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The success of Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead graphic adventure game speaks for itself. The first season was widely regarded as one the greatest of 2012 by many video game news outlets and award shows. The timing of the game’s release with the popularity of AMC’s live-action TV series was as brilliant as the marketing for the game, with Telltale releasing episodic installments monthly. This strategy kept players interested and buzzing about the story, and the cliffhangers were a great way to influence players to finish the game....

When the Trials series first debuted back in 2000, it was a relatively simple, physics-based experience with one goal: get the motorbike rider from one end of the track to the other. Since then, a lot has changed. Now, the franchise has evolved to include all manners of bells and whistles, from intricately detailed tracks to multiplayer races, while also retaining its most essential elements. Players are still trying to get from point A to point B, but almost everything in between has been improved to make Trials more fun....

Every Friday, for the past two months, Marvel fans tuned in to Disney Plus to catch the latest episode of WandaVision. With the first Marvel show on the streaming platform coming to an end last week, fans were offered a behind-the-scenes look at their favorite show on Friday, March 12, in the form of a special episode of Marvel’s Assembled: The Making of WandaVision. As was the case with every episode of the series, the making-of episode initiated a new conversation on social media, this time about the Vision’s ears....

There are a lot of Marvel games out there. Most of them are bad, but that’s not the point. It was actually hard to nail down which games to tackle for this feature. That is to say, there were too many choices for this broad subject. However, these ten will surely give some insight into the bizarre world that is licensed based Marvel games from Spider-Man to the X-Men and everything in-between....

New consoles are exciting, and so is finding out just how much developers can push old hardware to their limits. Some games are stuffed with so much pixel magic that it’s hard to believe that they can even run on the hardware they were developed for. Companies like Sega, Naughty Dog, Rare, and Sony, among many others, are famous for showing gamers that old hardware can look like modern tech long after its initial release....

Oddworld: Soulstorm is a very charming platformer with unique mechanics and puzzle elements. It is simple for the most part, but it can be complex and demanding in many sections. The game includes platform challenges, fast-paced escape sections, a bit of combat, and strategic thinking even. Although this game is a gem, there are many other games that provide the same satisfying, if not amazing, puzzle-platformer experience to those who are fond of the genre....

Older games sure do have a certain mature style to them, but not all of them got the rating they deserved. While there are some that have blood and gore, it just doesn’t match up to the M-rated games of today that offer gruesome imagery that just wasn’t possible in the earlier days of gaming. Take Halo: Combat Evolved. Master Chief squares off against the Covenant in some thrilling battles that don’t match up to the thrill that players experience today....

ARK: Survival Evolved is an intimidating experience for many gamers, despite its far-reaching influence, While experienced ARK: Survival Evolved players may enjoy rushing forward through early levels to reach electricity and other high-tech gadgets, newer players will likely be stuck in the early stone age for days or hours. Before making any significant progress, new players may fall into one or more pitfalls that will slow or stop all progression. Given that ARK: Survival Evolved features a number of important and detrimental dangers to avoid, this begs the question, what are the worst mistakes a new player can make while playing ARK: Survival Evolved?...

Ghost of Tsushima takes place after the Mongol invasion of Tsushima, with protagonist Jin Sakai as one of the last samurai as he fights to take back is home. The PlayStation exclusive was widely acclaimed and featured a creative wind navigation system. For all of the praise it received, there are still some annoying aspects of the game. These may be small things about inventory management, or specific gameplay segments. The small annoyances of Ghost of Tsushima are not enough to ruin the experience but they may make you roll your eyes....

With over 15 years of content to experience, World of Warcraft has no shortage of awesome armor. Almost every new raid comes with a set for every class to don. Some have incredible bonuses, making the whole greater than the sum of its parts. It isn’t just the DPS increase that makes certain armor iconic though. Many tier sets have become legendary for their looks, coveted by dedicated transmogrifiers everywhere. Some classes are lucky enough to have many gorgeous enviable tier sets (Warlocks!...

