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As a landmark gaming franchise, the two Left 4 Dead games laid the groundwork for an entirely new subgenre of the co-op shooter. The defining traits of this subgenre involve hordes of weak enemies supported by a few unique special ones, all controlled by an AI director that manages pacing in real time. The AI director, a major selling point of Left 4 Dead, makes sure that players always feel challenged but never unfairly so....

Even as the game enters its fourth year, Fortnite is still finding ways to keep its battle royale formula fresh and inviting. The season-oriented approach that Epic Games has committed to has proven to be very successful, and the seemingly constant stream of new cosmetics gives players something to work towards every time they turn on the game. Perhaps the most attractive feature that Fortnite has in contrast to most other battle royale games is its frequent crossover events, each of them bringing in new content based on well-known properties such as Marvel or Star Wars....

Every year, the Game Awards give recognition to the best games produced within the year, and awards the prestigious ‘Game Of The Year’ award to the greatest one. GOTY awardees are year-defining games with some even being timeless masterpieces. The games on this list are fan-favorites of their time and rightfully so. They are masterfully crafted titles with gameplay that blends well with their narrative, leaving a lasting impact on the industry....

Many are indubitably looking forward to Cyberpunk 2077 as one of the most anticipated games set to be released in 2020. The world of CD Projekt Red’s upcoming game is very different from the real world and diverges from the timeline far before the current year. Many fans will likely need to be caught up on the events that take place in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe between 2020 and 2077 to understand the full context of Night City in 2077, including the many new nations of North America, the megacorporations, and how Night City came to be an independent city state....

You can’t keep a good Deadite down. Bad ones too, we imagine. And they’re all so wickedly bad in the indestructibly groovy Evil Dead franchise. Hence just two years after Bruce Campbell hung up the chainsaw for good with the conclusion of the Ash vs. Evil Dead TV series, he’s confirming that the movie franchise will nevertheless live on. While speaking with Empire, Campbell revealed the next Evil Dead movie is in active development with Lee Cronin, who directed A24’s The Hole in the Ground horror movie, taking over directorial duties....

Fall Guys may be a silly game by nature, but it’s community is a dedicated one. In the midst of a global pandemic, it should come as no surprise that something as light hearted and fun as this is what breaks through to the forefront of the scene and inspires creativity and good times. One dedicated player even went so far as to recreate one of the game’s levels in stop motion using only Lego pieces....

One of the games that has continuously kept players’ attention in 2020 is Mediatonic and Devolver Digital’s Fall Guys. The game has garnered both critical and player praise, with some believing the innovative take on the battle royale formula is one of the best indie games of 2020. And now, in an effort to generate more hype for the launch of its third season, Mediatonic has revealed new details for several new levels as well as features coming to the game....

Whether you’ve played Fallout or not, you will more than likely recognize Bethesda’s future-oriented, post-apocalyptic game, and if you recognize Fallout, you recognize super mutants. Super mutants are the green, muscular behemoths you slaughter by the hundreds—if not thousands—in the wasteland. In Fallout they are extremely common and are pivotal parts of a few of the award-winning series’ storylines for the series. Seeing as how important they are, very little information is given about them unless you do some digging....

With the release for Fallout 4 drawing nearer, anticipation for the upcoming installment in Bethesda’s popular post-apocalyptic franchise is sure to reach a fever pitch soon. In the meantime, many fans of the RPG are whiling away the hours until the game drops by crafting their own Fallout-related material or by revisiting older titles in the series. One fan decided to share his affinity for the title by building a homemade Pip-Boy using a 3D printer that utilizes smartphones for its display screen....

Channel the majesty of the old Wild West in Fallout 4 with a Gunslinger build. This entire build is structured around one perk: Gunslinger. In its most basic form, this perk boosts the damage of non-automatic pistols, and by the end, the perk enables double damage and the chance to cripple your enemies. For a Gunslinger build you want to prioritize non-automatic pistols, such as the Deliverer, Pipe Revolver, and the classic 10mm pistol in the early game....

