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One of the biggest and most consistent game genres is theMMORPG,and players are currently able to choose from multiple options likeThe Elder Scrolls Online,World of Warcraft,Final Fantasy XIV, and many more. Fans often also look forward to the several MMOs in development, like the highly-anticipatedAshes of Creation. The game’s creative director, Steven Sharif, has shared some changes in the game’s development schedule. Intrepid Studios’Ashes of Creationis a promising new MMO which really puts players in control of the world....

Astro’s Playroomis out now, offering a surprisingly strong gameplay loop that takes players through PlayStation’s history of tech and games. One of the many franchises referenced withinAstro’s PlayroomisTekken, with the legendary fighting series seeing a cameo supervised by the game’s director. WithTekken 7’s fourth season passrecently kicking off, the franchise is alive and well, making a cameo withinAstro’s Playroomextremely well-deserved. Katsuhiro Harada oversaw development of the easter egg, supervising theAstro’s Playroomteam as they built the reference to his series....

Hideaki Anno is famously one of Japan’s most interesting and influential anime filmmakers who has never been afraid to subvert classic anime genre tropes as well as his audience’s expectations. His works are some of the most internationally well-known animes, and he also created one of thebest mecha animefranchises of all time. RELATED:Best Anime To Watch If You Love Code Geass Hideaki Anno is a brilliant Japanese animator and director who worked on a wide variety of projects over the past decades and animated and directed unforgettable action, sci-fi, and fantasy animes as well as some of thebest slice-of-life animeshows....

Summary Local multiplayer isn’t always a given in a platformer, especially as the genre isn’t quite as popular as it used to be. That said, local co-op is not at all rare, especially in indie games and some Nintendo first-party releases.Local PvP platformers, on the other hand, are almost non-existent, at leastwhen sticking toclassic examples of the genre. PvP is much more common in action games, especially fighting games and shooters....

The Good Lifeis kind of a mess as gamers can see by looking at its Metacritic scores. That shouldn’t be that surprising for fans of the director’s other works. Swery, or Swery65, is most known forDeadly Premonition.That series isthe very definition of rough around the edges. Despite the litany of glitches and other technical issues, that series gathered a strong fan base due to the wild story and characters. RELATED:Games With Great Stories (But Mediocre Gameplay) That’s a highlight forThe Good Lifeas well....

Bloodbornefeatured a number of monstrosities that players had to fight, many of which were the stuff of nightmares, vicious and twisted beings that helped establish the dark atmosphere of the game.Bloodborne’senemiesembrace the grotesque, creating an atmosphere that not many other games capture as well. One of those foes isBloodborne’sVicar Amelia, who starts as a human woman but transforms into a hulking beast when players face her. Her transformation is shocking, with blood spraying out when she becomes the monster that gamers must challenge....

BlizzCon is heading fully online this year to safely celebrate the company’s 30th anniversary. Amongthe numerous talks and panels on the BlizzCon scheduleis nestled a very special event for tabletop fans: the cast of Critical Role, the hit D&D web series, will be coming together with a couple of special guests to run a one-shotDiablo-themed campaign. According to a Tweet from the official Critical Role Twitter account, the game will be broadcast on February 20th at 2:05pm PST, with host Matthew Mercer joined by regulars Laura Bailey and Liam O’Brien along with special guests Mica Burton and Carlos Luna....

It’s a shame that CD Projekt Red’s latest RPG has been marred by such justifiable controversy, because underneath the severe performance issues genuinely are the bones of a great game. Barring any technical flops along the way,Cyberpunk 2077opens with quite the bang in the Arasaka heist. After the game sets up the crux of V’s conflict for the rest of the game, players are set free to explore the world of Night City at their leisure....

Summary Mortal Kombat 1game director Ed Boon has teased some new features that will be added to the popular fighting game in future updates.Mortal Kombat 1earned mostly positive reviews when it launched earlier this year, with a great deal of praise for its visuals and hard-hitting action, though criticism for its story and monetization. Future updates and DLC releases should only improve theMortal Kombat 1experience. Mortal Kombat 1fans have a lot to look forward to in the near future....

AFallout 4player has pointed out an extremely interesting world-building mistake in Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic RPG.Fallout 4is known for its incredible attention to detail, but even the best games have some things slip through the cracks at times. Theworld-building inFalloutgamesis often pointed to as one of the standout features of the franchise. Even when other elements are lacking in some entries, the world-building remains top-notch, regardless of the developer. It works because it’s so familiar - it takes the iconic parts of the distinctive 1950s aesthetic and dials them up to eleven while combining it with a more traditional post-apocalyptic setting....

Quick Links The humble Radstag is one of the more docile creatures inFallout 76. They roam post-apocalyptic Appalachia peacefully, leaving players alone (most of the time) as they go about doing their daily business. Killing Radstags isn’t exactly afast way to level up inFallout 76,but they do provide valuable cooking and crafting resources, and some of the game’s many quests will need players to hunt some of these mutants down. Here’s a quick guide going over some of the known Radstag locations across the Appalachian wasteland....

Although disc-based gaming still thrives on the console market, it has all but disappeared in the realm of PC gaming. This has, in part, been facilitated by digital storefronts that make purchasing games on PC exceptionally easy. For many years, the market has been dominated by theValve-owned Steam store, which has a reputation for luring gamers into building irrationally large libraries thanks to frequent sales. However, Steam now faces significant competition fromEpic Games Store, which has been steadily attracting gamers thanks to its constant free giveaways....

The wayFinal Fantasy 16changes how combat is viewed in the JRPG series is definitely something of a step in a different direction, but for those that are able to grasp the intricacies, it is also a combat system that delivers satisfying fights almost all the times. It doesn’t matter whether it is going up against humanoid foes or magical creatures, controlling Clive Rosfield in battle makes for a fun time....