However, Nadeshot emphasized that the issue had been blown out of proportion, and that it isn’t as big of a deal as people are making it out to be, he states in a video posted to Twitter earlier this month. He said he respects Activision’s decision, and wanted to reassure the public that it wasn’t a move by the publishing company to slight the racial justice and Black Lives Matter movements....
One simply can’t talk about the most legendary JRPGs of all time without mentioning the masterpiece that is Chrono Trigger. The collaborative efforts of Hironobu Sakaguchi (Final Fantasy), Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball), and Yuji Horii (Dragon Quest) combined to bring players an absolute masterpiece in game design, to the point where most people will go so far as to label Chrono Trigger as one of the greatest games ever made!...
The first Assassin’s Creed title to directly target fans of open-world piracy is almost here, but to make sure they’re keeping all of their audience as interested, Ubisoft wants to remind fans that Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag will be a step forward for the franchise, not just a pirate-themed side story. To help with the task, the studio has released another walkthrough video - with commentary from the game’s director Ashraf Ismail - this time detailing the life of Edward Kenway....
Despite quickly becoming one of the most well-defined AAA game franchises in years, there’s no question that Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag came as a bit of a surprise. Swapping a sprawling city for the open seas, it boasted a scope and innovation few expected from what was seen as a stopgap - filling in while the series jumped to Xbox One and PS4 the following year. That promised leap forward has arrived in the form of Assassin’s Creed Unity....
Now that gamers are hard at work looting the lands of Pandora in Borderlands 2 - fans are no doubt eyeing the game’s DLC “season pass” in their digital store of choice. While die-hard fans may have already purchased the $30.00 add-on without any idea of what the promised digital content might deliver, many players aren’t quite ready to take the plunge - even if the pass promises four add-ons for the price of three....
While many may consider releasing new games in the zombie genre to be like flogging a dead/ reanimated horse, the tongue-in-cheek survival horror of Dead Rising 3 saw the previously Xbox One-only title ship 1 million copies within its first month of sales. It also reached the impressive figure of 1 million copies sold soon after, proving itself in the face of tough competition of like Ryse: Son of Rome and Call of Duty: Ghosts, succeeding in being one of the Xbox One’s most popular launch titles....
The original Deadliest Warrior game came out a little while ago, but it surprised many by being one of the few licensed games in existence that was actually fun to play. That’s why everyone was so excited to learn that a follow up was coming, and that the roster had tossed generic warriors in favor of some more well-known deviants from throughout history. Deadliest Warrior: Legends introduces so many new features that it’s more than worth purchasing for anyone who owned the original, but that doesn’t mean that the game is without its flaws....
Helghan/Vekta relations are about to take a sharp turn for the worse, what with the release of Killzone: Shadow Fall later this week. Debuting alongside Sony’s hotly anticipated PlayStation 4 platform, the surefire system-seller doesn’t lack for size, scope or interesting features - so what about cross-platform compatibility? Well, according to a new series of tweets from developer Guerilla Games’, not only is the title attuned for PS Vita play as standard, but may well come to thrive on the handheld system as well....
While many thought that the biggest change to come to the Madden franchise might be in the defensive and offensive departments, something pretty big is happening for Madden NFL 14. The change, however, isn’t from a gameplay perspective, but rather in the titling of this new game. EA Sports has today announced that rather than follow the common titling form they are instead going with Madden NFL 25 in celebration of the franchise’s 25th anniversary....
The long, long, long wait will be over soon. Rockstar Games is releasing the first trailer for Max Payne 3 next week on September 14, 12pm EST. What better way to celebrate this fact than by releasing a one-sheet poster for the announcement? Film noir fans will certainly be excited by this prospect. The poster bears similarities to the L.A. Noire box art, so perhaps the same artistry team was used....
