Summary 2024 has already seen all kinds of major new game releases, butSeptember 2024is shaping up to be one of the busiest months for the industry this year to date.New video games are released regularly throughout the year, but there are certainly months that are way busier than others, and traditionally, September is one such month. September kicks off thefall gaming rush, a series of three months when the new video game releases are relentless....

Summary Fate/Stay Night Remasteredhas been treated to a release date, August 8. But that date will only see it reach the Switch and PC, with the game skipping PlayStation consoles despite being published bySonyGroup-owned Aniplex Inc. Fate/Stay Nightis a visual novel developed by thegenre veterans at Type-Moon. It was originally released on PC in 2004 before being ported to the PS2 and PS Vita in 2007 and 2012, respectively. It even received mobile ports in 2015, although none of its versions have ever been launched outside of Japan....

Summary The character Seven of Nine is one of the most interesting in the entireStar Trekuniverse. Assimilated by the Borg when she was a small child, she spent almost twenty years in the collective before a chance encounter with Captain Janeway and the crew of Voyager resulted in her liberation from the Borg. Her journey ofbecoming human again, as well as her unique observations on life outside the collective, have fascinated viewers since her introduction....

Players will need to make plenty ofbig decisions that will affect Kay’s reputation with the game’s criminal factionsduring a playthrough ofStar Wars Outlaws, one of which comes in the Sabotage syndicate quest. Sabotage can be triggered by speaking with a man named Verrick in the cantina at Jaunta’s Hope and requires players to steal a client list from the Pykes on behalf of the Hutt Cartel. The first part of the quest seesStar Wars Outlawsplayers meet up with Verrick’s contact Monda near the Pyke Poaching Station in the southern part of Toshara....

Starfield: Shattered Spaceis arriving later this year, promising to expand Bethesda’s already-mammoth-sized RPG adventure further. The DLC is set to introduce a number of new locations, characters, and, of course, a new main quest that couldimpactStarfield’s future as a franchise. Naturally, much of the Shattered SpaceDLC is shrouded in mystery at this point, with Bethesda only pulling back the curtain enough to show off some intriguing narrative and gameplay elements. Still, there are a few key pieces of information that can be gleaned from the expansion’s sparse promotional materials....

Summary The Elder Scrollslore is far more complicated than what a casual playthrough would suggest. Even hundreds of hours invested inSkyrimwouldn’t scratch the surface of how strange and convoluted the lore inThe Elder Scrollsbecomes, particularly when it comes to its different deities. One aspect that nearly every player will at least hear about is the Void, a concept that is mentioned most commonly in the Dark Brotherhood questline, but is also mentioned as a curse by random NPCs....

Summary As promised,The First Descendantreleases the massive 1.5 update, which adds new characters like Luna and Ultimate Valby, the Gluttony boss fight, quality of life updates, and plenty of bug fixes. After launching at the start of July,The First Descendanthas continued to keep players engaged thanks in large part to the way that new gear, weapons, and characters can be obtained. Players can essentially farm materials through replaying missions, with the game specifically indicating where certain resources can be found, removing some of the randomized RNG found in other titles in this genre....

Animated cinema is a mixed bag. Like animated TV, it seems like a lot of outlets are still struggling to embrace the medium for varied and interesting projects outside the usual genres. Some of the most engaging horror, action, andscience fictionfilms of the past few decades happen to be animated. It’s just that most of those entries either never come to theaters or struggle to turn a profit. Shane Acker’s 2009 film9is a great example, and it’s worth looking back to see what happened....

Summary Ubisoft, the studio behind theAssassin’s Creedfranchise andRiders Republic, has announced a new fantasy football game to coincide with the 2024-2025 NFL regular season and the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame. Developed underUbisoft Saguenay, the upcoming title offers something new in the publisher’s portfolio for football fans. Previously, Ubisoft flirted with soccer-themed games like 1995’sAction Soccerand 2010’sPure Footballand this venture will be the first NFL-licensed project for the studio, adding to a host ofUbisoft franchises....

Summary The many structures found throughoutMinecraftare essential to a variety of gameplay and progression elements, though one player stumbled across some extremely unlikely world generation which blocked them from proceeding to the end of the game. Fans ofMinecrafthave documented plenty of weird world generation-related phenomena over the years, with a few instances making for some of the rarest natural occurrences in the game. From subterranean ocean monuments to derelict shipwrecks floating in the sky, fans have shared many examples ofworld generation hiccups inMinecraftthroughout the game’s relatively long lifetime so far....

Quick Links The Frost Death Knight specialization offers three distinct playstyles for endgame PvE content inWorld of Warcraft:The War Within. Players can choose between the Dual-Wield (DW) Obliteration build, the 2-Hand (2H) Obliteration build, and the Dual-Wield Breath build for Raids. In Mythic+ content, however, players should typically focus on the two Obliteration builds. The DW Obliteration build offers fast-paced gameplay, leveraging frequent Killing Machine procs, Razorice-consuming Frost Strikes, and other Auto-Attack-focused talents....

Summary Since 1996,Tokyo Game Showhas continued to bring video game lovers and industry insiders updates on upcoming projects. From announcements to hands-on previews,Tokyo Game Showis one of the biggest gaming events of the year. As the year begins to enter its last handful of months, some of the biggest gaming reveals tend to arrive during these final seasons. Throughout the year, these events serve as opportunities for developers, publishers, and many others in the industry to showcase to audiences what is in store for the future....

Summary Those who have playedHades 2and finished the game’s story-related content will know that Melinoe’s journey has more things that need to be unpacked. With everything players can currently access, it is clear that Supergiant Games is building a narrative that could go beyond everyone’s expectations. Whilethe sequel is set to present its plot better than the originalHades, how it will do it after its early access period is still up for speculation....