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Boss fights have been one of the pillars of The Legend of Zelda series since its inception. Link enters a dungeon, finds a new weapon, and often uses it to take out the big baddie that’s established residence there. It’s a solid formula that’s worked for over three decades now. Not all Zelda bosses are created equally, though. Many are easily forgotten. Others, like Ocarina of Time’s Water Temple guardian Morpha…well, we just wish we could forget them....

When considering the most well known pop-culture phenomena of the past few years, not many have had the massive impact that Angry Birds has. When considering the biggest pop-culture phenomena of the last few decades however, many would argue that Star Wars sits atop that list. Combining the two would theoretically create an avalanche of awesome no mere mortal could handle - at least, that’s what Rovio Entertainment and Lucasarts thought in throwning their hats into the next-gen ring by doing just that with Angry Birds Star Wars....

At this point, the only people that aren’t willing to admit that the Call of Duty title coming next year is Black Ops 2 are the ones who are working on it. So much evidence has mounted, some more substantial than others, that it seems almost a formality at this point that Activision announce it in any sort of whiz-bang fashion. But apparently that’s exactly what’s going to happen; at least if a rumored poster for Black Ops 2 is legitimate....

Recapturing the nostalgia gamers have for a classic title is a near impossible task for developers to pull off. When it comes to a game like Diablo II - which many fans grinded away on for the majority of a decade - Blizzard had to really bring its A-game to deliver a sequel that felt fresh and next-gen, but still retained the feel of the iconic hack-and-slasher franchise. Although review scores came in pretty high for Diablo III, it didn’t take long for the community to realize that the game lacked the replayability that made its predecessor so special....

We interviewed Earthtongue creator Eric Hornby to discuss his game’s unique Pay by Art system and how alternate ways to buy video games are changing the relationship between creator and consumer. The old system of developers working for publishers who put video games on store shelves is a tried-and-true model, but that doesn’t mean it’s right for everyone. While some companies are exploring free-to-play and embracing new ways to buy video games, select independent developers are shaking things up even further....

On Wednesday, history was made during the 78th Golden Globe Award nominations. After receiving backlash for only nominating seven women filmmakers in their 77-year run, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognized three women for Best Director. Notably, Eternals filmmaker Chloé Zhao became the first Asian woman to receive a Golden Globe directing nomination for Nomadland. Zhao joins One Night in Miami director Regina King and Promising Young Woman’s Emerald Fennell in this year’s directing category....

Far Cry 3 was one of Game Rant’s favorite games of 2012 (and best co-op games) and while it let players become immersed in a beautiful yet dangerous tropical island, it didn’t give them a way continue enjoying the lands once the main story was completed and the outposts secured. No ‘New Game Plus’ mode or a way of playing again at an even greater difficulty with the protagonist Jason Brody’s new arsenal of weapons and lethal skills....

Mass Effect and Commander Shepard’s story offered a gret technical achievement in interactive storytelling. So few games come close the the level of choice and adaptation that the franchise offered and even fewer, if any, on the scale of BioWare’s trilogy. Spreading out the story across three AAA titles in a way that allowed for massive choice potential was something entirely new. It’s a story many gamers became emotionally invested in and the series enjoys an incredibly loyal fan-base....

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Harmonix has kept fans up-to-date as news trickles out from the studio behind the upcoming Rock Band 4, the long-awaited next generation sequel to the hit rhythm-based music title. The studio has launched more than one survey asking fans what they want to see in the game, and it seems based on those answers that the studio will be making Rock Band 4 backwards compatible when it comes to existing instruments....

In the world of licensed video games, there tend to be two types of releases: those which offer at least a somewhat worthwhile experience, and those which leave fans of the associated franchise downright insulted. For years, the games bearing the South Park name have cleanly fallen into the latter group. But that’s about to change, thanks to South Park: The Stick of Truth. The series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone turned plenty of heads when they announced that “the South Park game fans have always wanted” would finally arrive in the form of a turn-based, fantasy-themed RPG....

It is a good time to be a Star Trek fan; but while the crew of the USS Enterprise prepares for Star Trek: Into Darkness, their digital counterparts are being entrusted with the game developers at Digital Extremes. Looking to take the cinematic space action and comedy to gamers’ consoles, Star Trek: The Video Game is calling on the entire cast to help them. The latest preview of the game from its showing in London this week took a closer look at the mechanics and gameplay outside of the running-and-gunning....

Get ready to dive into the early years of Super Mario Tour, as you can now play as the classic SNES Mario and Donkey Kong Jr in Mario Kart Tour. The original characters from Super Mario Kart will be making their appearance as unlockable characters in the mobile game’s latest update. Released in 2019, Mario Kart Tour has been fully committed to keeping things fresh with new content – from new characters and karts to classic race tracks – to cater to both old and new fans of the racing series....

There are quite a few positive sides to episodic video games, a format that is becoming increasingly popular as gamers become more and more attracted to digital distribution platforms rather than buying physical copies of games. The average video game will run the same length of time as a season of a TV series, rather than a feature film, and so episodic release can be advantageous for developers who want to tell a story in several chapters....

The Scattergun is a fun weapon to wield in Team Fortress 2 that’s surprisingly effective in the right hands. Thanks to its wide cone of fire, it’s absolutely brutal at close range but loses effect the farther a player is from a target. As a result, it favors aggressive gameplay and ambush tactics. For players who favor this weapon, it may be worth it to spend some money and customize the design to appeal to them....

The Resident Evil franchise is host to tons of different weapons, of varying degrees of applicability to different situations. The game usually tosses the player into some sort of sparsely populated area filled with hordes of various kinds of zombie-virus-infected people with just a handgun and maybe some green herbs. As the game progresses, the player can unlock everything from shotguns to rocket launchers (although the games also almost always feature a knife to be used in a pinch)....

These days, mods are an inevitable part of gaming, particularly for the PC crowd. Players love injecting new elements into the existing assets, personalizing their adventures, and finding fresh ways to enjoy their favorite titles. Cyberpunk 2077 is no exception to this. This was one of the most anticipated games in recent memory, so people had plenty of expectations leading up to its release. Plus, the cyberpunk genre is among the more popular facets of entertainment....

The PlayStation 2 is one of the most successful video game consoles of all time. It was also the last console before HD became the norm, making it more difficult to plug in and play on modern televisions without some technical incompatibilities preventing an optimal experience. Fortunately, most of the classics for which the console is known have already been either remastered or remade from the ground up so that new generations of gamers can experience these masterpieces....

Microsoft has been aggressively picking up popular studios in an attempt to beef up their Game Pass service and have more first-party franchises. Their most recent, and most shocking, purchase saw them picking up Bethesda and ZeniMax, which came with several development studios and popular IPs like Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, Doom, and Wolfenstein. Time will tell what this actually means for the aforementioned series other than potential exclusivity and day one releases on Game Pass, but gamers have already quickly gotten to work processing this news the only way the Internet knows how; by crafting hilarious memes poking fun at all sides of the situation....

Video games are exceptional for their ability to immerse audiences into different worlds that showcase many unique genres of games. However, horror video games have become some of the most popular titles in the industry because of just how well they can get under the audience’s skin. Horror titles have found ways to get progressively more terrifying as video game technology evolves and it’s remarkable to see how scary some modern games have become....