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Despite officially being released in 2019,Lost Arkhas taken over much of gaming and streaming in early 2022. A fantasy MMORPG with a top-down style of gameplay,Lost Arkwas played by many prominent personalities used to the massively-multiplayer genre, includingpopular streamer Asmongold, who has repeatedly praised the game in comparison to its competitors. Due to a sudden increase in popularity though,Lost Arkand its developers had quite the shock as so many tried to get onto the game in a short period of time....

Summary AMinecraftfan has used Blender to create an incredible animation of a Wither destroying a village. Villages have been a staple ofMinecraftsince it launched, but this animation adds a dark twist to the point of interest by having a boss attack it. The Wither is aMinecraftboss mob added to the game with update 1.4.2. This boss can be summoned by placing Soul Sand in the same shape asaMinecraftIron Golem. Players will need four Soul Sand pieces to make this shape, and three Withered Skeleton skulls to place on top to activate it, akin to the Jack-o-Lantern requirement for the Golem....

Thanks to Marvel, fans are getting more superhero movies than ever. More than that, studios are now trying to replicate the same formula Marvel Studios' pulled off by building up their own universes, like Sony’sSpider-ManUniverse. Because of this, movie theaters are getting more and more customers while actors likeMorbiusstar Jared Leto are getting more work in the superhero movie genre. While some have criticized superhero films like those in theSpider-Manuniverse for destroying cinema, Leto has a different take on the matter....

In the fantasy RPG genre, some in-game landscapes can feel awfully similar to others. The majority fall under the medieval-inspired category, and most likely have regions peppered with castles or inhabited by unruly peasants and tyrannical rulers of some form or another. These are inevitably combined with fantastical elements like dragons and otherworldly creatures, and there are a host of similar tropes that crop up again and again. However, whengames like FromSoftware’sElden Ringare released, they can show the possibilities of truly original video game design....

Nvidia has released a new GeForce RTX bundle that comes withDiablo 4and in-game items.Diablo 4is one of the most anticipated games of the year. For gamers planning to play on PC, it will be necessary to meet theDiablo 4system requirementsto run the game within the desired specifications.InDiablo 4, players will fight in the Eternal Conflict between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells. A dark ritual has summoned Lilith, who is back after a long time of exile....

Fear of the highly contagious coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, has led to a ban on large public gatherings. This, in turn, has caused E3 to be canceled, the NBA season to be suspended, Disneyland and Universal Studios to shut down, thesuspension ofPokémon GO’s Abra Community Day, and now reduced hours at New York’s Nintendo Store. While most major retailers are staying open despite shortages of essential supplies like water, theNintendoStore in New York is taking a different approach....

There are a few major names that come to mind when fans think of classic gaming:arcade glutton Pac-Man, tomb-raiding Lara Croft, and of course, Nintendo’s famed ape mascot,Donkey Kong.This icon blasted onto the arcade scene with a bang in 1981 along with Mario, playing a gargantuan role in putting the Big N and theirmustached plumber heroon the map. RELATED:Donkey Kong: Every Playable Kong In The Franchise (& Their First Game)...

Summary Overwatch 2has really ramped up its content updates in recent months, with crossover events becoming a defining element of its post-launch content delivery. The game recently had success with aDiablocrossover that tied into the sinister themes of Season 7, and fans already have another crossover event that is well underway. This new crossover forOverwatch 2concerns the popular K-pop group LE SSERAFIM, being a huge thematic departure from the recentDiablo-inspired event....

Summary Waiting for games is one of the hardest things that fans can do especially for sequels in a given franchise. For example,Final Fantasy 7’sremake was promised back on the PS3 with a tech demo, but that’s all it ever was: a tech demo. That didn’t stopPlayStationfans from wishing it was real and after almost two decades, Square Enix fulfilled the promise by creatingFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. Even though fans got their wish, there is still some waiting involved....

Pokemon Legends: Arceuswill deliver a brand new take on the formula for core Pokemon games. The battle system, storyline, open-world —Arceuswill do everything differently from previous entries inPokemon’s mainline titles. One such difference includes the addition of a “home base” system. Jubilife village will act as this hub that players always return to for the sake of progression. In other words, they’ll spend more time inJubilifethan anywhere else inArceus. Such a concept is a first for the Pokemon series as the core games mainly focus on keeping the player moving from one place to the next until the very end, with very little revisits in-between, but again,Pokemon Legends: Arceusplans to take Pokemon in a new direction, and frequently revisiting Jubilife village is one of the new ways it will do that....

Summary Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s The Teal Mask DLC was received with mixed reviews, with some praising the simplicity of it all and the unique designs for new critters, and others pointing out that the story is a bit flawed and not as engaging as the base games'. While the story of The Teal Mask can feel shallow at first glance, it is quite likely meant to act as a bridge toThe Indigo Disk DLC, with a focus on Kieran and the story of Ogerpon and the Loyal Three....

The latest in theAssassin’s Creedseries, Ubisoft’sAssassin’s Creed Valhalla, continues to generate exciting content for its playerbase despite first being released in 2020. The devs actively engage the community, cyclingbugs and fixes forAssassin’s Creed Valhallaalongside in-game events and content updates. Recently, the action RPG proved its relevance to the current pop culture scene when the director of the upcoming 2022Preymovie shared thatValhallainspired choices for the film’s soundtrack. It is not uncommon for the entertainment, pop culture, and video game industries to take inspiration from each other....

A recent leak indicated that Ubisoft’s upcoming tactical shooterTom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Quarantinewas set for a March 2021 release. However, thehighly anticipated gameis still quite a way off, according to Ubisoft. Fans recently discovered a page on Ubisoft Connect listing March 21 asRainbow Six Quarantine’s release date. Unfortunately for fans, this appears to have been a mistake. RELATED:Rainbow Six: 5 Things We Want In Quarantine (& 5 We Do Not)...