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It’s safe to say that Lara Croft is a household name. In fact, it is rare to find a female video game protagonist with as much recognition as her. I guess it’s just a coincidence that she’s attractive and has an unrealistic body type, but I digress. Thankfully, it is not just her image that has called many fans to her stories. The Tomb Raider series has long been an industry standard for what an adventure game should be, and with the success of the recent reboot, it looks like Lara Croft’s legacy will continue....

In the grand scheme of things, video games are but a baby in the world of entertainment. With video gaming only taking off commercially in the 1970s, with a few pioneering developers making groundbreaking work before then, it puts the life span of gaming at under 50 years. When compared to forms such as prose fiction, music, and film, video games are only a blink of an eye in the media world, developing strong gaming trends within that short period....

Presented by: This story appears in the Den of Geek x eBay special edition trading card magazine. Sophia Chang realized interest in her work on Topps Project 2020 was skyrocketing when her street art-inspired Jackie Robinson card was auctioned on eBay for $4,500. To the artist, it was a green flag. “I was like, ‘Whoa, something is happening here and I need to pay attention to this.’” Chang was not alone....

If there’s any villain faction that synonymous with Transformers, it’s the Decepticons. But they aren’t the only game in town when it comes to evil forces the Transformers have to fight. Transformers: EarthSpark, the new series in the long running franchise, will feature a new villain called the “Mandroid” and we’ve got an exclusive first look at him right here. Watch the video below! This is our best look yet at the new villain of EarthSpark, Dr....

How much of the journey is worth it when you’re scratching your head at the destination? That’s the question one must confront in Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans. Originating from the book series created by del Toro and Daniel Kaus, 2016 series Trollhunters kicked off Tales of Arcadia as part of Netflix’s quest to produce original animation for children. You don’t go into Trollhunters and its two series successors, 3Below and Wizards, expecting form-breaking storytelling for Western children’s cartoons, but each series had plenty to offer: Del Toro’s colorful realms with their own mythology, slapstick one-liners in the midst of swordplay, and colorful creatures from lovable AAARRRGGHH (Fred Tatasciore) to the paternal Blinky (Kelsey Grammar) with his teacher bravado....

Mortal Shell is a short-but-sweet Soulslike experience, boasting some unique gameplay mechanics thanks to its Shell and Seal systems. With Mortal Shell launching at the tail end of the PS4 and Xbox One generation, though, many players may have missed out on it — but thankfully, it seems like next-gen owners could have a great reason to try it out. A trophy list for a PlayStation 5 version of Mortal Shell has appeared online, seemingly leaking the port’s arrival....

For this year’s Summer of Pride celebration, we’ll be seeing the likes of Twitch, Nintendo, and Steam jumping on the bandwagon as they open up their services for the various festivities due to go down. California-based games and media production studio MidBoss - developer of the inclusive cyberpunk adventure 2064: Read Only Memories - will be presenting the second annual Summer of Pride event that will be running digitally throughout the rest of this month....

Twitch has been going through quite the controversy lately regarding DMCA claims. Big-name streamers have been banned from Twitch with seemingly little chance to stop it. In response, one creative streamer thought of an idea to avoid DMCA claims, and it has helped her quickly go viral. Twitter user @PlayWithJambo posted a video on her page showcasing her creativity and DMCA elusiveness, as streamers try to avoid Twitch DMCA claims. The video is a highlight reel of a streaming session of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, except there is no sound, and Jambo makes all of her own sound effects....

Ubisoft announces a feature-length live action documentary called Wildlands that ties in with its upcoming Bolivia-based shooter, Ghost Recon: Wildlands. Gamers eager to jump into the fray with Ghost Recon: Wildlands have had ample opportunity to sign up for the upcoming closed beta, which is now available for users to preload. With the release of Ghost Recon: Wildlands just about a month away, Ubisoft is ramping up its marketing efforts to build up anticipation for the title....

In Valheim, players will spend their early hours scrambling to survive against the elements, starvation, and strange beasts. When not hunting down leather scraps, players will need to establish a base, work the land, and gather resources. It is not possible to farm every resource that you find, and eventually, players will need to get a Pickaxe to progress in the game. The pickaxe will allow players to mine ores that are needed to create advanced tools and armor....

