Sony is set to have a big year 2021. ThePlayDtation 5has launched, its exclusive titles are beginning to roll out, and more of the games players are looking forward to are beginning to get more specific windows or release dates, much likeResident Evil 8.The beginning of the new year is a great time for Sony to release a new State of Play presentation in order to help deliver more information about what’s on the horizon forPS5players....

Towards the end of the PS3/Xbox 360 console generation, and definitely by the beginning of the PS4/Xbox One generation, couch co-op had quickly become a rare interest. It wasn’t necessarily caused by a lack of desire by players, rather it became a lack of support by most developers. Indie games and smaller titles committed to offering more co-op games were few and far between, while the ubiquity of online multiplayer across the industry had marked a seismic shift towards online co-op only....

News aboutMetroid Prime 4has become exceedingly rare in the past two years. The highly anticipated titlehasn’t been acknowledged by Nintendo in over 800 days, so in the meantime, many dedicated fans are turning to other kinds of sources for any new information. This includes hiring sites such as LinkedIn, where some folks have noticed that Retro Studios has brought on a new lighting artist with a storied portfolio. Metroid Prime 4was officially delayed back in January 2019, when internal troubles caused development to restart entirely....

The History channel surprised audiences everywhere with the runaway success of its drama seriesVikings. Now, following the show’s recent finale, an official spinoff series has been in the works, and Netflix just announced its cast. That’s right,Netflix. Not History. The spinoff, appropriately calledVikings: Valhalla, will be set 100 years after the events of the originalVikingsshow, and as such is set to feature an entirely new cast of characters. Some such characters include actual historical figures like Leif Erikson, the famous Norse explorer who landed on the future North American continent centuries before Columbus....

Nintendo has just released a new trailer for therecently-announcedPaper Mario: The Origami King. Clocking in at nearly six minutes, this new trailer gives an overview of the game along with a deeper look at Mario’s companions and the combat system. In the new trailer forPaper Mario: The Origami King, we learn that the Mushroom Kingdom is once again in trouble, this time because of the titular King Olli, who has seized Peach’s castle and thrown the world into disarray....

Mega Charizard X has made its way back toPokemon GO, and fans are quite curious about what the best counters for this Pokemon are. Players with their sights set on a Mega Charizard will have to prepare quite well to defeat the fiery opponent in battle, since it can be an extremely difficult raid. While there are severalDragon-type Pokemonavailable inPokemon GO, Mega Charizard X remains one of the most popular choices....

Pokemon SwordandShieldwill finally allow players to give regular Pokemon Hidden Abilities in the upcomingCrown TundraDLC. This is a huge quality-of-life improvement that will make competitive battles more accessible than ever before. For context, the competitive scene inPokemon SwordandShieldrequires players to optimize every aspect of their Pokemon. One of the most important attributes is the Pokemon’s Ability – a passive benefit that varies from Pokemon to Pokemon. Some Pokemon have Hidden Abilities that are (usually) more useful than their default Abilities....

TheIsle of Armor DLCwill be introducing a lot of new content toPokemon SwordandShield.Pokemon from older generationswill finally be coming to the eighth generation region, and along with older fan favorites, new Pokemon will be joining the game as well, including a legendary Pokemon named Kubfu with the potential for two different evolutions. Pokemon SwordandShield’snew DLC is available to play on June 17. Fans are excited to experience the new additions to the game, and since trainers in the new area will have theirPokemon level-scaledto highest leveled Pokemon in the player’s party, players at all points in the main game will be able to explore the new areas....

Nielsen released its streaming ratings later than usual, sinceAmericans celebrated Thanksgiving last Thursday, and Netflix’s girl-meets-chess drama miniseriesThe Queen’s Gambittopped the charts. As is traditional, most of the rest of the top 10 for the week was dominated by other Netflix programming, but Disney+‘sThe Mandalorianmanaged to muscle into the #3 spot. The chart in question covers the week of October 26 through November 1. The Nielsen ratings for streaming measure cumulative minutes of viewing in the United States that were specifically done via a TV set, which means phones, iPads, and other mobile devices are left out of the rankings....

As a game,Valorantis still in its infancy. Despite the prominence of hero shooters,Valorantis unquestionably new territory for Riot. As such, tweaks to gameplay to and bug fixes for things liketheValorantstutter exploitare constantly needed. For all that,Valoranthas been doing very well since it hit the scene earlier this year. Modeled afterCS:GOwith the addition of characters having their own powers, it has drawn a lot of praise. Many professional gamers are leaving their trademark games to giveValoranta try....

With his iconic bushy mustache, blue goggles and pear-shape appearance, it’s sometimes are to forget what a twist video game villain Sonic The Hedgehog’s archenemy, Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik can be. When playing as a wise-cracking, super fast hedgehog in a colorful world, saving cute little animals from peril, it can be difficult sometimes to read between the lines. RELATED:10 Unresolved Mysteries & Plot Holes Left Hanging In The Sonic The Hedgehog Movie...

Spider-Man: Miles Moraleswas one of the most exciting announcements to come out of Sony’sPlayStation 5 reveal stream, offering players an experience similar in scope toUncharted: Lost Legacy.And while playing as Miles Morales on the PlayStation 5 is an exciting concept, theSpider-Man: Miles Moralesreveal trailer has since been hit by a copyright strike from Gameloft S.E. It isn’t entirely clear what the cause of the copyright strike is, or if it was even meant to be put on the video in the first place, but Sony’s version of the trailer, uploaded to the official PlayStation YouTube account, appears to be the only one affected, with other uploads of the trailer still available on the site....

Rocksteady Studios quickly went from little-known developer to one of the most beloved and respected in the industry with the release ofBatman: Arkham Asylum. The following games in the series were very well received, withArkham Citybeing the highest rated Batman game ever. However, Rocksteady went on a rather large hiatus after 2015’sArkham Knight. But the rockstar developer is finally back. After working on Batman focused games, Rocksteady is shifting toSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League,with a group of villains who have been tasked to save the day against their will....