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During today’s Inside Xbox showcase as part of its 20/20 Initiative, a variety of games were shown to the world, as well as the power of the Xbox Series X. Publisher Deep Silver was there to show off a new game titled Chorus. Deep Silver’s new game puts players in control of Nara and Forsaken, a pilot with a past and her sentient starfighter. Chorus is a single-player experience, telling a mature, personal, and redemption story about their struggles against a dark cult....

Tough boss battles are one of the main reasons that people play any game in the Souls franchise, and the same holds true for Demon’s Souls. Between the Armor Spider of the Stonefang Tunnel and the Tower Knight of the Boletarian Palace, players will have their hands full with some pretty difficult boss enemies. The third of the five Archstones in the game offers a unique horror-vibe, the likes of which the Souls series has never again accomplished....

Our quick take Denon AH-MM400 headphones - 4.0 / 5 Best noise-cancelling headphones: The best ‘phones to block out external sounds The best Bluetooth headphones: Top on-ear or over-ear wireless headphones Denon AH-MM400 review: Design Denon AH-MM400 review: Sound To recap For a comfortable fit with a wide soundscape, great separation and sound quality that serves pretty much every genre of music the MM400s sell themselves. But their limited bass balance and overall design package don’t add-up to make the very best £250 over-ears we’ve ever seen - or heard....

With Destiny’s Age of Triumph taking Guardians through some of the most memorable moments in the action-RPG’s past by putting a fresh spin on them with updated raids, new armor sets, upgraded weapons, new Eververse items, the Year Three record book, and a new takes on quests, Strikes, and more, it now looks like players are coming close to the end of the event. As it happens, Bungie is prepared to officially make the King’s Fall raid challenges go live at the game’s reset tomorrow, Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 2:00 AM PT....

Last month, the Destiny: Fall of Osiris webcomic debuted, kicking off a prequel tale taking place before the original game and filling in more of the lore behind Destiny 2’s Curse of Osiris expansion. Now, the second part of that ongoing comic series has released, further building upon the story The comic can be read here, one panel at a time as the story unfolds, with Part 2 focusing on the conflict between Osiris and the Speaker....

Prior to the official release of Destiny 2: Forsaken, a trailer showcased the variety of exotic weapons coming to the online-only first-person shooter. Two of these weapons were known as Malfeasance and Wish Ender, with the former being an exotic hand cannon and the latter being an exotic bow. However, thus far, neither weapon has been discovered in Destiny 2. Concerning Malfeasance, players are actively looking for it, because it is a strange situation overall....

The ongoing saga of CD Projekt Red’s tumultuous development and release of Cyberpunk 2077 continues to unfold. More and more information regarding Cyberpunk 2077’s development continues to be shared publicly, as current and ex-developers share their stories. One of the latest incredulous details stemming from CD Projekt Red is an apparent disbelief regarding Cyberpunk 2077’s announced release date of 2020 mid-development. In a report from Bloomberg involving first-hand accounts of Cyberpunk 2077’s development from more than 20 current and former developers, attitudes regarding the initial Cyberpunk 2077 release date of April 16, 2020 were shared....

In 2020, Civilization 6 started releasing new content with the New Frontier Pass so players could continue building their great empires. Since then, Civilization 6’s New Frontier Pass has released five new DLC packs with new content for players and is approaching its final installment. Recently, a new developer update for Civilization 6 was released that shows players what’s in store for the sixth DLC pack in the New Frontier Pass....

Women’s armor has always been a lively point of discussion when it comes to popular media. The design and general impracticality of said armor continue to inspire criticism, but what specific problems come with some of the more common examples? Turns out an expert on the matter has plenty to say about that. YouTuber Jill Bearup is an expert on such things, sporting a channel filled with relatively popular critiques on fights, choreography, and anything related in films and other media....

It seems a bit ironic that Giancarlo Esposito and Michael Mando are appearing in the same franchise but are so far apart, in terms of release mainly. This had led some to believe that there’s indeed a connection and that Far Cry 6 serves as a prequel to Far Cry 3, with young Diego being a younger Vaas. For many reasons, this doesn’t seem true unless Ubi retcons a lot of lore, but nonetheless, the two villains are worth discussing....

