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The long wait for Sucker Punch’s next title is almost at an end.Ghost of Tsushimafinally launches on July 17 and it promises to bethe studio’s biggest game yet. For Sucker Punch,Ghost of Tsushimais a vast departure from its previous work coming off beloved franchises likeSly Cooperand theinFamousseries. However, it’s fitting that the company is releasing its latest game near the end of the PS4 era as it also helped start the current generation by releasinginFamous: Second Son....

Movies based on books are much more common than video games based on books. It’s often a chain in which a book inspires a film, and that film inspires a game. The popularS.T.A.L.K.E.R.franchise followed that path, bringing a 1971 novel and its 1979 film adaptation to the modern day. Perhaps more interestingly,S.T.A.L.K.E.R.isn’t the only game to take the same inspiration. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobylis set to premiere near the end of this year....

Fortniteseems incredibly simple to people who are unfamiliar with it, but once they dive in, they see just how mechanically dense this game is. At a glance,Fortnitelooks like it’s a game about getting guns and shooting other players to win, simple as that. But when actually playingFortnite, people discover that the game has much more to offer. This game’s features include intricate hunting and fishing system, destructible terrain, tons of vehicles, collectibles around the map, NPCs, and a thousand other gimmicky systems....

A United States patent filed byElectronic Artsin August 2019 provides some insight into the publisher and game developer’s focus going into the next generation of consoles. The patent deals with two aspects of video games that have come on strong in the past generation, cross-platform play and the onset of live service games' social spaces, and may indicateElectronic Arts' intent to focus on them across the next generation. The patent in question is titled “System and method for cross-platform party format” and provides a basic concept for uniting game players from different platforms in a singlevirtual social space as seen in games likeDestiny 2....

Honkai: Star Rail, similar to other games within the HoYoVerse such as the popular gameGenshin Impact, incorporates a weapon system referred to as Light Cones. However, in contrast toGenshin Impact’s weapon system,Honkai: Star Raildoes not impose limitations on specific weapon types that characters can use. Instead, every character can equip Light Cones to improve their combat abilities. Moreover, when characters with matching Paths equip a Light Cone, they can activate the Light Cone’s passive ability....

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguereturns, bringing players into the fractured madhouse of Metropolis with Season 1’s new free content update, which features the Clown Prince of Crime himself as a playable squad member, albeit, the Clown Prince of Crime from another universe. Play as the Joker inSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and enjoy his wild new style fromRocksteady Games' live-service title, bringing the Joker to players for free....

The soundtrack for James Gunn’s festive newGuardians of the Galaxy Holiday Specialhas officially been revealed. Gunn’s films have always had a knack for picking the perfect licensed music to accompany their wacky and heartfelt antics, and it looks like this one is following that sacred tradition.As with most of his movies, Gunn got to personally curate the soundtrack for theGuardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, offering audiences a little glimpse into how his mind works....

Summary The launch ofGran Turismo 7’s newest 1.49 content update isn’t going very smoothly, as it seems to have introduced bizarre glitches in the racer’s physics. Developer Polyphony Digital released Update 1.49 forGran Turismo 7on July 24, with one of the headline features of the update being extensive upgrades to the physics system of the game. However, reports from several players show that these changes may have gone a bit awry....

WhileMarvel’s Spider-Man 2is still over a year away, fans have been discussing potential mechanics for the follow-up. Yet another feature suggestion sees aMarvel’s Spider-Man 2fan pushing for the ability to web-swing from low structures. Thus far,Marvel’s Spider-Man 2fans have suggested several new features, from random events like building fires to combat additions like the ability to fight on walls. As for web-swinging, gamers want to see the ability to web launch into the air as well as the addition of web wings, which would let Spidey glide through the sky like he does in the comics and Tom Holland’sMCUmovies....

There are 12 commandablemobs inMinecraft Legends, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. However, as players proceed throughout the campaign, the distinction between the earliest and the best mobs becomes clear. InMinecraft Legends' PvP mode, there is some more sway due to the nature of its strategy elements, but there are some mobs players are always going to prefer in their army. After all, the large bases inMinecraft Legendsare already quite complex, and players will be resupplying their armies constantly....

WhenMinecraftwas in its early phases, players were wondering if there would be an end game added. So the developers behind the game decided to literally create “The End,” a dimension whereplayers who are boredcould take on a large creature known as the Ender Dragon to cap everything off. RELATED:Minecraft: Things You Didn’t Know About The Ender Dragon This airborne creature will fly around end crystals that the player must destroy to stop the dragon from regaining health....

Deku is the protagonist of Kohei Horikoshi’sMy Hero Academiamanga. The world ofMy Hero Academiais one where people are born with special powers, known as Quirks. RELATED:Best Bromances in My Hero Academia While found in abundance in society, not everyone is born with this power. Izuku, sadly, is one of them and is born Quirkless. Later on, however, he receives a Quirk fromAll Might, the strongest Hero, and aims to become the greatest Hero of all time with its powers....

Housemarque’sReturnalis one of the biggest game releases so far this year. Today,Returnal’s 1.3.7 patch has arrived to squash some of the bugs that players have reported coming across during their runs. Returnalis a sci-fi roguelike that sees players trying to escape a time loop after crashing on an alien planet. While the game received a warm reception upon launch, one major complaint players have voiced is theinability to save while in the middle of one ofReturnal’s rather long runs....