Sam Fisher, the lead character of the Splinter Cell franchise of games and books, is a household name for anyone who loves spies, international espionage, and stealth games. What's so great about Sam Fisher? What are the secrets, hard facts, and thematic elements that surround his character?
Read MoreThanks to the unrelenting masses of displeased gamers, CD Projekt Red promised refunds, except not really. The company is actually passing refund responsibility off to stores.
Read MoreGamers have seen the PlayStation 5 on its side. They've seen it standing up. Now get ready for ... upside down? A PlayStation executive shared a video this week of his cat enjoying the Bugsnax loading screen, but many fans were more focused on the unusual orientation of his PS5.
Read MoreBeing an immensely story and character-driven game, The Last of Us was filled with so many little details to help bring it all to life. The problem that developers didn't realize was that they might have been a little too detailed.
Read MoreThe Call of Duty series is, by far, one of gaming's most commercially successful franchises of all time. At 300 million units sold as of May 2019 and with insane daily revenue, the popular first-person shooter franchise is equally matched by few other franchises.
Read MoreWhile there are a variety of other reasons that The Last of Us 2 was in the news after its release, the concept of ludonarrative dissonance was another piece of the discussion surrounding this narrative driven game.
Read MoreRecently, scalpers have taken to reselling consoles for exorbitant amounts of money, and many desperate customers have resigned themselves to paying these prices in order to get a console for the holidays. Now, however, the fans are fighting back.
Read MoreFall Guys: Ultimate Knockout continues to be a hugely entertaining game for audiences, and now it has taken the next step in its path to global domination. Panda Global has made history by announcing the world's very first professional Fall Guys team. That's right; Fall Guys now has a pro following.
Read MoreIn the end, retail prices boil down to the costs to produce the consoles, and the latest generation in gaming doesn't even come close to the prices that some past consoles have seen. Here are some consoles that cost more than the Series X and PS5 at launch, with prices adjusted for inflation.
Read MoreAs a company that has been involved with video games since the late 1970s, Nintendo has a long, storied history that could fill several books. As such, the company is liable to have encountered a controversy or two. This is the shady side of Nintendo.
Read MoreCyberpunk 2077 draws influence from a number of works of art that came before, from Blade Runner to Neuromancer, but there's one reference to something you probably didn't expect going into this game: The Office.
Read MoreOn a recent post to the official PlayStation blog, visitors were asked to vote for the best games of the year across a number of categories.
Read MoreExclusive content in Black Ops - Cold War ceases to be exclusive on Nov. 1, 2021, but until then, PS4 and PS5 players will still have a year-long head start on everyone else.
Read MoreSince its launch earlier this year, Call of Duty: Warzone has become an immensely popular title. Sure, Infinity Ward has had to get pretty tough with cheaters, but fans are mostly pretty happy with the battle royale shooter. However, it seems that Call of Duty: Warzone is set to change in a big way.
Read MoreAt this point, modesty is out the window when playing Cyberpunk 2077. The trouser problem — in which the player character's private parts may clip through their pants — was just the beginning.
Read MoreHop into that comfy computer chair, because reliving these gaming moments is going to mean a lot of pushing the keyboard away, wincing, and going, "Eeesh." These are some of the cringiest moments in video games.
Read MoreThere's an easy way to get better at Fortnite: Battle Royale. Just avoid making some rookie mistakes and you'll be the last player standing in no time.
Read MoreThe Dark Souls series, the spiritual successor to Demon's Souls, is renowned for many things. Most notably, its unrelenting difficulty. While the series' difficulty is derived from many aspects, its bosses are far and away the largest source of frustration.
Read MoreThe Mushroom Kingdom is pretty complex, and there's a lot going on there that's going to fly over children's heads.
Read MoreFriends and Fallout are both equally venerated in their respective mediums, with the former being one of the most iconic sitcoms of the 90s and the latter standing as one of gaming's most recognizable franchises. And they also share an actor/voice actor in common.
Read MoreMicrosoft, Sony, and Nintendo have teamed up for one very important reason: to keep each and every gamer as safe as possible.
Read MoreBack in 2019, EA and Respawn Entertainment announced Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, a title that would resurrect the franchise through the magic of VR. Audiences had high hopes for the game, but according to reviews, it isn't worth the 13 hours of playtime — or the 170 GB of hard drive space.
Read MoreEA released a statement earlier today regarding the deal. Anticipating an early 2021 acquisition, EA and Codemasters leaders expressed their excitement for this new partnership. Andrew Wilson, the CEO of EA, discussed the many opportunities that lie ahead for both companies.
Read MoreBeing the newest game in a long-running series, Yakuza: Like a Dragon also includes improvements on existent systems from prior entries too. Series veterans may have an edge in understanding, for example, how to read the map or the mechanics of certain minigames.
Read MoreSimilar to past games, Yakuza: Like a Dragon can go on for hours and hours if you want it to. It all comes down to how much of a completionist you are, and how deeply you intend to search the map. Here are a few areas you might have missed.
Read MoreThe trailer for the next Mass Effect game, shown at The Game Awards 2020, has sparked all kinds of debate over what it will entail and, according to BioWare, "has much to unpack."
Read MoreIt often seems like GTA Online fans have a love/hate relationship with their sandbox of choice. As much as they enjoy playing the game, they also often take to complaining about its flaws in equal measure.
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