Connor Wright, Author at Twinfinite https://twinfinite.net/author/connorwright/ Video Game news, reviews, opinions, guides and videos! Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:58:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 https://twinfinite.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-logo-2.png?fit=32%2C32 Connor Wright, Author at Twinfinite https://twinfinite.net/author/connorwright/ 32 32 210961778 Retro-Inspired Beat ‘Em Up Based On The Terrifier Horror Franchise Announced https://twinfinite.net/news/retro-inspired-beat-em-up-based-on-the-terrifier-horror-franchise-announced/ https://twinfinite.net/news/retro-inspired-beat-em-up-based-on-the-terrifier-horror-franchise-announced/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1121076 Talk About 'Art Attack']]>

An arcade-style multiplayer horror beat ’em up based on Damien Leone’s cult-classic Terrifier horror movie franchise has been announced and is slated for release in 2025. Developed by Relevo and published by Selecta Play, the “blood-soaked retro beat ’em up” is a seemingly authentic retro experience. The reveal ties in perfectly as Terriifer 3 comes to movie theatres worldwide.

aterials, Terrifier: The ARTcade game is a 2D beat ’em up title in the Terrifier horror movie franchise. The game seemingly exists outside the established fiction of the series and appears similar to beat ’em up tie-ins such as the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World game.

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Top 15 Games You’ve Already Slept On In 2024 https://twinfinite.net/features/15-games-youve-already-missed-on-in-2024/ https://twinfinite.net/features/15-games-youve-already-missed-on-in-2024/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 16:00:45 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1101546 Changing of the Season Passes]]>

It’s an almost daily occurrence that gamers talk about the crushing weight of their backlog. Especially considering seasonal price cuts like the Steam Summer Sale, these ballooning libraries of games are not getting any smaller, and have caused games to miss out on some genuinely phenomenal titles.

However, the holiday season is hyped up with upcoming releases from the big three console manufacturers. As such, there are already so many titles – from indie passion projects to AAA blockbusters – that have slipped through the cracks. Through combing through the last half-year of titles, we have crafted a list of the top 15 games that you’ve already slept on in 2024.

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10 Dumbest Call of Duty Campaign Moments of All Time https://twinfinite.net/features/10-dumbest-call-of-duty-campaign-moments/ https://twinfinite.net/features/10-dumbest-call-of-duty-campaign-moments/#respond Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:15:46 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1097991 First Person Stupidity]]>

Call of Duty is the third best-selling video game franchise of all time, yet it’s not infallible. For every momentous campaign moment in the Call of Duty series campaigns, there are just as many dumb moments we can’t help but remember.

These can range from tone-deaf lines of dialogue which go viral, to comically peculiar decisions from the developers. However, there is one thing that all of these instances of Call of Duty campaign moments have in common. That is that gamers just can’t wrap their heads around how stupid they appear.

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The 13 Best Retro Video Game Posters Of All-Time, Ranked https://twinfinite.net/features/best-retro-video-game-posters/ https://twinfinite.net/features/best-retro-video-game-posters/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1088054 Try not to get hung up on our choices!]]>

Classic titles may get a lot of flack, but their designs were second to none, so we’ve decided to rank them! These posters highlight some of the best classic titles out there – along with some beautifully recreated and original illustrations.

For the sake of transparency, ‘retro’ has been defined here as anything that was released before the eighth console generation. So, before the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch’s release.

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SteamWorld Heist 2 Review – A Competent Sequel, Full of Hot Air https://twinfinite.net/reviews/steamworld-heist-2-review/ https://twinfinite.net/reviews/steamworld-heist-2-review/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1100791 A strong current through diluted waters]]>

SteamWorld Heist II on Xbox Series X

A perfect sequel not only retains the strength of its predecessor but builds on its very foundation. In this respect, SteamWorld Heist II is an example of what can be done when the source has such potential.

It’s been nearly ten years since the original SteamWorld Heist was released, and its team has been through a lot. They’ve taken the series into the genres of deck-building, management sim, and Metroidvanias. Image and Form – the original creators of the series – have also since joined forces with neighboring studio Zoink! Games to form Thunderful.

