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What makes a game great? Friends? Sure. Family? Why not. Physical activity? Maybe, but eh. Really, what makes a game great is the challenge it presents. Whether or not you are exerted and the enjoyment you experience. For decades THE staple of all games has been Jeopardy. It’s difficult but rewarding, and getting an answer correct feels damn good. But it has been dethroned. That’s right everyone, there’s a new number one in the streets....

Welcome to Jurassic World Jurassic World Evolution was such an interesting and ideal game for a park building simulator. Having multiple species of dinosaurs to choose from, spacious areas for creating the ultimate park with the franchise’s most iconic beasts, and managing the overall flow of the parks was such a dream for Jurassic Park and Jurassic World fans. The original game has been out for nearly three years at this point, having multiple DLC packs coming out post-release....

During the rather lengthy prologue or tutorial that is the first few hours of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Henry will be stuck inside of a nice friendly castle, but have a strong desire to leave in order to bury his parents. His gracious hosts, however, aren’t so keen on him leaving and Henry must get creative. When speaking to one of the guards near the gate, Henry will get the idea of disguising himself in a set of Talmberg Armor....

Kingdom Come: Deliverance is one of 2018’s top sleeper hits, blending a historically accurate medieval setting with realistic role-playing mechanics. But developer Warhorse Studios’ executive producer, Martin Klíma, admits that he wanted the game to receive some more polish before it released. In an excerpt called “Warhourse Studios Weekly Torch,” Klíma chatted about the game’s production and his role at the studio. While he doesn’t exactly see Kingdom Come: Deliverance as a AAA title competing with the likes of Ubisoft or EA, he certainly wanted the game to serve as an “attempt of bridging” indie gaming and AAA titles....

Square Enix has published the Kingdom Hearts III Big Hero 6 trailer, the extended version of the shorter clip we’ve being showcased during the PlayStation press event preceding the Tokyo Games Show 2018. In the newest trailer, we can see the location of San Fransokyo, where Big Hero 6’s story takes place, and some of the heroes of the movie in their Kingdom Hearts forms, like Baymax, Hiro Hamada, Honey Lemon, Go Go Tomago, Wasabi No-Ginger and Fred....

Having started back in September 2014, Kotaku is now about to shut its virtual doors for good, at least in the UK. In an announcement today it was revealed that Kotaku UK will be shutting down on September 9th, that’s just two days. For those of you reading in the US there’s less need to panic should you frequent Kotaku (as well as our fine establishment), as the US version will remain open....

Little Battlers eXperience has a huge following in its native Japan. Not only is it a video game series, but it has also spawned a manga and anime too. Better late than never, the series has finally made its way to the US with a focus on customization and dueling in LBX: Little Battlers eXperience. Coming from the very well respected Level-5, LBX: Little Battlers eXperience is actually a few years old, previously releasing in Japan in 2012....

The Mindgames spell is exclusive to priests in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. You’ll need to choose a specific covenant to use it, and the spell has some interesting damage calculation that can be exploited at just the right moment. Obtaining Mindgames Mindgames is your reward for committing to the Venthyr covenant in Shadowlands. Once you confirm your choice, the ability is added to your list in your spellbook. You can then add it to your hotbar or set up a macro as “Mindgames(Venthyr)” if you like....

While playing Tribes of Midgard, there are several greyed-out structures near your starting village that you can choose to devote resources to rebuild, acquiring more resources in the process that go straight into your war chest. In addition, there’s a crystal structure with no request for resources or a way to interact with it when you approach it. This structure is the Bifrost, and it’s how your character returns to Valhalla....

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is back in India after the last season was held in the UAE because of COVID-19. Unfortunately, there will be no in-person attendance this year as well because of the ongoing second wave of the pandemic. However, the world’s biggest cricketing extravaganza will be telecast live in most countries across the globe. In this article, we will tell you how and where to watch IPL 2021 outside India (online and cable TV)....

A newer trend in recent Sea of Thieves updates has been the addition of several features and tasks relating to the Merchant Alliance trading company. Season One of Sea of Thieves brought the Lost Shipment voyage type, while Season Two incorporates Trade Routes. Through buying and selling Commodity Crates at Outposts, you can potentially make a profit. Where are Commodity Crates in Sea of Thieves? Go to the Merchant Alliance vendor on any Outpost dock — in order to buy or sell Commodity Crates, you have to raise your Emissary Flag for Merchant Alliance at the table....

Humble Bundle releases another set of games this month, namely through the Humble Deckbuild & Battle Bundle. This bundle of games focuses quite literally on card games with a combat element to them. So if you’re a fan of these kinds of games, this may be a good bundle to look into a bit more. While it may not have nearly as many titles available in it compared to another recently released bundle of theirs, it still has a nice number of games for the listed price....

After releasing the Arogya Setu app on Android and iOS earlier this month, the Indian government is apparently working on a COVID-19 contact-tracing app for feature phones. According to IT Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad, the app is already under development and ‘will be launched very soon’. There’s no further information on the subject at this point, but experts are already questioning whether such a solution will even be feasible given the inherent technological constraints of these devices....

The new generation’s Cronenberg can make content just as disturbing as his father. Infinity Pool is the hot horror flick out in cinemas right now, by Brandon Cronenberg. For those familiar with the Cronenberg name, he is the son of iconic body horror director David Cronenberg, signaling a dynasty of cerebral, artistic horror film directors. The movie has been highly well-received but described as a challenging film to watch, not suitable for all ages....

Rise of the Battle Mage in Empire of Ember Just last month, Poleaxe Games announced their upcoming FPS/RTS medieval hybrid title Empire of Ember for PC. While we didn’t get too much background on what to fully expect, the developers have begun a series of videos for their game, before the release. To give their fans expansive peeks into Empire of Ember, the first of the bunch focuses on the game’s skeletal design – from the destructive environments to the player’s approach in combat....

After officially launching the iQOO 7 in China earlier this year, Vivo’s gaming-focused brand iQOO started teasing the India launch earlier last month. Although the company did not mention the device name or the launch date at the time, it finally confirmed to launch the iQOO 7-series in India on April 26. The Chinese giant is rumored to unveil the standard iQOO 7 and the iQOO 7 Legend in the country....

After being announced in 2020, Gotham Knights was projected to release in 2021 on PC and all current-gen and last-gen consoles, with only the Nintendo Switch missing out. Following a delay into 2022, dividing development resources between so many platforms may have been part of the problem. After all, it’s not unheard of for specific platform versions of titles to be canceled during development. With that said, can you still expect to play Gotham Knights on a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One?...

Star Stable is all about taking care of horses and ponies, and the game has only grown more popular over the last year. As more people dive in to find out if they have what it takes to raise and breed high-quality livestock, they tend to have a lot of questions about the game. One of the most common questions asked about Star Stable is whether the game is free to play or not....

A new leaker has brought to light a picture that may be a window into the next GTA title. Fans of the GTA series have been trying to find leaks regarding the new title of the series, and so far, they have not had any luck, or that is what they thought. A presumably leaked screenshot gained some traction after a known leaker brought it up again. GTA V was released back in 2013, and since then, the game has been released on almost all the platforms available right now....

During your years of bonding time with the Pyro class of Team Fortress 2, you’ve probably wondered if your character of choice, the one jubilantly and nonchalantly burning enemies to a crisp, was actually the psychopathic freak that everyone had him cracked up to be. There’s a chance that he could just be misunderstood and through some happenstance and misfortune, found himself obligated to torch everyone in his path, right?...