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Bethesda releases a new story driven trailer for Dishonored 2 showing off new new footage surrounding Corvo, The Outsider, and the villainous Delilah Cooperspoon. After revealing Dishonored 2 two years ago with a slick cinematic trailer, Arkane Studios finally gave fans their first actual look at gameplay for the upcoming stealth action title at E3 2016. So far, Arkane Studios has placed much of the focus on the newly made playable Emily Kaldwin for marketing and demo purposes....

Disney has unveiled a first look at the six short films that will kick off its new diverse filmmaking program, Launchpad. This new filming program is dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices within the industry and each of the short films will premier on Disney+ on May 28. According to Variety, each of the six short films will center on the theme of “discover” and will feature stories by filmmakers Ann Marie Pace, Aqsa Altaf, Has Zheng, Jessica Mendez Siqueiros, Moxie Peng, and Stefanie Abel Horowitz....

With RPG sequel Divinity: Original Sin 2 receiving an early access demo, Game Rant sits down with the title to get a low down on what gamers can expect from the project. Although the Divinity franchise has long had a strong following of players, stemming from the success of 2002’s Divine Divinity, the series saw a triumphant return in 2014. Divinity: Original Sin, a prequel to the original game, received release due to the partial funding of Kickstarter backers, and long-term fans of the series who invested in the project were not disappointed....

Double Fine’s glorious Amnesia Fortnight event is back, offering up 25 original game pitches now available for fans to vote on. Like the most recent Amnesia Fortnight event in 2014, Double Fine’s partnered with Humble Bundle to take care of the front-end of the event. By contributing just $1, fans will get to vote on which of the pitches should be made into a prototype. Voting ends on Friday, April 7, so get in soon....

Dragon Age: Inquisition introduced tarot card designs into the game to show off different characters, beasts, difficulty settings, and much more. Fans fell in love with the art, and it inspired a new sort of genre to Dragon Age fan art. Fan artists got into drawing their various characters’ own tarot cards. Like the actual tarot cards, they often assigned their characters a card type from a typical tarot deck and drew in different symbols that were meaningful to their Inquisitors, Hawkes, or Wardens....

A lot can be said for prominent families in fantasy stories. Some stay powerful, rich, and influential because of their status and the respect of the public. And some are like the Amells in Dragon Age. With a rich, complicated past and a lot of scandals to unpack, the Amells retain some of their notoriety despite their economic collapse. The expansive family tree hides secrets, connections, and drama that even Hawke, the main character of Dragon Age 2, doesn’t fully understand....

It’s no major surprise that plenty of fighting game fans were anxiously awaiting the open beta for Dragon Ball FighterZ this weekend, especially after Arc System Works and Bandai Namco made the beta client available for pre-load prior to the trial. Now, though, it looks as if lots of gamers have been frequently experiencing server issues and lengthy matchmaking times, which has led Bandai Namco to consider extending the beta....

Drake Hollow, the multiplayer base-building and wave-based defense game from indie studio The Molasses Flood, has been delayed indefinitely. Drake Hollow was originally announced to be launching on July 17, but will not be able to meet that date. No new release date for Drake Hollow has been provided, but The Molasses Flood promises to have it ready “as soon as possible.” The reasons for Drake Hollow’s delay can’t be fully explained, according to studio director Forrest Dowling on social media....

Techland, the studio working on Dying Light 2, recently saw one of its employees leave the company. Despite the departure of writer and art director Paweł Selinger, Techland recently made it clear that the game’s development is still going quite well. After Selinger announced he was leaving Techland following a 22-year career, some in the gaming community claimed it was another problem in the development of Dying Light 2. However, the media relations team recently said Techland already filled Selinger’s role on the project, and therefore the work on the game is moving forward without a hitch....

Psychonauts 2, the sequel to Double Fine’s 2005 cult classic Psychonauts, will be coming in 2019, but otherwise Double Fine hasn’t revealed much about the upcoming game. However, not only will a demo for Psychonauts 2 be displayed at next month’s E3 2019, but famed comedic actor Jack Black will be on the game’s panel. As mentioned previously, Psychonauts 2 will be getting a spotlight at E3 2019. While some details have come out regarding the game, including the some gameplay footage of Psychonauts 2, Double Fine has largely been hush-hush about the much-anticipated platformer....

