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Rainbow Six Siegehas been changing and shifting since it launched in 2015.Rainbow Six Siegefeatures high-stakes tactical combat between attacking and defending teams on destructible close-quarters maps. Both attacking and defending teams feature their own stable of operators to pick from, each with their own load-outs and abilities. This leads to operators each filling particular roles, and new additions have the potential to shake up the meta significantly. This has led manyRainbow Six Siegefans to be curious about what sort of changes will come with the release of the game’s newest operator, Thunderbird....

Fantasy shows are known for their escapism, their ability to suck their viewers into worlds like and unlike the real world. This escapism does not mean, however, that the characters in these fantasy worlds can’t be realistic. In fact, the more realistic, the better.Game of Thronesproved that. The fantasy genre can be just as realistic in its characters as any other genre. Part of that realism lately has involved showing the world in all its diversity....

Since its return to screens in 2014’sXCOM: Enemy Unknown,theXCOMfranchise has had a great run over the last few years, dropping some great games and following them up with solid DLC. The franchise’s most recent mainline entry,XCOM 2,has gradually arrived on nearly every platform available, delivering ports on PC,PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. Yet, it seems the minds behind the series weren’t done porting the game, with a new announcement revealing that Feral Interactive will be bringing theXCOM 2 Collectionto select mobile devices next month....

A UK-based company, Zavvi sells Blu-rays and DVDs, clothing and accessories, and other collectibles from many popular franchises such as Marvel, Star Wars, Disney, Harry Potter, andPokemon. The store also has an in-house team of clothing designers that enable it to offer unique, limited-edition pop culture items, including forvideo games likeThe Legend of ZeldaandApex Legends. Recently, Zavvi announced the imminent release of an exclusive, limited-edition collection of Pokemon clothing in celebration of the franchise’s 25th anniversary....

Before Amy Hennig’s Marvel game was announced to be an ensemble, the prevailing hope was that it would become a standaloneDaredevilgame. In aDaredevilgame, one of the biggest challenges is how to address Matt Murdock’s blindness through gameplay. His blindness is a profound part of the character that should not be ignored altogether, but would need to be approached intelligently and respectfully. The simplest way to do this is having the game be played from a third-person perspective, and adding hisecholocation as a togglable ability like inThe Last of Us....

Summary TheBatman: Arkham Trilogy’s Switch ports released at the beginning of the month and withArkham Knight’s port came packaged a suit inspired byThe Batman. This was a fantastic incentive for a port that would go on to run horribly, and it wasn’t long before the suit Robert Pattinson wore was soon brought to every other platform version ofBatman: Arkham Knight. It is odd that the cosmetic has already leaped to other platforms since it seemed to be one of the few reasons to fork money over for an inferior port, but it unfortunately doesn’t appear to be that much more rewarding elsewhere....

AlthoughAssassin’s Creed Valhallaputs a heavy weight on combat encounters, there are still plenty of puzzles throughout the game for players to solve. Some of these require the player to find certain keys or items while others involve interacting with specific objects in the world. One of these puzzles requiresAssassin’s Creed Valhallaplayers to approach the problem from a certain point of view. One of the biggest puzzle types scattered across the map ofAssassin’s Creed Valhallais the Standing Stones puzzle....

Summary There are some deadly enemies to fight inBaldur’s Gate 3, but some fights have a reputation for being tougher than others. Most of the fights in the game’s first act are tailored to lower-level characters or beginner players who might not have a lot of experience with D&D lore or turn-based combat. By the time players reach Act 2 ofBaldur’s Gate 3, they should be at least level 5 or 6, and the learning curve ramps up....

InBaldur’s Gate 3, there are a ton of hidden interactions and events that are only revealed when the player takes very specific actions, intentionally or otherwise. One notable example of this is Gale’s contingency plan, which is only revealed in the event of his death. Since Gale is one ofBaldur’s Gate 3’s squishier party members, this event is likely to get triggered by accident, especially when getting used to the game’s combat system....

Greta Gerwig’sBarbieis a poignant tale of womanhood – one which explores the complexities of human emotion. Although the movie begins in the utopia of Barbie Land, irrepressible thoughts of death and the fear of cellulite forces Barbie (Margot Robbie) to venture into the Real World. Although the movie iscrammed with comic moments, it certainly doesn’t shy away from being an emotional rollercoaster, which is whyBarbieis going to be a topic of conversation for a long time coming....

It’s been eight years sinceBayonetta 2first released, and fans are desperate for the next entry in Platinum Games' frantic, gothic fantasy hack-and-slash series. Announced all the way back in 2017 during the Game Awards,Bayonetta 3is still without an official release date, but Nintendo has repeatedly suggested thatthe newBayonettagame will hit store shelvesat some point this year. So before its eventual release date, fans may want to know a little ‘sworld....

Stealth games can offer players some of the most immersive experiences in video games, thanks in large part to their often unforgiving mechanics that build anticipation and encourage patience on the part of the player. These games cover a variety of perspectives, from the third-person stealth of gamessuch asTom Clancy’s Splinter Cellto the top-down stealth of the originalMetal Gear. First-person stealth games, however, arguably offer a more immersive experience that’s harder to exploit....

Summary The newest entry in the immensely popularTotal Warseries is here, and it’s bringing with it a variety of new leaders hailing fromAncient Egypt, the Caanites of the Levant, and the Hittite Empire. In classicTotal Warfashion, each leader has their own special buildings and personal quirks that can help them expand their territory, but with 8 of them to pick from, it can help to know what each of them does, and most importantly, how reliable and effective they are in practice....