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AFallout 2fan is remaking the cult classic 1998 game to turn it into an FPS, with an early build of the project now available to play for free. With the series considered to be among thebest post-apocalyptic games of all time, theFalloutname carries weight in the genre. Since the release of the third installment in 2008, when Bethesda took over the franchise and put its open-world first-person spin on things, the games have become huge successes in the AAA gaming sphere....

It’s no secret that some of the dialogue choices inForspoken, especially in relation to protagonist Frey Holland, can come off as overwritten and trying too hard to sound cool. However, this exact type of characterization through dialogue might have better served thereception ofForspokenif the game had launched closer to the original Luminous Engine tech demoAgni’s Philosophythat influenced the final product. The reception to this dialogue itself is a great showing for the ways that tastes have changed and the evolution of media in the mainstream from the early 2010s to now....

FortniteChapter 2 Season 2 kicked off exactly one week ago, and data miners have been busy combing through new game files ever since. Previously, these industrious fans turned up details on a brandnew type ofFortniteemoteas well as hints at a possible collaboration with rapper Travis Scott, and now data miners have unearthed information about a new Limited Time Mode that may be coming to the game soon. As recently indicated by Twitter user iFireMonkey, theFortnitegame files now contain references that appear to point to a forthcoming Infected LTM....

Dust and damage can build up quickly while exploring the sprawling Mexican map ofForza Horizon 5. Having to constantly pause the game and reset damage is a waste of time if players don’t want to see their car in a disheveled state. It’s far quicker to just turn off car damage inForza Horizon 5permanently than it is to continuously reset cosmetic damage. This means players are free to smash into as many obstacles as they want, and their car will still look as pretty as the day they got it....

Ever since Bungie releasedHalo: Combat Evolvedon the original Xbox in 2001, theHaloseries has been known for its responsive gameplay on a controller. While some first-person shooters, such asCounter-Strike: Global Offensive, utilized mouse and keyboard controls, pastHalogames served as an example of precise controls on a gamepad. However, this conception of theHaloseries has started to change following support for mouse and keyboard on theMaster Chief Collectionand the soon-to-releaseHalo Infinite. Recently, 343 Industries released a PC overview video forHalo Infinite....

With a 2022 release date in place, fans will finally get to play the long-awaitedHogwarts Legacythis year. Fans are sure to see a slew of new trailers over the next few months, showing more plot details and gameplay. That being said, based onthe fewHogwarts Legacytrailers released so far, it does seem the game is shaping up nicely, bringing a variety of mechanics that seek to capture the magic of the Wizarding World....

Hogwarts Legacy’s magical creatures are all engaging and diverse, whether they can be domesticated and bred back at the castle or fought out in the open world. Players will likely feel nostalgic forHarry Potteras they take on the immersive role of a late fifth-year student, but because magical beasts play such a large late-game role in the core clothing upgrade loop,Hogwarts Legacyalso takes several pages out ofFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them....

Summary A newHonkai: Star Railleak reveals combat gameplay footage featuring two upcoming characters, Boothill and Robin. Both characters have already been confirmed by the game’s official social media accounts, and they are expected to be released during Version 2.2. Honkai: Star Railkeeps updating the pool of playable characters, with Acheron being the most recent addition as part of update 2.1. Even though the Phase 2 five-star, Aventurine, has not been released yet, numerous leaks have already revealed more information about a new set of playable units....

Although mostmodern fighting gamesare geared mainly toward online multiplayer, there are still a fair amount of people who take enjoyment from the genre’s single-player offerings. Thankfully,Tekken 8doesn’t disappoint in this regard, with players treated to three story-centric game modes to keep them busy when their friends are offline. In addition to The Dark Awakens, which serves as the main story mode inTekken 8, players will also be able to play through character episodes for each of the game’s 32 playable fighters and a new mode called Arcade Quest....

Quick Links The highly anticipatedSeason 1 update forXDefiantis here, marking the end of the Preseason. This latest seasonal update sees the arrival of additional weapons like the L115 and the LVOA-C, the Season 1 Battle Pass, along with more maps and modes like Capture the Flag. While all these additions are exciting, the biggest content drop forXDefiantSeason 1 has to be the debut of the GSK Faction. The GSK Faction areXDefiant’sarea of denial experts, equipped with exceptional abilities that work well in objective-based game modes....

This article contains spoilers for the entireLokiseries. Lokireally can’t catch a break, unlike the many Marvel heroes he faced for nearly a decade,Tom Hiddleston’s character usually got the short endof the stick, whether it’s getting thrown into prison, presumed dead, or actually dying, the god of mischief’s path in the MCU has not precisely been filled with glory. In that sense, theLokiseries only continues that trend of putting Marvel’s favorite trickster into a pickle just as soon as he manages to make a run for it with the Tesseract and avoid the Avengers’ punishment....

TheMario Partyseries is racing to the Nintendo Switch with an October 29 release date for its newest title,Mario Party Superstars. Three years afterSuper Mario Partywas released, this new installment looks like it’s the game that a lot of fans have been waiting for.WithMario Partytitles spanning over twenty years, there have been a lot of minigames dedicated to the digitalMarioboard game, and the new game is taking all those minigames into account....

Summary Gaming nowadays is especially intriguing for fans of narrative-driven titles where pre-release marketing revolves around what is and isn’t shown from an IP. Many of PlayStation’s AAA franchises recently fall under this category, where gameplay is often taking a backseat to what story implications could be made in a teaser or trailer. Of course, gameplay is still massively impactful and can shed further details on events going on in a story, like howMarvel’s Spider-Man 2revealed Peter would be wearing the symbiote suit and brandishing its tendrils in the sequel’s first gameplay reveal....