The Best Video Games Of 2017

This seems to be a year too late and we can't see this event being a destination for fans because there aren't that many, nor will Facebook streaming be the place gamers will be watching their favorite teams compete. PUBG has held multiple esports tournaments already, and while that game has plenty of issues of its own (something they also had to cop to today in their own official layout of plans for the future - a reaction to Fortnite kicking their butts lately), at least it has the players and stream inter


The anticipation of hitting the ground, especially when there's a whole bunch of killers touching down around you and your squad, can be nail biting. But then, your chute snags on nothing, and you dangle above the ground uselessl


When it comes to online gaming, there are certain groups that can be easily identified by a few qualities; DOTA players are slimeballs, CS:GO players are always screaming about grenades, and Diablo 2 players still exist, believe it or Void Subclass Guide not (although it is one of the greatest games ever ma

Going free and adding a new mode is smart, but will players leave the bigger and more popular PUBG and Fortnite for it? Player attention is easily replaced the by the next better thing in this genre, and big missteps are not quickly forgotten. For this reason, once more battle royale games debut - especially ones from triple-A developers currently stuck in their old ways - start hitting, PUBG could follow a similar path to H1


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


For those that have ever played a competitive online shooter, you will know all too well the struggles of having to constantly check every direction for any incoming enemies. Thankfully though, PUBG has just the feature to help you overcome this is


In a feature that isn’t exactly made clear at the get-go, players can actually enter a free look mode by pressing "Alt" and using the mouse to navigate the camera more freely around the player. It is with this feature that players can peek around corners, and peer through windows without being seen at


This ruthless cycle has brought about a rapid evolution in online multiplayer games, esports, and streaming opportunities, and it's been fascinating to observe. Today we sit less than a year since the launch of PUBG and it has broken all sorts of records, becoming the number one game on Steam, hitting numbers in the millions of concurrent players. Through a deal with Microsoft, PUBG also found itself launched on Xbox One for the 2017 holiday season, and despite its atrocious quality on that platform , it quickly surpassed 5 million in unit sales. It's a be


The original Splatoon was a fantastic change of pace from Nintendo, with one flaw: it was stuck on the ailing Wii U. Thankfully, Splatoon 2 can have much more of an impact thanks to its home on the massively successful Nintendo Swit


And trust us, you do not want to be caught by this force field as it not only moves very quickly, but it will also slowly, but surely kill you. It is this fast-paced gameplay that requires you to continually be on the move, which often forces players out of hiding and into some rather chilling face-to-face confrontations. If you are unlucky enough to be caught out in the open, holster your weapon and simply zig-zag your way to safety rather than the all too common straight-line met


Pitting four surivors with a sense of humor against an army of the undead made Zombieland a hit, but one video game series was using zombies for fun, not fear long before. The zombie shooter Left 4 Dead followed the same formula, even shaping its campaign and marketing to resemble a Hollywood film, but fans soon turned the game into an online sensation, where hilarious kills were the top priority. Zombieland kept the sense of humor and tension, and even "Kills of the Week" competitions intact, not to mention a finale set in a zombie-filled amusement park - a location included in Left 4 Dead 2 , released shortly after the mo


For this reason, it is this useful tip that many beginners often fail to remember—research. As ridiculous as it may sound, research is the key to uncovering some of PUBG ’s most helpful secrets like vehicle spawn locations, the most loot worthy towns, and the rather hidden towns that didn’t exactly appear on the Miramar desert map, as it has been known to be a hot area for weapons, armor, and other general l