2022 has been a pretty great year for games. With smash-hits likeElden Ring,Pokemon Legends: Arceus,Stray, andHorizon Forbidden West, this year has proven itself to be one of the best in recent memory, and the struggle for the top spot is going to be a pretty hard-fought battle at the end of the year. With a plethora of stellar titles already released this year, it’s easy to forget just what’s in store for the latter half, and there’s some real game of the year contenders....

Assassin’s Creed Codename Redwill take fans of Ubisoft’s stealth-action/RPG franchise to Feudal Japan, and a new Unreal Engine 5 concept video by TeaserPlay imagines what the game’s open world might look like.Assassin’s Creedfans have been asking for a main series game set in Feudal Japan for years, and now Ubisoft is finally delivering one. At the latest Ubisoft Forward event, the company paid special attention to theAssassin’s Creedfranchise. Fans were treated to the reveal ofAssassin’s Creed Mirage, offered more details on theAssassin’s Creed Infinityproject, and given theirfirst look atAssassin’s Creed Codename Red....

After having suffered from development issues and problems brought on by the coronavirus,Final Fantasy 7 Remakewill launch in a little less than a week. In promotion of this, Square Enix has released one final trailer for the game. And as one would expect, the trailer comes jam-packed with information from start to finish. And just likethe trailer celebratingFinal Fantasy 7’s 23 anniversary, this one explores scenes throughout the whole of the game....

Final Fantasy 7 Remakewas supposed tolaunch tomorrow on March 3but ended up delayed until April 10 instead. When Square Enix producer Yoshinori Kitase announced the delay back in January, he claimed the team needed more development time to polish the product. Today, however, a new announcement for the game claims that it’s finally gone “Gold,” which in layman’s terms means that the game’s development has finalized and that the original product will now have copies made to ship out to the rest of the world....

Summary No awards show is perfect. The Oscars, Grammys, and Emmys leave out tons of great films, songs, and TV shows, respectively.The Game Awardsare no different. While players are happy to see all the revered titles from 2023 make it into various categories at a shot for the grand reward, there are plenty of great games that were left in the dust for this year’sGame Awards. 2023 has a lot of snubs because of the sheer amount of great titles that came out each month....

Summary Though Team Cherry remains relatively tight-lipped about whenHollow Knight: Silksongwill debut, excitement for the game continues to soar. Regardless, with rumors thatSilksong’s release date is coming soon, anticipation for Team Cherry’s long-awaited sequel has never been higher. While details about the game’s development remain a mystery, the recent addition ofSilksongto the Xbox store and its official Korean rating is undoubtedly fueling the community’s eagerness. As fans anticipateSilksongcontinuing the story ofHollow Knightin some way, it seems fitting that the next installment also builds on foundations from its predecessor....

House of the Dragonpremiered last weekend with some brutal action sequences, an intriguing storyline, and plenty of new characters. One of the new players in thisGame of Thronesprequel is Lord Corlys Velaryon, the Head of House Velaryon. Corlys is also called “The Sea Snake” thanks to his reputation as the best sailor and explorer in Westeros. Not only is Corlys the wealthiest man in Westeros, but he is also one of the most powerful....

The smuggler/galactic entrepreneur himself, Lando Calrissian, makes his smooth debut inFortnitethanks to theFortnitexStar Warsevent currently taking over the item shop and metaverse. As the leader of Cloud City and the former owner of the Millenium Falcon, Lando is certainly paying the price for responsibility and success as he now commits to Victory Royale, jamming inFortniteFestival, and even embarking on LEGO islands. Players are able to get their hands on Lando as a skin to add to their collections, featuring his iconic attire and cape fromThe Empire Strikes Back, as well as a few bundle additions that will make him well worth the V-Bucks for those who want to play as the smoothest-talking scoundrel in the galaxy far, far away....

Three betas, an early access period, and one official launch later,Diablo 4is off to a strong start for Blizzard. Not only hasDiablo 4shattered previous sales records for the series, but it currently stands as the fastest-selling Blizzard game of all time. With millions of concurrent players across multiple platforms and an engaging campaign to keep players busy ahead of the game’s first live-service content, the first month of the game’s release is proving to be a major event within the gaming industry....

It seems as though the world of Deepfakes just keeps getting more and more uncanny with every new crack at it. A particularly popular theme lately involves replacing the face of a character’s recent iteration with that of an actor who had previously played them, such asputting Harrison Ford intoSolo: A Star Wars Story. In that same spirit (and from the same uploader, no less), now it’s time forMad Max: Fury Roadto get a similar treatment....

While there’s a continued conversation regarding the role that virtual reality plays in the future of the video game industry, the success ofMeta’s Quest VR headset can’t be denied. 2022 is going to be a big year for the Meta Quest 2 headset, formerly known as the Oculus Quest 2. Meta, onceFacebook, announced on Wednesday that it is planning its next event. The second annual Meta Quest Gaming Showcase is planned for April 20....

Hollywood loves happy endings. Fairytale romances, the bad guys getting their dues, and estranged friends joining forces again are the ingredients for a mainstream film. The battle may be hard-fought, and losses may occur, but at the end of the day the princess can be saved, the city defended, and the earth preserved. RELATED:This Almost Forgotten Film Starring Ewen McGregor Is A Fantasy Gem Sometimes, though, not even the world’s greatest scientists and action heroes can redirect the incoming meteor or quiet the supervolcano....

Distinct yet bearing some similarities to the closely related concept of kekkei genkai in Masashi Kishimoto’sNaruto, kekkei mora are a series of techniques and abilities related to the bloodline of Kaguya Otsutsuki who was the progenitor of all chakra on earth. Virtually all of Kaguya’s own powerscan be classified as kekkei mora, and their potency is on a level that far exceeds the vast majority of shinobi on earth. Her abilities predate much of the main series, and her status as the most powerful adversary faced by the shinobi world throughoutNarutois unquestionable....