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In the recent State of Play 2025 teaser, we get to learn not much, but an exciting update for Ghost of Yotei. The 58-second teaser confirmed that Atsu will be joined by a mysterious wolf companion. While details were scarce, a full gameplay showcase is set for next month.

With the game launching on October 2 on PS5, anticipation is high, but so are expectations. If Sucker Punch wants this companion system to stand out truly, it must evolve far beyond what other open-world titles, especially Far Cry, have offered in the past.

Ghost of Yotei must treat its companion as a true ally, not a tool

The Far Cry series is well-known for its companion system (Since Far Cry Primal), but not for emotional depth. Animal companions in those games often feel like tools, called in for specific combat roles, obeying simple commands, and disappearing when the action is over.

There...

Ubisoft’s becoming a slave to public threats will probably not end soon. However, they are willing to take damage control measures by creating a “Transformation Committee” to save the company. But why do they need that? Wasn’t Assassin’s Creed: Shadows a major success for them?

Well, there might be a nasty nepotism story unfolding on the inside. Reports suggest that Yves Guillemot has brought his son as head of the “Transformation Committee” to breathe new life. Even a visually impaired person can see through Ubisoft’s nasty tricks.

Yves Guillemot brings back his son to Ubisoft as part of the “fixing” team Nepotism was a plot for Ubisoft for a long time. | Image Credit: Ubisoft

Let’s give you a broad picture of what’s going on. After facing a massive controversy, Charlie Guillemot walked right out the front door of Ubisoft back in 2021. Initially, Charlie Guillemot...

For a long time, people thought Assassin’s Creed Shadows would be shrouded in darkness for its controversies. As market analysis states, those predictions were wrong; it was the second-biggest day one launch in Ubisoft history. Who held the top spot? AC Valhalla, pretty shocking, huh?

While that’s the case, it doesn’t mean it was the biggest launch in terms of overall sales. But luck certainly was on Ubisoft’s side on day one, because any form of success was doubtful, as it faced a lot of dispute before release. Better than zero achievements at all, right?

Ubisoft is happy with the day-one sales revenue of Assassin’s Creed Shadows Shadow-bros, does hope remain? | Image Credit: Ubisoft

In the investor press release of Ubisoft, it has been stated that Assassin’s Creed Shadows had the second-highest day one sales revenue. Setting a new record for Ubisoft’s day...

The video game curse strikes again! While gamers and movie fans alike are still reeling from the spectacular failure of Borderlands at the box office, it’s worth remembering that Hollywood’s obsession with adapting interactive entertainment has produced far worse results.

The Eli Roth-directed Borderlands adaptation starring Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart may have crashed and burned with a dismal 10% Rotten Tomatoes score, but it’s practically Oscar-worthy compared to the absolute bottom of the video game movie barrel.

That dubious honor belongs to a film so terrible, it makes Borderlands look like a masterpiece.

When you’re alone in the dark, the real horror is the movie itself

Long before Borderlands disappointed audiences worldwide, a pioneering survival horror game called Alone in the Dark revolutionized gaming in 1992. This groundbreaking title featured 3D characters against pre-rendered backgrounds and established many conventions that would later define the horror genre in games like Resident Evil.

Gaming’s worst-kept secret just keeps getting more outrageous. While Rockstar remains characteristically tight-lipped about GTA 6, industry analysts can’t stop talking about one mind-boggling detail: its budget.

We’re not talking millions anymore—we’re talking billions. With speculation placing development costs between $1-2 billion, GTA 6 isn’t just expensive; it’s potentially rewriting the economics of game development entirely. And with the release now pushed to May 2026, that meter just keeps running.

Every day of perfectionist tweaking and polishing adds to what might become the most expensive entertainment product in human history.

The billion-dollar playground that costs more than its rivals Stills from GTA 6 | Image Credit: Rockstar Games

Let’s put this rumored budget into perspective: at the lower end of estimates ($1 billion), GTA 6 would cost nearly four times what Rockstar spent developing GTA 5 ($265 million). At the higher end? We’re talking about a single game costing more than some entire gaming empires.

Ubisoft had some news to share at the company’s recent earnings call, and Far Cry fans are probably hit the hardest. The publisher announced that it will be delaying its biggest games, including the long-awaited Far Cry 7, into 2026 and beyond. This move comes after we witnessed the recent success of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which was also delayed.

On paper, it’s a move meant to boost quality. But for us, the delay isn’t the biggest problem. It’s the possibility that when the next Far Cry game does arrive, it may be unrecognizable from the franchise we’ve grown to love. With the recent dealings with Tencent, there’s no telling where Ubisoft is headed.

