Microsoft’s Xbox Series X|S consoles are showing no signs of slowing down. The more powerful Xbox Series X has some excellent games to look forward to in 2023, while a slew of indies and less technically demanding games await the Xbox Series S. January is traditionally a quieter month for games, and that’s looking like the case this year as well, although there should still be plenty to enjoy, especially if you’re an Xbox Game Pass subscriber. Here are the best Xbox Series X|S games for January 2023. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot – January 13th Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has,…
When Christmas is over and a new year begins, the game release schedule can sometimes dry up a little. All the major releases publishers were hanging onto will have been set for October or November the previous year, so January can sometimes represent something of a dry spell for the industry. Happily, that doesn’t appear to be the case this year; there’s an embarrassment of riches to get your hands on as a PC gamer. Here are the best PC games for January 2023! One Piece Odyssey – January 12th There have been many One Piece games over the years,…
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Marvel’s Spider-Man was one of the unexpected gaming delights of 2018. The Spider-Man franchise hadn’t been performing too well in the gaming sphere for a number of years at that point, so a great Spider-Man game was going to take its developer pulling out all the stops. That’s exactly what Insomniac Games did, thankfully, and we got what might as well be the definitive Spidey experience, with excellent web-slinging, great combat, and a surprisingly heartfelt story to boot. In late 2020, two years after the original release of the game, Spider-Man Remastered launched for PS5, bringing the game to parity…
Ah, the humble stick figure. Beloved by children and poor artists (like us) the world over, stick figures are a great way to quickly and cheaply render a human being for whatever reason you might need. Just because stick figures are simple, though, that doesn’t mean they can’t be well-animated; quite the opposite, in fact. Many of the best Flash animations and classic internet videos throughout history have starred stick figures, and the world of gaming has its fair share of them too. If, for some reason, you’re desperate to play a game about stick figures, allow us to take…
The virtual world is knocking on the door of our real one. Every year, new and exciting ways to experience high-resolution mixed reality are brought to us. So that one day we might all slip into the virtual dreamscape and scarcely remember the transition. Meta Quest Pro is just one more example of how we might be able to seamlessly interact with our virtual surroundings. While still being anchored in a physical space in full high-definiton colour. Benefits of Mixed Reality Essentially we are being brought into the inner workings of our computers. One huge benefit of this is the…
Minecraft Skin Isn’t Showing? This Is How You Can Fix Them
We’ve all been there. You’ve just designed the perfect Minecraft skin for your character, but you need something to show up when you try to apply it in-game. It can be incredibly frustrating and confusing to figure out what’s causing the issue. Therefore, in this blog post, we’re going to look at the causes of why your Minecraft skin isn’t showing and how to fix it. With these tips in mind, you can troubleshoot the issue efficiently and get your skin back on your character in no time. Let’s look at what could be causing this potential problem. Minecraft…
The Best Christmas Video Games To Play Over The Festive Season (2023)
For some reason, Christmas hasn’t quite taken off in the world of video games as it does in movies, music, and other media. It’s probably because players usually like to revisit games numerous times, replaying them over and over again, and this is more difficult when a game has a specific seasonal slant. However, that doesn’t mean there are no Christmas video games out there to play, so if you’re looking for a festive treat this holiday season, here are the best Christmas video games you can check out today. 1. Spider-Man: Miles Morales Taking place entirely at Christmas, Spider-Man:…
While modern video game graphics can be breathtaking, the biggest reason so many people play video games on their PCs is that they are just fun. We are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to connect with other people and play various games with them from our own homes. Because let’s face it – it’s always better to get mad over a loss with someone rather than by ourselves. Of course, some games will take days or months to complete. For instance, starting a Valheim server is a commitment you and your friends make. It can take months before your…
2022 is almost over, and it has been a year packed full of awesome video game experiences from start to finish. With the number and sheer quality of games that were released in the past 11 months, some might even consider this to be one of the best years for video games of all time. Do you feel that way? Join us as we talk about The Best Games of 2022 so you can decide for yourself. Kirby and the Forgotten Land First up, we have Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Regardless of how you feel about Kirby games, you…
WoW Dragonflight will bring many new features to the game. It’s high time for players to start farming Gold with suitable classes. WoW Gold has always been an essential aspect of Azeroth since many rely on this currency. With the release of Dragonflight, many cool new things are making their way into World of Warcraft. Players are understandably stocking up as much Gold as they can to unlock every content available in the expansion. With the demand for Gold going further up, gamers are wondering which classes they should take to farm Gold. Best Classes for Farming Gold in World…
