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09:07
GamingBolt - 15 INSANE Graphics of 2022 THAT DROPPED YOUR JAW [4K/60fps]
Added 64 Views / 0 LikesWhat a game looks like might not be as important to the overall quality of the experience as what it plays like or what story it's telling – depending, of course, on what kind of a game you're playing – but the visual aspect's importance is still undeniable. Through technical fidelity, stylized flourishes, evocative art design, or any number of other ways, games can create the sort of visual splendour that stays long in the memory, and contributes sig
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07:08
GamingBolt - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Next-Gen Review - The Final Verdict
Added 68 Views / 0 LikesIn seven and a half years, I have played through The Witcher 3 multiple times, and clocked in several hundred hours into the game across different platforms- and yet, jumping back into its brutal, beautiful world, I still find myself transfixed. Even being as familiar with it as I am, even knowing its intricate web of choice and consequence mechanics like the back of my hand, even having played through its best side quests more times than I can count,
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09:04
GamingBolt - Death Stranding 2 Trailer Analysis - WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
Added 64 Views / 0 LikesAfter months of cryptic teases across social media, Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions have finally announced Death Stranding 2. The four-minute reveal trailer first broadcast at The Game Awards 2022 sees returning characters Sam and Fragile – played by Norman Reedus and Léa Seydoux respectively – with Troy Baker also returning alongside newcomers Elle Fanning and Shioli Kutsuna. Indeed, before the official unveiling Fanning and Kutsuna had been used
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08:02
GamingBolt - 10 HARDEST Boss Fights of 2022 And What Made Them So CHALLENGING
Added 63 Views / 0 LikesThere have been a fair number of challenging games this year, though not all would have bosses. That doesn't mean there haven't been any worthy contenders. This year may have some of the toughest boss fights ever, fights that may have you questioning your sanity after the tenth or possibly hundredth death. Let's look at the 10 hardest boss fights of 2022 and what made them so challenging.
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24:47
GamingBolt - Top 25 Best Games of 2022 - Including Our Game of The Year
Added 70 Views / 0 Likes2022 has wound down, which means it's that time of year where we look back at the last 12 months and the highlights they brought with them. For a number of reasons, this year was relatively lighter on notable games than some previous years in recent memory have been, but so healthy is the state of the games industry that, even in spite of that, there was still a steady stream of excellent games for players to dive into throughout 2022. From indies to
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08:08
GamingBolt - Why Dead Space Remake May One of the Biggest Games of 2023
Added 73 Views / 0 Likes2022 has been a great year for games, and while the after-effects of the pandemic were still prevalent with many highly-anticipated games being pushed out of 2022 to next year - games such as Horizon Forbidden West and Gran Turismo 7 have stood upon their lofty promises while others like Sifu and Stray have turned out to be surprise hits, and rightfully so. As we shift our attention towards next year, there is just so much to look forward to and get e
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08:18
GamingBolt - 15 LITTLE KNOWN SINGLE PLAYER GAMES You Don't Know Exist [2023 And Beyond]
Added 66 Views / 0 Likes2023 is just around the corner, and that means more games to look forward to! While your Starfields and Horizons will undoubtedly be the center of attraction when it comes to single player experiences, there is no shortage of upcoming AA and indie games that are looking really promising at the moment - and it’s necessary to give them the spotlight they deserve. All that said, here are 15 upcoming single player games that you probably didn’t know about
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08:31
GamingBolt - Kratos And Mimir Are Really Brothers In Arms...
Added 56 Views / 0 LikesThe anatomically challenged, self-styled ‘Smartest Man Alive’, Mimir has origins that weren’t fully explained in the series’ 2018 reboot. First encountered by Kratos and Atreus forged inside an indestructible tree, Mimir’s Scottish accent immediately reveals his heritage as lying far away from the Nine Realms of Norse mythos and the frozen land of Midgard.
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11:54
GamingBolt - PlayStation vs Xbox - Who WON 2022?
Added 46 Views / 0 LikesIn this video, we spend more than a 1000 words to say "PS5 won thoroughly".
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08:09
GamingBolt - Why Is Aloy Going To The Burning Shores? - Before You Play Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores
Added 75 Views / 0 LikesAfter months of speculation, Guerrilla Games have finally announced DLC for Horizon Forbidden West. Titled Burning Shores, the expansion’s trailer first revealed at The Game Awards sees Aloy soar over the crumbling, overgrown ruins of Los Angeles. Riding a Sunwing, Aloy swoops past iconic LA landmarks like Griffith Observatory, the Capitol Records Building, Santa Monica Pier, and, of course, the fabled Hollywood sign; ruins that’ve survived a landscap
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08:16
GamingBolt - 15 MOST DISAPPOINTING Games of 2022
Added 63 Views / 0 LikesIt's a miracle that many titles delivered on their promises this year, given all the expectations and hype. Horizon Forbidden West, Tunic, and more had all surpassed expectations. Unfortunately, like last year, there were disappointments. Some were minor and somewhat expected, while others felt shocking. Here are 15 of the most disappointing games to release this year.
