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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare players can look forward to an imminent game update which will tune more than 15 weapons, Sledgehammer studio head Michael Condrey has revealed on Twitter. “Weapon tuning on 15+ base weapons coming shortly,” he tweeted. The only confirmed weapon included in the update is the SN6 sub-machine gun. Condrey also hinted that the game’s Elite gear may soon be made available to players who have Prestiged....

When one talks about some of the most iconic characters in video game history, then there are many names that might roll off of one’s tongue. Dante, John Marston, Kratos, Cloud, Mario, Sonic, Zelda — the list is virtually endless, and chances are that two different people might not have the same names coming out of their mouth. However, if there’s one thing that gamers can unanimously agree upon, it’s the fact that Tifa Lockhart is definitely one such name that has become synonymous with video gaming as a whole....

In recent years, superheroes and comic book culture have become more accepted and mainstream. Thanks to genuinely great films like The Dark Knight, box office smashes like Guardians of the Galaxy, and a litany of great video games (most of which, we have to admit, are either all Batman or Spider-Man games… actually, all of them), superheroes have been pulled out of the often stigmatized niche market of comic books and into the mainstream....

Striking Distance Studios’ much-anticipated survival horror debut has dropped, and even though it’s getting pretty mixed reviews overall, it’s still nice to see a brand-new horror IP come to fruition. With the dust finally beginning to settle, we thought that now would be the perfect time to dig a little deeper into the sci-fi terror of Black Iron Prison and explore three ways The Callisto Protocol nails the horror genre, as well as three ways it could’ve been better....

A decent amount of you were probably a little disheartened to learn that Microsoft will soon be cranking up the cost on Xbox Live by $10, and understandably so. Fortunately, the house that Bill Gates built isn’t heartless and to celebrate the successful launch of Halo: Reach they are offering an exclusive deal that will give you 40% off of one year Xbox Live membership, but wait that’s not all, you will also get the extremely limited and highly sought after Halo: Reach Noble 6 helmet for your avatar....

Originating in the early ’80s, JRPGs have been part of the video game industry since nearly the very beginning. While many titles have come and gone, only a handful of franchises managed to leave an everlasting mark on the genre, spawning countless imitators and inspiring many developers to craft their own sprawling adventures. Certain influential franchises, such as the Dragon Slayer series, live on in the form of spin-offs. Other beloved licenses have continued to produce numbered sequels, even if the quality fluctuates from entry to entry....

Playing a game like Wordle requires patience and knowledge, so you don’t dive straight in and waste all five of your precious guesses. Unless you are really lucky, chances are, you will need a few guesses to get things in order. In order to help you on your way, we will go through all 5-letter words starting with BL to help narrow down your choices in this helpful guide. The following list of words has been tested in Wordle and works as guesses....

TheGamer managed to snag a seat at PDXCON 2019 to watch a slightly updated demo of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. While we weren’t able to play - only watch a developer walk us through the first 30 minutes or so of the game - we were impressed by what we saw. Here are five things we learned. 5. The Resonance System Mortals in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 have a distinct, colored aura around them that creatures with heightened senses - such as vampires - can pick up....

When it comes to handheld video game systems, the Game Boy Advance is one of the most memorable names in the gaming industry. © Matthieu Tuffet/Shutterstock.com Part of the sixth generation of video game consoles, the Game Boy Advance was released in North America on June 11, 2001, and would go on to sell over 81 million units worldwide. Unlike previous generation Game Boy designs, the Advance opted for more of a landscape form factor placing the buttons on either side of the screen rather than beneath it....

Nintendo’s streak of excellent portable consoles continued after the Game Boy with the Nintendo DS. © iStock.com/fiorigianluigi The dual-screen console was never intentionally billed as the successor to the Game Boy, but thanks to backward compatibility with Game Boy Advance games, it was thought as a successor all the same. As the second best-selling console of all time at 154 million consoles sold, it’s also Nintendo’s most successful system of all time....

