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After Firaxis Games seemed happy to take their success with XCOM: Enemy Unknown as a chance to relax, rumors began circulating earlier this months about a mysterious property known as ‘Enemy Within,’ apparently tied to the franchise. The developers broke their silence in confirming that they would be making an announcement regarding Enemy Within at Gamescom later this month, but that may no longer be necessary. It seems that 30 new Steam Achievements have been added for Enemy Unknown, implying that whatever Firaxis is up to will not be a brand new sequel to the XCOM reboot, but an expansion....

When the Xbox One was first announced, it had a major PR problem that allowed Sony’s PlayStation 4 to take the next-gen lead out of the gate. Some gamers didn’t like having to pay for the Kinect hardware that was bundled with every system, nor were gamers fond of Microsoft’s initial policies regarding online connectivity and DRM. Microsoft was able to turn things around by doing a 180 on many of its initial plans, and that included the eventual unbundling of the Kinect from the rest of the system to allow the price to come down to $399....

Dungeons & Dragons is by and large the most popular and iconic tabletop RPG of all time. However, as a game that has been around for over forty years, the game can seem daunting and unapproachable. Luckily, there are numerous beginner-friendly ways for newcomers to get into D&D and see everything that the game has to offer. Whether a digital program or an official beginner product created by Wizards of the Coast, players have plenty of choices when figuring out where to start....

We often get to see plenty of information about games before they’re even released, with companies giving us a sneak peek behind the curtain at the development process and building the hype for the forthcoming title. However, having seen what the game would have been like makes it even harder for fans to take the news that the game has been canceled. With all the news of things being delayed or canceled due to COVID-19, such as the recent Gamescom 2020 cancellation, we’ve decided to take a look at ten games that were canceled that everyone wanted to get their hands on....

This article contains MCU spoilers. It’s been 14 years since Robert Downey Jr. first stepped into our lives as Iron Man, and across four phases, a whole Infinity Saga, and more Easter eggs than we care to count, the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to go from strength to strength. The journey from page to screen is never an easy one, and while the MCU packs a lot into its runtimes, there’s inevitably some stuff that gets left on the cutting room floor....

Dragon-type Pokémon are somewhat of a rarity in the Pokémon universe because they are more potent than the average type of creature. With such few designs, there are unfortunately a lot of them that don’t precisely fit the or look like a typical dragon. This list will cover some Dragon-type Pokémon that make very little sense and have questionable biology within the franchise. From Shelgon to Guzzlord, here are 10 Dragon-type Pokémon that make no sense!...

If you’ve even heard of the Final Fantasy series, then you’ll know not to expect anything close to realism from these games. The worlds in this universe show off fantasy elements as if they were normal everyday things, but even in-universe logic can be challenged at times. Other than that, the developers and fans’ attitudes around the games have also defied logic on many occasions, and perhaps the best way to illustrate this would be through the use of memes....

In the early days of gaming, Nintendo produced an array of games that were really quite challenging for most gamers. Many titles for the NES and SNES had “controller-breaking” moments and some of them featured boss battles that were agonizingly frustrating at the time. Fast forward a few years and the Nintendo landscape had changed. In an effort to keep appealing to both adults and children, a lot of the mechanics and boss battles were toned down....

The PlayStation 2 era was an odd time. Games were becoming bigger but still didn’t cost small fortunes to create. Due to this, the era was filled with experimental titles, some trying to learn just what to do with the extra third dimension the industry was so obsessed with and others that were trying something entirely new. The PlayStation 2 is home to just about any genre imaginable as well as many experimental games that defy genre....

Competitive Pokemon battling isn’t what it used to be. That’s not to say it’s worse, but it’s certainly gone through several changes, and not every generation of Pokemon is the same in terms of battle mechanics. Say what you will, but one thing is certain: some Pokemon were left behind. Whether it was because of a power creep they couldn’t catch up to, or a drastic change in mechanics that took away the only thing they had going for them, some Pokemon have seen better days....

Dark Souls 2 might be skippable to understand the core story of the other games. However, it does not mean that the second game of the franchise lacks its own deep lore. As a true sequel, the game shows that the world went on. Drangleic is the proof that shows us there was a world beyond Lordran and Anor Londo. The events in Dark Souls 2 could not have happened without all that happened in the first game....

There are plenty of franchises and characters that Nintendo has introduced to the video game world over the years that skew more towards the strange and unexpected, but the Pikmin series is definitely one of their weirder offerings. The Pikmin series hasn’t always been the most popular entry on Nintendo consoles, but the franchise makes its proud debut on the Nintendo Switch in the form of the new Pikmin 3 Deluxe....

If there’s one major difference between consoles and PCs, it’s the ability to easily acquire user-generated content. For The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, this has proven no different, but on a monumental scale. Bethesda Studios has announced that there have been over 13.6 million Steam Workshop downloads for free modifications of Skyrim, which is an impressive number even before considering how many gamers have downloaded the modifications outside of the Workshop itself....

After years of waiting, Irrational Games is finally set to release the highly-anticipated follow-up to their critical and commercial hit, BioShock. While several former BioShock team members worked on 2K Marin’s sequel BioShock 2, many gamers criticized the title as a cash grab - despite overall positive reviews - since creator Irrational Games was not headlining the title’s development. A tacked on multiplayer component certainly didn’t help public opinion. However, with BioShock: Infinite 2K Games, along with series creator Ken Levine, promises a true evolution of the BioShock story and gameplay experience - with the full Irrational Games team working behind the scenes....

The Guinness World Records has been in publication since 1955, and has been awarding its famous, sometimes dubious, honors to the uniquely talented ever since. Got fingernails longer than an SUV? There’s a record for that. Can you bicycle backwards for 60 kilometers while playing the violin? There’s a record for that as well. Now it seems that the Call of Duty series has received a distinction as well, and it actually has nothing to do with sales....

In today’s gaming sphere, it’s not uncommon for official game reveals to be preceded by online leaks at the hands of retailers and ratings boards. Combine this with the rise in popularity of title re-releases on new hardware, and surprises are quickly becoming a thing of the past. The latest title to crop up online in advance of a formal announcement appears to be Borderlands Remastered Edition. Beginning its life in 2009 with the critically acclaimed first-person shooter Borderlands, the series has quickly become a loot-hoarder’s dream....

We’re a little under two months away from the launch of this year’s Call of Duty entry, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. And since it feels like no major game can come out and surprise people anymore, let’s delve into the game’s Achievement/Trophy list, because that’s been revealed today. The list was first unveiled by IGN and of course, there are some mild spoilers regarding the single player campaign. But just like other Call of Duty achievements/trophies, there are several that require you to do ‘x’ amount of things with thing ‘y’ on the ‘z’ level....

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Add yet another source to the growing number of rumors surrounding the existence of another Darkstalkers title being developed by Capcom. While, thus far, Capcom has done more to boost the Darkstalkers brand name, by releasing the original game on the PSN and registering a trademark for example, it looks like they might be doing this in service of building hype for a forthcoming announcement. Though Capcom is hard at work hyping up Street Fighter X Tekken, their current fighting game property, it is revealed that when initial development on SF X Tekken was completed that Capcom started work on this Darkstalkers title....

Trial modes can be the bane of a gamer’s existence. Often added to make up for a short campaign, trial modes and bonus challenges typically offer nothing more than a quick distraction from the core experience of the game. For example, Mirror’s Edge had its time trials and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 had bonus challenges, but in the end, those modes just weren’t as engaging as either titles’ single player portion....