Bungie’s upcoming game “Marathon” is a revival of their classic FPS series from the 1990s, though it’s not a direct sequel. Set in the same universe, the new “Marathon” will be a multiplayer-only, PvP-focused extraction shooter. Players take on the role of Runners exploring the mysterious and deserted planet of Tau Ceti IV, competing against other players and AI-controlled enemies to secure loot and valuable resources. Key features of “Marathon” include: PvP Focus: The game emphasizes player-versus-player encounters, with no single-player campaign. Players can engage solo or in teams of three, navigating the environment and battling others for resources. Exploration…
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Tetris, one of the most iconic and influential video games in history, has a fascinating history that spans several decades and involves a range of legal and cultural developments. Creation 1984: Tetris was created by Alexey Pajitnov, a Russian computer engineer, while working at the Dorodnitsyn Computing Centre of the Soviet Academy of Sciences in Moscow. Inspired by a traditional puzzle game called pentominoes, Pajitnov designed Tetris to be a simple yet challenging game where players arrange falling blocks (tetrominoes) to complete and clear horizontal lines. Early Popularity 1986: Tetris was ported to the IBM PC and quickly gained popularity…
The GTA 6 Trailer Countdown account on Twitter has people amped up as one of the voice actors may be hinting at a reveal coming soon for the latest installment of the GTA series. The video below had the following caption: “The voice actor of GTA 6’s protagonist, Jason hinted at his role during an Instagram live with a Rockstar Games cinematographer, talking about an unannounced project, meeting Keanu Reeves (Cyberpunk 2077’s voice actor) in Miami, stealing cars and doing a mission.” Hold up, Keanu Reeves. Stealing cars. Doing a mission. That literally sounds like something that GTA6 could be.…
The Grand Theft Auto (GTA) game franchise is a highly popular and influential series known for its open-world gameplay and immersive storytelling. Here’s a summary of the history of the GTA game series: GTA: Grand Theft Auto (1997): The original Grand Theft Auto was developed by DMA Design (now known as Rockstar North) and released by Rockstar Games. It featured a top-down perspective and allowed players to engage in criminal activities in a fictional city. GTA II (1999): The second installment, GTA II, expanded on the concept of its predecessor, offering a larger open-world environment and more diverse missions. GTA…
The Halo game franchise has a rich and expansive history that spans several decades. Here’s a summary of the key events and milestones in the history of Halo: Development and Release of Halo: Combat Evolved (2001): The original Halo game, developed by Bungie Studios and published by Microsoft, was released as a launch title for the Xbox console. It introduced players to the sci-fi universe of Halo and the iconic protagonist, Master Chief. Halo’s Success and Expansion (2001-2004): Halo: Combat Evolved received critical acclaim and became a massive success, helping to establish the Xbox as a prominent gaming platform. Bungie…
Fans of Red Dead Redemption 2 and animal lovers across the planet will be sad to learn that the dog who portrayed Cain has passed away in real life. Cain wasn’t a huge character in Red Dead Redemption 2, but times like this is when people come together amid loss and be there for each other, especially when it’s a pup that most RD2 gamers enjoyed knowing. The dog’s real name was Einstein Barnes. A Senior Animator over at Rockstar Games shared a heartwarming message about Einstein Barnes on Instagram. It said the following (and the rest can be read…
According to Kotaku, Electronic Arts will not join other major gaming developers in openly supporting abortion & transgender rights. When asked about it at a company-wide town hall gathering on May 24, the gaming publisher said it couldn’t take a position on every public topic and that “being an inclusive company means being inclusive of all those points of view.” The comments were made during a meeting with business leaders to discuss new EA titles, corporate strategy, wage rises, and other topics on employees’ minds. One of the subjects discussed was abortion rights, following reports that the Supreme Court is…
According to an exciting new report, Sony is working on a competitive Xbox Game Pass service for the well-known PlayStation. According to Bloomberg, individuals familiar with Sony’s plans revealed interesting info of a brand new service code titled “Spartacus,” according to Bloomberg. It will allow PlayStation fans to pay a monthly fee to access a library of new and old games. This is the same strategy that Xbox employs for its popular Game Pass subscription service. According to the project materials, the planned service would be separated into three categories. The first contains all of the benefits of PlayStation Plus,…
