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Thanks to the excellent Doom game of 2016, the name Doom means something again. While fans simply loved the games from the 90s (and casually ignored Doom 3 for the most part) the newest game revived the FPS franchise and made people excited about Doom again. Doom: Eternal, the sequel to the hit game that brought the series back to life, is due out sometime this year. But it also looks like Doom is getting another entry this year as well, only this one is going to the theaters....

The Australian Classification Board has rated a new Id Software game, and it’s unclear just what it is. This was spotted earlier today by VGC. For context, Id Software is the studio under Bethesda known for titles such as Rage 2 and Doom Eternal. What’s particularly intriguing about this discovery is that the new game is multi-platform. Normally, this wouldn’t be cause for raising an eyebrow given that the past two Doom games were released across the board, even making an appearance on the less powerful Nintendo Switch....

Recent information has come to light suggesting that Mike Laidlaw - creative director for the Dragon Age series for a good eight years - most likely left gaming mega-company Ubisoft because a King Arthur-inspired game (code-named Avalon) he had conceptualized got shot down. Actually, said game apparently got shot down multiple times throughout 2019, as Laidlaw and his team who were working on Avalon tried to re-conceptualize its themes and settings in hopes of gaining the approval of the guy in charge....

Believe it or not, Dragon Ball is 34 years old. Originally published in Shonen Jump from 1984 to 1995, the series lived on past its ending through its anime adaptation, anime sequel, multiple video games, and spin-offs. Before Super was even a thought in Akira Toriyama’s head, the Dragon Ball franchise was getting its fair share of content, and how could it not? Toriyama left a massive gap in-between Majin Buu’s defeat and the ending of the manga....

Dungeon & Dragons: Dark Alliance looks like everything a Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance reboot should be. The hack-n-slash combat has been updated with combo-heavy moves and flashy animations. Instead of repetitive levels, the new version features complex dungeons filled with plenty of secrets to discover. And, most importantly, you actually get to play as the Companions of the Hall, Forgotten Realms’ most famous characters. But while that all sounds great on paper, Dark Alliance misses the mark in almost every conceivable way....

About several months ago, the video game developer Techland announced its decision to bring what is essentially a year’s worth of free DLC to its zombie infested survival-horror release, Dying Light, by putting out 10 content packages over the course of 12 months. Now, the studio has officially made two of the DLC drops available today, with Content Drop #0 making its way to PlayStation 4 and Xbox, and Content Drop #1 coming to both consoles and PC....

Another Electronics Entertainment Expo has passed, and game fans around the world are still trying to prioritize their list of announced titles, not to mention bolstered consoles and platforms. Of course, there is one thing that gamers who are unable to attend the show unfortunately miss out on: the Booth Babes. E3 2012 had no shortage of women on hand to attract attention and draw in press, from major franchises to peripheral companies trying to drum up buzz....

Bethesda’s first ever E3 2015 conference took place today, and with it ID Software took little time in introducing fans plenty of brutal-looking DOOM gameplay. Fans had been expecting a reveal all week, and were immediately treated with a long campaign video, multiplayer information, and a brand new gamemode and map creation system called DOOM SnapMap. The new creation tool will be available to players both on PC and console, and looks like it’ll offer plenty of in-depth customization....

The latest trailer for the new Marvel’s Spider-Man game reveals that everyone’s favorite arachnid-based hero will be teaming up with an old foe to battle a brand new one. Shown at the Sony PlayStation Media Showcase at E3, the eight-minute long trailer gave us tons of info about the story as well as gameplay. To start, Spider-Man has a brand new suit that hasn’t been seen in previous games or movies....

A few years back, Sony unveiled their Instant Game Collection for PlayStation Plus members, further changing the game as far as online subscription services are concerned. Not that long (but still too long) after Microsoft announced its own competitor, Games With Gold. Both services offer “free” games to their subscribers, with new ones swapping in each month, and have fast become an integral part of their respective ecosystems. Hoping to piggyback off the success of those two offerings, Electronic Arts has today announced their own service called EA Access....

