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The Compilation of Final Fantasy VII is a controversial part of the franchise in general, but it owes its existence primarily to Advent Children– Final Fantasy VII’s official cinematic sequel. Thematically and narrative inconsistent with the classic RPG, Advent Children is at best an entertaining way to kill 2 hours and at worst a slap in the face to what Final Fantasy VII values most as a story. All while telling a poorly plotted and paced narrative to boot....

Horror games have begun hitting headlines in a big way as of late, with the highly anticipated title Silent Hills drumming up all kinds of controversy in the wake of its cancellation. Setting aside the canned blockbuster, there’s been some serious success and popularity surrounding indie darling Five Nights at Freddy’s, and its cast of terrifying animatronic animals. Staying alive for five nights (hence the game’s title) has been an increasingly popular means of spending free time, leading to massive success thus far for the game’s creator, Scott Cawthon....

Alfonso Ribeiro, the actor who played Carlton Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and made the “Carlton Dance” famous, probably isn’t dancing after a recent ruling by the U.S. Copyright Office and a motion to dismiss one of his lawsuits. In the interest of his lawsuits against Fortnite developer Epic Games and Take-Two for including emotes that resemble the dance in their games, Ribeiro filed to copyright the “Carlton Dance....

New week, new challenges. Here are all of the challenges added to Fortnite in Season 3, Week 4, and how to complete a few of the more troublesome ones. There are a few reasons Fortnite fanatics rush to buy a Battle Pass at the start of every new season. The main reason is that leveling up through the Battle Pass unlocks all sorts of exclusive loot. Skins, emotes, even free V-Bucks....

Fortnite has dropped the challenges for the week, and there are some new and interesting ones in the lineup. For the second week, Fortnite players get to do Skye’s Adventure-themed challenges, including one to find her sword, which are stuck in stone, King Arthur style. The Swords Just like the campsites for Skye last week, players will have to look all over the map for the sword locations. There are a total of five blue swords of legend scattered around the map, giving the world of Fortnite a Arthurian-legend kind of feel this week....

Fortnite players have stumbled across evidence that points to an impending nuclear attack on their beloved island. Fortnite ran into a little bit of controversy to kick off the new year. Players who ventured down onto the island over Christmas had the opportunity to participate in the 14 Days Of Fortnite. A two-week series that featured a different challenge to complete every day with various rewards at the end of them....

Late last night, Fortnite fans got their first glimpse at some of the skins coming to season 5 of the popular battle royale game, thanks to a leak from the Xbox Dashboard. Although it was quickly taken down, eagle-eyed fans noticed what we now know to be the Huntress outfit, Sledgehammer outfit, and the first style of the legendary Drift outfit. Now that the Fortnite Season 5 update is live, a more extensive look at the numerous outfits added is available, so check them out below!...

IllFonic has released a new patch for Friday the 13th, with the update adding a new map, a new Jason, and several combined changes that ultimately make the camp counselors much weaker. Gamers already knew that the new patch would make Jason stronger as a whole, but it wasn’t known that counselors in Friday the 13th would get nerfed at the same time Jason received a significant buff. A post on the official forums revealed that pocket knives are now far less available throughout each map, though certain special counselors would still be able to spawn with them....

It has been a while since Friday the 13th The Game developer Gun Media has revealed any new content for its multiplayer-focused game, but things are starting to heat up as the fan base gets antsy. This week, Director Randy Greenback offered some short clips from mo-cap sessions; teasing new kills for Jason are on the horizon. When it comes to adding Jason kills for Friday the 13th, Greenback and the teams at Gun Media and Illfonic are going out....

Fans of the Yakuza series have been eagerly awaiting Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, so when Sega released the demo to the PlayStation 4 today, players flocked to it. Unfortunately for Sega, it was quickly discovered that gamers were able to access the entire game, forcing Sega to remove the demo from the North American PlayStation Store. Gamers were surprised to discover that the Yakuza 6 demo clocked in at over 30 gigabytes, putting it at closer to the size of a full game than a demo....

