Dragon Ball Z officially ended its anime run in 1996, with the show being the cultural phenom it was in the 90s, it came as no surprise when the fandom exploded after the announcement that the series would be continued in Dragon Ball Super. Since its return in 2015, Dragon Ball has seen another boom in popularity with new movies and games being released, ushering in a new younger generation of fans....
This DUCKTALES review contains spoilers. It’s hard not to tie your work to your self worth. You spend countless hours pouring your talent and love into something and when someone rejects it, it can be so much more than them simply not liking what you made. It can feel like they’re rejecting you. It makes you not want to show your work to anyone, to keep it hidden. The more you do it, the more you also want to hide yourself....
The final Dungeons and Dragons book of the 2020 calendar year has been revealed and players are finally getting another optional rules expansion. Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything follows in the footsteps of Xanathar’s Guide to Everything by providing a tome full of optional rules for both players and DMs to utilize at their tables. The book is narrated through the voice of an iconic DnD villain and the namesake of one of DnD’s most popular spells....
E3 2021 hasn’t been the onslaught of announcements many of us expected it to be. It remains an excellent showcase for the future of the medium, but one that was always going to be hamstrung by the circumstances that define its current existence. We’re currently in the midst of a global pandemic, with the Electronic Entertainment Expo morphing into a purely digital convention for the second year running. Things are different, almost unimaginably so....
With LucasFilm Games emerging onto the scene early last month, it soon became apparent that EA was far from the only studio slated to be working on the Star Wars franchise going forward. For one, Ubisoft announced that it would be working on the IP through a new, open-world adventure coming courtesy of the creators of The Division, Ubisoft Massive. However, EA has recently reaffirmed that it’s not done making Star Wars a focus of its annual plans, revealing during an investor’s call that it remains dedicated to working on the science fiction franchise....
Nov 17th Update: An EA representative has clarified that the publisher did not mention anything about an accelerated experience or progression boosts for Star Wars Battlefront 2 when discussing bringing back the progression system. EA has temporarily removed microtransactions from Star Wars Battlefront 2 following huge backlash, saying that it would make changes before bringing them back. Now, an EA representative has shed a little more light on exactly how the new system might work....
Silver Rain Games is a fairly new indie studio created by Assassin’s Creed Origins’s Bayek, Abubakar Salim, and BAFTA games program manager Melissa Phillips, and its debut game is underway. Electronic Arts are partnering with the studio to bring its very first title into its library of EA Originals. When speaking to GameSpot, Salim said, “It speaks volumes - the fact that you can’t actually define the genre of what [EA Originals] has built....
Gamers are no strangers to bugs and glitches in games, which can often be funny or incredibly frustrating. Game developers and publishers, like Electronic Arts, employ quality assurance teams to help make sure games play smoothly before launch. Based on a recently approved US patent, it seems that EA is looking to improve the process for quality assurance testing. Quality assurance has become an integral part of the game development process....
Many games and series change over time thanks to the influence of their player communities. For instance, the Command and Conquer Remastered Collection soundtrack includes music performed by a fan-made band called the Tiberian Sons. CCP Games’ spacefaring sandbox MMORPG EVE Online has grown exponentially since it released in 2003, and its growing fanbase has afforded the developers unique opportunities. EVE Online has one shard server, creating a “shared universe,” according to CCP Games Creative Director Bergur Finnbogason, and Community Developer Dan Crone said the team encourages players to reach out so the developers’ platform can be used to advertise community events....
On the surface, the Gears of War games seem like typical bro shooters. It’s not until you play the series that you realize that it includes a deep and sometimes emotional narrative. And the franchise’s story isn’t just contained within the games. There is also a litany of comics and novels that add to the overall lore of the series. Experiencing the entire franchise in chronological order can make for a compelling adventure as it begins with the Pendulum Wars, goes through the Locust conflict, and ends with the battles against the Swarm....
