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Summary ACall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3multiplayer bug sees the operator skins of four players combine in a pre-game lobby to form a strange looking figure.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s holiday-themed CODMAS event just recently concluded, but its Zombies-inspired Vortex multiplayer mode is still live, which brings map reskins of Scrapyard, Rust, and Quarry. A big part of the live service platform thatCall of Dutyhas become over the past four years are the operator skins players can earn or purchase, then equip for display in multiplayer matches....

Tchia, an upcoming open-world sandbox adventure game, is going to be an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC when it launches this month. Developed by Awaceb co-founder and game director, Phil Crifo,Tchiawas inspired by the archipelago New Caledonia, the homeland of Crifo and Awaceb studio co-founder, Thierry Boura. The upcoming game immerses players in the various cultures and traditions of the islands, including the language, animal life, and geographic locations and landmarks....

It’s time to talk aboutBatman: Gotham Knight- no,notGotham Knights, the newBatmangame, and no, notGotham Knights, the ill-timed CW seriescoming out in the same year. It is time, however, to talk aboutBatman: Gotham Knight, an anime anthology from 2008 that is a high point in the caped crusader’s history of animated stories. Gotham Knightwas a hype vehicle in many ways, meant to hype up the release of Christopher Nolan’sThe Dark Knightwhile featuring the talents ofKevin Conroy as Batman from the animated series....

Summary Dark fantasytypicallyrefers to a genre of video games that combines elements offantasy and horror. TakeThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, for example, a game set in a universe where magic and fantastical creatures exist, but one that is also hardened by the grim reality of war and the often horrific nature of humans and monsters alike. Often, despite still being very present, horror takes a backseat to the fantastical elements of these games when, sometimes, players are looking for the inverse....

Summary With each new home console generation, developers have become more and more adept at crafting compelling narratives for players to enjoy. This has benefited many different genres, but perhaps none more so than the humbleRPG. After all, role-playing games have always relied on their stories to draw players in and keep them playing, and a more immersive and more engaging narrative can definitely help in this regard. The PS5 is home to many great role-playing games, some of which can only be played on Sony’s latest home console....

Summary A well-realized villain can help turn a good game into a great one. The best video game villains, however, can make games truly spectacular while also leaving a lasting impression on all those who play through them. These villains define franchises and are some ofthe most recognizable characters in the entire entertainment industry. Withnarrative-driven experiencesbecoming increasingly popular, many now feel that a game is only as good as its characters, which is perhaps why so much time and effort goes into crafting the perfect villains these days....

While many players have been excitedly awaiting the update that would introduceThe Division 2’s World Tier 5, the implementation of this new patch has certainly not been without its issues. Indeed, players have been encountering bugs with things like weapon damage and overly aggressive AI, and a recently discovered exploit even resulted in the game’s daily and weekly projects being temporarily disabled. Now, yet another bug has surfaced, and this one seems to affect Damage to Armor bonuses....

Surviving the radioactive wastelands inChernobylitecan be hard enough without the decisions that need to be made. In 2019,Chernobylitewas released exposing players to surviving across the now mostly abandoned towns and forests of Chernobyl after the nuclear disaster of 1986. However,with portal-jumping aliens and ray-gun technology, this Chernobyl is arguably more difficult to adventure within. RELATED:Chernobylite: How To Get Companions Back As a science fiction survival, players are challenged with not only looking after themselves but also the five other companions that can be recruited throughout the story....

TheMario Partyfranchise may be one of the most popularMariospin-off series, but Nintendo has not done much with it in the Nintendo Switch era. The Switch has seen two differentMario Partygames during its lifespan, but each severely lacked content and received no post-launch support. If this trend continues then fans will have little reason to keep buying into this franchise, which may ultimately prove to be its downfall. After the controversialMario Partycar era, fans of the series were excited to see what Nintendo would do with it on the Switch....

World of Warcraft’sfifth expansion packWarlords of Draenoris not fondly remembered by the player base, but that does not mean it had nothing to offer. The expansion brought players back in time to an alternate reality Draenor for an adventure seeping withold school Azeroth lore. It showed players a different period that had not been explored much, and it introduced the brand-new garrisons feature that formed the core of the entire expansion....

Summary Streamer Alinity’s latest drama has resulted in her being banned fromTwitchafter receiving a copyright strike, but the website has given her a way to return. The popular streamer has been banned and unbanned fromTwitchin the past, so most fans are confident she will be back. Alinity’s Twitch ban last yearresulted in her threatening to switch streaming platforms due to what she saw as inconsistent enforcement by Twitch. However, she eventually returned to the website after her ban was lifted....

Two Point Campusis the latest simulation game developed by Two Point Studios, the developer behind hospital management andsimulation gameTwo Point Hospital. TheTwo Pointgames let the player become an administrator of a given institution in Two Point County, the fictional setting of the games.Two Point Campussees the player have to build up the reputation of their college or university, constructing facilities and buildings. It seemed through thetrailers released forTwo Point Campusthat the game was shaping up to have a similar level of quirkiness asTwo Point Hospital, allowing players to create giant pies and burgers, while having their students enroll in Knight School....

Valheimoffers players a long list of creatures to challenge and defeat. There is a large mix of them, from the relatively easy Greydwarfs and Leeches to the much more challenging Trolls and Fulings. Aside from the bosses inValheim, however, there is one creature that poses an extreme danger to players: the Serpent. These powerful creatures inValheimcan surprise players making their way across the vast open seas in the game and provide some of the better meat in the game....