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In October 2019, aPlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundsupdate added console cross-play to the highly-popular battle royale title. However,PUBG’s console cross-playhas been somewhat limited since its implementation, allowing PS4 and Xbox One players to fight against one another but not letting them team up. That is all about to change, though, as a forthcomingPUBGpatch is set to bring cross-play parties to the game very soon. PlayerUnknown’s BattlegroundsUpdate 6.2 is currently scheduled to go live for consoles on Tuesday, March 3, and indeed it will finally make it possible for PS4 and Xbox One players to form parties together....

Gamers who are particularly invested in thegrowing arena of open-world RPGsmay have been following the controversy surrounding Bethesda’s alleged sabotage ofRune 2(and its subsequent lawsuits) with some interest. The story got even more interesting as Studio 369, a development team formed by the originalRune 2’s publisher, announced the release ofRune 2: Decapitation Edition. This is a fully overhauled version of the oldRune 2, seemingly made as a defiant riposte to the shuttering of Human Head, and the original developer’s lack of support for the first version of the game....

Despite the fact that somePokemonfans had already guessed Generation 9 was coming this year,Pokemon ScarletandViolet’s announcement took the Internet by the storm. Very little is currently known about whatPokemon ScarletandVioletwill entail in terms of new critters and gameplay mechanics, though there are clues about the fact that Generation 9 is likely not going to adoptPokemon Legends: Arceus' catching system, but will stick to the series' original battles. WhilePokemon Legends: Arceuswas a small revolution in itself,Pokemon ScarletandVioletcould be an even bigger one....

With Microsoft having finally revealed the price tag and release date of the Xbox Series X, as well as theXbox Series S, attention has turned toSonyas fans wonder when they will do the same. The company has been relatively silent when it comes to announcing firm details about the launch of the PlayStation 5. However, the company might have something in the works for next week, as a mysterious onlinePAXpanel from the major console manufacturer is apparently being planned for September 18....

TheStar Warsfranchise issued a statement condemning the egregious online harassment and racism targeted towardObi-Wan Kenobistar Moses Ingram. The statement comes after Ingram revealed that hundreds of racist messages were sent to her by toxic fans of the galactic universe, some of which included the use of the N-word. TheStar Warsseries made its long-awaited debut on May 27th, gifting audiences with two brand-new episodes to spark the newest adventure of the emblematic Jedi Master....

In 2011, a group of friends decided to ride Splash Mountain together before they had even entered the park. It had recently become a meme to somehow smuggle things such asgames ofMonopolyor playing cards into the ride, and pose as if the riders are playing amongst themselves just in time for the on-ride photo. These four friends had seen these images and had decided to try to make their own photo that looked like they were playingSuper Smash Bros....

InTales of Arise, players will come across several NPCs with a variety of different side quests all over the map. There is one side quest in Calaglia’s sub-region of Ulzebek that can be difficult to complete. It’s calledShionnethe Fashion Critic, and it involves some waiting in real-time. Getting the Shionne the Fashion Critic Quest to get the quest, players will have to make their way through theIglia Wastesand into Ulzebek. In the village, there will be a young man with an envelope over his head that requires some help from Shionne, who has some things to say about his outfit....

The eighth generation of home console gaming has seen the industry rise in prominence once again, with the form of media beinglarger than sports and films combined in 2020. ThePlayStation 4andNintendo Switchcontinued to please their fans withexcellent exclusive titles, while Microsoft’s Xbox Onefound success with its Game Pass service. RELATED:10 Biggest PC Games By File Size, Ranked The eight-generation has been kind toPCgamers, who have benefited from Sony’s and, in particular, Microsoft’s more consumer-friendly approach of making some of their games available for PC players....

Dark, gritty, and more grounded, those are the characteristics most people are likely to name when describing Christopher Nolan’sDark Knight Trilogy, and yet the meaning behind the second of those words is often lost when judging those three films, regardless of whether that’s done to compareBatmanto other superheroes or not. The word gritty started to adopt its current meaning by the late 19th century when it started being used to describe “a literary style that was rough and coarse”, however, that has transformed into the “realistic and raw” description that might as well make the word a synonym for “grounded”....

Final Fantasy 16seems to be hovering somewhere just beyond the horizon, and fans are eager to hear more from it. The game has gone for a while without news, with most of it having come from around the time of its announcement last year. While the initial trailer was a little underwhelming to some,Final Fantasy 16promises to take the series back to its fantasy roots, and further improve on the action-oriented gameplay that recentFinal Fantasygames have been pursuing....

TheResident Evilfranchisehas made a big comeback in the last few years through brand-new entries likeResident Evil: Villageas well as strong efforts to remake older titles such asResident Evil 2. The latter variety of games seem set to continue with a long rumored remake of the critically acclaimedResident Evil 4. Originally released in 2005, the game has since gone on to numerous accolades and endless praise from critics and players alike, often being hailed as one of the best games of all time....

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunionmakes a classic PSP game much more widely accessible after fifteen years, while also remastering the graphics in order to make it more in line with theFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeproject. Players can once again step into Midgar as SOLDIER operative Zack Fair and discover all the skeletons in Shinra’s closet. While meeting up with iconic characters like Sephiroth, Aerith, and Cloud, players get to watch as the origin story for Square Enix’s classic RPG unfolds before their eyes....

TheTronseries hasn’t had the best luck over the last decade butTron’s got a brand new detective game on the way calledTron Identitycreated in part by Mike Bithell. With the originalTronmovie becoming a cult classic, Disney tried its hand back in 2010 to revive the Sci-Fi series withTron Legacy, a flashy legacy sequel before that style of film was all the rage. However,Tron Legacynever really hit it big at the box office, and as a result, neither did its tie-in video games....