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on April 21, 2026
Featuring in 5 of the DOOM games, the BFG9000 stands for something that is too rude to utter, but the picture is pretty clear on what that could be. The gun itself, a bulky steel-grey gun, fires giant balls of green plasma. It’s the most powerful weapon in the games and acts like a nuclear device that can power through enemies like a knife through but
Death Stranding 's prophetic story is maybe even more impressive than that of MGS . While issues like drone warfare, bloating online information, and digital surveillance were novel to audiences at the release of Metal Gear Solid 2 , they were part of smaller academic and theoretical conversations. Death Stranding is different in that its development began years before the world knew COVID-19 existed. Emotional themes about loneliness are nothing new, but the ways it portrays a global lockdown, fear of physical contact, and Sam's occupation are strikingly similar, lending credence to Kojima and his staff's capacity for storytell
Kojima has continued to stoke Death Stranding 2 rumors on Twitter where, in October, he posted a picture of himself with Eric Lempel and Craig Malanka, who are the top executives of PlayStation's marketing department. Many saw this as a hint that Kojima Productions may be partnering with Sony for something big. Not long after, he posted a picture of himself with the head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst, and with Elle Fanning in a video call. Sleuthing fans noticed that Geoff Keighley was also part of the video call. In both images, he is wearing a shirt that features the same baby doll that often appears in Death Strandi
Much like the lightsabers for Star Wars , the Beam Katana is an energy sword with a metal hilt for No More Heroes . The weapon is featured prominently in the games, with the length varying between models. There are many different constructions of the Beam Katana, which vary in efficiency and po
Released in 1995, I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream is a point-and-click adventure set in a nightmarish apocalyptic future. Here, only a handful of people have been kept alive by a malignant genius artificial intelligence that seeks to torture and humiliate them endlessly. Players have to deal with disturbing ethical dilemmas that revolve around themes of genocide, abuse, insanity, and r
Trust it the genius Hideo Kojima to come up with such a silly weapon for Death Stranding . The game requires the protagonist, Sam, to go to the bathroom and bathe. It turns out that Sam’s bodily fluids can be used as weapons against the mysterious threat of the BTs. This includes his toilet wa
Aloy must journey to the Forbidden West, a land full of mystique, beauty, and threat to find out just how to save the dying lands of her home. In Horizon: Forbidden West , the game takes what was loved about the first title, and pushes it beyond. Not only are the graphics far superior and smoother , but the facial animations range from emotional to outright beautifully charm
Not technically a pure sci-fi game as it is more action/espionage in nature , Metal Gear Solid 2 is still considered a classic and deals with themes about the future, particularly with truth and misinformat
As video games continue to evolve, they further prove how much of a high-form artistic medium they are. Many video games innovate themselves in great ways, from intricate combat to beautiful and fluid animation. Some games deserve praise and recognition for the painstaking effort the developers and motion capture actors have put into these love letters for fans to experie
With a star-studded cast of Norman Reedus and Mads Mikkelsen, Death Stranding certainly needs a great team behind its facial animation to show the acting prowess of its A-list actors. Not only is the cast of Death Stranding great, but the game is from the mind of none other than Hideo Kojima, a renowned storyteller and game developer who surely needs these beautiful facial animations to further his goals and development of video games in the new 'Strand' ge
It’s pretentious, cringey, nonsensical, and so far up its own ass, yet it’s also honest and heartfelt in what it wants to be, and we need more games like that in the triple-A space. Death Stranding 2 Dlc Stranding 2 could enhance everything its sibling managed to achieve or result in something entirely unique, and I’m more than ready for either of those possibilities.
A game from 2000 that has garnered critical praise with some fans calling it one of the best games ever made , Deus Ex presents an interesting yet disturbing future that is already unfolding. The game has predicted several things including the collapse of the twin towers due to a terrorist attack that happened just a year after the game's launch. Its sequel, Deus Ex: Human Revolution envisioned the rise of Justin Trudeau in politics, a feat which happened in 2013, 2 years after Human Revolution’s rele
A normal katana is a practical and elegant weapon, but an energy katana is capable of so much more. Some depictions of the weapon can cut through most matter with little to no resistance. This makes the weapon far more dangerous than a normal katana, as even by touching it, the player could lose an a