Ubisoft is delaying its biggest upcoming games, including Far Cry 7

Ubisoft officially confirmed during its May 2025 earnings report that several of its “biggest productions” had been postponed beyond the 2025 fiscal year, extending...

Prince of Persia fans finally have a reason to celebrate. After nearly six years, Ubisoft has confirmed that the long-awaited Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake will officially release by the end of March 2026. We got this news thanks to Ubisoft’s latest earnings call and financial report.

It’s the perfect time for well-made remasters and remakes right now. And the recent success of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered has only proved that even further. But we must now look forward to the release of the Sands of Time remake. We waited so long for it, and it’s finally real!

The remake of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time finally has a release window

This new update for the release window was quietly confirmed during Ubisoft’s full-year earnings call, released yesterday. In the financial report, the company noted that Sands of Time Remake will be part of its 2025–2026 fiscal lineup,...

According to Ubisoft reports, it would appear that the next games in the Assassin's Creed and Far Cryfranchises, among others, have been delayed. Assassin's Creed Shadows' financial success has breathed new life into the series, but it has been over four years since Far Cry 6, and with a follow-up yet to be announced, it seems like the wait will only get longer.

In a press release from Ubisoft (via Kotaku), the publisher divulged that it has "decided to provide additional development time to some of its biggest productions in order to create the best conditions for success." This is followed by the assertion that "[Fiscal Year] 2026-27 and FY2027-28 will see significant growth vs. FY2025-26 on the back of strong content coming from [Ubisoft's] largest brands." While said brands aren't specifically named, Ubisoft's most notable IPs include Assassin's Creed and Far Cry, and could extend to the likes of Tom Clancy's.

A former Ubisoft developer has now spoken out against Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards, saying that he hates the practice. Several physical games for the console will release as "Game-Key Cards," which are essentially physical releases of digital games and act as an unlock key to download the game to the console, with very little, if any, of the game's data present on the physical cartridge. Fan reactions have been predominantly negative, but more developers and industry representatives are now voicing their thoughts on the practice.

In an interview with VideoGamer, former Assassin's Creed and Far Cry lead Alex Hutchinson stated that "Nintendo is going to get away with it," regarding the controversial Game-Key Card physical media release strategy, because of "nostalgia" towards long-time Nintendo products and characters. Hutchinson went on to create a hypothetical scenario in which he believes there would have been more outrage about the Game-Key Cards if...

With just a month to go until the Nintendo Switch 2 hits shelves on June 6th, the hype has officially reached fever pitch. Pre-orders? Vanishing faster than a shiny Pokémon. Games? Plenty. But one title showing up at the station caught everyone off guard: Star Wars Outlaws from Ubisoft.

Yes, that one. The same game that stumbled through 2024 like a stormtrooper trying to hit a target is now heading to Nintendo’s next-gen handheld on September 4th. It’s a plot twist no one saw coming, and reactions are ranging from skeptical and cautiously optimistic.

Star Wars Outlaws: A galaxy far, far below expectations

By now, the tale of Star Wars Outlaws is infamous. What was supposed to be Ubisoft’s next big title ended up delaying Assassin’s Creed Shadows, shook investor confidence, and contributed to a rough financial year for the publisher.

There’s no denying, the game had promise.

In today’s gaming world, it’s not often that Ubisoft gets a unanimous “W” from players. But 2025 seems to be turning a corner. Hot off the buzz from Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, the studio has quietly delivered yet another pleasant surprise for the fans: a performance upgrade for Far Cry 4.

In a move that no one saw coming, the studio pushed out a free update that dramatically boosts the game’s performance on modern consoles. The result? A much smoother, sharper, and responsive game that’s now fully optimized for current-gen hardware, with support for 60Fps and 4K resolution.

A simple win for fans, and a strategic one for Ubisoft

The new update removes the long-standing 30Fps cap that held Far Cry 4 back on newer hardware, completely transforming the gameplay experience into something far more fluid and responsive.

PS5 users, who were previously stuck with the original performance limitations,...

It’s no secret that Ubisoft, one of the biggest game developers in the world, has been struggling lately. Some of its highly anticipated titles are failing to reach their sales target, so now it is planning to rely on its classics to stay afloat.

Far Cry 4, a game that was released more than a decade ago, got an unexpected update recently that made the game smoother on current-gen consoles. This update will allow gamers on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PS5 Pro to run the game at 60 Fps.

With no information about the next Far Cry game, it is hard to say if Ubisoft has even started the development of Far Cry 7. Clearly, this is an attempt to keep the players satisfied as the game is all set to hit the Xbox Game Pass today, along with the update.

Far Cry 4 update could be Ubisoft’s latest attempt...

It seems that Ubisoft just can’t stop stepping on digital landmines. Fresh off the surprising buzz of Assassin’s Creed Shadows and its breathtaking showcase of feudal Japan, the gaming giant has been ambushed, not by ninjas (that would have been cool), but by a European country.

