Summary AnXbox 360gamer’s console has finally been hit with the Red Ring of Death after nearly 18 years of playing the console. Microsoft’sXbox 360is one of the best-selling video game consoles of all time, earning significantly higher sales than its predecessor and giving the PS3 a run for its money. Many gamers have fond memories of playing the Xbox 360, but the console was also notorious for its serious technical problems....

Like plenty of other live-service titles,Marvel Rivalscontinues to experiment with new game modes. One of these LTMs, called Clone Rumble, is now available within the hero shooter. When looking at other game modes thatMarvel Rivals’ competitors have featured, it’s clear that one game mode would make sense as the title’s next special attraction. Gamers who have played competing shooters, likeValorant, will be quick to recognize the inspiration behindMarvel Rivals’ Clone Rumble....

Quick Links Assassin’s Creed Shadowsallows players to indulge in several side activities away from the main story quests to gain high-quality loot and level up their characters. One of the most interesting side activities is exploring kofun scattered around the map. These ancient burial chambers contain a legendary chest and some rare ones that can help players gear up pretty quickly. Here’s a complete list of all the kofuns inAC Shadowsand their locations....

Summary The 1.3.0 update forAvowedis now live, and players can expect plenty of community-requested features, bug fixes, new customization options, and more. Several patches have been rolled out forAvowedfollowing its February 13 release, with the developers at Obsidian Entertainment promising many more down the road. Initially planned to be an online multiplayer title,Avowedlater shifted into a story-heavy, single-player game, with a teaser trailer shown to audiences during a showcase in July 2020....

Fear of clowns - also known ascoulrophobia- is one of the more widely known phobias. Whether it’s an extreme fear or not, there is no doubt that the majority of people find clowns creepy to some degree. The sensationalism of these masked menaces on screen has been credited to real figures like John Wayne Gacy, and fictional ones like Stephen King’s Pennywise fromIt(1986). Surprisingly, there is not an abundance of games centering around clowns; with their uncanny makeup and maniacal laughing, they seem like the perfect antagonists....

Summary Despite being one of the most rancid, disgusting places to spend more than a second in on the entire planet, video games have (for some reason) had a long love affair with sewers. Something about sending their players to wade through putrid water in dark, confined spaces really lights up the average game developer’s eyes. It might have something to do with the horror potential and how easy it is to create a winding, labyrinthian tunnel system with copy-pasted assets....

Summary Some of the best game mechanics in gaming are tied to simple premises - such asAge of Empirestaking factions across stages, orStarCraftandCommand & Conquermaking their units more dynamic by giving them faction-wide properties. In the case ofFire Emblem, it was the Weapon Triangle - essentially classifying units under categories that defeat each other, much like rock-paper-scissors. The straightforwardness of this mechanic madeFire Emblemeven more recognizable because of it, and other tactical RPGs formed their own derivatives of the concept....

Summary With only days left to go until Area 99 is removed fromCall of Duty: Warzone, a group of players have completed an easter egg that had gone undiscovered for over four months. Publisher Activision recently pulled back the curtain onCall of Duty: WarzoneSeason 3, while also hinting at the undiscovered easter egg for the game’s small-scale Resurgence map. Not long after, a group of players solved the mystery and showed the rest of the community how to complete the Area 99 easter egg....

As gaming audiences reflect onCyberpunk 2077, now free of major bugs and other existential issues, most agree that one of its greatest strengths is its build variety. UnlikeThe Witcher 3, CD Projekt Red’s previous game,Cyberpunk 2077offers a wealth of unique options for progressionand specialization, making for a surprisingly deep, nuanced, and rewarding action-RPG experience. Amidst a sea of unique and varied weapons, perks, special abilities, and cyberware upgrades,Cyberpunk 2077’s smart weapons stand out as particularly intriguing....

Summary The upcoming titleWuchang: Fallen Feathersis a Soulslike action RPG set in the plagued lands of Shu during the late Ming dynasty. In the game, players control Bai Wuchang, a female pirate who has lost her memory and suffers from a strange condition called the Feathering Disease. Bai can wield a large variety of weapons, and gameplay videos ofWuchang: Fallen Feathershave generally excited gamers and criticsalike, with many positively comparing the upcoming title to successful games likeSekiro: Shadows Die TwiceorBlack Myth: Wukong....

As one of the most successful looter-shooters for nearly a decade,Destiny 2prides itself on a deep and rewarding build-crafting system. Players have seemingly endless ways to customize their Guardians for specific activities, and they can do so to wild extremes, such astriple 100 stat armor. New players, however, have been left out of a lot of this experimentation, and it may be hurting the game’s ability to keep them coming back....

Summary So far,Destiny 2’s Episode Heresy has been received well by players thanks to its good activities and weapons as well as an interesting story following the presumed death of Eris Morn and the aftermath of it all.Destiny 2’s The Nether activityshowed how good roguelike elements can be in the game, even if not all players enjoyed the whole “health as a currency” theme, meaning that Bungie can still workshop this for future content....

The best Exotic weapons inDestiny 2will serve the evolving meta well, and with Episode Heresy, things have changed once more so that a new line-up of classic Exotic weapons can become the stars of the show withinSeason 26. Destiny 2’s Episode Heresy is complemented by an arsenal of Exotic weapons in every category, so here’s a favorite selection to keep in mind in thatnext clear of a Dungeon, Raid, or Nightfall so that players know the best Exotic weapons in Episode Heresy to easily become a legendary Guardian with the right firepower in hand....