A couple of trailers for next year's Sonic the Hedgehog movie were unveiled this week, leading members of Sonic Team (the folks behind the games) to share their thoughts on the design.
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The Fortnite Winter Royale million-dollar tournament is up and running and, thanks to a couple of the game's most recent updates, players are super unhappy with how the competition is shaping up. 
Lara Croft's adventure continues this holiday season as Square Enix announces the impending launch of "The Pillar," the second DLC expansion for Shadow of the Tomb Raider. 
If you can't wait for the end of January next month to get your hands on Kingdom Hearts III, and you absolutely need to play the game early, there's a way to do so, if you're willing. It will certainly require more than just a trip to the local retailer, though, and gamers not keen on spending more than their budget allows will probably want to pass. 
It's hard to believe, but the DOOM series has been opening the gates of hell for 25 years and, to celebrate, Bethesda Softworks has put together a rather rad montage full of demon-slaying action. 
Red Dead Redemption 2 is a technical marvel that frequently crumbles under its own weight. Thankfully, Red Dead Online's more streamlined approach to the Wild West addresses many of the main game's biggest issues. 
The 2018 iteration of The Game Awards aired Thursday night, Dec. 7, with 31 awards announced throughout a night filled with music, touching speeches and oodles of game trailers. 
A bunch of new games were announced at this year's Game Awards show hosted by Geoff Keighley. Some of the games were expected, others were a bit of a surprise, and some came completely out of left field. This article here will break down all the big new trailers that aired during this year's Game Awards show. 
Movie director Jordan Vogt-Roberts has made no secret of his love for video games, particularly Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid series, which kind of stands out on its own as a unique storytelling and gameplay experience. Well, Jordan decided to take his directorial skills and apply them to a video game, specifically, Player-Unknown's Battlegrounds. 
There's a lot of history and a lot of lore tucked away inside of Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption 2. Some of it is kind of outlandish, which keeps in fitting with Rockstar's oftentimes satirical take on open-world gaming, but sometimes there's an element of truth and actual history to it, like one side-quest in Red Dead 2 that's based on an actual serial killer. 
It looks like a new Batman game could be in the works and, based on a recent tweet from Warner Bros. Games Montreal's Valerie Vezina, the Caped Crusader might be going toe-to-toe with The Court of Owls. 
According to Xbox head Phil Spencer, Microsoft plans on remaining part of the E3 experience for a couple of reasons but, primarily, he said it's just a great way to celebrate games with the community. 
One of the least talked about but biggest games set to come out is the Avengers project that is currently being worked on by various game studios under the Square Enix publishing label. It was briefly teased but hasn't been discussed much thereafter. However, some speculation has arisen that it might make an appearance at this year's Game Awards show. 
Heading into December offers some neat little rewards for gamers for doing nothing more than being a gamer. A good example of that is being able to try out DICE's new Battlefield V for free for 24 hours by completing a very simple little task that won't cost you anything but a few minutes of your time. 
Fortnite on mobile just got a heck of a lot better for some users, as certain iPhone models can now turn on 60FPS for the hugely popular battle royale shooter. 
After six long years, the Darksiders series returns. But has Fury's rampage been worth the wait? 
An 8-year-old Fortnite fan recently posted concept art for a Chicken Trooper skin he wanted to see added to the game, and now Epic is making that happen. 
One of the most popular genres in all of gaming is the first-person shooter genre. Here are the best of the current generation. 
Microsoft continues to build toward the future of Xbox by adding new talent to its ever-growing stable of first party studios, most recently hiring former Insomniac game director Drew Murray to join The Initiative. 
Epic is making some major improvements to its tournament structure in Fortnite over the coming weeks and, to help get the ball rolling, they'll be holding a Winter Royale that every player can participate in. |
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