The PlayStation 4/Xbox One generation is nearing its end. While not completely over, it’s safe to say that, as Sony and Microsoft gear up for their home console successors, we can look back and see what made this generation memorable. Both consoles launched in 2013, and since then, they’ve ushered in an unprecedented era of success in the industry, while also providing power and a level of polish we’ve never seen before....
The highly anticipated game Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla is set to release in the holiday period of 2020: the same time that the next generation of consoles will be rolling out. As such, there’s still a bit of a wait left, and plenty of time to get into the Viking spirit. You might want to marathon the wealth of Assassin’s Creed titles out there, but there are other gems outside of Ubisoft’s flagship franchise that are worth giving a look....
The Kingdom Hearts series is one of the most beloved JRPGs of all time, and for pretty good reason. The characters are lovable, the battle systems are fun, and the soundtrack is enchanting. Still, while there are a whole bunch of people in Kingdom Hearts’ corner, you can’t deny the fact that the plot is convoluted, to say the least. Between data worlds, clones, and time travel, the series employs some of the most notoriously hard-to-follow plot devices in media....
Among the many titles announced at Microsoft’s E3 2019 Xbox press conference, which included appearances from games in existing franchises as well as brand-new properties, was 12 Minutes. 12 Minutes is an interactive thriller being published by Annapurna Interactive and from Luis Antonio which premiered to the intrigue of many E3 2019 viewers. Prior to E3’s start, gamers had been wise to much of what would be presented at E3 2019’s press conference for Xbox....
Throughout horror movie history, mummies have seemed like the forgotten classic monster. Lumbering around, covered in bandages, they don’t have the literary cache of Frankenstein’s Monster or the sexual appeal of Dracula. But mummies have a historical edge, a faded part of lost empires, angry at the modern world, desperately longing for the days of their past glories and lost loves. Despite years of monstrous marginalization, mummies can be and in many cases have been really freakin’ scary and are worthy of recognition in horrordom....
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim released worldwide just yesterday, and for players who are just jumping into it, the story might seem confusing and intimidating. But fans should know that Vanillaware’s newest game won’t take nearly as long to beat as some other Atlus titles, such as Persona 5, although it may seem this way when first starting off. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim has already been out in Japan for nearly a year with staggering reception....
The point of putting in hours upon hours and slaving away for months and sometimes years at a time over a game is because you want to put out a good product. Game developers put their reputations on the line with every title they release, and sometimes despite their best efforts and intentions they aren’t successful. Great games get lauded, but bad games get absolutely destroyed by fans and critics. You’d think it was the worst thing ever, making a bad game....
No matter how successful free-to-play games like Fortnite become, the traditional $60 business model isn’t going anywhere, says Activision Blizzard President and COO, Collister Johnson. During their Q1 financial review conference call yesterday, Activision Blizzard execs discussed the impact games like Fortnite are having on the company’s revenue and player base. In the context of Fortnite’s undeniable foothold on the gaming marketplace at large, Johnson was asked whether Activision Blizzard would reevaluate the efficacy of the $60 business model for games....
Remedy Entertainment continues to parcel out the barest morsels of new information on the upcoming, downloadable Alan Wake sequel. The company’s minimalist approach to building hype for the game reaches new heights in a spot promoting Spike TV’s Video Game Awards, at which Alan Wake 2 (possibly titled Alan Wake’s Night Springs) will be more fully revealed. Just how complete the reveal will be remains a mystery, one exacerbated by this clip that really puts the “teaser” in “teaser trailer....
Anyone who has been following Game Rant’s extensive coverage of Far Cry 3 knows that the Redcoat-ravaging Assassin’s Creed III isn’t the only big Ubisoft title locked in for a fall 2012 release. Our trip to Ubisoft’s Montreal Studios yielded a rash of details on Far Cry 3’s insanity-driven narrative, gameplay approach, and length of the game’s main campaign. We also chatted with members of the development team like Animation Director Robert Purdy, Level Design Director Mark Thompson, and producer Dan Hay....
