While the events of the original The Last of Us only gave us a glimpse into Bill’s history with Frank, HBO’s adaptation goes a step further. It delves deeper into the pair’s relationship in a way that ultimately makes their journey an even more tragic one to experience, and it’s among the show’s biggest triumphs so far. During my own playthrough of the game, I was hesitant about Bill due to his standoffish behavior....
Hitman 2’s Legacy Pack will give owners of the original game access to all six stages from the 2016 stealth-action title, Warner Bros. and IO Interactive have announced. The Legacy Pack will be available free to anyone who has a copy of Hitman Season One, and includes Paris, Sapienza, Marrakesh, Bangkok, Colorado, and Hokkaido. All stages will feature spruced up visuals, a new progression system, improved AI, new stealth options such as hiding in foliage, additional items, and heaps more....
Concept art posted online by an Epic Games employee has given us a rare peek behind the curtain at the work which goes into making the ever-changing Fortnite battle royale. Senior concept artist Gervasio Canda has shared dozens of artworks over the past few years, which have garnered attention this week after fans began discussing one piece of art in particular. The following artwork is the only one in Canda’s collection to depict a landscape that has not (to date) appeared in Fortnite....
Fortnite players are used to Epic Games changing up the map on a regular basis through meteor showers, giant mystery cubes, dimensional rifts, or, in Season 2’s case, spy factions. But in a surprise twist, it’s beginning to look like the latest changes to the map are being decided not by Epic but the players themselves. With Season 2, players have had to make a choice between aligning with one of the two spy factions inhabiting the map, Ghost and Shadow....
The latest season of Fortnite has brought about a lot of changes to the island, including the transformation of Logjam Lumberyard into Logjam Lotus. It seems the Reality Tree is producing more than just Reality Seeds, as one of its roots reaching Logjam Lumberyard seems to have triggered this conversion in the game’s narrative. A change in scenery and name to a major landmark in Fortnite isn’t uncommon, but Logjam Lotus is the first area to potentially have four possible layouts, each with their own unique theme....
Epic Games has announced that it’ll bring Chapter Two of Fortnite to a conclusion with an event called The End next weekend. The blurb for the event reads as follows: “With The Convergence complete, The Cube Queen prepares her endgame for the Island and nothing will ever be the same. Grab your weapons and fight the ultimate destroyer of all reality. Join “The End,” a one-time only, in-game event and battle for your legacy....
Fortnite Chapter 3: Season 2 introduced an array of new content such as map changes and new mythic weapons. Since then, Epic Games has kept the season fresh with Star Wars celebrations, a new Soundwave Series and more. As the Resistance has won the fight for Tilted Towers, the latest Fortnite update has seen the launch of Sideways Showdown week. Also, get your gold bars at the ready as a new donation board has landed on the island....
While Forza Horizon 5 (FH5) making its way to excited players has made news waves, a few bugs that result in cars and players disappearing and being rendered invisible have left players with a sour feeling. The said bug causes cars in the game to randomly disappear from the environment or appear invisible altogether. These problem cars then seem to come back into the map, having gained significant positions on the leaderboard....
In the wake of the announcement of Lost Judgment earlier today, members of the development team at Ryu Ga Gotoku studio have seemingly confirmed that the main Yakuza series will now permanently use the turn-based RPG mechanics first introduced in last year’s Yakuza: Like a Dragon going forward. Speaking in an interview with IGN, Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi and producer Kazuki Hosokawa confirmed the change would be permanent, saying: “The Yakuza series has been transformed into a turn-based RPG....
While a few game publishers here and there are starting to shy away from the crypto and NFT space, it looks like GameStop is ready to dive headfirst into the wild world of NFTs. Rumors of a new NFT marketplace from the brick and mortar game store chain had been swirling around for months since there was speculation of GameStop making use of the Loopring protocol and its layer-2 solutions (which help alleviate Ethereum gas fees and energy usage) to launch the project....