Halo Infinite will be supported for a long time, according to 343 Industries. The decision to extend the game’s compatibility to the next Xbox shouldn’t be a surprise, whatever it is and whenever it is released. As a result, 343 Industries plans to expand the game’s weaponry. It is still not clear what these weapons are, but there will be more. The news comes from 343 Industries’ Head of Creative, Joseph Staten, who stated as much in an interview with Game Informer. Staten, unfortunately, did not elaborate on the subject. So far, we don’t know how many additional weapons will…
If you’ve been trying to get your hands on the PS5 console, let’s take a look at how BOTS can derail your plans. People have been raving about the console since it was announced in November 2020, but obtaining it appears to be a near-impossible task. Yes, the global pandemic has made matters even worse, thanks to chip shortages and organized efforts to obtain consoles in large quantities, but the aggravating situation continues to this day. The bots are programmed in Python and simulate how a human would buy a console on the internet. Programmers use their code to instruct…
The new release of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition has gotten quite a few complaints and Rockstar Games has apologized for the mess they made. GTA 3, GTA: Vice City, and GTA: San Andreas were remastered to provide fans of the series a means to relive memories of the older games with improved visuals. Many gamers reported a growing list of issues, earning the Trilogy dismal Metacritic user rating. Some fans requested refunds as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2jtgxtkJvI Rockstar apologized for the way the game turned out in a statement posted on Friday. The publisher stated that…
Halo Infinite’s first previews are looking awesome, but unfortunately, the co-op campaign and Forge mode won’t be in the game when it arrives on December 8th as previously expected. 343 Industries revealed that players will have to wait until at least May 2022 to jump into the co-op campaign with a friend. Joseph Staten, the studio’s head of creative, confirmed that means campaign co-op won’t arrive until May at the earliest, and Forge is still set to launch with season 3 but will arrive even later. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkIOEvQt7hE “So our goal still remains what I said before, which is to ship…
Right after Thanksgiving I was lucky enough to snag an Xbox Series X from Best Buy’s website. I was a fan of the original Xbox, and though I owned an Xbox 360 I wasn’t particularly fond of the system itself. The Xbox One and PS4 were a solid tie for me in the last console generation, and I genuinely think that the One is a fantastic console. That probably has colored my perceptions of the Series X, a console that feels more like a serious upgrade to the One at times rather than something completely novel. After having spent a…
Greedfall recently popped up on Playstation’s PS Now service, and it got me thinking about the game, which I finished on the Xbox One early this year during the initial COVID lockdowns. When I drop money on a game, I fully expect certain things. I want smooth controls, an intuitive interface, slick graphics, and compelling voice acting. Greedfall, a 2019 RPG from the folks at Spiders, doesn’t have any of that. It looks and plays a lot like a last gen game, which would be completely forgivable on last gen hardware. On the Xbox One or PS4 the game will…
A couple months ago I decided that I wanted to re-experience some of the games that helped define my childhood. Specifically, I wanted to explore the Sega Genesis library and revisit games that were attached to some really fond memories. The Genesis was in my sister’s room, while I had the SNES and NES hooked up in mine. As a result I didn’t get to play it as much as I wanted, as my sister wasn’t too keen on me being in her room, especially since I had a tendency to hang her Barbie dolls from the ceiling fan and…
Are you just now getting back into Destiny 2 after ditching it because you got sick of grinding for the same weapons and couldn’t find anyone to raid with. Oh, that’s just me. Never mind. Either way, here’s a Beyond Light video from Destiny that we all need to watch before we dive nose first into the ice galaxy and stasis. Come on, Guardian, your light depends on it! Better get blessed by the Traveler on the way, too. We’ll be wielding some icicles in this one, so hopefully you’re prepared. Annnnnnd hopefully Crucible isn’t completely broken with people sliding…
Anyone else deal with this? You’re a beast getting 20-30+ kills and 2.0+ in Crucible, but as soon as Trials of Osiris comes around, you feel like the bottom smurf on a bad team playing control. Why do I constantly do well at crucible, then literally have people knock on my door and hand my ass to me in Trials? I don’t get it. I run as a team, we call things out, and we work as a team, strategize, and do everything we can. We typically get to three and four wins, but that fifth win hasn’t graced my…