While many video game companies have been doing well financially during the coronavirus pandemic, many people are worried about making ends meet. During these unprecedented times, there is a considerable number of workers who are concerned about their jobs. Even though Electronic Arts has been doing well, shareholders overwhelmingly shot down paying top executives special equity awards in light of their payment of regular employees. With EA topping the charts for Steam sales in June, the company has shown itself to be doing very well, despite all of the external factors that have been affecting the world’s economy....

While some dedicated gamers will try to beat Elden Ring without leveling up once, most players will want to figure out how to farm the Runes they’ll need to level up their character as quickly as possible. The very good news is that it’s not actually that hard to earn the Runes you’ll need to level up in Elden Ring. As long as you’re somewhat comfortable with fighting enemies and navigating the game’s sometimes dangerous world, you should find plenty of opportunities to pick up some extra Runes and grow your character in the process....

Fans of Dark Souls were understandably hyped when From Software announced its next title, Elden Ring. The studio has had hardly any misses when it comes to its games, even if it sticks to the same formula most of the time, and that shows the amount of trust that fans place in the brand. That brand loyalty is starting to become more and more apparent as the game falls further into obscurity....

At E3 2018, Bethesda offered fans the briefest of teasers for The Elder Scrolls 6, which accomplished virtually nothing except confirmed that the game is coming at some point. Since then, Bethesda has been radio silent on The Elder Scrolls 6 and what the game will have in store, but a trademark dispute may reveal its setting. This trademark dispute has been ongoing, and is between ZeniMax Media, Bethesda’s parent company, and the website BookBreeze....

It’s been about two weeks since Elite Dangerous: Odyssey launched. The massive expansion to the space-flight sim added new weapons, settlements, and discoverable planets that you could actually land and walk around on. Odyssey was highly anticipated by Elite Dangerous fans, especially since it had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, Odyssey’s launch was anything but a smooth landing. The expansion launched with a clunky and unresponsive UI along with connectivity and stability issues to boot....

Fans of The Last of Us 2 now have access to a ton of previously-unreleased concept art for the best selling PS4 game. Naughty Dog just put up an official Art Blast page on ArtStation, where people can view hundreds of concept art pieces and even download them as wallpapers. Some of the art may come as a surprise to fans who are used to how Ellie and Joel look in the games, as the art provides a glimpse into what could have been....

Elon Musk, an eccentric billionaire, is known for the Tesla brand, his bizarre tweets, and the strange name X Æ A-Xii he and Grimes will be calling their child. One of his latest Tweets may be hinting that Grand Theft Auto may one day be available for play in Tesla cars. Grand Theft Auto has been getting a lot of attention lately due to the announcement that GTA 5 will be ported to the PS5 on release....

In Enlisted, a game from Gaijin Entertainment and Darkflow Software, every soldier has a rank. This rank determines their maximum level, and thus limits the amount of abilities they can have at once. You can increase a soldier’s rank at the Academy. However, the Academy can be quite confusing at first glance. Here’s everything you need to know about the Academy in Enlisted. How To Unlock The Academy To unlock the Academy, you need to level up at least three soldiers of the same rank to maximum level....

According to court documents filed on October 6, the antitrust trial between Epic Games and Apple is scheduled to begin on May 3, 2021, and will be presided by US District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. It has yet to be determined if the trial will be held virtually or in person, though court documents say it could be “some combination” of the two. On August 13, Epic sued Apple alleging that the company’s policy that requires up to a 30% cut of app sales made on Apple devices is anticompetitive....

Now that Stardew Valley’s 1.5 update has been out for a while, many players are getting ready to take their first trips to Ginger Island. One of the biggest draws on the island is an all-new farm that is available to all players regardless of which farm type they choose when starting the game. The island farm is a great place to grow all the new crops, and many players will even plan to permanently move away from Pelican Town in favor of the island’s tropical setting....