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Call of Duty: Black Ops 3and the jetpack era that it was a part of divided opinion among fans when it was released. But in the years since, it has become one of the most fondly remembered games in the franchise. The game design and movement hold up surprisingly well to this day, while offering many players a window back into their childhood or early gaming days. With plutonium arriving for the game in 2023, and many fans still craving the movement style and gameplay of the jetpack era,Call of Duty: Black Ops 3is seeing a resurgence....

It’s been a week since the launch ofCall of Duty: WarzoneSeason 5, and Infinity Ward is already turning up the heat. Four brand new cosmetic items are available forWarzoneandModern Warfarefans to unlock by watching their favoriteCall of DutyTwitch streams. TheWarzonegiveaway promotionis running from August 12 to 19 and includes several cosmetics and a short XP buff. Dedication to the stream gives more items, as long as players have linked their Twitch account to theirCall of Dutyaccount....

Last month, Square Enix held an event forFinal Fantasy 7’s 25th anniversary that shed new light on the future of this specific entry of the series' future following 2020’s hugely successfulFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. One of the biggest surprise announcements was forCrisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion, a remaster of the 2007 prequel developed for the PlayStation Portable. While many elements in the reveal trailer hinted that this remaster would be more related to the recentFinal Fantasy 7 Remakethan its original counterpart, Square Enix has now clarified thatCrisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunionwill not introduce new story elements....

Sorcery builds inDark Souls 3are capable of unleashing immense devastation with the right build and spell, however, life for a mage isn’t easy. They’re pretty squishy, so they need all the help that they can get to maximize each attack and maneuver to achieve victory. RELATED:Dark Souls 3: 15 Most Powerful Spells, Ranked Prolonged battles never favor casting builds, as they can’t take as many hits as other kinds, and also can run out of FP if combat persists for too long....

Before its official announcement came duringMicrosoft’s E3 2016 press conference,Dead Rising 4was the subject of numerous leaks. Even after its unveiling, the leaks forDead Rising 4keep coming, as Microsoft accidentally revealed a release date more specific than the vague “Holiday 2016” offered at its press conference. As it turns out, PC and Xbox One owners can look forward to playingDead Rising 4on December 6th. The leak occurred when Microsoft inadvertently listed the release date onDead Rising 4’s Xbox Live Marketplace page....

No less than four ofDestiny 2’s explorable zones are soon to be removed from the live game. This has understandably created a rush to experience all the content said zones have on offer,as well as old Raids. Thankfully, Bungie anticipated this and made the grind more tolerable, including an upcoming tweak to the acquisition of Sleeper Nodes on Mars. The main destinations leavingDestiny 2for the Destiny Content Vault are Titan, Io, Mercury, and of course, Mars....

By now, most of the gaming community is aware of just how fraught with perils the release ofCyberpunk 2077was at the end of 2020. Amidst game-breaking bugs from the word “go” andhotfixes that seem to break the game further, everyone seems to want to take a shot at the game and its developer CD Projekt Red. Even billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has had a thing or two to say about the studio’s latest attempts to appease disappointed gamers....

Ezra Miller’s unconventional running style inThe Flashhas been criticized for appearing awkward, partly due to the slow motion VFX inZack Snyder’s Justice Leaguethat highlights every arm swing and step Miller takes while Barry Allen is in the speed force. However, there may be more going on with what the actor is doing.Despite what looks to be a promising addition to DC on film with exciting elements, such as the introduction of Supergirl and the return of Michael Keaton’s Batman, there’s no getting around the fact thatThe Flashhas been a subject of controversy since its inception, from conflicting visions, various re-shoots, moving release dates,Miller’s complex mental health issuesthat have paralleled its production, poor VFX, and the DCEU reboot, to even how the actor runs....

A manga adaptation of theFate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Worksseries will debut in Kadokawa’s Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh’s December 26 issue. Theadaptation was first announcedin March, revealed in the 13th volume of Kadokawa’s Type-Moon Ace magazine. Veteran mangaka Daisuke Moriyama will illustrate the series. Moriyama is best known forhis Chrono CrusadeandWorld Embryoseries. RELATED:Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 Novels Manga Adaptation Announced A movie adaptation produced by Studio Deen and directed by Yūji Yamaguchi was released in 2010....

SinceFortnite’s launch in 2017, its free-to-play climb to prominence has made waves among the gaming community. Giving the game away made it one of the most popular games across platforms and gave rise to a new marketplace in theFortniteItem Shop. While vehicle paint jobs, pickaxe styles, and gliders are always fan favorites, no items are as sought after as character skins. Epic Games has occasionally had to remove a few different skins fromFortnitefor a few different reasons, including competitive advantages, international laws, and even real-life controversy....

The art of the blade returns toFortnitewith Chapter 4, Season 4. Although fans have long since known that there is a vampiric threat looming with Revenant Kado Thorne, players didn’t know that this was atime-traveling heist vampire, with threats definitely up his sleeve for the future, or past, ofFortnitestill to come. Yet, players can at least deter him for a moment, and get themselves a great Mythic weapon to boot....

While perhaps not everybody’s cup of tea, the stealth genre of video games provides, for many, a welcome relief from the less-than-subtle explosions and drama of action games in favor of creating an experience that relies far more heavily on the patience and cool-headedness of players. Related:Immersive Sims To Play If You Love The Thief Franchise Gloomwoodlooks to carve out a name for itself in the stealth genre with its unique, gun-based combat and Victorian aesthetic....

Hitman 3, the final part in IO Interactive’s stealth series, launched last month. The new title finishes the World of Assassination storyline, which began in 2016, and just like the previous games in the series,Hitman 3features plenty of Challenges for players to complete. Most ofHitman 3’s Challenges are unique methods of murder, exploration achievements, or interesting map features. This is because its levels are designed to be very replayable. However, some of theChallenges inHitman 3are story-based, and there’s even one for discovering the game’s secret ending....