RELATED:Xbox: Top Rated Game Pass Games, Ranked According To Metacritic Microsoft’s Game Pass service has been dubbed the “Netflix of gaming” by offering nearly 500 games for players to download and play, including day one releases that includedHalo Infinite,Forza Horizon 5, andPsychonauts 2last year. Once Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is finalized, Game Pass will almost certainly be receiving a wave of new games, so we’ve decided to list some Activision titles that we would love to see hit the service....

Video game adaptations have had a bit of a rocky history. Movies like the ill-fated 2005Doom, the infamousSuper Mario Bros.movie, and even the latestUnchartedfilm have all been failures in their own unique ways, and for the longest time, a good game-to-movie adaptation was thought impossible. But the industry may be about to undergo a significant change. Though it isn’t out,HBO’sThe Last of Usshow looks phenomenal, and it could pave the way for future prestige shows based on video game properties, just like the recently announced AmazonGod of Warshow....

The world ofAlan Wakeis populated by a colorful cast of supporting characters. Alan encountered a number of residents in thesmall town of Bright Fallsduring his prior adventures, eventually coming to know some of them quite well. Each provided an extra layer of flavor, adding to the overall world-building and variously playing off (or sometimes against) Alan. Most of them were largely friendly and helpful, coming across as quirky yet harmless, while others had entirely more threatening demeanors....

With 11 projects apparently in the works right now, Ubisoft is betting very big onAssassin’s Creed. Mobile games, VR titles, RPGs, and live-service platforms are all just theAssassin’s Creedprojects that have been officially confirmedto be in the pipeline, and up first isAssassin’s Creed Mirage, a smaller-scale action-adventure game that’s set to take the series back to its roots. Set in 9th century Baghdad,Assassin’s Creed Miragefollows the initial adventures ofBasim Ibn Ishaq, a member of the Assassin Order(Hidden Ones, at the time) first introduced inAssassin’s Creed Valhalla....

Over the past decade, Soulslike games have evolved significantly in many areas. Fromenriching combat systemswith more depth and flexibility to exploring new ways of delivering engaging narratives indirectly, and finding simple yet effective methods to make them more exciting by expanding the enemy andboss varietyas well as the range of weapons available to players, the genre has come a long way. Itemization has always played a huge role in the genre’s popularity....

Bill Maher has always been known for his larger-than-life opinions, as well as his pointed commentary on current happenings. Maher took to commenting on the nature ofTwitchviewers in his most recent episode ofReal Time with Bill Maher, saying that he thinks “people watching other people play video games is a waste of f***ing time.” The segment in which Maher made his comment was centered around the young criticizing the old for not understanding how to use technology....

Summary After almost ten years since the finale of season three, a new season ofBlack Butleris set to be released in 2024. With two trailers having now been unveiled,what can fans expectfrom Ciel and his demon butler Sebastian after nearly a decade of silence?Black Butleris a dark fantasy anime series that follows a young earl in Victorian England named Ciel Phantomhive who makes a pact with a demon named Sebastian Michaelis in exchange for his soul....

Summary Gamers will have an opportunity to giveCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s Season 5 Reloaded multiplayer suite a shot with one week of free access starting on September 13.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the sequel to 2019’sModern Warfarereboot, was released last fall to solid reception. Since then, developer Infinity Ward has been steadily updating the game with several seasons of new maps, modes, and more. After Season 4 ofModern Warfare 2brought the Vondel map toWarzone, Season 5 shook up the multiplayer suite with the addition of three new 6v6 maps, two new Gunfight maps, the new Havoc party mode, and lots more....

Weapon accuracy is vital to the success of anyCall of Duty: Warzoneplayer hoping to score kills. While many weapons come with a default sight, players often employ alternative options in their personalized loadouts. That is part of why the new buff toCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waroptics is exciting to many in theCall of Duty: Warzonecommunity. When fans receivedthe newestCall of Duty: Warzoneupdate,they saw adjustments to the various optics forCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warweapons....

Games can take many shapes and forms, but one rising in popularity is the cozy game. Developer Reky Studio dares to ask: what’s cozier than bunnies baking cakes? The upcoming addition to Reky Studio’s Bunnyverse,Cinnabunny, aims to hop into players’ hearts in 2025, but it also plans to reimagine cornerstones ofthe life sim genre. It’s hard to define a cozy game, as it often ismore a feeling than a set of mechanics, but there are some common elements found in genres that tend toward coziness like life sims and farming games....

There are a lot of interesting things to pick up in theWorld of Warcraft, as many a wayward adventurer has discovered. Some are keepsakes from old quests or hard-won trinkets from rare dungeon spawns. In-game items are split between what’s useful and collector’s items that are purely for cosmetic use, and both are equally important depending on the type of player and the character build. RELATED:World of Warcraft: The Hardest Achievements To Get In Wrath Of The Lich King...

WhileCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3may have been the lowest-rated entry in franchise history, and its initial sales were reportedly 38% lower than its predecessor, theCall of Dutyfranchise isn’t going to start slowing down anytime soon. Though sales forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3might have been lower than past entries, that’s still a hefty sum in Activision’s pocket, and with Microsoft now at the helm, there’s even more pressure than ever for the next few entries to return the franchise to its former glory....

Cyberpunk 2077’s main campaign, though somewhat shorter than fans may have expected, was a rollercoaster for V. After having the Relic lodged into their head and their brain merged with that of Johnny Silverhand’s, players were left with one big question at the end of the game.This article contains spoilers forCyberpunk 2077’s main story and endings. ThroughCyberpunk 2077, V is looking for a cure after being told that Johnny’s engram will eventually take over their brain, effectively killing the protagonist....