Author: David Carter

You need to look no further than my strange yet enduring fondness of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts to see that I usually embrace sequels that are a radical departure from the original. I feel like Vito Corleone is asking you to look at how they killed my child after spending more than a dozen hours with Hyper Light Breaker, which is a follow-up (though not a true sequel) to Hyper Light Drifter, one of my all-time favorite independent games. The foundation of a decent action RPG is undoubtedly present in this extremely difficult cooperative roguelike, but it is currently hidden…

The Marvel Rivals Spring Festival event, which features a soccer game style that may look similar to users of Overwatch and Rocket League, as well as a few new hero skins, has been released by NetEase Games.The Clash of Dancing Lions game mode and the Fortune & Colors Gallery Card customization event will launch on January 23 at 9 am UTC, according to the latest update trailer released by the developers behind the popular hero shooter game. First of all, rather than concentrating on a single hero, the limited-time mode appears to highlight at least three characters: Star-Lord, Iron Fist,…

Warhorse Studios co-founder Daniel Vávra has refuted a recent report that Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 was banned in Saudi Arabia due to an unskippable LGBT cutscene. The story-driven action role-playing game Kingdom Come Deliverance (2018) takes place in the medieval Kingdom of Bohemia. Although it presents itself as a historically accurate depiction of the scene, in the months after its debut, the absence of persons of color became a topic of discussion. Players should anticipate a slightly different experience in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, which is scheduled for release on February 4, 2025, but again relies on historical accuracy for…

Developer Poncle has described the challenges of adapting Vampire Survivors, which was first revealed as an animated series but now seems to be a movie. The main issue is that “the game has no plot.” Poncle stated in a Steam post that it is “still working with Story Kitchen on a live-action picture” even though the adaptation was revealed as an animated series in 2023. Nevertheless, given that Vampire Survivors is a fairly straightforward action game about overcoming hordes of foes, Poncle has recently admitted how challenging it will be to make a solid movie. As stated last year, Poncle…

Following last year’s game’s overwhelming success, EA Sports has announced that College Football 26 will be available this summer. The impending sequel was revealed via the series’ X/Twitter account. It started with, “We said this place will be packed again,” “We appreciate the presence of our athletes, players, and supporters in the house. Let’s maintain the initial enthusiasm until College Football 26 is out this summer. EA Sports did not disclose the cover stars, a particular release date, and other details; but, since College Football 25 was released in July of last year, fans will probably soon learn more. We…

The full patch notes for the upcoming Path of Exile 2 version 0.1.1, which brings several endgame, skill, and monster improvements to the early-access dungeon crawler, have been released by Grinding Gear Games. The most recent update’s complete contents show a vast number of changes that, if all goes as planned, will be put into effect tomorrow, January 17. This is another feature of the game that is still in development, and Grinding Gear is working to make the experience better to meet the expectations of both fans and the game itself. To make Path of Exile 2 more rewarding…

Larian, the developer of Baldur’s Gate 3, has said that it is now totally focused on its upcoming game and has promised a “media blackout” for the foreseeable future. Larian has stated that its “whole attention” is on the next major product, even though the much-anticipated Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 8 for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game is scheduled to be released this year. Swen Vincke, the head of Larian, took to Twitter this week to offer a brief reflection on the studio’s progress thus far, which has seen Baldur’s Gate 3 achieve remarkable critical and financial success. Vincke…

It can be difficult to bring these now-familiar characters and tales to life again because the original Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel has spawned so many versions. However, the reimagined story of politics, conflict, and diplomacy in Dynasty Warriors: Origins seemed nearly as fresh as when I initially came upon it after 60 hours of play. With more foes on screen than ever before to fully create the “1 vs. 1000” scenario, it ups the ante on battles beyond what even this series has been known for. Origins has easily become my favorite Dynasty Warriors game to date when…

It’s been a long time coming, but the Fantastic Four are finally back in the spotlight. Between the team making their Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in The Fantastic Four: First Steps this July, the One World Under Doom event shaking up the mainline comic universe as Ryan North continues his acclaimed run on the property, and NetEase’s hero shooter Marvel Rivals making the F4 the focus of Eternal Night Falls (the first post-launch season), 2025 is shaping up to be the year that Marvel’s First Family reclaims their position as one of the Marvel universe’s core pillars. However, it is…

AI buddies in PUBG and inZoi are being referred to as Co-Playable Characters (CPCs). The South Korean developer of both games, Krafton, revealed that it was collaborating with Nvidia to include these AI coworkers in each game. According to Krafton, a CPC is an AI companion that can communicate with players thanks to an on-device SLM (Small Language Model) developed using Nvidia’s Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE). Because they comprehend and react to gaming conditions in a human-like way, CPCs can communicate and work with players, unlike typical NPCs (non-player characters), the business added. According to Krafton, the language model developed…