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Fuse, Apex Legends’ latest playable character, is launching alongside Season 8 Mayhem next month. A new repeater rifle and Kings Canyon changes look to breathe new life into the popular battle royale’s intense and fast-paced action. However, a long-requested Apex Legends wish might be fulfilled next month too: There’s a chance that the game could...

Click here to watch embedded media 2019’s Samurai Shodown gets a new-gen upgrade for Xbox Series X on March 16. The update enhances the game’s flashy bouts with improved speed and performance, and also launches with a new physical edition containing extra goodies. The update dials the game’s action up to 120 fps, which you can see in...

As a black man with a lifelong obsession with games, I’ve either heard or been asked this question many times in my life: What games let you play as black characters? My answer is usually pretty short. Anyone paid attention knows that games have predominantly featured white protagonists for decades. There are plenty of great-looking...

Click here to watch embedded media Welcome back to another episode of Shout! eSports. On this week’s episode, host Jess Brohard breaks down some of the biggest news in the world of competitive video games including looks into the esports scenes for Dota 2 and League of Legends. Later in the episode, she also gives...

Chernobyl’s Johan Renck was initially slated to direct the upcoming The Last of Us TV adaptation for HBO, but scheduling conflicts forced a change of plans. Now a new filmmaker has been nabbed to direct the upcoming project with Beanpole’s Kantemir Balagov stepping up to the plate as director. The new director choice has been revealed via The...

Oh, Elden Ring! It has been ages since the first announcement of this collaboration between From Software and George R.R. Martin. We have waited patiently for gameplay or any significant news about the project, but with the video game world still adapting to working amid a global pandemic, we’re not exactly sure when action/RPG fans will get their next...

Click here to watch embedded media We don’t know when we’re going to get official new Elden Ring details, nor do we know when we’ll finally get a new trailer, but at least we have something to “ooh” and “aah” over with some new concept art. One artist tied to the highly anticipated game recently shared some new Elden Ring concept...

Click to watch embedded media On last week’s fun episode of Replay, we started our journey in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, one of the most influential modern RPGs to ever grace consoles, PC, and almost every other gaming device known to man. The start of our tale featuring the khajiit only known as Buttz was wild to...

Click here to watch embedded media Persona 5 Strikers, the latest installment in Atlus’ popular JRPG series, explodes onto the scene with a returning cast of beloved characters and new hack-and-slash mechanics made popular by the Koei Tecmo Warriors franchise. Joker and crew are joined by a new character named Sophia, who escorts and guides the Phantom...

When Persona 5 launched in 2017, I fell into my new RPG obsession. I loved nearly everything about the journey of the Phantom Thieves, but the characters and the story are what stuck with me long after I wrapped up the more-than-100-hour journey. So when Persona 5 Royal was announced, I couldn’t wait to jump...