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When Microsoft announced that beloved ’90s fighting game Killer Instinct was making a comeback on Xbox One, fans of the franchise were thrilled… until they heard about the business model. Killer Instinct was released as a free-to-play game where gamers could fight as a character or two for no charge but would have to pony up money for additional fighters and content. Initial reviews were middling, but a funny thing happened over the course of the past two years....

Though the future of the real 2012 NBA season is currently in danger, the virtual NBA season, as realized by NBA 2K12, is in full effect. After 2K Sports landed a rim-shaking slam dunk with NBA 2K11, many were left wondering where developer Visual Concepts could go from there. While an obvious downward trajectory seemed more likely, NBA 2K12 is actually another step forward for the franchise, albeit a much smaller one....

With Star Wars: The Old Republic set to continue the storylines from the overwhelmingly popular Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic timeline, and with two million people signed up for the beta, the title’s financial future seems all but guaranteed. EA Labels president Frank Gibeau however, would like to remind us all that a lot can go wrong with an MMO launch, and when you’re looking to create a shared experience lasting for the next ten years it’s best to be sure that everything is perfect....

Mimicking Blizzard’s Warcraft/Starcraft naming convention, Sony Santa Monica hopes to build upon the success of Warhawk with its upcoming sequel, Starhawk. The first details surrounding Starhawk surfaced earlier this year and the title is beginning to generate hype. Check out the brand new screenshot gallery and (familiar) trailer from Gamescom to better understand what Starhawk is all about. Warhawk was a unique and well-received title that did its own thing in an industry often married to its conventions....

Silent Hill is a series full of webs, strings, tight knots, loose ends, and pyramids. The series is filled with fantastic stories led by some of the richest characters in video game history, but some of the narratives get too caught up in the rules of Silent Hill, or they just simply get forgotten about. Though the series’ multi-stranded narratives would make for a great TV show, with every new installment, whether it’s a console game or a mobile game, the lore of the series becomes more clouded than the town of Silent Hill itself....

The Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception beta concluded this past Friday, and looking at the stats, it’s highly probable that many gamers weren’t too enthusiastic that they now have to wait another three months to enjoy the robust multiplayer. The Uncharted 3 beta had it’s high moments and it’s low moments, specifically with the recent rank resets that occurred to a numerous amount of players. While affected players were certainly frustrated that all of their progress was lost, the conclusion of the beta means they no longer have to worry about being ill-equipped when entering the online battlefield, especially for Uncharted 3’s full release in November - as the only items that will carry over are the rewards players recieved for accomplishing certain feats....

Back when Valve was more competitive about making video games, they released one of the most genre-defining titles ever and from that game, Counter-Strike was seemingly pulled out like an extra rib and became its own thing. Now, it’s a staple of the e-sports scene and is currently making more waves than Half-Life. With how popular Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is these days, there’s also bound to be no shortage of new players....

E3 always brings with it surprise game announcements, and these 10 potential surprise reveals are the ones we’re most hoping to see during the E3 2016 press conferences. E3 2016 is right around the corner, and along with the games already confirmed for the event, fans can also expect a number of surprise announcements. Usually, E3 events are full of these surprise reveals, and they are a large part of the reason why so many people tune in to watch the various press conferences that air throughout E3 week every year....

Destiny 2: Beyond Light has introduced a myriad of new secrets for Guardians to uncover. The icy moon of Europa is comparable to Forsaken’s Dreaming City with how many secrets there are. Hidden sets of collectibles, chests, and even a few hidden missions are tied to Beyond Light’s new patrol space. Heroic patrol missions, hidden penguin toys, and special tests from the Light and Darkness are just a few things that most players don’t know about....

The Legend of Zelda’s most recent landmark title, Breath of the Wild, turned four-years-old this month (March, 2021). With almost two years since Nintendo revealed a teaser for a Breath of the Wild sequel, fans have been starving for as much information on the upcoming title as possible. One way for fans to make the wait for Breath of the Wild’s sequel less painful is to replay the hit Switch game that so many fell in love with....

