Many gamers quite rightly frown upon developers releasing sequels on a yearly basis. This is especially so for games that bring very little that is new to the table. Many games like sports titles or popular shooters are nothing more than yearly updates with new scenery and a few extra guns or an updated roster. RELATED:10 Video Game Fantasy Worlds You Didn’t Know Were Based On Real Places However, not all sequels are identical clones of its predecessor designed to rinse more cash out of the consumer....

TheForzafranchise was synonymous with a simulation-style racing experience for a long time, similar toGran Turismoon PlayStation. However, whenForza Horizondebuted in 2012, Playground Games proved thatForzacould expand into what had become modern car culture with near-perfect ease. The driving mechanics still retained its simulation style driving experience, but eased up the realism just a tiny bit to allow for the campy nature of the game’s world design and race progression. There’s something about the character and focused nature of the firstForza Horizongame that subsequent sequels just haven’t been able to match....

Since its release four years ago in 2017,Destiny 2has fully embraced the live service model by releasing new updates and seasonal content in addition to larger expansions like the upcoming Witch Queen. Ultimately, this move has helped Bungie improve the game from its humble beginnings to adding quality of life updates like Cross-Save andmovingDestiny 2to Steam, while periodically making big changes to game balance and in-game mechanics. WhileDestiny 2has continued to see rapid changes over the past two years since Bungie split from Activision, this year saw Bungie stick to its plans for keeping the game evolving and feeling fresh....

Samurai Warriorsis a spinoff ofDynasty Warriorsand is the fan-favorite of the two. The last game in the series,Samurai Warriors 4, was released in 2014. There were three spinoffs after that though with the last new one being in 2017. It has been a while since a brand new numbered title graced the digital airwaves and the store shelves. A lot has changed and a lot has stayed the same with this newPS4andSwitchgame fromKoei Tecmo....

Puzzle games in the indie space have constantly evolved over the years, andThe Last Campfirefrom Hello Games is a great example of this. In this exploration puzzle experience, gamers play through a story about a soul named Ember who is looking for a purpose. Along the way, they come across other souls that have been abandoned. RELATED:Best Puzzle Games For Kids Each puzzle section is different from the next, but generally speaking, players must try to manipulate each stage in a way that allows Ember to reach the flame that is trapped in a cage....

With the recentUbisoft Forwardevent, the company revealed many new details about the newAssassin’s Creed Valhallagame. Some of these new specifics include several songs from the game’s soundtrack, and one original song will be preformed by a former Gorgoroth drummer. Assassin’s Creed Valhallawill follow the player character, a viking warrior who is on a quest to fight for their place in England.Ubisoftshowed off some of the gameplay elements that players will be able to experience first-hand upon the game’s release....

Assassin’s Creed Valhallais full of choices that players must make throughout the course of the game, but not all of them are especially important. There are afew choices that will affect which ending players get, others will result in slight changes to the current quest arc, and a few have no bearing on the outcome of anything. It can be difficult to tell which choices fall into which categories, and so there’s a bit of anxiety that hangs on every decision Eivor makes....

News and rumors about the highly anticipatedBattlefield 6have been circulating for weeks now. While the game has been officially announced, fans have received little official word on what they can expect whenBattlefield 6finally launches. The most news that players have received is a confirmation that the official announcement trailer for the title will be “coming soon” from developer DICE. As such, players have been looking for signs of the trailer everywhere, and have been spurred on by various leaks including theaudio of theBattlefield 6trailer....

Part ofDestiny 2’s allure is that Bungie does not go out of its way to hold the players' hands, meaning that the game can be exceptionally hard for those who are not veterans. This is also true in terms of gameplay features and interactions, which can be quite obscure at times because of how little is actually explained, with an example coming from the whole mod system and Champions. As such, it’s not uncommon forDestiny 2players to not know something about the game after months or even years since they started playing, like how easily theunderused Exoticscout rifle Skyburner’s Oath breaks the shield of Heir Apparent players....

Assassin’s Creedis an iconic video game franchise, spanning 14 years and 12 main games, each of which has sold well and enjoyed positive reception. The long-running series has made it to film only one time, where it failed by every conceivable metric, but is the hate for yet another disappointing video game movie justified? Assassin’s Creedreleased in December of 2016, pushed back 3 times from dates in 2015 as the film sat shelved for months....

It has been more than twenty years since the last live-actionMortal Kombatmovie, which forsome critics on rotten tomatoesmight be twenty years too soon. Real gamers know that movie adaptations of beloved titles may be hit or miss, but that doesn’t detract from the majesty of watching characters, battles, andtons of other easter eggs come to life on the big screen. RELATED:Mortal Kombat 2021: 10 Best Characters In the Movie Simon McQuoid’s reboot ofMortal Kombat(2021) delivers all of those things in droves, but how well does it stack up against the beloved 90’s version of the same title,Mortal Kombat(1995) directed by Paul W....

It seems thatOutridersand the development team behind the game, People Can Fly, are still working out some of the kinks with the co-op third-person RPG. Players onPC reported performance issues withOutridersfollowing the game’s release yesterday, with many citing sudden framerate drops and stuttering despite having met the PC requirements. Now, it seems there is another big issue withOutriderson just the second day of the game’s full release. It appears that theOutridersservers are down and are affecting players across all platforms, but the officialOutridersTwitter account has said the development team is actively looking into the issue....

PlayStation’s recent State of Play showcases have been stacked with smaller titles, and today’s presentation was no different. While there were appearances from some triple-a games, like the upcoming PS5 shooterDeathloop,the show spent most of its time highlighting smaller projects.Sifuis one such project, though the action-packed trailer revealed during theJuly State of Playpresentation did include some unfortunate news. While it was originally slated for 2021,Sifu’s release windowhas been moved to “early 2022” according to the trailer released today....