However, that does not mean that Abrams is adverse to taking some creative risks, which is one of The Force Awakens’ biggest criticisms. Michael [Giacchino]’s worked on things like Planet of the Apes, and Star Trek, and Star Wars and these are the things of dreams. Disney is probably not going to stop the Star Wars saga at Episode 9, as spinoff films will only take the franchise (and the bottom line) so far. Star Wars, as a brand has already fiddled around with the idea of branching out via not

Instead, we are getting Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, which on the surface looked to go the route of Gen 5’s Black/White 2, serving as a direct sequel. Details have already emerged that Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are not direct sequels to Sun and Moon. Producer Shigeru Ohmori backed up by explaining that players looking for a story-based experience should stick with the same version they played last time. Director Kazumasa Iwao also explained that instead of creating a singular “enhanc

The Legacy of Kain is a series that hasn’t seen an official entry since 2003’s Defiance. Yesterday, the studio tweeted out a picture of the classic image of Raziel from The Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver alongside the following quote:”I am Raziel, first-born of His lieutenants. pic.twitter.com/bRTHhxIaAo — CrystalD (@CrystalDynamics) October 20, 2017The tweet doesn’t confirm anything one way or the other, but Crystal Dynamics is responsible for launching the Legacy of Kain series into popularity in

Shadow of War is the latest game to get such a tech demo, and of course, the folks at Digital Foundry have gotten their hands on it. Check it out:For me, the most striking comparison was the draw distance shot they show off on both consoles. This one, to be exact:The big thing with the PS4 Pro is that it has a lot more low-quality textures that you just don’t get at the highest levels of performance. Middle-Earth: Shadow of War is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. [Digital Foundry]

Tekken 7 is widely considered to be one of the best fighting games of the year, if not the past couple of years, it’s also a game that has managed to bring together well-known characters from other fighting game franchises. The convergence of different franchise characters into fighting games is nothing new, as we’ve seen with Marvel vs Capcom, Star Wars characters in Soul Calibur and a few others. However, the merging of storylines from two different franchises that many would consider rivals,

In other words, it’s a… B”The Verge”That said, it is most certainly still a Marvel movie. And it is also worth noting that the quirks of Thor: Ragnarok may not be for everyone. But the willingness to play with genre tropes is one of the most exciting things about Thor: Ragnarok. Thor: Ragnarok is winning like no Marvel movie has won before.” “But Thor: Ragnarok gets away with all of this because it’s so winningly, unpretentiously funny.

When the singleplayer campaign for upcoming for Star Wars Battlefront II was announced the reaction from fans was first excitement, but it soon after, it turned to questions regarding the game’s length, and it seems like they got nothing to worry about on that front. According to David Robillard, studio producer at EA Motive, who spoke with Australian Press Start gamers can expect somewhere between five to eight hours singleplayer gameplay, something similar to a lot of multiplayer focused FPS g

Square Enix has been teasing the upcoming Final Fantasy XV multiplayer expansion for some time now, but it looks like fans will have to wait a bit longer to play with friends. The ‘Comrades’ expansion was intended to release this month, however, the expansion will now release in early November. Square Enix detailed that the delay has been issued due to “final adjustments” and to “Create the best possible experience.” — Final Fantasy XV (@FFXVEN) October 20, 2017If you’re unfamiliar with the Comr

Before you jump to Destiny 2 when it launches next week, you should be aware of all of the known issues, the launch schedule and initial workarounds for known issues. Destiny 2 is set to launch on PC on October 24th at 1 PM EST/10 AM PST – 4 AM the next day, on October 25th, in Austrailia. Beyond the launch, here’s the break down of what will be in the game at launch and when the rest will be releasing. Before going hunting online for solutions to issues, always remember to attempt closing out o

Well, PC players can do it for free for nine whole in PAYDAY 2 on Steam! Overkill Software and mother company Starbreeze Studios decided to give PC players something fun to do over the upcoming days, completely free of charge! Similarly to how Fatshark deiced to launch a rather long free period of Vermintide last Tuesday, Overkill and Starbreeze have now made PAYDAY 2 free, and likewise to Vermintide, once those days are up the game will be removed from your library and you’ll have to purchase.

