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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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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Is One of the Best Selling Games in US History

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is already the 20th best-selling game (in dollar sales) since sales tracking for US games began. In the NPD report for January sales in the US (and pointed out by NPD Group analyst Mat Piscatella), Black Ops Cold War was the country's best-selling game for the third straight month, since its release in November. In just two months on sale, it became the best-selling game of 2020 according to NPD's stats (although those figures didn't account for digital sales of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which may have beaten it to the title). As a result of just those three months of huge sales, Black Ops Cold War is now 20th on the NPD's list of best-selling games – although, given that they're based on dollar sales, it may be that inflation could shift that list somewhat. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/13/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-campaign-review"] The stats make clear just how huge Black Ops Cold War has been, likely bolstered by the continuing popularity of Call of Duty: Warzone, and its intrinsic tie to the new game. In our Black Ops Cold War reviews, we awarded the game's Campaign and Zombies modes a 7/10 each, with multiplayer garnering a 6/10. Don't expect Activision to sit on its laurels, however - we already have confirmation that a new mainline Call of Duty game is on the way for the end of 2021. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

source https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-is-one-of-the-best-selling-games-in-us-history

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