Among the series’ many entries, Final Fantasy 7 has endured the longest in players’ memories. advertisingIn a survey by Japan’s public broadcasting channel NHK, over 400,000 Japanese fans listed Final Fantasy X as their favorite game. RELATED: 10 New Things We Learned From The New Final Fantasy VII TraileradvertisingWhile Final Fantasy 7 took second place in NHK’s overall popularity poll, the game’s cast easily took first place in two of the other three categories. advertisingAlthough these surv

Xbox One X vs Xbox Series X: should you make the upgrade? However, expect the Xbox One X to be reduced even more when the Series X launches later this year. Xbox One X vs Xbox Series X specs(Image credit: Microsoft)Xbox Series X specs details are hotting up, and they paint an exciting picture for next-gen gaming. Xbox Series X vs Xbox One X games(Image credit: 343 Industries)Beyond Halo Infinite, Hellblade 2 and Cyberpunk 2077, there isn’t much to get excited about in terms of confirmed Xbox Ser

Valve will release its first new Half-Life game, the virtual reality exclusive Half-Life: Alyx, on March 23, more than 12 years after the previous entry came to PC. On Monday, Valve released a trio of gameplay videos, totaling more than 10 minutes of footage, of Half-Life: Alyx in action. Each video showcases one of the VR game’s styles of movement. In addition to some familiar looking Half-Life first-person shooting through City 17’s alien-infested, dystopian environment and battles against hea

In the wake of its postponement, however, multiple initiatives have sprung up to help developers recoup lost opportunity and funds. “A cancellation is a huge blow for us,” Dindukurthi told Polygon. All talks will be livestreamed and recorded, which will be helpful for spreading information beyond those in San Francisco. Independent Game Developers Association executive director Renee Gittens told Polygon that studios attend in hopes of finding publishers or making press announcements. WINGS Inte

Even if you don’t find Pokémon games to be particularly challenging, you’re still probably going to incur damage at some point. But one intrepid fan decided to see what would happen if he went through a game without ever getting hit. It takes Smallant1 three tries to get it. The no-damage run goes on like this, with Smallant taking hours upon hours to learn specific moves that have the right priority over his enemies. “Despite having level 100 Pokémon after the third gym, the challenge still was

(This story is for CNBC Pro subscribers only.) In the case of a U.S. coronavirus outbreak, Jefferies is telling clients to buy these food companies that could benefit from a stocking up, stay-at-home mentality.

Talks of an Artemis Fowl movie have circulated since 2001 and now, finally, 19 years later the boy criminal mastermind gets his due on the big screen. Another key difference seems to be that in the movie, Artemis discovers the fairy world after his father’s disappearance, whereas in the books he just goes ahead and kidnaps a fairy, because he’s a little shit. This particular version of Artemis Fowl, directed by Kenneth Branagh (Cinderella, Hamlet) has been in the works since 2015. Artemis Fowl s

Choosing sides2019’s Black and Blue and 2018’s Monsters and Men both open with scenes where a cop confronts a black protagonist. Other black characters call her an Uncle Tom, and one cop asks her, “You think they your people? The cycle of martyrdomStill, these “conflicted black cop” types are familiar and predictable. Escapism and tragedy2019’s Queen & Slim — which just arrived on VOD platforms — is an exception to these rules. A young black cop who discovers them sides with them instead of with

Square Enix released a playable demo of Final Fantasy 7 Remake for PlayStation 4 on Monday, giving fans a taste of the upcoming reimagining of the classic role-playing game. The Final Fantasy 7 Remake demo is available to download from the PlayStation Store. We recently played that mission, plus two more, in a hands-on gameplay preview of Final Fantasy 7 Remake. As noted on the PlayStation Store listing, progress from the demo will not carry over to the final version of the game. Square Enix wil

Pokémon Go has basic missions that players can complete in exchange for Pokémon encounters, items, and Stardust. They’re called Field Research Tasks. Spinning Pokéstops will give players a Field Research Task to complete. Upon completing a task, players will get a stamp marked with the date. Here’s a complete list of the current Field Research Tasks and the rewards, as of March 2, 2020.

