Fans of Final Fantasy would recognize Shiva as one of the “mainstay” summons for the party. In games across the Square Enix title, Shiva often served a minor role as an ice-themed summon that dealt special elemental damage to enemies. However, Final Fantasy 15 elevates Shiva’s role into that of a relevant part of its supporting cast. In FF15, Shiva still retains her role as a key summon in the party’s arsenal....
It’s common knowledge among Final Fantasy fans that the series tends to favor PlayStation systems, a tendency that has culminated in the long-awaited Final Fantasy 16 being announced as a PS5 exclusive. That will no doubt be a tough blow for non-PlayStation fans who’ve been looking forward to the franchise’s next mainline entry for years now, but a look at the fine print makes it pretty clear that this PlayStation deal won’t last forever....
Final Fantasy 7 Remake finally launched in 2020 and has been met with mostly praise when it comes to critical reception. Developing and releasing a remake of a game as beloved as the original Final Fantasy 7 is a herculean feat, and with Square Enix publishing it’s a miracle it ever released. The remake does a good job of paying respect to the original while still modernizing aspects of it so it may hold up to current gaming standards....
Since Final Fantasy XIV expansion, Shadowbringers, came out in July of 2019, a lot of players have created their own Viera characters. This new female-only race was added on with the male-only race, Hrothgar. However, Viera seems to be the favorite among players. After all, they are tall women with rabbit ears! What is not to love about that? Of course, the Viera have inspired a lot of fan art as well....
In Final Fantasy XIV, there are beast tribes that players can do daily content for in order to get rewards and experience. Between A Realm Reborn, Heavensward, Stormblood, and Shadowbringers, there are a ton of beast tribes. Each one has its own story, special rewards, and can be class locked for just combat classes, crafting, or gathering. It can be rare to find a player who has done one hundred percent of all the beast tribes....
While fans were hoping the Cindered Shadows DLC would reveal a true story route in Fire Emblem: Three Houses this turned out not to be the case. So fans have been left to continue the debate that has been raging the past couple of years, which route is the true route? There’s a particularly large portion of the fan base arguing that siding with Edelgard, known as the Crimson Flower route, is the true story of this game....
After many threw shade at Sony following the company’s lackluster offerings for May 2020, it seems players are expecting a lot out of June’s PlayStation Plus offerings to make up for this month’s disappointing output. Putting both Farm Simulator 2019 and Cities Skylines up for grabs, players have made it clear to Sony that they want bigger, more valuable games in the future, especially with companies like Epic Games giving PC players titles like Grand Theft Auto 5, Civilization 6, and Just Cause 4 without even needing to pay any subscription fees....
Five Nights at Freddy’s creator Scott Cawthon dropped an update to his community via Steam, informing fans on the status of five different ongoing game projects, a new book series, and the movie. The first is a new FNAF project by Cawthon himself and the second is a “AAA game” Cawthon is making in partnership with another studio. To clarify, Cawthon makes clear that both of the new game projects are “0%” complete....
The Call of Duty franchise has become a certified pop-culture juggernaut, with a new game on shelves each fall and over $10 billion in sales as of 2014. But that doesn’t mean everything has always been smooth sailing behind the scenes of one of the most successful video game franchises of all time. In 2010, Call of Duty developers Infinity Ward had pulled the franchise out of World War II with the massively successful Modern Warfare titles....
Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft has joined the battle in Fortnite for Season 6, but what makes her so special? She has a long legacy within gaming history and was the center of conversations around female protagonists within the medium for ages. Let’s dive into why she deserves to be in one of gaming’s biggest properties. Origins Lara Croft first debuted on the Sega Saturn in 1996, but when the PlayStation release of Tomb Raider came, she turned into a household name....
There’s no doubt at this point that Epic Games and People Can Fly’s free-to-play Fortnite Battle Royale is one of the most popular games out there, as it recently beat a concurrent player record originally set by PUBG. Now, the companies are set to continue bringing even more content into the sandbox survival title in a bid to keep growing its fan base, with the publisher and developer having recently stated the intentions to incorporate even more sets of limited-time game modes in the future....
Epic Games will once again leverage the power of platform within Fortnite to continue the much-needed discourse on racial inequality. Following up on its successful in-game screening of “We The People” on July 4, the next presenting will feature Opus United’s “We The People x More Than A Vote” beginning Tuesday, July 28 at 7PM ET. Viewing will also be available simultaneously on the Houseparty app. Based on the preview below, it appears that the overall themes will remain the same in a series of conversations between athletes and entertainers with that aims to “inspire and empower young adults to take action against the voter suppression crisis that is disproportionately impacting Black communities”....
The guided missile has only been back in Fortnite for a few days and already players are finding clever ways to take advantage of the explosive weapon. But while most of the impressive guided missile plays feature a player riding the rocket, one player has shown another clever way to use the item. Reddit user ChekeCur01 posted a video to the Fortnite subreddit showing how the guided missile can be used to trick an opponent....
Developed by 11 Bit Studios and released in 2018 for PC, Frostpunk presents you with a rather tricky task: keep people alive against all odds. In this game, the world has succumbed to a worldwide volcanic winter, and you must lead a group of people to a new home, where you’ll be in charge of managing resources, signing new laws, and even deciding the fate of your people, all in the name of survival....
The Mandatory.gg Cup concluded on Sunday as it started, with G2 Esports dominating their opposition. The VALORANT team won the three-day event with a clean sweep of the orgless Bonk in the finals, three games to none. The win marked G2’s third Ignition Series title in as many tournaments. G2 Esports topped the massive, 64-team event, which was filled with Europe’s top VALORANT talent. As one of the few European rosters officially signed to an organization, G2’s individual players demonstrated why that is the case....
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare narrative director Taylor Kurosaki confirms that Game of Thrones star Kit Harington is in the game as its primary antagonist. The past few entries in the Call of Duty franchise has seen the addition of various celebrities to the cast. From Kevin Spacey in Advanced Warfare to Jeff Goldblum in Black Ops III, there seems to be no shortage of Hollywood stars to play characters in Call of Duty games....
Genshin Impact features quite a few five-star characters, but few come close to the popularity of Keqing. Keqing is an electro sword user who can quickly wipe the field of enemies, even when she’s at a lower level. Keqing has several abilities that make her essential as both a DPS and for exploring the mountains of Liyue. Now that she is getting her very own special event banner, more players than ever are hoping to bring Keqing home....
Genshin Impact has been celebrating the arrival of new seasons in the Northern Hemisphere with its latest five-star character releases. The game’s recent Version 1.5 update brought forth a series of exciting new weapons for Travelers to collect as well, which, like five-star characters, usually require Primogems to obtain. Travelers can technically earn new characters and weapons in Genshin Impact without spending Primogems. However, players hoping to take advantage of the game’s newest characters and strongest weapons will often have to rely on them, since “Wishes” from the game’s Special Character Banner and Weapon Banner effectively require 160 Primogems each....
Genshin Impact is everyone’s favourite open-world RPG adventure. The free to play anime game has been picked up by millions of players around the world, and plenty of people who never expected to be playing a game like this got sucked right in, and can barely stop playing. It’s hard to blame them too since Mihoyo just keeps releasing brand new content updates to keep everyone engaged. This week sees the launch of Genshin Impact 1....
Last week saw the release of the highly anticipated Super Mario 3D All-Stars, a compilation celebrating the franchise’s 35th anniversary. Regardless how one feels about the limited availability of the collection, it is certainly good to have these classics back in the spotlight. The package contains Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy. Each game contributed big things to the series. Super Mario 64 brought the quality of Super Mario Bros....
