There are some brilliant Xbox One game deals to be had during Amazon Prime Day. The world's biggest online retailer is having its yearly sale, and some of the best Xbox One games are in it, ready for you to buy. You've got Call of Duty WW2 as the headline offer, with the likes of Far Cry 5, Star Wars Battlefront 2, and Ghost Recon: Wildlands backing it up. You can also grab the likes of Rainbow Six Siege cheaper too, along with Assassin's Creed Origins. There really is something for everyone here.The Amazon Prime Day 2018 game deals are available from midday on Monday July 16, until midnight on Tuesday July 17. You can ONLY take part if you're an Amazon Prime subscriber, so make sure you're all logged in when you're hunting the bargains. And if you're not a member? Amazon is doing a 30 day free trial for Prime, so you can either sign up and get a whole month free, or you can temporarily get membership and cancel within the next 30 days. Either way, the Xbox One games at bargain prices … [Read more...] about Here’s EVERY Xbox One game in the Amazon Prime Day sale
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The Sims 4: Seasons gives Sims the opportunity for sweet revenge
The trailer for the latest The Sims 4 expansion, Seasons, is wholesome. Set to a Simlish version of “Walking on Sunshine,” it shows Sims going about their day in a variety of climates. Some of them build snowsims and throw snowballs, and others frolic in piles of freshly raked leaves. Seasons is a particularly popular Sims expansion for fans of the franchise, and it’s easy to see why: Plain ol’ spring weather gets boring after a while. It’s fun to watch the world around the Sims change and evolve to match the progression of time. Oh, and there’s also an event that’s basically The Purge. Seasons offers the traditional holidays, usually with an odd little Sims twist. You can cook a grand meal and try to seduce Father Winter for Christmas, or take a loved one out on Love Day. These are pretty standard Sims celebrations. But you can also roam the neighborhood, looking to fight anyone and everyone. Doors won’t stop you. Social conventions … [Read more...] about The Sims 4: Seasons gives Sims the opportunity for sweet revenge
The Sims 2’s storytellers showed me how to be a better writer
The Sims series has always been an entirely flexible experience: Do you want to ruin your Sims’ lives or help them flourish? Do you want to raise a successful family or build lavish mansions? Depending on the type of player you are, the Sims games can be used for many different things. For me, The Sims games — specifically The Sims 2 — are a fantastic way to tell stories. A big part of The Sims 2, highlighted in the gameplay manual and the tutorials, was its storytelling capabilities. Players were encouraged to create their own stories to post on the official (now defunct) Sims 2 website. While some players used their own Sims for their own original stories, lots of others were built upon the game’s preexisting canon. The Sims 2 expanded upon the world of the original Sims, skipping forward in time 25 years and adding two more neighborhoods. Maxis gave brief backstories for the previous game’s pre-made families and hinted at even deeper things in the … [Read more...] about The Sims 2’s storytellers showed me how to be a better writer
10 awesome Battle Royale games like PUBG
Pick your battles Some say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds it might be quite annoying that there are so many other games like PUBG out there. The entire concept of the Battle Royale genre isn't exactly new though, it was just a case of games like PUBG, including Fortnite, making it ridiculously popular right now - heck, even Black Ops 4 is doing it this year. Some are older, some are new and doing things a little differently, meaning there are plenty of good reasons why you’d might want to play a different Battle Royale game like PUBG, but that's not PUBG. You might be looking for something to tide you over as you patiently wait for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on PS4, your preferred platform for Darwinian deathmatches. Alternatively, there is such a thing as too much PUBG, and burning yourself out on PlayerUnknown’s variant of tactical PvP may have left you hungry for change, albeit within the same ballpark as … [Read more...] about 10 awesome Battle Royale games like PUBG
Rend is a survival game like Rust, but takes its lessons from MMOs like Ultima Online
Rend is *deep breath* an open-world, PVP-focused, faction-based survival sim sandbox with crafting, RPG elements, and player-run settlements, coming soon to PC. It’s set in a fantasy universe where Midgard (as in the Norse mythology name for Earth as it exists relative to the Nine Realms) has exploded. Or, if you prefer developer Frostkeep Studios' shorthand version, Rend is an evolution / fusion of the survival sim and sandbox MMO genres. Think Rust meets Ultima Online, or ARK: Survival Evolved meets Star Wars Galaxies.This is a game shaped by old-school design philosophy, by way of new-age technology. There are factions. There are talent trees. There’s a win condition. These features haven't been prominent in MMOs for years, but Rend is embracing them wholeheartedly while throwing in a few new wrinkles. And at PAX East 2018, I caught an early look at the game in action. The short and sweet summary is that this project is rough around the edges, but fascinating in its … [Read more...] about Rend is a survival game like Rust, but takes its lessons from MMOs like Ultima Online