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Blizzard fans have a ton of questions about Diablo 4, none of which are likely to be answered before Blizzconline in early 2021. One of the biggest questions, of course, is what two other classes could fill the Diablo 4 launch class roster. The Necromancer and Blizzcon 2016 The Diablo 3: Rise of the Necromancer DLC was revealed at Blizzcon 2016, announcing the return of the fan-favorite class. One question taken during the Q&A was about what fans could have gotten instead of the necromancer, specifically stating, “what other character you were thinking about putting into the other than the Necro?...

House of the Dragon fans have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the series’ title sequence and theme after the season premiered sans the epic opening that the show’s predecessor was known for. According to showrunners Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik, the goals for the opening moments of House of the Dragon’s first episode were to set up the time period and the era of Westeros we are diving into. The pair told CNET that after the Harrenhal sequence where we see Viserys Targaryen named the successor to King Jaehaerys, “[i]t seemed important that once the curtain went up, so to speak, having a title sequence felt like an indulgence....

Dirt 5 is getting a massive update on March 30, with both the free Update 4.00 and premium Uproar Content Pack launching on the same day. Combined, the two content drops include new vehicles, achievements, and career events, among others. The latest Dirt 5 patch notes are packed full of high-octane announcements – although the Uproar Content Pack brings some of the coolest new content. Here’s what you can expect to find come March 30....

Disjunction finds itself right at home in today’s video game market with its gritty story and hardy characters. As part of an uptick of Cyberpunk-themed video games hitting the market all at once, Disjunction puts players in control Frank, Joe, and Spider, three individually motivated characters in a dystopian New York with the goal of unraveling a city-wide conspiracy. The deeper players get into this mystery, the more complicated it becomes, but after a series of intense stealth missions, all will become clear....

There is no official release date for the PS4 version of Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, but that doesn’t mean fans of the arcade fighter are any less excited. The game is due to arrive sometime in 2018 and Square Enix is getting ready to kick off a closed summer beta to start working out the bugs and balance issues. Interested parties have a chance to register now. The closed beta for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT will obviously be limited in scope, as closed betas usually are, so not everyone who registers will actually receive the invite to participate....

This article contains Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness spoilers. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the latest MCU entry and a lot of people have been checking it out, starting its first weekend off with $450 million internationally. While much of it feels inspired from Sam Raimi’s other work, it is a comic book movie featuring a lot of different elements. When you leave the theater, you or one of your friends might be interested in checking out the comics that inspired this movie....

Many gamers have enjoyed LEGOs, either as a physical toy or video game, at some point in their lives. While LEGO video games have always highlighted zany and comical gameplay, the ’toys to life’ game LEGO Dimensions will offer cross-universe stories in which adventures like the wizard Gandalf of Lord of the Rings solving puzzles in Portal’s Aperture Science labs are the norm. It was previously leaked that The Doctor of the long-running Doctor Who series would be joining LEGO Dimensions’ cast, but few details were revealed at the time....

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s most recent set of leaks seem to confirm Golden Frieza for DLC 2’s main antagonist, but looking deeper into the V Jump scan reveals something else as well. Players may have a good idea now of when the DLC will finally release. Though the game initially released back in January of 2020, it has gone over half a year and only received one DLC. To make matters worse, many fans weren’t satisfied with Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s interpretation of Battle of Gods, as some say it felt lackluster and far too streamlined....

Dragon Ball Z video games have been coming out for nearly as long as the anime has been around. There was definitely a learning curve with figuring out the right way to properly depict the kinetic action of the anime series. The more recent titles have gotten a lot better at this, with Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot being one of the best examples. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot does an exhaustive job to cover every corner of the Dragon Ball Z universe....

Dungeons & Dragons lets players embody character of their own creation on the tabletop, and players have made costumes of their characters for years. However, the fact that most characters are created by the players means that most players make their own costumes. Now, however, Wizards of the Coast is collaborating with Spirit Halloween to release an exclusive line of Dungeons & Dragons costumes and props. Most of the costumes are from R....

