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Red Dead Redemption 2is one of the most successful games of all time.Selling over 50 million units worldwide, this open-world western grabbed players with its sophisticated storytelling, lifelike motion capture performances,immersive world design, and so much more. Indeed, it’ll more than likely be a while until another game will be able to match it in categories such as these. This all being the case,Red Dead 2is not a perfect game. For all the amazing things the game does, there are plenty of things that a sequel can change or add to the formula that would improve upon what’s been done, much like howRDR2improved upon its own predecessor....

Redfalldevelopers have addressed the comparisons that the co-op vampire shooter game has been getting with co-op zombie shooter gameLeft 4 Dead. LikeLeft 4 Dead,Redfallis a co-op first-person shooter game where players take on the role of characters with distinct personalities. And likeLeft 4 Dead,Redfallhas players destroying hordes of undead creatures, though it features vampires in place of zombies. It’s understandable why some fans have been drawing connections betweenRedfallandLeft 4 Dead, though the gameplay showcased so far has not really given off all that much of anL4Dvibe....

Update 4/25: It has since been clarified that NetEase isn’t the one suing Blizzard, but rather aChinese gamer named Yang Jun. Jun has actually sued NetEase in the past as well. It seems a filing error caused the confusion about who exactly was suing Blizzard. Original story follows. Blizzardis allegedly being sued by Chinese gaming company NetEase for a whopping $44 million. Last yearBlizzard was reported to leave Chinaover a publishing agreement failure....

Summary A prominentSegaleaker has revealed more information regarding the upcomingCrazy TaxiandJet Set Radiotitles, stating that there are two games in development that will be pursuing the live-service route.Segahad announced that these two classic franchises were getting brand-new titles during The Game Awards 2023, along with a brief overview of the two titles' gameplay. The revival of these IPs is a part of a bigger strategy for Sega to re-imagine these older properties for new audiences....

Summary Within a few hours of its early access release,Starfieldreceived a mod that added NVIDIA’s DLSS. The technical performance ofStarfieldhas been a significant concern for those experienced in prior Bethesda releases, with memories ofFallout 76’s broken launch and broken promises tempering expectations. The announcement ofAMD’s exclusive partnership with Bethesda Game Studios forStarfieldraised questions about what said “exclusivity” meant in practice, some fearing that NVIDIA and Intel would have their upscaling technologies, DLSS and XeSS, blocked from the highly anticipated title....

Quick Links The highly anticipated galactic RPGStarfieldis finally here, and Bethesda provided a significant amount of explorable locations for players to get lost in. Taking place in the near future,Starfieldallows players to jump into our local galaxy as anexploring member of the secret society, Constellation. RELATED:Starfield: Constellation Mission Board Location And How It Works The game has several dozen star systems scattered throughout, each with its collection of explorable planets and moons, combative local factions, and discoverable flora and fauna....

The latest project from Spiders, the development team behind thesomewhat underrated Western RPGGreedfall,Steelrisinglooks to be a weird combination ofNier: Automata,Dark Souls, and high school history lesson that’s gone more than a little off the rails. Marrying steampunk mech combat with surprisingly detailed renderings of real Parisian locations,Steelrisinglooks to provide an interesting new perspective on the very popular soulslike genre, and a new trailer showcases just how historically accurate some of the game’s environments are going to be....

Summary Since his creation some six decades ago, Spider-Man has gone on to become one of the biggest and most recognizable superheroes in the world. He started life in print, but can now be found in television shows, movies, anda plethora of high-quality video gamesas well. While undoubtedly a great character though, theSpider-Manfranchise would have been nowhere near as successful as it has been were it not for its fantastic roster of villains....

Video games are well beyond the point of questioning the validity of the medium’s storytelling capabilities. Technological advancements in tandem with more ambitious game development has led to video games providing some incredible narrative works. 2020 was no different, as numerous highly-anticipated and surprising hits showed how far video games have come as a vehicle for narrative expression.Note: Some games may require mild story spoilers to discuss the merits of its storytelling....

Legends of Runeterra,Riot Game’s digital card game based in the world ofLeague of Legends, released its latest update on October 15, introducing 40 new collectible cards, including 3 champions, as well as a variety of new features and content across the game. The new cards come with a wide array of interesting characters and beautiful art to match. However, there’s a fun layer of story to the game’s world that the average player might not know....

The Wii U is known as one of Nintendo’s most infamous hardware failures, including a lackluster marketing campaign that made its central gimmick, the gamepad, look like a peripheral for the console’s predecessor. Third-party support for the console was limited as well, resulting in only 189 physical games being produced. However, this does not mean the Wii U was without its fans. Several titles from the Wii U library are highly sought after....

Spider-Man’s rogues gallery has been explored more thoroughly on film than perhaps any other superhero. From iconic villains like Doctor Octopus, Venom, and the Green Goblin to more obscure bad guys like the Prowler, Tinkerer, and Shriek, the majority of Spidey’s well-known enemies have already made it to the big screen in one form or another. But with any comic book hero who’s been around for nearly 60 years, not every villain is going to be a hit with the fans....

While fans have waited impatiently for HBO’s take onThe Last of Us, the show has finally arrived with its first two episodes. With game writer-director Neil Druckmann and award-winning co-creator Craig Mazin behind the wheel, fans of the game can be relieved that the show is a faithful retelling of the beloved game, allowing a whole new audience to experience the incredible story. RELATED:The Last of Us Perfectly Integrates Its Video Game Moments Though television and video games are entirely different mediums, and just like any adaptation, changes were bound to happen when adaptingThe Last of Usfor a television audience....