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PlayStationfans have been hungry for a major Sony event since this summer. WhilePlayStationhas held smaller showcases forHorizon Forbidden Westand indie games, it’s held back on big E3-sized reveal events. As such, fans have held firm to the belief that a big PlayStation event would arrive sooner or later. Yet June, July, and now August are slipping by. Imagine how those PlayStation fans woke up to see “State of Play” trending on Twitter, only to have their hopes dashed by Russell Crowe....

This is has got to be a very busy point in time for Nintendo, as it just so happens that a bunch of its games have anniversaries converging on one another right about now. It starts with Mario’s 35th anniversary, which is being celebrated withSuper Mario 3D All-Stars. Still, there’s a lot more gaming birthdays ahead, so hopefully Nintendo has plans. For instance, although it’s not as momentous a number,Super Smash Bros....

Unsightedis the first big release for Studio Pixel Punk.Humble Gamesis helping them out on the publishing side of things as they do for many new indie studios. They did the same thing forFlynn: Son of Crimsonand their developer, Studio Thunderhorse, which is a game that turned out great. RELATED:Top Retro Indie Games That Will Make Players Feel Nostalgic Unsightedhas a lot in common withFlynn: Son of Crimsonsuch as the Metroidvania-like elements....

In an interview with GamesRadar+, Seth Rogen, executive producer on Amazon’sThe Boys, revealed a couple of behind-the-scenes details about the show, including that its showrunner Eric Kripke has a specific ending in mind.The writing teamis deliberately working towards it with the upcoming seasons, with a plan for the show to have a finite run. “I know some of my favorite shows were not plotted out incredibly specifically, but, to my knowledge, [Kripke] has an endgame in sight and an ideal number of seasons in his head,” Rogen said, during a Zoom interview to promotehis new movieAn American Pickle....

Summary News aboutThe Last of Us’ first HBO series season was incredibly light up until it was already prepared to air, but now its second season seems ready to go into production with a paramount casting decision on the cusp of being officially revealed. If true, then Naughty Dog’s seminal IP may have a lot to celebrate in the near future withThe Last of Us’ nomination for Best Adaptation at The Game Awards 2023, where it’s also possible that more is shared about the multiple endeavors Naughty Dog has in the works right now....

Summary The Legend of Zeldais one of the most iconic franchises Nintendo has created, but the next game could benefit from being less predictable. By this point, most players who own a Nintendo console are likely at least somewhat familiar withThe Legend of Zelda, especially its protagonist Link. His adventures across Hyrule have led to some of the greatest games in Nintendo’s vast library. Even so, there’s something to be said for shaking up the status quo from time to time....

The video game industry has seen tons of change over the past few years. Microsoft has been incredibly busy amassing first party studios through creating them from scratch like The Initiative to purchasing existing studios like Bethesda and therecent massive purchase of Activision Blizzard. Even Sony has followed suit, scooping up studios like Insomniac, BluePoint Games, and the recent deal with Bungie and its hit franchise,Destiny. With so many studios starting to get vacuumed up by the bigger companies, fans have begun to wonder about who is left and what their futures could possibly be....

Summary Warning: This contains spoilers for Undead Murder Farce, Episode 12, “Where the River’s Flow Changes,” now streaming onCrunchyroll. People fear monsters with the same ease with which they come to empathize with them in stories because fear of the archetypal “other” is something that is generally understood to be venomous. Monsters can kill people, but they can just as often be victims of prejudice, thus breeding complex stories of hatred within society, something thatUndead Murder Farceis tackling quite adeptly....

Auteurs in video games are not as common as they are in other industries. This is probably because of the way that video games are produced, with the AAA industry being particularly focused on teamwork being led by smaller groups of higher-up producers. An exception to this is the indie game scene, which very often sees one creative lead taking on almost every aspect of production by themselves, but this is more out of necessity for the project rather than a need to be seen as the singular author of a game....

In a day and age where even laptops can have multiple monitors, likeMobile Pixels DUEX and TRIO Monitors(available on the Game Rant store in bothdualandtripleversions, with max sizes of bothdualandtriplemonitors fitting up to 15.6" laptops), one has to wonder what that could mean for gaming. If a gamer recently took advantage of a Black Friday or Cyber Monday deal, the old monitor need not be thrown away but repurposed as a secondary or tertiary screen....

Update 4/3: Activision has confirmed thatCall of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 3’s release dateis actually Wednesday, April 8, not Tuesday, April 7 as many assumed. Original story follows. Call of Duty: Modern WarfareSeason 2 kicked off in February, and brought with it the fan favoriteMW2map Rust, brand new game modes, and the debut of the mega popularWarzonebattle royale.Call of Duty: Modern WarfareSeason 3 has a lot to live up to, but to date, Activision has kept tight-lipped about what fans can expect from the game’s next season....

There’s a lot to look forward to regarding theTomb Raiderfranchise. Not only can fans experience the mobile rogue-like gameTomb Raiderreloaded, but they can clean Croft Manor in thePowerWashSimulatorDLC and track updates on the upcomingTomb Raidertelevision series in development by Amazon Studios. With all thatTomb Raidercontent, it’s no surprise that developer Crystal Dynamics is getting in on the action with a new action-adventure installment of theTomb Raideruniverse. While little is known about the next major game, hopefully, future Lara Croft adventures will give her the support of a team....

In the lead up to Xbox Series X launching this November, many Xbox fans are wonderingwhen the rumored Xbox Series S will be announced, and more importantly, what are the differences between the consoles. Reports of the Series S (codenamed Lockhart) have indicated that it will be a step in between the current Xbox One and the Xbox Series X and will debut at a cheaper price point than the latter....