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1 day ago | 
gamerant.com | Gozie Ibekwe
If there's anything that the battle royale scene in shooter-focused games has struggled with, it's balancing. While the battle royale mode was engineered to foster a fiercely competitive spirit for the truly elite to rise to the top, franchises like Call of Duty and Battlefield have discovered that said competition doesn't always translate to fun for many of their players.
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3 days ago | 
gamerant.com | Gozie Ibekwe
Diablo 4 made rounds in the news earlier this year after Rod Ferguson, the General Manager in charge of the game, announced that there will not be a major expansion updating the meta in 2025. Hardcore fans of the game have to wait till 2026 for anything of the sort. Following this announcement, Blizzard faced backlash from the Diablo 4 community, as the developer had previously promised annual expansions for the game.
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3 days ago | 
gamerant.com | Gozie Ibekwe
By definition, open-world games should offer nearly unbounded creative freedom to players, allowing almost every kind of action that comes to mind. However, as much as developers try to cater to these expectations, there are still hurdles that hinder the truly varied experience the open-world premise offers. Sucker Punch, the creator of the highly revered Ghost of Tsushima, is no different.
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1 week ago | 
gamerant.com | Gozie Ibekwe
As Arrowhead Games continues to develop the futuristic world of Helldivers 2, weapon options evolve through periodic updates. While the primary focus of development and player attention may be guns due to the blazing gameplay pace, throwables are no slouch in their own right and often come in handy for dealing with multiple enemies in one go.
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1 week ago | 
gamerant.com | Gozie Ibekwe
When it comes to tying the personalities of protagonists and villains together through a twisted relationship, few franchises do it like Far Cry. Since the series' inception in the early 2000s, Ubisoft has consistently explored the dynamic of a main character driven by a desire to interfere with the grandiose plans of a villain for reasons ranging from mass rescue to petty personal vendettas.
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2 weeks ago | 
gamerant.com | Gozie Ibekwe
One of Bethesda's main strengths as a premier video game developer lies in its narrative building, with franchises like The Elder Scrolls and, more recently, Starfield, taking up the mantle of engaging storytelling in the RPG genre. Likewise, Fallout holds a similar repute for painting vividly survivalist imagery in a landscape dominated by the wastes of a nuclear disaster.
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1 month ago | 
gamerant.com | Gozie Ibekwe
As Ubisoft gears up to launch the newest addition to the Assassin's Creed franchise discography in Shadows, it's only proper to revisit some of the most prominent titles in the series before the new game steals all the headlines. While the ultimate crown of best Assassin's Creed edition is still debatable, Assassin's Creed Odyssey is one of the better releases Ubisoft has released in recent years, featuring a rich narrative and intuitive gameplay.
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1 month ago | 
gamerant.com | Gozie Ibekwe
Santa Monica Studio introduced a new dynamic to the God of War franchise by encouraging players to incorporate shields into the overall experience when the most recent installment of their popular IP launched in 2022. In the first installment, Kratos perpetually sports a retractable shield in battle with the ability to block and parry some attacks. However, the developer took it up a notch by incorporating three new shields, with a fourth one available upon commencement of an NG+ (New Game+) run.
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2 months ago | 
gamerant.com | Gozie Ibekwe
It's rare to find a cohesive blend of history and strategic gameplay, and that's one of the reasons Paradox Interactive's Crusader Kings franchise is still at the peak of its powers all these years after the initial installment. Although it's been nearly five years since the latest edition, Crusader Kings 3, hit the gaming shelves, it seems to be stronger than ever through a consistent stream of updates ranging from cosmetic quality-of-life makeovers to complete system overhauls.
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2 months ago | 
gamerant.com | Gozie Ibekwe
Football Manager 25 It's been a trend for sports games to go through the choppy waters of controversy in the past few years, as the likes of NBA 2K and FIFA before its rebrand under the FC umbrella have found.
