Over the last decade or so, Arkane Studios has made quite the name for itself. Since releasingDishonoredin 2012, Arkane has continued to produce high-quality experiences that blend stealth-sim mechanics with fast-paced combat and otherworldly abilities, eventually resulting inDeathloop,a 2021 Game of the Year contender. But before the developer found its recent stride, it released a handful of experimental games in the 2000s, which in turn led to more opportunities. Unfortunately, most of these projects would end up being shelved, and Arkane’sReturn to Ravenholm, orHalf-Life 2: Episode 4, was one of them....

Summary AnAssassin’s Creed Mirageplayer has found an HP Lovecraft Easter egg that refers to the Necronomicon.Assassin’s Creed Miragetransports players to 9th-century Baghdad to tell the story of Basim Ibn Ishaq. Assassin’s Creed Miragestars Basim Ibn Ishaq, who made his first appearance inAssassin’s Creed Valhalla. The game goes back decades and shows a 17-year-old Basim living his life as a street thief in Baghdad. Everything changes, however, when Basim is recruited by a mysterious organization, and upon becoming part of the Hidden Ones, he starts his journey to become a Master Assassin....

Attack on Titanisa phenomenal seriesthat has completely enraptured a massive audience all over the world. The twists and turns that this franchise has taken have made for a wild and unpredictable ride, riveting from start to end. Watching the goody-two-shoes protagonist Eren turn into the villain of the story is a fantastic transformation that has made for one of the strongest hooks of the series. RELATED:Attack On Titan: Sources That Influenced Creator Hajime Isayama Season 5 was a rollercoaster ride from start to end, with the first part ending on a major cliffhanger that has left fans salivating for more....

Not all fans may ask to see what their favorite characters would look like if they were animated, but, if animators give them that option, they should take them up on it every chance they get. With that said, anyone who grew up watchingThe Officewill get a kick out of this, especially if those same people also grew up watching cartoons likeThe Fairly OddParentsandDanny Phantom. Granting a fan’s request on his own personal TikTok, animator Butch Hartman, best known for animating the latter two shows on Nickelodeon back in the 2000s, gave fans of him and ofThe Officea peek as to how he would animateRainn Wilson’s hilarious oddball Dwight Schrute....

An extremely resilientCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warplayer is on their way to an unprecedented record on a recently released map in the game’s beloved Zombie survival mode. Streaming theCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warmode every day for over a week, they have crushed the map’s previous world record and are close to reaching its final round. As part of its mid-season update,Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warrecently released its third map for the game mode, called Mauer Der Toten, which places players in a zombie-infested Berlin....

Summary Though it was controversial in the lead-up to its release, it is hard to argue against the idea thatCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Zombies makes good use of its open-world concept. As disappointing as it may be to see Urzikstan reused, as it weakensCoDZombies’ environmental storytelling, there is a lot going on within each match. Players can team up with the other players roaming around the map, complete contracts that range from cargo deliveries to bounty hunts, and travel to a number of different locales in hopes of collecting a powerful MWZ schematic....

Call of Duty: Modern Warfarehas earned a great deal of praise since launch, even winning an award at The Game Awards 2019. However, the game is certainly not without its flaws, and fans have been very vocal about what they don’t like about the game. Take for instance, the spawn system in multiplayer. While it seems most of the complaints about spawning inCall of Duty: Modern Warfarehave been aimed at theGround War game mode, there are some issues in standard multiplayer as well, with fans running into particular trouble on the small scale Shoot House map....

Call of Duty: Ghostsis generally considered one of the weaker games in theCall of Dutyfranchise, earning mixed reviews from both critics and fans alike at the time of its release. While there was a lot of negativity surroundingGhosts, though, one aspect of the game that was very well-received was the inclusion of the German Shepherd named Riley, who played a big role in the campaign story. Now Riley will be getting another lease on life, as the fan favorite pup has been added toCall of Duty: Modern Warfarethrough theSeason 3 Battle Pass....

Coral Islandis anamazing new farming RPGdeveloped by Stairway Games. It takes players on a fun adventure as they try to settle on a remote tropical island. They can restore the farm, uncover hidden mysteries, and face an evil corporation called Pufferfish, which threatens to destroy the lively community. In their journey to makeCoral Islandgreat again, players need to repair their own house.Restoring the farmhouse is an important taskas it contains all the necessities the player needs to live on the island comfortably....

The boss designs in FromSoftware’s games often don’t build themselves around being a single skill or stat check, but rather being a simple elevation in difficulty through increasing health, damage, and more complicated movesets. However,Bloodborneboasts Darkbeast Paarl as an example of a DPS check that acts as a wall for progress on early players on the side paths as opposed to amandatory gate like Vicar Amelia. This difference between DPS check and elevation of health and damage comes less from the need to learn the strategy in order to beat a boss and revolves more around the base-level stats needed to implement that strategy....

Star Trek’s heroes have been on hundreds of adventures sinceThe Original Seriesdebuted 1966. The continuing voyages of theEnterpriseand its fellow hero ships have shown humanity making wonderful discoveries and helping those in need. Yet life beyond the final frontier is not always easy, and the history of Starfleet has taken some dark turns. Often, these storylines represented a conscious effort to updateStar Trekfor a new audience, whether in the post-RoddenberryDeep Space Nineorthe grungy Kurtzman era....

Destiny 2is an incredibly complex game for a new player to get into, which is why the community and Bungie have worked hard to simplify the game and some of its features to make gameplay more simple and enjoyable. RELATED:Destiny 2: Best Artifact Mods For Season 17 Players looking to make theirDestiny 2grind, whether it’s in PVP or PVE, ten times easier and simpler, have a bunch of apps and sites to choose from to help them on their journey....

Minion builds for the Necromancer inDiablo 4can be surprisingly strong in the late game, though finding such success often needs a lot of preparation and a smidge of luck. It’s not impossible to make a good summoner build, but they are typically not as fast at clearing things compared to other meta setups. RELATED:Diablo 4: Great Rogue AOE Abilities This build attempts to recapture the magic of Singularity mages from the previous game within the new environmentDiablo 4has....