The latest event inCall of Duty: Warzonehas seen the Pacific island of Caldera taken over by two of cinema’s greatest monsters – Godzilla and King Kong. Players have been trying to survive the monsters, and other players, as part of theOperation Monarchevent, where the two kaiju can play a direct role in who wins and who loses if players get too close to either. However, it appears not everyone is a fan of the event, as popular YouTube streamer Dr Disrespect has shown in a recent social media post criticizing the crossover....

In addition to making some truly immersive worlds, Rockstar games likeGrand Theft Auto 5andRed Dead Redemption 2are often known for creating some compelling stories.Red Dead Redemption,especially, has been regarded by many fans as producing strong narratives, with a clear character focus that can make players grow incredibly attached to fictional people like Arthur Morgan and John Marston. Fans grew so fond ofRed Dead Redemption 2’scharacters and narrative that a few believe the story cannot be over and a new chapter could unfold in the form of DLC ornew content inRed Dead Online....

Evil Genius 2: World Dominationis the long-awaited sequel to 2004’s real-time strategy management title,Evil Genius. The original game was released by Elixir Studios, toward the end of a wave of quirky real-time management sims that began with 1997’s Dungeon Keeper. Although it arrived in a crowded genre,Evil Geniusquickly established itself through its tongue-in-cheek humor, slick 60s style, and clean, cartoon-like visuals. However, despite the game’s success, Elixir Studios closed down a year after it was released....

V.A.T.S., or more accurately, the Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System, used to be a bullet time mechanic in previousFalloutgames. But, it has changed inFallout 76, acting more as an aim-assist feature in online multiplayer. This change has confused some fans, as they can’t figure outhow to use the new VATSnow that it doesn’t freeze time. If that’s the case, use this practical manual to learn using VATS again like a pro survivor....

Xbox made backward compatibility a major part of its pitch for theXbox Series XandXbox Series S. The ability to transition to a new console while retaining the previous generation’s game library is inarguably popular. But alongside backward compatibility, Xbox also pitched game enhancement for older games running on new consoles. Little to none of that promise has borne fruit, however. Skeptical Xbox users should know that plans for enhanced Xbox One games onXbox Series X/Sremain in development....

Starting from last year, Square Enix has been re-releasing a few of its classicFinal Fantasygames under theFinal Fantasy Pixel Remasterbanner. These newPixel Remasterreleasesalso include a variety of updates to each game, such as newly-drawn sprite work that is faithful to the originals, along with quality-of-life and musical improvements. This includes the ever-popularFinal Fantasy 6. Since this updated version ofFinal Fantasy 6has seen multiple changes, there were bound to be some bugs that would also be introduced....

Quick Links With the distractionsof the Gold Saucerbehind you, it’s time to get back onto the road in the next chapter ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth. In addition to the last bit of Corel, you will get a new region to explore known as Gongaga. This is a lengthy chapter that gives you plenty to do if you want to take time to get involved with the open world side quests and content....

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergradewas announced during the PlayStation State of Play, updating last year’s critically acclaimed release with upgraded visuals and new content. This includes a brand new episode of content featuring thereturn of Yuffie Kisaragi, as well as a brand new party member, Sonon Kusakabe. These two are the fifth and sixth party members available inFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. Notably, Sonon Kusakabe is the first playable character in this project to not have appeared in the originalFinal Fantasy 7,being a completely original character altogether....

Ivalice was a world-first conceived whenFinal Fantasy Tacticsreleased in 1998 on thePS1in North America. It was also the first time the series spun into the strategy RPG genre. From there many more games were introduced into the Ivalice canon and not all of them exclusive toFinal Fantasyas a brand. RELATED:Final Fantasy: 10 Things You Never Knew About The Ivalice Alliance Games For example, whenVagrant Storylaunched in 2000 on the PS1, it was its own original IP....

A former employee at Microsoft’s game streaming service Mixer came forward with an account of racially insensitive behavior from a manager within the company over the weekend, as well as allegations that the company failed to act after attempts to report the incident were ignored by leadership. The allegations drew support from Mixer partners after they were made public Sunday. Milan Lee, formerly employed in business development at Mixer, came forward with the allegations in a TwitLonger post titled ‘Mixer: The Black Experience’ on Sunday evening....

Summary Quest markers on open-world maps, cookie-cutter puzzles and challenges, and XP as a reward; these things get old fast. In many video games, they might even cause nausea or boredom as soon as the players start seeing a checklist of these progression metrics. But every once in a while, some brilliant developers go against the grain and think outside the box. The result is aprogression system in video gamesthat incentivizes players in more creative and rewarding ways than objective stomping....

Quick Links Genshin Impact’s Road to Singularity world quest is one of the many hidden quests in Fontaine. It is composed of several mini-puzzles that players have to go through to prove their worth, and it takes place in the northwestern cave of New Fontaine Research Institute. TheRoad To Singularityquest inGenshin Impactrewards players with various precious items like 50Primogems, 400Adventure EXP, threeMystic Enhancement Ore, fiveHero’s Wit, and 30,000Mora. Furthermore, it also offers travelers two Exquisite Chest and one Luxurious Chest during the quest....

Summer Game Festhost and organizer Geoff Keighley responded to the criticism that the 2023 edition of his show was lacking in diversity. His comments on the matter arrived days afterKeighley confirmed that Summer Game Fest will be returning in 2024. Between dozens of new trailers and the fact that theCyberpunk 2077: Phantom LibertySGF demo confirmed a long-standing fan theory, this year’s iteration of the event did not disappoint in terms of actual game content....