Riot Games have shaken up the ranks for their newest title, VALORANT, according to a recent leak on Reddit. The tactical shooter is currently breaking streaming records on Twitch while in its closed beta state. The rank titles previously reported came from the alpha playtest that happened last month. Those ranks were Mercenary, Soldier, Veteran, Hero, Legend, Mythic, Immortal, and VALORANT. According to an image obtained by a data miner on Reddit by the name of FloxaY, the new VALORANT rank titles will follow a much more traditional ladder, similar to the titles used in Riot’s League of Legends....

Earlier this month, Valorant introduced the new Agent Killjoy to the game. Many gamers have enjoyed playing as the tactical genius character as they take on the FPS game. Though the character has only been out for a few weeks, some players have already figured out how to exploit her abilities in an unusual bug. While Riot Games intended to fix the game’s glitches with Valorant’s Patch 1.06, it seems to have introduced a few bugs to the game instead....

This story is presented by Netflix. If you were looking for someone who relishes the notion of kicking ass, it’s hard to imagine anyone more willing to do so than Swedish model turned actress Frida Gustavsson, who plays Freydis Eriksdotter on Vikings: Valhalla. Freydis is a character from The Vínland Sagas, which were probably based on oral histories of earlier historical events. According to these poems, she and her brother Leif left Iceland for Greenland, and then sailed further west to “Vínland,” which we now know as North America....

Resident Evil’s total sales across the franchise’s history are now 113 million and counting thanks to the early success of Village. Resident Evil Village hit the market a couple of weeks ago and has enjoyed a successful start to life. The eighth chapter in the franchise has already sold three million copies, knocking New Pokemon Snap off the top of the boxed charts during its launch weekend. Even though Mass Effect: Legendary Edition has since laid claim to that title, there’s still a lot for Capcom to be happy about....

Prospective buyers of next week’s PS5 and Xbox Series X now have an exact time and date from Walmart regarding when they can get one. After the recent reveal from Sony that all next gen PlayStations would be purchased online, Walmart steps forth as the first to give fans a time frame and an understanding of how this will work. The PS5 and Xbox Series X are in extremely high demand, so limiting orders to online purchases is useful for a couple of reasons....

Perfectionists, prepare to have the entire next generation of gaming ruined for you by the image below. You have been warned. There are a number of elements and features new to the PS5 that gamers around the world will have been experiencing for the very first time this week. The one that Sony appears to be the most excited about, and with good reason, is its DualSense controller. It’s the biggest step away from PlayStation’s tried and true design since the console’s inception....

Thanks to Blizzard’s Warcraft franchise, fans got treated to a more action-packed take on a fantasy story. Warcraft’s Azeroth has powerful and mystical Elves, technologically-advanced Gnomes and Dwarves, and even the alien Orcs from a doomed planet. Moreover, alongside these races came various personalities — leaders, villains, and heroes — who made a mark in the hearts of gamers across the strategy game franchise’s story. Additionally, Warcraft’s fame led to World of Warcraft, an MMO that further expanded on the lore of the games....

Developer Fatshark has announced that its upcoming co-op shooter, Warhammer 40:000: Darktide, has been delayed into early 2022. Due to the ongoing effects of COVID-19 within different industries, Fatshark made the decision to push the game back to “early next year” to ensure that its launch is as smooth as possible. In a post on Twitter, Fatshark CEO Martin Wahlund writes, “We have a responsibility to deliver the best game we possibly can, and frankly we need more time to accomplish this goal....

This article contains major Watchmen spoilers. HBO’s Watchmen has been incredibly faithful to the spirit and the letter of the book. For some, that may change with how Watchmen episode 6, “This Extraordinary Being” reveals the real history of Hooded Justice. But despite what some might see as a drastic departure from the book, this episode is still positively packed with references to the original work that make its world all the richer....

Who hasn’t dreamed of making their own Batman movie? Getting to play in the ultimate superhero toy box of Gotham City has long been the fantasy of DC comic book fans everywhere. What if Batman were to face off against vampires? What would have happened if Bruce’s parents never died and someone else became Batman? What would happen in a Batman Beyond movie? The scenarios fans have come up with for dream Batman movies are endless....