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Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End celebrates its fifth birthday this week, and even with the power of hindsight I still feel like it’s one of Naughty Dog’s greatest achievements. Several years later, it remains a visual benchmark for games of its ilk, presenting a sprawling world to explore alongside a narrative that was leaps and bounds ahead of what came before it. It proved to be a mature examination of Nathan Drake’s past exploits and the uncertainty of his future as an adventurer, while also never forgetting to lean into the campy hijinks of raiding tombs and taking down larger-than-life bad guys....

Fans of gaming and internet culture-themed entertainment from the early 2000s were delighted at this year’s Comic-con, when G4TV announced that it would be returning in 2021. While the network has been mostly silent about how it will be coming back, a recently announced G4TV Reunion Special might be giving fans, if not a look forward, a look back at the network’s history. In celebration of this upcoming Reunion Special and charities that the event intends to bring attention to, former hosts Kevin Pereira and Adam Sessler spoke with Game Rant about their history on G4TV and the event....

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade is the best way to play 2020’s massively successful return to Midgar, and it includes a lovely two-chapter Yuffie story called Episode Intermission that should satisfy her fans until the second game rolls around. In this guide we’ll break down Episode Intermission’s mobile-like Fort Condor mini-game. Much like the original FF7’s titular segment, Fort Condor is a completely isolated “game within a game” to the tune of the tower defense subgenre....

With Fortnite Battle Royale continually evolving due to Epic Games adding to and altering the free-to-play multiplayer sandbox survival shooter on a near-constant basis, freshly added weapons and frequent gameplay changes have been par for the course since its inception. Speaking of new assets, it looks as if the developer has decided it will be adding a Legendary Scoped Revolver for players to use in the game. According to Fortnite Battle Royale’s in-game news feed, the Legendary Scoped Revolver will contain six shots and give players “perfect accuracy at range”, which will likely make it a popular choice with those who choose to engage in combat at a distance....

There’s no doubt that Epic Games has already included a wide range of weaponry for players to use in its free-to-play title, Fortnite Battle Royale, but it looks as if the video game developer is preparing to expand the armory yet again with a new gun. As a matter of fact, the studio recently decided to tease the inclusion of an Infantry Rifle for players to pick up and wield in the hybrid construction shooter....

It’s been a busy night for Fortnite fans as Epic Games announced yet another crossover in the popular battle royale game, this time with AMC’s The Walking Dead. One of the many surprise announcements at The Game Awards, players will be able to play as Daryl Dixon and Michonne Hawthorne when they are made available in the game next week. Like Kratos, who was added to Fortnite earlier in the month, players will be able to purchase the skins using V-bucks when they are finally available....

Fortnite’s Season 4 Week 7 challenges are now live, and they are giving players opportunities to earn XP and make some progress on the seasonal Battle Pass. While many of these new challenges are quite straightforward, such as those that instruct fans to get eliminations and search chests, some may require a bit of additional explanation. For example, one of this week’s challenges sends Fortnite players to destroy Cobwebs at The Authority, and the way to complete this task may not be immediately obvious....

Epic Games continues to evolve the Fortnite Battle Royale experience for players, not only providing a dramatic change to the map that players have become familiar with at the start of season 4 but continue adding new features and gear to keep the game feeling fresh. The next logical step for the massively popular game to make is in the competitive eSports scene, an idea that Epic is clearly starting to explore through its recent tournament and Solo Showdown competitive mode announcements....

Fantasy Flight Games’ A Game Of Throne: The Board Game finally has a release date for the digital PC edition that has been in the works for over a year. A Game of Thrones: The Board Game was originally released as a tabletop game in 2003 and received a second edition in 2011. Three additional expansions have also been released for the second edition that furthers the narrative of the books while adding new rules to the game....

Game Ranter Banter: Half-Life 3, Diablo 3, Dawnguard, LEGO MMOs and The Walking Dead In addition to the releases of The Amazing Spider-Man and Spec Ops: The Line, the big news of the week surrounds the releases of the first DLC expansion for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and the Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut, the latter of which had us sharing pair of features about why the game does and does not need a new ending....

