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Ubisoft has carved out a profitable niche in the “dance game” marketplace with the enormous success of their Just Dance franchise - as well as similarly themed musical act-specific spin-off titles such as Michael Jackson The Experience. While the former continues to tear-up sales records installment after installment, the latter came across as little more than an excuse to slut-out the “King of Pop” brand - without doing the music justice with competent gameplay....

In the sweaty and brutal ballet that is professional wrestling, numerous names have come and gone. The one constant brand over the decades of sports entertainment has been WWE. And even after the turbulence at the game franchise’s previous publisher, the now defunct THQ, the brand lives on, being quickly scooped up by 2K Sports. With veteran WWE-game developer Yuke’s still at the wheel, along with longtime 2K Sports developer Visual Concepts, WWE 2K14 has stepped into the ring....

Indicative of being the most-watched sport in the world, numerous gaming companies have looked to cash in with soccer video games. Even Nintendo got in on the act in 2007 with Mario Strikers Charged, one of Mario’s better sports outings. It is EA who has dominated the soccer game market though. Their first title, FIFA International Soccer was released in December 1994. Despite releasing at the very end of 1993, it incredibly became the year’s best-selling game....

Dante’s Inferno, released in 2010 for the Xbox 360 and PS3, was an unfortunately lackluster game representing a classic of poetic literature written in the 14th Century. Fighting through the nine rings of Hell, the player descends through the narrative and hacks through bosses and minions in his journey to the center. The end goal: rescue Beatrice, the damsel in distress, who is in the clutches of Lucifer himself. Though based on the narrative of the original author, the game sprints through the story to focus strongly on action-packed gameplay....

Initially unveiled at E3 2019, Elden Ring is FromSoftware’s upcoming game. A collaboration between Hidetaka Miyazaki and famous author George R.R. Martin, the title looks to continue and expand upon the game designer’s innovative style. However, we have received nearly no new information since the trailer was revealed almost two years ago. As with all lulls of information, rumors have started madly swirling surrounding the project. The rumors listed below are the most exciting to us....

The Witcher 3 has to be one of the most detailed action-RPGs in recent times. Created by CD Projekt Red, this game has everything going for it, from the artistic environments and story-driven open world. Fans of the Witcher series know and understand that the developers are very keen on adding details. These involve easter eggs, references, and hidden secrets. Ever since the first Witcher game, the series is famous for its storytelling, encouraging players to explore the semi-open environments....

Bethesda recently announced a new Indiana Jones game being developed by Machine Games, famous for the recent Wolfenstein titles. Considering all we have right now is a short teaser trailer, fans should not expect it to come for years. Until then, it is as good a time as ever to look back on the famous film archeologist’s history in gaming through the lens of length. The games in the series below are ranked from shortest to longest, according to times taken from How Long To Beat....

Mods for video games – including Half-Life – add a bit more fun to the experience, such as letting the Iron Giant wreak havoc in Fallout 4 or allowing players in Red Dead Redemption II to ride giant animals. Some mods give games a new breath of life, such as mods for Minecraft that change how the title is played. Mods for the Half-Life series often create either single-player or multiplayer games, giving players the choice to play alone or with friends....

Immortals Fenyx Rising is a game that took many by surprise. Being a Ubisoft title, its scale and quality were never in doubt, but the level and degree of it all make the game so incredibly good that it’s become a favorite of many gamers this year. This newly released game is an open-world game, meaning there are a whole lot of things the players can do besides the main campaign....

10 Greatfish Isle - Wind Waker 9 Hyrule Castle Town’s Destruction - Ocarina Of Time Ocarina of Time is rated E for everyone in North America, but sometimes, we question how that happened as it gets pretty messed up. Yet, it really worked well to drive home the severity of Ganondorf’s return. One such instance is when players finally get their hand on the Master Sword, jump years into the future and leave the Temple of Time....