If you wanted to see the very best video games had to offer back in the ’80s and ’90s, you would head to the arcade. Home consoles were not quite capable of delivering the best in graphics in their early years, instead, graphical showcases were found in stand-alone arcade cabinets with their hardware dedicated to a single game. Due to consoles not having the power to handle arcade-like graphics and sound, many games were not brought home....

When Pokémon: Red and Pokémon: Blue was released, it started a phenomenon that is still felt to this day. From Burger King toys to an entire show based around the games, Pokémon was everywhere. There were very few who weren’t struck with Poké-fever and because of that, Gamefreak and Nintendo decided to make some games outside of the RPG style that the series is most known for. Pokémon was thrown into many unlikely genres but thanks to the immense amount of charm that radiates from Pokémon and the world they inhabit as well as Gamefreak’s aptitude for making great games, they were all fantastic, for the most part....

The Call of Duty series has been pumping out annual releases for well over a decade, and its entries have taken players to all corners of the globe in all manner of time periods. 2017’s Call of Duty: WWII takes the first-person shooter franchise back to its roots by putting players into the shoes of an American soldier during World War II. The gameplay is familiar to anyone who has played Call of Duty before, but a few key differences change the way one plays, especially compared to the entries beforehand, Black Ops III and Infinite Warfare....

In just two months, Pathea Games’ upcoming sequel has managed to find itself in over 100,000 Steam user’s wishlists. My Time At Sandrock, the successor to My Time At Portia, is a Kickstarter project aiming to enter early access in Spring 2021 with console ports releasing in March 2022. Like its predecessor, My Time at Sandrock is all about fixing up your workshop whilst also bringing the town into an economic boom....

Remember when Angry Birds was just a simple (yet addictive) mobile game about flinging birds at pigs? When the concept itself was quirky and not part of a billion dollar brand and licensing deal? Yeah, those were the days. Although, Angry Birds has become something of a taboo topic, it’s hard to fault Rovio Entertainment for leveraging their game’s success by combining it with some big names. It started with Rio, but now the Angry Birds brand has grown to include partnerships with Star Wars and, later this year, Transformers....

Nothing official has been released so far concerning the next installment of the Call of Duty brand, and given Activision’s track record that won’t be the case for long. But an early leak seems to unveil the official logo for Black Ops 2, and promises that more information on the game will be coming on April 28, 2012. The new leak may not clear up any of the new multiplayer game mode details that previously surfaced, but will surely get fans of online multiplayer talking....

If it wasn’t already clear that Sledgehammer Games was looking to make their mark on the Call of Duty brand with their first outing in the series, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare , then the latest story trailer should do the trick. Laying out the plot from beginning to end, the new footage gives even more of a glimpse at the next-gen visuals and animation, while also providing a first look at hero Jack Mitchell....

Destiny’s second DLC add-on, House of Wolves, hits in a couple of days, bringing with it a new player versus player combat mode, a brand new strike, five story missions, and a cooperative multiplayer arena called the Prison of Elders. That’s all great, but it’s not really what the players care about, right? At the end of the day, what Destiny fans want is more loot. Thankfully, Bungie’s offering a complete digital arsenal as part of the upcoming expansion, and thanks to the launch of Destiny’s (partially broken) Update 1....

Bungie has been fairly busy lately. Earlier this week it kicked off a live stream over Twitch showing off a lot of new details for the upcoming “House of Wolves” expansion for its popular shooter, Destiny. Based on social media feedback, fan response has been pretty positive about the news. While the wait for House of Wolves is still in effect for a few more weeks, Bungie hasn’t forgotten about its traditional semi-weekly events....

FIFA 22 is out this October but, a few months early, the latest entry - 21 - is launching on EA Play. Arriving in May, anyone with the service, including those with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, can download and play it free of charge. Until then, if you play FIFA 21 before its launch on the service, members get access to some in-game rewards such as the Park SCC Volta apparel set and 3,500 Volta coins....