Summary Ubisoft has confirmed that the Canon Mode inAssassin’s Creed Shadowscan not be turned off once it’s activated.Assassin’s Creed Shadowsis taking Ubisoft’s long-running stealth action series to feudal Japan, answering years of fan demand. The new game brings all kinds of interesting new features to the table, with one of the more intriguing additions being Canon Mode. Assassin’s Creed ShadowsCanon Modelets players turn off dialogue options so they can experience the canon story....

In recent years, Marvel has been proving that its characters, from Spider-Man toThe Avengers, have what it takes to leap from comic pages to consoles and PC. With all this success, then, it’s surprising that the MCU’s version ofThe Avengersare mostly absent from the gaming scene. In the early days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, some movies were released alongside tie-in games. These non-canon, loosely adapted titles failed to take off, however, ending the practice before 2012’sAvengers....

Quick Links While exploring the Emerald Stair region ofAvowed, players will reach the Naku Tedek grounds and meet Luminous Alfons. After talking to the distressed priest, he’ll explain how a bandit raided the grounds and stole theReliquary of Saint Waidwen. After further discussing the matter, players will get the general location of the bandit’s whereabouts, and it’s up to them to retrieve the stolen artifact. Deciding to help, Alfons will start A Relic from the Ashes side quest inAvowed....

Quick Links The main city for the Shatterscarp is Thirdborn, which players will visit after entering the region inAvowed.There are multiple NPCs herewho are willing to entrust their tasks to the envoy, and one of them is a merchant named Daiko. He’ll ask players to retrieve a discrete package for him by locating the supplier. However, finding the supplier can get a bit tricky as they communicate through graffiti on walls....

Captain America: Brave New Worldsees the return of Sam Wilson, aka the new Captain America. There are other returning characters from the show that put him in the titular role,The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, like Joaquin.Other MCU charactersmake an appearance, like Thunderbolt Ross, which is amazing since he was set up back in 2008 withThe Incredible Hulk. There are other returning characters, too, but that would spoil things for the intro....

Summary Kingdom Come: Deliverancewas an ambitious game. It was built on the foundations of popular fantasy open-worlds, particularlyThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, but it added a twist: all the supernatural aspects were removed. No magic, no monsters (at least, notliteralmonsters), no tombs full of zombies, no fantasy races, and no ancient tombs full of zombies. Just purely medieval open world. They even went as far as to offer a detailed reconstruction of Medieval Bohemia and tie Henry’s story into actual history....

Summary TheCastlevaniafranchise is most famous for the Metroidvania gameplay, withCastlevania: Symphony Of The Nightbeing the template for most games after its release. The genre name comes from Metroid andCastlevaniagames that embrace non-linear progression with an explorable map and areas that can be returned to and unlocked via upgrades that the player finds throughout. However, Metroidvania is not how the franchise began, as the original game stuck to a linear style, and other entries in the long-running series have either continued that traditional gameplay or experimented with other styles....

Summary Open-world video games offer players the chance to explore strange new worlds, to meet different people and make newallies and enemies. Part of populating a large open world, brimming with life, is creating communities and societies that have developed their own unique cultures. The cultures of open-world video games are often directly linked to their geographic context. The traditional dress of alpine civilizations will likely be tailored to colder environments....

Roguelikes and roguelites cater to a variety of players with their diverse gameplay styles and difficulty curves. Fromnarrative-driven adventuressuch asHades, to challenging deck-builders such asWildfrost, these titles are able to offer a wide variety of experiences. It’s a shame, then, that many of them are designed to be played in single-player. Others, such asRisk Of Rain 2, onlyallow for online co-op. However, there are a handful of well-crafted roguelikes and roguelites that allow for couch co-op play....

BioWare has endured a rocky tenure in the video game industry as of late, but that shouldn’t take away from the impressive track record of this developer. The company is responsible for crafting some of the finest role-playing experiences that fans can enjoy, ranging from tactical CRPGs to action-packed combat systems. Most people will argue thatBioWare’s focus on strategic combathas waned as it tried to appeal to modern gaming audiences. This is true to an extent, but players can still enjoy a wealth of games made by this developer that prioritize a tactical approach in combat....

Quick Links Lost Records: Bloom & Ragehas many Memoirs to seek out, but there are also various puzzle elements at certain points in the game. The first will be when players will need tohunt for strange symbolswhile in the mysterious cabin in the woods, but this is not the last one they will encounter. Players will be tasked with finding various items and interacting with a fuse box in order for the girls to put on their show....

Quick Links Captain America: Brave New Worldis the first Marvel movie to be released in 2025, and the first legacy title under the Marvel Studios banner since Thor: Love and Thunder. The movie is the first theatrical outing for Sam Wilson’s version of the Star-Spangled Man, and finds him facing one of his greatest challenges yet. Along for the ride are Harrison Ford as Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross, Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres (the new Falcon to Sam’s Captain), and Tim Blake Nelson making his return as Samuel Sterns aka The Leader....

Mods have always been a prevalent part ofCivilization’s PC community. For just about everyCiventry over the last three decades, mods have been a great way for fans to experience new content in between official DLC releases, and experience crossover content from franchises thatCivwould likely never officially partner with, such asFalloutandGame of Thrones. But as is the case with most games, some ofthe bestCivilizationmodshave been those designed to fix some of the respective game’s biggest issues....