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Crafting a video game, from image rendering to storytelling, requires an immense amount of creativity. When creating the main narrative and other side quests, the naming of characters and locations often aren’t done as a spur-of-the-moment decision. There’s thought and energy that goes into every name, and this is undoubtedly true with Obsidian Entertainment’s The Outer Worlds. From planets that haven’t been unlocked yet to those that players already have access to, The Outer Worlds has shown that each planet probably has a specific reason it received the name it did....

Sony’s upcoming Ghost of Tsushima is looking like it will not only be the ultimate swan song for the PS4 but a love letter to samurai cinema. Drawing inspiration from a number of films, you can practically see the essence of acclaimed director Akira Kurosawa in every frame. While the open-world design may not exactly create a strong narrative, there’s a lot here that pays tribute to the greats before it....

In a galaxy far, far away, there is the persistent conflict of good versus evil. Star Wars is full of memorable heroes and infamous villains. Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine and Darth Maul have become cultural icons. Even Count Dooku and General Grievous rose in popularity among Star Wars fans. Rightly so, hopes were high for Disney to satisfy expectations. In more ways than one, the Disney Trilogy dropped the baton. Supreme Leader Snoke amounted to hot air....

Fallout is one of Bethesda’s most iconic franchises, spanning years and miles of land across the United States. The familiar sights of Vault Boy, the armor tech helmet, and even the Vault-Tec suits themselves are recognizable to any game fan. But in this sprawling universe, how do you know which Fallout-themed gifts will make the best gifts? We’re here to answer that same question through our own carefully-compiled list of the ultimate gifts for any Fallout fan, ranging across the franchise....

The Witcher 3 isn’t only about the Wild Hunt going after Ciri and Geralt trying to protect her. It also focuses on more characters than just Geralt and opens up plenty of storylines of secondary heroes. One of the most significant heroes in the game is the sorceress Yennefer who also spends a significant portion of the story looking after her adoptive daughter. Yennefer’s magical powers come in handy more often than not....

Of the big three who founded the Avengers, no one would have expected Thor to be the last one standing. Iron Man launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008 and Captain America: The Winter Soldier is considered by many to be one of the best in the franchise. But while Thor and Thor: The Dark World both have their fans, neither seemed to have quite the same cultural impact as the movies starring Tony Stark or Steve Rogers....

¿Qué hay de nuevo en el Asistente de Google? Abrir apps sin buscarlas en el teléfono. Di: “Oye Google, abre Google”. Di: “Oye Google, abre Instagram”. Busca dentro de la aplicación utilizando sólo tu voz Di: “Oye Google, muéstrame a Cher en Instagram”, seguido de “Muéstrame a Beyonce”. Di: “Oye Google, abre YouTube”, seguido de “muéstrame clases de yoga”. Realiza comandos contextuales dentro de la aplicación “Oye Google, envíale esto a Juan”....

Remaking older games can be a pretty tricky task, but Square Enix has proven that they know what it takes to remake the magic of their classic titles. With a lot of care, passion, and effort, they’ve managed to craft an excellent new game that still carries that 90s JRPG spirit. Although, surprisingly, I’m not talking about Final Fantasy VII Remake this time. In a weird bit of scheduling, Square Enix has released two JRPG remakes in the same month, and it’s safe to say that one of them has far overshadowed the other....

Forbes has released its list of the top ten most valuable esports organizations of 2020, placing LA-based Team SoloMid at the top. Other popular esports companies like Cloud9, G2 Esports, and FaZe Clan make the list as well. Forbes’ valuations are made based off of information gathered from esports organizations, their investors, advisors, and analysts. Multiple organizations make their first-ever appearances on this list, including Luminosity Gaming parent company Enthusiast Gaming....

Epic isn’t the only one gearing up for a charitable festive season. Plenty of others, like Overwatch or RuneScape, are gearing up to do the same. Ubisoft is joining in with free games and a wealth of in-game loot for a variety of titles. This event is running from December 14 to December 19, starting today with some free unlockables in Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla - the Seafarer Settlement Pack and the legendary Bayek outfit for Eivor....

