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Summary Avalanche Studios Group, the creator behind popular action-adventure franchiseJust Cause, has closed down two offices and laid off around 9% of its employees. The move fromAvalanche Studios Groupis the latest setback in what has been a challenging period for the game industry. In the past few years, layoffs and studio closures have become rampant, affecting even the big brands, such as Xbox, Sony, and Sega. Back in January, thousands of employees got the ax across Unity, Riot Games, Microsoft Gaming, and Eidos-Montreal....

Summary When Théoden, the King of Rohan, first appeared inThe Lord of the Rings, he seemed to be in a decrepit state. While he could still somewhat speak coherently in the book, he is portrayed as almost senile in the film. It has not been fully established what exactly happened to him, and J.R.R. Tolkien simply notes in Appendix A that Théoden “fell into a decline under the spells of Saruman, but was healed by Gandalf”....

In just a few days the MCU will be back on everyone’s minds asWandaVisionputs an end toMarvel’slong and partly involuntary hiatus. As Disney’s 2020 Investors Day showed, theMCU andStar Warsplay a huge partin the studio’s plans for the next decade and they are not improvising their way through things. 2021 is set to feature at least fourMarvelfilms, starting withBlack Widowand wrapping up the year withSpider-Man 3; while Disney Plus’ growing list of exclusives will bring a whole new set of stories and miniseries to go along with that, likeThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier,Loki,What If…?...

Minecraft1.18 is finally out, which closes the chapter of cave and world generation changes for now for Mojang. Players havea brand-new world to discoverwith exciting exploration, which will satisfy most fans at least until more news of the upcoming 1.19 Wild Update is released. RELATED:Best Minecraft Shaders (2021) In the meantime, those jumping into the game once more will have to face the necessity of grinding for experience points, especially in survival....

Monster Hunter Rise, like pastMonster Huntergames, tasks players with hunting down large, ferocious monsters in order to turn their parts intopowerful weapons and armor sets. Some materials are harder to get than others, which is where this guide comes into play. For the players out there that are wondering how to get their hands on someMeaty Hide, this guide will give players the information they need to get it quick and easy....

Summary By all accounts,Mortal Kombat 1is yet another great entry in the long-running fighting game franchise. While some hardcoreMortal Kombatfans might still be yearning for a different roster, or pointing out some issues with the game’s balancing, many players are still really enjoyingMortal Kombat 1, and it’s generally considered to be an improvement over its predecessors in a number of ways. Mortal Kombat 1is the best-looking game in the entire franchise without question, and potentially even one of the best-looking fighting games overall....

Cathaleen Bate, also known as Star and Stripe, is America’s number one hero inMy Hero Academiaand one of the strongest heroes in the world of the anime. She is a powerful hero with a unique costume design filled with her country’s flag patterns, and blonde hairinspired by All Might. After she and her family were saved by All Might in her youth, she gained admiration for the hero and decided to follow in his footsteps, getting tutelage from him and eventually rising to the top of the ranks....

Summary One day after Arrowhead Game Studios launchedHelldivers 2version 01.000.008, the Stockholm-based developers released a follow-up patch that PC and PS5 players should download as soon as possible. The latestHelldivers 2update, version 01.000.009, brought more fixes and stability to the game and addressed some reported crashes. While the sudden success ofHelldivers 2put the long-awaited sequel on the map for gamers, it did not come without its share of growing pains. As the player count continued to rise on both Steam and PS5, Arrowhead Game Studios has kept players informed about its ongoing efforts to stabilize the game’s servers....

Summary The June 25 release date forFrogun ENCOREhas been revealed. The firstFrogungame was released in 2022 by developer Molegato after being crowdfunded in 2021. Thisindie gameseries is a departure from Molegato’s other releases,Demented PixieandSupersonic Tank Cats, the former being a twin stick shooter and the latter being a racing game. However,Supersonic Tank Catscan be seen as somewhat of a benchmark of the developer’s progress towards its current retro-styled niche. Frogunstood out to some players especially for its grappling hook based platforming through the use of a frog as a gun to make its titular Frogun....

WithNightingale’s February 20 Early Access launch on the horizon, gamers may be wondering exactly how “Early Access” this Gaslamp Fantasy co-op survival game truly is. Fans of the genre have seen countless games eventually grow into themselves after their humble state at launch, butNightingaleis shaping up to be a surprisingly feature-rich title from the get-go. With NPC companions to recruit, a dizzying number of things to craft, and countless worlds with interesting POIs to explore, players probably won’t be running out of things to do for quite some time....

Summary Nintendo’s latest financial report shines a spotlight on some of the biggest upcomingSwitchexclusive games that have been announced for 2024 and beyond. Ever since theSwitchlaunched in 2017, Nintendo has ensured that there has been a steady stream of games released for its home console/handheld hybrid device. These games have ranged from brand-new titles, remakes and remasters of classic Nintendo games, and enhanced ports from the Wii U. Persistent rumors have suggested that Nintendo is gearing up to leave the Switch behind and start focusing on its successor console, whatever form that may take....

Summary One Pieceis currentlyin the Final Saga, and fans are incredibly excited to see the Straw Hat Pirates get closer to their eventual goals, and of course, to the One Piece as well. Over the course of the last few years, readers have seen these incredible pirates develop in many ways. In the Wano Country arc, quite a lot of the Straw Hat Pirates received attention from Oda, and one individual that he focused on a lot was Sanji....

There is a set of Timed Research at the center of thePokemon GOBattle Weekend, and it requires players to make a choice upon reaching Step 2. More specifically, fans must decide between taking the GO Battle League path and the Raids, Grunts, and Gyms path, though they may be unclear about which option is best. For those players that would like to know more about thePokemon GOBattle Weekend Challenge Timed Research before making their decision, this guide contains a complete list of its tasks and rewards....