I’ll go to my grave defending good jump scares from all that oppose them. While I’m in my grave, I’ll leap out and scare anyone who comes to celebrate the death of anyone who would defend one of the most wrongfully reviled tropes in horror. Notice that I said good jumpscares. While horror is filled with things suddenly going “boo” that only scare you because they trigger an almost unavoidable natural reaction, the best jump scares are so much more than that....

With as long and expansive a game as Batman: Arkham City seems to be, it’s no surprise that developer Rocksteady Studios has gotten in the habit of giving new information on an almost daily basis. But even with the onslaught of details and behind-the-scenes looks, recent reports seem to imply that the developers are keeping at least one more playable character in Arkham City under wraps. But for how much longer?...

Battlefield 3 was the first video game by Swedish developer DICE built on the next-gen-ready Frostbite 2 engine. The game was praised for its visual prowess on high-end PCs more than anything else since the aging current-gen systems simply couldn’t support all of the same features, and it quickly became the fastest-selling game for Electronic Arts and one of the top-selling games of 2011 worldwide. It wasn’t long before Battlefield 4 was was made official and it’s been fast-tracked for release just in time for the next-gen consoles and its head-to-head battle with Call of Duty....

Borderlands had a solid 2014 as a franchise, what with the successful release of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel as well as Tales from the Borderlands, a coordinated project between Gearbox Software and The Walking Dead developer Telltale Games. Anyone who attended PAX South last week knows that Gearbox is aiming for that same success in 2015, with the hype campaign for Borderlands 3 officially kicking off. But if Borderlands 3 is going top the charts later this year, it will have to do so without help from two Gearbox staff members who have been crucial to the success of the franchise....

Ever since the release of Dead Space 2, EA’s been very quiet on what Visceral Games is working on. However, a recent job listing at EA points to the developer working on a brand new online shooter. While Dead Space 2 brought online multiplayer to the franchise, many critics - including our own review - did not feel it was a highlight of the game. While the multiplayer portion of Dead Space could use more depth, it appears that this job listing is not for the franchise, as it makes specific reference to a “bold new franchise....

Welcome to the second episode of our 30-minute gameplay series, this time featuring Visceral Games’ Dead Space 3. Again, the idea behind this series is to showcase what it would be like to fire up a game without any knowledge ahead of time and simply play. Everything that you experience I experience, and everything that you learn or figure out I do as well. Some big changes have been added for Dead Space 3, but only a few are seen in the first 30 minutes....

There was no question that BioWare had some work to do in removing any skepticism or concerns over Dragon Age: Inquisition, but our time with the game at E3 2014 put all our fears to rest. So with mechanical concerns out of the way, it’s time to focus on what has always distinguished BioWare epics from similar titles: their stories and characters. And today, the studio unveiled one character sure to chart a new course for the Dragon Age series....

Fans of racing games must feel ever so excited about some of the titles set to release in the coming months (and years): PS4 owners have the tantalizing prospect of the highly anticipated DriveClub, whilst Xbox One players only have to wait until 30 September to get their hands on Forza Horizon 2. Owners of both consoles will also have the chance to explore the massive world of Ubisoft’s The Crew in November....

Hyper Princess Pitch is the latest title from Remar Games, a one-man indie studio dedicated to bringing fun and quality titles to the PC. Hyper Princess Pitch may look like a particular princess from another castle, but she’s anything but nice, in fact she’s on a quest to rid the world of happiness. Here’s the story. Princess Pitch never got any gifts for the holidays from Mecha Santa, and this year if she can’t have any gifts, then no-one can....

Over the past few years, endless runner games have become one of the most popular genres on mobile devices. However, that same popularity hasn’t transferred over to consoles, for reasons that are quite evident when playing Infinity Runner. The game’s core mechanics will be familiar to anyone who’s played the mobile hit Temple Run. Players will jump, slide, and strafe to avoid obstacles and gather collectibles, and while these actions might typically be performed on a touch screen in this type of game, the same mechanics feel great using physical controls....