A little while ago I asked the GvL hive mind for suggestions for future articles. The Strawbear left a comment that stayed with me regarding the correlation between low mental health and their environment. Specifically: ‘…I was thinking about how I used to live in my 20s. Depressed half the time… I let my living conditions slip massively from what I’d been used to growing up. Things didn’t get fixed, jobs got abandoned halfway through, walls were left literally crumbling....
Barbara is an amazing character to have in Genshin Impact. She’s likely to be the first dedicated healer you’ll get. You just need to reach Adventure Rank 20 before version 1.1 goes live. Here’s our mini-guide to help you with her weapons, artifacts, and talents. Note: For more information, check out our Genshin Impact guides and features hub. Genshin Impact guide: Barbara’s weapons, artifacts, and talents Barbara’s weapon: Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers or Mappa Mare Source: Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers is a 3-star weapon that drops randomly....
Completing “Currents Deep Beneath the Lanterns” and the previous Lantern Rite Tales (mini-quests) will unlock the next Festive Fever stage: Guests Flock From Afar. You’ll then be able to do Genshin Impact‘s Lantern Rite Tales II. Unfortunately, it has a problematic quest called “The Illumiscreen II.” Here’s our guide to help you out. Note: For more information about the game, check out our Genshin Impact guides and features hub. You may also head to our Lantern Rite event guide....
Ghostrunner has the tendency to really put people through the ringer. You’re gonna die… a lot. But, you’ve got tricks at your disposal to stay alive. This guide is mostly going to focus on general movement. While things might be fairly simple, getting a feel for the way everything works and letting muscle memory kick in can make a large amount of difference. If a section is giving you a lot of trouble, just be patient....
If you’re a FIFA fan then you must be already aware that Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, better known as Kaka, will be the center athlete of the three-athlete cover of FIFA 11. Just announced as joining Kaka and Team Mexico’s Carlos Vela is our nation’s soccer hero Landon Donovan. Donovan is no stranger to FIFA covers, having adorned the 2003 and 2007 covers, but EA Sports felt his performance during this past year’s MLS season combined with his awe inspiring World Cup games was reason enough for Donovan to grace the cover once again....
Goat Simulator 3 - which, in a fine example of a joke gone wildly out of control, is actually the direct sequel to the original Goat Simulator - has been given a release date and will be launching for PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PS5 on 17th November. The original Goat Simulator, developed by Coffee Stain Studios, launched back in 2014, delivering a daft blast of physics-based nonsense in which players took control of a goat, causing chaos, inflicting damage, and accruing points across an open-world map....
Despite releasing to some negative reviews earlier this month, Google Stadia appears to still be striving to improve its streaming service and make the console a marquee experience that can stand alongside the likes of the Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation. Of course, this means that the console needs some big exclusive games to invigorate its line-up, and if new reports surrounding some recent hires at Google Stadia are to be believed, the company is definitely heading in the right direction....
Internet giant Google has put out a short teaser video for an upcoming announcement the company plans to make at this year’s Game Development Conference in San Franciso. The teaser doesn’t give us too much to go on, featuring a look at some common gaming environments such as a garage, a football tunnel and a backstage area, but chances are it’s related to their streaming project known as Yeti that’s been an open secret in the industry over the past year or so, with the latest update centered around a controller patent making the rounds on Twitter over the weekend....
Mark Russell would seem like an odd choice to write a Sinestro comic. Before he started writing the shockingly terrific Wonder Twinsin the mainstream DCU; before the critical darlings that were Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles or The Flintstones; even before the too-beautiful-for-its-time Prez, Russell got his start in comics when Top Shelf picked up a book that grew out of his party trick, where he would sarcastically retell books of The Bible off the top of his head....
Codemasters, developer and publisher of GRID, has snapped up Slightly Mad Studios for $30 million, as reported by GamesIndustry.biz. Codemasters specialises in the vroom-vroom genre of game, producing the Dirt, F1, Micro Machines, and TOCA series. It has also made a collection of titles including Operation Flashpoint, Overlord, and Rise of the Argonauts. Everyone working under Project CARS developer Slightly Mad Studios will be transferred to Codemasters, and the deal was sealed with a $30 million fee combined with an three-year earnout clause....