That country? Austria. The land of classical music, mountains, and now a massive Gdpr smackdown. In a move that could cost Ubisoft a staggering $104 million, privacy watchdog noyb has accused the publisher of doing what many players have long suspected: secretly harvesting their data.

Austria’s privacy watchdog strikes Ubisoft from the shadows

On April 24, Austria’s privacy watchdog, noyb, dropped the complaint like a digital smoke bomb, filing it with the country’s data protection authority.

The core of the complaint: Ubisoft forces always-online requirements for games that really shouldn’t need them. This allows the studio to allegedly draw player...

Gamers are one of the most creative bunches out there when it comes to fan theories. And one idea I recently saw in the r/farcry subreddit is exactly what I want for Far Cry 7. When u/Ghostofslickville asked if people would play a cowboy-era Far Cry game, I didn’t realize how badly I wanted it until I read the comments.

The franchise’s signature aspects, like violence, larger-than-life villains, and deep worlds, are things that would fit in perfectly in a Wild West setting. Now that the idea is out there, I can’t stop picturing it. A gritty, brutal, mature Wild West Far Cry could be the surprise masterpiece Ubisoft has been chasing for years.

I want Far Cry 7 to be set in the Wild West because the formula fits perfectly

On Reddit, commenters immediately started theorizing with the idea. FireflyNitro said it best: “A cowboy era...

Video game adaptations are quickly becoming the next big thing in Hollywood, with movies like "A Minecraft Movie" and "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" and TV shows like "Fallout" and "The Last of Us" all finding massive success. That's a trend that no one would have predicted a couple decades ago, back when the very notion of a video game movie conjured thoughts of low budgets, lousy reviews, C-list actors, and box office deficits.

Back in those golden days, no one was more infamous for his video game movie flops than controversial German filmmaker Uwe Boll. Throughout the aughts, Boll threw up bomb after bomb, adapting games like "Alone in the Dark," "Dungeon Siege," "BloodRayne," "House of the Dead," and "Far Cry." He's arguably the man most responsible for the hellish reputation of video game movies at the time. In 2007, Boll directed "Postal," based on the game series of the...

Doom: The Dark Ages is the newest entry in the Doom franchise of video games and represents a new chapter in the Doom Slayer’s saga. The game is developed by the one and only id Software, being published by Bethesda Softworks.

This is an Xbox game as well, being pushed forward by Microsoft. As such, there has been a special, commemorative release of a limited-edition controller for the same – with a similarly themed Xbox Series X/S to go with it.

Doom The Dark Ages limited-edition Xbox Series X controller and console announced

As detailed within an approximately minute long video, Doom: The Dark Ages comes to the Xbox Series X/S consoles with a new custom controller and console in tow. The console appears to be a Series X, and there do not appear to be any limited edition Series S variants available – at least as of the time of writing this article.

Xbox has been on a transformative journey in recent years, reshaping its business through a series of major acquisitions and a shift in strategy that prioritizes ecosystem growth over traditional console exclusivity. With new studios under its wing, it has been steadily building a unified platform.

The goal? To make Xbox games more accessible and reach more players than ever before. While the road has had its challenges, signs point to growing success, especially as the company properties break into new media, including the recent box office success of A Minecraft Movie.

Against that backdrop, CEO Phil Spencer recently offered a further glimpse into what’s next for the brand, hinting at several unannounced first-party games in 2025.

What’s in the Xbox vault? Spencer isn’t telling (yet)

Phil Spencer didn’t hold back when praising the various recent successes, like Avowed, South of Midnight, and various other projects. But...

Move aside, all the ‘Chicken Jockey’ memes. ‘A Minecraft Movie’ might just be the best thing that happened to the video game movie genre since Sonic the Hedgehog. You might have seen all those clips online of hyped-up crowds going berserk in the theatres throughout the opening weekend. Well, you best believe the hype is real. Because Jack Black and his troupe’s ‘Overworld’-ly escapades have made some serious waves in the real world.

Video game adaptations have fallen flat to the audience’s expectations for decades. The ones that play want the end-product to resemble the game with unrealistic expectations. The ones that don’t need something a little more relatable to help them connect with the original joystick edition. Well, it looks like A Minecraft Movie has finally cracked the code. And it’s raking in the emeralds to prove it.

How ‘A Minecraft Movie’ became the...

With Sony adding some exciting titles to Ps Plus this month, Microsoft has decided that it won’t lag behind. Some of the best-rated Aaa titles are coming to Xbox Game Pass soon, creating a lot of anticipation among the fans. As always, some titles will be leaving the Game Pass as well, so make sure you get the most out of them before their departure.