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08:13
GamingBolt - 10 Best Video Game DLCs And Expansions of 2022 You Probably Missed
Added 66 Views / 0 LikesGoing back to games you've enjoyed is always a pleasant time, and this year, we've had the opportunity to do that on several occasions, with a number of games seeing the release of major expansions and DLCs, some of which have been high on people's wishlists for quite some time. Here, we're going to go over some of our favourite expansions of 2022, before highlighting one of them as our pick for the best of the best.
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08:05
GamingBolt - 14 BIGGEST Gaming Worlds of 2022
Added 67 Views / 0 LikesIt's interesting to look back on this year's releases. The biggest and smallest games have been memorable, but it's impressive how expansive some of the worlds have been. Let's look at 14 of the biggest gaming worlds of 2022 and what they offer.
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09:09
GamingBolt - 10 Best Shooters of 2022 You Absolutely NEED TO PLAY
Added 67 Views / 0 LikesGiven how popular shooters are as a genre, it makes sense that it's been a long, long time since a year went by where we didn't play at least a few great shooters, and 2022 has been no different. Different shooters with different gameplay styles have arrived from all corners of the industry, from the indie and offbeat to the AAA and mainstream, and a large number of them have impressed us over the past year. Here, we're going to go over the ones that
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10:10
GamingBolt - 14 Best PS5 Games of 2022 You ABSOLUTELY NEED TO Play
Added 68 Views / 0 LikesIn spite of the fact that 2022 was a relatively slower year for gaming by and large, the PS5 has had a solid 12 months, and during that period, has added a number of great games to its already impressive library. With all attention now on what next year will bring, here, we're going to pause and take a look back at what we felt were the best games that we played on the PS5, before finally picking one of them as the greatest of the lot.
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09:26
GamingBolt - Monster Hunter Rise On PlayStation And Xbox - 15 Things You Should Know Before Buying
Added 73 Views / 0 LikesI use the word “finally” a lot when talking about releases, but it's more than fitting here. Finally, finally, Monster Hunter Rise is coming to Xbox and PlayStation. It launched on Nintendo Switch in March 2021, then on PC in January 2022, and is finally coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, and PS5 on January 20th, 2023, for $39.99 with free previous-to-current-gen upgrades. What can you expect in terms of gameplay? What benefits do the new platf
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09:09
GamingBolt - 9 Best Open World Games of 2022 You ABSOLUTELY Need To Play
Added 59 Views / 0 LikesAt this point, we're pretty much guaranteed to get a healthy dose of new open world games every year, and given how many of them we get, it's also pretty much guaranteed that several of them are going to be anywhere between good and excellent. 2022 was no different in that regard, and from its first month right until its last, it delivered a number of games that were set in massive open maps that were always a joy to explore. Here, we're going to talk
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09:13
GamingBolt - 10 Best Racing And Sports Games of 2022 You Need To Play
Added 66 Views / 0 LikesGiven the level of interest, widespread praise, and sales that the biggest sports and racing games tend to generate on a regular basis, it feels weird to call them a niche category of games. Even so, it requires its audience to have very particular tastes- and if you do have those tastes, you’re probably pretty happy about how 2022 went. Arcade racers, hardcore racing sims, addictive management simulators, you name it- 2022 was chock-full off great sp
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10:09
GamingBolt - 14 Gaming Trends of 2022 That Were Actually Good
Added 59 Views / 0 LikesTrends can be a dangerous thing in any medium, but especially in video games. As we've seen so often over the years, so often developers and publishers pick up the wrong trends, or on the right trends for the right reasons- which inevitably leads to widespread dissatisfaction among players, if we're putting it mildly though. By that same token though, the right trends can be a great thing, because at least up until a certain point, you can't really sa
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08:21
GamingBolt - Dead Space Remake - 10 Things You NEED To Know Before You Buy
Added 68 Views / 0 LikesThe original Dead Space remains one of the greatest survival horror games ever made, so it's only fitting that in this renaissance of the genre, we're getting a full-blown remake of the 2008 classic that's looking better and better with each showing. More new details continue to emerge everyday, and even though we've already spoken quite a bit about Dead Space here at GamingBolt, there's still plenty to cover. To that end, here, we'll be going over a
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08:06
GamingBolt - 13 SUPER DUPER FLOPS of 2022
Added 58 Views / 0 LikesEven if sales were down in certain months compared to recent years, 2022 has seen several massive sellers. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Horizon Forbidden West, FIFA 23, the list goes on. Unfortunately, it also saw a fair number of flops and underwhelming releases from a sales perspective. Let's look at 15 of them here.