As the coronavirus pandemic has worsened, GameStop has come under fire for initially declaring itself an “essential” business and refusing to close its storefronts. After severe public backlash, GameStop finally did close its storefronts, switching to “Delivery at Door” instead. However, GameStop is far from the only video game retailer in the United States that has resisted taking the steps necessary to keep its employees safe from the coronavirus, as the same thing has been happening with Game X Change....

Looks like a position has opened up over at GameStop as Jim Bell, the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) announces his resignation from the position. When he leaves the company on March 26, he will be taking home an eye-watering severance package of $2.8 million. This sudden departure is the latest instalment in this year’s GameStop saga. Recently, the company made headlines as their stock surged due to a tense battle between Redditors and Wall Street....

A recent study suggests that bots on multiple social media platforms attempted to drive up GameStop’s stock by posting memes encouraging people to buy shares. GameStop’s stocks soared to record-breaking heights at the end of January when a group of investors from the r/WallStreetBets subreddit organized to squeeze the hedge funds that were betting against the company. The incident stoked fear over the stability of the stock market and sparked an ongoing investigation by congress....

Contains spoilers for episodes 1 and 2 of Gangs of London. You might have guessed it from the title, but Gangs of London is, well, a show about gangs. This brooding, gothic, not-quite-as-we-know-it version of the UK’s capital city is teaming with them, all jostling violently for their position under the watchful gaze of the shadowy, sinister “Investors”. And with the recent arrival of season two, even more criminal factions have been thrown into the extremely volatile mix....

The Coalition head Rod Fergusson reveals that the upcoming Gears of War 4 will have a filter that allows gamers to remove gore and explicit language from the game. One of the hallmarks of the Gears of War franchise is its explicit violence, gore, and strong language. Every game in the series has earned its “M for Mature” rating, and Gears of War 4 will be no different. However, gamers that have children that may be hanging around when they’re playing the game or gamers that are offended by that kind of content will be happy to learn that Gears of War 4 will have a mature content filter....

Even with the extra additions from the new DLC, there are still a lot of Pokémon missing from the Galar region. However, the that many Gen IV Pokémon are conspicuously absent suggests that they are being saved for the rumored remakes of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. A Reddit user has collected data regarding the games, which hints that Sinnoh remakes are a strong possibility, based on the Pokémon missing from the Galar region....

The Geoculus is a collectible in Genshin Impact, used as an offering to any Statue of The Seven in return for a stamina boost. These “Adventure items” are one-time treasures scattered throughout the overworld of the Liyue territory, meaning you won’t find them in any other region or buried away in chests, and they won’t respawn. There are over 100 Geoculi to find across Liyue, most requiring you to interact with the surrounding elements or utilize a certain skill to reach them....

Genshin Impact finally introduced its first major update earlier last week with the arrival of Version 1.1. Players were able to meet new playable characters like Tartaglia and Diona right off the bat, while miHoYo promised further additions, like a special event and more new characters, in the very near future. As of November 16, the Unreconciled Stars event is officially underway in Genshin Impact. This event will extend into early December, and allows players the chance to earn valuable rewards like a coveted Crown of Sagehood and the four-star Electro Vision holder, Fischl....

miHoYo has released a new special Genshin Impact livestream, detailing features of the upcoming Dragonspine region. It seems that players can expect not only new regions with Dragonspine, but also new enemies, characters, events, and even gameplay mechanics. The livestream aired on December 11, 2020 at 11 AM (EST) on the official Genshin Impact Youtube account, and was led by two voice actors, including the voice of Paimon, the game’s mascot....

With the release of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier drawing ever so near, Ubisoft has presented gamers with a new incentive: a few details on the game’s first available DLC, entitled ‘Arctic Strike.’ The ‘Arctic Strike’ package for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier comes equipped with an undisclosed amount of new maps for players who, presumably, love snow levels. These new stages will take our soldiers to the streets of Moscow and the far reaches of the Arctic Circle....