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A psychological horror series published by Konami and released on PlayStation, Silent Hill has gripped fans’ hearts with terror since 1999. The original game has inspired comics, novels, movie adaptations, and various sequels and spin-offs. In 2012, Konami sought to develop another mysterious game to attach to the series. Silent Hills would have been the ninth game in the Silent Hill franchise. Konami later cancelled the game due to “power struggles” between themselves and the creative production team....

Godfall is a flagship title for the latest generation of consoles and it’s an absolute visual spectacle, showcasing exactly what the latest hardware advancements are capable of. However, despite putting on a show for the fans, many players are giving the game negative reviews for a difficult and complex combat system that makes getting through the campaign nearly impossible. Nearly impossible, that is, without utilizing the right tactics. Instead of seeing the fighting as a challenge to be conquered, too many players are tossing their controllers and keyboards in a blind rage and complaining about the lack of simplicity....

With the exciting news that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are coming back to the gaming world, many fans are taking a trip down memory lane with their favorite games starring the lovable pizza chomping Turtles. The newly announced title, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, will be developed by Tribute Games, the team behind the retro-inspired classic Panzer Paladin. The game will follow the old-school gameplay of the memorable Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, as well as the original arcade game....

By now most gamers have likely heard (or worse, experienced) about the frame rate and performance issues plaguing Assassin’s Creed Unity. Ubisoft’s latest carried a lot of hope and excitement heading into its release on Tuesday, but unfortunately much of that enthusiasm has dissipated. And while we may never know what truly went wrong with Assassin’s Creed Unity, some have taken it upon themselves to try to suss out the game’s problem areas....

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War launched with a limited map selection. With the addition of Season 1’s content, the new maps have grown multiplayer opportunities, and now the community is looking forward to what may come next. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s position as a sequel has many fans wondering if past Black Ops maps may be making an appearance in the modern title. In the Call of Duty: Black Ops franchise, there are multiple maps that stand out as fan favorites....

By its very nature Call of Duty is a competitive game. Players have been battling on the online servers for quite some time, but never have they experienced what Call of Duty Elite is trying to deliver with Modern Warfare 3. Taking the idea of competition to the next level, Call of Duty Elite offers players the chance to earn prizes, both of an in-game nature and real life prizes, in daily tournaments and challenges....

As a first person shooter/MMO with a massive, persistently online open world, Destiny offers a wealth of things to do and places to explore. Developer Bungie has even revealed plans to support the game for the next decade. With some players quickly blasting and super-powering their way through the game’s story, and others simply getting bored of it and turning attention elsewhere, Bungie has a huge task on their hands. However, they are looking to remedy this with weekly and monthly challenges and missions (such as the Strike and Raid missions) to keep player interest high....

Say what you will about Blizzard’s recent history of fumbles (launch problems and a messy Auction House experiment), but the developer certainly hasn’t lost its touch for producing exciting and entertaining video game trailers. Although the company has recently moved away from its formula of 100% cinematic trailers to a method that incorporates more actual gameplay, fans still seem to geek out over any sneak peeks they can get of upcoming games from the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo creator....

After being unveiled in the February 2014 issue of Game Informer, Turtle Rock’s “asymmetrical multiplayer first-person shooter” Evolve soon became one of the most-anticipated titles on the horizon for many players. In spite of a delay from its original October 2014 release date, Evolve arrived this past February to mostly positive reviews. It wasn’t without its issues, however. One common criticism involves Evolve’s reliance on downloadable content; the game launched with a whopping $136 worth of available DLC....

Earlier this summer the King of the Monsters returned to the silver screen in Legendary Pictures’ Godzilla. The film was mostly well received; to the point Legendary has already greenlit development on a sequel. However, the early buzz for Godzilla was not enough for Legendary to give the go-ahead on a movie tie-in game, and for that we are thankful. Tie-in games are almost exclusively bad, to the point that the sub-genre has a negative stigma attached....

