Schlagwort: Console

Reading Time: 5 minutesOut of the numerous games to spring up under the Bit.Trip umbrella, it’s not exactly a surprise that the most accessible of the bunch, Bit.Trip Runner, would be the one to transcend its retro-styled roots. In bringing the Runner games‘ mechanics to a fancier playground on the Switch, developer Choice Provisions has…

Reading Time: 3 minutesA lot of us might still be playing God of War, but it’s a new month, and that means new games are coming! There’s a good mix for May, from highly anticipated ports to anime games, RPGs, and more. This includes Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze on Switch at the beginning of…

Reading Time: 7 minutesRockstar Games‘ follow-up to the seminal Red Dead Redemption is fast approaching. Set 12 years before the events of the original game, Red Dead Redemption II will explore an expansive region of the American wilderness, with Dutch Van der Linde’s gang on the run from lawmen during the last years of the…

Reading Time: 2 minutesE3 2018 is coming up very soon. A big part of the annual event are the press briefings from the industry’s biggest companies where games are announced and shown off. Depending on where you live and what you’re up to, the schedule and the length of each show may be important to…

Reading Time: 4 minutesIs there anything more difficult to make sense of in movies than the X-Men film franchise? Whether it’s the initial trilogy, the three prequels that followed and completely changed the established timeline, or the three Wolverine spin-offs that are set all over the place, the X-Men movies are… a lot to deal…

Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you didn’t have a chance to take down the Mother Goddess of Gold the last time she was available in Monster Hunter: World, you’ll be able to try again soon on Xbox One and PS4. The Kulve Taroth siege is returning to the title on May 24. Revealed on Twitter, Kulve…

Reading Time: 6 minutesIn 2008, Grand Theft Auto IV came at a time when open-world games were a dime a dozen. With the open-world framework set by GTA III, where player agency inside a large and expansive setting is given all the focus, Rockstar Games‘ big return to the criminal underworld of Liberty City had…

Reading Time: 6 minutesTreyarch has big plans for the next entry in the Black Ops series. Along with revamped multiplayer, an expanded Zombies mode, and a series of solo missions centered around the Specialist characters, the developer plans to bring the battle royale craze to Call of Duty. During yesterday’s Black Ops 4 reveal event,…

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis week is PS4 news is a wild one, loaded with plenty of updates on your favorite forthcoming titles, deals, and more. There are also plenty of E3 updates and deals for you. Deus Ex isn’t dead, but it’s not coming back any time soon. We saw new reveals from of Kingdom…

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom cult-favorite RPGs to chill exploration narratives, this week’s Switch news is definitely more about what games are coming than what’s already released. There are also a few deals you won’t want to miss, and some E3 sneak peeks. Headlining this week’s biggest news on Switch is Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, which…

Reading Time: 2 minutesXbox One’s news this week is all about forthcoming titles, though not many of those are exclusives. This week is also seeing plenty of events, deals, and more. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is foregoing a traditional single-player campaign, Kingdom Hearts 3 actually does exist, and Halo is coming to arcades.…

Reading Time: 4 minutesWe initially saw Hyrule Warriors back in 2014 on the Wii U, but now the Zelda-themed spin-off Musou title is back again, this time in shining Switch form. Right beside the updated graphics comes a new split-screen mode and all the DLC from the original Wii U and 3DS versions. But is…

Reading Time: 2 minutesBandai Namco has kicked off a special limited-time event in Dragon Ball FighterZ. The game’s first Party Battle is now underway on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, giving players the opportunity to team up against powerful enemies and earn some in-game cash. Party Battle is one of the two new modes that…

Reading Time: 4 minutesA low price may be nice, but nothing beats free. Good thing, then, that we all have a selection of games to play for free this weekend. Better yet, one of them you can even keep and play forever as long as you grab it in time. Let’s dive in and see…

Reading Time: 4 minutesIs there anything more difficult to make sense of in movies than the X-Men film franchise? Whether it’s the initial trilogy, the three prequels that followed and completely changed the established timeline, or the three Wolverine spin-offs that are set all over the place, the X-Men movies are… a lot to deal…

Reading Time: 2 minutesOverwatch is celebrating its second anniversary next week, and in the meantime Blizzard has been revealing some of the new cosmetic items coming in the anniversary loot boxes. The studio already showed off a villainous look for Soldier 76, and now it’s Tracer’s turn. The de facto face of Overwatch is getting…

Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo of the biggest names in Hollywood are coming together again for a new movie, it seems. Deadline reports that Steven Spielberg and Leonardo DiCaprio are teaming up for a Civil War movie about Ulysses S. Grant, with Spielberg directing and DiCaprio in the title role. It would be their first time…

Reading Time: 8 minutesState of Decay 2 sometimes feels like a far-too-real representation of the mundane reality that comes with surviving a zombie apocalypse. Consistently being on the hunt for food, resources to craft ammunition, and survivors to bolster your ranks doesn’t always translate into a captivating gameplay loop–especially when you’re faced with horrors other…

Reading Time: 5 minutesHyrule Warriors is a beautiful, chaotic mess of a game. It’s got all the glossy rupees, imaginative monsters, and fashionable characters you’d expect from the Zelda series (and plenty you wouldn’t), topped off with some nods to the medieval hack-and-slash Dynasty Warriors series. In place of puzzles and elaborate levels or side-quests,…

Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen it first released in 2014, Framed was declared game of the year by no less than Hideo Kojima. In the years since, this has been the game’s enduring legacy–it’s not just a good game, but one that inspired an industry heavyweight with its inventiveness. It’s a fundamentally robust, unique idea executed…

Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter much speculation, EA has finally announced Battlefield V. Little else is known as yet about the upcoming shooter, though this is the first time the company has confirmed the name of the next Battlefield title. „The next chapter of EA DICE’s groundbreaking all-out war saga is Battlefield V,“ reads a statement…

Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter a series of teasers and an initial reveal trailer, Bethesda has finally shown off some Rage 2 gameplay. The PS4, Xbox One, and PC shooter features a lot of over-the-top action, a bunch of guns, and for the first time in the series, an open world. Take a look at the…