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Though 2020 was packed with exceptional games from a litany of accomplished developers, there was one that stood out as an unlikely Game of the Year candidate.Hadesis thefourth game from Supergiant, a small studio known for fantastic storytelling and visual style. Zagreus' desperate, yet rarely fruitful quests to leave the underworld never feel like doomed attempts at an impossible feat, instead the progression is lenient enough to keep players' spirits alive....

An image uploaded to Hideo Kojima’s Twitter has fans speculating about the heavily rumoredDeath Stranding 2with Kojima pictured with Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan. The purported sequel to Kojima Productions' debut game has been the subject of several rumors in recent months.Kojima himself has even teased fanswith minor details about a mysterious upcoming project from Kojima Productions, sharing cryptic messages with fans of the legendary director. Now, Kojima has incited rumors once again with a recent appearance alongside Jim Ryan....

Honkai: Star Rail’s latest museum management event has been getting rave reviews. The limited-time event was recently rolled out as part ofHonkai: Star RailVersion 1.1, and many players seemed to be engrossed in it. InHonkai: Star RailVersion 1.1, a new location in Belobog opened up called the Belobog History and Culture Museum. Players can access this area once they finish the Trailblaze Mission “Jarilo-Vi: Silent Galaxy.” Once in the museum, they can participate in the Everwinter City Museum Event, which will run until June 26, 4 am server time, where they will be tasked to fill up exhibits and manage the museum....

EA’s had a tough time with some of its biggest franchises at the tail-end of this console generation. EvenBattlefield, one of its longest running and most successful franchises, has not been immune to the effects of controversy and criticism. Games likeBattlefront 2andBattlefield 5each getting its own respective controversies show the publisher may need to make some serious adjustments to its development pipelines and release schedules beforeBattlefield 6. Battlefield 5had a lot of marketing hype on the way to its release, but quickly found itself under pressure from fans due to the live service approach being the source of many complaints....

For a series all about a serial killer, the upcoming revival ofDexterreally seems keen on bringing characters back from the dead. After bringing in John Lithgow to reprise his role as the very much dismembered Trinity Killer, the show’s new season has apparently gotten the taste for dearly departed fan-favorite characters as Jennifer Carpenter will reportedly return to the series as well. The Hollywood Reporter sources confirm Carpenter, who played Dexter’s sister Deb Morgan through the entire original series, has just signed on for the revival in a move that may be pleasantly surprising to those who’ve blocked out their memories of the original finale and particularly confusing to those who haven’t....

Quick Links The first season ofCall of Duty’s Modern Warfare 3 (2023)has arrived, bringing new weapons, operators, and of course in-game purchases to theCOD HQStore. In addition to several new weapon and operator bundles in the store, players will also be able to grab theModern Warfare 3Season 1 BlackCell Pass. One of the newer features introduced toCall of DutyinModern Warfare 2 (2022)the BlackCell Operator Pass gives a fresh spin on the Seasonal Battle Passes, providing the opportunity to unlock additional unique rewards throughout the Battle Pass,including epic BlackCell blueprintsand Operator Skin variants, available for a slight monetary cost....

Dragonhusk Shards are a crafting material inMonster Hunter Risethat can be used to create a number of weapons and armor pieces as well as perform several weapon upgrades. This multitude of uses means that many players will want to get their hands on Dragonhusk Shards, though they may be uncertain about where to look for them. Fortunately, it is not particularly difficult to track down Dragonhusk Shards inMonster Hunter Rise, and this guide is here to point fans in the right direction....

Warning: The following contains spoilers for “Naruto: The Whorl Within The Spiral,” by Masashi Kishimoto, translated by Mari Morimoto, and lettered by Snir Aharon, now available in English fromViz Media. Minato Namikaze was the Fourth Hokage of the Hidden Leaf. From a young age, Minato impressed his peers and showed them what he was capable of achieving. He breezed through the Academy and set new records. Minato wasa part of Jiraiya’s team, and he learned a lot from the Legendary Sannin....

Narutois one of the most popular anime series of all time. In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Studio Pierrot is releasing four new episodes that will bring backthe knucklehead ninja. The officialTwitteraccount forNarutoannounced that the episodes would be released later this year. According to the tweet,the anime will premiere the four new episodes on September 3rd, 2023. It is unclear whether all the episodes will be released at the same time or whether there will be some kind of break between each one....

Connectionsis a short daily puzzle game that pits players against sixteen words and four mystery categories. Each word can only go into one category, but several of today’s words seem to fit into more than one place. If word puzzle fans are stumped by this puzzle created by NYT Games, they might be looking for a few hints, a couple of the categories, or even the full spoiler to this puzzle game created by the same company that purchased thebrowser game sensationWordleback in 2022....

One Pieceis currently deepin the Egghead Island arc, and as this piece of the jigsaw puzzle is looking to complete itself, fans prepare for what is next. The previous chapter of the Egghead Island arc, which appears to be one of the very most important ones, delivered Vegapunk’s message to the entire world. Of course, this message was of paramount importance, such that even the Five Elders themselves appeared on Egghead in an attempt to stop it from coming out....

When asked for a reason for PC gamers to purchase an Xbox One, Xbox Boss Phil Spencer says that PC gamers ‘might not buy’ an Xbox One, but that’s perfectly fine. Xbox and Microsoft have made quite a few headlines in recent days, but probably not for reasons they may want. This week has seen the proposedclosure of Lionhead Studiosand subsequent cancellation ofFable Legends, rumors of more Microsoft first-party developer closures, and gamers demandingcompensation for Xbox Live’s downtime....

A well-considered Japanese hardware leaker has released information regarding thePlayStation 5’s GPU. While the reliability of the leak isn’t certain, it’s driving speculation about the PS5’s graphics power. The leak shows a GPU chip codename “Oberon” running at three different clock speeds. The first two clock speeds correlate to the PS4 and the PS4 Pro. The third clock speed, which runs at over double the speed of those prior, is speculated to be the PS5’s GPU running natively....