Elgato, the creator of one of the most popular lines of capture cards, addressed a surprisingly major issue that hasn’t received much attention going into the launch of next-generation consoles. More and more console players are streaming their games from their consoles, and compatibility with capture cards like Elgato’s is a big priority. Taking the initiative, Elgato’s gone ahead and confirmed that its capture devices will all work with Xbox’s next-generation consoles, at the least....

Fleet Carriers are absolutely massive ships. Ships big enough to fit your entire fleet inside, and then some. They act as a portable base of operations, hosting a ship repair yard, a marketplace, and various other useful benefits for your journey into the universe of Elite Dangerous. In accordance with their size, Fleet Carriers are wildly expensive, especially for new players that might have recently jumped into the game. This means Fleet Carriers are a late-game addition to your arsenal....

Out of all the major games coming out soon, Empire of Sin may have flown under many players’ radars. To those who love gangsters and strategy games however, there’s a good chance it will make a splash. To be fair, reviews for Empire of Sin have been a bit mixed, with gameplay that doesn’t quite do justice to its story and characters. However, for any history buffs and XCOM fans (it has a similar combat structure), it’s at least worth a gander....

Today marks the start of the Mythic Titans event in Empires & Puzzles. The limited-time event will run for three days and introduces five new titans to the match-3 puzzler. This is the first-time the community will be “competing against one another individually as players and as alliances to battle the same threat simultaneously.” Several exclusive rewards are up for grabs, too, including gems, emblems, and crafting materials for those who come out victorious....

The Tomb Raider series first hit stores in 1996 and has since become the 38th highest-grossing video game franchise of all time. The IP is universally recognized for its Indiana Jones-like adventures and for having one of the most iconic female protagonists in all media. Square Enix’s franchise has remained successful for over 20 years thanks to the consistently high quality of Lara Croft’s adventures, including the recent reboot trilogy, which featured some of the English archeologist’s best games yet....

This Evil review contains spoilers. Evil Season 2 Episode 2 Evil season 2, episode 2, “A Is for Angel,” finds a new twist in the series’ main thrust. It is a monster-of-the-week installment which may result in an exorcism, but this time the intruding influence is not demonic. Raymond (Brandon J. Dirden), a parishioner at St. Johns, is possessed by an angel, or so he claims. On the surface, it may appear the presence may not be as malignant as a servant of Satan, but it is equally diabolical....

When THQ declared bankruptcy back in 2012, the future of the publisher’s franchises (from WWE to Saints Row) was called into question. Luckily, many of those properties were auctioned off to new publishers, and they have found new life at their new homes. Not all of them, though. One franchise that many hoped would survive the THQ auction is Darksiders, Vigil Games’ action platformer that features the four horseman of the apocalypse....

This year’s Formula One season might be in jeopardy, but Codemasters has confirmed F1 2020 will go ahead as planned on all platforms. Developers tasked with creating a new game in the same series every single year are faced with quite the challenge. Some will take the easy way out and merely update teams and rosters each year, while others will do their best to go the extra mile. Add a global pandemic to the mix as many try to work remotely and some might not blame a developer or two for skipping this year....

Falcon And The Winter Soldier will be hitting Disney+ later this month, and will feature - as the title suggests - the Falcon and the Winter Soldier working together. These two were Captain America’s closest allies, but have never seen eye to eye. That said, the Winter Soldier did appear to support Cap’s decision to pass the shield (and possibly the Captain America moniker itself) onto Falcon. While their will-they-won’t-they-punch-each-others-lights-out relationship will make up the bulk of the show, we also know that Zemo is returning for the series....

Update 1.5 for Bethesda’s Fallout 4 is now live on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, offering gamers the chance to try out Survival Mode for the first time. Although the amount of buzz surrounding Fallout 4 has dwindled in recent months, Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic RPG has managed to remain relevant far after its initial release due to a variety of updates and DLC packages. While fans of the series have been looking forward to the Fallout 4 Far Harbor DLC, which represents the biggest update the game has seen in its short lifespawn, Bethesda has also teased gamers with a Survival Mode that is meant to appeal more to Vault Dwellers looking for a bigger challenge....