Right after we discussed the possibility of a Battleship movie tie-in game on the Screen Rant Underground podcast, Activision made our dreams (or the nightmares of our childhood selves) a reality. However, just like the game’s big budget movie source material, which rebrands the grid-based Naval combat of the original game as an epic battle between the U.S. Navy and a Transformers-like alien invasion, the upcoming Activision title is also set to drop its boardgame source material in favor of a modern spin - in this case a first person shooter hybrid....
Publisher Bandai Namco puts out a tease for some “big” news relating to its notoriously difficult action-RPG series, Dark Souls, saying the reveal comes tomorrow. According to a tweet on the official Bandai Namco UK Twitter account, Dark Souls fans will be receiving some substantial information about the franchise tomorrow, on April 8. However, the video game publisher basically left it at that, without giving any hints as to what the news could be about regarding Dark Souls, and implored fans to “stay tuned....
A specific expectation comes with development of a sequel. Fans expect to see the core ideas remain while also including enough changes and features that improves upon those familiar ideas. Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight tried to introduce new gameplay ideas and significant changes that would expand its appeal to wider audiences. These changes in Command & Conquer 4 alienated the core fan base by ignoring what made the series popular in the first place....
This week saw the release of the first Destiny expansion pack, The Dark Below — as well as a music video for the song Paul McCartney penned for the game. However, fans and developers alike will always have one eye on the future of a constantly-evolving title such as this, and based on comments made by community manager Eric Osborne at PlayStation Experience, Destiny might see an official racing mode....
Though it was originally expected to come out in 2015, Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 lead developer Scott Cawthon decided to release the full game several months early, with no warning to fans. The first game was a cult hit, and the sequel was only announced less than a month ago. Evidently, fans were concerned with the fast turnaround time for the sequel’s production, which passed Steam’s greenlight system a week after announcement and was fully released barely a week after that....
In the age of Steam sales and Ultimate Collection bundles, it’s hard to imagine that there are many worthwhile PC classics left to add to our ever-growing Steam libraries. That said, 2015 has been a great year for PC remakes. The year started off with fresh ports of Resident Evil and Grim Fandango and now real-time strategy fans can finally get their hands on a spruced up version of Homeworld and Homeworld 2....
Any regular readers of Game Rant will be well aware of Minecraft’s popularity among the casual and hardcore. Not only has Mojang’s brick-based title sold gangbusters across multiple consoles, it has also fueled a cultural phenomenon. Yet, the king of them all still remains Minecraft on the PC, which we have just learned hit yet another milestone. Since transitioning out of beta two years ago, the PC version of Minecraft has tallied more than 14 million copies sold....
With just a few more weeks until release, Capcom has revealed a special Xbox 360 exclusive online competitive multiplayer mode for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, titled Nemesis Mode. This unique mode will host four-on-four battle to the death with the opportunity for players to control the all too terrifying Nemesis. Capcom is pulling out all the stops to get fans of the Resident Evil series interested in this new take on the series....
Sins of a Solar Empire remains one of the most well-balanced and intuitive strategy games of the past decade. A perfect hybrid of traditional RTS games and true 4X style (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate), the original Sins and its expansions were incredibly successful and popular with players, especially those looking to challenge others in massive multiplayer games. Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is a new, stand-alone expansion, meaning players do not need to have the original game to play (though owners of the original game will receive a discount when purchasing Sins: Rebellion)....
Halloween seems like the perfect time to let our excitement for South Park: The Stick of Truth build even higher, as the game itself seeks to turn a group of children into fantastic heroes, and the small town of South Park, Colorado into a vast wilderness that even the makers of Skyrim would envy. Unfortunately, Ubisoft announced today that The Stick of Truth would not be making its December release date, pushing the launch all the way into March 2014....
