After 16 years under the NBA Live moniker, EA Sports decided that it’s time to give its NBA game a reboot. The reincarnation of that series is NBA Elite 11 and the demo is out now on PSN and Xbox Live. The first thing you’ll do in the demo is create yourself as a player, followed by learning the basic moves to get you accustomed to the game. From there you will have your choice between two gameplay modes....
Hot on the heels of the Red Faction: Battlegrounds launch on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live comes a fresh look at the main player in the Red Faction universe: Red Faction: Armageddon. THQ has issued a new video for the upcoming destructive shooter, and while it focuses on introducing a new character – the lovely Kara – it also gives a closer look at some other members of Armageddon’s cast....
The PS Plus subscription is what every Sony gamer needs in order to gain access to new games, save data on the cloud, or be able to auto-patch games in Rest Mode. The subscription usually runs about $59.99 a year with the occasional sales during holiday events. However, eBay is selling it right now for $36.99, which is over $20 off of the original price. The seller is based in San Diego, California and has sold over 8,000 of these cards....
Video games have yearned to be more graphically impressive for as long as video games existed. Each console generation signified a massive graphical shift. It started with 8-bit to 16-bit, then more impressive graphics and lighting. Here we are today with video games looking very similar to real life, thanks to the recent innovations of ray tracing and advanced rendering techniques. This shift has also resulted in games wanting to show off that fidelity, resulting in an overabundance of cinematics....
Fallout: New Vegas is one of the greatest video games of all time and was a huge hit amongst fans of the open-world franchise. Because there is so much to see and do within the game, a lot of people simply focus on the main quest and do not go and search to find everything that is in the title, meaning a lot of things end up being missed. There are tons of cool hidden secrets packed within the New Vegas world, and within this article, we will reveal 10 that you may not have found or known about when playing the first time around....
Capcom made waves in 2018 when Monster Hunter: World was released, breaking the publisher’s sales record with 13 million copies shipped by July 2019. Now the Monster Hunter series is making a resurgence with the release of its long-anticipated expansion, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. Iceborne sees Hunters traverse new, snowy territory in order to understand the ecology and changes to it and a lot of the research done is, in true Monster Hunter fashion, done via combat....
The Sci-Fi RPG Horizon Zero Dawn is a great game. It has compelling characters, an intriguing storyline, and some of the best open world gameplay gamers have seen in a long while. Whether you were performing quests, tracking down corrupted machines, or just taking a moment to enjoy the view from your Charger it was a fun game. If you’ve done all you can in the Sacred Lands and find yourself wanting to move on there are some great games that can tap into whatever made the game appealing for you....
Tabletop games are great for people to come together and bond by having fun through cooperation or competition depending on the game they play, and they have been for centuries. There are thousands of different board games to choose from, all with their premises, rules, stories, genres, and durations. While some players get scared off by the lengthy game times written on the boxes of some tabletop games, others get excited because they know that they are in for a ride....
Activision and Bungie’s sequel to the original game added numerous weapons, adding to the replayability of Destiny 2. Destiny 2’s Crucible is now more immersive with added game modes. With varying stats, some weapons prove to be more effective than others. A shotgun is useful for defending territories on Control, but a hand cannon helps to capture them. At first glance, one can see why the weapons below deserve a place on this list....
Ah, video game pirates. Agree with them or not, they are going to be around for as long as studios keep making great games and downloadable content. According to basically every terms of service agreement (you know, the big legalese paper you don’t take the time to read but always click ‘I accept’), any kind of pirating is breaking the agreement and the company can basically do whatever to your account that they want....
I know I’m not alone in having a history with the Call of Duty games over the years! There were so many nights playing hours of Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops on Xbox Live that were some of my best memories in gaming and will be with me for the rest of my life! I feel the franchise has been stale since the Xbox One and PS4 came out, and I fell off for a few games....
Video gaming has become a massive industry, and as such, it has had to indulge in some standard business practices. Namely, they try to completely rip off their key demographic, which happens to be kids. Now sure, more and more we see video games aimed at a more adult audience, but adults are (marginally) harder to trick, and as such, the younger audience is a much easier target. As adults, who have had to experience things like taxes and paying for our own haircuts, we know that the only thing you can depend on is another human being trying to tarnish a good thing....
Game development is less akin to a sprint to the finish and more like a team-based marathon were only a handful of the competitors are destined to cross the checkered flag. Along the way, countless concepts are sacrificed to allow room for other elements of the project to flourish. When dealing with huge titles like World of Warcraft or Grand Theft Auto V, we would not be surprised to learn that their cut content is more extensive than most full games....
You know how when you get a basketball game, it usually comes with your favorite players? How archaic, right? A truly modern basketball game would make you work for your players – and by work we mean actual paid work, which gives you money that you can pass on to the game. Of course, to ensure a maximum amount of pride and accomplishment, these payments go towards loot boxes that would only give you a chance to unlock the player you want....
Geralt of Rivia is a horseman, more so possibly than any Witcher before him. And while Roach is not one horse, rather a series of trusty steeds, Geralt and his horse develop a fast bond every time. The relationship the Witcher builds with his mount is a humorous one and it’s due in large part to Roach. Therefore the horse cast as Roach must bring its own personality to the screen....
Wordle is still going strong with its daily puzzles and most players now know to figure out the vowels of the word first. If you are stuck after discovering 2 letters, we are here to help you out. Here’s a list of all 5 letter words with IT in the middle that will give you all the required clues and hints to solve today’s Wordle puzzle and get your answer....
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a beautiful movie about grief and loss that also has many exciting fights between Black Panther, Namor, and their countries. It manages to move the story forward and create new challenges for all of its characters while also creating a film that’s a moving goodbye letter to Chadwick Boseman. This piece has spoilers for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. If you haven’t seen it yet, go to the cinema and spend almost three hours in the wonderful, futuristic country of Wakanda, and we’ll be waiting for you right here....
A Plague Tale: Requiem on PlayStation 5 A Plague Tale: Requiem is the type of game that didn’t need to happen. Its predecessor, A Plague Tale: Innocence told a contained story that easily could have been a one-hit wonder, with its developer Asobo Studio riding the momentum of its success to create an entirely new IP. And yet, they didn’t, instead opting to take the criticisms of their title and addressing them for a full-length sequel....
Penthesilea, meanwhile, was recorded to have fought during the Trojan War and she even dueled Achilles. Despite her death, she managed to surprise the Myrmidon due to her skills in combat. In A Total War Saga: Troy, Penthesilea’s faction acts like a horde. Indeed, in prior campaigns, she never held any territory as she was merely razing the ones that earned her ire. It’s going to be a challenge to see how she stacks up once she’s playable....
Jolly Redd, the Fox who visits your island in his shady-looking treasure trawler brings some art and paintings to sell to you. While some of it may be real, a lot of it is counterfeit. This guide has the list of all the fake paintings and art in ACNH – those that are not listed here only have genuine versions. When you decide to buy a painting from Redd, you must take care that it is authentic art for sure....
