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Dying Light 2: Stay Humanwas first revealed four years ago with a head-turning trailer at Microsoft’s E3 2018 press conference. Now the long wait for the open world zombie game sequel is nearly at an end, withDying Light 2finally set to launch in less than a month’s time. As one might imagine, developer and publisher Techland has been ramping up its marketing for the game, revealing new details about it on its various social media channels....

Evil West’spremise should not be hard to figure out based on the title. Set in the Old West, players assume the role of Jesse Rentier. After a routine inspection with his partner, they uncover a plot involving a high-ranking vampire and his child. After reporting back to HQ, they get attacked. RELATED:Evil West Developer Reveals How Long It Takes to Beat With the organization in ruins and its enemies getting stronger by the minute, Jesse has to race against time to stop evil in its tracks....

When a series reaches a certain level of popularity, its creators often look to expand into new markets. This is usually in the form of manga, anime or feature films. TheFinal Fantasyseries has tried its hand at each of these and, for the most part at least,has been pretty successful. In fact, there’s very little thatSquare Enixhasn’t tried when it comes to expanding the audience for their most successful series....

AFinal Fantasy 14fan has added three new custom controllers to his ever-growing arsenal of unique controllers. These most recent additions to his collection allow him to gather, fish, and catch animals on the new Island Sanctuary inFinal Fantasy 14. Super Louis 64, known as the Controller Bender, is anintrepidFinal Fantasy 14fan who has made it his goal to create custom controllersfor every job in the game. However, the release of theAnimal Crossing-like Island Sanctuary mode meant he had to take a break from his quest to become the “IRL Warrior of Light” to instead become the “Farmer of Light....

Indie titles have always held a sacred place in some gamers' hearts for trying new things and breaking away from the typical mold of AAA titles. As far asdeck-building video gamesgo,Loop Herois special for its innovative card and enemy types. There are many differentcards inLoop Herothat help the hero complete their journey around the ring. It’s important for players to know which cards to use if they want to complete their journey and gather stronger items....

Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards returns for its annual games celebration on December 8. Each category and its nominated contestants have been announced, and voting has commenced. There are an abundant 31 categories that branch into granular elements of the games industry, fromThe Game Awards’ Game of the Year, Best Debut Indie, Best Esports Coach, and Innovation in Accessibility. This is a great way to honor achievements in gaming throughout the year, but there are also celebratory mentions toward games that will not be released until 2023....

TheDark Soulsseries has become synonymous with difficulty. Everything fromCrash BandicoottoDiRT Rallycan be considered theDark Soulsof its respective genre, which is a heck of a lot of pressure to put on theSoulsseries. Are FromSoftware’s action RPGs the toughest games around? Well,some of those boss battles are certainly infamous for a reason,but the king of difficulty used to beMega Man. RELATED:The Best Mega Man X Boss Order The key to triumphing over the Blue Bomber’s fiendishly-designed stages (so many insta-death spikes and bottomless pits) and dastardly boss battles is taking on the Robot Masters in a practical and helpful order....

Summary Naturally, the sandbox lifeblood ofMinecraftis the boundless creativity of players — something not contained to just what can be done with blocks.Minecraft’s status as a multimedia icon would not be possible without community creations outside the game, from endless hours of YouTube content to its vibrant modding community. However, this success might reach new peaks with a cue from Bethesda’s playbook. Bethesda’s inventory has a similarly involved modding community, one that led to an official venue for them in the vein of the Creation Club forFallout 4andSkyrim....

Summary AMinecraftplayer has undertaken the task of recreating the iconic Titanic within the blocky world of the game. This ambitious undertaking provides yet another example of the nearly limitless creative scope available inMinecraft, a sandbox game that has been no stranger to jaw-dropping player-generated content. Minecrafthas long been a canvas for playersto build and share impressive structures, ranging from realistic cities to entire fantasy realms. The user known as UniversitySpecial585 has recently captured the community’s attention with a particularly notable accomplishment: a painstakingly detailed replica of the RMS Titanic....

Earlier this year, Mojang announced the launch of a new graphical feature coming toMinecraftin collaboration with the graphic hardware powerhouse Nvidia. This new updateadds ray tracing toMinecraft, giving the blocky, pixilated graphics a complete overhaul with RTX, massively enhancing lighting effects across all areas of the game. The ray tracing was originally beta tested in April, with a select few PC players able to runMinecraftwith the new graphical improvements on Windows 10....

Throughout its lifespan, one of the most beloved features ofMinecrafthas undoubtedly been its colorful, unique mobs. These creatures bring life to each of the biomes that make up the vast sandbox game. Some mobs are exclusive to certain hard-to-find biomes, and others can only be found in certain areas, such as in mines or underwater. Related:Minecraft Best Block Generators Although there are aplethora of mobscurrently inMinecraft,with more to come with each passing update, there have also been many mobs that have been removed from the game entirely....

Summary There’s a chance that the next batch ofCD Projekt Redgames will be showing up on Nintendo systems, which has been ruled out by most gamers for some time. Although many fans want to seeCD Projekt Redvideo games likeCyberpunk 2077show up on something like the Switch, it’s been considered impossible due to optimization difficulties as well as the Switch’s hardware limitations. Cyberpunk 2077’s launch was notoriously rife with optimization issues, eventually resulting in the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One being ruled out for the release of theCyberpunk 20772....

Netflix released a new promo highlighting 28 original films expected to hit the popular streaming platform this year. From Rian Johnson’sKnives Outsequel to the Russo brothersThe Gray Man, the streaming platform looks to expand with jaw-dropping content, expected to be released every week. Knives Out 2is just one of the 86 original films expected to hit Netflix in 2022, which significantly outnumbers the 70 titles released last year. The binge-watching element the streaming platform provides doesn’t appear to be in short supply, but now audiences have some exciting new original films to sink their teeth into as well....