This week will bring the launch of Ubisoft’s biggest game in half a decade, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, taking the series to feudal Japan in a big-budget release for the first time. The game, since its premiere trailer almost a year ago, has been the subject of relentless criticism about its use of Yasuke, a black
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I am going to be starting this article with a big long sigh, as I’m not sure what other reaction there can be to new quotes from Ronald D. Moore, showrunner of Amazon’s big God of War show, where he’s just revealed that he’s “not a gamer” to the point where he can’t even work
Microsoft is downplaying the need to own an Xbox in the wake of several years focused on Game Pass and the new “everything is an Xbox campaign,” and the market continues to head down that road as a result. New sales estimates from VGChartz (very much not official figures, but it can usually indicate trendlines)
At reset on Tuesday, Destiny 2 players were treated to an abruptly short story quest involving patrol farming and some Blind Well runs. While the stage is set for the seasonal finale, Riven’s comment about a “delay” for the final egg to collect so we can make our wish and get through thee portal indicates
Actor Matthew Perry tragically passed away on Saturday at the age of 54. The actor, obviously best known for his role as Chandler Bing on Friends, had a wide-ranging career, including one that briefly encompassed the gaming realm. Gamers are paying tribute to Perry for his fantastic performance as Benny in Obsidian’s Fallout: New Vegas
I have been attempting to formulate a reasonable guess at GOTY nominees and potential winner list for a while now as we head into the end of the year, but every time I turn around some sort of new competitor has emerged. This week, it’s Alan Wake 2, which has released and scored an 89
I really have enjoyed The Finals , an innovative FPS currently in open testing, using unique verticality and heavily destructible environments to its advantage. At least it’s fun when the servers are working. But as I wrote about it, kept hearing people chime in “but have you heard about the AI?” Uh oh. No, this
Five Nights At Freddy’s is currently in the midst of [an absolutely monster box office weekend](https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/10/28/a-five-nights-at-freddys-review-from-a-total-series-outsider/?sh=11c83f386265), well beyond anyone’s wildest expectations thanks to the strength of the IP and the fact that it appears to be serving fans, though not critics, very well. It’s actually hard to think of a movie made more directly for
I remain deeply impressed with [Loki, ](https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/10/27/wait-what-just-happened-on-loki/?sh=6ba6ad873516)a show that I wish was giving us more than six episodes a season like a traditional TV show would. But at least we have this week’s stunning episode that genuinely had some of the best moments we’ve seen in at least this current era of the MCU, even
We have a new video game adaptation in theaters (and also uh, Peacock) and its review scores are looking a lot like those in the pre-Sonic, pre-Last of Us, pre-Arcane days. Five Nights at Freddy’s, a realization of the famed horror game, has debuted with a 26% on Rotten Tomatoes with 81 critics reviewing it.