Author: Karen M. Menke

I knew I would soon be opening an Excel spreadsheet and bidding farewell to all of my loved ones for the foreseeable future after just one hour of playing the early access edition of Path of Exile 2. With a sequel to one of my all-time favorite action role-playing games, which has already taken up a significant portion of my life since its release ten years ago, the callous madmen at Grinding Gears Games have dragged me back in just when I thought I was done. Even though it has many of the typical “early access jank” restrictions and has…

I have had my VHS copy of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade worn out for more than 30 years. The movie franchise has been in a state of escalation ever since. After discovering the actual Holy Grail, where do you go? Time machines, then aliens, presumably. The ideal remedy for all of this is Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which transports us back to Indy’s heyday through its own symbolic Dial of Destiny. With meticulously detailed environments, incredibly atmospheric tomb raiding and puzzle solving, a flawless soundtrack, and perhaps the best punch sound effect in the industry, the…

I am not sure I even believe what Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is, so I don’t know how to begin this review. It was practically unplayable for the first 24 hours following a completely disastrous launch, and throughout the following few days, issues and glitches appeared due to an unforeseen high server load… Despite everything, after spending 58 hours traveling the world, working on my business, shooting pictures of well-known sites, and playing around in free flight, I sat back in my chair this week and said, “I can not believe it… they did it again.” Even though no one…

Microsoft has revealed which games, including Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled, will be available on Xbox Game Pass in December 2024, with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle as the main attraction. MachineGames’ eagerly awaited release, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, marks Indy’s first official entry into the video game industry. Arriving as a day one release on December 9, the first-person single-player adventure challenges players to solve one of the biggest mysteries in history. Gamexta stated in our preview that “gamers of all ages should be interested in this game.” “Because The Great Circle might be even better than…

Tencent has revealed intentions to offer Light of Motiram, its contentious open-world survival crafting game, on the PS5, mobile devices, and PC. Tencent revealed the PS5 version on PlayStation’s Chinese social media profiles on Weibo and Bilibili, according to Gematsu. The free-to-play survival game Light of Motiram, developed by Shanghai-based Tencent subsidiary Polaris Quest, is “where nature meets machine.” According to screenshots and gameplay videos, the visual aesthetic is strikingly similar to Guerrilla Games’ Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West with its post-apocalyptic environment and mechanical creatures. Gamexta has contacted Sony and Tencent for comment. Tencent released a seven-minute video…

The Chapter 6 update has been revealed by Fortnite developer Epic Games, confirming Godzilla’s arrival. Godzilla terrorizes the newly created map with a Japanese theme in Chapter 6, which begins on December 1. Below is the trailer for Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 1: Hunters, which features new weaponry for players to use, such as samurai swords, along with several other, lesser bosses with a Japanese theme. The presence of Baymax from Big Hero 6 has also been confirmed. Epic Games revealed modifications to the Fortnite Battle Pass model earlier this month, including the first price hike for the regular pass.…

Like its predecessor, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 offers a ton of activities, including the ability to tour the entire globe Earth. The first (and so far, only) 10 I have given in a review was for Microsoft Flight Simulator in 2020, and the magnitude of the possibilities available in this year’s follow-up has only been lessened by the persisting issues that come with them. I am currently working on this evaluation and my upcoming aviation career because codes were not accessible early and unexpected turbulence during takeoff made it practically difficult to play for the first 24 hours. As of…

In honor of the next free Warframe: 1999 expansion, which is scheduled for release in December 2024, Gamexta can exclusively announce that Dark Sector, the 2008 third-person shooter from Warframe creator Digital Extremes, is currently available for free on Steam for the next 72 hours. Except for a few countries, including South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, Steam users can download Dark Sector from its Steam website immediately and avoid paying the $9.99 price tag. Dark Sector puts you in the role of Hayden Tenno, a clandestine agent who has to infiltrate the made-up Eastern European city of Lasria, which…

In 2025, Zynga aims to release Star Wars: Hunters for PC through Steam Early Access. In June, the free team-based fighting arena game Star Wars: Hunters was released for iOS, Android, and the Nintendo Switch. Gamexta gave Star Wars: Hunters a 7 out of 10. “Like a party at the Death Star, Star Wars: Hunters offers lighthearted PvP fun. It is impressive for a while, but not a location you will want to linger around for too long,” we remarked. Take-two-owned FarmVille, Words with Friends, and CSR Racing are Zynga’s most well-known mobile games; but, with Star Wars: Hunters, the…

A particular type of friction can significantly contribute to the creation of a demanding and penal game that is also While many post-apocalyptic first-person shooters are not particularly heart-stopping, STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is. It is designed to produce the kind of friction that is essential to making a demanding, punitive, and engaging game. It becomes evident that the survival instincts ingrained in the STALKER series are still very much alive in this much-anticipated sequel when you are forced to fend for yourself in the face of numerous threats that might kill you at any time and rarely have…