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Bungie has shared another look at the highly-anticipated next entry in the Destiny 2 saga, Lightfall. Revealed at The 2022 Game Awards, the new trailer shows off the game's newest power, Strand, as well as the neon-lit city of Neomuna. The expansion is slated to release on February 28, 2023. Heavily featured in the new trailer is the next Darkness subclass Strand, which is available to Guardians with the coming expansion. Equipping the Strand ability turns Warlocks into telekinetically...
After tweeting about starting a "new journey" earlier this month, veteran game designer Hideo Kojima has officially unveiled his next game at The Game Awards. It is Death Stranding 2, a game that Norman Reedus announced himself many months ago. Kojima himself appeared on stage at The Game Awards to hype the game, saying the announcement trailer was filled with secrets about the project that fans can dig into as they await new information. The story for Death Stranding 2 was written before...
Revealed during The Game Awards, a new trailer showed off Arrakis in Dune: Awakening, the upcoming survival-MMO based on the sci-fi novel. The new trailer is pre-alpha footage, showing off the many treasures and dangers that can be found on Arrakis as players fight for spice and survival. The trailer shows the many different aspects of Arrakis, from the open sand dunes to mountain ranges and even the small parts of a city. Players appear to be able to explore the many different parts of...
Naughty Dog has announced that The Last Of Us Part 1 is coming to PC on March 3, 2023. During The Game Awards 2022, it was confirmed that the game will be making its way to PC after the current-gen version was released for PS5 in September. The Last Of Us Part 1 is a remake and features a variety of modern features including several display modes with 60 FPS and 4K resolution. Brand new game modes, a collection of accessibility options, an improved photo mode, and difficulty customizations...
The Ghostbusters renaissance continues, as the debut trailer for Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord was revealed during The Game Awards. Developed by nDreams, Rise of the Ghost Lord will be coming to Meta Quest 2 and PlayStation VR2 in 2023, and takes place in San Francisco. As the newest Ghostbuster on the block, you'll have access to all the usual tools of the trade--PKE meters, proton packs, and neutrona wands that fire beams which you definitely should not ever cross--as you hunt...
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League focuses on baddies fighting against the Justice League, and it wouldn't be the Justice League without Batman. But in one last surprise, a new trailer at The Game Awards revealed that the late Kevin Conroy, who voiced Batman for decades across animated movies and video games, has reprised the role at least once more for the upcoming Suicide Squad game. The trailer featured the Suicide Squad on its mission to take down a corrupted Justice League, with a...
The final reveal of The Game Awards pre-show brought a new fearsome foursome to Street Fighter 6, as Dee Jay and brand-new combatants Marisa, Manon, and JP were officially revealed for the game's main roster. Marisa is a power fighter from Italy with powerful strikes and takedowns, while Manon is a graceful supermodel and judoka from France. The lone returning fighter, Dee Jay showed off his new look with some classic dance-themed moves. JP is the most mysterious of the four reveals, as he...
The Game Awards brought out the big guns, recruiting Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino to present the award for Best Performance. Pacino, who admitted to not being a big gamer himself, walked on stage in a big surprise and spoke about how he enjoys watching his children play video games. Pacino also marveled at the craft of video games for its skilled performers. Pacino, who won an Oscar for Scent of a Woman and starred in The Godfather series, was a natural, if unexpected, fit to hand out the...
The holidays have come early for BioShock fans, after a launch trailer for Ken Levine's new game was revealed at The 2022 Game Awards. Called Judas, Levine's new narrative-driven game is unrelated to the BioShock franchise but shares many visual similarities to the series, something long-time Levine fans are sure to appreciate. The trailer itself follows the game's female protagonist, Judas, as she struggles to survive on a damaged starship. The psychological thriller FPS features gameplay...
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon was announced at the Game Awards, with a March 17, 2023 release date. The game has an isometric perspective and a painterly storybook style. It's a prequel to the original game, featuring Bayonetta as a young girl wandering a strange and colorful world. The trailer opens with a set of pages in a storybook that show Bayonetta's adventures in the first three games, before flipping back to the beginning and showing the familiar logo. The image of a...
