I may still be a bit unsure about whether or not Marvel’s Avengers will live up to expectations, but that is actually one of the reasons why it is my most anticipated game of 2020. The initial 2017 tease excited me, and I was eagerly awaiting its unveiling over the next two years. That being
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In an interview with PlayStation Magazine via RespawnFirst, Crystal Dynamics’ Shaun Escayg says he expected backlash for Marvel’s Avengers. “When I got on it was still pretty early, they had a sort of framework, and my approach was finding the true struggles of each character, and how that pushes the story along, how that affects
Alongside announcing a delay for Final Fantasy VII Remake this morning, Square Enix also revealed that it is also delaying one of its other upcoming major 2020 releases. Rather than releasing in May as was originally intended, Square Enix and developer Crystal Dynamics announced this morning that Marvel’s Avengers has now been pushed back. The game is
Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics plan on releasing Marvel’s Avengers next Spring and, in typical Marvel fashion, a multimedia movement is being made out of it. Today, Titan Books revealed to IGN that it is collaborating with Marvel Entertainment, Square Enix, Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal and author Greg Keyes to create tie-in books for Marvel’s
Like PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold, a Stadia Pro subscription for Google’s new cloud-based platform comes with some from games. While Google was coy about how often these titles would drop in the past, it seems like they will be coming monthly. At launch, Stadia Pro members (so everyone who owns Google Stadia at
When Marvel’s Avengers was first unveiled back in 2017, I immediately had high expectations. Coming off of the back of the announcement of Marvel’s Spider-Man in 2016, it seemed like Marvel was finally ready to take things in the realm of video games seriously. With a competent developer at the helm of the project in Crystal Dynamics,
UPDATE: It’s also worth mentioning that Nintendo Switch is noticeably an absent platform for Marvel’s Avengers going off of this signage. While that isn’t necessarily shocking, it does seem to dash hopes for those who wanted to see it on Nintendo’s platform. Still, this isn’t official by any means and could easily turn out to be
I don’t think I’ve ever freaked out more while writing a story in my life. Fans of the eagerly anticipated Avengers Project won’t have to wait much longer to find out what’s going on with the title. Just a few moments ago, Marvel confirmed that they will be holding the worldwide reveal (or re-reveal depending on your
Square Enix has now revealed when their E3 2019 press conference will happen. The company joins Microsoft, Bethesda, PC Gamer, and Ubisoft as the four companies who have announced their press conference plans. Square Enix will be setting up shop on Monday, June 10 at 6 pm PT. Square Enix Live E3 2019 kicks off
The third installment in the rebooted Tomb Raider franchise released last year with Shadow of the Tomb Raider. While I found it to personally be the weakest of the trilogy, it still had its moments of great enjoyment and made me excited for the future of Lara Croft. Now, ahead of the release of the game’s final
Shadow of the Tomb Raider may have ended the three-game arc of Lara Croft’s journey to becoming the Tomb Raider we all know and love when it released last fall, but each month since then, Crystal Dynamics has continued to deliver a variety of new adventures for Lara (and the player) to traverse through with
Next week is going to be a big week for Google as it takes its first steps into the world of video games. The mega-company is set to have a live stream next week showing off what it believes to be the future of video games before then having smaller panels throughout the day. Now,
At E3 2018, Phil Spencer took to the stage during Microsoft’s press conference to announce that it had acquired several studios like Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games, and Undead Labs. At the same time, Microsoft also unveiled The Initiative, a brand new studio that created in Santa Monica. Today, we finally learned a bit more about
Last month, we saw Shadow of the Tomb Raider receive a new DLC called The Nightmare which saw Lara back at Croft Manor and coming up against characters from her past, but now fans of the title are going to get their hands on yet another DLC that’s available as of right now. The newest adventure
It looks like Lara Croft’s adventures are far from over as today it has been announced that Crystal Dynamics’ Shadow of the Tomb Raider: The Nightmare will be launching next week. The last DLC adventure we saw Lara undertake was The Pillar in which she hunted for the Shield of the Age-Maker. We have also seen The
