Culture Shock Games aims to take gamers on a tour through the tough life of Chicago’s youth in We Are Chicago, but the game struggles to do its subject material justice. We Are Chicago aims to bring a focus to the fact that the city of Chicago’s problems lie beyond a simple law and order solution - socially, there are systemic barriers in place for Chicago youth that demand a more pragmatic approach to fix....
This Westworld review contains spoilers. Westworld Episode 9 It is the mark of a well-made series that upon the moment a “twist” or major story point is correctly predicted, one feels a sense of satisfaction, as opposed to disappointment. And better still, it’s a testament to the quality of a truly fantastic story if instead of just satisfaction, a major revelation (surprising or not) is greeted with exhilaration and the cathartic release that comes from weeks and weeks of narrative crescendo....
Today is the day Batman: Arkham City is out and a glorious day for gamers it is. Many fans, including some of us here at Game Rant, lined up at midnight last night to pick up the title the moment it released and it’s the only superhero title to get that treatment. Why? It’s not a crappy movie tie-in. While Batman: Arkham City is out now, Warner Bros. has another DC superhero game in development for next year but we don’t know what it is…...
This article contains spoilers for The Rings of Power In the penultimate episode of The Rings of Power, we see the immense destruction and devastation wrought by the awakening and subsequent eruption of Mount Doom at the end “Udûn.” The Southlands once full of life have now been transformed into the fiery, volcanic wasteland we know as Mordor from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The human survivors, displaced by this not-so-natural disaster, now need a new home....
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This The Simpsons review contains spoilers. The Simpsons Season 34 Episode 3 The Simpsons are back, at least for a week, presenting an episode which ranks with the series’ classics. “Lisa the Boy Scout” achieves greatness through its demerits, and wears it like a badge. The episode opens with what appears to be a now-standard issue pie-in-the-face to the patriarchy, but serves the show up as its own just desserts. The program is hacked, Disney is blackmailed, and whatever viewers who wake up from the Cowboys/Rams game to witness it are treated to the wildest ride in seasons....
Most people were introduced to The Witcher after the much-beloved third installment in this series was released to major fanfare. The Wild Hunt was a groundbreaking title that put CD Projekt Red on the map when it came to delivering excellence in AAA video gaming. However, there are a few devout fans of The Witcher who will swear by The Witcher 2 as being the stepping stone for CD Projekt Red’s rampant success....
There’s an unfortunate caveat that follows any long-established entertainment series. If a book, show, movie, etc. franchise has been around for decades, new creators adding their own stories to its world tend to be overly cautious about changing anything for fear of angering the more passionate areas of the fanbase. The vitriolic reaction to Rian Johnson’s brilliant The Last Jedi from a small but unwaveringly loud portion of Star Wars fans proved that point to a depressing degree....
Father’s Day is upon us, which for many means BBQs, hanging out with dad, and partaking in plenty of other fatherly activities. For gaming families, this may include a Mario Kart tournament, slaying enemies in split-screen online multiplayer in Call of Duty, or even dusting off the old Atari so dad can enjoy some Pong-fueled nostalgia. However one celebrates Father’s Day, there are some virtual fathers that we may spend more time with than our real life ones....
Magic and adventure await in this month’s new fantasy book releases … Wildwood Whispers by Willa Reece Type: NovelPublisher: RedhookRelease date: Aug. 17 Den of Geek says: We’re big fans of stories about the magic of nature or magic that’s connected, whether scientifically or in a more arcane manner, to the world around it. This book looks rooted in place and a little bit spooky. Publisher’s summary: At the age of eleven, Mel Smith’s life found its purpose when she met Sarah Ross....
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The 2020 Call of Duty League ended its regular season with a Toronto Home Series featuring the best teams in the league and playoff seeding on the line. Despite having teams like Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago and Florida squaring off over the weekend, it was the Toronto Ultra that shined the brightest on their way to their first (and only) home series event victory. The Ultra impressed over the weekend and ending the home series with a 4-0 record....
Twitch is taking a stand against anti-Asian speech and hate crimes. The streaming platform is teaming up with charitable organizations to raise awareness of hate crimes, hate speech, and xenophobia; especially in light of rising hatred during the pandemic. The video game community has been taking stronger stands as of late against harassment, hate speech, and the like. Over last summer, developers and publishers stepped up, like EA attempting to reduce racist language in its sports games, a genre with a negative reputation in that area....
In an email sent to employees of the company, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot outlined a plan to combat ongoing internal issues of abuse in its studios and provided an update on current investigations. Reports of toxic work environments, sexism, and harassment at Ubisoft have run rampant in the past few weeks, leading to numerous prominent Ubisoft developers fired or otherwise departing their positions. The email identified areas the company will focus on moving forward, as well as revealing that 2,000 employees participated in listening sessions, 14,000 responded to anonymous surveys, 100 interviews were conducted, and 40 focus groups were held....
Ubisoft announces a plan to handle trolls who are only out to purposely kill their teammates in Rainbow Six Siege after answering a fan question over Twitter. With the beta for Rainbow Six Siege coming to an end and the retail product set to launch tomorrow, some fans have expressed concern over the practice of team killing by certain players who only wish to troll their teammates. In a response to a fan over Twitter, the official Rainbow Six twitter account revealed that Ubisoft does have a plan to counter this behavior in-game, though specific details were not given....
Dark Horse Comics and Ubisoft Montréal will release Far Cry: Rite of Passage, a three-issue comic book series that is set to be released in May. The series will expand the universe of Far Cry, an FPS game series that launched in 2004. The comic book series will follow Antón Castillo, the main antagonist in Far Cry 6, who is voiced by Giancarlo Esposito in the game, in a story than connects to the games in the franchise....
During Sony’s E3 2017 presentation, the company unveiled an exciting new trailer for the Naughty Dog-developed title Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. A standalone spinoff in the critically acclaimed action-adventure third-person shooter franchise, The Lost Legacy is slated to hit the market for PlayStation 4 this summer. The trailer for Uncharted: The Lost Legacy touted a slew of classic Uncharted goodness: sweat-inducing action, tomb exploration, dangerous obstacles to weave (or jump, or sprint) through, and a plethora of big bads to square up against....
House House’s indie darling Untitled Goose Game garnered plenty of attention upon release on September 20, 2019 because of its promise to let players act like a pest and terrorize a small English town. Tomorrow, Untitled Goose Game will release its free co-op update, and the developer let fans know they can expect a cacophony of honking chaos when playing with friends. In a reminder about the update posted to Twitter on September 17, House House revealed that the goose controlled by a second player has a lower-pitched honk than the original....
The integration between Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty: Warzone hasn’t exactly gone without a hitch. PC players are having a hard time getting into games because of a new Swift Clover error code, and there’s also a new exploit in Warzone that is turning players into invisible, bulletproof ghosts. Naturally, an exploit like this is pretty game-breaking. It’s easily repeatable and involves crashing in a chopper while using one of the new mounted miniguns....
Tactical RPG Arc the Lad R is getting a global release through Boltrend Games, announced in a new trailer. Developed by ForwardWorks, the game will release worldwide on iOS and Android, with Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, and Malaysia receiving an Android-only closed beta on November 19. Arc the Lad’s story features the destruction of Earth caused by the Great Disaster, which submerged half of the planet in water and killed 50% of the population....
