2022 is a huge year for Nintendo games. Fans of the Switch have already gottenPokemon Legends: Arceus, and there’s still major releases likeSplatoon 3, Bayonetta 3,andPokemon ScarletandVioleton the way. Before that, Nintendo will releaseNintendo Switch Sports, a game in the style ofWii Sportsthat brings plenty of new ideas.Nintendo Switch Sportsreinvents old sports, improving Swordplay through Chambara’s different sword types, and it also brings a variety of new sports into the fold....

Between both the base game and the Phantom Liberty expansion,Cyberpunk 2077has no shortage of compelling characters. Without even takingCyberpunk 2077’s protagonist V into consideration, the ensemble cast of the game does a fair amount of heavy lifting when it comes to the title’s emotional impact and immersion. In true CD Projekt RED fashion,Cyberpunk 2077’s side characters are all three-dimensional personalities with believable writing behind them, feeling like they’re real people whose lives continue even when the player isn’t around....

Summary Scheduled for a February launch, the anticipation forOverwatch 2’s Season 9 is high, as it is poised to introduce long-awaited changes to the hero-shooter. While some of these adjustments were features from the firstOverwatch, Blizzard has indicated that several new features could emerge. However, one particular aspect ofOverwatch 2’s upcoming overhaulhas drawn the attention of its players, fueling a heated controversy. Discourse over balancing changes inOverwatch 2isn’t new, but this one has the potential to dismantle the hype around Season 9 altogether....

Pokemon GOhas been treating players to a series of seasonally appropriate arrivals sinceDeerling and Sawsbuck’s introduction in September, and now that Halloween is on the horizon things have started taking a turn for the spooky. Costumed Gengar and Sableye have been introduced to the game alongside several other ghostly bonuses and events, some of which have yet to take place. Alolan Marowak Raid Day is one such event. The special day was originally announced in a Niantic post detailing Halloween happenings inPokemonGO, but aside from a time and date, the event has remained relatively unexplained until today....

Niantic is celebratingPokemon GO’s8th Anniversary by organizing a special event to give players a plethora of rewards and Pokemon. One of the Pokemon that fans are quite eager to catch is Party Hat Charmander. Party Hat Charmander is one of the manycostumed Pokemon that will appear during the 8th Anniversary Celebration. Players also have a chance to get a shiny variant, and the odds of that happening is roughly 1 in 500....

Pokemon Scarlet and Violetbreak multiple traditions from past games, with one of the most notable ones being the fact that Gen 9 is the very first fully open-world title in the franchise.Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s type combinationsare also another big deal, as Gen 9 breaks the mold by introducing a lot of missing type combos that past games had never featured, such as Fire and Grass, Normal and Poison, and Fairy/Fighting....

Franchise media often builds most of its cultural cache off of continuity, callbacks, and winks to older material. Bad versions of this technique rest the entirety of a story on stuff fans remember in a desperate attempt to succeed off nostalgia alone. Good versions build an interesting story and find fun ways to tie it into what came before. Preyiseasily the best iteration of the popularPredatorfranchise since the first, possibly even stronger than the original....

Goal Kick Simulatoris a well-made, engaging, and addictive soccer simulator with unusual mechanics that are rarely seen inotherRobloxgames. Here, you have to score a goal and improve your character to increase the distance of the kick, thus earning more currency. You will need to earn tons of currency to get better and set records, which will take a lot of time. By redeemingGoal Kick Simulatorcodes, you will receive generous rewards from the developers, namely the premium currency Gems, which will be helpful for expensive upgrades....

Summary Ubisoft’s latest release,Skull and Bones,has seen its price reduced by $25 only three weeks after its release, though it has since returned to full price.Skull and Bonesis Ubisoft’s second $70 AAA title behind December 2023’s first-person adventure shooterAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora. As the price of video games has risen from the $60 standard over the past several years, many gamers have become more selective over which games they choose to spend money on, live service titles especially....

A new mod released forSkyrimhas reworked the game’s dragon burial mounds. These areas inSkyrimhave lacked attention from the modding community, but this collection brings them to life in a whole new way. A huge part ofSkyrim’s continued relevancy since its 2011 release can be massively attributed to the never-ending creativity of the modding community, which has kept the game fresh for over 11 years. Modders have even continued to use modern technology to revamp Bethesda’s classic RPG, with one recent mod adding anAI-generated voiced protagonist toSkyrim....

Nintendo has announced the release date forSplatoon 3’s upcoming Wave 1 DLC release, the first part of its recently-revealed Expansion Pass. Excitement surrounding the release ofSplatoon 3in September 2022 has yet to wane, as inklings and octolings alike continue to battle for turf. Much like withSplatoon 2, Nintendo plans to encourage continued support ofSplatoon 3through post-launch content. And it’s arriving sooner than manySplatoonfans may have expected. UnlikeSplatoon 2, which delivered itspremium post-launch content via the Octo Expansion,Splatoon 3is trying out the now industry standard Expansion Pass....

Stardew Valleyis a charming indie game that lets players choose their preferred farming lifestyle. A huge reason forStardew Valley’sappeal is the massive amount of customization options players have for almost every area of their farm. RELATED:Stardew Valley: Challenge Runs For Veteran Players While theexterior farm layoutis a big aspect of the game, players have also found ways to customize some unlockable farm buildings. The shed is one of the most customizable buildings available in the game....

A popular indie game calledMuse Dashis available with a huge discount on Steam at the moment, and it can be purchased for only $0.44. This promotion is part ofthe famous Steam Summer Sale, which brings discounts to countless games sold on the platform, ranging from indies to AAA blockbusters. Over the years,Steam became home to countless excellent Indie games. At the moment, there are over 50,000 titles available for sale on the digital platform, with more of them appearing essentially every day....