An Absol is a Dark-Type Pokémon that many players adore with white fur and a blue body. It even has another form known as Mega Absol which it can evolve into using the Absolite. This form gives it longer fur and the appearance of wings, as well as a deadly aura that can kill anyone in its path. Fans have grown attached to this Pokémon in such a way that many have gone on to create fan art....

Pokémon has been one of the biggest gaming franchises ever since it started back in 1996. Naturally, it has a large fandom, which is currently enjoying the recently released DLC for Pokémon Sword & Shield. The Crown Tundra added a whole new area, Pokémon, additional forms, story content, and more, giving players a host of content to keep them busy, for a little while at least. One thing that has plagued the Pokémon series since the beginning is its inability to accurately portray the true size of its Pokémon, with both the games and the anime often changing the size of Pokémon....

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Maybe this is true, but are poor imitations really so impressive or worthy of gratitude from the originator? Take the Resident Evil franchise, for example. After the debut entry’s release in 1996, a whole slew of titles took inspiration from it and crafted titles with a similar gameplay style and tone; survival horror mostly utilizing 3D characters against 2D backdrops. There’s nothing wrong with borrowing this format, but many games did it badly and were immediately forgotten....

Though the PlayStation 4’s LittleBigPlanet game fell short of Sony’s other PS4 exclusives, it gave players a chance to experience another heartwarming adventure with Sackboy, even giving the option for online players to enjoy user-created levels online. With thousands of ways to play, create, and share content, LittleBigPlanet has an expensive community. PlayStation players have finally gotten their hands on Sackboy: A Big Adventure as of November 12. This continuation of the popular family-franchise introduces a more story-driven experience....

Subnautica takes place underwater on an alien planet, so it should come as no surprise that a lot of things don’t make sense. It might not be obvious at first, but as the game progresses, it becomes more and more apparent how some things should have never come to be. Despite Little being known about the life systems under the water, players can just tell that it feels off. While you may be scratching your head at the things that don’t quite connect the dots in your head, it doesn’t detract from the game itself....

Since the news was leaked on Biohazardcast that a new Resident Evil game was being produced called Resident Evil 8: Village fans have been clamoring for information. It’s important to remember this is a leak and Capcom has neither confirmed nor denied any of the information so it’s unclear what is or isn’t going to be a reality. That being said there are a number of details that make sense for the franchise, what Capcom developers would like to accomplish with the Resident Evil series and other speculation that’s entirely plausible....

Mascots were once the kings of gaming. While they don’t have the same significance these days, they are still highly venerated fictional figures. Nintendo has Mario, Sega has Sonic, and even Microsoft has Master Chief. For Sony, their most iconic character had to be Crash Bandicoot, who first debuted on the company’s PlayStation in 1996. The first game in the series was highly venerated, only criticized for its extreme difficulty. The game’s developer, Naughty Dog, made two more platformers and a kart racing game before moving on to a new IP, Jak & Daxter....

Sometimes after a game is announced it gets stuck in a seemingly endless development period. While some games finally emerge, such as these games with lengthy development cycles, others seem to get trapped in development limbo and many years pass by without any news or updates. The downside with these slow-cooking games is they sometimes get so hyped up that they don’t always hit the mark on release. For example, The Last Guardian was stuck in development for eight years and though it received favorable reviews on release, many expected it to do better....

The Resident Evil 3 remake brings back all the classic terror players experienced back in 1999 during Jill Valentine’s original escape from the doomed Raccoon City, only this time it looks more beautiful than ever. Because it is a reimagining of a more than twenty-year-old game with tons of sequels, many mysteries and questions left hanging in the air were already addressed. However, a few apples are still hanging from the tree....

Life doesn’t always provide a happy ending. In fact, it doesn’t always provide a happy beginning either. Some people are cursed to live a life of tragedy and this is often the case with the heroes found in video games. Back in the early days of gaming, video game plots were usually fairly simple and limited in scope. Going to the wrong castle by mistake was about as bad as things got....