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Metro Exodusis officially coming to the PS5 and Xbox Series X. The first in the series to be fully ported to next-gen consoles,Metro Exoduswill also come with a slew of new enhancements. Originally launching in February 2019,Metro Exodusmarks developer 4A Games' third entry in the novel-adapted franchise, as theMetrogames are based on a series of books written by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky. RELATED:Metro Exodus: How to Get the Good Ending Detailed in a post on its website, 4A Games' development team talks about what to expect from its next-gen versions....

The latest update forMinecraft(being 1.16) is also dubbed the Nether Update. This update to the popular, pixelated survival game breathes new life into the infamous Nether, the game’s equivalent of the underworld. RELATED:Minecraft: Everything You Need To Know About The Dragonfire Mod For the first time since the creation of the game, the Nether has a variety of biomes to explore and traverse through. Along with new biomes, there are many new items, blocks, and mobs that scatter the fiery landscape....

In the run-up to the release of Turtle Rock Studio’s zombie co-op shooterBack 4 Blood, players were given a chance to beta test the game. The trial was a resounding success, with the spiritualLeft 4 Deadsuccessor recording impressive concurrent players. With the game due out this October, excitement over the game appears to be rising, possibly more so now that many have had a chance to try it out. With that, Turtle Rock has uploaded a video recently, which gives some even more impressive figures on how the beta went down....

Summary As the San Diego Comic Convention is kicking off in a few days, various details regarding the first story expansion forMortal Kombat 1leaked online, including a trailer that would supposedly go live during the event. While the information from these leaks remains unverified, they provide details about the content of the upcomingMortal Kombat 1DLC ahead of its official announcement. Mortal Kombat 1is the sequel to 2019’sMortal Kombat 11and takes place after Liu Kang’s ending in theAftermathexpansion, where he created a new timeline using Kronika’s Hourglass....

Game director and co-president of video game developerNaughty Dog, Neil Druckmann, took to Twitter to clear up some confusion regarding comments he made about his currently unannounced next game in a recent article inThe New Yorker. In the piece centered on the upcomingHBO adaptation ofThe Last of Usand the spotty track record of video game-to-film adaptations, Druckmann stated that his next game would be “structured more like a TV show.”Naughty Doghas a long history of developing games with heavy cinematic influences....

The recently releasedOverwatch 2has been the subject of huge amounts of discourse within the wider gaming community in the weeks following its release on October 4. With many debating the new feel of core gameplay, an alleged lack of unique content, and the controversial monetization system of the title, there are a plethora of talking points surrounding the recent sequel. That being said, it may be time to start looking toward the future ofOverwatch 2and the franchise as a whole....

Pikmin 4has finally been formally announced. Coming part-way through the September 2022 Nintendo Direct, series creator Shigeru Miyamoto revealed preview footage and screenshots for the upcoming game. Sporting a new camera angle set at the player’s back to emphasize the giant scale of thePikminplanet,Pikmin 4now has a 2023 release window. Not much is known yet, butPikminfans everywhere were overjoyed to see a true continuation of the franchise. This has been a long time coming, withPikmin 3having been released in 2013....

InPokemon Brilliant DiamondandPokemon Shining Pearl, players can give Pokemon items to hold. Some items can’t be used by Pokemon, but others are just there to help boost a Pokemon’s stats or the effectiveness of their Moves. There are even Pokemon-specific items (such as the Light Ball), which are items with effects that can only be brought out by a certain species of Pokemon. Luckily, items such as the Expert Belt can be used by any Pokemon....

Quick Links Trainers looking to add an Electric or Poison-type to their team inPokemon SwordandPokemon Shieldhave plenty of Pokemon to choose from. There are many Electric-type Pokemon roaming the Galar region, and with the addition of theFairy-type since the sixth generation, Poison-type Pokemon have a new Type that they’re super effective against. The Pokemon Toxel has a unique dual-typing: Electric/Poison-type. It evolves into Toxtricity upon leveling up, which has two different forms: Amped and Low Key form....

Summary In a recently posted recruitment video, developers at Sega Sapporo have described the in-developmentCrazy Taxireboot as a “massive multiplayer driving” game. TheCrazy Taxirevival was first announced during The Game Awards 2023 alongside a host of other Sega reboots, including upcoming new entries in theJet Set RadioandStreets of Rageseries. Not much about any of these new games has been shared yet, but a trailer highlighted how theCrazy Taxireboot would largely be retaining its arcade-style gameplay and cartoony art style....

Quick Links The WB dramaSmallvilletells the story of Clark Kent (Tom Welling) before he turns into Superman, and while there are many fascinating characters, the Red Queen is one of the best. The TV series was so popular that it begs the question ofwhether DC should come back to Smallville. As the pilot episode explains, Clark shows up in the small town of Smallville after a meteor shower and when he is a teenager, he learns about his powers....

A new mod is out forMarvel’s Spider-Manthat lets players swap out good ol’ Peter Parker with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This might make it one of the more appropriate mods to have come out forMarvel’s Spider-Man, since, aside from Spidey himself, few fictional characters are as synonymous with New York City as Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo.It’s only been a few weeks sinceSpider-Man Remasteredcame to PC, bringing Insomniac’s hit open-world superhero game into the hands of modders, yet they’ve been going absolutely crazy with it....

The next Splatfest forSplatoon 3asks players to decide which popular cryptid is real: Nessie, Aliens, or Bigfoot. Splatfests have been a consistent source of new content forSplatoon 3fans, and with the April 4 event coming off the heels of a victory for Team White Chocolate in February, players will have another opportunity to show their support for a member of Deep Cut. While this may just be a fun way to get players to battle for turf over their favorite cryptids, it could also be hinting at future content involving these creatures....