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Mobile gaming has always been a lucrative idea, but few companies have really been able to pull it off. Even when a console or device functions properly with impressive technology, it still needs the public’s acceptance to be successful. Sony’s PS Vita, for example, was a powerful machines, but never caught on with the masses in a big way. Nintendo, on the other hand, has had astounding success in the portable market ever since the Game Boy came out in 1989....

Saying a game is a “Souls-like” is like saying it is a “Metroidvania” or “Roguelike.” Games like Metroid and Rogue established themselves for being impactful games that distinguished themselves as a subgenre. When we think every type of game has been made, a new genre or subgenre emerges. The criteria for a Souls-like is in a grey area. As a newly formed subgenre, we have yet to define the game type’s characteristics clearly....

Sega was in the console game for a long time before going third party. Their last hardware effort was the Dreamcast, whose failure caused the company to abandon consoles in favor of becoming a publisher for the other platforms of the time: PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox. However, do not let the Dreamcast’s lack of success make you think it was bad. Not only were a slew of classic titles released on it, but the console itself could do many things only platforms several generations down the line would make standard, the ten most impressive of which are listed below....

Yakuza: Like A Dragon has been run through by ravenous fans since its debut. Taking 45 hours on average to complete the main game, dedicated players have been left with all the side content that most let slip by. A true completionist’s playtime has a whole other 45 hours to explore. From an entirely new game experience to side quests that have been left in the shadows, without the burden of the main storyline, players have the freedom to target their favorite content and dive in....

After more than a month of waiting, PC players are finally getting their hands on Destiny 2. But before getting started, there are a few things worth knowing. 11 1. Story Recap While Destiny 2 is meant to welcome in new players, it might be worth getting up to speed on the story thus far. One of the Destiny community’s best loremasters is My Name is Byf, and he has put together a great video that recaps the story in Destiny 1 and its expansions....

Little Nightmares 2 sees the series return with a vengeance. The horror puzzle-platformer brings all the beloved tension, bizarre character design, and uncomfortable eeriness from the original, only with a whole new premise and character to follow. You know. Little changes. It’s easy to compare games in a series and find the similarities across the stories, but the differences expand the world in which Six experienced her terror. It becomes one that reaches outward and upward towards new themes, monsters, and little odds and ends, that all make this instalment unique....

Plot holes occur throughout the Mass Effect trilogy, but are particularly prominent during the end of the series. With events and explanations that contradict previous games, the conclusion of Mass Effect 3 is notorious for ruining the series. A third of the plot holes on this list stem from this illogical ending, when the Catalyst and Crucible defy the lore and mechanics of the Mass Effect universe. To justify these plot holes, fans have come up with a great theory known as the “Indoctrination Theory....

If variety is the spice of life, then a multitude of assassination animations must be the spice of death. Game Rant recently had some extensive hands-on time with the multiplayer beta of Assassin’s Creed Revelations, and it made quite an impression. Brotherhood’s introduction to the hide-and-seek style multiplayer turned a lot of heads when it was first announced, with an expected amount of dissenters doubting the final product. Did Assassin’s Creed need multiplayer?...

As fun as it is to be a player within a Dungeons & Dragons campaign, there’s nothing quite like being the Dungeon Master. As the DM, rather than playing as a singular character, you are responsible for playing as every NPC and antagonist that a party may encounter. It’s up to a DM to establish the setting of a campaign, figure out plot hooks and quests for the party, and narrate the events of the campaign to the party....

Although Infinity Blade Dungeons has officially been cancelled, that doesn’t mean Epic Games and subsidiary ChAIR Entertainment are done with their wildly popular mobile franchise. In fact, if a recent resume posting by a ChAIR employee is to be believed, we might be looking at the release of Infinity Blade 3 some time soon. Michael Lochrane, a QA tester for ChAIR Entertainment, put up the resume posting in question, and mentioned his current project as “Infinity Blade 3 for the iPhone....

