Xbox has a new face at the top: Asha Sharma, a former president of Microsoft’s AI division who just really wants to get into the gaming sphere. Since her appointment was confirmed yesterday, Sharma has been attempting to bring herself closer to the gaming community and is trying to engage players on meaningful topics.
One such subject was the question of the greatest games of all time, which Sharma asked folks to share in a Feb. 21 post on X. “Top three greatest games ever? Why?” Sharma posted, saying her own favorites were Halo, Valheim, and GoldenEye. She seems quite an old head at heart, and her inquiry got me thinking, too, of what my three favorite games were.
I always disliked these kinds of questions, to be completely honest with you. They put me on the spot and required me to select out of a countless number of experiences the three that struck me the most. And it’s fine to select one or two as examples of what a great game is, but quite difficult, if not outright impossible, to choose three that are ultimately “the best” ever.
Every good game is good in its own way and is appealing to me for very specific reasons. But, if I had to choose at gunpoint, I would say The Witcher 3, Modern Warfare 2, and Warcraft 3. Don’t take these picks at face value, though, and I might have a different opinion (actually, I probably will have a different opinion) once this article is done and published, and then I’ll moan and complain that I should’ve picked something else.
But, be it as it may, I love these three games for very particular reasons. Being a fan of classical fantasy, The Witcher 3 spoke to me at a fundamental level, allowing me to indulge myself in a world that is so different from everything else in the fantasy genre. While it does incorporate Tolkienesque elements of elves and dwarves, it mixes in that strong sense of sword and sorcery from the early 20th century, which turns it into a heroic fiction type of story rather than the high epic fantasy that most works in the genre aim to become.
On top of that, The Witcher 3 is a rare Slavic fantasy story, and being Montenegrin myself, I simply have to love it for that reason alone, if not for all the other great things that it does. There’s just something about bogs and marshes and witches and Slavo-Germanic fairy tales being brought to life in the most grotesque ways possible that really makes me want to go back and replay it time and again. It’s the best game of all time, written almost perfectly, with a world that is unlike anything else in video games.
Now that that yap is over, I can quickly summarize Modern Warfare 2 and Warcraft 3. One is the definitive shooter of my childhood, a game I couldn’t play for the longest time because my family couldn’t spend much money on a good-enough PC, but one that I stuck with the longest after I finally got a solid machine in 2013. Its story is my favorite of all of the three original MW games, and the multiplayer side is so flashy and satisfying that I find myself going back even today.
And finally, Warcraft 3: the best RTS of all time. A game that spawned so many other games I would come to enjoy (League of Legends, Dota 2), and an RTS experience that understood how storytelling works and that RPG elements can and will synergize perfectly with a strategy formula, so long as the overarching narrative is good.
It revolutionized the RTS scene, and no game has succeeded in doing what it did, with Blizzard itself ditching it in favor of WoW, an epic tale that simply never “hit” the same as the original Warcraft 3.
So, now that you know my picks, what are you choosing? Sharma seems to want to know as much about us as possible, most likely not because she wants to train an AI based on our tastes, but rather to become as familiar with her consumer base as possible.
What are your greatest games of all time? You can name just one, or if you have more than three, please do share it with me (if not Xbox’s new chief).
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The Fantasy FC promo is now live in FC 26, and it has introduced several live cards to Ultimate Team.
All cards released as part of the promo will be eligible for upgrades in the near future. The upgrades will depend on how the players perform in real life. Moreover, the performances of their respective clubs will also be considered.
This guide will help you keep track of all incoming upgrades as they happen.
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Complete FC 26 Fantasy FC Upgrade tracker
It’s important to understand how the upgrades will be applied. The system is slightly different for Heroes (more on that later).
- Club gets six points in the next four matches: +1 overall rating and all Role++ in every position
- Club scores 10 goals in the next four matches: One face stat randomly upgrades to 99
- Player scores (for attackers and midfielders) or keeps a clean sheet (for goalkeepers and defenders) in the next four matches: +1PS+ (if 2 PS+, then only PS) and +1 PS
- Player gets six attacking contributions (attacker/midfielder) or 12 defensive contributions in the next four matches (defender/goalkeeper): Five-star weak foot or Five-star skill moves
| Player Name | Club | Club Points | Club Goals | Goals, Assists or Clean Sheets | Contributions | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morita | Sporting | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 87 |
| Freeman | Villareal | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/12 | 87 |
| Kaplan | Nijmegen | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/12 | 87 |
| Scamacca | Atalanta | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 87 |
| Francisco Moura | Porto | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/12 | 87 |
| Larsen | Crystal Palace | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 88 |
| Schlotterbeck | Augsburg | 3/6 | 3/10 | 0/1 | 5/12 | 88 |
| Giovane | Napoli | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 88 |
| Kogel | Bayer Leverkusen | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 88 |
| Simon | Bayern Munich | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 88 |
| Leuchter | PSG | 3/6 | 3/10 | 3/1 | 4/6 | 88 |
| Aleix Garcia | Bayer Leverkusen | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 89 |
| Malen | Roma | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 89 |
| Cancelo | Barcelona | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/12 | 89 |
| Catley | Arsenal | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/12 | 89 |
| Lang | Galatasaray | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 89 |
| Ricardo Horta | Braga | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 89 |
| Chilwell | Strasbourg | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/12 | 89 |
| Diaby | Al Itihad | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 90 |
| Douglas Luiz | Aston Villa | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 90 |
| Unai Simon | Bilbao | 3/6 | 2/10 | 0/1 | 1/12 | 90 |
| Undav | Stuttgart | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 90 |
| Semenyo | Manchester City | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 90 |
| Salma Paralluelo | Barcelona | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 91 |
| Lewandowski | Barcelona | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 91 |
| Endrick | Lyon | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 91 |
| Joao Felix | Al Nassr | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 91 |
| Bruno Fernandes | Manchester United | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 92 |
| Cole Palmer | Chelsea | 1/6 | 1/10 | 0/1 | 3/6 | 92 |
| Rafa Leao | AC Milan | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/6 | 92 |
| Koulibaly | Al Hilail | 0/6 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 0/12 | 88 |
Heroes
Since Heroes are former players, they have slightly different rules for upgrades.
- Club gets six points in the next four matches: +1 overall rating and all Role++ in every position
- Club scores 10 goals in the next four matches: One face stat randomly upgrades to 99
| Name | Club | Club Points | Club Goals | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosicky | Borussia Dortmund | 0/6 | 0/10 | 88 |
| Noor | Al Ittihad | 0/6 | 0/10 | 88 |
| Brolin | Leeds United | 0/6 | 0/10 | 89 |
| Jill Scott | Manchester City | 0/6 | 0/10 | 89 |
| Clint Dempsey | Tottenham Hotspurs | 0/6 | 0/10 | 89 |
| Gervinho | Arsenal | 0/6 | 0/10 | 89 |
| Paulo Futre | Porto | 0/6 | 0/10 | 90 |
| Al Owairan | Al Shadab | 3/6 | 3/10 | 90 |
| Stam | Ajax | 0/6 | 0/10 | 91 |
| Yaya Toure | Manchester city | 0/6 | 0/10 | 92 |
| Antonio Di Natale | Udinese | 0/6 | 0/10 | 92 |
Additionally, all cards will get one extra PlayStyle+ if their club wins a domestic cup. They will also gain +1 OVR (extra) if their club wins the domestic league at the end of the season.
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