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‘The Charnel House Trilogy’ is a point and click genre game that will please fans of eerie atmosphere and casual gameplay, but will likely fall flat for others. The Charnel House Trilogy is proof that horror games don’t need fancy realistic graphics and in-your-face gore to be spooky—this point and click game relies on atmosphere and tone to frighten players. While ghosts and other horror elements do play their part, it’s more about the choices and regrets that haunt us....

Solid sales and critical acclaim rocketed The Last of Us to the top of many Game of the Year lists in 2013. While some gamers were not as taken with the combat as they were the post-apocalyptic narrative, there’s no doubt that Naughty Dog had (once again) pushed the boundaries of cinematic storytelling in the video game medium. Some of the best moments in The Last of Us were also the most subtle, as protagonist pair Ellie and Joel rifled through LP’s in an old record store or enjoyed a quiet respite from fungi-infected Runners, Stalkers, Clickers, and Bloaters - as well as the game’s malevolent enemy survivors....

Frozenbyte Games, the Helsinki based developers behind the beloved Trine games, has announced a third installment coming later this year, Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power. Based on the announcement trailer above, Trine 3 will be following in its predecessor’s footsteps, while adding some new features as well. Trine and Trine 2 are side-scrolling, puzzle-based adventure games known for their gorgeous environments, as well as their three whimsical protagonists. Each of those protagonists has a unique ability and the core gameplay loop involves either switching between those characters solo or using co-op to progress....

One of the, if not the, most important aspects that fans of the annual WWE video game look forward to each and every year is the reveal of the game’s roster — WWE 2K14 is no exception. While the entirety of the concurrent roster is still unknown (although a handful have already been confirmed), 2K Games took the liberty of unveiling all of the legends and modern day wrestlers that’ll be playable in the recently announced 30 Years of WrestleMania mode....

With Watch Dogs Legion just around the corner and Ubisoft giving free copies of its predecessor Watch Dogs 2 away at the online Ubisoft forward event, it seems the title has a fair amount of new players. With that said, this game doesn’t take absurdly long to get through, even with the staggering amount of things players can do in it, and for those who have already blasted past it or played long ago, there are other games with similar concepts....

[HTML1] Like most open world games, Tom Clancy’s The Division is stuffed with Easter Eggs and clever pop culture references. See which Division Easter Eggs stand out the most. One way that developers are able to make a large open world interesting is by hiding Easter Eggs for players to discover in it. The same rings true for the open world in Tom Clancy’s The Division, as the game features a number of Easter Eggs that reference a wide range of pop culture icons....

It’s safe to say that streaming game content is the next great stage of the gaming industry. Allowing gamers to download and stream games across the internet to their preferred gaming devices is faster, easier to manage storage and allows gamers to pay a monthly subscription rather than shell out up to $60 a game. One of the most prime examples of this is Xbox Game Pass. For only $10, gamers can play a wide array of classic and new games for the Xbox One....

10 “What’s A Chicago?” ED-E is a little robot companion that is quite cute. It talks to the courier through radio, beeping, and recordings. In one recording, “Chicago” is mentioned. Hilariously, the courier can then ask ED-E “What’s a Chicago?” It is the post-apocalypse, so it makes sense that the courier may have never heard of it. 9 “Whatever. Joshua, Put A Cap In General Gobbledigook Here.” This can be said to one of the most beloved DLC characters in the game, a man by the name of Joshua Graham....

The science-fiction MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic had a bit of rocky start, but over the years has proven to be a successful and compelling game. It broke the mold of traditional MMOs by giving players a solo-story based experience that they could enjoy with friends and some interesting content like Huttball. While the game did receive a recent expansion last year some fans feel things are slowing down and are looking for alternatives to turn to as they wait for new content or in the event the developers decide to close things down....

The Marvel Cinematic Universe managed to do the impossible and delivered a story arc spanning dozens of films that delivered a climactic and satisfying ending. Among the Avengers the Hulk happens to be a favorite with kids and kids at heart. Though he’s seen as a machine of anger and violence, the green giant’s story is a lot more heartbreaking and complex than initial impressions suggest. Bruce Banner lives his life as an intelligent human and a rage-induced monster, so putting him in the world of Pokemon is interesting....

