Summary Despitehorror gamesfitting into more of a niche interest, as the genre does in almost every medium, the industry has been producing high-quality scary stories at a consistent pace for years. So far, 2023 has treated horror fans well, largely thanks to two well-received remakes inDead SpaceandResident Evil 4. While those two projects garnered the most mainstream attention, games likeDredge,Amnesia: The Bunker,Layers of Fear, andSons of the Forestalso left their mark on the audience....

In a game likeCyberpunk 2077, what’s weird might be wholesome instead. Truth be told, it’s hard to find any remaining social outliers in Night City if the norm is a culture of excess. Surprisingly enough, some players still managed to squeeze in some bizarre modifications of their own. RELATED:Cyberpunk 2077: Alt Cunningham Facts Most Fans Didn’t Know Their modsare far from the usual performance enhancements. While everyone else was busy improving the game in its messy state, other modders were putting their own odd and exciting touches to it....

Summary The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimwas a major event in videogames. In 2011, Bethesda Game Studios released what is now undoubtedly one of the most recognized and long-lasting RPGs ever made.Skyrimstunned gamers and critics alike with its approach to open-world design, narrative, and incredibly immersive player agency. The studio’s crowning achievement at the time basically opened the floodgates for the numerous titles inspired by it that came afterward, with the developer itself also having to shoulder the burden of living up to its heights....

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomdoes a great job of taking old staples of the series and making them feel fresh again by iterating on their functionality in the open world of Hyrule. One of these revitalized features is the Great Fairies and the role they play inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Although they function similarly to how they did inZelda: Breath of the Wild,Tears of the Kingdom’s Great Fairies change things up a bit and players should expect to utilize the game’s unique new mechanics in their approach to accessing these fairies....

It seems the wheels are beginning to spin up on HBO’s official adaptation ofThe Last of Us, and not too long after the announcement that Pedro Pascal andBella Ramsey have been castas the main characters. Of course, with any adaptation of a popular game, there remains the question of how closely the adaptation will follow the original, and exactly what kind of changes the creators want to make. Those worried about authenticity will likely take some comfort in the fact that Neil Druckmann, the director for the original game, is also signed on to executive produceHBO’sThe Last of Us....

Despite the reductive opinions of some, animation is an art medium, rather than a genre. As a medium, animated films can fit into just about any genre. There’s no reason for good scary stories to be confined only to live-action cinema when so many incredible things can be accomplished with various visual styles. Animated horror tends to be in the family-friendly subgenre. While tons of horror for kids happens toinclude fairly disturbing scenes, it’s still visibly meant for young folks....

Gamers enjoy tactical RPGs for their focus on character growth, careful positioning, and resource management. Interestingly, despite the existence of games that tackle the genre, some titles just make a huge mark in the player base. For instance, hit games such asFire EmblemandFinal FantasyTacticsoffer not just unique gameplay, but also compelling stories. As such, it’s normal to see tactical RPG fans get divided into just what is the genre’s “best” title....

Former All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Champion CM Punk is reportedly still inAEW: Fight Foreverdespite speculation that he would be removed from the game. Punk was once featured on theAEW: Fight Foreverbox art, but was seemingly removed following his suspension. Back in September, Punk was involved in abackstage brawl that happened after AEW’s All Outpay-per-view. According to numerous reports, the fight broke out after Punk’s heated rant during the press scrum, where he called out fellow wrestlers Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)....

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU Gamers looking for a decently priced upgrade to a gaming PC are in luck with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X available for a major discount. This capable processor with 12 processing threads for great multitasking is now selling for an all-time low price of $199 on Amazon. For gamers looking for a great AMD processor for a mid-range gaming setup, here’s theAMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU, now marked down to just $119 on Amazon....

The upcomingAssassin’s Creed Mirageis one of the most-anticipated releases to come from Ubisoft’s franchise in some time. With the game said to be going back to the series' roots through a more intimate, stealth-driven experience, the title could mark a return to gameplay that many thought the IP had completely abandoned. It’s connections to the past can also be more than skin deep. On top of the intriguing gameplay ofAssassin’s Creed Mirage, the release has a unique narrative with ties to some of the most iconic entires in the series....

Baldur’s Gate 3is one of the most highly anticipated RPGs this year and serves as another step in transitioning players away from the previous console generation. On top of launching on PC,Baldur’s Gate 3is also coming to PS5shortly after as an inadvertent console exclusive. Given thatBaldur’s Gate 3stays true to the CRPG roots of the original games, the controls were more or less built with PC players in mind, needing to be retooled to be comfortably playable on a PS5 controller....

Summary Baldur’s Gate 3is a phenomenal RPG that was released in 2023 that impressed players so much that it evenwon Game of the Year. Players have high praise for the role-playing game due to the wide variety of choices a player makes throughout their adventure that can have both big and small consequences for the future. In the second act ofBaldur’s Gate 3,players face the infamous shadow curse and must navigate through it to find the current base of the cult known as the Absolute....

Batman:The Animated Seriesvoice and casting director Andrea Romano discussed what the casting process for The Joker role was like for the actor Mark Hamill. To date, bothBatman: The Animated Seriesand Hamill’s Joker are regarded by many as the definitive takes on the Caped Crusader and his arch-enemy. Nearly all adaptations ofBatmanpit the Caped Crusader against the Joker sooner or later. While Hamill’s Clown Prince of Crime surpasses even the acclaimedJoker performance by Heath Ledgerin the eyes of many,the revered voice actor was not the original person cast as the villain forBatman: The Animated Series....