The Big Game, baby! What games are you playing to ignore it? Ah, the Big Game. The NFL championship. The Big Gambino. I’m just sitting here enjoying a brewski andlast night’s pizzawatching big men beat up on each other and it’s pretty good. Of course, like usual, I’m sitting beside the TV remote so I can mute commercials and I’m looking forward to turning the TV off completely during halftime....
Spec Ops: The Lineis gearing up for release on June 28, 2025 in North America and June 29 for international audiences. As much as I’m still down for third-person shooters, it’s mostly thesetting and narrative tone— the stuff outside of Yager’s game mechanics — that have me most interested. Of course, dear reader, it wouldn’t be a release-date post without the usual pre-order incentives. Participating retailers are offering a free upgrade to Premium Edition, which has goodies forThe Line‘s class-based multiplayer....
Artificial intelligence has found its way into many industries, including gaming, and Take-Two is considering how it can leverage the technology. At the Paley International Council Summit on November 7, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick discussed his views on AI and its impact on gaming. He has a mostly positive outlook,as Inverse reports, and he imagines how generative AI can be used to improve NPCs. If implemented correctly, it could give more variety to NPC dialogue....
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Handmaid’s Tale season 6, episode 5! The Handmaid’s Taleseason 6, episode 5 has arrived, and it ends with a massive cliffhanger involving June, Moira, and Commander Lawrence. Things are really starting to heat up inThe Handmaid’s Tale’s final season, with June realizing that she has to take more drastic measures in the face of Gilead’s increasing power if she ever wants to save Hannah. Because of this, June has decided that she once again must venture into the dangerous territory of Gilead, and the end ofThe Handmaid’s Taleseason 6, episode 5 means that Lawrence is her only hope of getting out....
Hironobu Sakaguchi makes things that I like to play, regardless of where he is working. That’s why I’m excited about Wii RPGThe Last Story. I’m also glad to see the thegame’s official websitehas been updated from teaser territory to one that actually gives us some idea of what the game will be like. We knew about main character Elza and heroine Kanan, but three more have been revealed: Quark, Yuris, and Seiren, all of which are show and detailed (in Japanese)here....
As the most popular Twitch streamer, it’s no surprise that professionalFortniteplayer Ninja has started making his mark in the mainstream. Just recently, Ninja made history as being thefirst gamer on the cover of ESPN Magazine, and now he has been flown out to California to make an appearance onEllen, the hugely successful daytime talk show hosted by comedian Ellen DeGeneres. As can be seen in the video, Ellen really doesn’t know how to playFortnite, or really any video game for that matter....
Ben Affleck returns as Christian Wolff for another action movie, andThe Accountant 2can be seen in theaters or on streaming over time. Affleck made his debut as the accountant with a deadly set of skills in 2016, but it took nine years for a sequel to manifest fully.The Accountant 2brings him back in the lead role, with Jon Bernthal, J.K. Simmons, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson among the other returning co-stars, withAnna Kendrick not returning....
Summary Indie game developer Fumi Games caught people’s attention with its upcoming FPSMouse.Mouseis reminiscent ofCuphead’s rubber hose animationwith its cartoon aesthetics, with the character design and black-and-white world also heavily influenced by Disney classics, likeSteamboat Willie. Meanwhile, the gameplay has been compared toDoom’s fast-paced combat, which Fumi Games has also acknowledged. Slated for a 2025 release, many players already have high expectations forMouse. It’s not only a fresh take on the FPS genre, but its noir design also triggers a sense of nostalgia....
Following the unprecedented success of Dan Trachtenberg’sPrey, 2025 will see two completely different iterations of thePredatoruniverse come to life withPredator: BadlandsandPredator: Killer of Killers. Following a four-year hiatus for the honor-bound, menacing hunters, thePredatorfranchise roared back to life withthe shockingly excellentPrey, which saw a more primitive version of the iconic alien take on a young Comanche warrior on the plains of America in the early 1700s. The bold new concept reignited interest in the franchise aftera series of underwhelming sequels....
Okay, we get it — Nintendo has sold many, many Wii consoles. But just how many? According to Nintendo, it’s now sold 30 million units… in the United States over a 45 month period. Nintendo says that this makes it the fastest-selling console in the history of the industry. “This milestone is another reminder that people want fun games they can play with others,” says Nintendo’s executive vice president of sales and marketing, Cammie Dunaway, “all at a value-minded price....
RELATED:Day One Xbox Game Pass JRPG Edge of Eternity Gets Release Date Day one Xbox Game Pass games are often the most exciting new additions whenever a fresh batch of titles are added to the lineup, but there’s another eight games for fans to check out as well. This includes some family-friendly games likeBen 10: Power Trip,Paw Patrol: Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay(which has co-op support),Race With Ryan, andTransformers: Battlegrounds....
Summary Microsoft has updated theXbox Game Passlibrary yet again, this time addingPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogyto the mix. Earlier in September, Microsoft detailed most of the new games coming toXbox Game Passin the second half of September 2023. However,Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogywas not included in Xbox’s Game Pass Wave 2 announcement. RELATED:Capcom is Releasing Another Ace Attorney Collection For those who may be unfamiliar with theAce Attorneyseries, the games combine visual novel elements with puzzle solving and point-and-click elements....
WARNING: This article contains descriptions and images of graphic violence.For a series set on the peaceful plains of Montana,Yellowstonecertainly has a lot of killing in it. The neo-Western drama created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson sacrifices at least two significant characters per season for our entertainment, with death often coming in the most unexpected of ways and places for those associated with the Dutton Ranch. Retribution tends to be harsh for those who mess with John Dutton, his family, his business, or his political interests, and his enemies aren’t shy about pulling the trigger, either....
