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Most people who playedSubnauticafor the first time had no idea what to expect. The cover art looked friendly enough, but an immediate crash landing opens the game. Afterward, throughout the gameplay, the constant sense of foreboding that weaves into the player’s mind ensures that they never feel too safe. RELATED:Subnautica: How To Survive The Dunes Biome These feelings are soon justified. When players delve further or deeper into the alien ocean, they are greeted withincreasingly terrifying and dangerous creatures....

Holiday shoppers looking to get some video game presents bought beforeBlack Fridaymight want to look at Target’s ongoing 24-hours sales on Electronic Arts games. The sale is a “Kids Daily Deal” through Target Circle, a promotion for the company’s new loyalty program. The sale discounts 40% off most if not all of Target’s EA games and can be used online. Games on sale include titles from franchises includingFIFA,Madden,NHL,The Sims,Battlefield, andStar Wars....

The horrendous and the macabre are thingsThe Elder Scrollsseries does not shy away from. Things are not divided into good and evil, however, as sects and groups follow their individual needs rather than bow down before generic polarities. The people of Tamriel worship specific deities as well as other, less quantifiable, beings of similar power. RELATED:Skyrim: 10 Crazy Facts You Never Knew About The Blades Some of these deities and powerful beings, like the Daedric Princes, inspire some sinister methods of proving devotion....

TheXbox Onehasn’t had a generation for exclusives compared to the PlayStation 4. Where the PS4 has hits likeGod of War, Bloodborne, Yakuza 0,andUncharted 4,the Xbox One hasn’t had the same amount of diversity or variety beyond racing simulations and shooters likeHalo 5andGears of War. RELATED:Top 10 Original Xbox Games We Want for Backward Compatibility At launch, Microsoft’s console was underpowered compared to the PlayStation 4 and this was reflected in its multiplatform titles....

PowerWash Simulatoris a surprisingly fun and delightfully relaxing game where the ultimate goal is simply to powerwash a variety of objects and environments to restore them to their form glory. Where many simulator games rely on complex mechanics and deep systems,PowerWash Simulatoreschews this somewhat in favor of a more arcade-like game, one that aims to provide a sense of accomplishment upon completing the game’s various jobs. RELATED:PowerWash Simulator: How To Make Money Fast Apart from just being a joy to play, there really isn’t even a wrong way to experience this game....

If there is any company that knows how to maintain long-standing series, evolving but never overhauling the formula of each game, it’s Nintendo.Zeldais decades old, as areMario, Metroid, andKirby. All are in a good place even after all these years, andLuigi’s Mansionis one first party IP that should also receive long-term commitment from its publisher. There are fans ofLuigi’s Mansionthat don’t care forMarioplatformers, and its protagonist exhibits more than enough charm and personality to carry his own weight moving forward....

Summary The first-person shooter genre is known for having some of the grittiest experiences in the video game industry. Groundedmilitary shooters likeCall of DutyandBattlefieldbrush up against ultra-violent shooting galleries likeDoomandWolfenstein, but wedged somewhere in the middle of all these self-serious titles is a franchise that has thrived on being as ludicrous as possible. That franchise isBorderlands, and its brand of looting and shooting through zany circumstances has made it a standout ever since the first game released over a decade ago....

Summary TheLegend of Zeldafranchise is one of the most long-running and well-renowned video game series ever. Having managed to retain a place at the very top of the gaming industry for several decades, always evolving with the times, there is a lot of history for all the major franchise characters, especially Link, the protagonist. From the very beginning ofThe Legend of Zeldafranchise, Link has been the protagonist and mainplayable character. In almost every game and spin-off since then, that has continued....

Life Is Strange: True Colorsintroduces fans of the series to new characters, a fresh setting, and another supernatural ability. Yet, thankfully, the latest installment doesn’t change a lot about the gameplay. For instance,Life Is Strange: True Colorsfollows the series convention of letting players tailor their own adventure by giving them several decisions to make during the game. RELATED:Reasons Life Is Strange 2 Is Better Than the Original (& Reasons It’s Not)...

Quick Links Farming simulatorStardew Valleyis an incredibly popular indie game that tasks players with taking over their late grandfather’s farm. Upon moving to Pelican Town, these new farmers can raise animals, grow crops, make friends, and even fall in love.Stardew Valleyis a game that’s long and very flexible, giving players infinite options on how they want to structure their playthroughs. While many farmers go solo, players don’t have to start a new life on their own....

Summary At Limited Run’s 2024 edition of LRG3, game developer Tokuro Fujiwara confirmed that a remaster ofTomba 2is in development, and will be released in 2025. Fujiwara also stated that the upcoming remaster will be made with help fromLimited Run Games, and will use the Carbon Engine to bring the PS1 classic to modern systems via emulation. The news came nearly a year afterthe firstTombagame was confirmed to return. Originally released in 1997,Tomba, also calledTombiin Europe, is a 2D platformer developed by Fujiwara’s independent studio, Whoopee Camp....

Since launch,Valoranthas enticed players all over the world to experience Riot Games’ version of a character-based tactical shooter. Riot has continually added new content to the game, and recently launchedEpisode 2, Act 1 with the new Agent Yoru. Unfortunately, it isn’t always sunshine and roses for players in the game. Developers forValorantreleased more information on additional penalties it plans on applying to players with disruptive behavior in-game. WithValorantbeing a team-based competitive game, teammate behavior majorly influences how players experience the game....

The following contains spoilers for the first two episodes ofMarvel’s WandaVision. After a much-needed (though certainly unplanned) year off, the Marvel Cinematic Universe made its grand return this week with the silly and surrealWandaVision, starring one of the most endearing couples in superhero cinema. The sitcom-styled adventures ofElizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch and Paul Bettany’s Visionmay appear like harmless homage at first, but as its pilot nears its end, it becomes clear something dark and absurd lies underneath the artifice....