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Summary Silent Hill 2fans really aren’t happy about how the remake was received duringThe Game Awards, with it losing all five of the categories that it was nominated for. Considering how nearly all of us initially reactedto the news that Bloober Team was going to be remaking Silent Hill 2when it was announced more than two years ago, it’s funny how the tables have turned. Not only did Bloober actually manage to stay true to the 2001 horror cult classic,but it also expanded and improved upon it in numerous ways....

Summary Stalker 2just got more than 650 fixes across two different patches. This comes after the gamelaunched last week with various bugs and performance issues, something which the developer is hoping to address withpatches 1.01and1.02. The patches are being rolled out on bothPCandXboxnow, and the first one is the largest by far. It implements fixes across the entire game, including improvements to the AI, combat, open world, and the overall performance....

Summary After more than a decade in development,Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobylis finally here. It’s a massive testament to GSC Game World, who persevered through some incredibly turbulent times,including studio shutdowns and the real-life invasion of Ukraine. Already, Stalker 2 has experienced some major success,with GSC reporting that a million copies have been sold. Many more gamers are playing viaGame Pass, making the apocalyptic first-person shooter a resounding success. That said, those who aren’t familiar with the Stalker series, which is a lot of us,are quickly finding the game isn’t your run-of-the-mill FPS....

Gohan is the failed masterpiece of Akira Toriyama. He was arguably the star of the show since the first episode ofDragon BallZ. Initially, he was planned to be the successor to Goku, who would pass the torch as Earth’s defender to his son at the end of the Cell Saga, marking the show’s conclusion. However, due to a shift in narrative, this idea was abandoned, and the story continued on. Regardless, Gohan has had hismoments to not just shinebut truly be the star of the show....

Summary The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. is a comedyanimewith a wide range of eccentric characters. A lot of them end up causing problems for Saiki Kusuo. Their strange personalities are often hilarious and bring out laughter. Most of the moments with them are light-hearted, but things do get a little intense if they get into a serious mess. Most characters in the anime are school students who belong to the same class as Kusuo....

Quick Links Call of Duty: Black Ops 6has the weapon diversity we’ve come to expect from a CoD release, and so naturally includes that same weapon class that’s always held in either high reverence or complete disdain: sniper rifles. Whether you enjoy sniper rifles or not, it’s worth understanding how they work best, and the best load-outs that contain them. The LW3A1 Frostline sniper rifle is the first sniper unlocked out of three total (so far) in the class....

Making your character is often one of the most exciting parts of a TTRPG. But, it can also be one of the toughest parts. There are so many choices and so many ideas. And even though your character may not survive, Call Of Cthulhu is no exception to this. Creating your investigator to go out andseek the cosmic horrorsthat haunt the world can be a lot of fun, but there are a lot of decisions to make....

Over the years, a lot of people have speculated about what a ‘grown upPokemongame’ might look like. I’ve never been too sure about it. I appreciate that modern Pokemon is too simplistic and loaded with tutorials and explanations, and I would like more variety in the narrative to make me care, but so often the pitch is just ‘then Charizard smokes a fat doobie!’ and a lot of swear words. If that’s the sort of game you want, your prayers have been answered, and thy god’s name isThe Edge of Allegoria....

Games For Impact is always an odd categoryatThe Game Awards. It’s tough to really define what it’s for, and why it’s even in a show that seems to care less about the process behind making games and the vast array of titles than it does the sales of the biggest blockbuster hits. It’s usually full of odds and ends, making me torn on how I feel. But this year, it seems part of the show....

The Game Awardsnominations are out and the gaming world is abuzz! I think. I feel like we’re all a little muted this year about the Game Awards. There’s definitely a buzz, but it doesn’t seem like we’re really abuzz, if that makes sense. More of a muted acknowledgement, really. The world feels like one of thoseMario Partylevels where you have to try to not fall off the side of a cliff while everyone keeps shoving you towards said cliff....

For a long time,DC Comicsfocused largely on a handful of iconic white superheroes, such as Superman, Batman, and Hal Jordan’s Green Lantern. However, as the comic world evolved, we have seen a rise in diversity, particularly with Black superheroes. Characters like Cyborg and Black Lightning gained prominence, with some becoming iconic figures in their own right. 7Cyborg Victor Stone Victor Stone was initially a gifted athlete before he tragically became a cybernetic powerhouse....

The Game Awards 2024have officially wrapped up, marking the tenth anniversary of one of the most important events in the gaming world. The ceremony crowned Astro Bot as Game of the Year, but it also showed us future titles to look forward to. We are here for the future, the teasers and promises of what’s to come from 2025 onwards. From announcements like The Last Of Us Part 2 Remastered and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth landing on PC, to exciting new titles and legendary comebacks, this year’s show delivered something for everyone....

Summary The Witcher 4wasannounced at The Game Awards earlier this week, bringing the almost decade-long wait for a sequel reveal to an end. We’ve had very little Witcher goodness from CD Projekt Red between the launch of The Witcher 3 and now, though we did geta controversial TV show from Netflix, which was successful before it became widely despised. What with several seasons of the show having been released during the making of The Witcher 4, presumably with some oversight from CD Projekt Red, you have to wonder whether the events of the show or its brief success have had any impact on development....