What Critics Are Saying About Empire Of Sin
Indie studio Romero hoped to cash in on the longevity of the gangster genre 90 years later with its release of the strategy based game, Empire of Sin, out Dec 1.
Read MoreIndie studio Romero hoped to cash in on the longevity of the gangster genre 90 years later with its release of the strategy based game, Empire of Sin, out Dec 1.
Read MoreMicrosoft touted the Xbox Series X as the next big leap in gaming, a powerhouse with more teraflops than any other console on the market. But, now that the hype has died down, many gamers are starting to feel that the Series X, while bringing in many good reviews, isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Read MoreWorld of Warcraft: Shadowlands expansion finally arrived, leaving players eager to roam the lands of Azeroth. Here's how to level quickly in the expansion.
Read MoreThe expected Breath of the Wild comparisons are abundant, but derivativeness and quality are two separate measures. Critics have been mostly positive and enjoyed their time in Fenyx Rising. Given Ubisoft's love of expansive and lengthy games, the matter of time is an important factor.
Read MoreLike many open-world video games, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla is crammed full of Easter eggs for eagle-eyed players to spot. Already, secrets relating to the anime One-Punch Man, Harry Potter and even Portal have been discovered.
Read MoreIn a very cool crossover moment, Fortnite players can actually pay a visit to the 100 Thieves compound as their digitized selves.
Read MoreImmortals: Fenyx Rising is the latest action-adventure installment from Ubisoft. Immortals: Fenyx Rising offers open-world gameplay with a solid storyline. The demigod must save the Greek gods from Typhon, the deadliest Titan they've encountered. Here's what the critics think of it.
Read MoreThe Xbox Series X|S was released just last month, marking Microsoft's official entry into the next generation of console gaming. Now, with the proverbial ball in Microsoft's court, a Tweet posted by the Xbox Game Pass account teased an upcoming title slated to be added to subscribers' libraries.
Read MoreAfter its announcement in August during the DC FanDome event, Gotham Knights is shaping up to breathe some fresh air into the series. Patrick Redding is ensuring that Gotham Knights can stand on its own feet by including exciting new game mechanics. These events will take place over multiple nights.
Read MoreThe theory that Destiny 2 fans have been discussing for quite some time was finally confirmed this week. Game developer Bungie revealed that a romantic relationship does in fact exist between characters Osiris and Saint-14. The Guardians are gay and "always have been," according to Robert Brookes.
Read MoreFortnite players are gearing up for tomorrow's Galactus live event, which will end Season 4 with a bang. Now, one player has found a leak that lets players get a sneak peek at world-destroying Marvel villain Galactus ahead of time — by driving the Battle Bus. There's a glitch that lets you do it.
Read MoreMicrosoft's Phil Spencer teased in a recent interview with The Verge that an Xbox app that would run on smart TVs for game streaming may be in the company's future. This would presumably run alongside Xbox's cloud gaming service (formerly known as Project xCloud), which is available now.
Read MoreWhile gamers have already spent a lot of time exploring characters like Johnny Silverhand, the digital ghost/rockstar insurgent voiced by Keanu Reeves, and fashion icon Evelyn Parker, less time has been dedicated to the game's antagonists, and Adam Smasher has a special relationship with Silverhand.
Read MoreThe Wolfenstein series has pit players against mad scientists and Nazis since 1981, unless those fans lived in Germany. When Wolfenstein 3D was released in 1992, Germany already had strict laws designed to protect children from violent and offensive imagery. Then Bethesda came up with a workaround.
Read MoreAfter the 2001 release of Grand Theft Auto 3, the floodgates opened for the open-world action game sub-genre, and many GTA-inspired games were excellent in their own right. But there was a GTA clone starring Snoop Dogg that we never got to see.
Read MoreThe fighting genre has evolved. In most instances, the mechanical difficulty of fighting games has increased. Every new fighting game that is introduced into the market is designed to target players that are already a part of the community. So what are the new-player-friendly fighting games?
Read MoreA recent collection of data from Digital Foundry has revealed that the PlayStation 5 is actually outperforming the Xbox Series X. While the Series X did take a slight lead in some areas of comparison on paper, the PS5 fared better in practice. The results were surprising given Microsoft's history.
Read MoreVideo games are cancelled all the time, sometimes well into their development process. Even some games that went on to spawn long-running franchises were at risk of being scrapped at one point. The turn-based sci-fi tactical strategy series XCOM has produced three highly successful games.
Read MoreIn Chapter 13 of The Mandalorian, Ahsoka Tano tells Din to take Grogu to the planet Tython, and place him on a special stone at a mountaintop. If you were wondering about the significance of this planet, you're not alone. Here's the secret history of Tython.
Read MoreThe Brotherhood of Steel has been a staple in every Fallout game to date, but what's their deal? This is the untold truth of Fallout's Brotherhood of Steel.
Read MoreStarting on Dec. 3, Captain Natalie Artemis, the protagonist played by Jovovich in the upcoming Monster Hunter film, will appear in Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne during a two-part movie tie-in event quest. Jovovich herself will voice her in-game counterpart.
Read MoreIt appears the Xbox Games with Gold December lineup was something of a fail with gamers. A look at responses to the newest free games from the Xbox announcement on YouTube makes it clear fans are not happy with their options.
Read MoreThe PlayStation 5 spawned many false rumors. Eventually, all rumors must either be confirmed or squashed, and in the case of the Series X, many fizzled away when the console was released, for better and for worse. Here are but a few of the crazier Xbox Series X rumors that didn't come to fruition.
Read More2020 has been a rough year on the gaming industry. Not only did it mark the launch of a new console generation (which can be a strain on companies that want to put their best foot forward), it also saw a global pandemic that delayed the rollout of games and products. Production woes were inevitable.
Read MoreRockstar's Red Dead series is an epic, sweeping western, but the fun is in the details. The games are packed full of easter eggs, references to other Rockstar games, and sometimes full stories you might otherwise miss. But so far, the series hasn't fully explained what happened to Red Harlow.
Read MoreRockstar has now seemingly abandoned proper sequel plans in favor of milking the live service MMO. But, some eagle-eyed viewers think the studio might have used the update's newest trailer (which notably features a submarine) to smuggle under-the-radar info that indicates GTA 6 is fast approaching.
Read MoreThere's a good selection of Atari 2600 titles that are super hard to find and also fetch a high price. One title that's considered among that group of valuable 2600 games is a Space Invaders reskin. That game is the Atari-developed and The Coca-Cola Company-published Pepsi Invaders.
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