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Frictional Games has a psychological thriller on their hands with SOMA, a game which prompts questions about humanity amidst the chaos that lurks within PATHOS-II. What does it mean to be human? That’s the question Frictional Games sets out to ask gamers within their new psychological horror game, SOMA. Hailed as a survival horror game, SOMA injects plenty of psychological debate into a compelling narrative that will leave gamers questioning the morality of their decisions right from the beginning....

A Reddit user named SmilgaNir has created an interactive viz using Tableau and Photoshop that lets you explore the real-life historical figures that are loosely adapted in the Assassin’s Creed games. The interface features a map highlighting the parts of the world where games in the series have taken place. Clicking on the figure standing in the Bahamas will provide information on Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, while clicking on the figure standing in Norway will display information on the newest game, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla....

Our quick take Sony Alpha A65 - 4.5 / 5 Electronic vs Optical 24-megapixel: quality or oddity? Super-fast shooting To recap The A65 is very much the A77 with some features trimmed back. This also means the price takes a desirable tumble too as, for the £799 asking price, the A65 has bags on offer. The OLED viewfinder is fantastic (though not perfect), the 10fps burst mode impressive, as is the speedy autofocus in live preview and the 1080p movie mode....

Fans speculate as PlayStation Middle East posts a Crash Bandicoot tease, but is a new Crash Bandicoot game on the way or is it just a remaster? While Sackboy, Nathan Drake and God of War’s Kratos may be PlayStation’s best known characters these days, when the brand was starting out, Crash Bandicoot was the unofficial mascot. The first game in the franchise, Crash Bandicoot, sold over 6 million copies making it one of the best-selling games in PlayStation history and making the original PlayStation console a must-have....

Sony is quite confident its soon-to-be-released PlayStation 5 will outsell the current PlayStation 4. With the pre-order gate having opened last month, a number of users are poised to bid their farewells to the PS4 and are brimming with anticipation as the PS5’s launch is a little over a month away. The PS4 dropped in November of 2013 and quickly found its way into households around the world, selling 7 million units by the end of its first financial year....

Our quick take Sony Xperia 10 III - 3.5 / 5 Design and build Dimensions: 154 x 68 x 8.3mm / Weight: 169g Dust and water resistant (IP65/68) Gorilla Glass 6 Display 6-inch OLED panel, 21:9 aspect ratio 2520 x 1080 resolution, HDR Hardware and performance Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G, 6GB RAM 128GB storage + microSD expansion 4500mAh battery capacity Cameras Triple camera system: Main: 12-megapixel, f/1.8 aperture Ultra-wide: 8MP, f/2....

It’s been a long time coming, but after many rumors and teases, the next Batman video game, titled Gotham Knights, was officially revealed today at DC’s FanDome event. New details have been gradually coming out since the announcement, touching upon how the game will play and how it might connect to the popular Arkham games. This now includes the first detail about the game’s voice cast. Contrary to most of the rumors that have preceded the game’s reveal, Gotham Knights won’t be focused on Batman himself....

Fireglow is one of the many materials required to upgrade both your boat and the buildings on your boat in Spiritfarer. You’ll need to farm plenty of materials to upgrade everything, and while some of these items are relatively easy to find, others are a lot rarer, and some can only be obtained by triggering specific events. Fireglow is an event-related resource and so it can only be farmed when you trigger the Fireflies event, which can only be accessed once you have recruited Gustav to your boat....

Square announced today that it intends to follow through on its promise to fans who missed out on the first wave of Final Fantasy 15 Ultimate Collector’s Editions. While news surrounding Square Enix’s upcoming Final Fantasy 15 has slowed down in recent weeks following a flurry of announcements made at the Final Fantasy 15 Uncovered presentation earlier this month, the crescendo of excitement for the hotly anticipated RPG has not followed suit....

Without a doubt, there are a plethora of fun, unofficial projects out there that allow folks to experience their favorite titles in new ways, and fan creations for Capcom’s popular survival-horror release Resident Evil 4 is certainly no exception. While some err more on the side of lighthearted, such as one piece of work that turned RE4 into a dating sim, there’s also more useful projects such as the ongoing mod being put together that will improve the game’s lighting, textures, and overall visuals....

