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Although some of the greatest games of the last two decades have featured an open world, the genre still has its critics. Unfortunately, there have been numerous open-world releases that have embodied the phrase “wide as an ocean, deep as a puddle” with barren open worlds that are seemingly just there so that the game can be marketed as an open-world title. Another common issue that players have with open-world games is “fetch quests,” a style of quest that is often criticized for feeling like tedious padding, yet seemingly features in almost every open-world game....

Summary Late last year,Alan Wake 2was finally revealed by Remedy Entertainment. The game was originally teased in aControlDLCin 2020, nearly a decade after the original sequel plans were axed. From the get-go, it was obvious that the game was going to be full of twists and world-bending elements. The groundwork for one ofAlan Wake 2’s biggest twists seems to have been laid out in one of its latest trailers. One of the more recent trailers set up the game’s apparent plot and a new cast of supporting characters....

Horror has always been a very political genre and in the last decade especially, horror films with a deeper sociopolitical meaning have taken the forefront when it comes to popularity and critical success. Whether it’sThe Purgeseries providing commentary on extreme politics and the political divide, or Jordan Peele’sGet Outmaking bold statements on racism, these films are known for taking political topics and turning them into horror movies. Part of the beauty of these films is that whilethe political commentary is therefor those who want something thought-provoking, they can also just be watched as any other horror movie....

While someAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers focus on making fully original areas for their Villagers, others strive to recreate moments and visuals from other franchises. The latest example of an homage to another property sees anAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsplayer reference the DC comics filmJoker. ThoughJokermay seem like an odd thing to pay homage to,Animal Crossing: New Horizonsfans have already parodied some unexpected things. The Steamed Hams scene fromThe Simpsons, for example, was recreated by one fan of the animated series....

The Soulslike genre has become a common fixture in gaming. Every year, developers come up with challenging new worlds for players to explore, creating new variations on the tried and tested formula. As the name suggests, Soulslikes take inspiration from FromSoftware’sseminal dark fantasy seriesDark Souls,blending difficult boss fights with an interconnected world and environmental storytelling. While many games feature the same third-person POV asDark Souls, this visual perspective does not define the genre....

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimis one of the most popular games of all time. However, it’s been more than a decade since Bethesda released a newElder Scrollsgame in the main series, and it may still beseveral years before Bethesda releasesThe Elder Scrolls 6. WhileElder Scrollsfans can’t makeTES6come any faster, a committed team is working on a sprawling project to expandThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimfar beyond the land of the Nords. That’s the premise behind theBeyond Skyrimproject, whoseCyrodiilteam just released a new teaser trailer....

Summary Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3is set to introduce an interesting multiplayer ranked mode in its upcoming Season 1 Reloaded content drop. The new content is scheduled for release on January 17, bringing numerous additions toCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 3, a first-person shooter video game developed by Sledgehammer Games, faced initial criticism upon launch, with players expressing a variety of concerns. Despite being the franchise’s lowest-rated title,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3has proven to be quite successful....

Tatsuki Fujimoto’sChainsaw Manis finally getting an anime adaptation later this year and fans are already excited for it to begin. After the first part of the manga was a massive success, it was only a matter of time beforeChainsaw Man got an anime adaptation. Debuting in 2018,Chainsaw Manquickly took off and has only been growing in popularity ever since. Talks about Chainsaw Man receiving an anime adaptation started quite a long time ago, however, fans had to wait for a while for that to come to fruition....

Oppressive and totalitarian leaders have become a common thread among the villains ofFar Crygames, as antagonists are the stars of the show for Ubisoft’s iconic first person shooter series. Their bombastic and sadistic personalities are some of the most unique characters in video games in any Ubi game, let alone villains. Whether it was Vaas fromFar Cry 3or the Seed family fromFar Cry 5, the series has had a wide variety of different flairs of insanity, andFar Cry 6certainly won’t be stopping that trend anytime soon....

There’s been plenty of chagrin surrounding the launch ofDiablo Immortal, but Blizzard’sDiablo 4is still generating plenty of hype in the gaming community. This mainlineDiablorelease is supposed to be free from many of the pitfalls of the studio’s mobile-first title, and may even end up being a sort of return to form for the legendary hack ‘n’ slash franchise. Keeping that in mind, it would seem that the long-awaitedDiablo 4beta may be on the horizon at last, as dataminers have just unraveled a series of references to something called “Fenris” in the Battle....

While the Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of the largest blockbuster franchises in the world, dominating the box office isn’t the end of Disney’s plans for the Marvel characters. While theme parks and in-person gatherings have been under lock and key for a large part of the pandemic, Disney has still been working hard at preparing newAvengers-themed attractions to draw people back in once doors are able to open back up....

Summary AFallout 4player defeated a Legendary Deathclaw and discovered that the dangerous creature was carrying a basketball, of all things.Fallout 4features all kinds of dangerous creatures for players to fight as they explore its post-apocalyptic open world. But fewFalloutcreatures are as intimidating as the Deathclaw. Deathclaws have been featured in everyFalloutgame, and as a result, have become one of the franchise’s most recognizable and iconic creatures. Originally created by the military for war like aResident Evilbioweapon,Deathclaws have thrived in the wasteland, and while defeating them can be a daunting task forFalloutplayers, it can be worth it for the XP and loot....

The latest entry in the franchise,Final Fantasy 16, follows a lofty narrative of godlike Eikons and the various figures who embody them. It’s fair to say that the quality of this narrative has helped the game become a critical darling, reaching an 87 on Metacritic. While the narrative of two brothers (Clive and Joshua) is at the fore,Dion Lesage of Sanbrequehas some of the game’s most interesting and compelling relationships....