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Assassin' Creed Shadows' open-world Japan is beautiful, but Ubisoft really makes you work before you can enjoy it

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Assassin’s Creed Shadows' version of Japan is extremely pretty. The trouble is, you’ll have to do some legwork before you get to enjoy it properly. This article contains minor spoilers for Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Closed world Assassin’s Creed Shadows has a lot of work to do in its opening hours. I was itching to explore properly....

Assassin's Creed Shadows dev says "it's not a documentary," and Ubisoft is "not trying to show Japan from a very clinical or an overriding stereotypical view"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. It’s not a documentary. We really wanted you to live this history." Some of that playfulness appears in the existence of the two protagonists Naoe and Yasuke. For a look at how Ubisoft’s latest holds up, check out ourAssassin’s Creed Shadows review.

Assassin's Creed Shadows has already "surpassed the launches of AC Origins and Odyssey" with 2 million players and counting

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Assassin’s Creed Shadowsis already outperforming some of its other RPG siblings. “We’re thrilled to celebrate this incredible milestone,” the publisher wrote in a new social mediapost. “Assassin’s Creed Shadows has now surpassed the launches of AC Origins and Odyssey. Thank you for joining the journey in Feudal Japan!” Shadows is coming for at least one series record, however....

Assassin's Creed Shadows' generous parrying is a nightmare – and before anyone can say "skill issue," I'm blaming Sekiro and Lies of P

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. From music to cooking, it’s an essential skill to truly master most crafts. Many video games employ this concept, demanding the player understand rhythm to progress. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has a demanding fighting style Both protagonists, Naoe and Yasuke, are able to parry enemies when they glow blue. However, the timing is not what I expected....

Avengers: Doomsday directors admit it's a "difficult" movie to make but tease some great Marvel collaborators "old and new"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “We feel like we have something fresh. We feel like we have a story that’s important to be told. We have an amazing group of collaborators again, some old and some new,” explained Anthony Russo. “We’re just very excited. It’s a difficult movie. There’s are a lot of expectations on it.” “We’ve always loved the Marvel experiment....

BioWare makes a return to Dragon Age: The Veilguard with a surprise PC update, months after layoffs and a seemingly final patch

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. BioWarehas just thrownDragon Age: The Veilguarda lifeline. Shortly after release, EA announced thatthe fourth Dragon Age game had missed its sales target by 50%.

Famed Silent Hill artist Masahiro Ito, creator of Pyramid Head, says scrapped concepts of freaky creatures "still exist in my mind" and "their children may be" used in future titles

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. They are some of creature concept sketches I drew in 2016.

FC 25 Dreamchasers tracker and full UEFA promo guide

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Scroll on down for a full scouting report, and the up-to-date FC 25 Dreamchasers tracker. What is the FC 25 Dreamchasers promo? As part of the campaign, EA is also launching fresh cards for theFC 25 RTTF tracker. Those cards receive dynamic upgrades, while all Dreamchasers ratings are final. Who is in FC 25 Dreamchasers Team 1?...

God of War PSP's seamless loading was only possible because a Jak & Daxter game was also running in the background

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. God of War stewardsSonySanta Monica revealed as much in celebration of the series' 20th anniversary. What was that movie? Ready At Dawn was eventually acquired and then closed by Facebook, though, so RIP.

GTA 5 veteran's new open-world game sounds like a mix of the wildest Roblox and Minecraft servers

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Everything’s in Everywhere (all at once?) Hopefully, Everywhere’s tools are as impressive as they sound. For more, check out some othernew games of 2025 and beyond.

Helldivers 2 boss says "death and rebirth" is a natural part of the games industry, but it's "unnecessarily brutal" right now "because we don't diversify enough"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. He said, “The games industry is caught in a vicious cycle of death and rebirth. Every so often we lay off thousands of people suddenly, and then nobody understands why. And I think it’s just because we converge. Few people believe that Helldivers would amount to anything, and yet here we are.” We have to stop chasing traps....

Jason Momoa has gone method taking on the role of Lobo: "I asked everybody to call me by my character's name"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “If we’re going to typecast me in anything, let’s put me in Lobo. Motorcycles, smoking cigars, partying, dreadlocks… loves a fight, funny.” “It’s the first time I asked everybody to call me by my character’s name.” He then joked with Black, adding, Lobo has to go take a deuce.

Kill Team: Blood and Zeal pre-orders just went live, and I wish other Warhammer games were this weird

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Hivestorm offered remote-controlled aliens. Before that, we got Nightlord Space Marines with a love of wearing flayed skin. Oh, and don’t forget the reality-warping Mandrakes who were able to teleport around like Nightcrawler from X-Men. Besides being incredibly memorable, these Kill Teams are very mechanically distinct. Let’s take Blood and Zeal as a case in point....