Dystopian platformer Replaced debuted a new trailer at The Game Awards, its first since the game was delayed to 2023. The new trailer from developer Sad Cat Studios shows a more refined version of Replaced's cinematic pixel vistas, including a sneak peek at the game's combat and platforming. Replaced is a 2.5D retro-styled platformer, set in an alternate version of 1980s America. Players will take the role of R.E.A.C.H, an artificial intelligence unwillingly trapped in a human body. The...
Supergiant's next game, Hades 2, a sequel to the hit Hades game, was revealed at The Game Awards. Hades 2 will be set in the same universe with what looks like some new faces from the Greek pantheon and similar roguelike gameplay. The game is currently in development. Unlike the first Hades game, Hades 2 features a female protagonist, Melinoë, who is Zagreus' sister and is called the Princess of the Underworld. The trailer opens with her training with a masked mentor, and it's revealed...
Revealed at The 2022 Game Awards, a new Hellboy game is on its way. Hellboy: Web of Wyrd is an original Hellboy story featuring Lance Reddick as Hellboy himself. Furthermore, Mike Mignola--the legendary comic book artist and writer best-known for creating Hellboy--is attached to the project as a collaborator. According to its press release, Hellboy: Web of Wyrd is a roguelite action-adventure that features an original story created by Mignola. In addition, Mignola has provided the game's...
Street Fighter 6, the long-awaited entry in the beloved fighting series, finally has a release date. It launches on June 2, 2023 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PS4, and preorders are available now. The announcement came during The Game Awards alongside a trailer showing off new characters. Three different editions are up for grabs, and it sure sounds like diehard fans will want to pick up the Deluxe or Ultimate versions for access to extra characters. And for the most dedicated of Street...
Overwatch 2 Season 2 has arrived, bringing a new map, a battle pass, and hero, Ramattra the tank. Ramattra is an Omnic leader, one who is afraid to use violence to protect his people. As a tank, Ramattra can switch forms depending on the situation, making him a flexible pick for most game modes. Here's everything you need to know to dominate in Overwatch 2 as Ramattra. You can see how all heroes, including this one, stack up in our Overwatch 2 tank tier list, DPS tier list, and support tier...
The Federal Trade Commission has officially sued Microsoft in an attempt to stop the company's $69 billion acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard. The suit, which was filed Thursday, December 8, claims that the deal would make Microsoft too strong a competitor in the video games industry, and would ultimately suppress competition. The lawsuit comes as little surprise, as Politico indicated the FTC was likely to file antitrust claims against Microsoft late last month. As...
Halo Infinite custom map creators continue to impress, as your local Waffle House is now a late-night battleground thanks to the power of the game's Forge toolset. As shared by Rebs Gaming on Twitter, someone has lovingly recreated a Waffle House in Halo Infinite using Forge. It's well-known that anything can happen at a Waffle House at 2 AM., but something tells me a Spartan game of Team Deathmatch is a new one. There are tons of fun little details inside the Waffle House for good measure...
Over the past few years, Razer's Wolverine line of controllers has included multiple impressive options for competitive gamers on Xbox and PC. Now, PlayStation users can experience Razer's unique PC-style approach to controller design with the Razer Wolverine V2 Pro. Officially licensed by PlayStation, the Wolverine V2 Pro is a high-end controller with an eye-popping $250 price. After spending some time with the Wolverine V2 Pro, I can't deny that it's easily the most premium-feeling...
More than two years after the PlayStation 5’s release, there are finally other controller options other than the DualSense. Sure, there have been numerous modded PS5 controllers from third-party manufacturers, but the PDP Victrix Pro BFG is the first officially licensed PS5 controller to be revealed. After spending some time with the BFG, the premium controller lives up to its $180 price. With excellent ergonomics and arguably unparalleled versatility thanks to its modular design, the...
Marvel Snap is up for Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards, and Second Dinner used the occasion to debut a music video from DJ Martin Garrix and singer-songwriter JVKE. The video, titled Hero, also ties into an in-game event that debuts a new special variant card free for all players, as well as a new bundle available for purchase. The video tells a love story, as JVKE imagines famous Marvel romances like Spider-Man and MJ, Storm and Black Panther, and Vision and Scarlet Witch. It uses...