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Summary After such a successful launch,Helldivers 2is a major contender to be hailed as one of the best games of the year, but its future success hinges on how developer Arrowhead handles its future in-game content.Helldivers 2kicked off the year with a surprise bang, but if Arrowhead wants the game to have some serious longevity, then the developer’s approach to post-launch content needs to remain consistent. The arrival ofHelldivers 2brought a surprising and fun world into the spotlight, and the way Arrowhead handles the game’s version of a battle pass,known as Warbonds, is a great example of how the studio has managed to create in-game mechanics that ultimately put the player first....

HitmandeveloperIO Interactiveis working on a new fantasy RPG, the studio revealed on February 28. This announcement arrives mere weeks after the companycelebrated its biggestHitman: World of Assassinationupdate to date. IO Interactive has been on quite a roll since performing a management buyout and gaining independence from its former parent Square Enix in 2017. The company secured rights to theFreedom FightersandHitmanIPs as part of that acquisition, and while it has yet to do anything with the former, the latter proved to be quite a cash cow for the Copenhagen, Denmark-based studio....

Summary Created by the independent developers at Team Cherry,Hollow Knightis a massively popular Metroidvania-style 2D platformer that took the indie game community by storm upon its release in 2017. Featuring an adorable silent knight protagonist, the story ofHollow Knighttakes place in the fictional kingdom of Hallownest. The world ofHollow Knightis vast, beautiful, and full of mysteries, and venturing deeper in this desolate setting raises more questions about the kingdom. The colossal world of the game is divided into a number of areasthat are interconnected with each other in a maze-like fashion....

The power of House Targaryen continues to grow with their allegiances and ties to dragons. InHouse of the Dragon, audiences have already seen many of the beautiful beasts that hold power over the skies and the people below. Yet, if the source material is anything to go by, there are many more dragons to come in future seasons ofHouse of the Dragon. RELATED:House Of The Dragon: Things Fans Need To Know About Aemond Targaryen...

WhileValorantandApex Legendsare some of the most popular hero shooters to play in 2022, Blizzard’s offering has become a shell of its former self and its once massive popularity.Overwatchwas massively popular both in the leadup to the game’s open beta and release, as well as several years after with theOverwatchLeague. The game is still definitely popular to this day, though in comparison it’s certainly not anywhere close toOverwatchat launch. However, beyond updates toOverwatchas it exists currently, Blizzard is also planning on releasingOverwatch 2, a pseudo-sequel and overhaul of the firstOverwatchwith new gameplay modes....

APokemon Scarlet and Violetplayer has created an image that spotlights a huge missed opportunity with Pokemon evolutions up to Gen 9.Pokemon Scarlet and Violetintroduced Gen 9 when they were released last month, and although there have been issues highlighted by thePokemoncommunity, one fan has a unique take on how things could’ve been done differently. Reddit user CorsairVI recently shared an image of two lines of Pokemon, with one row reflecting what appears to be evolutions of the other, with a notation that none of them are evolutionarily related....

Bethesda’s new sci-fi IPStarfieldhas been shrouded in mystery ever since it was first revealed at E3 2018. While the game has garnished quite the attention as it is, the conversation and excitement surrounding it reached unprecedented heights afterMicrosoft acquired Bethesda’s parent companyfor a whopping $7.5 billion. Ever since Xbox and Bethesda joined forces,Starfieldhas been a major topic of conversation, both for fans and developers. Xbox head Phil Spencer had mentionedStarfieldplenty of times in various interviews, leading many to speculate thatStarfieldcould be an Xbox exclusive....

Thanks to its live service nature, manyMarvel’s Avengersfans continue to explore the action-packed levels as new versions of their favorite characters, and a free Iron Man suit is set to drop. Given that Iron Man has been a Marvel hero since 1963, the character has undergone a few redesigns, and one of the missing suits is coming toMarvel’s Avengerssoon.SinceMarvel’s Avengerswas released, there have been a plethora of cosmetic options to choose from, while the in-game shop has received even more over time....

WhileMarvel’s Avengersfeatures some of Marvel’s marquee names for players to feel heroic with, some players are hoping another hero clad in flying armor will join the team - War Machine. The game currently features several heroes who are extremely similar already, from Clint Barton and Kate Bishop toThor and Jane Foster. It is not outside the realm of possibility for Crystal Dynamics to give a similar alternate to Iron Man in the form of one of his closest friends and allies....

To say thatMinecraftis a successful game would be to understate just how much of a cultural phenomenon it has become. After hundreds of millions of sales and withMojang currently working on “The Wild” update, there is seemingly no chance that this blocky juggernaut will be slowing down any time soon. Over the years, there has been so much content added to the game that the original is almost bare bones compared to how it looks and plays these days....

One passionateMinecraftfan has created a detailed version of one of the game’s wolves using a 3D printer, and its eyes can even glow red. Numerousmobs can be found inMinecraft, but the wolf is notable as it is one of them that the player can tame. The wolf has been a part ofMinecraftfor a while, as it was introduced to the game in Beta patch 1.4 over a decade ago. A neutral mob, these blocky canines can be found in a number ofMinecraftbiomes, such as forests, taigas, and ice plains....

Monster Hunter Riseis well-known for having large, fantastical weapons that are used by the hunters to bring down big, scary creatures. Most of these weapons involve the hunter getting up close and personal with the monsters, but there are actually a couple that use the opposite tactic. RELATED:Monster Hunter Rise: Every Class Ranked Worst To Best Available to the player for use are the Heavy Bowgun and the Light Bowgun. Forget about the former though....

With the release of the PlayStation 5, fans are turning their eyes towards two of Sony’s most applauded studios:Naughty Dogand Sony Santa Monica. What shapes their next projects on this new generation of console has everyone’s attentions. WhileGod of War: Ragnarok, a sequel to 2018’sGod of War, has already been revealed, andNaughty Dog would eventually pick up Ellie’s story fromThe Last Of Us 2, the thing that intrigues many is the possibility of new IPs from these studios....