Need for Speed Heat’s release is racing around the corner and is bringing with it a host of new and returning gameplay features, such asNeed for Speed Heat’s drift feature. Beyond the game’s additions to the series and unique features that set it apart from previous iterations, the question has remained of how many available rides there are inNeed for Speed Heat. The question has now been answered, asNeed for Speed Heat’s official website indicates that there will be 127 cars to start with....

Although holiday 2019 is still underway, it feels like the next generation of consoles is truly right around the corner. WithMicrosoft and Sony both poised to release new hardware in late 2020, the marketing machines are going to fire up for both new consoles in just a few months. That means it won’t be long before gamers learn the real name of Microsoft’s mysterious Project Scarlett. Sony hasn’t been shy about the fact that its next console will likely be branded as the PlayStation 5 (or PS5), butMicrosofthasn’t committed to a name quite so quickly....

Monolith Soft’sPikmin 3 Deluxedebuted on the Nintendo Switch in October 2020. In the week of its launch, the game came out of the gate as thetop-selling title on Famitsu’s Japanese sales charts. That momentum hasn’t slowed down in the months since its release. According to the latest reports byWeekly Famitsumagazine,Pikmin 3 Deluxehas already sold 499,000 retail units in Japan. To put that number in perspective, the originalPikminsold just over 500,000 units over its lifetime in Japan, andPikmin 2sold roughly 480,000....

The Last of Us 2took seven years to make, and everyone can agree that a lot of hardwork and time wentintoLast of Us 2’sdevelopment. This is clearly a game that the devs cared a lot about creating, but something also has to be said for the incredible creations fans have put out. One major fan of the series took to Twitter to share a pretty cool work of art. Twitter user @IconicNephilim created and shared a poster that explores Ellie’s changes through the two games....

RELATED:The Best Holiday Gifts for Xbox Series X Owners in 2020 The Cumulative Value of Xbox Live’s Games with Gold in 2020 First, compiling the list of all games (Original Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One titles) together makes 48 total gamesoffered from the Games with Gold service. That’s four a month, with the selection flip-floppping between two Xbox One and Xbox 360 games, or two Xbox One games, an Xbox 360 game, and an Original Xbox game....

The so-called gaming wars between consoles and PCs have changed significantly in recent years, with more games crossing over between platforms and arriving on PC. The majority of theYakuzagame series is about to join them, coming to PC and Xbox One for the first time. Initially, gamers who wanted to playYakuzafrom start to finish had to play the games on a PS4, with onlyYakuza 0,Kiwami, andKiwami 2making the jump to PC and Xbox One....

It’s possible thatAnimal Crossing: New Horizonshas made a name for itself among the most impactful, such asBreath of the WildandSkyrim. Or, at least, some players may have expected this to be the case, but with Nintendo virtually ending support forAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsaside from some small bug fixes. The Happy Home Paradise DLC and the 2.0 update were the final major updates, both paid and free, that players should expect....

Ubisoft is best known for its work on theAssassin’s Creedfranchise, and the French publisher has recently announced that it would be working on a live-service title calledAssassin’s Creed Infinity. As is the case with most thingsAssassin’s Creed, there’s a lot of contention surrounding the announcement While some fans seem extremely excited at the prospect, others have made it clear that this is not what they wanted from the series. Assassin’s Creed Infinityis being touted as a platform for the franchise moving forward, as the service will house different experiences as it continues to grow over its lifetime....

The announcement ofAssassin’s Creed Valhallaset records for Ubisoft, the company has revealed. Ubisoft officiallyrevealedAssassin’s Creed Valhallaat the end of April, exciting fans with a cinematic trailer that showed a bloody battle between the Vikings and an Anglo-Saxon army. In an earnings call, Ubisoft chief financial officer Frédérick Duguet confirmed that theAssassin’s Creed Valhallaannouncement trailer got 100 million views in its first 10 days. This makes it the most viewed trailer in Ubisoft history, said Duguet....

The 1.1.2 update forAssassin’s Creed Valhalladropped just over a week ago, bringing bug fixes, game improvements, and new features to Ubisoft’s action-RPG. One of the biggest additions in the update was the River Raids game mode, which is part of the Yule Season content. This means it’s free for allAssassin’s Creed Valhallaplayers, and is accessible after downloading 1.1.2. The River Raids updatebrings an entirely new way for players to loot, pillage, and plunder inAssassin’s Creed Valhalla....

One ofDestiny 2’s major issues has always been the fact that there is a lot going on in the background when it comes to gameplay and building a character, and the problem only became much worse with Shadowkeep’s Armor 2.0 update. Shadowkeep introduced a slew of new mods and gameplay elements that did great by the community in terms of more content and entertaining things to do or enemies to face, but they also complicated things further in many ways....

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3may be towards the back end of the MCU’s Phase Four, but that won’t stop Disney from pushing one of its biggest characters, Baby Groot, until then. The latest of these attempts will be featured in Disney’s upcoming Avengers Campus attraction and it certainly looks out of this galaxy. After all,Guardians of the Galaxyhas always owed a large part of its success and mass appeal to the kind of humor only a series of movies featuring a talking raccoon and an alien tree-like creature could pull off....

Elden Ringreceived an illuminating new trailer after two years of silence that has gotten fans very excited. The newest FromSoftware title had built up tons of excitement simply being confirmed to exist, despite a lack of information. Now thatElden Ringhas received an update, those same excited fans are dissecting every frame of its new trailer for clues about where its story will take players, and how its combat systems will actually work....