10 Modern Games To Play If You Loved Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2

Nearly two decades later, fans ofBaldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance IIstill view that game as a classic. It was a PS2 and Xbox RPG that released in 2004. Also out in 2004 wasChampions of Norrathwhich was a PS2 exclusive with a similar gameplay style. Sadly both of these games have not been re-released since despite fan demand. RELATED:10 PS2 Classics You Can Only Play On PS3 Will they ever become backwards compatible?...

May 30, 2025 · 5 min · 986 words · Amanda Contreras

Across the Spider-Verse: Who is Spider-Byte?

Last year’sSpider-Man:Across the Spider-Verseintroduced countless fans to the Spider Society. Led by Miguel O’Hara, this massive army gathered the superhuman Spider-People from endless alternate dimensions to prevent tragedy. Most of those unique alternate arachnids briefly appear for an action scene or two. Miles Morales' example assembles a small breakaway team of heroic supporters. Margo Kess, better known as Spider-Byte, is the member of that team who got the least focus, but she remains engaging....

May 30, 2025 · 4 min · 753 words · Jesus Garner

Activision CEO Wants Xbox To Make a Candy Crush Game With More Social Features

Microsoft’s recently announced acquisition of Activision Blizzard has offered an opportunity for controversy-laden CEO Bobby Kotick to speak regarding a variety of subjects. An obvious focus has been Kotick’s reasons for pursuing the acquisition in the first place, as well as what it means for Activision Blizzard’s individual companies and franchises. One surprisingcomment from Kotickhad to do with mobile game franchiseCandy Crush, how Kotick wanted it to change, and how Microsoft might be able to make that happen....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Sherry Steele

Activities To Expect In Persona 5: Phantom X

Aside from defeating Shadows or stealing someone’s heart, thePersonaseries also features a slew ofactivitiesfor the players in between defeating Shadows. From making origami to visiting a fortune-teller, past games from the series often have new activities for the players to do during downtime. Related:Persona 6: Must-Have Features From Past Games It is expected that the upcomingPersona 5: The Phantom Xwill alsoinclude activities for the players to doaround the setting of the game, Tokyo....

May 30, 2025 · 6 min · 1092 words · Nathan Mccoy

Assassin's Creed: The Case for a Mainline Shao Jun Game

It hasn’t been long since allegations against Ubisoft’s culture of sexism and harassment surfaced, and while the company has made statements about correcting this, there’s no erasing the past. However, these matters aren’t just a problem of the past, as despite these critiques, a recentAssassin’s Creedvideo dedicated to the franchise’s best characters throughout the yearsomitted every single female Assassin. In correcting its past and current mistakes, Ubisoft has to look forward and break past habits, both in the way it minimizesfemale Assassins like Amunetbut treats the women in its company, such as Evie’s VA....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Courtney Reed

Best Cars For Off-Road Racing In Forza Horizon 4

Summary Whentaking a car for a spin around Great BritaininForza Horizon 4, it’s inevitable to want to go and explore the paths that haven’t been paved. Thankfully, the vehicle catalog for the game is filled with cars that are built for any kind of off-road action players may want to experience. In addition, thanks to the changing weather systems in the game, players can trydriving their favorite vehicle through the thick mud or snowand seeing how fast they can still go....

May 30, 2025 · 7 min · 1485 words · Brittany Doyle

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's Day One Update File Size Revealed

TheCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warfile is massive in comparison to other games. As fans prepare their hard drives for the large download, information regarding the day one update has surfaced. ThisCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warupdate will be a last-minute patch to the game and is standard procedure for most title releases. Normally, day one patches fix last-minute content before the game officially goes live. For agame as large asCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, a day one patch could mean engine optimization, file compression, or even weapon balancing that did not make it into the last patch, but needed to be added before the game officially launched....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Zachary Howard

Call of Duty: Warzone Exploit Discovered Near the Airport

TheCall of Dutyfranchise has been a huge commercial success and the latest venture into thecrowded battle royale genrehas been generally well-received.Call of Duty: Warzonehas managed to add the widely acclaimed mechanics of the franchise to a battle royale game mode, but there have been issues with players cheating. It seems that the latest way to cheat the in the title has been found in the Airport area and players may want to avoid the dropzone if they want a fair game....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Dorothy Smith

Captain America 4's Trailer Has Major Winter Soldier Vibes

Summary Leading up to the release ofAvengers: Endgame, there were plenty of rumors surrounding which character would take over the mantle ofCaptain America. Most expected it to be Bucky Barnes,aka the Winter Soldier. However, Marvel Studios instead opted to give Sam Wilson the shield at the end of the film. While the character was less than sure he could follow in the footsteps ofSteve Rogers, Wilson promised to do his best as the star-spangled hero....

May 30, 2025 · 5 min · 885 words · Brittany Lee

Claire Redfield is Still Dying for a Comeback in Resident Evil

Summary TheResident Evilfranchise seems to have found its ideal rhythm over the last few years. While its live-action department still can’t quite get things right,Resident Evil’s games keep knocking it out of the park time and time again, with the series bouncing between great sequels that push the franchise in interesting new directions, and remakes that masterfully recreate and revolutionize some of the most iconic survival horror games of all time....

May 30, 2025 · 4 min · 645 words · Brian Reynolds

Cyberpunk 2077 Subreddit Flooded with Criticism

Cyberpunk2077officially launched on December 10. Not only wasCyberpunk 2077an instant success, turning a profit based off of pre-orders alone, but became the fastest-selling PC game of all-time, too. In this case, however, success comes alongside heavy criticism. WhileCyberpunk 2077may be getting impressive reviews, in its unofficial Reddit community is being hammered relentlessly.Cyberpunk 2077players are very unhappy with the stability and condition of the game. The current top post on the sureddit is a list offeatures missing fromCyberpunk 2077....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 494 words · Lori Browning

Diablo 2 Developer Thinks Remake Would Be a Different Game

Speculation regarding the potential development of a remastered version ofDiablo 2continues to be a topic of discourse within the Blizzard fandom. No announcement has been forthcoming, as Blizzard appears to be fully focused onDiablo 4for the time being. Still, withDiablo 4seemingly quite way away from launch, fans are still curious about the possibility ofDiablo 2perhaps being released first. They’re even going so far as asking one of the originalDiablo 2creators their thoughts....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Andrew Carr

Elden Ring Director Hidetaka Miyazaki Beat It Takes Two in Three Days

Directing a massively anticipated game likeElden Ringis likely an incredibly busy job that doesn’t offer up much free time to play other games. ForElden RingDirector Hidetaka Miyazaki, this is exactly the case, though they were able to enjoy last year’sIt Takes Two, beating it in only three days. It Takes Twowas one of 2021’s best reviewed games, winning multiple Game of the Year awards and justifiably so. For many players,It Takes Twowas a breath of fresh air, it being a strict co-op experience that is constantly introducing new mechanics and environments without any of them really overstaying their welcome....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 486 words · Ryan Adams