Along with this, many more titles were added to the Game Pass earlier this month, so if you haven’t purchased the Game Pass yet, now is the best time. With Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, many hoped to see some old Call of Duty games on the game pass, and it seems like it’s finally happening.

Xbox has revealed some exciting titles for Xbox Game Pass Some exciting Aaa titles are coming to Xbox Game Pass soon (Image via Xbox)

In an official blog post,...

You know Rob McElhenney as the guy who made It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the show that somehow convinced us to root for a gang of sociopaths running a bar with no morals, no ambition, and zero understanding of consequences. But after nearly two decades of absurd chaos with Charlie, Mac, Dennis, Dee, and Frank, McElhenney decided to turn his world-building skills to the next dysfunctional ecosystem, the video game industry.

Then came Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, a slick, chaotic, and surprisingly heartfelt series about the studio behind a massive online RPG that makes World of Warcraft look like Minesweeper. It’s a show where debugging code is somehow as dramatic as Game of Thrones, minus the dragons, but with just as much betrayal.

Rob McElhenney in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Credits: FX/Fxx

But why did McElhenney, a guy best known for screaming about karate and cats, suddenly...

Imagine having the ability to know when someone is lying to your face–that is exactly what the Peacock series Poker Face is about. Charlie Cale, played by Natasha Lyonne, has the ability to figure out when people lie. A mysterious death leads to her being chased by the criminal and powerful casino owner Sterling Frost Jr., played by none other than the Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody.

What is surprising is everywhere Cale turns up, she finds herself in the middle of a murder, no matter how off-the-grid she tries to be. In each new town she stumbles across, there is a whole bunch of new cast and a fresh scene of murder. Luckily for her, she uses her lie-detecting ability to solve these crimes, while constantly trying to stay under the radar of Frost Jr.

A still from Poker Face | Credits: Peacock

The show ended the first season in 2023, and now,...

It is only seen ever so rarely when a game’s voice actor shows any discomfort with what’s going on inside their game. But as usual, it seems to be just another day in the life of Ubisoft and the ever-growing controversy with Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Fortunately enough, the studio was able to step in and shut it down before it got way too out of hand.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows, ever since its announcement, has been under fire for a number of things. One of these was how sacred shrines, or rather the sacred items kept inside them, were made to be destroyable in-game.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows can’t seem to rid itself of controversies | Ubisoft

This is something even the voice actor of Naoe, one of the main protagonists of the game, has spoken against. As mentioned earlier, Ubisoft was quick enough to introduce a...

There have been a ton of leaks surrounding the upcoming Far Cry game, ranging from its plot to its gameplay mechanics. In particular, the series employs a rather curious mechanic: the protagonist must save their family from the clutches of terrorists within 72 hours.

This has proven to be quite controversial and might prove to be challenging to execute. Players are right to remain skeptical of the game, and given Ubisoft’s recent track record things do not look too promising.

The Far Cry series needs to innovate | Image Credits: Ubisoft

While the comparison might seem like a stretch, Far Cry 7 could indeed benefit a lot by incorporating elements from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, especially with regard to its dynamic game world.

Far Cry 7 should take a page out of Metal Gear Solid V’s book Metal Gear Solid V has a lot to take inspiration from | Image...

Warner Bros has landed an unexpectedly huge hit with A Minecraft Movie. But then, videogame adaptations have long attracted sizeable audiences…

What was the first ever live-action movie based on a videogame? The popular thinking is that it was 1993’s Super Mario Bros. In reality, it was Mirai Ninja – known in the US as Cyber Ninja – a big-screen rendering of an obscure Namco arcade game released in 1988. A full five years before Hollywood’s Mario adaptation, it featured a striking mix of katana-swinging action and giant Heian period-themed robots, yet largely drifted by unnoticed. Criminal, really. (Good news, though: it’s on archive.org if you want to watch it.)

Super Mario Bros, thanks to the recognisability of its name and the huge marketing campaign surrounding it, soon became infamous for its distinctly loose handling of Nintendo’s bouncy fairytale videogame franchise. Its critical and financial failure set something of...

Minecraft blew theater doors wide open in its initial weekend, surpassing even optimistic projections and grossing a record-breaking $163 million domestic — the best domestic debut of all time for a video-game adaptation. We’re in a new era for video-game adaptations, with the series The Last of Us and Fallout becoming serious Emmy players and films like the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and The Super Mario Bros. Movie proving wildly popular at the box office. It’s a far cry from, well, Far Cry and other maligned adaptations of yore, as Hollywood studios are finally figuring out how to adapt and sell video-game-derived movies to the masses. Considering that The Super Mario Bros. Movie contended for Golden Globes, could A Minecraft Movie’s follow a similar trajectory and translate its box-office success into awards love?