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EA Sports College Football 25 Review – Stumbling to the End Zone https://twinfinite.net/reviews/ea-sports-college-football-25-review/ https://twinfinite.net/reviews/ea-sports-college-football-25-review/#respond Fri, 19 Jul 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1097842 Return of the Homecoming King]]>

EA Sports College Football 25 on Xbox Series X

It’s been over a decade since Electronic Arts last entered the college football arena, and EA Sports College Football 25 is their widely-promoted return to campus. The pageantry and speed of gameplay make for a stellar experience. Unfortunately, hangovers from EA’s other sports titles keep the title from achieving greatness.

EA’s former college football franchise, NCAA Football, quickly became a sporting staple. They were then unceremoniously forced to cease production of the series in 2013. Due to an inability to compensate college athletes for their likeness, the series was shelved – that is, until now.

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ONE BTN BOSSES Hands-On Preview – Refined, Rather Than Stripped Back https://twinfinite.net/features/one-btn-bosses-hands-on-preview/ https://twinfinite.net/features/one-btn-bosses-hands-on-preview/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:02:20 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1096202 Where fun is just one click away!]]>

The title of Midnight Munchies’ latest game – ONE BTN BOSSES – is effectively all you need to know about what to expect. It’s a description of the challenge, an explanation of the user experience, and a promise of accessibility.

An original ONE BTN BOSSES demo was published to Newgrounds and itch.io. Since then, the developers have partnered with Among Us creators Innersloth through their Outersloth funding initiative.

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Top 10 Most Ridiculous Fan Hopes for the Nintendo Switch 2 https://twinfinite.net/features/10-obscure-fan-hopes-nintendo-switch-successor/ https://twinfinite.net/features/10-obscure-fan-hopes-nintendo-switch-successor/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:19:34 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1092492 Maybe not a warp-pipe dream?]]>

It’s been four years since the most recent major hardware announcement from a console manufacturer, but Nintendo has promised to reveal the Nintendo Switch successor within the fiscal year. While incremental hardware variations are exciting, nothing compares to the buzz surrounding new consoles. The fantastical hopes, and the sometimes even more fantastical realities, of a new generation.

Nintendo is in a situation it has been in before: the current console generation has proven to be excessively fruitful for them. However, if history has proven anything, when Nintendo could just do the same again, they always find some way to mix things up!

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The Top Five Assassin’s Creed Historical Settings We Want to Revisit https://twinfinite.net/features/five-assassins-creed-worlds-want-to-revisit/ https://twinfinite.net/features/five-assassins-creed-worlds-want-to-revisit/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:31:24 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1092319 No need for a Leap of Faith!]]>

In more than 15 years in gamers’ hands, the Assassin’s Creed franchise has traveled throughout the globe and human history. However, we’ve rarely gone back to previously explored settings for another set of adventures. Here are Twinfinite’s picks for the five historical settings we want the Assassin’s Creed franchise to revisit.

Looking Back

Assassin’s Creed games have pivoted back and forth between the classic, stealth-focused gameplay and the newfound role-playing game stylings. However, one thing fans have consistently loved about this series is the world of the Templars and Assassins, and the games’ detailed recreations of history’s greatest civilizations.

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Best Deals to Pick Up During the Steam Summer Sale 2024 https://twinfinite.net/features/best-deals-steam-summer-sale-2024/ https://twinfinite.net/features/best-deals-steam-summer-sale-2024/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:03:14 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1091584 Time to get your Credit Card beach body ready!]]>

It’s that time of year again, and the Steam Summer Sale has discounted thousands of games – so, we’ve taken the time to scour the site for the best deals! It’s as if Christmas, Black Friday, and the Boxing Day sales came together in one period for PC gamers! The Steam Summer Sale runs until July 11, 10 am Pacific Time.

From Twinfinite’s favorite games of the last year to Valve’s own featured discounts, we have you covered.

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The Easiest Games on Xbox Game Pass to 100% https://twinfinite.net/features/easiest-games-xbox-game-pass-100/ https://twinfinite.net/features/easiest-games-xbox-game-pass-100/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:32:21 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1091071 What an Achievement!]]>

Since Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service went live in 2017, achievement hunters have flocked to it with the promise of new games, big and small, to mine for Gamerscore. From AAA day-one Xbox Game Studios titles to indie and licensed games, Game Pass has allowed all gamers to play more games than ever before. But what are the easiest games on Xbox Game Pass to 100%?