If you didn’t get the chance to pick up Shadow of the Tomb Raider when it released on November 13, then you’re in luck as today developer Square Enix has announced that you can now play as the ass-kicking Lara in a free trial on Xbox One, PS4, and PC right now. In the free
With its debut this past September, Shadow of the Tomb Raider brought players the dark and highly-anticipated conclusion to Lara Croft’s story in the beginning of her tomb raiding origin story, and now some new player post-launch stats have been revealed alongside a special bonus for players to enjoy now through January. The official Tomb Raider Twitter
I’ve been recently making my way through the newest Tomb Raider game, Shadow of the Tomb Raider. I’ve been spending more of my game time pondering why I’m not digging this entry as much as the previous two than actually focusing on the digital world in front of me. I usually take that as a
Fans can expect to return to Shadow of the Tomb Raider with upcoming DLC, The Forge, very soon. The new trailer shows the new challenge tomb offers players a chance to buddy up on this adventure or go at the experience solo. More importantly, we are finally getting to play it starting next week. The Forge
A new trailer for Shadow of the Tomb Raider shows heroine Lara Croft traversing through deadly environments and deadly traps set to kill her as she journeys to stop the end of the world. Developer Eidos Montreal has certainly come up with many ways in which to endanger Lara on her latest outing. She’ll have
Once again, Square Enix and Eidos Montreal have released a new bite-sized trailer for the upcoming Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Today’s new video focuses on the arsenal that Lara will have at her disposal throughout the game. In the trailer, we see the iconic bow that she has used in both of her previous adventures
Ahead of next month’s release of Shadow of the Tomb Raider, a pair of classic Lara Croft titles have made their way to Xbox One Backward Compatibility. First up is Tomb Raider: Legend, which is now a staggering twelve years old. Goodness. Feels like that game just came out less than five years ago. Anyway, Legend was Lara’s first
Crystal Dynamics has grown to be one of Square Enix’s premier development studios in recent years, and have just expanded even further. In addition to their long-running Redwood Shores studio, a new satellite studio in Bellevue, Washington called Crystal Northwest has been established. This studio is officially operational as of today and is led by Chad
When Rise of the Tomb Raider originally released on Xbox One back in 2015, it was one of my favorite games of the year. I loved its semi-open world nature that prompted exploration, the progression of improving your weapons and gear, and the satisfying combat that often felt dirty and in-your-face. Coming into E3, it was easy
Back when Shadow of the Tomb Raider was revealed in March, we learned that this game would focus on “Lara Croft’s defining moment as she becomes the Tomb Raider.” Today, we learned more about what that statement actually means in a new video covering the evolution of Lara Croft in the rebooted Tomb Raider series. At the
Last weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival, we got the chance to see an early look at gameplay in Shadow of the Tomb Raider. There’s no doubt I’m well versed in the history of the Tomb Raider series and the legacy of Lara Croft as a character in gaming. But developer Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal’s take on the more
Today, Square Enix announced that it would be teaming up with PC part manufacturer NVIDIA to develop the PC version of Crystal Dynamics’ highly anticipated title, Shadow of the Tomb Raider. According to the publisher, NVIDIA will be providing the company its gaming and PC development expertise to help deliver the most advanced gaming features for
Tomorrow, Square Enix is slated to reveal the first extended details for the upcoming Lara Croft adventure Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Ahead of that event though, the Amazon page for Shadow of the Tomb Raider recently went live and with it came a slew of new images from the game. In total, there are ten pics from Shadow of
We have known for some time that a new Tomb Raider game has been on the horizon as its development was confirmed at the end of 2017. Today, it seems we’ve learned our first details of Lara Croft’s next journey thanks to the game’s website. This morning, the official Tomb Raider website was updated to prepare for some sort
Rise of the Tomb Raider will be coming to Xbox Game Pass next month if a certain Tweet from Major Nelson is any indication. In a Tweet teasing the Xbox Game Pass lineup for March, Xbox’s Larry Hyrb–A.K.A. Major Nelson–gave us an early glimpse of one the titles that will be added to the subscription service and it’s none other