The first live-action feature-length video-game adaptation intended for theaters was 1993’s Super Mario Bros. Taking liberties...

Rainbow Six has always been a big name in the Fps genre, especially after the success of Rainbow Six Siege, which managed to surpass 50 million players and become a massive success for Ubisoft.

However, the last mainline addition, Rainbow Six Extraction, failed to meet expectations. It is not easy to live up to what Six Siege managed to achieve.

The Rainbow Six franchise is now walking away from the Fps space. Image Credit: Ubisoft

Now, Ubisoft is looking to redefine one of its biggest IPs by turning it into a turn-based tactical combat game with a top-down camera view and might still keep some classic gameplay mechanics intact.

A Rainbow Six game with a turn-based tactical twist needs to be better than Extraction

Rainbow Six Siege is one of Ubisoft’s biggest success stories, after which things have not been smooth. Rainbow Six Extraction was a massive failure and failed...

Last week, Ubisoft announced it would be forming a new subsidiary with Tencent, valued at approximately $4.3 billion. As a part of this deal, Tencent will be investing roughly $1.2 billion for a 25% stake. This new subsidiary will oversee some of Ubisoft’s valuable IPs, such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six. Shortly after this deal was announced, Ubisoft’s stocks witnessed a rough 11% increase.

Ubisoft got trolled after its stock prices fell significantly (Image via Ubisoft)

Unfortunately, a sharp double-digit dip has been observed once again, and racists are convinced that this is because of Assassin’s Creed Shadows. The game gained a lot of attention after people on social media criticized Ubisoft for featuring a black samurai protagonist instead of an indigenous Japanese one. Since Assassin’s Creed Shadows‘ release, Ubisoft’s stock has dropped by roughly 20%, but the game might not be the only reason behind this drop.

Robert Patrick is best known for his chilling portrayal of the relentless T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). His role as Arnold Schwarzenegger’s opponent cemented him as one of Hollywood’s most memorable villains, especially given the scary nature of the character he portrayed.

He played an iconic character in an iconic movie. | Image Credit: TriStar Pictures

Following his career-defining role, Patrick took an unfortunate detour into the realm of video game adaptations with Double Dragon (1994). Instead of delivering another iconic performance, Patrick found himself trapped in a cheesy mess of bad action, effects, and script.

Robert Patrick’s work in Double Dragon is perhaps the only spot in his career

Released in 1994, Double Dragon was an attempt to bring the popular 1987 arcade game to life, but instead, we now remember it as one of the worst video game adaptations ever made. The game had a simple premise. Two brothers,...

Ubisoft has been thrown a life support jacket by Tencent, pulling it out of the pool of problems the studio has built for itself over the past couple of years. However, it does not come without its own cost, and this time around, it includes the Assassin’s Creed and Rainbow Six franchises and potentially the jobs of thousands of employees.

In game development, a lot of jobs, unfortunately, remain at risk of redundancy at any given moment. What’s worse is how the trend of layoffs has been growing negatively in recent times, and it is events exactly like these that cause many employees to clock in for the last time in the office.

Ubisoft is now getting the help of Tencent Games Ubisoft X Tencent: A background

As big of a deal as it is to the studios, there was surprisingly no element of surprise in the news hidden for gamers,...

Assassin’s Creed: Shadows has had the biggest launch success in the recent years of Ubisoft. The title is breaking records left and right, and it is even predicted that Shadows is probably going to be the most successful title for Ubisoft in the past decade. This fresh success might have created a chain reaction in the billion-dollar company to create a new offshoot branch.

Ubisoft just announced the creation of a new subsidiary with Tencent investing in the whole thing. Although rumors of this move were kind of circulating around the internet at the start of this month, it was still a surprise to see the bold action Ubisoft took right after the release of Shadows.

Assassin’s Creed: Shadows is breaking records left and right | Image Credits: Ubisoft

Let’s delve deeper into this and find out more about what Ubisoft is planning for its future.

Assassin’s Creed...

Let’s be honest here, Ubisoft hasn’t been having the best of times. In particular, 2024 proved to be a nightmare for the French publisher as its crown titles, such as Star Wars Outlaws, XDefiant, and Skull and Bones, failed to make a mark. While the highly controversial Assassin’s Creed Shadows has received positive reviews, the company is formulating new plans.

It’s been revealed that Ubisoft has established a brand-new subsidiary that will take over the licenses for the studio’s classic games such as Ghost Recon, Far Cry, Assassin’s Creed, and Rainbow Six Siege. Tencent has backed this new venture with a 25% stake by the end of this year.

The French-publisher is breaking off major titles into a new subsidiary. (Image via Ubisoft)

While it’s great to see that the French publisher wants to elevate its popular franchises, it’s still a shame that it won...

