Fans of the extreme sports genre are looking forward to the return of major skateboarding franchises with theTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 RemasterandSkate 4, EA’s most requested game in 10 years. Before those games make their way into people’s hands, Easy Day Studios releasedSkater XLthis July after years in early access, and long-time players have been capitalizing with some impressive mods — including one that adds an old Tony Hawk map....

With news of aStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republicremake in development, this port of the original for the Nintendo Switch couldn’t have arrived at a better time. It is still considered by manyStar Warsfans as being the best game in the franchise and has an excellent story that surpasses the prequel and sequel trilogies. RELATED:Star Wars: KOTOR – The Best Builds You Need To Try Even though its influence can still be seen in BioWare’s later titles like theMass Effectseries,Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republicis a complex game that follows a ruleset inspired by theDungeons & Dragonsformat....

Blitzchung, the professionalHearthstoneplayer who was suspended by Blizzard following him professing pro-Hong Kong sentiment during an official broadcast, has written a response. The response comes a day after Blizzard issued an official statement regarding the situation whichreduced Blitzchung’s suspension to six monthsand reinstated his tournament winnings. In his response, Blitzchung acknowledges his fault but questions the severity of his punishment. Blitchung’s statement, which he posted to Twitter, begins with him offering his gratitude toBlizzardfor reconsidering their initial decision....

Today marks the start of Women’s History Month, or maybe “Womxn’s History Month,” depending on who’s talking. The month just started, but the person running theTwitchTwitter account is already having a bad time. Twitch is no stranger to advocacy; it’s often used its platform to give a voice to marginalized peoples and causes. For example, in light of the still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Twitch spoke out againsthate speech and hate crimes directed against Asian people....

World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classicis on the way, bringingWoW Classic’s model into the first expansion’s era.The Burning Crusadeadded eleven new zones to the game, including long-awaited areas first seen on Azeroth inWarcraft 3and the entire shattered world of Outland, once the home of the Orcs and Draenei. Not allBurning Crusadezones are made equally, however. Some new areas sawWoW’s traditional fantasy setting give way to new science-fiction influences with great success, while others were less able to stick the landing, so here’s how zones which will be making their second debut compare inWorld of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic....

The upcoming fourth installment in theEvil Deadfranchise,Evil Dead Rise, was teased by the movie’s director, Lee Cronin, via a behind-the-scenes image to announce the film’s first day of shooting. It was also revealed a little while back thatEvil Dead 4will be coming to HBO Max. Evil Dead Risehas been in the works and was talked about for close to 10 years. The recent 2013 remake of the original film is what sparked it off and got the conversation going....

TheScreammovies may laugh at slasher movie tropes and it’s fair to say that the writers and directors have created an entire franchise about poking fun at the common elements of these type of films. But some slasher movies really do feature the same cliches over and over again, while audiences are left wondering why these things keep coming up. Although some slasher tropes are necessary and work well, as characters are always going to try to guess the killer who is coming after them and often the villain is hiding in plain sight, there are some cliches that should only be used in future films if there is a totally fresh and unique storyline....

Gamebryo probably sounds like some kind of educational fetus life simulator from the perspective of today’sFortnitegeneration, but it’s actually an important tool that allowed some genre-defining games to flourish. Because Gamebryo is a video game engine, it has been chosen as the best tool to create some of the best games of the 2000s decade. Related:Hardest Soulslike RPGs, Ranked By Difficulty Truth be told, Gamebryo belongs in a museum now due to its age and lack of optimization, but one can’t deny its legacy....

Twitchlive streams are interrupted by events happening in the everyday lives ofTwitchstreamers from time to time. Usually, these events are harmless–or at least small-scale–inconveniences, but sometimes a streamer’s audience gets a glimpse of something more concerning. Recently, Russian Twitch streamer girl__fighter, known as Victoria, had her home invaded mid-live stream by an intruder who broke her window. The stream shows her and a friend pleading with him to stop before he seems to knock over her gaming set-up....

The Serpent Rogueis a game set in a medieval fantasy world, all about becoming an alchemist and taming wild animals in order tosave the world from a horrible fatefrom a horrible fate. It is a rather interesting premise, and one that immerses players and encourages them to explore. Of course, there are some quirks of the game that players will have to get used to before they can start to really progress, namely due to the unique combat system the game employs....

With the news earlier today that industry veteranMichel Ancel has retired from video games, many have wondered what the former creative director’s departure meant forBeyond Good and Evil 2.Ancel was the face for the game, after all, having developed the originalBeyond Good and Eviland seemingly doing a lot of work on its long-awaited sequel. As it turns out, Ancel’s retirement hasn’t had as big of an impact on production as many might think, withBeyond Good and Evil 2’ssenior producer Guillaume Brunier revealing the game is looking better than ever....

It is hard to argue against the idea thatCall of Duty: Warzonehas been one of the most popular battle royales on the market since its release in early 2020. TheCall of Dutyseries at large has been extremely profitableas of late, andWarzoneis a huge reason for that. But one of the major complaints surrounding the celebrated multiplayer shooter has been the issue of hackers running rampant. There are plans to properly handle the cheaters in the series, andCall of Dutyjust released a powerful statement on the matter....

Update: It’s been confirmed thatCyberpunk 2077will return to the PlayStation Store on June 21. Original story follows. When talking aboutCyberpunk 2077, it is impossible not to mention the game’s disastrous launch on consoles. Upon release, the CD Projekt Red title was in such a bad state that Sony removed it from the PlayStation Store, a decision that has seen gamers unable to purchaseCyberpunk 2077on the platform. The most recent mention of the game came fromPlayStation boss Jim Ryan, with the higher-up claiming it was a “tough decision” to remove the game from the digital marketplace....