Playing the first two chapters of Final Fantasy 7 Remake, it becomes clear just how massive an undertaking Square Enix’s remake of the classic role-playing game will be. The early hours of Final Fantasy 7 Remake offer much better characterization and storytelling than the 1997 original. There are intriguing diversions away from the structure of the original Final Fantasy 7 in Remake. The Air Buster battle itself is multi-phased, and presented me with my first chance to summon the massive Leviath

Valorant is Riot’s new tactical shooter, and it’s going to be playable on more computers than you might think. There are specific requirements for graphics cards and processors that Riot is recommending depending on how many frames-per-second you’re hoping to get. CPU: Intel i3-370MGPU: Intel HD 3000Recommended Specs — 60 FPS60 FPS should give players a pretty good experience with the game. CPU: Intel i3-4150GPU: Geforce GT 730High-end Specs — 144+ FPSThese are the specs you’ll want if you want

Riot Games has finally revealed its tactical shooter Valorant, and it seems that players will get their hands on it sooner rather than later. According to the League of Legends developer, Valorant will be released sometime this summer, with a closed beta coming sometime before then. Valorant is a tactical first-person shooter. The matches themselves take place over rounds, with the first team to 13 rounds winning the match. Valorant will be the first game the developer has released that takes pl

Signature Ability: Curveball – Cast a curving flare that bursts into brilliant light after a brief delay, temporarily blinding all looking at it. Left click curves it left, right click curves it right. Left click curves it left, right click curves it right. Signature Ability: Sky Smoke – Use your map to call in orbital deployment smokescreens that obscure vision. Signature Ability: Healing Orb – Heal an ally or yourself to full health over a few seconds.

According to everyone at Riot speaking for this story, one idea that’s been integral to Valorant from the beginning is competitive integrity. About a year after Romleski and Ziegler started working on Valorant, Riot set out to find someone with experience designing maps in competitive shooters. After a few conversations, it became clear why Riot was looking in his direction, and he took an interview to join the Valorant team. Solving the technical trouble of shootersEarly on, when the Valorant t

Riot calls the game a tactical shooter, putting it in line with games like Rainbow Six Siege and, most notably, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. While any shooter with heroes can’t avoid Overwatch comparisons, Valorant is a tactical shooter first, and that means its characters and gameplay have some key differences from Blizzard’s more arcadey hero shooter. In Valorant, abilities are important, but they won’t win a round for you. Where Valorant feels like it breaks the tactical shooter mold is

Riot has finally revealed its first major non-League of Legends game: Valorant. Riot announced Valorant as Project A during its League of Legends 10-year anniversary stream in October. Now we know a whole lot more, including the fact that its real name is Valorant. Valorant’s maps are similar to what tactical shooter fans know from Counter-Strike. Each of the two Valorant maps we’ve played so far has had unique twists.

Season 20, Diablo 3’s upcoming content update, looks to one of the game’s most interesting yet. advertisingBlizzard just recently announced its plans for Diablo 3’s Season 20. Season 20 is particularly exciting because it’ll be adding three new armor-sets, one each for the Barbarian, Witch Doctor, and Wizard, and they’re each exciting to consider. advertisingRELATED: Overwatch Cartoon, Diablo Netflix Anime LeakedThe three new armor sets are going to be very popular in Season 20, as they’ll lead

No movie stays #1 at the box office forever, and eventually, movie-goers are going to move on to the next big thing. Such is the case for Sonic the Hedgehog, as it’s just been revealed that the film, despite having led the box office for two whole weekends, has been unable to do so for a third. Knocking the film off its pedestal is The Invisible Man, Universal Pictures’ new reimagining of the classic H.G. Even if only ended up dominating the box office for two weeks, it’s hard to argue that Soni

FaZe Clan has continued to face criticism surrounding its unethical business practices after allegedly recruiting an underage member. While FaZe Clan has been diversifying its ranks with members like EwOk, the Clan’s first deaf and female member, the group’s recent recruitments have clearly not impacted the mentalities of its existing roster. As replies and critical reactions rolled in, FaZe Clan responded to the Reddit post in a Tweet. pic.twitter.com/0lSlUEL5J7 — FaZe Clan (@FaZeClan) February