Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a game filled with memorable and explosive set pieces, but the central idea behind what would become one of the franchise’s most iconic missions, All Ghillied Up, didn’t initially win over many developers at Infinity Ward. The mission is now mimicked in nearly …
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A limited-edition stationery set based on The Witcher series is on the way from international video game art gallery and printing shop, Cook and Becker. The Witcher stationery set is an official collaboration between Cook and Becker and CD Projekt Red, created to celebrate The Witcher series and the romance …
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A sequel to Alan Wake once seemed impossible, with the original game launching in 2010 and becoming the sort of cult classic that is fondly remembered by fans but typically not expanded upon in an industry obsessed with mega-hits. However, after 13 years, one quasi-sequel, and one DLC tie-in, Remedy …
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Capcom Edition Super Pocket $60 | Available Now See at Amazon Taito Edition Super Pocket $60 | Available Now See at Amazon With the holidays around the corner, now’s the time to start thinking about gifts for the gamer in your life. If you’re shopping for someone who loves retro …
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The Fall 2023 edition of Fanatical’s Diamond Collection bundle is now live. The deal lets you build your own bundle of up to five Steam games, starting at three games for $15, then four games for $19, and maxing out at five games for $23. Build your bundle at Fanatical …
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The Metal Gear Solid Master Collection launched with a conspicuous “Volume 1” in its title. Dataminers scraping through the collection’s code may have found what a future “Volume 2” might look like, and a remaster 15 years in the making might be included. Per IGN, who later verified the code, …
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2009’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is remembered for, among other things, its controversial “No Russian” mission in which players walk alongside a terrorist and can murder innocent civilians in an airport. Designer Mohammad Alavi spoke to IGN about this mission, saying some people inside developer Infinity Ward objected …
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Fanatical’s massive Scream Sale sees hundreds of horror PC games and DLC packs discounted by as much as 90% for a limited time. Some standout deals include The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series for just $11 (was $50), the Lovecraftian fishing sim Dredge for $16.74 (normally $25), and the …
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In the early days of Call of Duty, Activision reportedly tried to out-do Counter-Strike. Activison’s FPS series began to hit its stride once the team abandoned this approach and tried something else, though, and it involved killstreaks. Speaking to IGN, designer Mackey McCandlish, who worked on the early Call of …
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It’s a cold night, your pumpkin spice latte is hot, and you’re wrapped in a warm blanket. The only thing that can complete this cozy setup is a dive into the strange, terrible, and nightmarish worlds of video games–something that Humble is all too happy to help you do with …
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