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Over the past few years, there seems to have been an increase in film and TV adaptations of video games. While there are certainly exceptions,games never seem to translate well to the silver screen. However, a few adaptations look to have the potential to buck the trend of video game movies being generally poor quality. The two upcoming films that seem to be sticking out in everyone’s minds are theUnchartedandResident Evilfilms....

Horror game enthusiasts have some notable titles to check out in May 2023 in the form ofPropagation: Paradise Hotel,Amnesia: The Bunker, andThe Tartarus Key.2023 has already been a strong year for the horror genre, and it looks like that momentum is going to keep going strong in May 2023 and beyond. 2023 kicked things off with the release of theDead Spaceremake. EA’s Motive Studio successfully rebuilt the classic sci-fi horror game from the ground-up with vastly improved graphics and new content....

Summary Microsoft has confirmed that itsXboxbooth at the 2023 Gamescom convention will be the biggest it has ever been, full of exciting experiences for fans to enjoy. This year’s Gamescom will run from August 23 to 27 in the city of Cologne, Germany, featuringbooths from major companies like Nintendo, Microsoft, and more. The yearly Gamescom convention provides big developers with the opportunity to show off demos and previews for their upcoming games, as well as hosting a variety of gaming-related events....

Microsoft’s backwards compatibility features are the best out of all modern consoles, and they’re only getting better. FPS Boost is the latest optimization coming to theXbox Series Xand Series S platforms, bringing with it stable heightened framerates for a variety of new and old Xbox titles. Bethesda fans are benefiting right away from this, as half of the games available inthe first round of FPS Boost upgradesare Bethesda titles, likely stemming from Microsoft’s recent acquisition of the company....

With the recent release ofAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, gamers can finally live out that island-time lifestyle they’ve been craving with all of their nearest and dearest animal neighbors. Since the early days of the series,Animal Crossinghas providedcolorful charactersfor players to engage with, and the newest entry is no different. RELATED:10 Pro Tips For Animal Crossing: New Horizons You Should Know But other than the current roster, a cross-over with different video games would certainly bring a fun, fresh cabal of folks to interact with....

Fans of roguelike games got a brand new one to try and conquer this year inReturnal. While most games of this genre are generally considered pretty tough, the newest edition is considered among the hardest of the group. Part of the reason for that is that there are fewer carryover items, and also the fact thatReturnaldoesn’t have a game save feature. At least, not one that is up to par with what players were expecting....

PlayStation VR is a decent first effort for Sony’s entry into the virtual reality space. With the new generation now upon us, people were unsure for months whetherSonywould continue its work in the VR space, but the company recently affirmed its commitment to the platform by announcing a new headset for the PS5. Related:10 VR Horror Games For The Oculus Quest 2 Other than the announcement in the form ofblog postand a smallinterview with Jim Ryan from GC, fans know little about the upcoming piece of hardware....

As if a massive open-world campaign full of side activities like cooking, crafting, and dungeon delving weren’t enough content,Asgard’s Wrath 2will also host an endlessly replayable rogue-lite dungeon-crawling mode called Uncharted Rifts. Players can access the Rifts fairly early on in their campaign, and it’s looking to be an entire game’s worth of content on its own. The Uncharted Rifts features several progression systems, is tied to the player’s core game progression, and has procedurally generated challenges that bring something new to the table with each run....

Summary There is still a stigma attached to CGI or 3D imagery in anime. Because even now, it still doesn’t quite measure up to the gracefulness and emotion of 2D or hand-drawn animation. Even for the most popular anime likeAttack on Titan, CGI sticks out like a sore thumb. That’s why some anime prefer only one way or the other. And just as there are 2D-only anime, there are also 3D-only titles (or mostly 3D)....

In Japanlight novelshave always had steady and healthy popularity given the quality stories they have produced. Before the medium really got a solid footing in the west, most fans could only hope for an unofficial translation, and even that was extremely hopeful. RELATED:Light Novels That Are Perfect For Newcomers To The Medium (& Where To Read Them) Today the medium is a powerhouse thanks to the success of series such asSword Art Onlinethat have cemented light novels as a great source of anime/manga adjacent content....

Partly thanks to events like the Great Recession, the seventh generation of video gaming was abnormally long, starting with the Xbox 360’s launch in 2005 and not ending until the release of the PS4 and Xbox One in 2013. The eighth generation looks to be a bit shorter, lasting from 2013-2020, but despite being nearly as long as the longest gaming generation to date, it still missed out on some of the industry’s biggest franchises....

There are few entries in theCall of Dutycatalog as polarizing asCall of Duty: Advanced Warfare. This title brought the series into the future, and while players generally praised the campaign and certain elements of its multiplayer experience,Call of Duty: Advanced Warfareis largely viewed as a step too far out of the franchise’s comfort zone. When paired with a Variant system that introduced pay-to-win elements,Advanced Warfareseemed destined to be a one-and-done experiment....

Summary The upcomingCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3is unique in many ways compared to past franchise entries. With the game seemingly having a lot of carry over from its predecessor and borrowing from even earlier titles, a lot of confusion is inevitably present within some segments of the community. This confusion primarily relates to the core multiplayer mode ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which is set to be a big departure from the expectations set by more recentCoDreleases....