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Much has been made of EA’s plummeting stock values and revenue streams in the wake of the lackluster consumer response to the second season of Apex Legends, but there’s more to this story than meets the eye. In fact, a number of major gaming-related corporations have seen a reduction in the value of shares thanks to a number of factors. As explained by Michael Pachter, a prominent industry analyst frequently discussed for his predictions concerning gaming retail giant GameStop, stock prices for the industry leaders have mostly been inhibited thanks to an overconfidence in unproven mediums....

Have you always dreamed of being Belle? Or Cinderella? Always wished the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Disney did makeovers for grown ups? Now you can get your chance, at least in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Be the royalty of your island in these gowns, or a hipster Ariel looking for the most unique furniture and thingamabobs! Snow White First up we have one of the oldest princesses. The adorable Snow White is known for her friendship with the seven dwarves, who take her in after she goes on the run from the Evil Queen....

If the Custom Designs app in Animal Crossing: New Horizons seems intimidating to you, you’re not alone. While the feature allows talented artists to craft some mind-blowing creations, the rest of us are left running around in shabby outfits and waving flags with lots of stars and hearts. Thankfully, New Horizons lets players share their masterpieces with each other. Naturally, gamers took this to heart and have recreated a wide range of Overwatch inspired gear for their villagers....

Former Ant Simulator developer Eric Tereshinski explains that he canceled development of the game because his business partners squandered his cash on booze and strippers. Indie titles are a risky investment for everyone involved, and not every title which gets funded will cross the proverbial finish line. Eric Tereshinski knew this when he aspired to create Ant Simulator, which brought some fairly robust graphics to the table when compared to most indie titles....

If you’ve felt like there haven’t been enough games about capturing evil monkeys lately, then we may have some very good news for you. Ape Escape was one of the more unique and beloved game series from the glory days of the Playstation and Playstation 2. These were games in which your character was tasked with capturing escaped monkeys who were planning on doing things like rewriting history using a time machine, or conquering the world using a laser beam that made people lazy....

Every game has guns that go in and out of the meta with patches, that’s just the way that modern multiplayer shooters work. Something that doesn’t seem to change all that much, aside from massive interventions by the developers that are usually caused by the fans, is that there are just a few guns in pretty much every game that will always stink. Apex Legends is no exception to this rule and the gun that is universally known as the worst in the game is the shotgun pistol, the Mozambique....

Octane is a fun character, but needs a boost to make him competitive. He was the first new character released in Apex Legends Season 1, and since then, he’s remained mostly untouched. While he has his admirers, he isn’t as competitive as some of the other legends. Octane is a stuntman who lives for speed. His tactical ability is a stim that allows him to move 30% faster for six seconds....

The official gameplay trailer for Apex Legends Season 5 has arrived, and with it comes the much-desired details on the new PvE Quest system, changes to King’s Canyon, and more. The trailer for Fortune’s Favor with our new Legend, Loba, narrating why she’s come to King’s Canyon. She is looking for something called the “Broken Ghost,” which according to her is a “rare and valuable” treasure, all while a moody cover of Duran Duran’s “Hungry Like the Wolf” plays in the background....

A certain God dominated the charts during the month of April, but a few other titles were up to the challenge, as they muscled their way into a favorable position amongst April’s top-rated games. In our on-going monthly feature, we take a look at some of last month’s biggest games as ranked by Metacritic score. God of War Metacritic Score: 94 / User Score: 9.2 God of War took the top spot in April, receiving glowing reviews from both fans and critics alike....

In the earliest days of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, marketing treated female Eivor as a second thought. She did not appear alongside her male counterpart at first, instead leaking shortly thereafter and well before a proper reveal, and her trailer was just a swap with the initial male Eivor trailer. Even finding merch for female Eivor is much more difficult than male Eivor, who also appears on all of the game’s major marketing, including the upfront game cover....

After the launch-day and continued problems with Assassin’s Creed Unity, few could be blamed for a diminished interest in the AC franchise moving forward. From disappearing faces to hard console crashes, to say that Unity was a mess might be putting it lightly. Because of Unity’s problems, though, Ubisoft is well aware that the next AC game, this year’s Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, will have to have near perfect execution for the franchise to save face....

Tech debates usually have clear winners — it’s pretty obvious that VHS won over Beta, a and Blu-ray defeated HD-DVD easily. PlayStation Vs. Xbox, on the other hand, since the very introduction of the original Xbox to the North American market in 2001, has no clear winners. Many people argue that the Xbox 360 was decisively superior to the PS3, and I would tend to agree if Sony didn’t pull back into the race by the end of that generation....

The DC movie universe has been struggling in ways that the Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn’t. Man of Steel, Justice League, and Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice received mellow critical reviews (with Wonder Woman being the rare exception), while each of Marvel’s movies have been positively received. Recently, Aquaman came out in theaters, and it was DC’s chance to pick up steam for the reception of their movies. I went to go see it as soon as I could....

Ask anyone, or yourself for that matter, what cartoons make up their childhood and more than ninety-nine percent of the answers will be Disney. The worldwide conglomerate is just too huge and powerful not to have had some level of impact in your life and that’s not going to change anytime soon for the next generation either. Disney films have a certain formula that they always use; this isn’t necessarily a bad thing....

Wasteland wanderers and Vault-Tec visionaries alike, I welcome you to come and take a deeper look into Fallout 4’s Diamond City, the Jewel of the Commonwealth. Shining bright and deep in the rough, Diamond City is the capital city of the Boston area. Etched within the very fabric of this article are some truly unique facts about the gem that only superfans know about. So, I invite you to join me on a trip to Diamond City to unearth some of the craziest facts imaginable!...

The Destiny servers will be taken offline for a spell next week, Bungie announced through their site today. Server maintenance is scheduled to take place Wednesday, May 17 starting at 10 AM Pacific (5 PM UTC) and is expected to complete at 2 PM Pacific (9 PM UTC). Players will be unable to sign in to Destiny during this period. Nor will they be able to access some features of the Bungie....

With all the talk and hype surrounding the power of the upcoming next generation of consoles with the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X, it’s easy to forget just how good the previous generations were. The 16-bit era, in particular, showed just how clever and how creative developers were at getting every last bit of power out of consoles like the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It’s also surprising just how much technology was under the hood of the SNES so that developers could create something not deemed possible at the time....

It was inevitable that Diablo, the king of dungeon crawlers, would be compared to genre newcomer Minecraft Dungeons. Both games involve a journey through mob infested locations, dispatching enemies and looting them for gear. While Minecraft itself is a sandbox game, it’s still a huge franchise, one which is as well known as Diablo. However, while there are many similarities between the two titles, such as varying difficulty levels, there are also a huge number of differences....

It’s been nearly fifteen years since the last mainline title in Capcom’s samurai and horror mashup series Onimusha. In that time, the gaming landscape has changed a lot. New entries from Capcom and other publishers have pioneered new ways to play and new genres as a whole, and if Capcom ever plans to resurrect the Onimusha franchise, there are some major games that Capcom would do well to learn from....

Tabletop gaming product company Gaddis Gaming recently launched its Empires Fall Kickstarter to fund a set of wargaming miniatures of the U.S. Army’s 761st Tank Battalion, the all African-American armor unit known as the “Black Panthers”, who helped defeat Nazi Germany as part of Lt. Gen. S. George Patton’s Third Army during World War Two. The Kickstarter has just 16 days remaining as of this article, and is just over $5,000 into its $7,610 goal....