to, well, trick....

This year is set to offer wrestling fans a very different type of wrestling video game. Pairing developer Visual Concepts with longtime franchise studio Yuke’s, 2K Games has completely revamped the entirety of its WWE license in the hopes of creating a much more true-to-life experience on past and current-gen consoles. Such a shakeup to a tried and true formula may have some fans worried, but 2K Games is taking every precaution to ensure that the final retail-ready product lives up to the hopes of all WWE fans....

Today, it’s all about Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, but back in the early 1980s, many gaming studios were emerging, and many were open to experimenting with new ways to provide exciting gaming experiences. One of those companies was Cinematronics. In 1983, the team there created Dragon’s Lair for arcades. It was a departure from the norm of pixels and sprites and instead embraced Western hand-drawn animation. Basically, this thing looked like a movie....

Few could’ve predicted the explosive popularity of The Simpsons. Springfield is a microcosm of the United States. Although Springfield’s exact location has never been revealed in the series, fanatics have tried to guess for years. Ultimately, Springfield’s location is impossible to pinpoint, given the show’s many contradicting statements. The Simpsons’ stores work into the plot of episodes but might appear randomly for comedic purposes. Springfield is an ever-growing city that serves as the setting for The Simpsons....

Remakes and HD remasters are a somewhat controversial topic in the gaming community. Many gamers hate them, as they reason, that time and effort that went into a remake could have gone into a new game instead. However, there are also numerous gamers who enjoy playing old favorites that have been given a fresher look or have been remade from the ground-up for modern consoles. The announcement of Perfect Dark for the Xbox Series X made millions of Xbox loyalists very happy....

What makes a Pokemon Legendary? Typically the answer is its abilities: Dialga has the power to create and control the temporal world, Celebi can time travel, and Xerneas can share eternal life. Sometime’s it’s their role in history, such as Mew being the ancestor of all Pokemon, or simply their scarcity in numbers, like Jirachi or Silvally. But there’s no coincidence that so many legendaries have incredible powers that non-legendaries can’t compete with....