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Quick Links There’s a special kind of satisfaction in training an Uma into a champion inUmamusume:Pretty Derby,but if you aren’t satisfied with winning Career scenarios, there are quite a few achievements in the game to be unlocked. Winning Triple Crowns and the Triple Tiara races is a major show of prowess, and they’ll give your characters some neat Epithets to boot. Of course, winning is easier said than done, and if you don’t train your characters inUmamusumeproperly, they may not even reach the Triple Crown races themselves....

Summary An unannounced new game fromValvealready has more than 10,000 players before the game’s launch has even been confirmed by the Steam developer. While more widely known throughout the industry as the creator of one of gaming’s most prolific online marketplaces, Valve has a rich history as the studio behind several beloved franchises.Half-Life,Portal, andLeft 4 Deadhave stoodas some of the developer’s biggest hits, while others likeTeam Fortress 2have persisted as cult classics....

The delayed launch ofGrand Theft Auto 6has uncertain implications for the possibility of aRed Dead Redemption 3release. Rockstar is no stranger to long dev cycles, but as those long waits between games keep getting longer, it may cause some fans to doubt the future. As successful asRed Dead Redemption 2was, some may wonder if a third entry in the series is even still on the table at this point. Rockstar sent shockwaves throughout the gaming industry when it announced the already-long-awaitedGrand Theft Auto 6would be delayed until 2026....

SinceLegion,World of Warcrafthas been using the World Quest system in all of its expansions. With each expansion, the system has grown and changed as Blizzard attempts to find the right balance while also keeping things fresh. But, with the release ofThe War Within,World of Warcraftseems to be changing its World Quest approach a bit. While there’s arguably some upside to this iteration, the game’s next expansion,Midnight,really needs to revamp it again....

So far, fans of the Soulsborne games and Souls-likes have been eating good in 2025, with more yet to come throughout the remainder of the year. The latest addition to this subgenre isWuchang: Fallen Feathers. Though unlike many of thehighly praised Souls-like gamesand new DLCs fans have been treated to so far this year,Wuchang: Fallen Feathershas gotten off to a rather rough start and has turned out to be quite divisive....

Summary Xbox Game Pass Ultimateusers will be able to start playingMetal Slug Tacticsas part of their subscription starting today, November 5. In the meantime, a pair of beloved classics just became available on twoXbox Game Passtiers. With only 10 new games, October has been one of the least release-packed months of 2024 for Microsoft’s subscription service. But things are now seemingly picking up again, not least becauseXbox Game Pass already has 7 confirmed titles for November 2024....

Summary The bad guys of video games are often perceived as being, well, bad guys. Yet even this is sometimes something of an oversimplification. Certain antagonists have little investment in being or even aligning with evil, instead coming against the protagonist for reasons unrelated to their alignment. Sometimes this is determined by the genre of the game, but other times these characters are merely thrust into circumstances, with the player standing in the way of their goals, whatever they are....

Summary EAhas updated its list of games shutting down in 2025, with seven more titles added to the chopping block.EAkeeps a running list of games it plans on shutting down, with a total of nine games already confirmed to be ceasing operations in January 2025. First, EA confirmed thatThe Simpsons: Tapped Outwould be shutting down on January 24, with the game delisted on October 31. Then, it was confirmed thatRory McIlroy PGA Tourwould be shutting down on January 16, rendering its online features completely unavailable....

Summary Animeis now everywhere, but it was once a niche fandom in the West. Thanks to programming blocks like Toonami in the 90s,Adult Swim in the 2000s, and tons of streaming services since then, it has become easier for more people to get into anime. This also means that anime has influenced more creators, such as those making JRPGs. TheStar OceanandTales ofseries have long been influenced by anime, dating back to their inception in the 90s....

Summary TheJRPGgenre is very complete and always presents players with several opportunities to take on different roles depending on their preferences. While some players might prefer taking a tactical approach to their gameplay and striking their foes from a distance with magic or other ranged alternatives, others might like swinging their swords at them for a change. Whatever the case, there’s always some playstyle to suit most individuals. One of the best classes toplay a JRPGas, is the Summoner....

Summary Deep Field Games' indie sci-fi titleAbiotic Factoris a unique blend of genres. On one hand, players will spenda lot of time crafting and surviving. On the other, there are plenty of action, horror, and stealth elements for players to navigate as well. Throughout the game world, players can find or indeed build their own weapons in order to take on the escaped interdimensional creatures plaguing the underground facility. While some of themore powerful weapons can be found at specific locations, others can be obtained by gaining knowledge and blueprints by collecting and interacting with different items and materials around the map....

Summary Snail Games has announcedFor The Stars, a new AAA title about space exploration. While far from the first game to task players with colonizing space,For The Starspromises a different type of gameplay compared to something likeStarfieldorNo Man’s Sky. A division of Suzhou Snail Digital Technology, Snail Games is best known as the publisher of theARKfranchise, as well as the developer of theARK: ParkVR spin-off. The company was most recently involved in theARK: Survival Ascendedremaster, which it published in 2023....

Bacon Revengeis a well-made adventure time-killer filled with a bunch of interesting mechanics and unusual features that will not let you get bored. Here, in the role of a pig, you will overcome hundreds of enemies and bosses that will stand in your way, but to successfully achieve this,you need to spend many hours grindingresources and currency. Fortunately, you can just redeemBacon Revengecodes and get everything you need in a few seconds....