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Video games already based on currently existing properties have had a rough go of it throughout the medium’s history. A few good ones have popped up here and there, but only within the past 12 or so years have games like Batman: Arkham Asylum and Marvel’s Spider-Man proven licensed games can stand toe to toe with the best original IPs. Greater ones could already be in our hands had it not been for the ten games below suffering cancellations....

Leila Sales, the author of Tonight the Streets Are Ours, This Song Will Save Your Life, and Once Was a Time, has created a unique storytelling scavenger hunt for students stuck at home. Ada and the Lost Horizon is a story created through a game for kids and families to play while practicing self-isolation. The game first started on April 9th. Every day at 4:00 pm Leila Sales posts the beginning of the next scene for the story “Ada and the Lost Horizon” to her Twitter and Instagram pages....

Persona 4 Golden has gotten back into the public eye ever since Atlus brought the game to Steam. The game was downloaded over 500,000 times in its first month, and now players can look forward to the first major update for this PC version. Many players have been excited to see Persona 4 Golden come to a new platform. Following the game’s release in June, Patch 1.1 has an update size of 4....

This Attack on Titan review contains spoilers. Attack on Titan Season 2, Episode 10 This week’s Attack on Titanmay be the most eye-opening episode of the season. Not only do we finally know the answer to the origin of Titans, how Titan shifters came about, Ymir’s backstory, a glimpse into the “hometown” Reiner and Bertolt spoke so frequently about, et cetera, but we got answers to questions I didn’t even think to ask before—all the the backdrop of a rather exciting escape sequence....

Batman and video games haven’t really had much of a fruitful union in the gaming industry up until Batman: Arkham Asylum was introduced. It helped the Dark Knight get a solid footing in the world of video games and even introduced a combat system that’s hard to replace and is also constantly getting replicated by other games. Then, the developers followed up Arkham Asylum’s success with an even bigger game, Arkham City where Batman gets a whole open-world to himself instead of just Arkham’s moldy corridors....

Over the last few weeks, there’s been a growing movement from Battlefield 3 fans aiming towards getting DICE to improve their communication regarding updates for the game. It certainly didn’t help the situation that the oft-rumored Battlefield 3 DLC wasn’t announced last week at an EA event as hinted at by Peter C. Ausnit, Vice President of Investor Relations. So, while we still await word on DLC, DICE is still focusing on their anti-cheat movement - a growing issue that resulted in the developer hiring an “anti-cheat administrator” - and they’re still work of course, working away on updates, including a minor one for today....

From the very first promo, where we saw Kate Kane give first money and then her gold watch to a young woman panhandling, Batwoman has concerned itself with homelessness and housing. In Ryan Wilder (Javicia Leslie), however, Batwoman has a new protagonist with lived experience of homelessness. Unlike a lot of television shows that use homelessness as a shorthand to demonstrate that a main character is a good or bad person, Batwoman meaningfully incorporates Ryan’s housing struggles into her long-term character arc and how she approaches her time in the cowl....

Every year, Black Friday shoppers rush out to save tons of money for the holiday season, but it also seems as if the event starts sooner each and every year as well. Now, Best Buy is getting in on this developing tradition with its Beat the Rush Pre-Black Friday event. Going now through Saturday, November 18, at 11:59 PM, these deals include everything from PC gaming and video games to Consoles and more....

One thing Cyberpunk 2077 does rather well is its writing. It won’t hit for everyone and not many people will get to experience it this year due to the last-gen console versions performing poorly. That said, let it be known that under all these bugs and glitches is a great story just waiting to be told. Part of the reason why it works so well is its cast of characters, a must for a giant RPG like this....

If you know a thing or two about fixing stuff, or if you’re thinking of getting into the DIY game for the first time, there are a few tools you’re simply not going to be able to live without. Chief among these is a good power drill. Best cordless mowers: Wireless mowing for the longer spring days These battery-powered bad boys will help you drill things all over the shop without breaking a sweat, and can be a real lifesaver if something falls apart and you don’t want to call someone with some actual qualifications just to help you out....

