Summary Bandai Namco has been a juggernaut within the video game industry for over a decade at this point, but while they may have had pretty humble beginnings, they experienced a true boom period duringthe era of the PlayStation 4. For a while, it was difficult to pick up a new game for the system without seeing the Bandai Namco logo somewhere on the box, but this never became an issue since they’ve been known to publish some incredible titles, and that most certainly relates to the majority of their PS4 games....

Quick Links The Tomb of the Villager is a hidden and easily missable area inHogwarts Legacy, as it’s only possible to complete at night. However, it’s worth a visit to this somewhatsecret location players may missas it contains a puzzle to solve and a mysterious reward to obtain, plus the chance to see other ghosts outside of Hogwarts Castle. RELATED:Hogwarts Legacy: How To Solve Arithmancy Door Puzzles Hogwarts Legacyhas a variety of puzzles to solve throughout its vast maps, and some puzzles are more challenging than others, like many of the tricky Merlin Trials....

BioShock 4is being developed at a new studio set up by 2K just to tackle the project. Cloud Chamber has severalBioShockveterans onboard, but notably lacks series creator Ken Levine. Several job listings for the studio even indicate that the design of the nextBioShockmay diverge significantly from previous installments in the series. In fact,BioShock 4is beginning to look like some of the more recentAssassin’s Creedtitles. Here are some of the waysBioShock 4can take a different road fromAssassin’s Creed, despite seemingly heading down the same path....

As well as a brand new name,EA Sports FC 24brings with it plenty of big changes, one of which sees players treated to two different commentary teams. For just the second time in the franchise’s history, the English-language version of the game also features a female commentator, with Sue Smith joining Guy Mowbray for certain classic Kick Off and Ultimate Team matches, the latter of which will also seemen teaming up with womenin this year’s installment....

The latestTekken 8character reveal of Bryan Fury wasn’t supposed to happen as early as it did, and longtime series director Katsuhiro Harada wasn’t happy about it.Tekken 8was officially announced during a PlayStation State of Play last September, following a brief but ominous teaser at EVO 2022. Since then, publisher Bandai Namco has promised thatTekken 8will be much more aggressivethan the entries that came before it thanks to its new Heat and Rage gameplay mechanics....

Milio is the newest support inLeague of Legends, and while this warmhearted enchanter might not appear to be a threat, he is causing enemies a lot of misery on the Rift. To understand how to counter Milio, players must understand his strengths and weakness. In terms of strengths, Milio excels at sitting in the backline uninterrupted, buffing up his allies. His ultimate, a large AOE heal and cleanse, naturally makes him a great answer to hard CC engages....

Once players have completedLost Judgment’sprologue, the game’s title sequence will begin to play. When they next gain control of Tak, players will find themselves in the Japanese city of Yokohama, which, much like the sprawling streets of Kamurocho, should be fairly familiar for fans of the long-runningYakuzaseries. RELATED:Games Set In Tokyo Though the prologue was designed to help teach players the basics, gameplay inLost Judgmentis constantly expanding. This means that there are many more tutorial sections to come; not just in Chapter 1, but right up to the end of the game....

TheXbox Series XandXbox SeriesSconsoles have been out for about half a year now and it has sold fairly well despite console shortages affecting the market. Thoughthe Xbox Series X/S has been hard to findsince launch, plenty of new releases have found success on Xbox’s current generation of home consoles. Unfortunately for Xbox fans, these consoles are still not easy to track down for sale, thanks to a myriad of different factors....

When Infinity Ward and Activision first revealed the multiplayer forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare, they put a lot of emphasis on a realistic approach. While past entries in theCODfranchise have tried to offer a fast-paced experience bolstered byfuturistic tech and wall running,Modern Warfarekeeps things as grounded as it can. However, there is one detail that doesn’t seem to reflect the real world. While playing the multiplayer inCall of Duty: Modern Warfaremany players noticed that they couldn’t see through the smoke from a grenade while using a Thermal Scope....

Despite being based around a source material designed originally for children, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of the biggest film franchises of all time. With its massive audience, it has become common for the MCU to address real social issues, with varying levels of success. The firsttrailer for Marvel’sMoon Knighthas finally dropped, and it’s become clear that the intense series will be focusing on Marc Spector’s struggles with mental illness....

Netflixand Headspace announce they have partnered to release three original shows for the streaming service that will launch in 2021. The first of these projects will beHeadspace Guide to Meditation, andNetflixhas debuted the first official preview for the series ahead of its New Year’s Day premiere. Vox Media Studios and Headspace Studios will produce all three projects with a team of executive producers that includes Chad Mumm, Mark W. Olsen, Chris Grosso, Sam Rogoway, Morgan Selzer, and Headspace co-founder Andy Puddicombe, according to The Hollywood Reporter....

As far as hobbies go, video gaming has always been on the expensive side. While clubs can set golfers back a few hundred dollars, they don’t need to shell out $70 every time they want to try out a new course. One ofthe most expensive aspects of gaminghas always been the consoles themselves, and though pricing is fairly competitive between big companies, that wasn’t entirely the case back when Nintendo and Segaseemed to make up the rules as they went....

Nvidiahas made a name for itself not just by being one of the two customer-facing graphics card manufacturers on the market, but also by focusing on the research and development of a wealth of cutting-edge 3D rendering technologies. From the company’s own raytracing solution, RTX, all the way to its backend latency optimization features, such as Nvidia Reflex. It’s not particularly strange, then, forNvidiato submit an all-new shadow casting patent that, by the looks of it, may well lead to substantially improved area light shadows....