With the announcement of another film adapted from a video game, Uncharted has an uphill battle to avoid the generally doomed attempts of other video game films, and director Dan Trachtenberg is attempting to avoid those issues by focusing on the events that happen before the story of the first game rather than adapt one of the stories from a game. In speaking to GamesRadar, Trachtenberg states that instead of adapting the stories that already exist in each of the Uncharted games, presenting the earlier life of protagonist Nathan Drake is necessary because a straight adaptation would not do well with the available source material....

Action-adventure game Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late [st] will receive a PC update on March 27, upgrading the game to its most recent iteration, Under Night In-Birth: Exe-Late [cl-r]. The news was made official by game publisher Arc System Works via an announcement on Steam. Under Night In-Birth: Exe-Late [cl-r] was made available for Under Night console games on the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch back in February, though this is the first time the [cl-r] upgrade will be available for PC devices....

A recent unofficial port of an Android system is now available for the Nintendo Switch. Developers Billy Laws and Max Keller have been working on the project for about four months and are close to releasing an official port in the near future. As the name implies, the port allows a user to take the Switch and use it like an Android tablet, along with all the software available on this operating system....

As I let loose my flaming arrow and land one final hit on The Elder, the monster collapses and the forest falls silent. All of the evil vines shrivel up around him and sink back into the ground just as The Elder poofs out of existence, seemingly disappearing completely. As I look around at the wave of destruction left in his wake though, it’s obvious that the boss fight has left a permanent mark on my world....

It’s been nearly a month since Valorant’s official release, and fans of Riot Games’ new first-person shooter have been hard at work figuring out the full potential of each agent. In the process, players often find interesting tricks or mechanics which can catch opponents off guard when mastered. However, some of these interactions stop being outplays and cross the line into exploits. For FPS veterans, other games are often coded so that firing in mid-air isn’t pinpoint accurate....

Kamala Khan, the peppy inhuman hero from Marvel’s Avengers, is ready to take on foes alongside her idols. But what does she listen to in her room in the Chimera when she gets a little downtime? Here’s what we think she’d chill and dance to. Pop As we see in the early stages of the game, Kamala loves to crank on some Sia and Icona Pop, possibly to Dr. Banner’s disdain....

Outsider Games, the developer behind Wailing Heights, promises players a world of oddities, as the town of the same name features unique encounters with hipster vampires, over-excited werewolves, and illicit Zombie dealers. Upon this promise, Wailing Heights delivers an experience that is consistent, fun, and odd (in a good way), if sometimes frustrating. Without delving too deeply into spoiler territory, interested gamers will want to know that the story revolves around a band manager, Frances Finkelstein, trying to reunite his now-deceased band, The Deadbeats, while also protecting his still-living body....

This article contains Warrior spoilers. In “Enter the Dragon,” the ninth episode of Season 2, Warrior rips a page out from history with its depiction of San Francisco Riot of 1877. On July 23, two nights of racial violence tore through Chinatown, killing four and destroying over $100,000 worth of Chinese-owned property. In Warrior there’s a much higher body count, but the show is “historical fiction” and never set out to be entirely accurate....

With an announcement from collectible maker VeVe, the world was introduced to the first officially licensed DC NFTs. “What is VeVe?” you might ask. Or possibly “What is an NFT?” Excellent questions, friends! We will do our absolute best to explain them in clear, concise terms to you right now. Here are simple answers to complicated questions: NFTs are ecologically devastating vaporware created to part very dumb, very wealthy collectors from their money, made by stoned libertarian math nerds trying to prove a point they think is profound but is actually just very banal....

Ubisoft’s first all-digital conference will be taking this place as part of the ongoing Summer Games Fest celebration. Replacing the traditional E3 Press Conference, Ubisoft Forward will offer players an exclusive look at its upcoming lineup of games including names like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion, the new battle royal Hyper Scape, and hopefully a few surprises. With two planned streams including a pre-show and the main event, here’s every game that fans can expect to see at Ubisoft Forward....