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When The Elder Scrolls made the jump to consoles in 2002, after spending almost a decade exclusively on PC, there were those who doubted Bethesda could pull off the transition. Would the complexity of the PC RPG series, as well as the keyboard and mouse controls, translate to the Xbox? Or would sacrifices have to be made on the less powerful platform? Morrowind‘s Xbox port turned out to be a success, both critically and financially, paving the way for subsequent Bethesda console releases, but that all came at the expense of certain PC features, such as the ability to load mods in the game....

With the Switch OLED model released in October last year, the price of the original Switch has come down a bit, along with some great bundles popping up during events like Black Friday and in the Christmas sales. But you needn’t wait until the sales because GAME has restocked this fantastic Nintendo Switch bundle with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and a 3 month Nintendo Switch Online Membership, all for just £259....

Ubisoft has announced that Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands’ open beta test will take place later this month on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The PvP mode will be called Ghost War mode, and focuses on two teams fighting over territory after [spoilers] the fall of the Santa Blanca Cartel. The teams in Ghost War will be able to choose from six specialised classes such as assault, scout, sniper, and tank....

Edmund McMillen has announced the release date for The Legend of Bum-bo, the long-awaited prequel to The Binding of Isaac. Releasing on November 12, 2019, a new trailer has been uploaded to commemorate the date. The Legend of Bum-bo: poop! Teased for a few years now, fans have been eagerly awaiting news about The Legend of Bum-bo. Developed by both Edmund McMillen and James Interactive, Bum-bo takes the form of a deck-building roguelike game with puzzle elements....

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild may be well over five years old now, but its community is still uncovering charming little details that have been tucked away by Nintendo. One such find has recently surfaced, and it involves the final memory Link uncovers towards the game’s close. Those who have played through Breath of the Wild will know that Link slowly starts to regain his memories of the events before and during the Great Calamity as the game progresses (of course, this being Breath of the Wild, you could also blast through without collecting a single one of these memories if facing off against Ganon with the bare essentials is more your thing)....

Hearthstone has just released a new Tavern Brawl called Road to Northrend, but some users are complaining that it’s crashing on their mobile devices. Even when players restart and try again, they keep having the same issue. Road to Northrend is a dungeon crawl style brawl and a preview of the upcoming Galkrond’s Awakening Adventure. Players have to fight their way through eight different bosses while they make their way to Northrend before Rafaam can awaken Galakrond with the Plague of Undeath....

Peril on Gorgon is The Outer Worlds’ first of two narrative DLC expansions, first revealed back in July. Launching on September 9, the DLC was shown once more at gamescom this week with an extended gameplay video, in which Game Director Carrie Patel showcases the sidequest, “Love Is The Plan, The Plan Is Death.” Perilously sounding, indeed. If you are already familiar with The Outer Worlds, well, expect more of that messed up yet oddly funny universe....

The Quarry is another offering from Supermassive Games. You know what that means? Lots of QTEs, and lots of opportunities to get your beloved (and not-so-beloved) characters killed. You may also choose certain instances during your playthrough to ensure that you can unlock trophies and achievements like “Final Girl,” “Last Man Standing,” “Mutually Assured,” Lover’s Quarrel,” “Family Matters,” and “Hackett’s Quarry Massacre.” Here’s our character deaths guide for The Quarry to help you spot the brutal, unexpected, gory, and dumb ways to die....

The Sims, as a series, has been around for a long time; nearly twenty years with four main series and a lot of different spin-offs. It was created in early 2000, inspired by an unfortunate event in Will Wright’s life, the original game designer of The Sims. Loss of his house and him having to build his home “from the ground up” was the creative spark that brought us the series so many of us have enjoyed since our childhood....

EA has announced two new small-scale Kit expansions for The Sims 4 - one themed around evening fashion, the other around camping for kids - with both due to release on 26th May. Astute readers may note the word werewolf is yet to feature, despite previous teases from EA, but there’s still some hope it seems… The first of EA’s newly announced expansions is the Moonlight Chic Kit, which appears to primarily focus its attention on new clothing options for your little digital pals, offering up new looks, designed by Parisian creator Paola Locatelli, said to be “perfect for all the experiences a Sim will encounter during a night out on the town”....

