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MultiVersus really puts the “multi” in “multiplayer.” After all, most of the platform fighter’s chaotic matches consist of two players using every power, strategy, and combo available to them to take down another team of two trying to do the same. Since teamwork is at the forefront of the MultiVersus experience, it shouldn’t come as

Competition breeds innovation, and few industries demonstrate that better than video games. Throughout history, console manufacturers have always tried to convince gamers to use their platforms if they want a truly superior experience. While many more modern consoles have actually delivered roughly the same technical capabilities as their competitors, the Super Nintendo vs. Sega Genesis

MultiVersus entered Open Beta on July 26, complete with two new characters: The Iron Giant and LeBron James. The game is doing as much as it can to differentiate itself from similar titles, such as adopting a live service model that provides a constant slew of content updates. And wouldn’t you know it, the game’s

I know that this is going to sound strange, but I sometimes feel like the Sony PlayStation doesn’t get enough love. Yes, it was an incredibly successful console, but it was also a console designed and supported by a lot of people who were trying to figure things out as they went along. That approach

It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that one of the best (and best-selling) games of the year is still getting updated, but Elden Ring‘s recent 1.06 update is quite surprising in a lot of ways. Not only is it a fairly substantial update that kind of came out of the blue, but it includes

The shockingly great Prey has everyone buzzing about the Predator franchise again. As millions enjoy the opportunity to celebrate the highs of that franchise once more, though, I can’t help but throw a little cold water on the party by discussing one of the worst and weirdest things to carry the Predator name. No, I’m

The Soulsborne community has a long and proud history of modding FromSoftware games. That tradition really started with the PC port of the original Dark Souls, which featured everything from mods that fixed Blighttown’s infamous lag to mods that inserted guns into the game. While Elden Ring has already enjoyed quite a few noteworthy mods

In 1991, Nintendo controlled an astonishing 85 percent of the American video game market. With the then-recent release of the SNES and classic titles like Super Mario World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Nintendo looked to dominate the gaming landscape for years to come. However, Sega (then a struggling arcade

Did you know you were originally supposed to be able to play as every James Bond in GoldenEye 007 for the N64? Unfortunately, some licensing issues robbed us of the chance to turn what is already the definitive James Bond video game into an even better version of itself. Fortunately, some dedicated developers have recently

The Mario Kart 8 Booster Pass has proven to be one of the most pleasantly surprising pieces of DLC in quite some time. Granted, Nintendo’s decision to add more courses to the wildly successful Mario Kart 8 is almost certainly delaying the release of Mario Kart 9 in some way, but it’s hard to complain

The Legend of Zelda is one of the only game franchises out there that can continually star characters who look, sound, and act the same without them technically being the same characters (with a few exceptions). Aside from superficial similarities, timeless character roles, and Link’s general refusal to speak, the Links and Zeldas of the

It’s not hard to understand how “franchises” became a bad word. At a time when ideas are born to become IPs, it’s easy to look down on the very idea of a franchise. However, not all franchises are treated equally. In fact, there have been quite a few video game franchises that never really got

There’s a lot going on in the wild world of Street Fighter lore. Government agents are trying to stop a supervillain from world domination, while an Andre the Giant pastiche is trying to find the perfect tag team partner. A ridiculous martial artist in pink keeps trying to prove he’s a legend (despite getting beaten

Activision Blizzard is currently under investigation following accusations of harassment, discrimination, and fostering a hostile work environment. You can read more about the investigation here. Hearthstone‘s new Murder at Castle Nathria expansion is certainly thematically exciting (who doesn’t love a good murder mystery?), but there are serious questions about how the expansion will impact the game’s

While enemies and bosses are the beating heart of any Soulsborne experience, Elden Ring included, some Soulsborne characters are traditionally more powerful (and much more important) than others. In Elden Ring, few characters are more powerful, or more important, than the fabled demigods. According to the game’s lore, demigods are to blame for nearly all

