Soul Calibur 6 is out today, and the internet has corrupted its Create-A-Soul character creator in record time. It helps that the character creator in Soul Calibur 6 is more expansive compared to previous games: on top of more individual settings and sliders, it also features a suite of different …
Read More »Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales review: “The new gold standard for how card games can elevate themselves”
Beheaded. Such was the end for one of my former party members in Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, after a judgment call I made in the hopes of meting out justice effectively sentenced him to death. And though this grisly execution was never shown on-screen – only mentioned in a single, …
Read More »Bungie is making something called Matter, is it the $100m game?
Bungie has its hands full keeping the Destiny 2 community busy, but that hasn’t stopped the studio admitting that maybe, just maybe, it thinks it would be healthy to see other people at some point. At least that’s the impression we get from its latest trademark filing, for something called …
Read More »The Walking Dead: The Final Season pulled from stores amid Telltale Games closure
Update: With the future of Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead still uncertain (opens in new tab) even after unnamed “potential partners” emerged offering to help finish it, the game’s final season has been pulled from digital stores. A statement on its GOG (opens in new tab) page says “Telltale has …
Read More »Destiny 2s newest exotic weapons have the best (and worst) quests in Forsaken
Yesterday’s Destiny 2 (opens in new tab) update made some major additions to the Dreaming City, the endgame zone in the Forsaken DLC – including an easy way to get your third Seed of Light (opens in new tab), plus a new 590-power mini-raid called the Shattered Throne. Players quickly …
Read More »National Video Games Day deals and sales for PS4 and Xbox One
Did you know that today, September 12, is National Video Games Day? (Mind you it’s not to be confused with National Video Game Day, which occurs on July 8 and yes, there are really two days and the only difference is a single letter.) Regardless of whether you like your …
Read More »Where to buy Shadow of the Tomb Raider cheap on PS4, Xbox One, and PC
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the final part of the rebooted trilogy and is set to take Lara Croft into her darkest experience yet. It’s the 12th game in a franchise that has seen its ups and downs, though more recently the quality has been high. Since the gritty …
Read More »How to use the Fortnite bounce pad to bump you closer to a Victory Royale
Positioning is vital when caught in one of Fortnite (opens in new tab)’s many gunfights. Getting the higher ground or flanking an unsuspecting enemy can be the key to another kill notch on your belt. While characters alone are pretty mobile, the bounce pad can give you some serious help …
Read More »9 best things that happened during the first 8 hours of Assassins Creed Odyssey
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (opens in new tab) is just a little bit huge – way bigger than Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (opens in new tab) in fact – and that’s extraordinarily clear even from the first few hours of the game alone. There’s so much to explore – more on which …
Read More »Anthem devs praise Fortnites narrative: “There’s this very shared communal storytelling going on”
If you’ve been following Anthem (opens in new tab), you know the game basically has two halves: the mech-suit piloting action/combat/exploration half out in the online world and the plot-advancing/suit customizing half back in your own private version of Fort Tarsis. But the world you can explore with other players …
Read More »