The nostalgia associated with the Metal Slug franchise is unmistakable. From the bearded POWs that dole out upgrades to the trademark ‘GO!’ command that pops up on the side of the screen, the signifiers of the franchise have become an essential part of our gaming language. But, as game development has continued to evolve, Metal Slug’s place in the lexicon has diminished. The 2D side scrolling shooter is not what it once was, despite gamers’ general fondness for the entire Metal Slug franchise....
Thanks to the work of developer Telltale Games, the worlds of graphic novels and video games are closer than they’ve ever been. Games like The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us have proven that the vibrant and oftentimes morally complex tone of a graphic novel can be successfully transitioned into an interactive experience. Telltale’s work has seemingly opened the door for new opportunities in graphic novel adaptations as well, with many creators now considering the idea of skipping film and moving right to video games....
A new rumor circling around the Star Wars universe could suggest an exciting addition to one of the upcoming highly-anticipated Disney Plus spin-offs. If it all turns out to be true, Rangers of the New Republic will enjoy the company, as well as the live-action debut, of a fan-favorite character from Star Wars Rebels. The rumor suggests that none other than Hera Syndulla, captain of the ship known as the Ghost and prominent member of the Star Wars Rebels cast, will join the new series in place of the Cara Dune, who was played by recently ousted actress Gina Carano....
Naughty Dog’s upcoming DLC The Last of Us: Left Behind is a prequel to the main game and a sequel to the comic book miniseries The Last of Us: American Dreams, which covers the events leading up to Ellie’s discovery that she is immune to the cordyceps fungus. As a follow-up to one of 2013’s most popular choices for Game of the Year, there’s been a great deal of anticipation for “Left Behind” and its promised expansion of Ellie’s backstory....
As one of the deepest and most fully featured golfing experiences to date it’s hard to top Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13. But, when trying to open the game’s appeal up to the masses, EA Sports encountered a few hiccups along the way, especially with the game’s Kinect support. Rather than make your swing towards the screen, as is common form in nearly any other motion-controlled golf title, Tiger Woods 13 had players standing perpendicular to the TV....
The world has been taken by storm by the adorable miniature figurines known as Funko Pops. Over the course of the company’s existence, over 8,200 unique Funko Pops have been designed and dispersed for all fans of pop culture to enjoy. The cutesy figurines come in many different forms, from popular cartoon characters to actors in shows and movies to public figures, and they even have customizable ones! Funko has organized multiple product campaigns and events where all of their proceeds go to charity....
Video games should be fun and accessible for everyone, but oftentimes those with colorblindness get the short end of the stick. The three main categories of colors that players can’t see include red-green, blue-yellow, and all colors. Many games have started implementing colorblind modes into their games, although many choose to just simulate colorblindness rather than offer a solution that is helpful to no one. While there are many games the colorblind can play, there is also a slew of them that are not as they are based on seeing color and the developers fail to offer a fix....
Every week new challenges come out for Fortnite Players to complete so they can earn cosmetics from the battle pass and limited time events. There are so many challenges in the Battle Royale game Fortnite, some easy, some difficult and then there are some challenges that are downright ridiculous to complete. Many of these difficult challenges are based around a limited-time mode or getting an elimination with a weak or rare weapon....
Immersive sims have a rich and lengthy history in the gaming community, becoming prominent with the rise of PC gaming and spawning a wealth of excellent titles that have stood the test of time as some of the most enjoyable experiences around. The idea of having multiple options to solve a particular goal might not sound all that innovative, but there’s no denying the fact that the game design of immersive sims turns this aspect into a highlight of their games, making each and every playthrough as unique and personalized as can be....
Generally, rejoicing in the death of anyone or anything isn’t really looked at as the most morally acceptable kind of thing. However, antagonists in horror games are the absolute worst. Even more so than your usual bad guys. While the bad guy in a lot of games might be pretty awful, horror game baddies are next-level-definition-of evil kind of awful. This means it’s totally okay to revel in their deaths, and after the type of hell the protagonist has been through, it’s well deserved!...
