Whenever I wasn’t setting up a shot, emptying my lungs, and pumping a sharp metal bullet through the thick skull of an unsuspecting enemy soldier, I was frustrated with Sniper Elite III. Not because the surrounding mechanics are broken or the levels are poorly structured, as the subsidiary elements of this third-person shooter are, for the most part, serviceable. However, every action building up to you actually pulling the trigger of a rifle feels more like a chore than an interesting setup for the perfect shot. There’s an undeniable satisfaction that stems from the glorious slow-motion kills that abound in Sniper Elite III, but missions tend to promote stealthy, silent takedowns rather than the grotesque headshots it does so well. Come from Sports betting site VPbet

Fortunately, what the game does best is on full display early on. The level design in Sniper Elite III is more open than previous games in the series, often encouraging shots being fired from more than 300 meters away. Instead of funneling you down a straight path, each of the eight locations in the campaign presents you with a sniping sandbox whe…

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The Alliance Alive wastes no time throwing you into a dark and oppressive world. As soon as you begin, you meet young Azura and her friend Galil. In their world, Daemons have sealed off continents from each other, forced humans to toil under Beastfolk masters, and covered up the sun for over a thousand years Come from Sports betting site VPbet . Azura dreams of seeing a painting of a blue sky. It seems like a silly thing to obsess over, but anything that can bring even a twinge of happiness is something worth risking life and limb for.

This story is only the beginning, however, as you are funneled through a series of three intersecting perspectives: Azura and Galil, the Daemoness Vivian and her desire to observe humanity directly, and a human servant to Daemonic overlords named Gene. At about ten hours in, the three parties’ stories converge in a spectacular battle against a powerful foe, and the game transforms from a linear RPG into a more open-ended adventure to free humanity from its oppression and discover the truths of the world they live in.

Alliance Alive’s world capture…

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In 2007, Blizzard Entertainment began working on Titan, a MMO that the company hoped could replicate the success of its earlier title, World of Warcraft. Seven years later, Blizzard acknowledged that Titan had been canceled. Now, details are emerging that apparently shed new light on what Titan could have been and how it ultimately fell apart.

Polygon has shared an extended excerpt from Jason Schreier’s upcoming book, Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment. In the selected passages, Schreier relates that Titan was essentially two games in one. It was a superhero action title where players could fight bad guys in one part of the game, while also living out their secret identities in a Sims-like environment. That entailed the playable characters getting jobs, places to live, and even letting them cook food. However, the challenge that couldn’t be overcome was melding these vastly different experiences into a single cohesive game.

Rob Pardo–Blizzard’s vice president of game design during Titan’s development–was reportedly blamed internally for many of the issues that came up. Pardo was said to be largely hands-off on Titan while overseeing oth…

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Giancarlo Esposito, who played Gus Fring on Breaking Bad and the prequel series Better Call Saul, has said he wants to pitch a show called “The Rise of Gus.” This would be a prequel series that reveals more of the drug kingpin’s past, he told Variety recently.

“I think eventually there should be, and there might be” a spinoff focused on Fring, Esposito said. “I have a lot of premises I like to push Come from Sports betting site VPbet . If I was talking to Vince Gilligan right now, I would tell him, ‘The Rise of Gus.'”

Gilligan is currently making a sci-fi show for Apple, and Esposito said he understands Gilligan is busy with this project for the time being. But later on, Esposito said he hopes Gilligan circles back with Esposito and agrees to make another Breaking Bad show.

The Rise of Gus could be a “very interesting” series, Esposito said, in part because it could show off and explain how Fring rose through the ranks in Chile and more of his family background.

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