Summary Mass Effect 4is on its way, and hopes are high that BioWare will once again be in top form, serving up an RPG with strong combat, thoughtful writing, and clever world-building. There’s a lot that the game is sure toborrow from previousMass Effectgames, like its general narrative structure, tone, and perhaps even gameplay pillars, but it will almost certainly change a bit of the original formula as well. After all, it’s been well over a decade sinceMass Effect 3, and seven years sinceAndromedawhich, while not without some strengths, will probably not serve as the blueprint forMass Effect 4....

Quick Links Monster Hunter Riseis the latest entry in Capcom’s long-running action-RPG series, and even though the game launched over a year ago, there’s an expansion on the horizon that can be compared to theIceborneexpansion forMonster Hunter: World. For those that skipped out onWorld/Iceborne, then just know thatIceborneis massive, adding dozens of hours to the monster-hunting experience. Sunbreakis the name of the new expansion forMonster Hunter Rise, launching this week for Switch and PC....

As a general rule, fighting game characters tend to fall into certain categories, gameplay and appearance-wise. There arethe great, hulking powerhouses who could crush your skull like a watermelon with their bare hands,the lithe, skinny warriors who can run rings around the latter, and the standard balanced characters in the middle. RELATED:The 10 Most Iconic Character Archetypes In Fighting Games It’s not always as simple as that, though.Mortal Kombat’s Scorpion, for instance, packs a whole hecking lot of power (both raw strength and supernatural abilities) in that rather average frame of his....

The fighting genre has been one of gaming’s most popular since the very dawn of the industry. Beginning with Sega’sHeavyweight Champin 1976, fighting games have never left the popular zeitgeist, only continuing to grow more popular over the years, with series likeStreet Fighter,Tekken, andMortal Kombatall remaining immensely popular today. But as the genre has continued to grow over the decades, it’s also continued to evolve, and the market’s started to see the rise of new contenders, likeMultiVersus....

Mythic Questhas finally and officially brought its third season of the Apple TV comedy and the show had quite a bit to live up to after the success of its first two seasons. Much like those seasons, the firs thing the show did in order to recapture its momentum is to offer up thefirst two episodes of thisMythic Questseason in one drop. That approach seemed to have worked especially well considering that the first episode seemed to be more interested in setting up the rest of the season and doing a kind of 40-minute recap of the main characters, what they’ve been doing and why they’re back....

Naughty Dog Co-President Neil Druckmann shares that he is more intrigued with games likeElden Ringthat do not use traditional narrative to tell a story. Neil Druckmann explains this information in a recent interview aboutThe Last of Usgetting an HBO TV series. Neil Druckmann has been in gaming headlines recently for pushing back against false leaks from Naughty Dog,hinting at a possibility forThe Last of Us 3, and teasing concept art forThe Last Us Factions 2 Multiplayer....

Pokemon Scarlet and Violetreceive a new trailer just days ahead of launch, set to the theme song ofEd Sheeran’s Celestia. The trailer gives a broad overview of the region and many of the characters players will meet, while finally teasing the addition of Paradox Pokemon. Indeed, neither Game Freak nor The Pokemon Company has been particularly giving this year withPokemon Scarlet and Violettrailers. They have been few and far between, so it stands to reason this is the last major trailer ahead of release....

Just under ten months after its release,Nintendo Switch Sportshas surpassed a significant sales milestone previously met by other notable first-party Switch games. While it did not meet the same level of prestige as its predecessor on the Wii,Nintendo Switch Sportsexperienced good commercial success as one of the most prominent sports offerings on Switch. Nintendo Switch Sportswas announced in the February 2022 Nintendo Direct and released later that April. It was billed as the next game in theWii Sportsseries that started in 2006....

At long last, theOverwatch 2Beta is now in the hands of more players as Blizzard begins opening up access to PC players looking to test outOverwatch 2for themselves. TheOverwatchBeta Bash featured scrimmages, interviews with the developers, and entertaining streams from a large variety of streamers. The interest in the sequel and exhibition matches featuring Twitch’s most famous personalities led to record-breaking concurrent viewership. The OfficialOverwatchTwitter page posted a graphic towards the end of itsOverwatch 2Beta Bash Twitch event showing thatOverwatchbecame the number one streamed game on Twitch with a peak viewership of 1....

Quick Links Persona 5 Strikerscan be a bit tricky if players aren’t at the right level. Monarchs take longer to defeat, and Requests grow more challenging as the story advances. Some Jails have enemies that give out more XP than others. Therefore, it’s important to know what places to fight in and which enemies are worth defeating. The best way to have a good team is to have everyone around the same level....

Shiny Pokemon are some of the rarest Pokemon in thePokemonfranchise and many fans enjoy designing their own versions of shiny Pokemon. Now a fan ofPokemon GOhas taken it upon themselves to design a new shiny for the Water and Ice-type Pokemon Cloyster. Shiny Pokemon were first introduced in the second generation titlesPokemon Gold and Silver.They are a rare phenomenon in which wild Pokemon that the player encountered have a 1 in 8192 chance of appearing as a different color palette than their normal form, though the odds of encountering a shiny Pokemon have increased in later games....

Those lucky enough to own aPlayStation 5may be enjoying the short load times and improved visuals of the new system, but some players already want to change the faceplates of the console. Fortunately, the tech company dbrand will have them covered come 2021, announcing that swappablePS5faceplates will begin to be sold next year. Known for its custom phone, laptop, and console skins, dbrand is preparing to expand its catalog with “OEM-grade faceplates” for the PlayStation 5....

Summary Thedas, theDragon Agesetting, is a world of rich magic and interesting lore, with afascinating cast of charactersdeeply embedded into the world. One such character, Solas, has a plan to restore the world to its original state - and fix a mistake he made thousands of years before the setting’s present day. In Thedas, the magical world of mystery and power called the Fade is separated from the ordinary people of Thedas by something called the Veil, which prevents passage between the worlds....