TTRPG players who got into gaming might give credit to Wizards of the Coast’s Dungeons & Dragons for introducing them to the world of video games. And unlike D&D, a lot of video games put players in different perspectives that challenge their point of view as gamers and even people. For the more tactically-aligned D&D players, they know how their Player Character’s alignments may change the way they treat their combat encounters....
Marvel’s Eternals will finally hit theaters on November 5, 2021 and will be the most obscure addition to the MCU since the Guardians of the Galaxy. Marvel dropped the first full trailer for Eternals last month, revealing a slew of new characters to MCU fans without much explanation. That’s where we come in. Here’s a brief breakdown of who the Eternals actually are, as well as information on each of the characters confirmed to be appearing in the movie....
When big changes come to Doctor Who it’s the Doctor who grabs all the headlines. That, after all, is showbusiness: children don’t ask for bedsheets bedecked with the faces of the show’s writing or production team. It’s the showrunner – much more than anyone else, including the actor playing the lead role – upon whom the fate and fortunes of the show rest. They decide everything from the look, feel and tone of the seasons, to the thrust and arc of the narrative, to who writes, directs and stars – from the smallest bit-part to the Doctor themselves....
It has been over three years since Microsoft last released an official update on the sales performance of the Xbox One. When the decision to stop publicly releasing sales figures for the console was announced in 2015, no reason was provided. However, Microsoft has finally decided to provide the reasoning behind the action. Earlier this week, Variety reached to Microsoft for a comment on the company’s reluctance to release sales figures for the Xbox One....
This Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi article contains spoilers. With just one episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi left, there are still plenty of questions on fans’ minds. How will the Jedi Master escape the wrath of Darth Vader and finally deliver Princess Leia back to Alderaan? What is Reva’s plan for little Luke Skywalker back on Tatooine? Will Ewan McGregor finally say the thing? But even those pale in comparison to the million dollar question: will Obi-Wan Kenobi end with the return of Liam Neeson to the Star Wars universe in the form of Qui-Gon Jinn’s Force ghost?...
In 2003, BioWare and LucasArts released Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic on PC and Xbox, with the game earning widespread critical acclaim and quickly recognized as arguably the finest Star Wars game ever made. The next year, Obsidian Entertainment released a sequel that, while not quite as well-received as the first game, still earned rave reviews and strong sales. Since then, fans have been waiting patiently for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 3, but the game has never been announced....
Nintendo of Canada and HelloFresh are teaming up to give a few lucky people Nintendo Switch consoles, credit for food delivery, and a very rare game. The grand prize winner will actually get 10 Nintendo Switch games, including the recently-released Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Anyone who’s been paying attention to Nintendo news of late will know that 3D All-Stars is a limited time deal, and might actually end up being the most valuable prize of all....
Wizards District Gaming has won the NBA 2K League Championship after six months of training. The team, which defeated the Warriors Gaming Squad 70-55, celebrated an end to months of uncertainty in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wizards District Gaming center Ryan “Dayfri” Conger, who was named NBA 2K League Finals MVP, said, “It’s nuts, every year you set these goals to win a championship, but it always feels like it’s so far away....
Wolfenstein: Youngblood has been out in the world for a little less than a week, and it already has fans excited about the prospect of where the next iteration of the series will go. The premise of Wolfenstein: Youngblood takes place 20 years after the events of Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus and puts players in the shoes of series protagonist BJ Blazkowicz’ twin daughters, Jess and Soph, on the hunt for their father in Nazi-occupied Paris....
World of Warcraft continues to prove that Blizzard’s acclaimed fantasy RTS lives on in the hearts of fans. After the fall of Arthas into becoming the Lich King in Warcraft 3, Blizzard continued the story of Azeroth in the Warcraft MMO in 2004. Now, 16 years and eight expansions later, Warcraft fans can become Warriors, Mages, and even Death Knights in stories that reveal the fate of Arthas and other Warcraft characters....
