Despite the slow-motion train wreck that led to the ultimate demise of video games preview-athon E3 this year, the 2023 summer season – and especially the month of June – is turning out to be a uniquely spectacular time for games. The groundswell of excellence building up to this crescendo …
Read More »Street Fighter 6 Hits Over 1 Million Players During Opening Weekend
Street Fighter 6 has reached over one million players across its opening weekend, Capcom announced on the official Japanese Street Fighter Twitter account. The fighting game launched on June 2 to critical acclaim (with IGN's 9/10 review calling it a knockout) and plenty of players seem to be enjoying it …
Read More »The 15 Best Free-to-Play Games on Xbox Right Now
The term “free-to-play” has slowly lost the negative connotation it once held, thanks to the rise of high-quality titles like Fortnite, Rocket League, and Apex Legends. Free-to-play games have come to dominate the medium by providing players access to some of the best online gaming experiences from some of the …
Read More »System Shock Remake Is an Essential History Lesson for BioShock’s Biggest Fans
The quietly humming corridors of Citadel Station are littered with corpses. They are silent, but each tells their own story. Torn bodies lie inches away from an audio log recorded just moments before their final stand. A file from a woman tells of her final days as she succumbs to …
Read More »How to Play the Final Fantasy Games in Order
For 35 years, the Final Fantasy franchise has captivated fans with its anthology style of storytelling, keeping things fresh with new characters and stories. It even has a tendency to set the time periods somewhere between past and future in each game while keeping them connected with the same plot: …
Read More »Spider-Man 2's Map Will Be Twice the Size of Its Predecessor's
We’ve just gotten some clarity on how big Spider-Man 2’s map will be, and rest assured: there will be plenty to explore. The game’s creative director Bryan Intihar revealed as much in an interview with The Washington Post, saying that the sequel’s map will be twice the size of Spider-Man …
Read More »Destiny 2: Where Is Xur Today? Location and Exotic Items for June 2-6
The cloaked one, Xûr, is now live in Destiny 2 for the weekend until next week's reset. If you're looking to get your some shiny new Exotic armor or weapons for your Guardian, look no further. Each week, Xûr has a random assortment of Exotic armor, one for each Guardian …
Read More »25 Best PS4 Games to Play Right Now
Now in its tenth year on the market, PS4 — the second-best-selling home console of all time — has amassed an all-time great catalog of games. With a PS5 price bump outside of the U.S. and many publishers still releasing games on its last-gen console, it's still a great time …
Read More »Meta Quest Gaming Showcase: Everything Announced
The third annual Meta Quest Gaming Showcase has arrived, and it provided an overview of some games that are arriving in the Meta Quest 2 and Pro, and the recently-announced Meta Quest 3, which arrives this Fall for $499.99. If you missed the showcase, don't worry; here's everything announced at …
Read More »Fans Crack Tears of the Kingdom's Secret Experience Scaling System
Tears of the Kingdom fans believe that the game boasts a hidden experience level scaling system which is similar to the one which supposedly governed world progression in Breath of the Wild. Data miners had previously found evidence to suggest the 2017 game featured a system by which Link would …
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