Writing younger characters is often a struggle in fiction, especially for video-game NPCs. Children often risk becoming annoyances, getting in the way of combat as companions, and feeling frustrating in the story as their growing pains cause conflict for characters more relatable to the average adult consumer. There’s been several moments like this, with two in recent memory being God of War and Borderlands 3. Despite the challenges associated with video game kids, this does not mean it cannot be done successfully....

Remedy Entertainment, a Finnish game studio best known for the first two instalments in the Max Payne franchise, Alan Wake, Quantum Break and Control, registered record full-year revenues, up 30% to €41.1 million. The company’s latest financial results reveal that operating profit for 2020 reached €13.2 million, up from €6.5 million in 2019. The unaudited results for July to December 2020, show the company’s revenues increased 35% year-on-year to €24.1 million, while operating profit rose to €10....

The Mortal Kombat reboot movie from Warner Bros. has been a longtime coming. In fact, a fresh start for the film franchise has been in the works since at least 2010 when director Kevin Tancharoen pitched a movie called Mortal Kombat: Rebirth to Warner Bros. That project ended up in development hell, and it was Aquaman director James Wan who next picked up the torch in 2015 as producer, with newcomer Simon McQuoid directing from a script penned by Greg Russo....

Crytek recently announced that the remaster of its legacy first-person shooter Crysis would be delayed after footage leaked online that brought mixed reactions from fans. However, a new update from the studio has revealed that Crysis Remastered on Nintendo Switch will still be released on the original launch date of July 23. Since its launch in 2007, the first Crysis game was renowned for its unbelievable graphics, which often required hardware with huge specs to run the game....

If you crank Crysis Remastered’s graphics settings right up to their maximum potential, level of detail - or LOD - will effectively be turned off, meaning that texture rendering won’t be affected by variables such as distance and movement speed. This was confirmed during our recent interview with Crytek about Crysis Remastered, during which we discussed everything from how the iconic Can It Run Crysis? meme fares in the office, to the fact that there is currently no graphics card on the market that can run Crysis Remastered at 30fps in 4K on its highest settings....

Cyberpunk 2077 wants you to show off your favorite parts of Night City in the Shutterpunk 2077 Photo Mode Contest. The competition wraps up on January 31, but there’s a good reason for you to enter – CD Projekt Red is offering up gear from Alienware, Razer, Displate, and Secret Lab to the winners. Taking part in the contest is simple. Just take a Cyberpunk 2077 screenshot using the in-game photo mode and post it to Twitter with the hashtag “#Shutterpunk2077....

Dauntless, a free-to-play monster hunting game inspired by the popular Monster Hunter series, now has an official release date. Developed by Phoenix Labs, composed of former developers from BioWare, Capcom, Blizzard, and Riot Games, the game has been delayed multiple times. However, the game’s full release is now just upon us, as Dauntless will be releasing May 21 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, as well as the Epic Games Store....

The classic strike boss from Destiny’s Year One is back and has a bag of new tricks. Find out how to beat Sepiks Perfected straight away for when Rise of Iron launches. Destiny is getting a remastered strike with Rise of Iron, in addition to the brand new strike Wretched Eye. Like many of Destiny’s strikes that have been “Taken-ified” in The Taken King and the April Update, Rise of Iron will remix the first strike many players ever played, The Devil’s Lair....

Destiny 2: Beyond Light brought new weapons and armor for Guardians to chase after. One of these new weapons is the Thermal Erosion Heavy Machine Gun. The Thermal Erosion is the only 900 RPM Legendary Machine Gun in Destiny 2: Beyond Light that is not sunset and currently available. Thermal Erosion can be a PVE powerhouse with the right perks. Thermal Erosion is available from Variks by doing The Warrior Empire Hunt....

Destiny 2: Beyond Light’s endgame PVE activities hold special, more powerful versions of enemies called Champions. Champions can be found in various endgame activities including higher level Nightfall activities, Master and Legend Lost Sectors, and more. Champions in Destiny 2 come in three main types: Overload, Barrier, and Unstoppable. The Vex, Cabal, Fallen, Hive, and Taken, all have Champions. The Scorn do not have any Champions at this time however, that could change in the future....