The Pros and Cons of Bluepoint Games' Remaking the Original Metal Gear Solid Games Next

Bluepoint Games recently released its excellent remake ofDemon’s Souls, freeing the studio up to work on a new project. While there are no details regarding what Bluepoint will be doing next, one of the most exciting possibilities would see the developer tackle theMetal Gear Solidseries. WithMetal Gear Solidremakes rumoredheavily already, it is hard to think of a better team for such a task. With theMetal Gear Solidseries stuck in a limbo following the split between Konami and series’ creator Hideo Kojima, as well as the release of the disastrousMetal Gear Survive, the best possible scenario for the franchise going forward seems to be remakes....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 668 words · Rachel Chung

The Witcher: Yennefer’s 5 Greatest Flaws In The Books (& How They’re Corrected In The Games)

Even though someThe Witcherfans might wish otherwise, Yennefer of Vengerberg is Geralt’s greatest love. The couple has a long and complicated history. Despite all problems they face, they always return back to each other, sooner or later. Possibly because of the magic bond between them or simply because they love each other for real. That depends on interpretation. RELATED:The Witcher: 5 Bosses Yennefer Could Beat In A Fight (& 5 She Couldn’t)...

July 18, 2025 · 5 min · 949 words · Miss Tracy Frazier

Things Final Fantasy 17 Could Learn From Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Summary Final Fantasygames used to come out within a year or two of each other. The more technology has increased, the longer it has taken for Square Enix to launch mainline games in the series. For example,Final Fantasy 15was released in 2016, whileFinal Fantasy 16was a 2023 game. Seven years is a long time to wait for the next big iteration in the series, even though there are plenty of spinoffs and remakes likeFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthfor fans to enjoy....

July 18, 2025 · 5 min · 919 words · Cynthia Weaver

Treyarch Developer Teases ‘Big Plans’ For Call of Duty Zombies’ Future

Call of DutyZombieshas an incredibly passionate fan base, with many growing up alongside the mode since it made its debut back in 2008. As time passes,Call of DutyZombies has continued to evolve, and a Treyarch developer’s recent comments are making fans optimistic about the future. Any good news aroundCall of DutyZombies is welcome at this point, asCall of Duty: Vanguard’s version of the mode proved to be a disaster on several levels....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 466 words · Lisa Thornton

Valorant Has a Huge Technical Win Over Overwatch

Valoranthas a huge technical advantage overOverwatch, developer Riot Games confirms in a new dev diary. Riot Games' newmultiplayer shooter has been compared heavily toOverwatchandCounter-Strike: Global Offensive, but this could help the game beat its two biggest rivals. In aValorantdev diary, Riot Games confirmed that the game’s server tick-rate is 128hz. A server’s tick-rate is the rate at which the server updates the game’s state, and a rate of 128hz means that the server can do this 128 times a second....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Danielle Mendez

Warzone Cheaters Discover New Stadium Exploit

Where there is an exploit, the cheaters ofCall of Duty: Warzonewill find it. Activision and Infinity Ward have been battling the plague of cheaters since the game’s launch, but cheaters continue to show ingenuity and adaptability in every instance. In this case, they found anotherWarzoneexploit to hide inside of. The players who encounter this cheater were onthe upper floor of Stadiumwhen they were shot at from out of nowhere. Little did they know at the time, but there was no way to win this fight was the player was actively cheating....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · John Glenn

What Standard Shooters Can Learn from Immortals of Aveum

Summary Providing players with a surprisingly entertaining mix of fantasy tropes and fast-paced action,Immortals of Aveum’s is an unexpected and exciting break from first-person shooter norms. While it’s easy to spot the many ways in whichAscendant Studios head Bret Robbins’ years spent working on franchises likeCall of Dutyinfluenced the fantasy shooter,Immortals of Aveumstill offers plenty of welcome twists on the familiar FPS formula that keep it feeling fresh. Just as the unorthodox EA Originals release has taken some of the best elements of the FPS genre and retooled them to fit the game’s magical setting, standard shooters could benefit by taking a few pages fromImmortals of Aveum’s playbook....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 653 words · Aaron Olson

What to Expect from the Final Fantasy Franchise in 2021

While the world itself is still very far from normal, 2021 is shaping up to be a good one in the gaming industry.Delays like Hogwarts Legacyare bound to happen, but there’s more games releasing, more information coming out, and enough to keep all wheels spinning. For Square Enix and theFinal Fantasyfranchise, that’s two key games many fans may be awaiting:Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2andFinal Fantasy 16. Even then, Square Enix will likely be a busy beaver with other titles likeProject Athia, but for both of the aforementioned games, fans should have certain expectations....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 625 words · Christine Cook

Why Far Cry 7 Might Be More Like FC2 Than Any Other Game in the Franchise

Summary Far Crywas a big part of the start of an era in open-world FPS titles during the early-to-mid-2000s. The series' exotic locale sandboxes and FPS gameplay broke new ground and were the beginning of publisher and later developer Ubisoft’s presence in the genre space. With six mainline titles and multiple spin-offs under its belt over 20 years,Far Cryhas long been a standard of AAA open-world action titles. Presently, though, the IP has seen its longest gap between new releases and very littleinformation regarding the direction of the nextFar Cryprojects....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 631 words · Marie Pierce

Why Games Like Halo Infinite May Be Veering Away From Battle Royale Modes

Ever since the first footage of the game was shown off, rumors surrounding a battle royale mode inHalo Infinitehave caused a stir among the series' fan community. Despite343 Industries shooting down the idea it would create a battle royalein late 2020, speculation and rumors alongside a handful of leaks have caused fans to continue believing some sort ofHalobattle royale is coming. If the game launches without a battle royale, it would send a message to plenty of other studios who may be considering entry into the genre: there’s good reason to stay away....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 567 words · Shannon Sloan

Wordle 358 Guide: 5-Letter Words Starting With GO

Quick Links Players who got to love the daily puzzlesWordleoffers might have started making this game a part of their daily routine. After all, it’s not necessarily difficult to start playing the game. All it takes to playWordleis to solve a 5-letter puzzle within six tries. Thing is, some words likeWordle 358 for June 11, 2022become a bit confusing, so much so that players tend to play “duck duck goose” just thinking of words that might be the answer....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Heather Meyer

World of Warcraft's Earthen Allied Race Explained

With almost everyWorld of Warcraftexpansion, Blizzard likes to give players a new class or a new race to mess around with. In recent years, that model has changed slightly with the release of Allied Races, which allowed Battle for Azeroth to almost double the number of playable races. Now, after two expansions that did nothing with the concept, The War Within promises to once again expandWorld of Warcraft’s Allied Race pool with the brand-new Earthen, the game’s first neutral Allied Race....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 756 words · Shawn Mcmahon

World War Z Update Fixes Connectivity Issues, Lobo DLC Problems

World War Zlaunched just a couple of days ago, but the launch hasn’t been the smoothest. While the game has had a better go of it than many other online titles on launch day,World War Zhas still suffered from connectivity issues, a crashing bug, and some other problems. To its credit, Saber Interactive has been quick to act, releasing a patch that looks to address some of the problems with the game....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · Catherine Gonzalez