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15 Next Fest Demos That Will Have You Begging For More
14.6.2022
Hope you got a breather from the hours of trailers for upcoming games during last week’s game conferences because Steam Next Fest is now upon us. It’s a week-long event in which Steam users can play demos and watch previews for upcoming games, chat with developers, and give feedback on new titles....
10 Tips To Survive Your First Journey To The Quarry
14.6.2022
Even years after my last unalloyed school break, as soon as June hits, everything seems to go slower, softer. Daytime stretches into late, mirthful sunsets like it did when I was a kid at camp. But I’ve realized that these hot months no longer mark that idyllic time in childhood when it’s okay...
Elden Ring Finally Lets PC Players Exit Straight To The Desktop
14.6.2022
Back in March, Elden Ring was the straw that broke my back when it came to PC games not letting players exit quickly and neatly to the desktop. Three months later, it’s lovely to see that FromSoftware have decided to ease our collective suffering.Read more
Battlefield 2042 Fans Finally Have Something To Smile About
14.6.2022
After a disastrous launch and months of treading water, the beleaguered Battlefield 2042 had its first major update last week with the introduction of Season One, which saw the game get its first new map, weapon, vehicle and specialist since its release eight months ago.Read more
Resident Evil Village Will Let You Play As The Big Vampire Lady Herself Later This Year
14.6.2022
With not-E3 season in full swing, Capcom took the time to highlight its upcoming slate of games and updates during a special broadcast this afternoon. Resident Evil naturally played a big part in the show, which included info on a variety of upcoming downloadable content for Resident Evil Village...
Kojima Studio Confirms 'Good Relationship' With Sony After Xbox News, Angry Fanboy Reactions
14.6.2022
Do you hear that? Out in the distance, you can hear thousands of angry fanboys continuing to fight online in the endlessly sad console war. The latest battle involves Metal Gear and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima and his independent studio deciding to do business with Microsoft and work on...
Diablo Immortal Slammed On Metacritic, Now Holds Lowest User Score Ever
13.6.2022
Review aggregation sites are hardly the arbiter of a game’s quality, particularly when it comes to user reviews, and particularly in the era of review-bombing. Still, some data points are unignorable: As noted by VGC, Blizzard’s recent Diablo Immortal now holds claim to the lowest user score...
4 big discovery takeaways from 'not-E3'
13.6.2022
We examine how the platforms - and the games - fared
A Big Nintendo Direct Might Be Coming Soon
13.6.2022
In years past, this would have been the week for the big annual June Nintendo Direct, but in 2022 the Mario maker is so far nowhere to be seen. But the company could still be planning to close out the month with a showcase of some kind, according to a writer at Sony Santa Monica.Read more
Everyone Wants To Make The Next Limbo
13.6.2022
A few minutes into The Cub, a forthcoming 2D platformer from Demagog Studios, and it hit me like a train: Everyone wants to make the next Limbo or Inside.Read more
Diablo IV Won’t Be Anything Like Diablo Immortal, Blizzard Promises
13.6.2022
With Diablo IV back in the news and the largely-maligned Diablo Immortal still a topic of conversation, developer Blizzard wants everyone to know that the two games are alike in name only.Read more
Three Hopes Is The Most Exciting Fire Emblem In Years
13.6.2022
Despite public cynicism about musou games, which seem like straightforward hack-and-slash fests against armies of faceless foes amid chaotic battlefields, I’ve long felt that this style of gameplay could bring out Fire Emblem’s best war-simulating potential. Two months ago, I wrote about how Fire...
Sonic Frontiers Dev Says Negative Reactions Are Because People 'Don't Understand' It
13.6.2022
This month, IGN has released a lot of new footage of Sega’s upcoming open-world speed ‘em up, Sonic Frontiers. The fan reaction has been mixed, to say the least, with some even suggesting online that the devs delay the game to improve or change things they don’t like about Frontiers after seeing...
Starfield Sounds Way Too Big
13.6.2022
“These aren’t just backdrops,” Bethesda’s Todd Howard told game journalists while pointing to a mountain range off in the distance during an E3 2011 demo for The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim. “You can go up to the top of that mountain.” That line and the promise behind it is infamous now, memed throughout...
Amid Thin 2022, Microsoft Says 50 Games Coming To Xbox Over The Next Year
12.6.2022
Six months into the year, Xbox’s release calendar is looking slim. Fresh off the heels of an absolutely banger 2021, Microsoft hasn’t released a single first-party tentpole in 2022. But that’s all set to change, Microsoft assured viewers today during its big splashy marketing showcase about...
Hideo Kojima Announces...He Will Announce An Xbox Game In The Future
12.6.2022
Today, during Microsoft’s large Xbox and Bethesda video game showcase event, well-known game director and cinema lover Hideo Kojima appeared to announce he’s working with Xbox on his next game, and uh...hmmm...Read more
Everything Shown At Xbox’s Big 2022 Press Conference
12.6.2022
E3 might have taken 2022 off, but the show(s) must go on. Today’s big one is the annual Xbox showcase, which shares title billing with the one first-party studio that’s only released games on PS5 since getting acquired by Microsoft for the price of a presidential election.Read more
Starfield Extended Look Shows Off Ship Customization, Space Combat
12.6.2022
Bethesda and Xbox revealed yet another look at the ambitious “Skyrim in space” RPG Starfield during the two companies’ joint presentation today. This time, it was much more than eight seconds, and featured actually gameplay.Read more
Three Legendary Persona Games Are Coming To Xbox And Game Pass
12.6.2022
Three classic Atlus games, Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal, are finally coming to Xbox. The news was announced earlier today during Microsoft’s big Xbox and Bethesda showcase. Read more
Diablo IV Revives The Necromancer For A 2023 Launch
12.6.2022
Diablo IV is still set for a 2023 release, Blizzard announced today. And while that 365-day launch window may not be super exciting, it was also revealed that the fan favorite Necromancer will be the game’s fifth and final playable class (at least for now). Put on your finest bone armor, folks...