Despite making a big splash upon release,some games really haven’t aged all that well. There area select few, however, that are truly timeless and remain just as enjoyable today as they were when they were first released. Naturally, many publishers seek to capitalize on this, either byremaking or remastering their gamesor simply re-releasing them on newer, more powerful hardware as the years go by. RELATED:Gaming Franchises That Skipped The PS4 & Xbox One Generation Of Consoles...

Fans of Sony’sPlayStation VRheadset have been looking forward to the company’s successor to the original device, the PS VR2, for quite a long time now, even though there’s been precious little information about its release. The device received its initial announcement a while ago, and those who had the opportunity to give the original a try are eager to give the new headset a whirl, too. Thankfully, this waiting game now has an end date in sight, as the company is finally sharing some concrete information about the gadget....

Summary AStarfieldplayer has recently found a pretty odd knife, which comes with a hilarious perk that may not suit it very well. Gamers are always on the lookout for thebest weapons inStarfieldwhen looting enemies’ corpses, and this knife may not be very powerful, but it’s certainly amusing. Released with critical acclaim and positive reviews,Starfieldis one of the biggest games of 2023. Part of why the title is so popular is due to its sprawling open world, which uses procedural generation in some aspects, and loot is one of them, as it is often generated on the spot....

In Chapter 10 ofStray, Clementine will task players with stealing an atomic battery from the nearby Neco Corp factory in order to provide power to the Midtown subway system. After shoplifting a worker’s jacket and helmet for her flamboyant friend Blazer, players will finally get to infiltrate the factory, where they’ll need tomove stealthily in order to avoid being detectedby the many security drones. RELATED:Stray: How to Scratch the Record in the Midtown Nightclub Eventually, players will find themselves in the room containing the atomic battery, though they won’t be able to get their hands on it right away due to the high-tech security system....

The light novel adaptation of the anime seriesSword Art Online(SAO) quickly became a fan favorite. The series has progressed from the NerveGear death game “Sword Art Online” to the Augma augmented reality game “Ordinal Scale.” From the first season onwards, and especially in the film adaptation, viewers see the characters put through their paces in a number of different gaming worlds. Characters with varying strengths and abilities have emerged from its many gaming settings....

Summary Before starring in FX’sThe Bear, Jeremy Allen White had decades of experience on television. However, he was unimpressed when brought up for a superhero audition. Many superhero franchises – particularlyMarvel– have flooded the market with comic book films. When the trend started in the early aughts, it would be years between feature films. Now, there is seemingly no escaping it, which has prompted many people in Hollywood to make their sentiments on the genre clear, such as Martin Scorsese....

With the games being a bleak examination of humanity as society succumbs to the apocalypse, it’s an understatement to say that most people who inhabit the universe of Naughty Dog’sThe Last of Usnever have an easy time of things. This is especially true of the original series protagonist Joel’s brother, Tommy. Unlike most characters who survived the initial zombie-like Cordyceps outbreak,the younger Miller siblinghas on several occasions managed to claw out a happy existence, only for it to be cruelly snatched away from him....

Over the last few months, Sony has seemingly worked quite hard to get itsPS Nowservice to offer bigger and better games. While the catalog has long been full of some of the best games of the past generations, it’s slowly and surely been filling up with some of the newest games on the market as well. While thenew additions to PS Now in Augustaren’t the newest of the new, they were all released in the last couple of years....

CD Projekt Red’s belovedThe Witcherseries is made up of several open-world fantasy RPGs. The games follow the lead character and witcher Geralt of Rivia as he hunts down monsters across the land known as The Continent, interacting with various sorceresses, barons, and kings along the way. Based on books by Polish novelist Andrzej Sapkowski,The Witcheris known for its dark, sprawling medieval world, grey morality, and engaging characters. With the most recent title in the series,The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, having first launched all the way back in 2015, eager fans are waiting for news on where the franchise is going to go next....

Netflix’s new hitSquid Gamehas taken the internet by storm, with everything from fan websites toRobloxgames being created. This popularity has spelled trouble for theTwitchstreamer Squidgame, and despite the majority of her content being on theTwitchplatform, her social medias are having problems simply due to her name. The Netflix show has become a phenomenon across Twitch, TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram. As such, there could be a multitude of reasons behind the streamer’s Instagram recently being banned....

Summary In addition to being one of the best games in its respective genre, the release and widespread acclaim ofHollow Knighthas helped usher in a golden age of indie Metroidvania titles, each attempting to both put their own unique spin on the genre and recapture some of the success of Team Cherry’s modern classic. As players continue to anxiously await any news regarding the release of its sequel,Hollow Knight: Silksong, several other developers are stepping up to offer more of what fans loved most aboutHollow Knight’s pitch-perfect Metroidvania gameplay....

Earlier this year, Microsoft’s biggest competitor Sony retooled its PlayStation Plus service to frame it as a competitor to Game Pass, but unfortunately it has been relatively unsuccessful. WhilePS Plus Premium has some advantages over Game Pass, its subpar game offerings and loyalty to the original brand has Sony facing an uphill battle. RELATED:Xbox Game Pass Family Plan Could Be a Game Changer Day One Releases and More on Game Pass Game Pass was experimentalwhen it first launched....

Microsoft’s decision to split its new generation of Xboxconsoles into two separate devices might have been somewhat unprecedented, but it wasn’t entirely without merit. By targeting two disparate gaming niches with the Xbox Series X andXbox Series S- one hardcore, the other more casual - Microsoft has managed to nudge its gaming IP into more positive limelight, and the decision seems to be paying off.Namely, it seems that Xbox Series consoles have outsold PlayStation 5 in Japan in the span of a week, and by a fairly substantial margin....