Yesterday, we posted an article discussing how the Star Wars license is being opened up to more developers. As a result, Electronic Arts will no longer hold the monopoly on Star Wars games. Instead, the newly formed Lucasfilm Games will grant licenses to those deemed worthy. The first game announced under this new agreement is an open-world title from Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment. So, with more developers getting a chance, we thought we’d suggest some Star Wars games that we would like to see....

This Walking Dead article contains spoilers. The final scene of the first half of The Walking Dead season 10 has set the stage for an all-out war between the combined forces of Alexandria and the Hilltop and the evil Whisperers. While the midseason finale spends a lot of time tying up loose ends, including Dante’s punishment for the murder of Siddiq, it ends on a cliffhanger that sees many of our heroes in serious trouble....

Anna Henrietta is one of the main characters you’ll encounter in the Blood and Wine expansion pack. She is the one that will give Geralt his main mission for the DLC. She is also the ruling duchess of the region of Toussaint, as her former husband, Raymund, died. She is also known as “Anarietta” by some people but she demands that most refer to her by “Your Grace.” Anna’s main purpose in the game is to find her sister, Syanna, who is intent upon murdering her sister....

The next-gen update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is now out. And while it doesn’t quite make monumental changes, the quality of life updates and ray tracing do make it worth diving back into its beautiful world. However, some players have been struggling since it came out. The Witcher 3 next-gen update came with performance issues for some, who are reporting chugging framerate and odd graphical glitches. Developer CD Projekt Red has responded, saying it’s aware of the problems....

Rockstar Games fans may have stumbled upon the latest development rumors for Grand Theft Auto 6. Since it’s 2013 release, Grand Theft Auto 5 continues to be a timeless hit, even topping multiple sales charts long after its launch. With the start of 2020, players continue to hunger for more Grand Theft Auto news, digging far and wide across the internet for any credible evidence, which has just emerged from an unlikely source....

After two games of terrifying deep sea survival, Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds is heading in a very different direction for its next project - a tabletop-inspired turn-based tactics game going by the name Moonbreaker, entering Steam early access on 29th September. On a fundamental level, Moonbreaker, which has been in development for around five years, is surprisingly straightforward; each game sees players - either working against a human or AI opponent - strategising their way around a board, using careful positioning to their advantage as they work to annihilate the opposing player’s Captain....

What happens when a dog finally catches a car? We’re set to find out next year, when HBO Max finally debuts Zack Snyder’s Justice League as it was originally meant to be seen. Reports indicate that this version of the project, which attempted to bring DC superheroes Wonder Woman, Batman, The Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg together for a big screen live-action adventure back in 2017, will either manifest as a four-hour film, or as a six-part series on the streaming service....

Super Mario Galaxy has been rated for Wii U by the North American ratings board ESRB. Spotted by Nintendo Life, the rating suggests that the game could be coming to Wii U Virtual Console, just as Super Mario Galaxy 2 did earlier in the year. Don’t expect to see any substantial upgrades if that turns out to be the case, however: Super Mario Galaxy 2 arrived on Wii U as a simple port running at the original 480p resolution....

The hype leading up to a new Super Smash Bros. game is unlike anything else in gaming. Super Smash Bros. brings together multiple fanbases from many different series. Many of the wishes, speculations, and rumors regarding an upcoming Smash game is what characters will be featured as playable fighters. To have a playable character means some serious representation for the character and sometimes, for the entire franchise they come from. These often come in the form of special attacks, items from the same series, stages, music, and many more references that make fans jump for joy and pride for their favorite characters....

Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick has said that the gaps between the company’s games will be getting smaller. In an interview with GamesIndustry, Zelnick was asked about the lengthy stretches of time between games. Zelnick said, ‘I don’t see it expanding further. In fact, I would expect in many instances it may compress.’ If you think about games like Grand Theft Auto, Bioshock, and Red Dead Redemption, you might feel that shorter time between projects may not be ideal....