Easiest Xbox Game Pass Games to 100% Complete

Those in the community who seek out any chance to increase their Gamerscore through easy-to-collect achievements seek out the best games to 100% on Game Pass. From former Xbox Live Arcade titles to exploit-heavy modern titles, some gamers will play anything if it means netting more Gamerscore on their profile!

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Top 10 Xbox Franchises We Want to See Adapted Into a TV Show https://twinfinite.net/features/10-xbox-ips-we-want-adapted-into-tv-series/ https://twinfinite.net/features/10-xbox-ips-we-want-adapted-into-tv-series/#respond Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:40:32 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1090025 What's on the (X)box, tonight?]]>

Microsoft clearly has an interest in adapting their game franchises for television; with the success of Amazon Prime’s Fallout and Paramount Plus’ Halo series. With the ever-growing number of IPs under their belt, we’re ready to list the 10 Xbox franchises we’d love to see adapted for TV.

The State of Microsoft’s TV Platform

Even with the ridiculous sales of Bethesda’s video game franchise, no one could have predicted the unprecedented success of the Amazon Prime Fallout television series. The series’ critical and commercial success has translated into an all-time high in players of the series.

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The 10 Best Platformers of the Generation So Far https://twinfinite.net/features/the-10-best-platformers-of-the-generation-so-far/ https://twinfinite.net/features/the-10-best-platformers-of-the-generation-so-far/#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:27:12 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1089207 Talk about a 'Generational Leap'!]]>

The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series systems have been home to thousands of new games, in every genre, in the four years since their launch. Chief among these, despite its perception as an outdated genre, is the platformer. We’ve taken it upon ourselves to dig through all the good, the great, and the amazing, to find the very best platformers of the generation so far.

10. Sonic Frontiers

Sonic Frontiers
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From his days standing toe-to-toe against Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog has had a struggling history. These have ranged from sword-wielding adventures and werewolf-inspired character designs to gritty sidekick titles wielding firearms.

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Top 10 Titles We’re Still Waiting On From Nintendo https://twinfinite.net/switch/top-10-titles-still-waiting-nintendo/ https://twinfinite.net/switch/top-10-titles-still-waiting-nintendo/#respond Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:41:36 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1088736 Lost, but not forgotten]]>

Even with the June Nintendo Direct chock-full of first-party announcements, we are still waiting on news about these Nintendo franchises. 2024 is already bursting at the seams with Nintendo titles. As such, it seems unlikely we’ll see any games in these franchises this year. However, going into the hardware reveal for the Switch successor, these franchises could do with a look-in.

10. A ‘Warriors’ Tie-in

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Koei Tecmo’s Dynasty Warriors is a franchise with a long history of colorful and engaging titles like any other. However, Dynasty Warriors seemingly suffers similarly to the Soul Calibur franchise.

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Top 10 Games to Buy on the Xbox 360 Marketplace Before It Closes https://twinfinite.net/features/top-10-games-to-buy-on-the-xbox-360-marketplace-before-it-closes/ https://twinfinite.net/features/top-10-games-to-buy-on-the-xbox-360-marketplace-before-it-closes/#respond Fri, 21 Jun 2024 15:53:48 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1088428 Goodbye Xbox 360, after 18 years!]]>

After nearly 20 years, the Xbox 360 Marketplace is closing on July 29, 2024. Before that day comes, we’ve put together a list of the best of those games that are leaving, so that you can pick them up before they’re gone.

While it can be frustrating, some titles can still be purchased on the PlayStation 3 Store for a time. Beyond that, not all titles are lost – many have remasters and ports on other consoles!

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10 Literary Works We Want Adapted into Video Games https://twinfinite.net/features/10-books-adaptation-into-video-games/ https://twinfinite.net/features/10-books-adaptation-into-video-games/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2024 15:44:30 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1086798 What a Novel idea!]]>

Books have a reputation for being stuffy and restrictive, but their stories’ adaptations can prove to be phenomenal video games. This is especially true considering the recent reveal of Dune: Awakening, based on Frank Herbert’s Dune novels. That got us thinking – which books do we want adapted into video games?

Books and Video Games?

Some of gaming’s biggest names can trace their existence back to books. The battle royale genre – what about the 1999 novel which gave it its name? How many games have author Tom Clancy’s name plastered on them? Come on, in 2010 Electronic Arts even adapted the 14th-century narrative poem The Divine Comedy into a hack-and-slash!