Thinking about getting a next generation gaming console like the latest Xbox or Playstation 5 and didn’t get a preorder in? Well, we have news for you! You can now go to Best Buy on Black Friday and try to get one. Even better, you won’t have to stand in line all night and risk being trampled when the doors open, despite how much fun that sounds. Because you know, nothing says dedication like getting a black eye running to the gaming section and having someone toss you a new Xbox and up-selling an overpriced HDMI cord like they always…
Bungie killed Cayde-6 back in 2018 and left us with a coupon for ramen. As we get closer to the release of Beyond Light, we learn that his ramen coupon will be gone, ghost, goodbye. It’s like they’re literally killing Cayde-6 again. And let’s not forget, he was the only character who was actually kinda cool. The rest are sometimes a bit forgettable when you’re hitting the same cookie cutter events and grinding the same strikes for mediocre rewards. Fans now want a permanent tribute to the witty character as part of a way to keep Cayde-6’s spirit alive. However,…
Bungie and Microsoft partner up and delivers Destiny 2 to Xbox Game Pass this September. Xbox Game Pass subscribers won’t have any troubles as the game will have no additional cost. Not only will players be able to access previous expansions, but they’d also get Destiny 2: Beyond Light DLC. The standard editions of Destiny 2 DLC will be available. However, Destiny 2’s season pass will be sold separately. Microsoft commented that the launch of Destiny 2 into the Game Pass would be limited to the console version of the subscription. They are currently working on it and are planning…
Players have been dealing with sudden disconnections after Destiny 2 Windows PC version left Battlenet. After they came to Steam with Shadowkeep last fall, the errors disrupt all activities. Recently, Bungie partnered up with Valve to fix the errors codenamed “Beaver.” Polygon reports that on July 16, the studio was able to identify the leading causes of Beaver errors on PC. The actions they took to fix the issue only “appear to have reduced the errors significantly,” but not all. Bungie tweeted, “UPDATE: On July 16, we identified a source of most of the BEAVER errors appearing on PC and…
Dragon’s Shadow is making the rounds as it became the go-to for both PvP and PvE. On the Bungie webpage, there’s a list of armor perks. Wraithmetal Mail – Dodging reloads all weapons and increases both movement and weapon handling speeds for a brief time. Plasteel Reinforcement Mod – Increased resilience. Unflinching Submachine Gun Aim – Reduces flinching from incoming fire while aiming Submachine guns. Primary Ammo Finder – Increases the drop chance of Primary ammo on kill. Mtashed’s video disproves the bland description for Wraithmetal Mail. ShackNews broke it down, listing down its advantages. 10-second duration 50 Mobility All weapons reloaded…
Microsoft has now confirmed that the Xbox One X is officially discontinued. They are also discontinuing the Xbox One S All-Digital edition. With the Xbox Series X coming out near the end of this year, it makes sense to focus on their next generation system. This all started with a rumor due to a post on Reddit that suggested the discontinuance. The post was titled “All Xbox One Consoles getting discontinued.” and stated “Something interesting I noticed today at my job. I work in electronics at target and I was checking to see if we were getting anymore Xbox one…
Three Destiny 2 players ransacked the mini-raid Dungeon in an astounding eight-minute speedrun. Destiny 2’s dungeon Prophecy is filled with skyboxes and fun puzzles. The Prophecy is the latest addition after Season of Arrivals launched in June. Season of Arrivals launched in June. Players’ characters must descend to the cave, delving into the mysteries that surround the Darkness. They must navigate through the maze located in the Ascendent Realm. The Prophecy is by far Destiny 2’s supreme realm, where anything can happen. As Kotaku words it, you can sweep celestial expanses while riding on a sparrow motorbike. Some puzzles can only be…
Ready for some sweet London accents? Well here’s 20 minutes of Watch Dogs Legion gameplay. No commentary, just the game and Bagley chipping away at us with a few F bombs and a handful of bollocks throughout. This walkthrough gameplay video was titled at 4K PC Ultra. Streaming this at 2160p looked fairly insane and overly pleasant to look at from a graphics perspective. About two thirds of the way through the trailer, you’re flying on a drone and causing a large truck to drive into someone and the wall. Almost reminded me of playing GTAV and all the times…