Everything ends eventually, right? Old-School RuneScape is part of the multi-million RuneScape franchise. It’s based on an old build of the game and eventually grew into its own game, separate from the mainline one. Some players prefer it to the technologically and graphically advanced version, even! They’d like to farm and spend OSRS gold instead of the RS3 one. Still, that doesn’t stop making people wonder if it will end one day. Will Jagex ever shut down OSRS? Reasons Why Games Shut Down If we look at the common reasons why live-service games end up shutting down, there are a…
What makes a great video game villain? Maybe heroes need to be invincible, but they also need a counterpart to drag them to their extremities. What we want is for an unstoppable force to meet an immovable object. So, whoever it is, they need to arrive with an impact and stir up a chaotic maelstrom of events. Then it’s that swirling spiral of good and evil, which spins those epic rivalries and recurring battles we remember. In this blog, we’re taking a look at some of those gaming villains who transformed the titles they were part of. Cartoonish creatures, narcissistic…
Path of Exile 2 will be further discussed in ExileCon 2023. When will the game finally be released? News about Path of Exile 2 has been around since its announcement in ExileCon 2019. Many gamers have anxiously awaited more details about the sequel, including new PoE currencies and release date. Considering that Grinding Gear Games is a relatively small company and pandemic conditions have forced some limitations, Path of Exile 2 is expected to go live in 2024. Path of Exile 2 2024 Release Date Before the pandemic, Path of Exile 2 was expected to be released in 2022. However,…
Best Games That Have Had Dedicated Fans For Over a Decade
Who would you say are the most important people involved with the success of a particular game? Would you say it is the programmers who make sure the game runs smoothly? Would you say it’s the art department who ensure the game is as beautiful as it can be? Or is it the writers who create a compelling narrative? All of these departments are incredibly important to the overall development of a game. But the success of a game comes down to one group of people. The fans. The people who actually pay and play the game. The people who…
2022 has been an undoubtedly fantastic year for gaming. We saw a lot of amazing titles released. Stray put us into the paws of a cat exploring a future world where all humans have been replaced with robots. Sifu let us live out our karate movie dreams as we sought revenge in a sleazy underworld. Mario and Rabbids: Sparks of Hope made us laugh as we watched our favorite Nintendo characters once again join forces with the larger than life Rabbids. But one genre that really saw a lot of love this year was the multiplayer FPS genre. So today…
New Worlds is finally getting traction after months of declining player count. What is the current average population in Aeternum? New World is surprisingly making a comeback from its recent slump as an MMO giant hopeful. Over the past few months, the game has steadily gained back some player counts. Fans may remember that the number of active New World accounts took a dive between the end of 2021 and the start of 2022. Now, it seems that the game is finally getting back on its feet. New World Player Count Amazon’s MMO has finally gotten back on track as…
Grand theft auto or GTA, as most gamers fondly call it, is one of the top-rated video games out there. Whether you’re a newbie or a seasoned player, you probably want to enhance your overall gaming experience. Or, maybe, you simply want to unlock all features and try out all characters in the game right from the start. In these cases, buying modded GTA 5 accounts and the like is an option. This article talks about modded GTA accounts, along with the benefits and risks of buying and using one. So, read on! Modded GTA Account: What Is It?…
EVE Online is a special community-driven spaceship MMORPG that has been on the market for almost 20 years. Despite the fierce competition and an ever-growing gaming industry, it is still competitive and attracts large numbers of players worldwide. EVE allows exploration and combat in space on an enormous or small scale in PvP and PvE battles, gathering resources of various kinds, producing goods, having access to a large interstellar market, and more. To fully explore the game and make it more exciting, you need resources to purchase new ships, modules, or Skill injectors. You are able to buy it with…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, as the song goes, and that’s traditionally when all the best game releases come out to play. October, November, and to a slightly lesser extent December are all great months if you’re a gamer, and although most of the major AAA releases will already have launched by the time the final month of the year rolls around, that doesn’t mean we’re starved for choice when it comes to great gaming experiences. Let’s take a look at the best games arriving in December 2022! Need for Speed: Unbound – December 2nd The Need…
Infinity Ward are back with a sequel that largely feels like it stomps the same ground as the first game. Only this time there’s more freedom to roam. More heady realism to fall in love with. More ways to dispense of your enemies. Building on the blueprint from Modern Warfare – happy to enlist the same skull-masked characters we’ve grown to inhabit – this is another outing that cries out for a big 4K display and the best cinematic sound system you can afford. There are few games that do immersion like the Call of Duty franchise. So, while MW2…
VR, according to many industry analysts, represents the future of gaming. It’s hard to disagree with them if you’ve ever experienced true VR; strapping a Valve Index or even a Meta Quest 2 to your head and playing an immersive game like Half-Life: Alyx is a hard experience to match in traditional gaming terms. Note to Readers: Looking for the latest and greatest in VR MMORPGs? Check out our updated list for 2023 here, where we cover the newest and most exciting games in the genre! Of course, with that in mind, it stands to reason that the MMORPG genre…
