Microsoft seems to be on a shopping spree for studios, seemingly looking out for potential acquisition deals left, right, and center. The giant seems to have great future plans for Xbox, all converging under its centralGame Pass servicewhich gets better with every acquisition and exclusivity deal. With E3 2021 confirmed to be an online eventand Microsoft confirming to be a presenter this year, fans are already busy speculating what might be in store for this year....

The Batmanis stuffed with characters. It might be the most packed first film in aBatmanmovie to date. That is not a bad thing either. The sheer amount of heroes and villains onscreen help make Gotham feel like a real city. RELATED:Best Quotes From The Batman It doesn’t feel clustered at all except for one character at the very end of the movie. Saying who that is would be a spoiler but for those curious,there are answers....

Despite the game getting showered in near-perfect reviews and already setting records in terms of sales, it’s no secret thatThe Last of Us 2has been something of a polarizing game with fans. Even though there is a significant audience who hail the game as being one of Naughty Dog’s best, there’s also a great many whoclaim it’s the company’s worst release to date. Over the last week, discussion surrounding the sequel has evolved into the biggest gaming discourse of the year so far, with the fanbase being split down the middle on a number of its more controversial narrative beats....

Platformers went through an interesting evolutionary cycle since video games started dominating entertainment scenes. Originally the medium’s dominant genre, to the point where even games that focused more on action had platforming elements, it turned into a way for a fad to express itself afterSonic the Hedgehogproved to be successful enough to attract imitators. The genre arguably peaked during its transition to 3D, when the PlayStation started getting icons such asCrash BandicootandSpyro the Dragon, and Rare developed its own identity with its “collect-a-thon” platformers....

Last week, theEpic Games Storeadded two new entries to its weekly lineup of free titles, featuring Bethesda’sRage 2and Funselektor Labs’Absolute Drift: Zen Edition.Both games were huge gets for players, but now, the games have left to make way for the newest addition to the marketplace’s promotion. Sunless Seais officially free to grab on theEpic Game Storeand will be available to claim from now until March 4. Meanwhile, next week’s game has also been revealed, withWargame: Red Dragonset to takeSunless Sea’sspot next Thursday and remaining up for grabs until it departs on March 11....

Former Cloud9 and currentTwitchstreamer Macaiyla has recently been banned for a long enough time that she felt like she needed to apologize to her fans. The 23-year-oldTwitchpersonality has also made it clear that her latest punishment could be the wake-up call she needed. While getting into trouble with the streaming platform can be a badge of honor for some of the personalities on the site, it doesn’t appear that’s ever really been the goal of Macaiyla....

Lance Reddick was a legend whose work across the fields of movies, games, and television delivered some of the most memorable characters of all time. Reddick’s death in March 2023 sent shockwaves through the gaming industry, due in no small part to the immensely personal connection many gamers felt to his characters. Reddick was perhaps best known for his roles asDestiny’s Zavala, Vanguard Commander of the Last City, and Sylens, theHorizonseries' mysterious deuteragonist....

Zereth Mortis is a zone introduced in the final patch ofWorld of Warcraft: Shadowlands, titled “Eternity’s End,” and one of the more positive aspects of Zereth Mortis lie in the hidden treasures scattered across the zone for players to find and collect. These treasures offer many cosmetic rewards such as weapon appearances or new skins for the Pocopoc automa that is used to obtain them.Drowned Broker Suppliesis one of the treasures found in Zereth Mortis, and it cannot be collected without the use of a Pocopoc....

During the 2020Royal Rumble,WWElegend Edge made his triumphant return to the ring after nearly a decade away. Though he didn’t win the championship, he made an impact on viewers, who wondered what else they would see from the wrestling veteran. Now, a year later, Edge has declared his participation in the 2021Royal Rumble,just in time forthe new WWE streaming deal with Peacock. After suffering a neck injury in 2011, Edge (real name Adam Joseph Copeland) made a surprise appearance during the 2020Royal Rumble, kicking off a run where he participated in several events likeRawandWrestleMania....

ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti Graphics Card NVIDIA’s XX60 cards tend to be geared toward gaming on 1080p monitors, and that’s where the RTX 3060 Ti shines. On benchmarks, the ZOTAC RTX 3060 Ti is able to maintain high frame rates across the board for modern games at 1080p and 1440p, and its smaller two-fan profile allows the card to fit into more compact setups at the expense of running a little hotter than other cards....

Video games have long been one of the best entertainment mediums around. The idea of getting lost and immersed in a world for hours on end excites most gamers to no end, and it’s easy to see why so many people love this industry with a passion. Of course, getting immersed in worlds is better when the characters in them are likable, and most video games excel in this particular department....

Honkai: Star Railmay be the younger sibling toGenshin Impact, but players will surely say that the game did some things better than its predecessor. For example, people no longer have to run four errands for the people of Teyvat, and instead only have to assist one daily. RELATED:Honkai: Star Rail – Best DPS Characters, Ranked Other than that, of course,Honkai: Star Railalso includes some other features that would have been accepted with an open hand if it was ever implemented inGenshin....

As video games become more graphically realistic it becomes difficult for developers to design a game world in a way that is totally representative of any real-world inspiration for the location, while also keeping players focused and clear on where they are meant to go and what they are able to interact with. There are many tricks that developers use to try and keep the player moving in the right direction which are built into the game’s world itself, including following light sources or having climbable objects accented with a specific color like in theTomb RaiderandUnchartedgames....