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It’s no secret that Fallout 4 left some fans of the series disappointed, and with The Elder Scrolls 6 likely still a way off, there’s many lessons to be learned from Bethesda’s last RPG outing. Bethesda has been consistently praised for the breadth of its open worlds, the sheer number of side-quests in the sandboxes it creates, and the amount of unique environments to explore. The developer’s stories, however, have also been criticized as consistently lacking....

Steam just received a huge package of classic games from Electronic Arts, all of which are now on sale. EA’s partnership with Valve started this past year with the launch of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order on Steam. The plan since then was to bring EA Access to Steam, too. A huge wave of games, and a promise of more, is a surprise, but a welcome one at that. This first wave of 25 games features a ton of Electronic Arts classics....

“I can’t help feeling like I’ve missed something,” Morse told Thursday over two drained pints and a luncheon meat sandwich in the closing moments of Series 2’s ‘Trove’. He was right about that. Castle Gate’s finest may have collared the conspirators in two murder cases and recovered a cache of stolen museum treasures, but something had been missed – namely, a notebook. More on that below. Series 8 left fans feeling a little like Morse in that pub....

In recent months, announcements surrounding new game reveals and release dates have been followed up with questions over whether the PC version would be exclusive to the Epic Games Store. The Epic Games Store was opened back in December 2018, and has become Steam’s biggest competitor in the digital PC gaming market. While many games developers have signed on for either exclusive or timed-exclusive deals and drawn criticism from PC gamers, Epic Games has no intentions of stopping its push for exclusives....

The ESRB, the regulatory body responsible for video game age and content ratings, today announced a change being made in response to the ongoing controversy regarding loot boxes and post-launch DLC. The ESRB will soon be introducing a new label for physical and digital games releases that feature digital purchases of all kinds. The label will read “In-Game Purchases.” According to the ESRB, the new label was decided upon as a “sensible approach to let gamers and parents know when a game offers the option to purchase additional content....

At E3 last year, Bethesda seemed to strut around as if it owned the place. It talked about how amazing its games were, showed off its hot new online Fallout game, and Todd Howard even said a bad word. Of course, Fallout 76’s launch didn’t go very well. In fact, very little about Fallout 76 ended up going well, to the point that the term “unmitigated disaster” is a pretty accurate description....

Age Of Empires 3: Definitive Edition has made several welcome changes and additions to the strategy classic. We go over a handful of the biggest changes here. UI Changes The user interface has undergone some significant changes, reducing the amount of real estate it takes up and moving certain elements around. As you can see in the screenshots below, the minimap has been moved the bottom right corner of the screen, and the unit information/building options panels are now on the left, taking up much less space....

This Evil review contains spoilers. Evil Season 2 Episode 6 Hands in the air. Dueling procedurals get arrested for resisting the officers on Evil season 2, episode 6, “C Is for Cop. This is one of the most harrowing episodes of the series on many fronts. The monster of the week is not a demon or a creature or one of the deadly sins. As Kristen (Katja Herbers) told her daughter Lila (Skylar Gray) last week: sometimes a monster is a person who forgets who they are....

This year’s E3 has the potential to be the best since the event’s inception. Not only are the usual heavy hitters such as Sony and Microsoft going to be in attendance this year, but newcomers are also stepping up to showcase to the world what they are bringing to gaming in the near and far future. Out of these new E3 presenters, the most exciting by far is Fallout and Elder Scrolls creator Bethesda....

The State of Play presentation ended on a high note with the official reveal for the PS5 version of Final Fantasy 7 Remake called Intergrade. The next-gen update for one of 2020’s biggest releases features a slew of expected upgrades like higher fidelity, graphical and performance modes, and a new photo mode. But, a big surprise for fans of Final Fantasy 7 Remake was the surprise reveal of a new episode coming exclusively to the PS5 version of the game featuring Yuffie, the materia-hunting ninja who was an optional character in the original game....

