The announcement of a newMarvelgame from Skydance New Media was as surprising as it was exciting. Outside of the controversies surroundingMarvel’s Avengers,Marvelgames likeMarvel’s Spider-ManandMarvel’s Guardians of the Galaxyhave been very well-received. Needless to say, expectations are high for Skydance’s mysterious project. Now one of the new Marvel game’s first castmates has announced their participation and is likely to raise expectations even higher for the game. Gavankar’s announcement confirmed that she’s taking part in the upcomingMarvel game from Skydance, but she doesn’t go so far as sharing any spoilers....

Destiny 2brought Guardians the Darkness Subclass, Stasis. Since its arrival inBeyond Light, Stasis has been dominating the Crucible. Bungie has given out some nerfs to different bits and pieces of Stasis, however, it has not proven to be enough for manyDestiny 2Guardians. Destiny 2puts a lot of emphasis on movement.Stasis directly counters that movementand is proving to be a pain point for Guardians. Stasis can both freeze and slow a Guardian in the Crucible, and neither of those mechanics are something thatDestinycan balance regardless of how hard it tries....

It’s been a month since the Season of Arrivals began inDestiny 2, bringing a fresh story arc to Bungie’s looter shooter. In addition to the next chapter inDestiny 2’s plot, the 11th season also came with new Strikes, Dungeons, and Exotic weaponry. One of the strangest of these new weapons is theRuinous Effigy, an Exotic Trace Rifle. The Ruinous Effigy has a few unique features, including the ability to turn defeated enemies into Void Orbs....

Vampires have yet to appear on screen in theMarvel Cinematic Universe, but they are on the way. The daywalking vampire Blade is set to get his own moviewith the title character played by Mahershala Ali. Just how vampires will fit into the MCU remains to be seen - or how they were created in the MCU in the first place. In Marvel comics, vampires as a species were an accidental creation....

Skyrim: Anniversary Editionis right around the corner to once again sweep players away to the fantasy land for dozens of hours of dragon slaying, dungeon crawling, and questing. The newest edition brings with it a few visual enhancements that are part of a free update for theSkyrim: Special Edition, but its more eye-catching additions include new gameplay elements. Things like a fishing mechanic and survival mode are coming for free, alongside a number of other pieces of content that will all be bundled together that players can pay for....

343 Industries recently broughtHalo Infiniteinto its second season dubbed Lone Wolves, an update that brought with it tons of content and fixes. However, someHalo Infinitefans are speculating that a newer patch during Season 2 secretly made the skill-based matchmaking worse in some ways. SeveralHalo Infinitefans are voicing their displeasure with the FPS in recent days and are boiling their experiences down to a secret update that dropped which made the skill-based matchmaking worse than it has been since the game was released....

Dropping in February 2017, the firstHollow Knightquickly became one of the most beloved Indie games of all time. Takinginspiration from theSoulsseries,Hollow Knightmanaged to set itself apart in ever-growing market by adopting a beautifully dark, subversive art style, and implementing some intricate Metroidvania level design.Hollow Knight’s reputation has only grown more positive over the last five years, being ported to just about every contemporary console. But as adoration for the original has continued to grow, as has fan anticipation for the sequel,Hollow Knight: Silksong....

WhileKenshi’s open-world can feel like an inhospitable place, there are a few strategies that can make it much less intimidating. One of the best ways to do this is through the game’s recruitment dynamic. Instead of facing the hostile bands of NPCs and aggressive creatures alone, players can grow their crew as they play the game. Much like findinga good place to shelter inKenshi, this important part of the game can be a challenge to master....

In general, spending a ton of time gaming comes with its own set of negatives and positives, as the industry’s popularity only continues to grow over time. Now, it appears that Japanese politicians are acting on the length of time that kids can play video games. Given the increase in the politicization of various elements of gaming, this doesn’t come as too much of a shock. After all, this is coming on the coattails of years of loot box-related controversies....

In December 2019, Arc Games announcedMagic: Legends, which nobody saw coming. It sounded promising as an MMO action-RPG, blending elements of different genres that allow players to explore theMagic: The Gatheringmultiverse like no other title had before. Unfortunately, it wasn’t meant to last.Magic: Legendswent through several alpha testing periods and even launched in open beta, but then Arc Games announced it was cancelled. Servers remained online for a few months before quietly closing down at the end of October 2021....

Nintendoand Xbox have become increasingly close over recent years, starting with the two companies working together to pioneer console cross-play in 2018. Now, after hints dropped from both sides, many fans think that another collaboration betweenNintendoand Xbox is coming, but it apparently won’t be Xbox Cloud Gaming on Switch. Xbox Cloud Gaming is part of the Xbox Game Pass program that allows players to play certain games entirely through the cloud....

SEGA has revealed its upcoming title,Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis,through a trailer played during today’s Xbox Games Showcase. The action-packed fantasy MMORPG is slated for a global 2021 release on the Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC, with PS4 and Switch versions planned for (at least) Japan. Phantasy Star Online 2made it to Western Xbox One/PC systems just this April/May, but Japanese gamers have been enjoying the unique RPG since 2012....

PlayStation’s expansion into the PC market has been a longtime in the making. The selection of titles currently available is pretty limited, but a new leak hints that morePlayStationgames are on their way to PC. There once was quite a divide between gaming on PC and on console, but recent years has seen the two markets merge closer and closer together. Much of this is due to the effort of Microsoft to make Xbox a universal platform, where its first-party games are available not just on its consoles, but on PC and through streaming as well....