One of the most powerful weapons in Resident Evil 7 is the .44 magnum. Find out where the magnum is located on the Baker family plantation and how to unlock it. Like many of the games that preceded it, Resident Evil 7 features a .44 magnum for players to collect. The magnum in Resident Evil 7 stands as one of the most powerful weapons available in the entire game, and so taking the steps necessary to collect it can make some of the game’s tougher boss battles a great deal less stressful for players....

Introduced alongside in-game currency in Resident Evil 4, treasure could be found all throughout the game and sold to the Merchant for a sizable payout. Resident Evil 7 introduced treasure photos hidden around the Baker Estate, but treasure as fans knew it in RE4 was distinctly absent. This made it all the more surprising when Resident Evil Village brought treasure back into the mix, even making it a bigger part of the game than it was in Resident Evil 4....

For such and acclaimed and successful game, Mass Effect 3 sure has managed to enrage a lot of players. Needless to say, I’m referring specifically to the game’s controversial ending, which won’t be covered here. Inspired and united by their distaste for Mass Effect 3’s conclusion, a legion of fans began petitioning developer BioWare for a new ending. In a surprising – some would say inspiring – turn of events, some real world good is coming from the discontent....

After almost a decade of continuously adding songs, Ubisoft’s Rocksmith will no longer release DLC. Many of us remember Rockband and Guitar Hero from their heyday back in the late 2000s, but there was another music game that arrived on the scene shortly afterward that did things a little differently. Rather than have the player merely ape the actions of an actual musician using a toy guitar, this game actually tried to teach you how to play using a real-life instrument....

The managing director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra believes that video games are a great way to get kids interested in classical music. For almost all of us, video games played a massive part of our childhood. Whether it be Sonic, Mario, Spyro, Crash, or otherwise, the majority of us have fond memories of gaming as we grew up. Quite a few things remind us of those memories too, one of the main things being when we hear the music from those iconic games....

BlizzCon 2021 is set to take place this coming Friday, February 19 and Saturday, February 20. As usual, Blizzard fans will be treated to a variety of announcements for the company’s upcoming projects, with plenty of surprises in store. However, it seems as though the BlizzCon 2021 announcements have leaked online. Twitter user Kaiser499, who reportedly leaked Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 ahead of BlizzCon 2019, has claimed to leak all of the BlizzCon 2021 announcements....

LEGO-branded games are always popular. That’s why the initial announcement of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Story was received so well in 2019. With a release date of October 20, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Story would make for a great game to purchase younger audiences for the holidays, or to accompany the purchase of a next-gen console. A delay into 2021 unfortunately ruined those plans, but if a new leak is to be believed, fans won’t have to wait that much longer....

Following the rumors that Nintendo is going to host a Nintendo Direct event on January 11, there have been additional rumors about what may be announced. Fans continue to speculate about major Nintendo Switch releases, including ports of some of the biggest games around. One rumor currently doing the rounds is that a Red Dead Redemption remaster is in development for the Nintendo Switch. This rumor originates from an infamous Reddit leaker named DasVergeben, who recently posted two giant masterposts full of leaked information....

If you’ve ever played an RPG and wished that you could give up the adventuring life and take up the role of a shopkeeper, then you’re in luck, because Shop Titans is coming to PC on Steam. The tycoon game, which was originally released on Android and iOS systems, puts you in the role of a shopkeeper. You build up your inventory, craft more and more items, expand your shop, and even send adventurers off on quests to get you stuff....

In 2006, Volition released its own take on the open-world crime simulator genre, Saints Row, and the series soon flourished. In 2015, Volition sowed the seeds for a reboot with Saints Row – Gat out of Hell. The immediate result of that attempt, 2017’s Agents of Mayhem, failed to impress audiences, so Volition decided to go back to what works while also updating that formula for more modern times. The result is the upcoming 2022 reboot simply known as Saints Row....