There’s still a lot to love about the Xbox 360. It has great graphics and an excellent controller, and it’s been around for years. But the console is impressive because it hosts a library of great real-time strategy games. © Stefano Garau/Shutterstock.com The Xbox 360 is still an excellent platform for strategy games, even though it’s several decades old. The system’s online service, Xbox Live, allows you to play against players from all over the world, and it’s home to some of the most well-known RTS titles in gaming history....

There are no secrets as to why the Assassin’s Creed franchise has sold around 100 million games since the first release back in 2007. The series has made a name for itself combining fantasy and reality, putting a conspiracy theory spin on the entire history of humanity. For those unaware or who need a refresh, in contrast to what we’ve learned in school, every conflict in recorded history has been secretly carried out by either Assassins or Templars; the former who prefer freedom for all people and the latter who seek to control our species....

Super Mario Maker 2 has offered creative players a chance to break free of the boundaries of the platform genre in order to explore new styles of gameplay, and one of the most impressive stages in the game allows a lowly goomba to enter the spotlight and become the star for a single level. There are some impressive Super Mario Maker 2 stages that have emulated the Metroidvania style and blocked off Mario’s progress until he acquires certain power-ups, while others have created a fake first-person perspective based on the background assets available in the game....

Survival games are all the rage these days, as players love getting together with friends or venturing out on their own in order to try and brave the elements and channel their inner Bear Grylls. Due to all of that competition, it’s easy for even some of the best games to get lost in the shuffle. Despite all odds, though, even smaller titles are able tow build a dedicated community over the years and accomplish some pretty impressive feats....

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the biggest Smash Bros. yet. With over 70 fighters (and more on the way), over 100 stages, and over 800 music tracks, this game is a monumental achievement. That’s why it may be surprising to learn that the game had only been in development for two and a half years. In the latest issue of Famitsu (translated by NintendoSoup), series creator Masahiro Sakurai revealed that development on Ultimate began in February, 2016....

This Adventure Time: Distant Lands review contains spoilers. Adventure Time’s ending had a poignant, satisfying sense of finality to it while at the same time implying there were many more unseen adventures yet untold. With such a great finale, there are certainly ways Adventure Time could be brought back that would feel disappointing. In fact, there are already ongoing Adventure Time comics that explore the further tales of Finn and Jake’s post-show escapades (and there’s another comic series about Marceline, too)....

Forgotten Empires has aimed a swift kick right in the goolies with this news. It’s announced that Age of Empires: Definitive Edition on PC has been delayed from its planned October 19 release. Fans of the series will have to remain patient for a little while longer, as the real-time strategy’s launch has been bumped into early 2018. In a recent blog post, the developer has given some reasons for the delay, and it began by saying that AoE is ‘a classic and it deserves to be treated with careful reverence....

This review contains spoilers for Agents of SHIELD. Agents of SHIELD Season 6 Episode 5 There were many things to like about this week’s Agents of SHIELD episode, including its clever title, “The Other Thing,” a phrase which Sarge used when he uncovered May’s love for Coulson and which Coulson used in May’s flashback to refer to his fatal condition. In fact, the flashback to Tahiti was itself a highlight of the night....

Players simply have to say, “Alexa, launch Ticket to Ride” or “Alexa, launch Ticket to Ride Europe,” to activate a thoroughly guided session. This feature is currently available in English and French languages in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. According to a press release from Days of Wonder, the developers hope adding Alexa as a moderator and scorekeeper will make this beloved game accessible to players of all ages and experience levels, by providing narrated rules and guided walkthroughs throughout the game....

We’ve been here before. Following the ending of a popular (or at least widely viewed) entry in the universe of facehuggers and chestbursters, major decisions were made behind the scenes by the studio and filmmakers. As a consequence, the next movie was different, darker, and devoid of one or more of the central characters who just survived the last picture. The fact that I could be describing Alien 3 or Alien: Covenant is a testament to how uninhibited by fan expectation this franchise continues to be....