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I’ll assume that you’re all largely familiar with the practice ofreview bombing: something angry gamers do en masse to make themselves heard when a game sneaks in microtransactions, or includes a person of colour in a leading role. Take a look at the OGCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3in action below! The newCall Of Duty-Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3- has not exactly gotten off to the best start. From the fact the gamedoesn’t appear to have a Platinum Trophyto themyriad of issues accessing the game over the weekend, fans are seriously unhappy that they’ve been asked to pay full price for what was clearly always intended to be DLC for last year’sModern Warfare 2....

GTA VImay well be landing on consoles beyond the standard PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S models, as if we weren’t having a difficult enough time imagining the next Grand Theft Auto launching at all. It’s been what feels like 1,000 years sinceRockstarfirstofficially confirmed the existenceofGTA VI.That’s all we’ve had in an official capacity, though themajor September leakhas given way to numerous unofficial details finding their way online. At this stage we can be fairly certain that the new GTA will launch onPlayStation 5andXbox Series X/S, but it’s been suggested the game will go beyond these platforms....

GTA VIfans are an odd bunch, but I absolutely admire their dedication to a game we know next to nothing about, at least in an official capacity. Take a look at everything we know aboutGTA VIbelow! Spoiler: it’s not much. But you know, we admitted at the top there so don’t be mad at us. In the time sinceGTA VIleaked, fans have beencreating a map using coordinatespieced together from the gameplay....

I can’t quite believe I’m saying this, but we’ve managed to go another month without aGTA VItrailer. The game’s release date, however, appears to be looking more and more certain.Last month it was looking all but guaranteedGTA VIwould berevealed on 26 October. Multiple insiders jumped on the bandwagon,promising a trailer would land “soon”. For its part,Rockstaraccidentally fuelled speculation when they uploaded a private video.The reveal date came and went, of course, and Rockstarrevealed nothing....

Hogwarts Legacyis one of the most successful games of 2023, but that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. Indeed, there’s more than a little room for improvement.While theHarry PotterRPG has generatedover $1 billionin revenue so far, it’s been argued thatHogwarts Legacyfeels“criminally empty”. Certainly, when you compare it to games likeBaldur’s Gate 3andThe Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom,you can see why it dropped out of the Game Of The Year conversation so quickly....

I think we can safely say with some certainty that not every suit inMarvel’s Spider-Man 2is a good suit. There are some absolute bangers in there, of course. I adore theAmazing Spider-Man 2spandex, and Miles Morales' classic threads are impossible to get wrong. Alas, there is one suit in thePlayStationexclusive that is almost universally despised. Worse still, it’s the suit thatMarvel’s Spider-Man 2forces Miles into for the endgame. It’s not a huge spoiler to reveal that Miles goes into the final showdown with Venom wearing a new costume....

There’s no getting around the fact 2023 has been one of the biggest years for video games ever. In fact, I’d probably argue 2023 isthebiggest year ever for top-shelf releases.Just look at some of the games we’ve had over the last few months:Marvel’s Spider-Man 2absolutely slapped.Alan Wake 2was incredible.Baldur’s Gate 3blew us all away.The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdomwas a banger. That’s not even mentioning the likes ofSuper Mario Wonder,Sea Of Stars, andStarfield....

PlayStation Plus appears to have repeated itself for the first time since the service launched back in 2010, though fortunately it isn’t having an impact on everyone.I’d be lying if I said it had been a good year forPlayStation Plus.A cheeky price increasedid not go down well, with many fans insisting the free games released as part of the service since the price increase have done little to justify forking out more October 2023’sfree games-The Callisto Protocol, Farming Simulator 22, andWeird West-weren’t the most popular, andthere hasn’t been much excitement for November, either....

If there’s one thing I know about you, gentle reader, it’s that you like free games. I’ll be honest, that’s pretty much all I know about you, and even that is kind of a roll of a dice given we’re complete strangers. But, you know, it’d be weird if you didn’t like free stuff. Steamusers everywhere can currently download and keep 11 newfree games, so if I’m right about you, I think you’ll want to stick around to see what we’ve got....

If you’re a massive fan ofStardew Valley(and who isn’t) then you might want to find some similar games to explore. Something cosy, with plenty of farming, collecting, or chatting with residents. You can find several games that are similar to the farming title over onXbox Game Pass. These will keep you playing until the nextStardew Valleyupdate or until Concerned Ape’s next game,Haunted Chocolatier. Stardew Valley has taken over so many players' lives with its cosy farm life...

You never know quite where Assassin’s Creed is going to take you next; like a leaf on the wind, you are pulled along and go where it takes you. Sometimes that’s resulted in high praise from the AC fandom, and other times they get very upset and throw their toys out of the pram. Today’s news falls into the former category, with fans praising the franchise for going all modern in future games....

There are plenty of opinions I could give about Assassin’s Creed that would earn me a lot of backlash from the fandom, but saying that ‘Assassin’s Creed Origins: Rebirth’ is an exceptionally beautiful mod isn’t one of them. I’ll admit, I’m quite the vanilla player when it comes to mods – it’s not that I don’t like them, just I’m too lazy to install/download different files and software more often than not....

Simple moments in our lives can leave their mark, be they positive memories or unsavoury ones, yet few of us get the chance to take those moments and turn them into a deliciously vivid experience for others. Then again, not all of us are the game director behindDave the Diver. Journey into the deep with Dave inDave the Diver! As someone who threw caution to the wind and purchasedDave the Diveron Steam (I’m more of a console gamer), I soon found myself sinking hours into the game as I explored the ocean despite my fear of water in video games....