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A great game is not just about mechanics and entertainment. It’s also about how the game looks and feels, and whether we feel immersed in its world. One of the many aspects of that is the clothing of the characters and how well it fits the setting. Unique costumes will always be more memorable and end up becoming popular inspirations for beautiful cosplay creations among die-hard fans. While you shouldn’t judge a game by its cover, we should all appreciate great costume and skin design, which is why we’ve compiled ten games with the most impressive, unique and stunning costume designs....

Retro game and console collecting is not a new phenomenon. People have been buying and selling these devices for many years. Online stores like eBay have become the ideal meeting ground for people to share valuable and rare items. The value of older video games has grown considerably in the past few years and shows no sign of stopping. Whether it’s for the Atari 2600 or the original Nintendo Entertainment System, there’s a market that caters to all interests....

There’s nothing quite like Super Smash season. Whenever a new Smash Bros. is right around the corner, the gaming community more or less takes on an event like atmosphere. It’s not hard to tell that each new installment in the series will wash over us all in a wave of pure hype as we spend hours upon hours unlocking characters, reacclimating to our GameCube controllers, and angrily posting about tier lists online....

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is out very soon, and with it marks another date in the Assassin’s Creed annals of history. Given how much content there now is, it shouldn’t surprise you to hear there’s some truly incredible facts that have been built up since 2007. Let’s share some of those now as we run down ‘4 Incredible Facts About Assassin’s Creed’.

Since the start of the year, Wordle has taken the world by storm, challenging players to solve daily word puzzles where they must guess a random five-letter word within just six attempts. It’s a simple concept, but also one that’s proven to be really fun especially when you’re comparing your streaks and results with friends. To help you out on your Wordle journey, here’s a list of 5 letter words with L, A, and S in them....

Xbox has announced that a Developer Direct livestream will be happening later this month on the 25th. We already know the show will feature Elder Scrolls Online, Redfall, and Forza Motorsport, but the announcement was worded in a way that signaled other games will appear. With that in mind, we have gathered a list of the games that we hope to see at the Xbox Developer Direct livestream. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Despite what’s currently happening in Ukraine, Stalker 2 developer GSC Game World is still chugging along....

The gaming industry is an ever-evolving entity that rarely looks the same after 5 years. New trends are born from innovation, and everything from the way we purchase content to the way we interact with said content shifts from generation to generation. However, some things from gaming’s past are better left forgotten. Here are 5 things that you wish you could forget. Online Passes Before microtransactions became the norm and every multiplayer game featured a Battle Pass, the greed of major publishers such as EA knew no restraint....

Mario Strikers: Battle League is the latest game in the Mario Strikers series, returning after a 15-year hiatus. Though the core gameplay is one of its strengths, there are things about the game that feel like they are missing or could be more fun, especially since it has been so long since the franchise’s last installment. There are plenty of ideas that could have been included to add to the game’s longevity and quality of life....

An impressive 6.2 million PS4 console units were sold during the 2016 holiday season, dating November 20 to the year end, Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced. Sony hasn’t revealed the sales breakdown between PS4 old, PS4 Slim and the PS4 Pro. The holiday sales brings the system’s cumulative sold through figure to more than 53.4 million units globally as of January 1, 2017. “We are truly grateful for the tremendous support from our fans and partners, which has helped to make this holiday season one of the best in our history,” said Andrew House, President and Global CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment....

Beach Buggy Racing Games Like Mario Kart for Xbox One With a name like Beach Buggy Racing, it’s not hard to figure why most people probably have never heard of this game. However, if you’re looking for a pure, unsullied, kart-racing experience on the Xbox One that sticks as closely to Mario Kart, without having to dip into backwards compatibility, Beach Buggy Racing is your type of game. While it’s no Mario Kart, it’s still a very serviceable kart-racer that will check all the genre boxes if you’re looking for something to scratch that itch....

Fall is finally here and you know what that means, right? And no, we’re not talking about pumpkin spice lattes or candy apples (though they are pretty awesome!). Instead, we’re talking about horror flicks to enjoy during the creepiest time of the year: Halloween. That’s right, it’s officially time to get your spook on with a bunch of scary movies, and we may just have the perfect blood-splattered ticket for you....

The summer game showcases are about to kick into high gear, and a new challenger has entered the ring. Capcom has announced a new digital Capcom Showcase, which will be taking place next week on June 13 at 6 PM ET. The livestream will give fans a look at the latest news and updates for Capcom games on the horizon. Capcom says that it will be “diving deeper into details and news on previously announced titles....

Josef Fares’ cooperative action game A Way Out has sold over one million copies in little over two weeks, developer Hazelight has announced. A Way Out was released on PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One on March 23, and is designed specifically for two players, either online or via good old fashioned split-screen shenanigans. The game sees two prisoners attempting to escape from jail and go on the run, although you only stand a chance of doing this if you actually work together to get the job done....

Infinity Blade is the fantasy/medieval action role-playing game developed by ChAIR Entertainment, an Epic Games subsidiary. It is set to be released for iPhone, iPod Touch, and the Apple iPad. The stunning trailer for this Unreal Engine 3 powered experience created quite the buzz for the game. The graphic brilliance shown in the trailer has been described as a major victory for the mobile platform. The action-adventure role-playing game will be the first mobile game powered by Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 technology....

As Blizzard continues to restructure the long-term planning of its various IPs, the Second-Quarter 2019 Financial Results released today all but confirm that the StarCraft series is dead in the water with no current plans develop any projects. The news may come as a surprise to die-hard fans of Blizzard games, but the writing has been on the wall for quite some time now that the vision of Activision-Blizzard is different from what it might have been even a few short years ago....

November 19, 1998, would have been a normal and uneventful day. Some of you might’ve been playing StarCraft. Others were probably still finishing Metal Gear Solid. But then something happened. Something that made the uneventful turn into a momentous occasion. Half-Life, Valve’s first ever blockbuster, was released. Twenty years later, long-time fans celebrated the game and the influence it has had on the entire gaming industry. It was a watershed moment for the first-person shooter (FPS) genre....

Paramount’s Halo TV has revealed yet more of its famously-suited star - and fans remain split on whether this is a good thing. After revealing the face of Master Chief (AKA actor Pablo Schreiber) in its premiere episode, the series’ third slice has now unveiled his naked bottom. Fans have expressed surprise at seeing their suited hero standing in the butt, sorry, buff during the episode screened last night via Paramount+ in the US....

This review contains spoilers for Agents of SHIELD. Agents of SHIELD Season 7 Episode 5 The sheer depth of the Marvel references in this week’s Agents of SHIELD episode, “A Trout in the Milk,” distinguishes it from all others before it, and MCU and comic fans are likely ecstatic about everything from the retro blue jumpsuits to the mention of Daniel Whitehall in the epilogue. The Chronicom plot this week increased the stakes considerably and the consequences for the decisions made in the episode had significant impact....

After decades published by Dark Horse Comics, the Aliens and Predator comic franchises are joining Marvel according to an announcement today. Creative teams haven’t been announced, but the company did release promotional art of both the titular monsters by artist David Finch (Eisner winning artist of Batman). The new books are set to arrive in 2021. “Alien and Predator are the two of the most identifiable, iconic characters of all time, and I love them for that,” Finch told IGN....

Rifts are one of the modes of quick rotation in Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 1, and players are scrambling to learn its different locations, as well as where to purchase them from. If you too are one of these players, we have got just the guide for you. In this guide, we will not only show you all of the locations you can find the Rift in but also where you can purchase them from NPCs....