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Why the Switch’s Success Forces Nintendo to Give Up Handhelds https://twinfinite.net/features/switch-success-forces-nintendo-give-up-handhelds/ https://twinfinite.net/features/switch-success-forces-nintendo-give-up-handhelds/#respond Tue, 18 Jun 2024 15:21:24 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1087368 Try to Console yourself!]]>

Nintendo shocked us with the Switch’s launch in 2017, but the hybrid design of the console has, in its wake, left behind Nintendo’s profitable handheld hardware. While the hybrid model has been hugely successful, Nintendo has traded this at great cost. By committing to the hybrid hardware factor, Nintendo is now unable to diversify and could ‘go down with the ship’ should they fail.

The Switch Lite is a tremendous system, however the existence of the hybrid model of Switch detracts from its appeal. In our Switch Lite review, we state how one of the biggest detractors of the handheld is purely the simple existence of its hybrid ‘big brother’:

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Nintendo Direct June 2024 Live Blog – All Announcements and Reveals https://twinfinite.net/news/nintendo-direct-june-2024-live-blog-all-announcements-and-reveals/ https://twinfinite.net/news/nintendo-direct-june-2024-live-blog-all-announcements-and-reveals/#respond Tue, 18 Jun 2024 09:44:17 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1087553 Directly from Nintendo, to us, to you!]]>

The Nintendo Direct is Nintendo’s main outlet for video game news. As a result, we can hope to see a wave of new announcements and trailers from first-party and third-party game studios coming to the Switch. Here’s our Nintendo Direct June 2024 live blog. Nintendo has already detailed that there will be no mention of their next hardware generation. The software focus will also be on Nintendo Switch titles coming in the second half of 2024.

How to Watch the June 2024 Nintendo Direct

The Nintendo Direct will start broadcasting on June 18, 2024.

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Remedy’s Announcement of Alan Wake 2 Physical Edition is Proof Fan Feedback Works https://twinfinite.net/features/announcement-alan-wake-2-physical-edition-summer-games-fest-proof-feedback-works/ https://twinfinite.net/features/announcement-alan-wake-2-physical-edition-summer-games-fest-proof-feedback-works/#respond Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:12:09 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1085202 "Beyond the shadow you settle for, there is a miracle illuminated"]]>

After nearly a year of vocal public outcry, Remedy’s Alan Wake 2 is due to receive physical copies this fall. Especially surrounding events like Summer Game Fest, the full might of the industry is on full display. Yet Remedy’s decision is one in a long line of clear examples that gamers’ voices matter in this industry.

Alan Wake 2’s Digital-Only Outcry

Alan Wake, protagonist of game series of the same name, shines flashlight beam on humanoid figures possessed by the Darkness.  Interacting in a lumber yard, the three Dark figures approach Alan while one raises an axe to throw at him.
Image Source: Remedy Entertainment

“It Began With a Dream” – Alan Wake 2 Physical Reveal

This year, Sam Lake, Creative Director at Remedy Entertainment, stepped out onto the Summer Game Fest stage with help from a glowing introduction by event organizer Geoff Keighley. For many gamers, this charismatic Finn remains one of the last true icons of the industry and a man who players trust.

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10 Video Game Franchises We’d Love to See as LEGO Themes https://twinfinite.net/features/10-video-game-franchises-love-as-lego/ https://twinfinite.net/features/10-video-game-franchises-love-as-lego/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:05:09 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=1084397 Breaking the (plastic) mold]]>

Even with Minecraft and Super Mario in LEGO’s plastic hands, we can’t wait to see more video games turn into sets. With a Legend of Zelda theme and LEGO Horizon Adventures recently announced at Summer Game Fest, LEGO and the world of video games would be crazy to not carry on this momentum. Here are 10 video game franchises we’d love to see as LEGO themes.

1. Metroid

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From its 2020 Super Mario Bros. playset, Nintendo has been at the forefront of video game collaboration with LEGO. Following this we’ve seen other Nintendo franchises like Animal Crossing and The Legend of Zelda be painstakingly recreated in plastic. However, with hopes of a crossover with Fortnite seemingly dashed, why don’t we see Metroid’s Samus Aran transformed into bricks?

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