Ghost of Tsushima has slashed its way to the top spot on the UK game sales chart, beating out Paper Mario: The Origami King. The game has only been out for a few days, but Ghost of Tsushima has already catapulted itself to the top of the UK sales charts. And it’s not hard to see why: with compelling visuals, swift sword-based combat, and a great soundtrack, Ghost of Tsushima may just be the action title of the summer....
Last night’s PS5 event gave us our first tease of the highly-anticipated sequel to Santa Monica Studio’s God of War. Despite its relative brevity, we can already stitch together a decent idea of what to expect because, well, books exist. The second instalment in Kratos’ latest odyssey bears the subtitle, “Ragnarok,” referring to the Norse imagining of the end of the world — but not quite the one with evil Galadriel....
While God of War fans have been patiently waiting on news regarding the upcoming Ragnarok sequel, one artistic player has spent their time creating an interesting portfolio. For any God of War fans wondering what Kratos’ son could look like once he grows up, they can look to this artwork as a potential outcome. While previous concept art from Santa Monica has revealed that Kratos once wielded two axes in combat, among other interesting changes, it is worth noting that this artwork is entirely fan-made....
February is not the most exciting month for game releases in 2021, but there are some standouts that will delight platformer and JRPG fans. 30XX (Early Access) Are you a fan of Mega Man X and roguelikes, such as The Binding of Isaac and Hades? Well, there’s a game for you in February! 30XX combines the fluid platforming of Capcom’s classic franchise and the addictive nature of a roguelike into one experience that can be played alone or with friends....
Final Fantasy XIV’s initial release of the game landed it as a critical and commercial failure, but a new team took over to fix it and it later re-released as Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, which has gone to be very successful and is now a fan-favorite. As of 2019, the game had over 18 million registered players and it has had three expansions since it was re-released. The game initially had five starting races for players to choose from, with each race being based on one of the races available in Square Enix’s previous MMORPG, Final Fantasy XI....
I started Final Fantasy 14 on a whim, back in A Realm Reborn’s beta. I had no real interest in getting sucked into another MMO, but my friends were quite keen on it and my roommates at the time convinced me to pre-order. So, reluctantly, I fired up Final Fantasy 14 just as the servers went live for the first time with version 2.0 and made my brown-haired Warrior of the Light, Lenneth....
MMOs take up an interesting space in gaming in that they fill several roles at once. Roles that other genres often struggle to bring together. As the “Massive Multiplayer Online” description suggests, they bring players together, in volumes far greater than Overwatch or even Fortnite could hope for. They also have stories on par with single-player greats, ever-changing narratives where players can actually shape the world itself. Unlike multiplayer shooters that offer sparse lore or single-player masterpieces with tacked-on deathmatch modes, MMOs fit everything together into a cohesive experience....
Without a doubt, Epic Games has been keeping the wildly popular multiplayer sandbox survival shooter Fortnite regularly stocked with fresh guns, especially since the video game developer recently pushed out the title’s Season 5 update. Now, though, a datamine of the game files suggest that yet another new weapon could be on the way, but this time the firearm could have some controversy attached to it. According to the Twitter account known as TwoEpicBuddies, Fortnite Battle Royale may be about to get a new legendary sniper rifle which can fire bullets that have the capacity to penetrate surfaces in the game....
Following weeks of speculation, the meteor seen streaking over the map in the Battle Royale portion of Epic Games’ sandbox survival title Fortnite finally came crashing down on Dusty Depot, rendering the site into a giant crater that’s now dubbed Dusty Divot. With the geography of map having been significantly transformed by the comet’s impact, many players have taken to the new area to simply engage in combat, but one squad decided to take an unconventional approach by building a lid that completely covers the top of Dusty Divot....
As part of the ongoing Summer Game Fest events, Epic Games pulled the curtain back on Unreal Engine 5, which will be powering many next-generation experiences. Unreal Engine 5 is expected to launch in 2021, and when it does, fans can expect Epic’s Fortnite battle royale to migrate to the new technology. Following its Unreal Engine 5 tech demo showcase, Epic Games confirmed that Fortnite will be transitioning to to the new technology mid-2021....
Fortnite’s Party Royale island isn’t nearly as big as the one used for battling, but big enough that it’d take a while to see the whole thing on foot. Epic could have kept Fortnite as a battle royale game and nothing but – and it would’ve still enjoyed plenty of success. It wasn’t content with just sticking to what has made the game a global phenomenon, though. Even though 100 players battling until one remains will always be Fortnite’s foundation, the game has become so much more as the last three years ticked by....
