Summary Video game development is not easy, and any company thatbands together to create a video game from scratchshould definitely be commended for trying to carve a name for themselves in the industry. So, it’s easy to see why developers from countries not really known for developing games should be commended for the work and effort they put into their titles, despite the odds being stacked against them. Italy is a country known for many great things, but video games aren’t necessarily one of them....

Obsidian has been developing world-class games for decades now, and withGrounded, its first foray into the survival genre, the studio has proven that far-flung science fiction and fantasy settings are not requisite for them to create a great game.Groundedhighlights an important lesson that sometimes a familiar setting from a new perspective can be just as novel as a fictional one. Based on its long track record, not many expected a title likeGroundedto come from a studio like Obsidian....

When not busy creating award-winning games likeDeath Stranding,Hideo Kojimacan often be found talking about his love of films on social media, whether that be in the form of movie posters or photos of memorabilia. As he did last year, this past week thevideo game writer, producer, and directorshared a list of his top five films of 2019 with his followers on Twitter. His favorite movies of 2019 wereParasite, Border, The Irishman, An Elephant Sitting Still,andCold War....

There are a lot ofside quests and errandsinHorizon Forbidden West, and while most do a pretty good job of adding a little extra depth to the game’s world, some of them can be fairly forgettable. This definitely isn’t the case when it comes to the Forbidden Legacy side quest though, which is handed out by Alva towards the end of the main story. RELATED:Horizon Forbidden West: How to Override The Shining Wastes Tallneck The quest features a little bit of everything, from combat toclimbing, with a few door code-related puzzles thrown in there as well....

Customization plays an important role in most modern sports sim games, but none more so than inEA Sports College Football 25. Although the game does have an impressive 134 schools by default, there are still thousands that are missing, which is wherethe game’s Team Buildercomes into play. With it, players can create their own custom teams based on schools that are absent, allowing all college footballers to feel as though they’re in the game....

Speed has been one of the biggest selling points of next-gen consoles like the PS5. With the introduction of a solid-state drive (SSD), the PS5 will effectively make loading screens a thing of the past, as themost recent glimpse atRatchet and Clank: Rift Apartshows. By that same token, this also means that the time it will take to start up games, likeKena: Bridge of Spirits, will also be drastically decreased....

While the main obstacle that players will need to overcome in bothLeft 4 Deadgames is the incredibly fast and dangerous zombies, there are also a few slightly more powerful enemies who they will similarly need to deal with, and these are known as the Special Infected. These zombies have mutated in unique ways to grant them a special ability that can prove to be incredibly dangerous if they manage to use it on a survivor,especially if they’re separated from the rest of the team....

The roguelite genre is a competitive one, featuring some of the most frequently played games on Steam, but even in that crowded space,Loop Herois quickly becoming a breakout success. However, as with all great games, appreciation attracts modification, so manyLoop Heroplayers want to know how they can incorporate cheats to reduce - or, perhaps, even increase - the difficulty they face. Theroguelike mechanics ofLoop Heroare unique and innovative, as rather than controlling the protagonist directly, players use deck-building to modify the landscape, equip the character, and prepare for increasingly difficult “loops” around the procedurally generated path....

It’s frustrating to complete all ofLost Ark’s content, get to the market, find that perfect item, and find out that the character is actually broke. Oh, that small mountain of silver? That means nothing. The auction house uses gold coins and so those who don’t have any are out of luck. RELATED:Lost Ark: How to Fish Thankfully, there is a way for gamers to get a lot of gold in a short time period....

With so many balls in the air for Marvel these days on the Sony and MCU side of things, delays and rescheduling are basically a fact of life. This now includes an impending newcomer to Sony’s Marvel universe,Madame Web, whose upcoming film just took a bit of a breather. Madame Web,starring Dakota Johnson, has been delayed from its original July 7th, 2023, release date to October 6th of the same year....

Summary Max Caulfield is back as the protagonist inLife is Strange: Double Exposure, a sequel to the beloved game from 2015. It is developed by Deck Nine, the team behindLife is Strange: Before the StormandLife is Strange: True Colors, and published by Square Enix. UnlikeTrue Colors, which featured a new protagonist,Life is Strange: Double Exposureputs the player back into the familiar role of Maxine Caulfield, now visibly older compared to her original appearance in the first game....

TheConnectionspuzzle for today is quite the challenge. Just like all the other puzzles before it, today’s brings in sixteen seemingly unconnected words for you to put into four categories. But today, theNew York Times Gamesisn’t pulling any punches, and many people who head to the site today will be looking for a clue or two to help keep their win streaks alive. If you are in need of hints, spoilers, or the whole answer, you can find it in the article below....

Summary Blizzard has officially unveiled what all fourOverwatch 2Transformersskins look like in-game. WithOverwatch 2, Blizzard has started following in the footsteps of other live-service games by hosting special crossover events. Multiple crossovers have been featured in the game so far, withOverwatch 2adding skins based onOne-Punch Man,Cowboy Bebop, and even Porsche. The latestOverwatch 2crossover is arguably its most exciting yet. It was recently confirmed thatOverwatch 2would be crossing over withTransformers, with four skins added to the hero shooter based on the mega-popular media franchise....