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Like the Kurosawa films that inspired it,Ghost of Tsushimais a game of dramatic extremes. From breathtaking autumn leaves and bamboo groves to razed villages with peasants impaled by Mongol forces, everything is filtered through the narrative and aesthetic equivalent of an HDR lens. That kind of hyper-realism is dominant in game design and storytelling, and it would not be worth mentioning ifGhost ofTsushimadid not temper those poles with extremely deft touches of nuance and subtlety....

There’s a lot to enjoy in the sometimes-buggyThief Simulator. Throwing televisions out of windows, hiding in dumpsters, andselling toasters for $70each all make it a memorable experience that can bring memories of theThiefgames without being a direct rip-off - Garrett wasn’t in the business of disassembling cars. After making decent progress in the game, the ability to steal cars is unlocked, and they can yield some serious cash for players who want to take on this kind of heist....

Quick Links Chapter 5 of the Aranyaka inGenshin Impactinvolves an Aranara called Ararycan. They’re currently investigating an occurrence in Devantaka Mountain that’s causing the flora to suffer. ThisGenshin Impactquestwill take players inside the giant Ruin Guard, but only after doing a few chores for Jazari the researcher. To get a check mark on chapter 5 of the Aranyaka, Travelers must finish the second part of the chapter,Until Vana Is Healed. Here’s howGenshin Impactplayers can finish chapter 5 of the Aranyaka and get a check mark on their journal....

Plenty of fans were expecting answers when Blue Box Game Studio finally got the patch working for theAbandonedreal-time experience app earlier today. The game has beentheorized to be linked to Hideo Kojimaand Konami and fans thought that the first bit of content added to the app would finally confirm or deny their suspicions. Unfortunately, the first teaser posted on the app was nothing more than the five-second teaser that was also put on Blue Box’s Twitter account three days earlier....

Summary Minecraftis now hitting its 15th anniversary, and the game’s age has come with many experiments—from multimedia ventures to major spin-off titles. The latter aspect has seen its upsides and downsides over the years, but there’s one game in the largerMinecraftfranchise that deserves a second wind. Minecraft’s spin-offs have had a spotty history, with recent examples going through a particularly rough time.Minecraft Dungeonshad a relatively solid lifetime, with years of DLC and updates before its support ended....

Quick Links While the Warlock class is in a good spot for Dragonflight,Affliction Warlockisn’t the best DPS option forWorld of Warcraft: Dragonflight. They’re lacking the tools that Demonology has and, as a result, are on the lower end of our tier list forDragonflight DPS specs. What if you don’t care about what some tier list says and you really want to play Affliction Lock? Our best-in-slot gear guide will ensure you’re able to maximize your potential....

2020 has the stage set forPS5 and Xbox Series Xto battle it out. Microsoft and Sony have taken different approaches toward their announcements of the consoles. Microsoft has certainly taken over the narrative by showing a trailer and the console at the 2019 Game Awards. Plus, they have demonstrated tech demos and revealed detailed specifications. RELATED:10 PS2 Games We Can’t Wait To Replay If The PS5 Is Backwards Compatible On the other hand, Sony has been slower with their details....

TheMass Effectseries is considered by many to be one of the best RPG franchises to release. The fast-paced third-person shooters were well crafted and provided tight gunplay along with destructive super abilities. The originalMass Effecttrilogycombined amazing story with great action, allowing players to save the galaxy from mass extinction. One of the most memorable characters fromMass Effectis Mordin Solus. Mordin is a Salarian scientist that gamers can recruit inMass Effect 2and is known for his eccentric personality....

The Create-A-Wrestler mode has been a necessity in WWE games sinceWWF Warzoneback in 1998. It allowed players to recreate their favorite superstars, or even their own OCs, and take them to the company’s biggest prize for decades now. But lately, they’ve felt more limited in their games. The story modes either follow set plots based on real WWE feuds or only let the player slightly edit a really boring original character....

Children of Mortais an action roguelike that innovates on the formula and lets players take control of seven different “members” of the Bergson family. The Bergson’s are a line of warriors meant to protect the world from Corruption and monsters alike. RELATED:Roguelike Games That Have Amazing Lore Initially, players can only select John or Linda, but as they progress, they’ll unlock the other characters. Each character inChildren of Mortafollows a different profession or archetype, leading them to play completely differently from anyone else in the group....

Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe, theIron Manfranchise was hardly a top draw for Marvel. However, the MCU propelled Iron Man to becoming one of the Marvel’s most popular heroes of all time. There have been some attempts to capitalize onIron Man’s relatively newfound popularity through video games, with the most recent beingMarvel’s Avengersand theIron Man VRgame, but there hasn’t been a true, big budget, triple-AIron Man-focused game made to date....

InDestiny 2’s new seasonal model of drip-feeding content over the course of the season, a new quest went live on the January 14th weekly reset that players are currently working to solve. It is a mystery that could take at least 19 hours, if not longer, to progress to its next step. As always, members of theDestiny 2community are banding together to solve whatever mysteries this new quest may hold....

Summary A portion of theDestiny 2fandom is vocally questioning the looter shooter’s TGA 2023 nomination.The Game Awards 2023 nominees were announcedon November 13, withDestiny 2being nominated in the Best Community Support category. However,Destiny 2’s The Game Awards nomination came at the worst possible time, arriving mere weeks after Bungie laid off approximately 100 employees. The Sony-owned developer wasn’t exactly on a roll prior to those workforce cutbacks, either, as underlined by the fact that this year’s Lightfall expansion forDestiny 2received widespread criticism for its underwhelming campaign and limited content additions, among other things....