One can never say that publisher Koei Tecmo doesn’t know its fan base. After holding a poll that let fans vote on which reversible cover art they’d like to see for the upcoming Fairy Tail RPG, the results shouldn’t be surprising to anyone. With a whopping 2,606 votes, fans picked the choice that sees the game’s heroines wearing bikinis. If there is one thing you can count on most popular anime to deliver, it’s fan service....

As if 2020 wasn’t a bizarre enough year as it is, the most recent leak purporting to know information about the Assassin’s Creed franchise has outdone itself by using a screenshot from Shrek as supposed proof. Naturally, this leak was quickly debunked by Shrek enthusiasts around the world, but not before it actually managed to trick a few people. Typically speaking, fans should take all leaks with a grain of salt since as a whole they cannot be considered reliable....

Fall Guys’ meteoric rise in popularity has continued through the announcement of upcoming features through Gamescom. Players simply cannot get enough of the game, both in terms of playing and watching it on streaming sites. Players love it so much, they have even created Fall Guys obstacle courses in Fortnite, emulating one super popular battle royale in the creative of another battle royale. It’s not surprising when one considers all the aspects that make Fall Guys so popular....

The future of the Fallout franchise is up in the air. Fallout 76 attempted to apply the series’ single player roleplaying formula to a multiplayer world, but even with several improvements, it’s not what many want of the franchise. Indeed, ever since Bethesda took over the series with Fallout 3, fans have been divided about the direction of the series, with differences of opinion on everything from the first-person perspective to Fallout 4’s voiced player character....

Fallout 76’s beta may be launching later than many were expecting – only one month before the proper game releases – but there are many reasons to be excited about the forthcoming test. As Bethesda has just revealed, the Fallout 76 beta will feature the full game rather than just a slice of a larger pie. Obviously, players won’t be able to experience all that Fallout 76 has to offer in the beta - there will certainly be restrictions - but this detail is promising regardless....

Far Cry 5 is still a couple of days away, but some of its secrets are already starting to leak out. Its trophy list was revealed earlier this week, and one of its possible endings is now out in the wild and ready to be found by those who don’t mind venturing into spoiler territory. Far Cry 5 is shaping up to be a massive game. Just a couple of days ago, the title’s creative director, Dan Hay, revealed the game’s estimated campaign length in an interview with GameSpot....

Ubisoft is having a really tough time keeping the lid on its games. No sooner do we get leaked gameplay footage of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla do we get leaked images of Watch Dogs: Legion showcasing the game’s team menu and character abilities. And now we might have just been handed the biggest leak of them all. Far Cry 6 is coming. The news is all over social media where apparently the Hong Kong version of the PlayStation Store accidentally put up a listing for Far Cry 6 a little ahead of schedule....

Less than a week ago Bungie introduced players to Destiny: Rise of Iron, the first major expansion for the shooter in a year. The DLC add-on brought with it a ton of new content, a new raid, and more new mechanics and concepts than players could ever imagine. One of those new concepts is the skeleton key, a new consumable that will help players acquire new loot and increase their light level....

Someone on Reddit spotted some interesting details about PlayStation 5 pre-orders in the source code of the PlayStation website. These details include where to pre-order the console and details about backwards compatibility. Reddit user KGarvey posted about their findings of the source code. According to the source code, it seems like people can pre-order the PlayStation 5 directly on the PlayStation website. An interesting tidbit found in the code is that there is an error code stating that only one version of the PlayStation 5 can be in a cart....

Narratively-rich games have become the norm in modern times, and no other game personifies this evolution as well as Detroit: Become Human. A product from the mind of David Cage and Quantic Dream, Detroit: Become Human is one of the company’s best offerings, allowing for a massive number of options and choices that completely change the narrative and personalizes it for the player. This makes the story of Detroit: Become Human an ever-evolving construct that constantly changes with each and every decision the player makes....