A World of Warcraft fan makes a stunning recreation of Duskwood within Unreal Engine 4, resulting in a truly cryptic locale perfect for the nostalgic MMO fan. Gamers are eagerly anticipating the next expansion for World of Warcraft, entitled Legion, which is slated to arrive this fall. Although it’s clear that plenty of content is due to come by looking ahead, one fan of the game decided to look back, and recreated a longstanding location from World of Warcraft within Unreal Engine 4....
Now that the World of Warcraft Shadowlands release date has officially been confirmed, many players are racing around the current Battle for Azeroth version of the game finishing up tasks and getting their characters in order before the big level squish arrives. As the squish gets closer, players may want to consider if it’s worth creating any new alts or leveling any existing characters more before the big change arrives....
Wizards of the Coast (Dungeons & Dragons, Magic the Gathering) has partnered with game and collectible manufacturer WizKids and launched the Shop Dungeons & Dragons webstore. The new Shop is ramping up to be a one-stop-for-all of your D&D miniatures and gaming accessories, and is located online at dndmini.com. The announcement crit hit the interwebs via the WizKids Twitter and YouTube channels on October 5, with the wonderful Vee Mus’e (@TheCraftingMuse) giving us the insight check into all the details....
Last month was a fairly decent month for Microsoft’s Games with Gold program, with the company offering the likes of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on Xbox One and Crysis 3 on Xbox 360. With the announcement that all Games with Gold games on Xbox 360 moving forward will eventually be backward compatible with Xbox One, it should greatly increase the value of Games with Gold for those that own Microsoft’s newer console....
Microsoft confirms an update to the backward compatibility feature of the Xbox One, revealing that supported multi-disc Xbox 360 games can now be used on the console. When Xbox 360 backward compatibility was revealed as a new feature for the Xbox One, many gamers were excited to be able to play some of the classics of the last console generation. There were, however, a few caveats that restricted access to certain games, with some titles unsupported due to an apparent inability to run multi-disc games with the feature....
It has been a busy few weeks for Microsoft as the company not only unveiled the hardware specs and features for its upcoming console, codenamed Project Scorpio, but teases for its upcoming E3 2017 lineup have also started appearing online as well. While most players look to the near future, Microsoft has released a number of new updates for the Xbox One with a few more still on the way starting today and the next few weeks such as updates to Arena and the addition of Party Overlays....
In spite of the fact that Microsoft is set to release a new, next-generation game console within the year, the company has continued to remain active with regards to their current system, the Xbox One. The console has had continual software updates come in over the last several months, which makes the UI more efficient. Though, this newest update provides features that greatly improve game library organization. It’s safe to say that the Xbox One as a console has had a rather difficult lifespan....
When Microsoft first revealed the Xbox One X – codenamed Project Scorpio at the time – few knew how the console would actually work. There was talk of teraflops and power, but a lot of the tangible concepts like visuals, frame rate, and resolution were still close to a year away. Now that the Xbox One X’s release is imminent, the console’s appeals and drawbacks are now fully in view, and after spending dozens of hours with the device it’s safe to say this is the premiere console gaming experience....
Much has been said about the enhancements the Xbox Series X will boast on the hardware side of things, such as vastly-improved load times, the ability to play games at 4K and 60fps, and a framerate cap of 120fps. But when it comes to actual features, few scream “next-gen” quite like the console’s Quick Resume for a number of reasons, including one key detail that makes it all the more useful for players....
Out of nowhere, Firaxis Games has announced XCOM: Chimera Squad, a brand new game in the popular turn-based strategy series. XCOM: Chimera Squad won’t be quite as big in scope as XCOM 2 or the War of the Chosen expansion, but it should still provide fans of the franchise with plenty to do when it launches later this month. XCOM: Chimera Squad will launch on April 24 for PC. No console versions have been announced at the time of this writing, but if XCOM: Chimera Squad is anything like the other XCOM games, one has to imagine that a console port will come about at some point down the line....