Fortnite Season 5 has now officially begun, ushering in a brand new theme for the game and some major map changes as part of the worlds collide theme. But players aren’t just excited about the new theme; they’re also delighted to unlock new rewards and cosmetics as part of the game’s Battle Pass. Progressing through this Battle Pass (and the non-Battle Pass tiers) relies on challenges which can be completed to rise through the ranks faster and the Fortnite Season 5 Week 1 Challenges have now gone live....
With Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios preparing to push the Forza series into the next generation with Forza Motorsport for Xbox Series X, the two are preparing to leave one of their older games behind. In other words, Forza Horizon 3 is going to be delisted soon. Speculation suggesting as much first emerged earlier this week, when it was discovered that Playground Games’ 2016 open-world racer is currently being sold for a hefty discount on the Microsoft Store....
Our quick take Forza Horizon 3 - 5.0 / 5 Forza Horizon 3 review: Familiar festivities Forza Horizon 3 review: Showcasing craziness Forza Horizon 3 review: Custom jobs Forza Horizon 3 review: Social experience To recap So if you’re fed up with the proliferation of average speed cameras and local councils using traffic violations as a means of funding themselves, Horizon 3 offers the perfect means of blowing off that pent-up frustration....
Note: This Bridgerton article contains no book or series plot spoilers. Bridgerton is a unique mix of Shonda Rhimes’ dedication to Black representation on American television and the British period drama tradition. White critics may dismiss this trend as unnecessary “pandering” to Black and POC viewers, but the number of productions designed around reforming all white-casting has increased over the past 10 years—and has only added to the success of the genre....
Fuji X-T3 vs X-T2: Diseño y disposición X-T3: Un poco más profunda (58,8 mm) que la X-T2 (49,2 mm) debido al ocular y a la empuñadura Ambas cámaras: Diales de control manual completo, objetivos de montura Fujifilm X La empuñadura de la batería opcional es diferente para cada cámara Ambas cámaras: Construcción resistente a la intemperie Fuji X-T3 vs X-T2: Visor, pantalla, rendimiento X-T3: Visor electrónico OLED de 0,5 pulgadas y 3,69 m de puntos X-T2: visor electrónico OLED de 0,5 pulgadas y 2,36 millones de puntos Ambas cámaras: LCD de 3,0 pulgadas, 1040k puntos, triplemente ajustable (la X-T3 añade una pantalla táctil) X-T3: velocidad de autoenfoque 1,5 veces superior a la X-T2 (según Fujifilm) X-T3: los píxeles de detección de fase de 2,16 m ofrecen un enfoque automático de borde a borde (la X-T2 tiene un área de selección limitada) Fuji X-T3 vs X-T2: Calidad de imagen, velocidad, vídeo X-T3: sensor X-Trans CMOS IV, resolución de 26 megapíxeles X-T2: sensor X-Trans CMOS III, resolución de 24 megapíxeles X-T3: disparo en ráfaga de 11 fps a máxima resolución X-T2: 11 fps sólo con la empuñadura de la batería opcional X-T3: vídeo 4K a 60fps / XT-2: 4K 30fps Fuji X-T3 vs X-T2: Conclusión X-T3: 1....
The controversial grey market PC video game key seller G2A is drawing criticism again after sending emails to indie game news sites asking them to publish a sponsored post without disclosure of their source. The subject of the news posts would be “Selling stolen keys on gaming marketplaces is pretty much impossible,” in a direct effort to shift the ongoing online conversation about G2A’s business practices. G2A’s email was first posted online by Thomas Faust of Indie Games Plus, who was one of 10 alleged sites to receive it....
Video game rental service GameFly is a well-known name in many households, and for those who utilize this service, there are several Black Friday deals to take advantage of and buy cheap, pre-played games. Now through November 27, subscribers will have access to free shipping on every title in the store, original codes included and new case and inserts (unless otherwise noted), and savings up to 50%. Divided into distinct categories, this pre-played sale is having savings across the spectrum: Blu-ray, DVDs, Xbox One games, PlayStation 4 games, and Nintendo Switch games....
[UPDATE: A previous version of this story incorrectly attributed XboxViewTV to Xbox. Game Rant apologizes for the error and wants to make clear that XboxViewTV is not connected to the Xbox brand in any way.] The recently announced FMV title Gamer Girl is getting a significant amount of backlash from gamers on Twitter, YouTube, and other social media outlets after the official trailer went live yesterday. Unveiled via XboxViewTV, the brand new FMV (full motion video) game entitled Gamer Girl is set to release on all major platforms later next month....
Gears of War makes its grandiose return on Xbox One and PC, and those sorely missing the series can rest easy knowing that the franchise is back and better than ever. Gears of War: Judgment was the biggest misstep the property has ever weathered. People point their fingers at several dropped features and mishandled game mechanics for the game’s underwhelming debut, but the reason it’s such a divisive entry in the series is because it did something different....
