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Mortal Kombat is a landmark franchise for the video game industry. Not only did it push the boundaries of what is acceptable in interactive media in the ’90s, but the series has continued innovating and evolving the fighting-game genre with high-quality cinematic story modes, new approaches to post-launch support, and a continued desire to push the...
Click to watch embedded media Yesterday, Verdansk was blown away – quite literally. During the debut of Call of Duty: Warzone’s Season 3 event, a nuclear missile struck the map, ostensibly devastating everything in the process. Soon after, players were transported to Rebirth Island, Warzone’s smaller secondary map, 15 minutes after the explosion, where a...
Cyberpunk 2077 had one of the most chaotic launches in recent gaming history, and not just for the bugs that were so bad it was pulled from the PlayStation Store entirely. From misleading marketing leading up to launch to reports regarding a harmfully toxic work environment, Cyberpunk 2077’s reception was anything but what was expected. Despite...
Click here to watch embedded media On this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of the games we’ve been digging recently, including Resident Evil Village, Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139…, Oddworld: Soulstorm, MLB The Show 21, Before Your Eyes, and There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension. At the end of the show, we interview...
You know the Saturday Night Live skit where he says, “Well, mark me down as scared and …”? For no reason at all, that is being brought up when looking at this Castlevania cosplayer bringing his Alucard to life. Through photo manipulation for the background, special effects makeup, and wig stylization, one particular cosplayer has done it...
Ever since the launch of Epic Games Store, the company has made big moves to make the storefront a destination for gamers. From major exclusive titles to an avalanche of scheduled free games to even publishing deals with popular developers, Epic Games has worked to become an even bigger player in the PC gaming space than...
In 2010, Square Enix released two versions of the same game: Nier Gestalt, and Nier Replicant. Nier Gestalt is the version that released outside of Japan, changing a number of elements to the story and the main character. Fast forward 11 years, and Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139 is finally giving players around the world a chance...
Nier Replicant’s bleak world is over a decade old (the original Nier released in 2010), and yet its morbid commentary on human frailty still resonates. This bittersweet narrative is supported by enhanced character models, satisfying hack-and-slash mechanics, and a haunting soundtrack that spins a riveting tale of its own. At the same time, outdated features...
Nier Replicant’s bleak world is over a decade old (the original Nier released in 2010), and yet its morbid commentary on human frailty still resonates. This bittersweet narrative is supported by enhanced character models, satisfying hack-and-slash mechanics, and a haunting soundtrack that spins a riveting tale of its own. At the same time, outdated features...
Click to watch embedded media Returnal centers itself on the story of an astronaut named Selene who crash lands on an alien planet named Atropos, which is full of carnivorous monstrosities and other horrors that inevitably lead to her death. However, after experiencing the strange visions that come with her death, Selene reawakes on her...