Any series that has existed for as long as Pokemon and seen regular reiterations at set intervals for the past 25 years is bound to end up with some content on the proverbial cutting room floor. That the Pokemon series now boasts almost 900 individual monsters is a testament to the artists behind it. It’s even more impressive to find out that, aside from this astounding 900, there are also a handful of Pokemon that went unreleased for varying reasons....

Boss battles have been a part of video gaming since the industry’s early days, often serving as tough challenges that push players to their limits. While boss battles are part of many different games, some games make boss battles the focus, or at least such an integral part of the experience that the games are almost defined by these encounters. Over the years, many games have featured remarkable boss fights, but these 10 stand out as the games with the best boss battles in gaming history....

After the massive success of the SNES Classic and NES Classic many were asking, where is the Nintendo 64 Mini? While it has been some time since the release of Nintendo’s first two mini consoles, there is still a high probability of their 64-bit console also getting the mini treatment. This may lead some to wonder, what games would be included on the console? Unfortunately, unlike Nintendo’s first two consoles, the Nintendo 64 wasn’t graced with the same amazing third-party support as its predecessors and relied heavily on its first-party offerings....

While game developers around the world are hard at work on crafting next-gen experiences, Gearbox Software is doing something different. No, they haven’t yet confirmed development on Borderlands 3, but instead, a joint venture with 2K Australia to bring Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel to last-gen gamers everywhere. And now, the team has offered up the first lengthy look at the game in action for the general public. The video had previously been shown for attendees of PAX East, but the developers have now revealed the full demo along with developer commentary....

With game after game sporting musclebound space marines as heroes these days, it stands to reason that the franchise which helped create the stereotype should be able to do it even better than the rest. The game in question is of course Aliens: Colonial Marines, which looks to put fans of the feature films into the boots and armor of the legendary xenomorph-fighters. A single image of the Collector’s Edition of Colonial Marines was accidentally released earlier today, and fans who have been waiting years to see the game become a reality are sure to be pleased....

Liberté! Egalité! Fraternité! Money! Assassin’s Creed might be one of Ubisoft’s most popular and critically-acclaimed video game series, but it also happens to be one of the most lucrative franchises that the company owns. It’s such a reliable cash cow, in fact, that this year the publisher is stepping up the annual release schedule even further by releasing not just one but two new main Assassin’s Creed games on consoles....

The Assassin’s Creed franchise might have always been planned as a mainstay of the yearly video game release cycle, but there’s certainly no denying its dominating presence now. Though the initial plan was to tell a story that follows a different protagonist, as told through the eyes of their ancestor, each year, that plan has been abandoned in favor of a less linear approach. With Assassin’s Creed 3, the next installment in the aforementioned Ubisoft franchise, the developer is going back to basics and starting fresh....

The focus on Batman video games may have shifted completely to the next-gen Arkham Knight , but Warner Bros. would like fans to remember that there is still some downloadable content coming for the tale of Bruce Wayne’s early days in the cape and cowl. The ‘Cold, Cold Heart’ DLC for Batman: Arkham Origins arrives on April 22, and to show what kind of chilling action awaits, the developers have provided a walkthrough video as part of their latest DC All Access....

A cops versus robbers first-person shooter being developed by Dead Space developer, Visceral Games (in partnership with Battlefield creators DICE), Battlefield Hardline has already been struck with the heavy axe of cynicism and the game is still months from being released. First, Battlefield fans complained that it’s wrong for another Battlefield game to come out when Battlefield 4 still had its fair share of game-breaking issues and then DICE stoked the pot by talking about early access in future Battlefield titles, leading people to think that Battlefield Hardline could be sold to us unfinished under the guise of an early access build....

While a lot of the concern over the Naughty Dog exodus died down after the Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End reveal, many still wonder where the numerous former ND devs might end up. Some have already taken up new residency at high profile outfits like Visceral Games and Giant Sparrow, but even more are still looking for homes. Two former Naughty Dog developers who just recently joined new teams are Taylor Kurosaki and Jacob Minkoff....