Many fans could say the visionary Christopher Nolan revamped the DC film franchise with hisDark Knight trilogy, which then eventually led to other exciting additions like Zack Snyder’sMan of Steelas well as Warner Bros. launching the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) in 2016. But what started out promising quickly became a major concern, as many failed adaptations, (like 2017’s highly anticipatedJustice Leaguebox office flop and 2016’s disastrousSuicide Squad) forced DC to recharge and head in a different direction....

Fallout 76was not a very well-received game at launch. Being a dedicated multiplayer game in a traditionally single-player RPG franchise would have made it divisive enough. ManyFalloutfans weren’t thrilled by some of the game’s other design decisions either. Bethesda’s decision not to include human NPCs was often harshly criticized, early PVP was notoriously unbalanced and unrewarding, and manyFalloutfans were frustrated byFallout 76’s changes to the established lore. Despite its rocky launch, Bethesda continued to work on the game,improvingFallout 76with new content and other updates....

Final Fantasy Xis a timeless classic in the role-playing game community. Originally released in 2001, the game saw critical and commercial success for its story, voice acting, and full three-dimensional areas. The game follows Tidus, a talented Blitzball player, as he journeys with Yuna, a young summoner, on her quest to save the world of Spira from an endless cycle of destruction. With millions of copies sold worldwide, it is no surprise that fans of the game and critics alike consider it to be one of the greatest video games of all time....

While the most prominent play areas inForspokenare across the four open realms of Athia, the cities of New York and Cipal still stand out as hubs for the cultures across the two distinct universes. With Frey Holland’s fish-out-of-water narrative in Cipal specifically, the new city is uniquely distinct fromForspoken’s opening city of New Yorkin many key ways. These distinctions between Cipal and New York go far beyond the visual design of the cities and how they represent cultures from vastly different time periods....

Sean S. Cunningham, the original director and producer of the horror classicFriday the 13th, says a reboot is in development with writer Jeff Locker and director Jeremy Weiss. Cunningham produced the originalFriday the 13th, set at the infamous Camp Crystal Lake, setting thestandard for slasher movies, along with John Carpenter’sHalloween. This camp-based slasher, with its gore and high body count, also caught the imagination and helped create its iconic killer in 10 subsequent sequels, including the more recentJason X,Freddy vs....

Summary AGrand Theft Auto 4player recently completed an astoundingly difficult speedrun of the popular open-world game to a relatively small audience. While the spotlight for much of the past decade has been dominated byGrand Theft Auto 5and the upcomingGTA 6, fans have continued to flock to the first entry of the franchise’s HD era. Fans have often created tributes to the beloved game’s characters, with one even making a full-scale recreation ofLiberty City in Unreal Engine 5....

New information reveals that the PlayStation-exclusive quest forHogwarts Legacywill not come to other platforms for at least a year.Hogwarts Legacyis scheduled to launch next yearon February 10 on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC, but it features a quest that is only available to PlayStation customers for a set period. This quest was originally announced at Gamescom 2022, and the developer showed it in a new trailer at the latest State of Play presentation....

TheHorizon Forbidden WestRegalla Edition will feature intricate statues of both protagonist Aloy and the towering, mammoth-esque machine known as the Tremortusk.Horizon Forbidden Westwill be released next year, but the developers are already hard at work on the Tremortusk sculpture, and they’re sharing a progress update on the results. Horizon Forbidden Westwill be introducing a variety of intimidating foes, but theland-based machine Tremortuskstands out among them for its sheer size and allegedly indestructible armor....

Summary As early as player choice is emphasized in the prologue ofBaldur’s Gate 3, so is the importance of the player’s connection to other characters. The world ofBaldur’s Gate 3constantly reacts to the choices of the player through the varied reactions of its inhabitants, but the game’s party members are actually capable of undergoing different arcs depending on the route they are driven towards. The player’s party inBG3contains an array of moral alignments across its members, such that some are nearly impossible to recruit unless certain principles are agreed upon....

Summary Naughty Dog’s current development plans are shrouded in mystery. While it’s fairly normal for a developer to only reveal what it’s working on when the project has hit a certain development milestone, Naughty Dog’s situation is a little different from other studios. WhenThe Last of Us Part 2released back in June 2020, Naughty Dog was pretty transparent about its desire to take a bit of a break, with no games set for active development right away....

Red Dead Redemption 2has been hailed by many as one of the best action-adventure games in recent memory, and this is partially due to the sheer realness of the world. There was a lot forRed Dead Redemption 2to live up to due to the success of its predecessor, but Rockstar brought forth a beautifully crafted story that not only brings some great action, but tugs on the heartstrings. One of the biggest drawsRed Dead Redemption 2has is a compelling story seen through the eyes of its protagonist, Arthur Morgan....

While Insomniac Games is enjoying recent success withRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart, fans of the developer’s other biggest franchise are patiently waiting for the expected sequel. After a quick tease at the PS5’s launch withSpider-Man: Miles Morales, it’s almost expected that the next big project for the developer will beSpider-Man 2, or whatever the next entry is called. After Peter has properly trained Miles' iteration of Spider-Man, and especially after everything that happened duringSpider-Man: Miles Morales, it’s clear both characters will play an equally pivotal role in the story....

Quick Links While also adding a lot of new weapon types for players to use,Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtreeadds a lot of new weapons to previously existing classes. A common new type of weapon are the Smithscript weapons, which mostly act the same as other weapons in their classexcept that they can be thrown. While throwing your weapon may not seem like the best idea, these weapons instantly return to the player’s hand, letting them throw their weapon while not losing it and needing to retrieve it....