The Best Video Games Of 2017

Although it's hard to think of an Uncharted game as much of a gamble, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy acted as something of a departure for the action adventure series. Not only is the game more of an expansion than a full standalone release, but it moved away from the charisma of Nathan Drake, which more than did its part in propelling the franchise to stardom in the first pl

Sniper Elite 4 blends long-range sniping with up close and personal stealth incredibly well, all built around a number of expansive, multi-layered maps that offer plenty of options for would-be assassins. All in all, Sniper Elite 4 is a game that shouldn't be overloo


Zack Snyder’s adventure of female warriors was an original idea, but Sucker Punch took its influences from 20th century warfare, steampunk, Japanese mecha and anime as much as any modern fantasy game. Whether it’s Nazi Zombies made famous by Call of Duty , or mixing bullets and blades with dragons and orcs like Final Fantasy (and too many other RPGs to count), the source material is clear. Snyder stated that he wanted the movie to be less chaotic than a typical video game experience, but the constant need to defeat waves of enemies or steal key quest items was spotted by critics… and their comparisons to one massive video game adventure weren’t usually meant as a complim


Yes, we know, just like The Hunger Games , PUBG didn’t invent the battle royale formula, so many might say that it doesn’t matter that Fort n ite ripped this particular thing off. Buuuut, just as The Hunger Games popularized battle royale in movies, PUBG was responsible for popularizing this formula in video ga


Some of the most popular and profitable video games in history have followed elite soldiers into battle, with the Call of Duty series painting the picture of modern war for a generation. So when the minds behind Act of Valor turned to real Navy SEALS - not actors - to show audiences what war really looks like, video games were impossible to ignore. With millions of gamers experiencing combat down the barrel of a gun, the directors made sure to recreate that sensation in live-action. You could say that video games simply copied the real tactics of the soldiers, but filming and editing them to look like a game is something else entir


The story of giant mechs fighting giant monsters told in Pacific Rim pulled from decades of Japanese anime and films, but director Guillermo del Toro didn't copy any one movie when developing his own. But as a die hard gamer, it's no surprise to see futuristic pilots in VR helmets working in unison to launch special attacks, taking on more and more difficult enemies. Del Toro even called on Ellen McLain, the voice of the Portal game series' GLaDOS to supply the voice of his own futuristic me


Some people out there really don't have a great grasp on their emotions. Whenever a debate or discussion gets heated or veers away from what they feel comfortable with, the tears start to flow. With some, they are tears of sadness or pain, while others are tears of anger and r


Despite claims that H1Z1 was dead and the depressing, massive drop in player activity that can be seen on Steam Charts , Daybreak remains confident and dedicated to their battle royale title. It launched out of early access finally two weeks ago and Ahab Char Perks brought with it a surprise brand new mode called **Auto Royale ** which "puts the pedal to the metal within the standard battle royale conce


In early 2016, a year after its launch, Daybreak split H1Z1 into two separate projects: Just Survive (the original gameplay) and the newer King of the Kill , a battle royale mode that was popular in the modding community for both DayZ and ARMA . Daybreak even sought out Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene himself, the creator of the mode, to help make King of the Kill for H1Z1 before he eventually went on to make the self-titled PUBG with Korean developer Blueh


The lawsuit went beyond just implying that the similarities between the games were too close for comfort, however. Instead, Bethesda suggested that the Westworld game was reusing code from Fallout Shelter , calling the game a " blatant rip-off ." Since then, Warner Bros. has hit back with a rebuttal of their own, so expect this one to rumble on for a while


When PUBG dropped, it gave us the best take of the battle royale formula and the game seemed to be growing by the second. But it was held back by poor performance issues and terrible optimization, only giving a "good" experience for PC owners with great graphics cards. And it only got worse for PUBG when they released maybe one of the worst console ports e


Modern game makers can dream up entire universes, but games made in the ‘80s and ‘90s had to rely on levels, and chains of boss battles for success. Die Hard may be the most famous movie to actually take the idea of fighting enemies from level to level literally, but the original writer’s idea for the story was basically a live-action version of Elevator Action , a game released just a few years later. Since then, movies like Dredd and The Raid: Redemption have embraced the same structure, sending heroes up against gangs of enemies, mini-bosses and one massive final battle to achieve victory. The confined settings and levels may just be a way of keeping a story simple, but the solution is one that game developers were the first to really expl