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Weird West Review

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In this alternate universe, the West was won by trying a bunch of ideas so crazy they just might work… and if they don’t, hitting the quick-load button to revert to an earlier save and trying something even crazier until you pull it off. Thanks to that freedom to experiment with its world as you explore, Weird West is one of those games that feels like a stealth and combat playground even as it tells five mostly serious, well-written stories with interesting decisions throughout and a thoughtful conclusion. And with so much ground to cover and replayability to investigate, it’s well worth putting up with some quirks and underwhelming loot. What ties Weird West’s plot together is a group of shadowy figures using a magical brand to force your character’s consciousness into the bodies of various unsuspecting people. It’s a clever play on the way so many games have us take control of a character who already exists in that world but still need to bring us up to speed on their identity: h...
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Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader – How Did it Take This Long to Get a Warhammer CRPG?

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It’s truly bizarre that across the nearly 30 years of Warhammer video games, we haven’t had a single one that attempted to channel the tabletop Warhammer experience by utilizing the genre that feels best suited to do so: CRPGs. But that’s all about to change, as Pathfinder developer Owlcats has been cooking up something to fill this void. During an extensive hands-off demo of Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader, I checked out its extremely chunky turn-based combat system, drowned in its plethora of dialogue options and social skill checks, and nodded approvingly at its lovingly faithful depiction of Warhammer’s morbid universe. While it’s still very early, so far this CRPG is shaping up to be everything I’ve wanted from a Warhammer video game. If you’ve ever played (or even glanced at) a game of Warhammer 40K, then you probably know it’s designed for a hyper-specific kind of nerd who loves calculations, large-scale drama, and an incredibly detailed world one could easily get lost in. Warham...
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Activision Confirms There's Another Call of Duty Coming This Year

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Activision has confirmed that there's a new Call of Duty game coming late this year. The news was revealed during Activision Blizzard's Q4 2020 earnings call (transcribed by The Motley Fool), in which Activision CFO Dennis Durkin talked through the company's plans for Call of Duty – which includes a "strong premium release planned for Q4 in 2021." Given that Durkin also mentions migrating the existing CoD community to that game, there seems no doubt that this is another full annual release for the series. With the success of free-to-play mode Call of Duty: Warzone across multiple years, some have questioned the need for annual Call of Duty releases, but it seems Activision has no intention of slowing down. No title, subject matter, or developer are mentioned in the calls. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/23/call-of-duty-warzone-review"] Warzone will seemingly remain a part of the ongoing plan, with Durkin saying that the franchise, "will benefit from a full year of Warzone driving upgrades to our premium content and incremental in-game player investment." Alongside the new game, Durkin explains that there is "a fantastic pipeline of in-game [Call of Duty] content ahead across all platforms." He adds, "Call of Duty is entering 2021 with the largest player community it has ever had to start a year." Later in the call, Durkin turned his attention to Blizzard, noting that Activision's outlook "does not include Diablo IV or Overwatch 2 launching in 2021." It was also mentioned that Blizzard has "muliple" mobile, free-to-play Warcraft games in development. In other Activision news, the company has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over the character Mara from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

source https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-confirms-theres-another-call-of-duty-coming-this-year

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