Gamers were recently rocked by a Bloomberg report that seemingly revealed some of the first substantial GTA 6 details. While the information in that report hasn’t been officially confirmed by Rockstar, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier has historically been an incredibly reliable source when it comes to those kinds of leaks and reports. According to Schreier, GTA

In theory, superheroes should be the perfect video game characters. They’re powerful, they’re colorful, and they exist in elaborate worlds filled with objectives and things that are trying to kill them. Despite their potential, though, there are really only a handful of truly great superhero games. That being the case, you’d think that even pretty

Mascot fighters live and die by the quality of their rosters. Super Smash Bros. probably wouldn’t be half as popular as it is if the game didn’t feature an all-star cast of characters voiced by fitting actors. While MultiVersus doesn’t play exactly like Super Smash Bros., it still recognizes the importance of a strong roster.

While the PlayStation team has remained committed to their effort to bring more of their first-party titles to the PC, their release strategy for those ports has been…erratic so far. It’s sometimes tough to tell which first-party games they will port to the PC and when those ports will actually be released. It also seems

While video games based on movies have enjoyed a terrible (and not entirely unwarranted) reputation for years, the fact of the matter is that many of those adaptations are actually surprisingly good. At the very least, most of them are noteworthy. After all, notoriety is the advantage you get to enjoy when you adapt a

When you hear the name “Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty,” there’s a good chance that you simply think of the game itself and your memories of playing it. However, there’s an equally good chance that the mere mention of that name instead gets you thinking of its controversial debut and the ways it

Boss fights are a recurring element in most modern video games. While not every game out there features traditional bosses, many titles at least usually elevate an opponent far above the standard rank and file enemies. However, like all things in video games, the very concept of a boss fight had to start somewhere. The

The first time producer Jeremy Latcham came to San Diego Comic-Con, alongside Kevin Feige and the rest of the early Marvel Studios team, he wasn’t even allowed inside of Hall H. None of them were. In that strangely arcane moment from recent pop culture past, Marvel Studios’ gambit to go it alone was dubbed by

The legendary Super Nintendo’s main goal was to deliver a console that was so much more advanced than the NES that it would convince everyone that it would ease the worries of a weary market that had been burned by incremental hardware upgrades before. Of course, the SNES ultimately offered better graphics, better sound, better

It’s been four years since Bethesda teased The Elder Scrolls VI. How time flies when you’re waiting for a game supposedly designed to be “played for a decade.” Of course, if you’re looking for a way to pass some of that time (and Starfield doesn’t look like it’s going to be for you), then you

There’s a degree to which Stray will always be “the cat game.” For quite some time after BlueTwelve Studio’s new project was announced, it was widely known as “that cyberpunk-ish game where you play as a kitty.” Even after Stray was finally released earlier this week to widespread critical acclaim and incredible early player counts, the

This article contains spoilers for Stray. Gamers have been eagerly awaiting the release of Stray ever since the indie title was announced in 2020. Now that the game is finally out, people are eating it up by playing it or watching it play out on Twitch. Regardless of how they’ve experienced one of the best

Stray may be a fairly small and short game, but it’s packed with secrets, collectibles, and sidequests that you can easily miss if you don’t take the time to explore your surroundings. Even if you do take the time to explore Stray’s lovely cyberpunk world, though, you’ll likely still have a hard time locating every

Stray‘s biggest selling point may be the ability to run around as a particularly cute cat, but don’t take the game’s charm as a sign that it’s going to be a complete walk in the park. Actually, there’s a pretty good chance that some of the game’s Digicode and safe puzzles will leave you scratching

Nowadays, gamers tend to complain if the newest title doesn’t at least maintain a solid 60 FPS in full 4K. That’s a far cry from gaming’s early days when the humble NES was showing that console games didn’t need arcade-level hardware to stun us with some truly visually impressive games. Granted, back in the ‘80s,