2020 appears to be pushing gaming technology to its limits given that both consoles and the PC are expected to get massive upgrades this year. The upcoming holiday season will see the release of both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, which will have beefier specs that will make them twice as powerful as their current-generation counterparts. On the other hand, the PC graphics card market is also seeing a growing hype on the battle between Nvidia’s upcoming GeForce RTX 30 series and AMD’s Navi 2X series....
Overwatch 2, the upcoming sequel to Blizzard’s popular first-person team-based shooter, was announced at BlizzCon last year. Since then, the fan-base has been filled with rumors and speculation on everything from a concrete release date to some of the big changes coming to the engine Blizzard used for the previous game. Overwatch 2 is a hotly anticipated title, and with so many rumors flying around, many fans are stuck simply trying to wrap their heads around all the new information supposedly coming to light....
If there is anything that is truly perplexing in superhero movie history, it might just be that fans had to wait until 2002 for Spider-Man to finally appear on film, which led to the webslinger having seven movies across three franchises (more than that if the Avengers films and Into The Spider-Verse are also counted). It all started with the efforts of Sam Raimi to finally do Peter Parker justice on the big screen, and this year it will lead to the December release of Spider-Man: No Way Home....
For anyone that loves indie retro shooters, Realms Deep 2020 was the stream to catch. Billed as the “Boomer Shooter E3,” this collaborative effort between publisher 3D Realms and a ton of other indie developers was the perfect antidote to the hellscape that is 2020. So many shooters, so little time. But you’re likely not interested in how we feel about the presentation; you want to know what games were revealed and presented....
Almost two years after its release back in 2015, Fallout 4 is set to receive a Game of the Year edition, and it comes out on September 26, 2017 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. As is typically the case with GOTY editions, the special version of the post-apocalyptic RPG will contain all of the latest gameplay updates (including Survival mode), graphical enhancements, the capacity to use mods for free on PC and consoles, as well as all official add-ons that have been created for the title....
Bethesda Game Studios creates an Easter egg in Fallout 4’s most recent DLC known as Nuka-World to memorialize and lament the tragic loss of a fan’s brother. A couple of months ago, the Reddit user NoohjXLVII (AKA Andy) wrote a message on the site’s official Fallout 4 subreddit explaining how he used the post-apocalyptic RPG’s Automatron DLC to cope with the death of his father last year by creating a bipedal sentry bot and naming it after him so they could travel the Wasteland together....
Modders recreate the first Fallout in Fallout New Vegas, answering the prayers of any gamers who wanted to play the original game in the series’ new format. There has sometimes been a large gulf between fans of the original Fallout games and the more recent Bethesda offerings. However, some intrepid modders have recently attempted to bridge the gap between the two different game styles. In fact, the Fallout New Vegas modding community is offering up a chance to play the entirety of the original Fallout using the more recent gameplay style....
Devil May Cry 5 is a game that takes an insane amount of time to master. Completing it on its harder difficulties like Son of Sparda or Dante Must Die is the perfect sort of challenge for all of us who suddenly have a lot more free time on our hands. But it takes some real work, and a bit of advice goes a long way. The art of mastering a combo in the most stylish way while gracefully avoiding any and all damage is one that needs more appreciation, and the Devil May Cry franchise has always aimed to do just that....
Vergil fans are in for a treat, as long as they’re willing to revisit Devil May Cry 5. Capcom has recently announced that Devil May Cry 5 will feature playable Vergil in a paid DLC package for both the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. It was only a week ago when Vergil was revealed as a new playable character for the upcoming Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition.The next-gen version of the game will be loaded with some new features like 3D audio enhancements, ray tracing, Turbo Mode, and a Legendary Dark Knight Mode....
After surprising the audience and countless fans around the globe with their Mirror’s Edge announcement at E3, DICE has been working hard on the IP reboot, albeit with little being said about the project itself. News has trickled in over the months since, explaining the style and direction of the new game, but not much else is known about the followup to the 2008 first-person runner. While fans have been wondering where Mirror’s Edge 2 has been for the past few years, Executive Producer Patrick Bach recently explained DICE’s role in the prequel/reboot, and the answer may not be what most fans were expecting....
