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2021 in Review: Winners and Losers

VGChartz's Taneli Palola: "Here we are again. Another year's worth of video gaming behind us; some of it quite good, some of it just kind of there, and disappointingly a lot of it bad once again. This was somewhat true in years past as well, but this time it's even more so the case. It was so very easy to come up with a massive list of losers for 2021, but it took some serious digging to fill out the winners column, almost as if the video game industry has a lot of issues to work through at the moment. So, let's take a look back at the best and the worst 2021 had to offer us in the world of video games, and see if there's a silver lining somewhere."

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Forza Horizon 5 Races To 40 Million Players

Discover the massive player count of Forza Horizon 5. Learn why this racing game has attracted 40 million players and counting.

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Obscure_Observer11d ago

Outstanding!!!

Fable couldn´t be in more capable hands.

Here´s hoping for Forza Horizon 6 to be set in Japan. Already feeling that INITIAL D vibes!

I can´t wait!!!

GaboonViper11d ago

Fantastic milestone for a stunning game, and yes Fable is gonna be beast, Playground are the crown jewel in MS first party roster IMO.

And FH6 in Japan would be breathtaking, just imagine the graphics.🙀

CPTN MITCHELL11d ago

The guy is using a tweet from one of the biggest xbots clown to do an article 😂😂😂 there's no 40 million players stop the 🧢

ChasterMies11d ago

“While this isn’t official from Xbox we now know Forza Horizon 5 has hit a staggering 40 million players thanks to the in-game leaderboard.”

I’m calling b.s. on this.

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How Certain Games Have Hit The Nail On The Head With The Combat System

If you consider yourself a sucker for games with good combat systems, these curated recommendations are just for you.

Abnor_Mal17d ago

For me the game with perfect combat was Lord Of The Ring: Shadow of Mordor.

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God of War Ragnarok gets PC release date, but Steam Deck compatibility is still uncertain

God of War Ragnarok gets an official release date on the Steam Store, but Steam Deck fans are left uncertain about its fate on the handheld.

anast55d ago

It will be listed as "playable".

Michiel198955d ago

I don't see it running any good on the steamdeck but maybe if they introduce enough options to lower the settings it might run semi decent.

Amplitude55d ago (Edited 55d ago )

Its literally a PS4 game, and likely will be able to lower settings even lower than that.

Assume low and medium settings, FSR2 Quality mode 720p, and an unstable 45fps or a stable 40fps like any other PS4 era port (Uncharted 4 for example). It'll be fine on the Deck if it's your only option

anast55d ago

Same, it won't be "Deck verified" for sure.

smashman9855d ago

Amplitude beat me to it. I'd like to add that games like returnal and ratchet and clank rift apart run on the deck and those are actual ps5 games.

just_looken54d ago (Edited 54d ago )

It should sense the games were made for hardware 12 years ago

Do not forget your precious god of war was made for the ps4 console first a console wayyy weaker than the steamdeck.

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smashman9855d ago

Most games listed as playable are only that way due to needing to use the on-screen keyboard or some adjacent thing.

anast55d ago

GoW will be playable on the lowest setting possible, but it wont look good.

just_looken54d ago

I bet you it might be down to the stupid psn crap were it needs the server handshake or some bs for the trophies to work.

smashman9853d ago

It depends on your definition of good I guess. I use my Steam deck to play my games natively when I'm away from my PC so admittedly when I'm on the deck fidelity doesn't matter as much to me.