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Adventuring as a Genshin Impact Aloy main is a good lesson in ignoring meta

Aloy is one of my favorite characters in all media. She’s a certified badass in the Horizon series, with crossover appearances in various other games. One of these crossovers is Genshin Impact, where Aloy is considered one of the worst playable characters in the roster.  So, what happens when you decide to main an objectively bad character in a character-based RPG like Genshin? I’ve definitely gone through some Aloy-induced stages of grief thanks to my decision. Lots of negotiating that choice, too, but as they say,…

Horizon Forbidden West Has Sold 8.4 Million Copies on PS5, PS4

Horizon Forbidden West has sold 8.4 million copies, as of April 16. In a PlayStation blog post celebrating the 20th anniversary of developer Guerrilla Games, studio director Jan-Bart van Beek confirmed that the Horizon franchise has overall sold 32.7 million units. “Millions more around the world have discovered Horizon thanks to PlayStation's subscription services and initiatives, including PlayStation Plus, and Play at Home,” he said. 2022's Forbidden West still has a long way to go before surpassing Horizon Zero Dawn's…

Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores Review: Flaw in the Machine

When Horizon Forbidden West, Guerrilla Games' sweeping post-post-apocalyptic epic sci-fi action RPG, came out in February last year, its highs and lows embodied the double-edged sword of video gaming. Its next-gen graphical fidelity, dynamic combat sandbox, and ambitious open world design were all dimmed by the lack of an emotional core. Not for a lack of trying, Forbidden West failed to ground its chaotic action with considered writing. Despite upgraded facial capture technology, fully animated cutscenes, and a crew of…

Horizon Show’s Creators are Umbrella Academy & Killjoys Alums

Image: Guerrilla GamesEarlier in the summer, news broke that Sony was going to bring its sci-fi RPG franchise Horizon Zero Dawn to the small screen via a Netflix adaptation. Watching post-apocalyptic humans battle big-ass robot animals sounds like something that could work as both a game and a TV concept, and Sony’s eager to test that theory. No creative staff was unveiled at the time, but thanks to some news earlier in the week, we know who’ll be running the show on this...well, show.Specifically, Deadline reports that

Epic Games Store Summer Sale 2022 has discounts on Horizon Zero Dawn, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Sifu, more

Ah, summer. The perfect time to sit back, relax and most importantly…. GAME 😎☀️🎮Save on hot titles like Evil Dead: The Game, Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong and Horizon Zero Dawn now through July 28! https://t.co/vF88MPV5os pic.twitter.com/nDxd59C4h8— Epic Games Store (@EpicGames) July 14, 2022Sifu – Rs 751 (20 percent off)Evil Dead: The Game – Rs 704 (25 percent off)Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition – Rs 1,649 (50 percent off)Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade – Rs 3,407 (29 percent off)Far Cry 6 Standard Edition – Rs…

Horizon Forbidden West PS5 Gameplay Shows New Robots, New Enemies, and Aloy’s New Powers

Horizon Forbidden West gameplay is here. As promised, PlayStation Studios and Guerrilla Games unveiled 13 minutes of 4K gameplay footage on Thursday for the upcoming sequel to the 2017 critically acclaimed original action role-playing title. Captured entirely on PlayStation 5 — Horizon Forbidden West will also be available on the PS4 — the gameplay shows the new setting of post-post-apocalyptic San Francisco, the new enemies Aloy face involving some capable of controlling the giant robots, and her new range of powers,…

Steam Summer Sale Brings Discounts on Battlefield V, Fall Guys, Many Other PC Games

Steam Summer Sale is live and it brings impressive discounts on a wide variety of games from almost all genres. The sale will end on July 8 so gamers have the next two weeks to splurge. There are discounts of up to 89 percent on some games and you can browse them from the Steam store catalogue for survival, racing and sports, Sci-Fi, open world, horror, anime, action, and many other genres. There are many AAA titles such as Doom Eternal, The Witcher 3, Battlefield V, and more on sale as well as Indie titles such as Fall…

CES 2022: PlayStation VR2 Unveiled With OLED HDR Displays, Horizon Call of the Mountain Game Announced

PlayStation VR2 (PS VR2) and PlayStation VR2 Sense controller are now official. I mean, the names, the products already were. At its CES 2022 conference, Sony shared the official name of its next-gen virtual reality headset and VR controllers for the PlayStation 5. Both are predictable and fitting, given the numerical iteration that Sony likes, and that the new PS5 controller is known as the DualSense. Alongside, Sony announced an exclusive PS VR2 game in Horizon Call of the Mountain, based in the worlds of Horizon Zero…

Best PS4 and PS5 Exclusive Games You Can Play Right Now

What are the best PS4 and PS5-exclusive games? PlayStation has had some brilliant exclusives for Sony's gaming console over the years. Epic titles such as God of War, Marvel's Spider-Man, The Last of Us, Uncharted, and more have been launched exclusively on PlayStation consoles. In the past few years, some made their way to PC but all of them have definitely made their way into our hearts. With so many games to choose from, deciding which to pick and which to miss could turn out to be a tedious task. This is where we…