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09:03
GamingBolt - 9 BEST Xbox Series X | S Games of 2022
Added 71 Views / 0 LikesMicrosoft has a really good year in 2021, with the Xbox Game Studios putting out a number of great titles (including Forza Horizon 5, which was our Game of the Year last year). The expectation was that the company would keep its momentum going in 2022- but though this year didn't quite live up to expectations for Xbox (thanks in large part to the delays of Redfall and Starfield), there were still plenty of excellent games to play on the platform throu
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08:06
GamingBolt - Armored Core 6 Fires of Rubicon - 10 COOL DETAILS You May Not Know
Added 85 Views / 0 LikesOne of the standout announcements at this year’s The Game Awards was the revealing of FromSoftware’s next title, and perhaps surprisingly to some it’s a rejuvenation of a series which has lay dormant for the best part of a decade. Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon is the hotly anticipated reboot of FromSoftware’s cult favorite mech battler series, and whilst there’s no gameplay on show in the reveal trailer it’s visage of mysterious, dangerous worlds i
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08:02
GamingBolt - 10 Best Role Playing Games of 2022
Added 67 Views / 0 LikesIf there's one genre that never seems to run out of steam regardless of what situation the industry at large might be in, it's RPGs. Though they've been a pillar of the medium for nearly as long as the medium has been around, the last decade or so has seen role playing games rise to a level of unprecedented prominence, to the extent that mechanics and ideas associated with the genre frequently find their way into other unrelated categories of games. 2
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08:07
GamingBolt - 11 BIGGEST Video Game Sequels of 2022 You NEED TO PLAY
Added 69 Views / 0 Likes2022 brought a number of new IPs into the limelight, many of which we're hoping will have exciting futures going forward- but of course, there was no shortage of new instalments in established franchises either. Sequels aren't often as exciting as new IPs inherently tend to be, but they do have the advantage of being able to build on existing foundations to deliver increasingly better experiences, and thankfully, there were several such games over the
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08:06
GamingBolt - 15 Best VR Games of All Time [2022 Edition]
Added 70 Views / 0 LikesWhile some may have dismissed VR gaming as just a fad that will pass away with time, the platform is actually growing at a rapid pace. Sony’s upcoming PSVR2 will bring new experiences to fans, and we can’t wait to see the likes of Horizon: Call of the Mountain in action. But it’s equally important to look back at the history of VR, and see which games are the absolute cream of the crop when it comes to quality. On that note, we present 15 of the best
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08:43
GamingBolt - 10 Worst Video Game Endings of 2022
Added 65 Views / 0 LikesSometimes, it's about the journey instead of the destination, like how a story can have enjoyable parts even if the ending doesn't quite succeed. But then there are some endings which are downright terrible and make you question your time and commitment. Let's look at ten such horrible video game endings in 2022.
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09:01
GamingBolt - The Best PC Games of 2022
Added 62 Views / 0 LikesThere's a vast contingent of people out there who prefer to play their games on PC, and there's a long, long list of reasons for that. Of course, it helps that the flow of excellent releases on the platform just never, ever stops. 2022 was no different in that regard. From long-awaited new releases to PC ports of beloved older titles, the platform saw a steady stream of great new games over the course of the last 12 months. Here, we're going to recogn
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08:04
GamingBolt - 15 Best Games of 2022 YOU DIDN'T PLAY
Added 67 Views / 0 Likes2022 has been a year of massive hype, big names, and more than a few delays. However, it also saw several worthwhile releases by independent developers and smaller studios. They may not have the biggest budget, but their gameplay is too fun to ignore. Here are 15 weird but very good games you probably didn’t play this year and should make time for in 2023.
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09:42
GamingBolt - 13 Amazing Video Game Endings of 2022 YOU LIKELY MISSED
Added 64 Views / 0 LikesNailing a good ending, be it in a movie, novel, or video game, is tough. In video games, so much is driven by the player and their efforts, making it even tougher to deliver a compelling conclusion. But when the ending hits right, it provides an incredible summation of the experience, making it even more than the sum of its parts. Let's look at 2022's best endings and what made them so good. Spoilers follow so be warned.
