The Best Video Games Of 2017

And finally, there's a new weapon in PUBG and it's a DMR called the SLR. The SLR respawns regularly in the game world and uses 7.62mm ammo. It holds 10 bullets per magazine (20 bullets when extended) and is the most powerful regular DMR (more powerful than SKS) but has more rec


In short, players need - and deserve - to feel supported. It's something that Turtle Rock didn't quite manage, and it's a problem that other games have also struggled with. Destiny 2 Exotic Scout Rifle 2 may have been one of the top trending video games of 2017 , resulting in some huge sales figures and extremely strong launch reviews, but a series of poor behind-the-scenes decisions from Bungie has left players unimpressed, and as a result the game has not had the same reach as its predeces


A Halo movie is still just a dream, but when Peter Jackson was producing the film back in 2006, he saw Neill Blomkamp as the perfect director for the project, who turned heads by mixing CG creatures with lo-fi camerawork and realistic sets instead of massive green screen spectacle. When the movie plans were scrapped, Jackson decided to produce Blomkamp’s District 9 instead, featuring alien creatures, conflicts, weapons and action scenes torn right out of a first person shooter. The movie was based on one of the director’s short film, but Blomkamp’s original goal and similarities have led many to claim that District 9 is as close a vision of Blomkamp’s Halo movie as fans will ever


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 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


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


Rather than just rehash the original game on new hardware, however, Splatoon 2 has plenty of improvements on the original game to keep players occupied. The addition of a deep single player mode acts as a great way for new players to get to grips with the mechanics, while Salmon Run is a wonderful addition to the main g


The idea of the 'walking simulator' is one that has been much maligned over the years, with titles within the subgenre putting a heavy emphasis on storytelling through the gradual unveiling of a larger narrative with a lower focus on active participation. What Remains of Edith Finch , however, builds upon this framework with a much more engaging method of gameplay, with the player feeling much more like a part of the story as a wh


As we said above, sniper rifle magazines will no longer spawn and are only available in supply crates but DMRs will now use AR magazines (and other attachments alongside sniper attachments) and won't be affected. As for the coveted Extended Quickdraw mag, it'll be more rare


The biggest game on Steam is getting its biggest update since launching out of early access in December. The phenomenon known as **PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ** is currently working through issues getting a second map on the Xbox One version, but on the PC version, a third map is currently in testing as developers at Bluehole's PUBG Corp also prepare to launch its twelfth major update. This one - given the amount of changes it offers - will be on the test server for a wh

Although there's no denying the game's popularity, it's fair to say that the game remains something of a raw experience. Players have ridden over the bumps of poor optimization and various glitches, as the title goes through tweak after tweak to try and get its Battle Royale -esque gameplay pitch perfect. That's certainly to be expected of a title built in the games-as-service model, even from games within AAA development, but when it comes to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds there are still areas where it is really ro