Ubisoft has had a tough go of it recently.

The company known for their vast open worlds that incorporate both first person shooter and third person melee style combat systems is struggling. A decade or so ago, Ubisoft was putting out hit after hit with franchises like Far Cry, Assassin’s Creed, Watch Dogs, anything related to Tom Clancy, and more, but that hasn’t been the case lately. The company’s reputation has changed to one much less desirable. Gamers now commonly think of Ubisoft as a company that releases games that aren’t finished, polished, or are simply bad. Needless to say, Ubisoft could use a win.

Ubisoft’s latest release, Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been blanketed by controversy for years. Initially the game was set to be released in November of 2024, then was delayed to February of 2025, then was delayed one final time to March 20, 2025. Many of...

Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda is one of the most beloved franchises in gaming history. And when we heard that there’s a live-action movie being made, alarm bells started ringing. Video game adaptations have seen an upgrade in quality in the last few years, and the success of The Super Mario Bros. movie has inspired new projects like these.

The Zelda universe is vast and full of potential. | Image Credit: Nintendo

With Wes Ball directing and Shigeru Miyamoto involved as a producer, expectations are high. However, history has shown that video game movies can easily go wrong. We still remember Far Cry and Tekken as painful reminders of how badly an adaptation can fail. To avoid the same fate, the Zelda movie needs to avoid these mistakes.

1. Don’t forget the rich source material of The Legend of Zelda There’s a lot of story and lore to use.

Far Cry 4 has been one of the standouts of Ubisoft’s game library over the last decade and is one of the most beloved titles of the franchise. But ten years later, it’s becoming clear that one of the game’s greatest strengths is something Ubisoft has struggled to replicate. We need to have morally ambiguous stories again.

The story had a lot of twists and turns. | Image Credit: Ubisoft

The power struggle between Amita and Sabal that we face is one of the most unsettling choices in gaming history. It’s really one of those situations where neither outcome feels like a victory. But what I’ve realised after all these years is that while Sabal’s rule is harsh, Amita’s vision for Kyrat is far more sinister. Her leadership doesn’t just bring progress, it brings oppression masked as revolution.

Far Cry 4 was really the peak...

Many modern video game developers use their video games to highlight the problems in today’s society. 2018’s Far Cry 5 is one such game, which focuses on a radical religious cult that takes over a fictional Montana county. In the real world, people often claim that religious cults mostly consist of white people. However, the cult showcased in Far Cry 5 is multi-ethnic.

Far Cry 5 featured a multi-ethnic cult based in a fictional city in United States of America (Image via Ubisoft)

The director of the game once explained the studios’ approach to the fictional religious cult in the game. He explained that while growing up, he witnessed more cult groups that were all about “inclusion,” and that’s what Ubisoft was trying to achieve in the game.

How Ubisoft created a multi-ethnic cult in Far Cry 5

In 2018, Dan Hay, the director of Far Cry 5, appeared for an interview with Vice...

Ubisoft seems to have shifted its focus from a Far Cry-based extraction shooter, codenamed Maverick, to the upcoming sequel Far Cry 7. Maverick was under development since 2023.

Far Cry 6 was not as innovative as players hoped. Image Credit: Ubisoft

Maverick was earlier intended to be a part of Far Cry 7’s multiplayer mode, but since things were going so well with it during production, the developer decided to turn it into a stand-alone game; however, it is now being rebooted again.

The future for Far Cry-based extraction shooter looks uncertain Every game after Far Cry 4 was a swing and a miss. Image Credit: Ubisoft

Project Maverick might not be able to see the light of day since the production on the game has halted and the team that was working on it has been directed to focus on Far Cry 7’s prototype instead. The reason for production being halted...

In Helldivers 2, players are tasked with the glorious mission of defending Super Earth against a wide array of enemies. Each enemy faction requires different tactics, and while Automatons and Bugs are deadly in their own ways, the introduction of the Illuminate has radically shifted the battlefield.

Players have been really enjoying the game. | Image Credit: Arrowhead Game Studios

Not only is this enemy faction known for being intelligent, but they also use swarming tactics with expendable fodder and powerful ranged units to overwhelm players. What makes them annoying is their energy shields and massive health pools, making them formidable foes.

To defeat them, players need to carefully tailor their loadouts. Fortunately, Super Earth has a diverse arsenal of weapons, armor, and stratagems that allow players to stand their ground and spread democracy across the stars without any worry.

Best weapons against the Illuminate in Helldivers 2 Selecting the correct weapons plays a crucial role.

Helldivers 2 isn’t just a game, it’s a call to arms for all freedom-loving citizens of Super Earth. This cooperative, squad-based shooter throws you into a never-ending war against three major factions that want nothing more than to see democracy burn.