EA Sports has officially announced EA Sports UFC 4, confirming its release date, new gameplay features, and much more. Part of the EA Sports UFC 4 reveal was the confirmation of a variety of different fighters that will be a part of the game’s roster, which includes some guest fighters and an MMA legend. So far, EA Sports UFC 4 has confirmed two modern day UFC stars to be the new game’s cover athletes in the form of Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya, current UFC Middleweight Champion, and Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal....

Eidos Montreal has been talking about rebooting its wildly popular Thief franchise for years. The last game in the franchise was released almost 10 years ago and it may be just about time for a new installment. The release of a new Xbox and PlayStation gives such a title a good platform to launch from so it seems only fitting that we could be expecting a Thief related announcement soon....

Envy Gaming has launched a new subscription-based membership program for its biggest fans. The Dallas-based company owns Team Envy, Call of Duty League franchise Dallas Empire, and Overwatch League franchise Dallas Fuel. The new membership program, EnvyUS, offers a multitude of rewards for loyal subscribers. The EnvyUS program offers two tiers of subscription, one free and one paid. The Silver plan is available for free, though doesn’t grant you the same benefits as the paid Gold plan....

Nintendo’s Kirby series debuted in the early 90s. In the three decades since then, the series has featured over a dozen mainline installments as well as a multitude of spin-offs. Among these games are some of the most epic battles in 2D platforming history. Many of these Kirby bosses are story-driven. In addition to being powerful menaces, simply hitting the Start button will reveal lore attributed to them. Readers should keep in mind though that this will only focus on the mainline platforming series and Canvas Curse....

Regardless of what players think about the various pigskin simulators, everyone who has touched a controller has heard of EA Sports’ perennial powerhouse Madden NFL. They’ve heard of it because every year, right before football season, fans everywhere are treated to a slightly updated re-packaging of last year’s same game. At least, that’s what some of them feel like. But then again, such is the nature of sporting games. Plus, some Madden titles actually took impressive steps forward and improved what was possible in video game football....

Bungie just held a livestream event where they mapped out not just what content would come to Destiny 2 starting today and heading into fall, but also the next three years. Today was the day. Bungie announced Season of Arrivals along with the upcoming expansion, Beyond Light, set to arrive on September 22nd. Destiny 2 Game Director Luke Smith and General Manager Mark Noseworthy dropped a lot of stuff on us today, and we’re here to help you sort through all of it....

The announcement of a new Fable game for the Xbox Series X came as a surprise to many. More surprising to some is the fact that the new Fable will be a reboot of the franchise, leaving many fans to speculate about the many directions the story could go in. Microsoft’s Head of Studios has already said that the new game’s team has a “unique view of what’s core to Fable," which to many fans likely sounds as ominous as it sounds like a fresh opportunity....

Fall Guys, the non-violent battle royale game that plays like a video game version of Takeshi’s Castle, is already laying out some of the new features players can expect from the game. A recent interview confirmed that one of these upcoming features for this surprise hit is crossplay with other platforms. Released earlier this month, the Devolver Digital published Fall Guys pits up to 60 players in a series of mini-games in order to become the victor....

The ability to mod video games lets folks to tinker with practically all of a title’s components from the ground up until the base model has been remolded to either fit a player’s liking, or simply to make wild, imaginative creations. Fortunately, Bethesda will allow fans to do just that with Fallout 4 mod tools after it releases. Prior to the developer’s forthcoming entry, the modding community has put the post-apocalyptic series on the receiving end of mod-treatments many times over, as seen in videos like the Fallout: The Frontier mod trailer – a complete nuclear winter re-imagining of New Vegas....

Microtransactions have been contentious for quite some time now, recently made even worse by EA’s mishandling of Star Wars: Battlefront 2. Since then, gamers have been up in arms about microtransactions and their ability to make a game pay-to-win. Fallout 76, Bethesda’s upcoming multiplayer survival game will also feature microtransactions, though Bethesda has now stressed that they are not pay-to-win. Speaking in an interview at PAX Australia, Bethesda Spokesperson Pete Hines made sure to clarify that Fallout 76’s microtransactions would be purely cosmetic and offer no competitive advantage over other players exploring the Wasteland....