Two interesting and loosely connected things happened yesterday; Sony Online Entertainment finally launched the highly anticipated H1Z1 on Steam Early Access (already a top seller!) and on a separate, but somewhat related note, the producer of The War Z wrote a lengthy post about his experience and lessons learned launching and dealing with the controversy of their own similar game. Like H1Z1, The War Z (now titled Infestation: Survivor Stories) can be called a “clone” of DayZ - they’re both zombie-themed games trying to capture a chunk of that open-world, free-to-explore undead genre, and they’re all releasing before they are finished....

Sony has officially detailed some holiday releases that will feature compatibility with their PlayStation Move peripheral. Surprisingly, one of the games on the list was inFamous 2: Festival of Blood - a stand-alone DLC release that follows the further adventures of Cole (this time on Halloween). The Sony press release states that the new DLC game will come bundled with Move support and a title update for inFamous 2 - so, if you enjoy long gaming sessions with the Move controller, you’ll now be able to take the peripheral into the main game as well....

League of Legends can be a bit of a tough nut to crack. When a player is new to the game it can be hard from them to break through against those who have more experience at battling minions, vacuuming up gold, putting together the most efficient builds for a Champion (the playable characters in the game) as well as staving off the effects of Carpal tunnel, naturally. There are plenty of new players who might not even know what those words mean which is why the popular MOBA’s ‘Custom’ game mode - which allow players to face-off against AI controlled enemies - is so useful....

Back at TGS 2012, publisher Konami dropped a new trailer for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance that purported to unveil a large portion of the game’s story. However, since Tokyo Game Show is focused on (obviously) Japanese audiences it didn’t feature English dubbing, only subtitles to explain what was going on. Thankfully, a new version of the trailer has been released that better showcases how the game’s expository cutscenes will play out for Western audiences....

Despite nearly two decades worth of titles, Pokemon still remains one of the most popular handheld titles on the market. Every Pokemon release is a major even for its fan base, regardless of whether it’s a brand new title or an upgraded re-release. However, if one were to ask Pokefans what they prefer, they would likely say a brand new title – like Pokemon X and Y – is a more favorable option....

Over the course of this closing console generation, Sony’s PSN has been host to a number of titles that challenged both the general aesthetic of gaming, as well as their basic mechanical concepts. Games like Journey and Flower instantly spring to mind and now enters Rain. Developed by Sony’s JapanStudio, PlayStation C.A.M.P., and Acquire, Rain has clear ambitions to reach the same lofty status as those aforementioned titles, ready to champion the “games are art” argument....

The Fortnite World Cup featured a litany of unmissable moments, but our favorite one happened in the crowd rather than on the screen. This summer’s Fortnite World Cup had so much hype behind it for so long that it really needed to be a success. Thankfully for Epic, it was. The inaugural tournament took place at Flushing Meadows in New York City this past weekend to an at-capacity crowd, as well as more than a million more people watching on around the world....

[Sony says that the trademark abandonment was due to a filing error and reiterates that The Last Guardian is not cancelled.] For fans of undeniably talented developer Team Ico, the wait for the team’s latest game has become something of a contentious one. For some, the prospect of The Last Guardian holds so much promise that they are willing to accept delay after delay in the hopes that all will make the game better in the end....

Every year there’s a new WWE video game that body slams onto store shelves and does relatively well, and 2012 will be no different. As THQ gears up for what should be one of their best-selling games this year, the developer has released details on a collector’s edition of WWE 13. Since the game is based around the infamous Attitude Era, Yuke’s has picked the Superstar that best reflects this time period to theme the limited edition’s exclusive content around — Stone Cold Steve Austin....

With shows like Full House and Roseanne returning to the small screen for reboots, generations of fans that enjoyed 90’s TV are hyped with the possibility of many more of their favorite shows returning. For a period of time, sitcom and prime time drama reigned supreme, allowing seven figure salaries for the actors of such shows, and that showed that the times were indeed changing. Many of us can think back fondly and remember our favorite shows....