First, there are the Automatons, relentless robotic killing machines with an unhealthy obsession with making life miserable. Then, we have the Terminids, a swarm of hyper-aggressive alien bugs that believe the best defense is overwhelming offense. Finally, there’s the Illuminate, an advanced alien race with psionic abilities, teleportation tech, and mind-control tricks.

A still from Helldivers 2 | Credits: Arrowhead Game Studios

Each faction brings its own unique brand of chaos, forcing players to adapt, strategize, and, more often than not, die horribly. But while the Automatons have continued to evolve into even greater threats, the Illuminate have remained stagnant, making them the least fearsome of the bunch. And that’s a problem.

Helldivers 2 has been one of the best multiplayer games that has been released in 2024. The fast-paced combat, in addition to barraging missiles from the orbit, has made the game an invigorating experience. Fighting hordes of bug enemies while running for your life with your mates was the peak dopamine boost everyone needed last year.

You are constantly battling aliens in Helldivers 2 | Image Credits: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Helldivers 2 has always been a hardcore game like Doom, and while it already lets players experience the joy of shooting aliens in the head in an intergalactic war, the title lacks a core feature that Just Cause and Far Cry have excelled at. Let’s delve deeper into how the developers can make the game more fun for players.

Arrowhead Studios can add mini-games to the Super Destroyer The Super Destroyer in Helldivers feels mundane | Image Credits: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Helldivers 2 is a third-person...

The Like a Dragon series is one of the longest running Jrpg franchises and is known for its mix of serious crime drama and absurd, over-the-top minigames. With Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, that formula is very much present with minigames from managing a pirate crew to cooking, go-kart racing, and even tending a garden. But could it also be too much?

Not everyone can handle all the minigames. | Image Credit: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio

Well, for longtime franchise fans, this is expected, even welcomed. But what if you’re a new player and this is your first Like a Dragon game? There’s a very real scenario where all the side content is too overwhelming. Minigames make the world feel rich and interactive, but it has to be balanced.

Like a Dragon is known for minigames, but how many is too many? Especially for new players. | Image...

Video game adaptations used to be cursed in Hollywood, owing to many moviegoers questioning their quality. A succession of bad movies based on games left a bad taste in many people's mouths. Recent game movies have impressed gamers, however, by staying faithful to the source material and understanding why fans love these franchises so much. Despite this newfound confidence in video game adaptions, there are still some films based on these beloved series that have been canceled.

These aborted plans for video game movies deserve a second chance. Their level of ambition and clear love for their respective franchises has gamers dismayed that they never saw the life of the day. If a studio were to resurrect these screenplays, they could have the potential to become some of the greatest video game movies, capturing the magic of playing games.

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With about twelve different installments, five in the main series, and more spin-offs to enjoy, the Sniper Elite series has made a meal out of the timeless classic of Nazi hunting, and it’s done a killing doing it. The mechanics have gradually improved from the first game to the most recent, and there is something enjoyable in each of these entries.

Sniper Elite is one of the best stealth-based action-adventure franchises. | Credit: Rebellion Developments.

That being said, if you have found yourself enjoying similar games, it does not follow that the original games are no longer relevant. However, players often tend to mistake this long-hailed franchise as a paltry sniper simulator, but it’s actually not.

Sniper Elite is not just a generic sniper simulator This franchise is not just about popping enemy heads. | Credit: Rebellion Developments.

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Ghost of Tsushima is an open-world game that offers almost everything a player wants from a single-player title: stunning visuals, gripping combat, and a world that feels alive in a way few games can replicate. It’s the kind of game that makes you want to stop and take in the scenery before charging into battle.

The game offers a stunning visual and a compelling protagonist. | Image Credit: Sucker Punch

While it’s a visual and technical masterpiece, some fans feel like the game’s magic starts to fade and the gameplay becomes repetitive after a certain point. And here’s the real kicker: it starts to feel like a Ubisoft game. In fact, some fans believe Tsushima borrowed a page out of Ubisoft’s playbook.

Ghost of Tsushima offers a beautiful world but with a repetitive grind Players are not that thrilled about the second act of the game.

Actor Armie Hammer was on the rise when his career took a major hit in 2021. At the time, allegations of misconduct were leveled against Hammer, and offers for new roles in Hollywood films immediately dried up.

After four years, Hammer is looking to get his acting career back on the rails. He has recently been hosting a podcast, looking to show another side of himself as he takes on more acting work. Per Variety, his next role will see him playing a vigilante in a movie called The Dark Knight. While the movie happens to share a title with a beloved film directed by revered filmmaker Christopher Nolan, it is not a DC project focused on Batman... though, with Hammer in the lead, it's still starring someone who was once also cast as the popular superhero.