Leafeon, the eighth figure in the An Afternoon With Eevee & Friends collection, will be dropping next week. An Afternoon With Eevee & Friends started back in February of this year, with the release of the collection’s namesake. The first figure featured two Eevee prancing through through a meadow, frolicking together and having a blast. Since then, the collection has added Vaporeon, Sylveon, Glaceon, Flareon, Espeon, and Jolteon. Each eeveelution is posed and placed in their own little slice of Eevee’s meadow from the first figure, with special details to match that Pokémon’s disposition....

It’s no surprise that players are excited to see what 343 Industries has in store for Halo Infinite, especially considering how long it has been since the franchise saw a main-series release. However, as players continue to pick apart the Xbox Games Showcase’s gameplay reveal, they are finding a mix of features to enjoy and some to poke fun at and complain about. One Twitter user in particular by the name of @Aozolai recently noticed something interesting about the Halo Infinite footage, and specifically how the new gameplay looks fairly familiar to fans of the series’ original developer, Bungie....

Genshin Impact developer Mihoyo recently admitted that there are several issues with Zhongli, the most recent character to be added to the critically-acclaimed RPG. However, this admission only partially acknowledged the larger issue at hand - while Zhongli’s abilities are slightly bugged, the main problems raised by the community over the last week have had to do with his Constellation levelling - something Mihoyo has refrained from commenting on. Mihoyo recently posted a tweet on the official Genshin Impact Twitter page pertaining to the issue....

Nobody can fault Ghost of Tsushima for its scenic landscapes. Sucker Punch had no trouble in romanticizing the game’s environments with falling leaves and realistic lightning, but how accurate was Jin’s rock climbing within these beautiful locations? Courtesy of Gamology’s Experts React series, rock climber Natalie Duran was on hand to dissect the rock climbing techniques in Ghost of Tsushima - performed by protagonist Jin Sakai. Duran’s introduction to the game immediately captivated her with its picturesque charm, as the game features real-life sites from Tsushima Island which you can check out here....

Things for PS4 exclusive God of War have been good since it’s release. The game garnered such a positive reception that its director released an emotional video in response to all the positive things that were said about it. Now, it seems it has added another accomplishment. A recent report revealed that God of War was the top selling game in the UK again for its second week in a row....

Digital storefront GOG.com does a lot of good work for video game preservation. The company typically finds long lost classics (such as Blade Runner) and goes through all the legal hell to make them available for modern audiences. Other times, it releases garbage like Mortal Kombat 4. In all seriousness, the fourth installment of the Mortal Kombat series is now available for purchase on GOG. Widely considered the worst game in the series, many are unaware that a PC port even existed....

A new free to play, retro 2D platformer called Super Bernie World takes players on an adventure through 11 states and the District of Columbia. The goal is to defeat four Republican bosses in their castle lairs to transform the United States into Bernie’s vision of a utopia. It’s like the elections, if things were settled with less talking and more jumping. Developed by Gamedevs for Bernie and published by Kitsune Games on Steam, the nostalgic platformer is supposed to help players learn more about his campaign and his goals....

With the EA franchise releasing on an annual basis for over a decade, FIFA is often criticized by its long-time fanbase for not innovating enough through its yearly releases. Many claim the gameplay has recurring issues that are never fixed and others throw a lot of shade towards the repetitive commentary, but perhaps the biggest aspect that receives these complaints is the game’s career mode. Following a player-controlled manager as they build their dream team and rise through the ranks, the systems in place haven’t been built upon in quite some time....

As players explore the Sector 7 slums in Final Fantasy 7 Remake, they can pickup a side quest called Just Flew in From the Graveyard from an NPC named Gwen. In this Final Fantasy 7 Remake side quest, fans will be taking on a cerulean drake, but before they can do that they will first need to find a watch security key. Indeed, providing the location of this watch security key in FF7 Remake is the exact purpose of this guide....

One of the stranger tasks during Final Fantasy VII, and reimagined in FFVII: Remake, is the infamous cross-dressing mission. It revolves around Cloud and Aerith trying to gain access to Don Corneo’s mansion so that they can attempt to save Tifa. The pair has to first compete at the Corneo Colosseum so that they can use the prize money to pay Madam M to make them a dress. Players will be tasked with facing various enemies within the Colosseum’s walls, each one more powerful than the last....