When many think oftabletop gamesa few elements come to mind. Typically, relaxing, competitive, or puzzle-orientated. However, not all board games need to tackle these elements, some are capable of bringing even the most relaxed player into a heightened sense of tension, dread, or mistrust as they traverse the mystical and dangerous lands within. RELATED:Underappreciated Dystopian Sci-Fi Movies While there is a multitude of different genres to explore, there is nothing quite like a good sci-fi horror to play on a dark stormy night....

Star Warsis no stranger to video games. The franchise has had a lot of games over the years, ranging from classic genre-defining pieces to grotesque exercises in clunky gameplay. They have coveredmany different genresincluding RPG, shooter, hack-and-slash, beat ‘em up, real-time strategy, puzzles, edutainment, metroidvania, souls-like, flight simulators, and racing. Despite this, there has never really been a game that allowed the player to fully immerse themselves into the universe. Sure, many of the games have allowed the player to visit iconic locations, but a lot of those games were made beforeopen world gameswere possible....

Resident Evil Village’s Winters' Expansion DLC has a ton of new content for fans. There is a third-person mode that lets players control Ethan from an over-the-shoulder perspective (though this stillpreventsResident Evilfans from seeing Ethan’s face). The newShadows of Roseside story is also present and gives players a fitting conclusion to the Winters' storyline. Finally, theWinters' Expansion DLC adds two new maps and three new playable characters for the fan-favorite Mercenaries mode by way of The Mercenaries: Additional Orders....

The release of FromSoftware’sBloodbornemarked a significant aesthetic transition away from the studio’s previous three medieval fantasy-inspired games,Demon’s Souls,Dark Souls,andDark Souls 2. TheVictorian aesthetic and urban level design ofBloodborneoffered players a refreshing, albeit terrifying, environment to play through while simultaneously flexing the studio’s willingness to explore unique game design. More recently,Elden Ringhas reconfirmed FromSoftware’s willingness to rethink gameplay and world design by incorporating a massive open world into the trademark medieval fantasy aesthetic of previous Souls games....

Summary After its recent release on PC, former PlayStation exclusiveRatchet & Clank: Rift Apartseems to be struggling in terms of player numbers on its new platform.Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart’s PC release was first announced earlier this year, but it seems not all players have immediately jumped at the chance to play the critically acclaimed title. When the game was first released, it was a huge critical success, with its exhilarating action scenes combined with its character-focused story being aspects that were particularly praised....

FromSoftware’slong-awaited sequelto 2011’sDark Soulsinitially released in 2014 to a mixed reception. The game still ranks as one of the top soulsbonre titles according to critics, exemplified by its whopping91 Metascore; but many fans consider it today to be the weakest entry in the soulsborne franchise. FromSoftware clearly took the disappointment of some fans to heart, as they released three fantastic DLC’s for the game, which are considered to be among the best expansions from any soulsborne game....

Kojima Productions revealsDeath Stranding 2in an incredible trailer that gives a cinematic view of what players can expect from the upcoming title. This reveal comes duringThe Game Awards ceremony, where the previous game in theDeathStrandingseries had previously won the award for Best Direction. The trailer was quickly followed by a few words from developer Hideo Kojima, who in classic style didn’t give too much insight as to whatDeath Stranding 2would actually be about....

Summary ADiablo 4player seems to have discovered a Brutal Heart which the community has deemed to be “broken." This is one of the four types of Malignant Hearts that launched withDiablo 4Season 1, and has now become a topic of discussion among the fans. Diablo 4Season of the Malignantintroduced the Brutal, Vicious, Wrathful, and Devious Hearts that players can socket into items matching its type. These hearts provide the character with certain abilities that are fairly similar to perks obtained through Legendary Aspects and gems....

Elden Ringis already a massive success, but FromSoftware has continued to add to the game through free updates. The freeElden Ringupdates have squashed bugs, made balance changes, and in some cases, have even added new content. PreviousElden Ringupdates added new quest phases, and the latest one does so as well, giving fans more closure when it comes to the Patches questline in the game. For the uninitiated,Elden Ringplayers can first encounter Patches very early in the game at a place called Murkwater Cave....

In-keeping with FromSoftware tradition,Elden Ringis absolutely full to the brim with challenging, exhilarating boss fights. After just an hour, players will have likely already come into contact witha handful of bosses, each one offering a distinct challenge, along with an incredibly unique visual design. With more bosses than ever, it’s truly astounding that FromSoftware has managed to keep each encounter feeling distinctive, but there are some bosses that players might remember a little more than others....

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimis one of the best-selling games ever, having sold more than 30,000 copies as of 2017. That puts it roughly in the same range asDiablo 3, the reboot ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare, and, somewhat surprisingly, the2016 puzzle-platformerHuman: Fall Flat. The point is that there are plenty of hardcoreSkyrimfans, and many of them might appreciate anElder Scrollsbirthday surprise. One of these people turns out to be a Reddit user called testrazgovor, whose girlfriend recently gave them aSkyrim-themed birthday cake....

WhileThe Witcherseries on Netflix has done with remaining true to much of the franchise’s source material, it still hasn’t been able to avoid changes to a couple of significant plot points. One of the most notable involves the School of the Wolf Witcher, Eskel. In the Netflix show, Eskel’s fate ties him to an ancient forest creature referred to as a leshy, also known as a Leshen inThe Witchervideo game series....

PopularFortnitestreamer Tyler Blevins, better known by his username Ninja, has been added to the game as a skin by developer Epic Games. Available for purchase January 16th through 19th for an unknown price, the skin will allow players to shoot their way through the world of Fortnite while bearing the appearance of the streamer himself. The skin features Ninja’s now iconic spiky, cyan hair, in addition to his general blue color scheme and his logo proudly brandished across the skin’s sleeve....