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Click to watch embedded media When you awoke today, did everything seem a little happier? Was the sun shining a bit brighter? If the answer is yes, it’s probably because, like me, you’ve been waiting for a proper Nintendo Direct since September of 2019 and your wish has finally been fulfilled. The house of Mario and...

If you’re going to make a Monster Hunter movie, you really need to deliver on the monsters. In Paul W.S. Anderson’s latest film adaptation, starring Mila Jovovich and Tony Jaa, creatures run rampant, attacking everything in sight, and commanding the screen. But getting those monsters from Capcom’s long-running video game series movie ready was a...

Click to watch embedded media Valheim is a new Norse survival game released in Steam Early Access earlier this month and has quickly taken Steam by storm with its peak concurrent player count topping 360,000 over the weekend. While other survival game adventures typically focus on creating either an isolated experience or an intensely competitive multiplayer environment, Valheim sets its...

If we’ve learned anything from Marvel’s comics and cinematic universe, it’s that the world is always expanding. New villains are always emerging and new heroes are always swooping in to stop them. Crystal Dynamics is taking this same approach with its game starring Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Marvel’s Avengers launched with six playable characters, but that’s...

Annapurna Interactive has built a reputation for smart and varied games during its years of existence, often challenging conventions of what a game can be, and how interactive entertainment can remain engaging, even while tackling unusual or surprising subject matter. That penchant for unique games is on display in the publisher’s new physical-release PlayStation 4...

With a phone in hand, it’s always the perfect time for gaming. Whether you are waiting for a giant console game to finish downloading or are sitting on your throne dealing with life stuff, you can make plenty of progress in mobile games in a short period of time. From legacy games like Clash Royale...

The Mass Effect Legendary Edition is a remaster that keeps the heart of the trilogy’s story intact while simultaneously making improvements to the game on a basic mechanical level, graphically, and with the in-world sounds. While many of the tweaks are seemingly small, there are many ways that those small alterations make up a more unified...

Over the weekend, Viking survival game Valheim crested to a concurrent player peak of over 360,000 players on Steam. While Steam and other game storefronts are inundated with survival titles to choose from, ranging from Minecraft and its many assorted mods to Ark to Terraria to Rust, the new early access title from Iron Gate...

Deep Silver and 4A Games just announced a Metro Exodus PC Enhanced Edition alongside an update on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X upgrades on the horizon. Full ray tracing is on the horizon with the revamped versions of the games. As noted in the reveal, Metro Exodus was one of the first major titles to...

Overcooked! All You Can Eat, the enhanced bundle of Overcooked and Overcooked 2, will find its way into new kitchens (or living rooms), on March 23. The previously new-gen exclusive title will arrive on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. All You Can Eat was released as a launch title for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series...