Call of Duty: Vanguard Was Best-Selling Game of 2021

TheCall of Dutyfranchise is the biggest in the games industry, being the top-selling game each year. It appears that the same is true forCall of Duty: Vanguard,2021’s contribution to the franchise helmed by Sledgehammer games. It’s not a major surprise to seeCall of Duty: Vanguardbe the top seller, but the news comes at an exceptionally strange time for Activision. Despite how many big games were released in 2021,Call of Dutyaccounted for the top 2 selling slots of the year according to the NPD group, withCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warsnagging the second spot....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Jennifer Mitchell

Comparing November 2021’s PS Plus Offerings To Xbox Games With Gold

Sony and Microsoft revealed the free games forPS PlusandXbox Games with Goldin November 2021 a couple of weeks ago. While the main feature of PS Plus and Xbox Live Gold will always be online multiplayer functionality, players still putimportance on the overall value they get from their subscriptions, especially with the roster of free titles. PS Plus Offers More Games for November 2021 November’s roster of free PS Plus games consists ofFirst Class Trouble,Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning, Knockout City, The Persistence, The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners, andUntil You Fall....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Emily Jones

Demeo VR is a Virtual Reality Tabletop Game Coming to PlayStation VR2

Swedish Developer Resolution Games announced the PS5 port ofDemeoduring Sony’s State of Play event on September 13. A VR tabletop RPG, the co-op cross-platform dungeon crawler lets players join their friends in digital tabletop adventures. Released for VR headsets last year, the game arrived on Steam in May, andlaunches for PlayStation 5 and PSVR2in 2023. Resolution’s CEO Tommy Palm briefly discussedDemeoin a press release accompanying the game’s latest trailer. He described the studio’s vision forDemeoand emphasized his desire to make the game available on as many platforms as possible....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Jonathan Newton

Destiny 2 Update Adds Cosmodrome Battleground and New Seasonal Challenges

An update forDestiny 2: Beyond Lightadded a Cosmodrome Battleground and Seasonal Challenges. Fans ofDestiny 2can hop back in, because Bungie has added some additional content to take part in. As a live service game, the title has consistently received changes over the past few years. WithDestiny 2’snewest expansion Beyond Light, many previous locations and quests were vaulted to make way for Bungie’s new direction. Since then, there have been unique modes like Battlegrounds, as well as alternate grinds to chase, such as Seasonal Challenges....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Autumn Soto

Destiny 2 XP Differences for Season 14 Explained

Destiny 2players noticed a bug last season that rewarded bonus XP after the game failed to reset XP bonuses from the previous one, but Bungie has removed this bug for the current season, Season of the Splicer. Although this may feel like a punishment to some players, Bungie has decided to add anew XP payout sizefor Seasonal Challenges, called “Extra Large XP.” While the bonus XP bug from Season 13 was unintentional, the Extra Large XP payouts are in Season 14 meant to be there....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 474 words · Robin Bishop

Diablo 3 Will Eventually Be Trapped Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Diablo 3is the threequel of a beloved and time-consuming franchise. The series is rich with the backdrop of dark lore, where the forces of heaven and hell are in constant war, while the mortal realm of Sanctuary defends itself from each of the two forces.Diablo 2, though,was a staple of the series, both in terms of fleshing out the lore and the itemization, with some hardcore fans still grinding away a whopping 2 decades later, despite there being a sequel....

May 29, 2025 · 5 min · 1007 words · Sean Garcia

Diablo 4 Reveals Season 3 Name and Other Details

Summary After numerous teases, Blizzard finally confirmsDiablo 4Season 3 as Season of the Construct and reveals all of the new content players can expect to see when it launches on June 30, 2025. Embracing the live service model, Blizzard is attempting to keepDiablo 4players logging in well after the main storyline comes to an end thanks to a seasonal model that introduces new stories, additional content, rewards, and even some new gameplay mechanics....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 615 words · Kayla Wilson

Diablo 4: The Case for the Demon Hunter Class at Launch

A wealth of information has been revealed about the three out of five classes confirmed forDiablo 4.Players can already start picking the classes apart and pondering what’s for them, but it only takes a moment’s analysis to realize there’s some important areas missing. There’s no Dexterity class in the roster yet, and ranged options in general are particularly lacking.Diablois traditionally very well balanced on this front, so surely a ranged Dexterity class is on the way....

May 29, 2025 · 4 min · 645 words · Cynthia Burke

Disney Dreamlight Valley: Cozy Edition for the Switch Comes With a Catch

Summary Disney Dreamlight Valleyrevealed its physical copy called the Cozy Edition, but its Switch version will come with a catch.Disney Dreamlight Valleyis still currently in Early Access, and is expected to have a full free-to-play release later this year. Released in 2022,Disney Dreamlight Valleyallows players to create unique avatars and homes while exploring the wonderful open world, where they can befriend Disney characters. Its dedicated community often shares their outfit andhome designs usingDisney Dreamlight Valley’s customization tools....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Angela Jones

Division Heartland Started as Battle Royale Mode for Division 2

Summary Following the recent cancelation of Red Storm’sTom Clancy’s The Division Heartland, new details have emerged regarding the development of the game and its origins. May 15 was a bittersweet day for many Ubisoft fans, as the company finally revealedAssassin’s Creed Shadows, the next mainline title of the popular franchise, taking players to Feudal Japan during the time of Samurai and Shinobi. However, buried alongside the new game reveal was the confirmation thatThe Division Heartlandhad also been canceled....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 478 words · Angela Lee

Elden Ring: 8 Synergies You Had No Idea Even Existed

Elden Ringis a colossal game and the Lands Between is an expansive World, there’s no doubt about that. With over 100 Bosses, 300+ Weapons, and hundreds of Sorceries/incantations, there’s a mind-boggling amount of build variety. RELATED:Souls-Likes: Ranking The Hardest Boss Fights And, because all of these variables are at play, there are also a lot of synergies between items that many players haven’t discovered yet, such as certain Talismans and Weapons working hand-in-hand despite the item descriptions giving the opposite impression....

May 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1252 words · Susan Golden

Epic Games Store First Free Mystery Game Confirmed

It’s become an annual tradition for theEpic Games Storeto give away free mystery games in December as a countdown to the new year, and the December 2021 version of the promotion has started. Each day at 10am CT,Epic Games Storeusers can log in and claim a new free game for their collection, and this year, fans can expect to claim about 15 free Epic Games Store games in total. The first free Epic Games Store mystery game for December 2021 is available to claim right now....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Linda Henry

Escape from Tarkov Getting New Map

Escape from Tarkovcontinues to expand, as the massively multiplayer online first-person shooter has a huge and growing following on PC. Battlestate Games, the game’s developer, has supported the game with great effort, and recently a new video dropped online showing off what will be the next map inEscape from Tarkov. Streets of Tarkov was teased in a gorgeous trailer on the developer’s Youtube channel. The video showcases about two minutes of gameplay, as a player simply walks through a wartorn and abandon downtown metropolis....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Amber Hill