It’s been a while since fans have heard anything from theCastlevaniaseries. After Koji Igarashi left Konami in 2014, and Hideo Kojima left in 2015, the spark of life seemed to fade from Konami’s game development side. Aside from a couple re-releases on modern consoles and some mobile games, the house ofCastlevaniahas gone dark. For a while, there were fears that Konami’s classic franchises were simply being left to rot. However, something has changed in the last few years....

Overwatch 2has introduced a lot of changes to the gameplay mechanics that differentiate it from its popular predecessor, with small changes that make the game go by quicker, to larger changes, like thechange to Orisa’s character. Included with these reformations, is the introduction of more characters, like thesupport hero, Kiriko.New characters and updated mechanics mean that the game and the chemistry between different heroes (and villains…) are more varied than ever before....

Summary The Game Awards 2023are set to cap off an incredible year of gaming on December 7, as the final five nominees for its Players' Voice category have been revealed. Thoughmany seeBaldur’s Gate 3as the favoriteto repeat the success it had at the Golden Joystick Awards, many other games deserve a mention for making 2023 such a delight for video game enthusiasts across the globe. The first half of the year saw titles such asHogwarts Legacy,Jedi: Survivor,Final Fantasy 16,Resident Evil 4, andTears of the Kingdomestablish themselves as thrilling releases....

Summary While the future of the series is unclear, Neil Druckmann recently stated that he has some ideas for a follow-up toThe Last of Us Part 2. Though Druckmann hasn’t revealed any specifics about hisconcept for a thirdThe Last of Us, information aboutPart 2’s early development, as discussed in Naughty Dog’s recentGround 2: Making The Last of Us Part 2documentary, may shed some light on a bold direction the series could take....

Sims can attend their college of choice withThe Sims 4: Discover University, make new friends, increase their skills, and graduate with a degree. University is an important decision for Sims who seek higher education, and luckily they have numerous choices for what they want their study focus to be while attending. Degrees are one of the main gameplay features inDiscover Universityand are earned by passing the required classes.So, naturally, Sims will have to be on their best behavior regarding the coursework if they want to graduate, but it is well worth the effort for the benefits of earning a degree....

Twitchmay continue to be a dominant streaming platform, but it has still needed to undergo some significant changes in recent history. In 2021, hate raids became a major problem forTwitchstreamers, and the community demanded action from the platform’s developers. It took some time, but eventually, Twitch rolled out an arsenal of new moderation tools that have helped streamers filter out viewers joining their chat to harass them. Nevertheless, there’s still other aspects of the platform that users take umbrage with....

Summary Playtests forOne DnD, the latest edition ofDungeons & Dragons, are well underway, and fans have noticed significant changes and additions to almost all the base classes, with the Warlock in particular receiving some big adjustments to its core features. Apart from classes, other mechanics like backgrounds were also targeted for changes. The playtest will help the developers get useful feedback in adjustingOne DnD’s new features before its 2024 release....

The Coronavirus pandemic has led to a widespread cancellation of events across the globe from the Tokyo Olympic Games to the fan-favorite annual video game convention, E3. To avoid putting the health and safety of its staff at risk, Microsoft has announced it will be switching toall-digital events through July 2021, meaning fans should expect a far different approach toXbox Series Xannouncements than previously seen from the company. While rumors are common around this time of year, the vast majority seem to indicate there will be anXbox Series X reveal event coming in May, the first of a number of planned Xbox events leading to the consoles Holiday 2020 release....

Summary Marvel’s Spider-Man 2had some surprises in store for players when it came to dissecting a relatively packed narrative. That said,Marvel’s Spider-Man 2wore a lot on its sleeve in terms of what it would deliver, leaving it wide open to transparent speculation. It was speculated that Venom would be playable and that Peter would be fought in his own boss fight, for example, with both instances being correct. It was also speculated that Venom could receive his own‘half-sequel,’though the jury seems out on whether that will come to fruition....

2020 has been a memorable year for the video game industry, to say the least, but before 2021 arrives, there’s one last big industry event.The Game Awards 2020is going ahead as scheduled, though without a live audience, otherwise, it will hopefully remain the same. December 10 will deliver a range of industry awards for the best games of 2020, as well as a variety of reveals and announcements. One ofThe Game Awards' announcements appears to be something from the Xbox team....

YouTubers, whether they like it or not, learn quickly just what content creators are and are not allowed to do on the platform. Keeping videos monetized is a perilous endeavor sinceYouTubehas strict rules regarding what can and can’t be said or shown. It also seems likeYouTubeis also making the rules more restrictive, so it’s a rare phenomena when YouTube relaxes limitations instead of increasing them. Yet such is the case today, as YouTube will allow creators to say certain profanity in certain scenarios....

These days,open-worldgames are more plentiful than ever. Modern hardware makes crafting big worlds less of a challenge and the abundance of side activities developers can put into the maps extends a game’s life by dozens of hours. However, certain games that opt for the format compromise their quality. Related:10 Impressive Open-World Games That Came Out Before Grand Theft Auto III The following list details ten games which ultimately suffered by taking place in an open-world environment....

Guillermo Del Toro has created countless beloved films (several of which went on to earn awards) but he is probably best known for creatingPan’s LabyrinthandThe Shape of Water. Across all the films he had a hand in creating, each movie had either elements of fantasy or elements of horror– sometimes both. As a result, Del Toro’s creations are often dark or otherworldly and have a way of pulling the viewer into the story....