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If anything, 2020 has been the year of multiplayer games. The pandemic forced people to stay home and social distance away from their friends in real life, so it is only logical that they took on to video games to find some relief for their social needs. This year people saw some huge overnight success stories like Fall Guys, or Among Us taking over the internet. The later game to receive the viral treatment in 2020 is Phasmophobia, an indie co-op game developed by Kinetic Games....

The Nintendo Switch, like many consoles from the storied company before it, revolutionized the way people play games at home and on-the-go. It’s also been a surprising opportunity for tons of indie and low-budget games, as well. From first-party games straight from Nintendo itself to third-party titles from some of the biggest names in the industry like Koei Tecmo, Square Enix, and Capcom, there will be plenty game options This summer is surely going to be one to remember and might even beat out this fall’s lineup....

When broken down to its fundamentals, Pokémon is really no different than the average turn based RPGs. In fact, Generations I and II are as classic as they come in retrospect, featuring typical RPG pacing, dungeon design, and plot progression. At the same time, what helped elevate Pokémon was the evolution at the center of the gameplay. Customizable parties and monster raising RPGs existed long before Pokémon, but Pocket Monsters managed to create even more party variety through evolutions....

Video game arcades are an important part of pop culture. As it holds a variety of games that holds historical relevance to players all over the world. From fighters like Street Fighter II and Tekken. However, the arcades are also known for their arcade shooters which have stuck around for a long time, with one of the most notable being the Metal Slug franchise. Originally created for the Neo-Geo arcade machines, the Metal Slug series has become one of the most popular franchises in SNK....

Since the inception of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the superhero genre has become increasingly popular in video games. This is evident by the record-breaking sales and stellar reviews of Spider-Man, as well as the anticipation for Marvel and Square Enix’s multi-year partnership behind the Avengers Project. With that in mind, we here at Game Rant have compiled a list of Marvel characters we would like to see get their own games....

Ubisoft’s incredibly successful Assassin’s Creed series, which wrapped up its Ezio storyline in the very well-received Revelations, continues to march along strongly with the announcement of a new piece of DLC called the Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack. The DLC features six locations, some which are new and a few that players will enjoy revisiting. Jerusalem, the majestic and holy city important to multiple religions, returns to the series for the first time since the original Assassin’s Creed as a playable map in multiplayer, along with the opulent Imperial District of Constantinople and the mercantile district of Dyers....

It’s unclear just how many secrets Ubisoft still has in their bag of tricks, but the nonchalant manner they’re adopting while discussing a potentially groundbreaking gameplay element is impressive. Assassin’s Creed 3 will be taking the fight for American Independence from the battlefields to the high seas, and bringing plenty of new challenges along the way. Gamescom 2012 has been kind to fans eagerly awaiting Assassin’s Creed 3, with no shortage of details and story hints....

For years now, the Call of Duty franchise has deployed a familiar plan when promoting its latest game. First, the developers unveil the game’s single player, then they show a little more at E3, and then blow the lid off the game’s most enticing element, the multiplayer. COD’s biggest competitor, Battlefield, likes to do things a little differently, however. With this franchise, the multiplayer takes precedent, and the firm details regarding single player follow shortly thereafter....

At Microsoft’s Xbox One event Activision gave fans their first glimpse of Call of Duty: Ghosts in action. While the preview was decidedly light on actual gameplay, it did feature something that gamers have been oft-requesting for quite some time: a new engine. With each subsequent iteration, dating as far back as the first Black Ops, gamers have been wondering when Activision would introduce a new graphics engine into the fold....

After a surprising unveil nearly one year ago, Turtle Rock Studios’ Evolve has been at the forefront of the multiplayer gaming conversation. Built by the same folks who delivered Left 4 Dead, Evolve deploys an approach that feels like something gamers have never seen before. Ostensibly, it’s one giant cooperative boss battle, where the “heroes” are controlled by four coordinating players and the “boss” is guided by another player. Today, Turtle Rock Studios is set to finally deliver that vision to gamers, and we had the opportunity to chat with Evolve’s Design Director Chris Ashton about the game....