If you’re a gamer, it won’t be news to hear that Google Stadia is shutting down. Google announced the news recently, saying that access to the cloud gaming service will likely end in 2023 – mid-January. The good news is all Stadia store purchases of hardware, games, and in-app supplemental material will all be eligible for refunds from Google. So what does Google Stadia closing mean for gamers? Well, if you’re a fan of Google Stadia, you’ll need to find another platform to play your games on. There are plenty of other options, so you shouldn’t have too much trouble…
It’s been a long, hard road for Scorn. The interactive flesh nightmare has been in production in one way or another since 2013, when the Serbia-based development studio Ebb Software was founded. In the intervening nine years, it has gone through a series of delays, false starts, and even a little bit of controversy, all of which have only served to muddy what the game would actually offer its players. When the game was first revealed in 2014, it wowed the gaming industry with a horrifying, H.R. Geiger-inspired hellscape full of twisted imagery. Interiors made of flesh, machinery made of…
Gold is one of the two primary currencies in the World of Tanks, a multiplayer shooter game enabling gamers to control authentic tanks from the 20th century and fight in battles. If you have already played the game, you are aware that you need a stellar strategy and appropriate equipment to win and progress in the game. Gold can significantly improve your gaming experience and facilitate winning. It allows you to purchase Premium Tanks, vehicle slots, certain consumables, Premium Account, or Improved Pass. Unfortunately, the most common way to earn gold is by paying for it with real money in…
The interface of Android’s latest versions is getting significantly better. As for games, their quality is also growing, so they are becoming more detailed and realistic. Despite the large variety of devices, the phone remains the most popular for games. And if a person is not comfortable playing on a touch screen, using a controller may be a more convenient solution. What Android Games Support the PS4 Controller? The Google Play library delights its users with a large selection of games of different genres: races, arcades, various story games, and so on. Here are some of the games that support…
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Mobile gaming may have undergone something of a sea change since its inception, but it’s still around and still going strong. Whether it’s the record $10 billion raked in by Tencent’s Honor of Kings worldwide or the presence of Xbox Game Pass on mobile devices, many people are still playing and enjoying games on their smartphones or tablets. If you are one of the 25 million Xbox Game Pass subscribers out there and you’re looking for a way to play Game Pass games on your smartphone – assuming you’re subscribed to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, of course – then Nacon…
November is historically a great time for gamers, and this November is no different. If you love games, you’ve got some treats to look forward to this month, especially if you’ve got access to a variety of different systems; things are looking great for PS5 owners, Xbox players, and Switch gamers. Whether you’re into life sims, 3D platformers, RPGs, or shooters, there’s a huge range to choose from, so let’s dive right in and take a look at the best games for November 2022! Harvestella (PC, Switch – November 4th) Harvestella is Square Enix’s take on the burgeoning life sim…
The time is finally upon us. EA has reached its final FIFA instalment, so get out your handkerchiefs and prepare to wave a solemn goodbye to football’s most popular franchise. Of course, that’s a little disingenuous; EA isn’t actually saying goodbye to FIFA, just the FIFA name, so the series will continue under the slightly less memorable moniker of EA Sports FC. In the meantime, however, we have this final EA FIFA game, so how does FIFA 23 stack up against its predecessors? We would say “how does it stack up against its rivals”, but the fact is that since…
Whether you’ve built (or bought) a brand new gaming PC or you’re looking to spruce up an older machine, there’s nothing more satisfying than totally optimising your computer for gaming. There are always small changes you can make that will improve things incrementally, but the fact is that optimising a PC for gaming is a holistic process that takes into account every aspect of both the hardware and the software. So, whether you want to hop onto web browser games for some casual fun or you’re looking to run modern AAA games at maximum settings, here’s how to optimise your…
Any serious PC gamer will tell you that the PC is the best platform on which to play games. Sure, consoles offer a more immediate and more accessible experience, but PC games can be infinitely customised and changed to your liking; with mod support and variable graphics settings, PC games are whatever you want them to be. Even so, many PC games still manage to slip through the net so that experienced PC gamers don’t get to try them out. Here are 10 underrated PC games you might want to check out! 1. Pyre You’ve probably played Bastion or…
Horizon Zero Dawn is arguably one of the greatest open-world games ever made. The game was hampered by its proximity to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in terms of release dates; Breath of the Wild effectively pioneered a new open-world design style, leaving Horizon to be somewhat overlooked by many players who might otherwise have enjoyed it. Still, the time-honoured Ubisoft-style method of designing open worlds has its strengths, and Horizon Zero Dawn displays all of those strengths prominently. Here are 12 great games like Horizon Zero Dawn to play when you’re done with Aloy’s first adventure.…