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Director Uwe Boll has a reputation as one of the worst film directors of all time. In the mid-2000s, he helmed a string of well-publicized but critically savaged video game adaptations that immediately sunk to the bottom of cineastes' estimations. In 2003, he made "House of the Dead," and followed that in 2005 with both "Alone in the Dark" and "BloodRayne." He chased those with "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale," "BloodRayne 2: Deliverance," and "Postal" all in 2007, and capped off his run in 2008 with "Far Cry." Fans of the games on which those films are based were incensed that Boll should so clumsily handle the source material, and fans of the cinematic medium were incensed that

Despite his critical reputation, Boll has remained prolific, sometimes helming multiple pictures a year. He directed "First Shift" and "Bandidos" in 2024, and is set to release "Run" in 2025.

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With the Vaas: Insanity Dlc for Far Cry 6, fans got to experience the iconic story of Far Cry 3 but from a different perspective. Players get to play as Vaas Montenegro and once again witness the final confrontation between Vaas and Jason in Far Cry 3. The Dlc perfectly captures the state of mind Jason was in when he attacked Vaas, showing the insane side of him.

Vaas is one of the most popular characters from the Far Cry franchise (Image via Ubisoft)

The fight sequence in particular was praised by fans all over the world. Thanks to the success of Vaas: Insanity Dlc, more Dlcs were made that allowed players to experience the world from the perspective of other Far Cry antagonists such as Pagan: Control and Joseph: Collapse.

The Vaas: Insanity Dlc for Far Cry 6 showcased Jason Brody’s psychotic mental state

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Even though one might think that Ubisoft is the current laughing stock in the gaming industry, all thanks to its horrendous releases and questionable strategies, it’s the same company that has given us genre-defining games.

The Far Cry franchise is one of Ubisoft’s biggest hits. (Image via Ubisoft)

One of the French publisher’s best games that has seen success across the globe is none other than Far Cry. Throughout its existence, the franchise has evolved in multiple ways and brought some revolutionary gameplay features.

However, one of the most racist games that has ever hit the shelves took one of the core features of the Far Cry 2 experience and made it ten times better.

Far Cry 2‘s best feature was improved by this one game Homefront: The Revolution deserved more praise for its gameplay features. (Image via Deep Silver)

There’s no doubt that Homefront: The Revolution...

The gaming industry has always been about pushing boundaries and innovating, but sometimes developers can lose sight of what makes their games special in the first place. Recent rumors about Far Cry 7 suggest that Ubisoft might be heading down this potentially problematic path.

Innovation is good, but at what cost to players? | Image Credit: Ubisoft

While the Far Cry series has faced criticism for becoming formulaic over the years, with each new entry following a predictable pattern of outpost liberation and charismatic villains, the latest reported changes might be swinging the pendulum too far in the opposite direction.

According to industry insider Tom Henderson, whose track record for accurate leaks is notably strong, Ubisoft is planning to implement a feature that has longtime fans of the series more than a little concerned: a timer that will fundamentally change how players experience the game.

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In the genre of first-person shooters, the Far Cry franchise has established itself as a mainstay. This long-running series has regularly released games, DLCs, and spinoffs since 2004; Far Cry 6 was released in 2021. Far Cry 7, the franchise’s deserving successor, is also reportedly in works.

Far Cry 7 is on the cards. | Credit: Ubisoft.

Far Cry 7 has not yet been confirmed by Ubisoft. According to earlier reports, the upcoming game (codenamed Blackbird) is being developed in tandem with a Far Cry multiplayer game, which is presently being developed as an extraction-based shooter codenamed Maverick. We haven’t yet got any details about the game, but if it ever needs inspiration, then the best bet should be the most underrated game of the franchise.

Far Cry 7 can take inspiration from Far Cry Primal Far Cry 7 should look up to Far Cry Primal. | Credit: Ubisoft.

When Far Cry Primal was released in 2016, it didn’t exactly make headlines.

The Far Cry series has always been synonymous with player freedom—whether you’re taking down outposts at sunrise or hunting rare animals under the stars, the games have never rushed you through their vibrant open worlds. But according to a recent report, Ubisoft might be about to put an unprecedented constraint on that freedom.

The series has always allowed players to create chaos however they see fit. | Image Credit: Ubisoft

The report reveals that Far Cry 7 will introduce something that has sparked fierce backlash among longtime fans: a 24-hour real-time countdown timer. That’s right—you’ll have exactly one real-world day to complete your mission of rescuing your family from a sinister cult. It’s a dramatic departure that has sparked intense debate about the very soul of the franchise.

For players who’ve spent countless hours getting deliberately sidetracked in Hope County and Yara, this raises a...