The God of War series has been a “system seller” for PlayStation consoles ever since the original title debuted on the PlayStation 2. God of War 3 may have wrapped up loose franchise story threads but there was little doubt that Sony was planning to continue the story of Kratos in one way or another. As it turned out, despite rumors of a possible sequel, Santa Monica Studio decided to develop a prequel - in order to humanize the franchise anti-hero....

Over four months after Grand Theft Auto 5’s release on PS3 and Xbox 360, we still haven’t heard any official confirmation or time frame for a much-desired PC port. While rumors and potential evidence of a PC version continue to leak out on a weekly basis, console gamers are still finding new ways to wreak havoc on the streets of Los Santos. After the bug that allowed GTA Online players to fly to the snowy town of North Yankton, we thought we had seen the last impressive GTA 5 exploit until PC gamers got their hands on the code....

One of the biggest surprises shown off during Microsoft’s E3 2013 press conference was the unveiling of a new Halo game for the Xbox One. While many initially believed the trailer to be for Halo 5, Microsoft refused to confirm that the game it had shown off was in fact a numeric sequel to the Xbox 360’s Halo 4. This lead many to believe that it may be a spin-off of sorts starring Master Chief, and a recent statement made by Microsoft Game Studios corporate vice president Phil Spencer lends credence to that theory....

Following in the tradition of the previous two Modern Warfare games, Modern Warfare 3 will feature yet another shocking moment reflecting the horrors of war and terrorism. However, unlike Modern Warfare 2’s optional “No Russian” mission, Modern Warfare 3’s shocker will merely be witnessed, and not something that players participate in. The moment was revealed in some leaked footage of Modern Warfare 3’s single player campaign that has since been taken down by Activision....

Choosing to publish Ori and the Blind Forest may have seemed like a risky endeavor to Microsoft Studios. Ori and the Blind Forest’s developer, Moon Studios, had never released a completed game before, and the indie, artsy platformer certainly didn’t fit in with other E3 2014 titles. If Ori and the Blind Forest had sold poorly, it could have spelled the end for Moon Studios, or at least the end of their partnership with Microsoft....

Five years ago, Capcom released Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, which featured the base game, additional campaigns, bonus costumes and additional game modes. Many PC gamers who had already purchased the PC port of the game excitedly awaited an announcement that the new additions would be released on the PC. Unfortunately, Capcom went on the record shortly thereafter, saying that there “No plans for PC at this point....

Saints Row: The Third has already taken pot shots at juggernaut franchises like Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3, but they aren’t going to stop there. Taking a page out of Gears of War’s book, Saints Row: The Third will be featuring a multiplayer variant called ‘Whored Mode.’ It’s essentially your typical version of Horde Mode with the player taking on waves of enemies that increase in difficulty; enemies like giant hoes, question marks, and soda can mascots....

Going through a review of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed without mentioning Mario Kart would be extremely difficult, because the similarities are present from the very beginning. Sega and developer Sumo Digital aren’t shying away from the fact that Mario Kart serves as their game’s inspiration, but, at the same time, they aren’t simply copying Nintendo’s successful formula - they’re evolving it into its own evocative offering. All-Stars Racing Transformed, a successor to the surprisingly successful Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, takes a thing or two from the page of Mario Kart 7, and even its own past iteration, but evolves those similar concepts into something unique....

Whether it’s a wayward sojourn in the Rub’ al Khali desert, a smoldering mountainside train wreck, or the ever-changing procession of villains trying to spoil the fun, one axiom of the Uncharted franchise has been that Nathan Drake would always be back for more. Unfortunately, the same doesn’t hold true for Richard Lemarchand, the lead designer for Naughty Dog’s universally acclaimed adventure series. It was revealed earlier this week that Lemarchand has quit the Sony studio and will be taking up a teaching job at the University of Southern California, as well as research on “experimental games....

Most thought it would never happen, but now there is definitive proof that World of Warcraft is slowly becoming obsolete. The granddaddy of MMO’s seems to be losing its stride as Activision Blizzard reports that the game saw a 10% drop in subscribers since May, starting at 11.4 million players and trickling down to 10.3 million. This means over 1 million people have stopped playing in the last 6 months. That’s quite a dent in World of Warcraft’s seemingly epic quality armor....