Assassin’s Creed Shadows is out later this week and folks, it’s really good! And while one of the big reasons I enjoyed this latest installment is because it’s wonderful to play, it also helps that Shadows is a drop dead gorgeous open-world RPG with some of the best-looking scenery I’ve seen on this generation of…Read more...
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is, if you count every spin-off and mobile game, the 31st entry in Ubisoft’s long-running historical open-world franchise about sneaky assassins and secret conspiracies. While I consider myself a fan of the series and was excited to play a new Assassin’s Creed adventure set in feudal Japan, I…Read more...
Die Assassinen trauen sich endlich ins feudale Japan: Die gemeinsamen Abenteuer einer Shinobi und eines Samurai bringen wieder Spaß in die etwas ausgelutschte Reihe.
The long-awaited Japan adventure sharpens and refines its edge without fully reforging it. It’s wild that it took almost 20 years and dozens of games for the biggest stealth action series around to finally bend towards feudal Japan. Assassin's Creed Shadows makes the most of that theme, with a great pair of shinobi and samurai heroes sharing center stage that are well-written and …
Assassin’s Creed Shadows reviewed by Jarrett Green on PC and PlayStation 5. Also available on Xbox Series X/S.Assassin’s Creed Shadows takes a flashing blade to the series’ established norms, trimming them to a more precise form in lieu of chopping them down outright. Combat is aggressive and requires more intentional parrying and skill management than in the past, and exploring the gorgeous provinces of Sengoku-period Japan is encouraged thanks to the revamped map that deemphasizes collecting icons and checking off lists. Naoe and Yasuke are well-realized and memorable protagonists, even though most of the story they drive follows pretty predictable paths. Both have unique playstyles that bolster each other’s weaknesses, but they are ultimately imbalanced by the fact that you can make use of the stealth and exploration skills of the master shinobi far more than the superhuman strength of the samurai. This isn’t the Assassin’s Creed that will change the minds of folks that never connected with the series before, but for those of us with lots of hours logged in the Animus, the sum of Shadows’ parts provide a refreshing realignment of the series that you should not skip.
Simpsons fans, rejoice. Do you like fun, reader? Then you might just enjoy this cute little piece of news: as of today, streaming service Disney+ now has a 24/7 streaming channel solely for The Simpsons. Yep, all Simpsons, all the time.According to the Walt Disney Company, the “always-on” stream
"There are going to be a wide variety of opinions." The hotly anticipated Half-Life 2 RTX launches its demo today, March 18, and IGN sat down with its developers to discuss how they reimagined Valve’s 20-year-old masterpiece using Nvidia's RTX Remix tech, and debate the concern from some fans that it negatively impacts the original’s atmosphere.The modding …
Reports of single-player games' death have been greatly exaggerated. One of the oldest discourses in the gaming space has circled around again: the question of whether big single-player games are "dead." This time, Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke, who spearheaded development on the blockbuster hit single-player game Baldur's Gate 3, has weighed in on the matter with a …
Make Haste. Baldur's Gate 3 is a year-and-a-half old now, and we're still happily muddling through our second, third, seventh, 10th playthroughs. But with developer Larian choosing to step away from the series, that leaves Hasbro to sort out what it's going to do with Baldur's Gate in the future. Fortunately, …
In space, no one can hear you snore. Ash opens in theaters on Friday, March 21, and will stream on Shudder at a later date. This review is based on a screening at the 2025 SXSW Film and TV Festival.It’s been more than 10 years since EA first floated the idea of a live-action Dead …