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Summary The MMO genre seems to be strong in 2023, with a handful of games carrying the load and keeping players' attention. It houses plenty of visual styles and creative ideas, be it the sci-fi setting ofStar Wars: The Old Republicor the high-fantasy ofNeverwinter. Both also show that existing fictional franchises can adapt well to packed servers and strong player-counts, as well as find ways to adhere to the conventions of normal MMOs....

As one of the most successful video game franchises of all time and the progenitor of the survival horror genre,Resident Evilhas always been ripe for movie and television adaptations. Over the years there has been no shortage of attempts to adapt the series, with a slew of films starring Mila Jovovich becoming cult favorites but not held in especially high regard with die-hard game fans. Since the return of the franchise to form with the seventh and eighth games, there has been a renewed interest in creating cinematic adaptations withResident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon Citybeing the most recent feature outing in 2021....

Gameplay details onGod of War Ragnarokhave been surprisingly scarce up to this point, and with the game releasing in November, fans have been itching for more information. A gameplay trailer forGod of War Ragnarokwas released back at the PlayStation Showcase in 2021, but after that, the game and developers went quiet about new features or changes to the gameplay. Now, more details have surfaced, and it seems like minor tweaks to existing mechanics from 2018’sGod of Warare the focus of the combat system....

El Tigre has just been leaked forNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, adding even more evidence of a sequel to 2021’s cartoon-themed party brawler. WhileNickelodeon All-Star Brawldidn’t quite take the gaming world by storm two years ago, it did receive some praise for its funSuper Smash Bros-style gameplay mechanicsand charming roster that pulled from Saturday morning staples likeSpongeBob SquarePants,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, andAvatar: The Last Airbender. There was some criticism surroundingAll-Star Brawl’s lack of gameplay variety, but many felt that there was a solid foundation that could be further fleshed out in a future sequel....

Back in 2011,Nintendointroduced a new way of delivering information on current, new, and upcoming games “directly” to fans in the form of online Nintendo Direct video presentations. Since then, many other companies have followed suit with their own video presentations, likePlayStation’s State of Playand Ubisoft’s Ubisoft Forward presentations. However, despite setting the trend almost a decade ago, Nintendo Directs are still seen by fans as some of the most exciting presentations out there....

No Man’s Skyhas been around since 2016. While the procedurally generated exploration and survival game received a lot of hype before release, its initial reception after launch was somewhat underwhelming. However, since the poor release,No Man’s Skyhas made an impressive comebackas the developers have been hard at work updating the title. The gameplay experience looks to only be getting better as the developer released the latest patch for the game, the Frontiers update....

It’s no surprise that a lot of the hottest debate and speculation aroundDiablo 4has been about its classes. The playstyle that a player locks into at the start of the game defines their experience, so it makes sense thatDiablofans have wanted to know what all of their options are inDiablo 4ever since the game was announced. Little by little, Blizzard has made that picture clearer. Now there’s only one last class that Blizzard has yet to reveal, and with any luck, it won’t wait much longer to reveal it....

By now, most gamers are probably aware of the Valve hand-held systemSteam Deck, which is fast becoming a much-talked about device. With recent word thatthe Steam Deck will fully support all mods, similar to a regular home computer, it’s starting to sound like it’s going to be an all-round incredible gaming system for those who prefer PC games. However, there is one issue with it which may need addressing before it’s released....

The new multi-platform release ofOutridersfrom People Can Fly brings with it a slew of new mechanics.A key mechanic forOutridersis the Story Point system, which gives a heft of power to the players once it’s fully understood. Thelength ofOutriderscan shift drastically, depending on how users choose to tackle the content presented within. People Can Fly has been adamant about ensuring its title is released fully, without additional piece-mealed content being drip-fed to users over the following months....

It has been some time since fans last received info about the PvE content inOverwatch 2. While the mode seems to be ambitious, featuring skill trees, numerous enemy types, and hundreds of Hero missions, gamers have been left to speculate about it due to a lack of footage in recent months. With theOverwatch 2PvP betaright around the corner, the focus will likely stay on multiplayer for the foreseeable future. Whenever the PvE campaign ofOverwatch 2resurfaces, it would be great to see some deep dives into the aforementioned mechanics....

Summary Pocketpair’sPalworldhas taken the video game scene by storm at the start of 2024, rapidly climbing the Steam player chartsto reach the top spotwithin the first week of its early access release. With over 100 creatures for players to tame, it can be difficult to know which are worth keeping and which should be sold to traders. Since each Pal has its own set of unique abilities, it will depend on each player’s individual requirements whether a Pal is considered essential or expendable....

PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan has been doing interviews lately to discuss the release of thePlayStation 5. In one of the latest interviews, this time with Eurogamer, Ryan took a break from the usualPS5questions to share the challenges of developing new IP. Though some of the best PS4 exclusives were brand new IP,such asGhost of TsushimaandHorizon Zero Dawn, the process behind making such games was a difficult one for Sony. According to Ryan, while Sony thinks “very deeply and very carefully” about balancing its portfolio between new entries in beloved series and fresh beginnings, the PlayStation 4 generation was a “very risky” one for the company....

Quick Links Raticateand its pre-evolution, Rattata, were Normal-type Pokemon from the first generation of Pokemon. Rookie trainers could catch a Rattata as early as Route 1 in the Kanto region. It wasn’t until the eighth generation of Pokemon did Raticate and Rattata receive a regional variant. In Alola, the Rattata and Raticate are Dark/Normal-type, unlike their Kanto counterparts. It wouldn’t be until 2021 where these Alolan rat Pokemon made their debut inPokemon GO....