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What To Expect: Developer CD Projekt Red wowed us with their behind closed doors demo at E3 2014 and we expect them to pull off a similar feat at their Comic-Con 2014 panel. Attendees will hear more about this final game in the trilogy, see it played live, and learn more about Dark Horse's upcoming The Witcher graphic no


One of the most underrated open-world games of all time is The Saboteur. It's about an Irish man who attempts to free Paris from Nazi control during World War 2. The guy has a lot of skills that help him on his mission, including his brilliant parkour abilit


Middle-earth: Shadow of War , published by Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment, is out now on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and this predominantly single player game features loot boxes. Throughout the game, players recruit an army of Orcs, enough to see them through to the end of the main story. Orcs can also be purchased with real money via loot boxes, but they're not immediately necessary. After the main quest is completed, the player is presented with an endgame story arc which blocks progression until the player can amass an insanely powerful army of high-level Orcs. The player is essentially given a choice on how they will reach Shadow of War 's true ending: pay up for premium followers, or face the grueling grind to conquer Middle-earth, slowly leveling up Orcs in a seemingly endless l


For any Lord of the Rings fans, you don't want to miss out on Shadow of War, the sequel to the beloved Shadow of Mordor. Shadow of War is a challenging roleplaying game that continues the narrative of J.R.R. Tolkein's legendary wo


Who Will Be There: 343 Industries's executive producer Dan Ayoub , senior producer Dennis Ries, and franchise director Frank O'Connor, along with Certain Affinity's president and original Halo 2 multiplayer designer, Max Hober


An example of that is the lack of restrictions on climbing. Link is able to scale anything, with only his stamina bar slowing him down. It was an interesting addition to the game as climbing hasn't always been a big feature in previous Zelda instalments, but it is a welcome cha


In the game, you can stick to and climb any surface. Also, if you land on a building at the correct angle, you can even sprint up it. As the game takes place in New York City, there are all sorts of tall buildings for you to sc

Assassin's Creed has been all over the map lately between the quality of its games and the way the marketing team is choosing to present them to us. Unfortunately for the newest installment to the on-going and seemingly endless series, Ubisoft doesn’t make much of an effort to sell it.


With the nominations coming before the year's end, we're faced with the usual issue of not all of 2014's titles being included (like Ubisoft's The Crew ) but at least they got in the most recent two-three weeks which includes the largest batch of high profile releases. The deadline for eligible entrants was games released by November 25th. On the Canadian Videogame Awards front, the date of nomination eligibility was much earlier and meant that some of the year's biggest titles ( Assassin's Creed Unity, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, etc. ) didn't make the

Unless Ubisoft was trying to reignite the feeling of rage we all felt while playing Assassin's Creed Unity with this trailer, it's safe to say that they have sorely missed the mark. The entire trailer doesn’t even provide a worthy description of what the game actually is going to be, which is worrisome for an "announcement" trailer. The AC franchise has been inconsistent for the last couple of years and visit this site right here mobile addition just screams stay away. All the viewer is provided with throughout this jaunt down a dark tunnel is that you will be able to change your outfit within the game and continue the AC trademark of jumping off roof tops into hay bails down below.


Who Will Be There: Michael de Plater (director of design, Monolith Productions ), lead writer Christian Cantamessa ( Red Dead Redemption ), Phil Straub (art director), and the voice of Talion Troy Ba


Following the negative reception to what fans have rightly decried as shamelessly Pay to Win in a way which ruins gameplay balance, EA promised that things would be different when the game finally releases on November 17. They've assured players that the system will be more balanced than it was in the Beta, but time will tell if that ultimately pans out in favor of the play


You play as Link, who must stop the deadly Calamity Ganon from destroying Hyrule. Familiar Zelda mechanics are present in this game, like puzzle-solving, side quests, and more. You can personalize your adventure and play it any way you want to, with a massive, sprawling, open world to expl

We have no idea what's going on with the Spike VGX this year or even if there will be one. The annual celebrity-fueled, ad-hungry video games event was consistently chock full of controversy and disdain from the gamer community which is why last year host and producer Geoff Keighley helped re-brand the Spike Video Game Awards into the Spike VGX. It was a ratings success but still begged the question of whether it should contin