For a Soulslike in a fiercely competitive market, standing out from the crowd is imperative to become a success. Team Ninja’sWo Long: Fallen Dynastyattempts to do exactly this by innovating some of the fundamental mechanics that fans of the genre have grown used to in recent years. Doing away with the concept of using experience points to make the player physically stronger,Wo Long: Fallen Dynastyinstead chooses to use a morale ranking system to determine how physically strong the enemy is....

If Nintendo is known for one thing, it’s the iconic characters. Some of those faces took a little while to settle, likeMario’s early days as Jumpman. The art depicting Nintendo’s mascot had to change styles and even colors multiple times beforeSuper Mario Bros. 3settled on his iconic design, andSuper Mario 64established the 3D equivalent. A lot of Nintendo’s oldest character iterations would look strange to today’s players, particularly the originalPokemonmonster designs inRed,Blue, andGreen, and Samus Aran’s original armor in the firstMetroid....

King’s Flame Fuoco is going to be the most difficult boss players will face in their firstLies of Pplaythrough. Unlike the ones before, this boss mixes up its attacks to confuse and confound before sending players back to the nearest Stargazer. It’s not an impossible fight by any means, but it’s definitely a hard one. RELATED:Lies of P: Tips for Combat It’ll take a few tries to beat King’s Flame Fuoco inLies of P,and players will need a good strategy if they want to make it out of this boss battle alive....

Swedish gaming giantEmbracer Groupannounced a major restructuring effort that will result in multiple game cancellations and studio closures. This development likely spells the end of the company’s massive acquisition spree that has been going on for several years and sawEmbracer Group acquire the IP rights toLord of the Rings,Tomb Raider, andDeus Ex, among many other iconic franchises. After spending in excess of $8 billion on acquisitions,Embracer Group signaled it’s in the market for more game companiesback in April 2022....

Minecraftis undoubtedly one of the most popular contemporary video games. In fact, the Strong Museum’s WorldVideo Game Hall of Fame inductedMinecraftinto its celebrated catalog this past July. Even after more than a decade,Minecraftcontinues to grow its player base. Now, that dedicated player base has made an incredible discovery in the form of the world seed used in a famous screenshot from one of the game’s menu screens. RELATED:Minecraft Live Event Announced Minecrafthas changed a lot since its releaseback in 2009....

Earlier today Facebook announced theOculus Quest 2headset, a brand new virtual reality headset that offers both impressive visual fidelity and a comparatively affordable price. As part of the announcement,Facebookalso confirmed part of its plans for the future. These plans are perhaps as significant, if not moreso, than the Oculus Quest 2 details. Specifically, Oculus is phasing out the Oculus Rift and shifting away entirely from PC-focused virtual reality headsets going forward....

The originalOverwatchwas a smash hit for Blizzard, so it wasn’t all that surprising when the company finally announcedOverwatch 2.Overwatch 2was first revealed at BlizzCon 2019, and while it still has no solid release date in sight, the game has finally reached the point where it’s ready for beta testing. The firstOverwatch 2beta is a closed beta exclusive to PC gamers, and it gives select fans the chance to try some of the new content that’s on the way....

TheOverwatch 2Halloween Terror event is nearly here and the new trailer gives players a look at what to expect, including some new spooky skins. But for some fans, the manner in which Blizzard is making the new content available confirms concerns over howOverwatch 2will handle such releases going forward. TheannualOverwatchHalloween Terrorevent began with the original game in 2016 and brought with it a host of seasonal skins as well as other creepy cosmetics....

One of the reasons whyPokemon Scarlet and Violet’s open-world setting works so well for the game is that Gen 9 features a decent chunk of completely new pocket monsters, and even though the Pokedex is more on the small side counting returning species, it feels fresh nonetheless. This is likely due toPokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Pokedexbeing filled with interesting concepts and designs, and even though some like Paradox Pokemon or the so-called “regional fakes” may not be for everyone, they still offer a different spin on existing evolution lines....

Many studios find ways to connect their games even if they don’t belong to the same series, and Arkane Studios is now one of the developers that have joined this growing group. After the confirmation last year thatDeathloopwas in fact in the same universe as Arkane’s olderDishonoredgames, fans now have reason to wonder if and how the developer will connect its upcoming titleRedfallas well.Redfallrepresents a new phase for the studio as its first open-world FPS to have both single-player and multiplayer, but it could still contain links to Arkane’s previous releases as well....

WithResident Evil 8: Villageback in the news cycle, there’s a lot there for fans to enjoy. Even newcomers to the series can jump into oneof the scariestResident Evilgames, and play one of the most immersive titles in the franchise to date. Many thoughtResident Evil 8: Villagewas more action orientated compared toResident Evil 7: Biohazard,which made itsomewhat less scarythan the seventh game. But at the same time, it offered something on its own, bybuilding the worldof bothResident Evil 7 and 8,and putting it neatly together which made the story of Ethan and his family much more tangible....

WhenImmortals Fenyx Risingfirst released, a lot of gamers looked at the open-world title and compared it heavily toThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. While the games did have similarities, many who picked upImmortals Fenyx Risingfound that the Greek mythology-inspired game was more than just a clone, and had a lot of elements that made it worth playing. Enough people had this realization and bought the game to the point thatUbisoft allegedly began working on a sequel toImmortals Fenyx Rising....

Metroid Dreadhas received another major trailer heading into its October release, and this one appeared to be even more exciting than the game’s surprise E3 reveal. Old and newMetroidfans alike got a greater sense of what threats Samus will be facing in this new preview, as well as some new tools that Samus will have at her disposal as she ventures through the planet ZDR.Metroid Dreadhas quickly become one of the most anticipated games of Nintendo’s fall release slate, and it’s beginning to look like Nintendo will be supportingMetroid’s return even more than was previously believed....