Summary Role-playing gamesalmost always let players play the valiant hero who makes clear-cut good decisions to save the day. While being a bad person can be entertaining, the sad truth is that most RPGs fail to make an evil playthrough equally as compelling as a good one, which is a shame. Thankfully,some RPGs feature heroes who can employ theirguileto achieve the greater good, even if it may come at the cost of manipulating or exploiting other people....
Summary Strategy games have branched out from a niche genre in gaming, covering a wide range of settings and styles. From epic sci-fi RTS likeStarcraftto isometric fantasy games likeMight & Magic,there’s a strategy game for any aesthetic. Some players are looking for a more down-to-earth, grounded approach to their strategy games, though. For players who only want theirstrategy gameswith at least some attempt at realism, there are still plenty of options....
Summary The recipient ofThe Game Awards2024“Game Changer” award, Amir Satvat, is currently finding himself the target of online hate and abuse. This year,The Game Awardsintroduced a new award to recognize Satvat, who stepped up during this historically difficult time in the games industry and had a significant impact. In the past few years,layoffs within the games industryhave reached unprecedented heights, and the trend seems unrelenting. According to Satvat, 34,000 jobs have been lost in just three years....
Summary Warner Bros. is currently in the process of tapping intoThe Lord of the Ringsfranchise once again in a bid to utilize the popularity of that world and its characters. Peter Jackson’s two trilogies have both proven to be big successes so far, butThe War of the Rohirrimhas seen a slight misstep. This animated film was released overseas in 30 different markets ahead of its domestic release on December 13, but the results painted a potentially worrying picture for Warner Bros....
Summary Today, video games sit at the very top of the entertainment world, with numerous titles appealing to mass audiences across many age demographics. However, video games have also garnered theirfair share of controversy, often raising a moral panic among conservative groups. Some of the most notorious releases came on the PS2, where some games would find both commercial success and critical acclaim. Sony’s hugely successful console saw video games advance in both technology and complexity, allowing games to reach higher levels of sophistication....
Summary 2025 was supposed to be the year of the big expansion of Michael Connelly’s Bosch-verse. The third season ofBosch: Legacywould be followed by the launch of the Renee Ballard and Jerry Edgar spin-offs. However, Amazon had other plans andBosch: Legacywill now end after ten final episodes air in March, while Jerry Edgar’s solo show has been shelved.The fans launched the SaveBosch: Legacypetition in September 2024, and what started out as a spirited campaign, soon turned into a dual movement to save the Hollywood industry....
Quick Links The Sims 4Cozy Celebrate has entered its fifth stage, and there’s only more part until gamers can unlock all of the free rewards and goodies. This time around, gamers will have to invite over those that they care about so they can spend some nice quality time together. From dancing and playing songs to cooking and chatting, Sims are sure to have a good time. This guide will help players get through the It’s Time to Celebrate Quests inThe Sims 4as quickly as possible....
Summary Quick Links An up-and-coming new mangaka died last week before their debut was set to be published next year. The new artist’s pen name was Denji Yutai, which is the only name that has been shared at this time. He was the winner of the Dengeki Grand Prize,a manga award, in the fall of 2024. Now, he will not have the chance to see his work formally published. The news came via the X (formerlyTwitter) account of Dengeki Bunko, the organization behind the award....
After years without a proper new entry, one of the most influential 3D fighting game franchises of all time is set to return with the upcomingVirtua Fighter 6. Announced in a surprise reveal at The Game Awards 2024, this updated take is being handled byRyu Ga Gotoku Studio ofYakuzafame. With massive changes to presentation being an inevitability of the gap between mainline releases, it’s still unclear how farVF6will take its reboot of the series....
Summary Virtua Fighterproject producer Riichirou Yamada commented on competing with fellow fighting game franchisesStreet FighterandTekken. Sega’sVirtua Fighterseries revolutionized the fighting game genre. The publisher announced the series is making a big comeback for its 30th anniversary with a fresh release ofVirtua Fighter 5for PC and a brand-new mainline entry. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio revealed this newVirtua Fighterat The Game Awards earlier this December with a brief teaser trailer. The trailer featured a shadowy fighter resembling series mainstay Akira Yuki fighting off and tackling an enemy through a house, later fighting against another character named Stella, who looks a lot like another veteran, Sarah Bryant....
Despite all the diversification in the mechanical keyboard world, even withlow-profile mechanical keyboardsbecoming a more accessible option, the gaming community has still shunned them as a viable option for gaming. But now, thanks to the release of theNuPhy Air60HE, that view is probably going to come into question for a lot of gamers. Measuring just 18mm thick, this keyboard packs NuPhy’s incredible hall effect magnetic switches in an incredibly thin profile....
The success of theFalloutseries debut on Prime Video earlier this year has managed to not only elevate the IP, but the popularity of the universe’s distinct post-apocalyptic locations. Through featuring a focus on the West Coast of the United States largely unseen since Bethesda obtained the rights to the games, thewell-receivedFalloutTV showhas more in common with the early days of isometric RPGs than newer titles in several ways. AsFallout 76continues its live service run, however, leaning even further into these core geographic distances might be the best way forward for building out the world for years to come....
Summary Xbox Game Pass Ultimatemembers can start playingFor the King 2andHunt: Showdown 1896as part of their subscriptions starting today, December 12. These are the 139th and 140th new titles to reach theXbox Game Passlibrary in 2024. Microsoft typically announces new additions to its subscription service in waves, twice a month. But since its recently revealedXbox Game Pass Wave 1 lineup for December 2024stretched all the way into January 2025, some XGP users have been speculating that the company may be skipping a typical Wave 2 announcement this month....