Indiana Jones might not be as large a LucasFilm property as Star Wars, but it’s a widely popular classic nonetheless. I’m always excited for Indiana Jones news of any kind because when the man with the hat is back, adventure is always right around the corner. The character has seen a myriad of video game releases since 1982’s Raiders of the Lost Ark on the Atari 2600. While subsequent releases over the years have included new adventures of Dr....

Sports game developers don’t always refer to their big-budget titles as games; sometimes, they call them “simulations.” The goal isn’t to make a game that’s necessarily easy to pick up and play, but rather to craft software that replicates the sport in question as accurately as possible. It’s a delicate balance: making too many concessions for usability means the game won’t “feel” right, while sacrificing fun for authenticity results in a technically sound game that nobody will want to play....

With the genre of arcade racers thinning out each year, the Need For Speed name continues to carry the banner onward. Favoring thrills and nitro-boosts over simulation, and the open road over the track, Need For Speed Rivals takes that thinking onto next-gen consoles. Developer Ghost Games has accepted the torch from Criterion, and delivered what is undoubtedly the most visually impressive and, in many ways, the most ambitious entry in the series in years....

When Papers Please was released on Steam, it quickly built a following of fans impressed with the surprisingly intense gameplay that brought moral qualms onto players struggling to feed their in-game families. Lucas Pope, the solo developer of the game, has been relatively quiet concerning his future projects - until today, when he made a very early build of his next game, Return of the Obra Dinn, available to everyone....

At Sony’s E3 press in 2010, one game in particular garnered some needed excitement and interest for the PlayStation Move. We’re talking Sorcery, a game that at the time would have been coming out during the end of the Harry Potter film franchise, perfect for marketing purposes. Instead, the game vanished as The Workshop and SCE Santa Monica Studio re-worked the game in response to some of the negative feedback and changed up the style a bit by making the protagonist a little older....

When Disney Interactive first unveiled their new toys-to-life title Disney Infinity it was abundantly clear that they were setting up for the long haul. Like Infinity’s closest competitor, Skylanders, Disney wasn’t going to settle on just one game, but they are hoping to build a billion dollar brand. Part of that requires including properties that aren’t just Disney but Disney-owned. That’s why this year’s entry, Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (2....

While Forza Motorsport 4 and Gran Turismo 5 would seem to be all the sim racing games any player could ever need, that won’t stop competitors from trying. Just such a competitor arrives this March with Test Drive: Ferrari. A gorgeous new trailer shows why racing aficionados should be paying attention to the game, though right now, there are more questions about Test Drive: Ferrari than answers. Test Drive: Ferrari is the work of Slighty Mad Studios, best and most recently known for the Need for Speed: Shift games....

The minds behind the Uncharted series have made no secret of the fact that The Last of Us will be charting a new course for the company and, quite possibly, the industry at large. Unfortunately for fans, Naughty Dog’s commitment to a releasing an uncompromising product is more important than meeting the previously announced release date. As a result, Sony has officially confirmed that The Last of Us has been pushed from its original release date of May 7 to one month later - June 14, 2013....

If PS3 owners needed anymore incentive to pick up Uncharted 3, it seems like the two people still holding out on the highly anticipated title should be convinced. When Uncharted 3 launches early next month, it will come with a beta code for Starhawk, the spiritual successor to Sony’s cult-hit shooter Warhawk. Lightbox Interactive head Dylan Jobe has hinted at a Starhawk beta for some time now, saying that details on how to participate will be coming soon....

Dungeons & Dragons is by and large the most iconic tabletop RPG of all time. Dating as far back as 1974, D&D has seen several iterations and editions across its nearly fifty-year lifespan, being directly referenced in everything from Community to Stranger Things. D&D is currently the most popular its ever been, with an estimated 12-15 million players of the game. It should be no surprise that D&D has directly inspired and resulted in the creation of countless games and expansions created by fans and third-party developers....