An extremely dedicated Fallout 4 player uses the post-apocalyptic RPG’s settlement customization tools to create a massive tower without using any mods. A YouTube user and Fallout 4 player going by the name of Jug has completed quite the impressive feat in the PlayStation 4 version of Bethesda’s wildly popular open world title by building a giant structure that he calls the Tower of Eden without the help of cheats and console commands....

Bethesda surprised many fans with the announcement of Fallout 76 in May of 2018, less than three years after the release of Fallout 4, all while The Elder Scrolls had stayed in limbo since 2011. That rapid-fire turnaround time might have turned out to work against Bethesda, thanks to the constant updates to Fallout 76 trying to keep the game barely afloat. Fans will likely never know exactly what happened with the development of Fallout 76, since the process and climates for AAA games is often a closely guarded secret that gets influenced by dozens of outside sources....

After noticing a website link while playing Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 4, one gamer decides to purchase the site before the developer can get its hands on it. The Uncharted series is a franchise full of secrets, be it through hunting for hidden treasure in-game or through the surprising twists and turns of each game’s narrative. This is equally true of Uncharted 4, Naughty Dog’s final part of the beloved property. Since the game released on May 10, plenty of players have been scouring the game for hidden content, but one user found something a little unexpected....

The story of the Wild West can’t be told without Native Americans. Rockstar Games is taking that fact very seriously by adding in Native American outfits to Red Dead Redemption II and people are loving it. Red Dead Online has been the place for fans to hang out and interact with each other and while it hasn’t had as much attention as GTA 5 it is still being taken care of by Rockstar Games—even if it potentially took players dressing up as clowns to get an update....

In a time when an infinite amount information is available at our fingertips - with apps and other “smart” tools aiming to make us more productive than ever - it would be an impressive feat to write about Detroit: Become Human without considering the technology being utilized to do so. Think about it: many tasks in our lives are more conveniently performed today compared to a decade ago, thanks to advancements in modern technology....

April Fool’s Day is typically home to a lot of pranks from publishers and developers that are just trying to spread harmless joy. Sometimes, those pranks take the form of stupid little trailer “announcing” obviously fake DLC. Other times, we get “confirmation” of a remake of a beloved childhood classic. That was what this case initially seemed like earlier this morning, but it turns out the truth is even more depressing....

Secrets are part of what makes the Doom series special. Almost every level contains hidden collectibles, lore entries, and entire areas for players to experience. Doom Eternal continues this trend with hundreds of secrets for players to find. While classic Doom levels aren’t in every level this time around, there are still quite a few secrets that are hidden in areas most will never find. Some of these areas are hidden behind climbable terrain or destructible walls few will find....

In spite of his lack of dialogue, Doomguy from the original Doom has certainly gone down as one of the most important lead characters in video game history. After all, the title itself is one of the greatest games of all time, and has been playable on everything up to and including using a Porsche 911 as a controller. In spite of this, very little is known about the creation of the character himself, but thankfully designer John Romero is at hand to talk more about Doomguy, even revealing the character’s identity....

It’s not easy to become a god in Dungeons & Dragons, but there is one spell in the history of the game that made the goal easy to accomplish. The only twelfth level spell in the history of the series offered a taste of divinity, but players shouldn’t seek out its power, as it single-handily brought down an entire empire of spellcasters. In Dungeons & Dragons, the primary spellcaster classes have spell levels that range from zero to nine....

Fans of the Sword Coast are likely already looking forward to their coming adventures in Icewind Dale this fall and winter, but there’s still plenty of time for Dungeons and Dragons players to kick off an adventure in Theros if they haven’t done so yet. Whether tabletop gamers are fans of Magic: The Gathering or not, there’s no denying that the Theros campaign setting is a great place to take adventurers who are looking for a campaign full of meddling Gods and heroic feats....