Throughout the week, we have posted about a number of games being free to play for a limited time. With so many games being free, we thought to bundle them all up into one article, giving gamers one more chance to play these games before they jump up to their regular prices. Each of these games are available to play for a limited time, with the exception of one game. Civilization 3 is actually a free download for life – so as long as you download it before the time is up, you’ll have that game f

A few days ago Bungie removed a purchasable emote called “Bureaucratic Walk,” which was essentially the “silly” walk made famous by John Cleese in the Monty Python sketch Ministry of Silly Walks. The main issue is that some players were using the emote glitch in the crucible mode, Trials of Nine, to leave the playable area and gain an advantage. As such, Bungie took the Trials of Nine offline for two weeks and plans to re-release it, with a fix, during the first week of November. Hopefully, once

It’s finally Friday and that means it’s time for you to get the goods from Xur! This week, we decided to include Xur’s goodies from Destiny 2 and Destiny 1, because Xur actually brought something amazing to Destiny 1… Transversive Steps!! As for Destiny 2, Xur brought a great Auto Rifle that is actually one of the best Exotic weapons in the game! Get the details for Xur’s goodies in Destiny 2 below:Location:The Rig, TitanExotic Item Class Power Level Cost Sweet Business Auto Rifle 270 (265+5 L

If you’re looking for a free way to experience football on your Xbox One this weekend, you’re in luck. Madden NFL 18 is free until Sunday, October 22 and you can download it now! All Xbox players can grab Madden NFL 18 and try out the offline features, including Longshot, the playable story mode where you take prospect Devin Wade and lead him to the NFL. If you have Xbox Live Gold, you can play Madden’s Ultimate Team Squads online for 3 vs. 3 matchups or test out the Play Now Live feature. Once

PUBG has already managed to surpass every other steam game in most concurrent player numbers and spawn several games and game modes of the same formula. So not very surprisingly, VR and AR developer Oneiric Entertainment took the chance and announced Virtual Battlegrounds. Though players shouldn’t expect a full-blown PUBG VR styled game, with the VR headset user base being rather slim maps have a 16 player limit, though if Virtual Battlegrounds sells and plays well enough plans are to expand pla

The reminder for PC gamers that their wallets are gonna be thin for the rest of the year has arrived, the dates for the Steam Halloween-, Black Friday-, and Winter sales have been leaked ahead of time, as is tradition. Though Valve has yet to officially confirm these dates so they might change a bit, but we all know they the sales will happen during those days anyway. Unless anything happens, the dates on which to spend a lot of money on games you probably won’t play are as follows below. Steam

CD PROJEKT RED’s upcoming game, Cyberpunk 2077, has been shrouded in mystery since its original reveal and it isn’t likely that we will be hearing any official details on the game anytime soon. The Triple S League, The same folks that brought us the rumor on how big Cyberpunk 2077 will be (and more), have teamed up with Madqueen Show to bring us a new juicy leak on Cyberpunk 2077’s social hub! An anonymous source close to The Triple S League, who has been in the gaming industry in Europe has det

Shadow of War is the latest game to get such a tech demo, and of course, the folks at Digital Foundry have gotten their hands on it. Check it out:For me, the most striking comparison was the draw distance shot they show off on both consoles. This one, to be exact:The big thing with the PS4 Pro is that it has a lot more low-quality textures that you just don’t get at the highest levels of performance. Middle-Earth: Shadow of War is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. [Digital Foundry]

Game developers have been under fire recently over the inclusion of loot boxes and other forms of microtransactions. Jason Kingsley, co-founder and CEO of Rebellion, said that loot boxes are for the more interested gamers. Loot boxes mean more revenue from those who are interested. “Developers have retirement to save for and families to feed… If people don’t like loot crates and microtransactions, they shouldn’t support the game by purchasing them. At least there’s one developer that is saying n

The holiday rush is almost here, and as you might expect, the Xbox One X and the PS4 Pro are set to be at the forefront of it all. With both consoles established as the most powerful of their respective brands, it’s no surprise that early market predictions have those two set to be the most sought-after consoles this holiday season. Financial market analyst IDC predicts that the PS4 Pro and the Xbox One X will be neck-in-neck during the holiday season, making up 22.2% and 21.6% of the market res