Halo Infiniteis officially coming out in just under a month and a lot of new footage has been released in the lead up to its launch. As all other Microsoft Published games,Halo Infinitewill beavailable on Xbox Game Passon day 1 for both PC and consoles. Halo Infinitewas originally supposed to release last year as a launch title for Xbox Series X/S. After getting a mixed reception to the initial reveal trailer, with the visuals being the main complaint, Microsoft had ultimately decided to delay the game to 2021....

Sonic Frontiers, Sonic Team’s latest release, will be receiving a free update that adds a Christmas-themed costume this month.Sonic Frontiersis the latest 3D mainlineSonicgame from Sonic Team, taking the iconic blue hedgehog into a new environment with the usage of a new gameplay style that the developers have called “open-zone” as opposed to open-world. Despite the game boasting an impressive amount of content already, Sega and Sonic Team are looking to support it with a series offree DLC updates forSonic Frontiersthroughout 2023....

AAA video games using Marvel Comics properties are becoming increasingly common. One of the most popular games starring a superhero from the brand is Insomniac Games’Spider-Man, originally released in 2018 for the PS4. This game then received a spin-off in the form ofSpider-Man: Miles Morales, where it follows Miles in his adventure in saving New York City from a new threat while Peter Parker is away. Following that, an official sequel will be coming to the PS5, starring both Spider-Men andthe infamous symbiote Venom....

Upon inheriting land from their grandfather, players move to a small town inStardew Valleyto start their new lives. With a few hand-me-down tools and some gold, they must learn to live off the farmlands. Every person dreams of settling down to raise a family and build a perfect homestead.Stardew Valleyturns this dream into a virtual reality, enabling players to experience the joys of farming and family life. No matter how realistic it gets – at the end of the day,Stardew Valleyis just a video game....

Factions form the backbone of the Settled Systems inStarfield.Each group has a distinct style and theme that players can feel all the way down to how its individual members talk. There are perks to joining a faction, and it’s up to the player to figure out which one they want to align themselves with. RELATED:Starfield Ship Launch Goes Hilariously Wrong How Many Factions Can You Join in Starfield? As per usual, players canjoin multiple factions at once, though teaming up with pirates and the police force sent to arrest them may not be completely on the table....

Beginners toStranded Deepmay wonder what items to craft first, as the game puts players in the role of a plane crash survivor with very little instruction about what to do next. This experience makes for a largely realistic butbrutal survival gamewith mechanics that can be challenging to get used to at first, leading some new players to question which items to prioritize with potential life-or-death consequences. RELATED:Stranded Deep: Best Gameplay And Map Mods You Need To Check Out...

He’s brought out the hidden lives of vampires withWhat We Do in the Shadows. He’s taken on Marvel withThor: Ragnarok. He’s gearing up to take onStar Warswith his own feature film. So what could possibly be next for Taika Waititi in the already eclectic career that even featured him playing Hitler? (Don’t worry, it was a comedy.) He’s going back to one of the grandparents of sci-fi itself,Flash Gordon. That’s right, Waititi is set to write for an upcoming reimagining of the classic space tale that inspired countless science fiction stories,includingStar Warsitself....

The movie,Tetrisstarts with Henk failing to sell a game he developed himself at the Consumer Electronic Show, only for him to come acrossTetris,a puzzle gamebeing marketed by one of his competitors at the event. He falls in love and decides to risk all that he has to bring the game out to the world. RELATED:Best TV Shows From The ’90s That Were Way Ahead Of Their Time In a nutshell, the Apple TV+ movie is based on a true life story of the invention and eventual worldwide distribution of the world-renowned game of the same name....

When looking at the DLC inAssassin’s Creedy OdysseyandAssassin’s Creed Valhalla, it’s very clear how the two took mostly different roads.Odysseyinvested heavily in Greek mythand how the Isu were part of that, with Layla eventually finding her way to Atlantis, attempting to control the staff, and meeting Kassandra in the flesh. On the other hand,Valhallawas very much invested in real historical events (except for the last DLC, of course), and this seemed to give it the upper hand, at first....

The next chapter in theMass Effectseries—for now known asMass Effect 4—is on the way from BioWare, with the trailer hinting a return to the Milky Way and potentially even the return of Commander Shepard. The next game wasn’t the only big news from BioWare this past year, with the announcement of theMass Effect: Legendary Editionpromising to remaster the original trilogy for release in 2021. The build-up to the release of theMass Effect: Legendary Editionhas seen a renewed focus on the first three games....

TheRed Dead Redemptionfranchise is now renowned for the depth of detail and level of substance that is provided in its core gameplay, as well as within its overarching narrative. Largely taking place during a time of immense cultural and societal shifts, it can be difficult to fully grasp the timeline in which the series is set due to the breakneck changes that were occurring at such a rapid pace during the period....

FromSoftware’s action RPG titles are mystifying and rife with discourse in-and-around their growing communities of players and fans. After having explored cosmic horror inBloodborne, and supernatural Japanese myth inSekiro: Shadows Die Twice,Elden Ringmarks FromSoftware’s first return to the medieval high fantasy genre sinceDemon’s SoulsandDark Souls.FromSoftware’s storytelling and world-buildingis distinguished apart from other RPGs, but there is a recent film that resembles similar storytelling employed in games such asElden Ring. A24’s penchant for eerie, suspenseful atmospheres pairs perfectly with David Lowery’sThe Green Knight, whichis a masterclass in cinematography and suggestive themes set in high fantasy....

While The Game Awards' cast of official presenters may not always seem imperative to the nominees or awards categories that they present for, many fans like to interpret the presenter selections each year as an indication of what world premiere announcements might be made. Recently, the latest presenter pair has been announced that would give excitement tofans ofEnter the MatrixorThe Matrix: Path of Neo. RELATED:Shang-Chi Star Simu Liu Will Be Game Awards Presenter The Matrix Resurrections' Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss have been announced as the newestpresenters for The Game Awards next week....