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Summary The character of Mace Windu didn’t receive a lot of exploration, despite having a lot of potential. He returned forStar Wars: The Clone Wars, but he’s been noticeably absent from events taking place afterStar Wars: Revenge of the Sith​​​​​​. That’s probably because he seemingly perished during the film’s climactic events. However, that hasn’t stopped fans from theorizing his character is alive and well. Why do fans think this? There’s an age-old rule of visual confirmation in cinema: No body, no death....

Summary Strategy comes in different flavors. There are 4X or grand strategy games that focus on strategic gameplay on the main map. Then there arereal-time strategy gamesthat focus on tactical gameplay in real-time battles, and then there are games that combine both of these playing styles into a unified experience. Not allstrategy gamesare created equal when it comes to the value they offer. Some are only good for a single playthrough, before being left on the shelf never to be played again....

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtleshas grown into a pop culture icon since the comic books and TV series debuted in the 1980s. Alongside a media empire spanning children’s toys, animated cartoons, and live-action movies, the anthropomorphized turtles have also seen a major presence in video games throughout the years. The Turtles continue to see success even today with the recent release ofTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. Now,The Cowabunga Collectionis set to bring back a plethora of classic adventures with Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo....

While Hello Games has made a name for itself with thespace exploring survival gameNo Man’s Sky, the studio announced a smaller-scale game calledThe Last Campfireat The Game Awards 2018. A trailer for the game debuted at the 2020 PC Gaming Show today, and though not much more about its mechanics were shown in the minute-long video, it was revealed thatThe Last Campfirewill be releasing exclusively on the Epic Games Store for PC....

The Master Sword from theZeldafranchise has played a crucial role in the story of many of the mainline games in the series, and yet there it seems to be missing during the gameplay real forThe Legend of Zelda: Breathof the Wild 2at E3 2021. This has led some fans to believe that it may be broken in the beginning of the game. Nintendo has taken an interesting direction with the Master Sword inBreath of the Wild, so many are speculating on the fate of the franchise staple weapon....

Summary Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandshas shown the gaming community that there’s more to the shooter looter genre than only spraying and praying. ThisBorderlandsspin-off has reintroduced the shooter looter genre by including unique gameplay features and zany fantasy themes that, in some ways, make it more fun to play than previousBorderlandsgames, thanks in part topowerful spells that can melt bosses. Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandshas also introduced several new classes that have proven powerful, each in its own way....

DrLupo has had a strong association with Twitch for the bulk of his career, with the content creator gaining a massive audience on the platform. It may come as a surprise, then, that the streamer has signed an exclusivity deal with YouTube, which will see the streamer swap sides toTwitch’s biggest competitor. And while some ardent Twitch supporters may be sad to see the streamer go, he has some good reasons for signing on with the platform....

Earlier this year, Sony held a PlayStation State of Play event, where fans were hopeful for a look at games from a variety of publishers, with Square Enix fans in particular on the lookout. One of the more surprising announcements was the reveal of a new game in theValkyrie Profileseries,the action RPGValkyrie Elysium. With the return of this series, it seems moreValkyrie Profilegames will be coming over to modern consoles, as evidenced with the reveal that the first game in the series will be coming to modern PlayStation systems....

WhileMadden NFL 22hasn’t officially been revealed yet, the consensus among the gaming community is that it’s coming this year eventually. When it does arrive,Electronic Arts has an opportunity to win over fansthat have voiced displeasure over the most recent installments in the long-running series. Some of the things the game has to offer are aspects that have long been called for when it comes toMadden NFL. There are also several things that EA Sports should look at in other series it could learn a thing or two from, which includesMLB The Show 21and what that game brings to the table when it comes to its franchise mode....

Summary World of Warcrafthas officially begun its alpha for The War Within. Over the next couple of months, lucky players will be incrementally invited to test various zones from The War Within as the game is further developed, leading to the beta test period planned for late spring or early summer. Each build will add new sections to the game until much of the expansion is available, including most of the zones, dungeons, Hero Talents, and other features in the game....

World of Warcraft: Shadowlandshas just been released. The new expansion takes players to the Shadowlands, the realms of death itself, as they struggle to stop Sylvanas Windrunner and free the souls wrongly sent to the Maw to suffer imprisonment for all eternity. However, there’s one huge hole in theWoWtimeline that will need to be addressed forWorld of Warcraft: Shadowlandsto make sense. If Blizzard isn’t able to come up with a good work around in the expansion’s new narrative, it could risk undermining some of the key conflicts in the Shadowlands and mortal worlds alike....

A notorious enemy fromThe Legend of Zeldafranchise appears to have been confirmed in the latest trailer forThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. A lengthy new video for the upcomingZeldagame was shared during Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct. It was packed with gameplay fromTears of the Kingdom, with some exciting features only briefly shown. That’s why only watchful fans ofThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomlikely saw this frightening foe....

WithHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamityfinally out, players have gotten to experience the Great Calamity for themselves.Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamitywas initially advertised as a canon sequel toBreath of the Wild. However, with the concept of time travel and alternative timelines added to the mix (not a first in the Zelda series), the story played out a little differently than everyone expected, so there are still a few questions left unanswered....