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With larger-than-life characters, ridiculous guns, and an entire universe to explore, it seemed inevitable that Sony’s dynamic duo Ratchet & Clank would one day make the jump to the silver screen. But when Sony announced that a full-length feature was in the works starring the gun-toting galaxy hoppers, reaction was mixed. After all, cinematic train wrecks such as Super Mario Bros. and Bloodrayne have made the term “video game movie” a four-letter word, so many feared Ratchet & Clank would get the same treatment....

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest will launch for PS4 and Xbox One on February 24 for $14.99. The game, which has already been released on PC and the Nintendo Switch, is a visual novel RPG developed by Different Tales and published by Walkabout Games. Based on the tabletop RPG Werewolf: The Apocalypse, part of the larger World of Darkness series, the game was designed by Jacek Brzeziński and Artur Ganszyniec and explores frustration and activism while coping with climate change and ecological disasters....

While it’s been almost a decade since id Software, the developer that literally put the first person shooter genre on the map, has delivered a title in said genre, they haven’t forgotten their roots. Placed within the world of RAGE, the developer’s newest FPS since Doom 3, is an Easter egg that not only calls to mind Wolfenstein 3D, it literally is Wolfenstein 3D. You see, this isn’t the type of Easter egg gamers are used to, this is an Easter egg that is meant to poke fun at the people that made the game, not those who are playing it....

Serious Sam 4 is an incredibly absurd yet outrageously fun first-person shooter video game by Croteam. The game is known for its very fast-paced action, quirky humor, in-your-face combat mechanic, and the ridiculous amount of enemies the players will have to deal with at every turn. Serious Sam 4, despite receiving a lower reception compared to its predecessors, still managed to be really entertaining, and some fans managed to look past its many flaws....

Sometimes it’s because of studio meddling. Sometimes it’s for good reason. However, for a variety of reasons, promising projects are often canceled. Games made for the Playstation 4 are no exception to this phenomenon. As the sun sets on the PS4 era, it’s interesting to look back on what could have been the biggest titles on the console. It’s unfortunate that these games are gone and sometimes information on them is scarce....

Competitive Magic: The Gathering often gets a bad rap due to the high costs that decks tend to demand. While formats like Modern and Legacy feature tight and engaging gameplay, numerous high preforming deck prices can be hundreds and even thousands of dollars. However, the Pauper format is specifically designed to ail these financial burdens, being a format comprised entirely of cards that have been printed at the common rarity. While some may initially disregard the format due to notions that the format may be a watered down version of Magic, Pauper remains a competitive format that shares a great deal in common with Legacy....

The Game Boy Advance was released by Nintendo in 2001 and it was an instant hit with gamers across the globe. Its bright screen colors along with its multitude of functions and accessories helped it kick off the next generation of hand-held gaming consoles. It became so successful that only a few years later the Gameboy Advance SP was released with a few upgraded features. There have been well over 1000 games released for the Game Boy Advance and SP....

There are many games out there that people will argue are still worth the price they released at. Others will say that they won’t pay for a game until it goes on sale. There is no doubt that gamers will always look for a deal. They will wait for Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo to release their winter sales. PC gamers will stick to Steam and wait for the yearly winter and summer sales....

NetherRealm Studio has been very successful in reinventing and once again popularizing their most known IP, Mortal Kombat. Mortal Kombat has been in the spotlight since the ninth game of the series. Time travel reset the game’s story, allowed for reimagined versions of characters, and improved graphics on top of all that contributed to the series’ success. Mortal Kombat has always been a genuinely fun fighting game that has only become more technical and fun to watch....

Generation 1 of the Pokémon games didn’t have the most intricate designs, but that was part of their appeal. Pokémon from the first generation (like other generations) can be based on animals or inanimate objects. There are even cases of Pokémon based on yōkai, supernatural monsters in Japanese folklore. These designs resonate with players because of their originality. If it weren’t for Generation 1’s phenomenal designs, the franchise might not have been as explosively popular, and shows like Digimon may have won the fictional monster wars....

Nostalgic fans may over-romanticize the first generation a little bit. It definitely had its winners like Pikachu, Eevee, Charizard, and Mewtwo, but it also caused a lot of Pokémon to be overlooked and to this day, they are still not popular. This mostly has to do with design or the fact that the Pokémon are stuck in the middle between evolution lines and thus are not as well-remembered. Some are only memorable due to the anime episodes....

No matter if they’re scaly, slimy, hairy, or a combination, video game enemies that are ’not of this Earth’ have made one heck of a habit out of terrifying players. They don’t all have to be as deadly or cunning as the titular monster in Alien: Isolation, but game designers have shown that they don’t cut corners when it comes to designing enemies that are disturbing - not just in appearance, but the kind of impact they can have on a player’s sensitive spirits....

Veteran Destiny players have seen the franchise shift in direction since it was first released back in 2014. With multiple expansions and a full sequel released since then, the game has tons of subtle details and activities that certain players will vividly remember. Ranging as far back as the first game’s alpha, Destiny has a long track record of implementing inside jokes or certain details that only veteran players will notice....

By now, you should all be well aware of Rockstar Games’ latest masterpiece, Red Dead Redemption 2. Its massive world is richly detailed with so many stories, characters, and things to see that you’d be forgiven for not noticing that there are actually several stories and plots that are left completely unresolved by the game’s end. Most of these unresolved plots won’t be found in the game’s main narrative, as it is shockingly air-tight from beginning to end (with a couple of exceptions)....

The new and improved Mystery Dungeon game has now been out for about a week. Since it is a remaster of the first one, a lot of players already know what to expect. However, there are some new aspects that we wish we knew about before playing. A lot of players got to find out these aspects on their own. However, if you haven’t played yet, check out these factors that we wish we knew before starting this improved Pokémon adventure....

Visual novels are a popular form of entertainment that a lot of casual gamers enjoy. While it may not be for everyone, for some, the genre is a form of art that transcends other types of novels in the way that they relay material, their format, and their accessibility. Visual novels can be anywhere from millions of words to a few thousand depending on the show, adaptation, or language. In comparison, there are novels that were written, such as Mahabharata (1....

Moon Studios, iam8bit and Skybound Games, who released Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps on the Nintendo Switch last fall, pledged that all proceeds from sales of the game from December 8 to 13 would benefit Rainforest Trust, a non-profit organization that preserves and protects the most threatened tropical forests. With the support of Ori fans around the world, the three companies managed to raise $58,000 for Rainforest Trust....

If you find yourself capable of reading this article right now, there’s a pretty good chance you made it past the age of two. You might not remember much of it — in fact, you might not remember any of it — but nonetheless, it’s a fascinating time in the development of the human psyche: the mind is just starting to make perceptions about the outside world; the brain and its synapses only beginning to connect one abstract thought to another; the imagination, an enigma at any age, is unrestrained....

Angry Birds is a game about very angry birds. A simple concept we know, but this franchise has turned into a worldwide phenomenon. The game is based around the battle between the eponymous angry birds, and the pigs who want to steal their eggs. The birds then try to get their eggs back by shooting themselves out of slingshots to take down the pigs’ defensive constructs. Simple as the concept may be, the game is wildly addicting and has provided gamers of all sorts with hours of endless entertainment....

After the somewhat unexpected mega-success of Batman: Arkham Asylum, publisher Warner Bros. Interactive is pulling out the stops to hype up its sequel, Batman: Arkham City. The past couple of months have been especially rich in content reveals for the return to Gotham: The Penguin was unveiled as one of Arkham City’s major heavies, Catwoman turned out to be a playable character, and Robin joined the game’s challenge modes as a pre-order bonus....