While the last few years have proven that things can go wildly wrong at a moment’s notice, it’s hard to look at the projected 2022 video game release schedule and not get excited about what’s shaping up to be one of the best video game years ever. While there are a few games scheduled for release in 2022 that we’ve been looking forward to for years now, it’s the depth of the year’s lineup that really sets it apart....

The biggest news of the year so far is probably the Microsoft acquisition of ZeniMax Media, the holding company that contains Bethesda Game Studios among several others. For the low price of $7.5 billion, Microsoft acquired all of those studios, and since Obsidian had long-since joined Microsoft Studios, suddenly the prospect of a Fallout: New Vegas 2 didn’t seem like so much of a pipe dream. In an interview with GamesIndustry....

After a few days of consistently frustrating news from the world of Diablo 3, everything seemed to have calmed down as Blizzard dealt with yet another round of backlash regarding their latest hit and the up to 72 hour restrictions put in place for anyone purchasing the game digitally. There is now an update on that story, but before you pick up your torches and pitchforks, it appears that Blizzard has taken the criticism in stride this time and scaled down the severity of the holds placed on new players’ accounts....

Blizzard today unveiled Overwatch Contenders, the official developmental league for the upcoming Overwatch League. The intent of Overwatch Contenders is to offer a persistent environment for new talent to show off their skills in the hopes of eventually being recruited by an Overwatch League team. In order to do that, Overwatch Contenders will feature a seasonal league with open qualifiers. All players who have attained Master-tier or higher in ranked Overwatch can form a team and play....

Audiences who streamed the final episode of The Mandalorian’s second season were treated to not one, but two separate surprises. The first was when Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) was rescued by a young Jedi who had answered his call: none other than Luke Skywalker, played by a digitally de-aged Mark Hamill. It made for a touching moment when Din Djarin removed his helmet and let the child touch his face before saying goodbye (maybe forever?...

Each person who has played Borderlands 3 at this point has their favorite Vault Hunter. It can be because of the skills that they have, their style, or the amazing dialogue that each one offers. No matter which Vault Hunter you choose, they each have their own charm. Fl4k has his love for murder and hatred towards humans. Moze has a brash attitude and militaristic style. Amara has her fame and self-admiration, and Zane has his love for booze and pure Irish charm....

Today marks the arrival of Borderlands 3 Designer’s Cut, and Gearbox is celebrating with a look at all the new content coming your way in Season Pass 2. The trailer is a combination of gameplay and cinematics, showing off the new Arms Race mode, new skill trees, and new skins for each Vault Hunter. Designer’s Cut is the first part of what looks to be an action-packed season. You’re now able to access the new content – including the challenging new Arms Race mode....

Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro Max is expected to be the only model to get a periscope camera later this year but a new report suggests that both Pro models will have one when the 2024 models roll around. A new report claims that Apple will choose to put the periscope camera into the iPhone 16 Pro as well as the larger iPhone 16 Pro Max next year, a change to how things are expected to go down this year....

This Bridgerton article contains no spoilers for Season 2 or the novels. Any novel quotes and paraphrased details are solely for additional context for promotional images/descriptions. Netflix recently released new photos teasing what’s to come on Bridgerton Season 2, which is scheduled for a March 25th release. The second season of the streamer’s massively popular show will adapt The Viscount Who Loved Me, the second book in Julia Quinn’s bestselling romance series, and fans of the series are eagerly anticipating the love story of Kate (Simone Ashley) and Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey)....

This article is sponsored by be quiet! This is part 3 in our new PC Building series. Go to just about any listing for a pre-built gaming pc, and you’ll often see a variation of the same question pop up in the comments: “The specs are nice, but what about the power supply?” More often than not, that too good to be true deal on a pre-built computer is too good to be true because the manufacturer decided to save money on the power supply....