TheMetal Gearseries is one of gaming’s longest and most beloved, as well as one of the first to ever introduce a stealth as the main mechanic. That’s all well and good, but the series is also known for something else, being absolutely crazy with its story. At this point, the kind of abstract and insane storytelling is what the series' lead developer, Hideo Kojima, is known for. Related:10 Notable Games Hideo Kojima Worked On (That Aren’t Metal Gear Solid Or Death Stranding)...

Microsoft and Sony have just ushered in the era of next-gen console gaming, with the newly released Xbox Series X/S consoles and PS5 respectively. There’s a lot for fans of either console side to look forward to, but it seems that Xbox has particularly garnered a lot more fandom lately. After lacking a blockbuster first-party library last generation, Microsoft seems fixated on turning the tides with this generation with the likes of Obsidian Entertainment’sAvowed(among many others)....

The Vikings' age was a perilous and dangerous time when the world wasn’t safe from war or even raids. Whether people were Saxons, Danes, or just regular villagers trying to live their peaceful lives, when war or a raid happened between the two rivals, everyone had to be ready to fight for their lives. RELATED:Why Fans Of Vikings: Valhalla Should Watch The Last Kingdom The Last Kingdomhas its shares of battles and war throughout the series that caused many casualties, death, and destruction....

Simulation games fall under the perfect umbrella for the modding community. The open-ended nature of the format allows players to imagine new ways to expand what is already provided to them. One of the best games to dabble with mods in isSatisfactory, the open-world factory-building game by Coffee Stain Studios. RELATED:Pro Tips For Playing Satisfactory There are quite a few types of mods that players could look to add, such as enhancing the look of the factories built or changing the way the game is played....

The old saying claims that a movie is only as good as its villains. And a one-dimensional villain or simply a lacking one can indeed ruin even a promising story. In recent years, the trend has been to make villains more fleshed out by giving them a tragic backstory. RELATED:Best Villains From The Star Trek Movies, Ranked While this strategy works and makes the villains seem more sympathetic to the audience, it’s good to remember that a movie villain doesn’t really need a tragic backstory to be awesome and loved by many viewers....

Call of Dutyis a staple of the video game industry. The series operates on a yearly release schedule and has a huge, dedicated player base. On top of that, live service elements have been incorporated with the advent ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare, withits Season 6 Battle Passalready released. In short, there is a lot of money involved in the series.Call of Duty: Modern Warfarewas already making Activision-Blizzard a lot of cash even beforeWarzonewas introduced, and while the COVID-19 pandemic has not lessened player numbers (it may have increased them) it has affected another part ofCall of Duty....

The current season inDestiny 2, Season of the Worthy, has a pretty simple narrative setup: the Cabal have set Ghaul’s spacecraftThe Almightyon a crash course with the Last City, and the Guardians need the Warmind Rasputin’s help to stop it. While this seasonhas been much more PvP-focused than PvE, mostly due to the addition of Trials of Osiris, the story aboutThe Almightythat has tied into the Seraph Tower PvE events will undoubtedly come to a conclusion in June when the season ends....

Destiny 2’s The Witch Queen expansion introduces a new Raid for players to conquer, which is called Vow of the Disciple, and it takes place inside the run-down Pyramid Ship within Savathun’s Throne World. As customary, the Raid features several encounters before the final boss, but it also has plenty of secrets to look for within its depths, including loot chests. Among the chests available in Vow of the Disciple,Destiny 2players can grab one completely solo and within a few minutes, all with little to noknowledge of the Raid’s mechanics....

First announced almost three years ago during Microsoft’s E3 2018 press conference,Dying Light 2was delayed indefinitely in January 2020 and there have been few further updates on the game’s development since. The announcement came as a major shock to many fans given how promising the game’s E3 2019 demo looked, as well as the ongoing post-launch supportDying Lightthat is still happening to this day.Dying Light 2’s delay also came before the real impact of Covid-19 was felt, meaning something else was going on behind the scenes....

Marvel Studios' upcomingEchoseries has tapped formerDaredevilandThePunisherwriters to work on the upcoming spin-off project for Disney Plus. Writers Dara Resnik and Ken Kristensen will bring their experiences working with street-level heroes toMarvel Studios’Echoseries. Resnik wrote two episodes forDaredevilseason 3 while Kristensen wrote three episodes ofJon Bernthal’sThe Punisher. RELATED:Hawkeye: 7 Things About Echo Only Marvel Comic Fans Know The talents will join lead writer Marion Dayre (Better Call Saul), who announced theEchowriting team on her official Instagram account....

TheEpic Games Storefree games for July 27 through August 3 areHomeworld Remastered CollectionandSevered Steel.Epic Games Storeusers will have a full week to claim those games for their digital libraries, but they have two other free games to grab in the meantime. Thecurrent Epic Games Store free gamesareMurder by NumbersandThe Elder Scrolls Online. Anyone interested in grabbing those games for free has until July 27 to do so.Murder by Numbershas drawn comparisons toAce AttorneyandPicross, so fans of those kinds of games will definitely want to check it out while it’s up for grabs....

TheFalloutseries acts as a parody of the real world. Aside from satirizing classic Americana, old Cold War fears, and nationalistic fervor, the series is also known for including plenty of popular culture references. Some of these references exist becauseFalloutdraws inspiration from these works, while others exist as aform of tribute. A few might act as both. RELATED:Every Fallout Game In Chronological Order One way or another, they’re a franchise constant. While some games in the series are more reference-heavy than others, they all contain at least a few nods to famous works that paved the way....

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Maskis one of the strangest games in theLegend of Zeldacannon. Being the direct sequel toOcarina of Timeand having a strange, dark tone set it apart. The fanbase for the game is sizable, placing it asone of the 5 bestsellingZeldagamesto date. The story ofMajora’s Maskdoes not involve the Triforce, Ganon, or even Zelda herself, an oddity inZeldatitles. The story instead revolves around Link stopping the terrifying Moon from crashing and destroying all life....