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Tekken 8 Will Give Every Player $5 Amid DLC Controversy And Steam Review Bombing
17.10.2024
The Tekken 8 community has been on fire this month after players learned a new stage coming to the acclaimed fighting game wouldn’t be included in the $110 Deluxe version they purchased at launch. Instead, the DLC level would be sold separately for $5. A Steam review bombing campaign ensued,...
Silent Hill 2 Remake Has Already Sold Over A Million Copies
17.10.2024
Konami and Bloober Team’s fancy remake of survival horror classic Silent Hill 2 appears to be a big hit, with the new game selling over a million copies in less than a week. Finally, fans have some good news after years of not-great sequels and poor management of the franchise. Read more
Hades II Just Got Its Biggest Update Yet
17.10.2024
With Hades II already being bigger than its 2020 predecessor, it’s hard to believe the sequel to Supergiant’s blockbuster action-roguelite is still in Early Access. Well, now there’s even more of the game to explore thanks to the Olympic update. This is the biggest and most exciting patch the game...
The Next Big Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Update Is Here
17.10.2024
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is still going strong on Steam and 4.5 million players later the sci-fi shooter is finally getting its first new operation since launch. Patch 4.0 adds a new multiplayer mission on the planet Kadaku called Termination as well as some notable changes to...
When And Where To Watch New York Comic Con 2024 Panels
17.10.2024
New York Comic Con has become a central hub for the entertainment industry. Every year some of the biggest names in movies, TV, games, and comics gather in the Big Apple to talk about their upcoming projects. While we’ll no doubt be covering some of the news coming out of the convention here...
Now Is The Perfect Time To Revisit The Original Life Is Strange
16.10.2024
If you shelled out enough money for Early Access, you can now play the first two episodes of Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, the direct sequel to the 2015 Dontnod adventure game that kicked off the series. There’s already a lot of discourse over how Double Exposure handles its role as a follow-up...
Longtime GTA Producer’s Next Game Will Be Published By Hitman Studio
16.10.2024
MindsEye, the next “AAA” game from former GTA and Red Dead producer Leslie Benzies, will be published by Hitman developers IO Interactive as the studio’s first foray into third-party publishing. Read more
The Analogue 3D Plays N64 Games In 4K For $250
16.10.2024
Analogue 3D is the retro console maker’s take on the Nintendo 64. For $250 it will play your old The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Banjo-Kazooie cartridges in 4K. It was supposed to arrive this year but has unfortunately been delayed until 2025. Read more
This Metaphor: ReFantazio Love Story Works Because It Takes Away Control
16.10.2024
The greatest strengths of Metaphor: ReFantazio, the latest roleplaying game from the minds behind Persona, come from the freedom the developers have exerted to pick and choose what they carry over from that beloved series. Unburdened by all the traditions and expectations attached to a name like...
Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Horse Armor Sold Millions Despite Backlash, Ex-Bethesda Dev Says
16.10.2024
Back in 2006, Bethesda released its first piece of downloadable content on console for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. It was armor for horses and it cost $2.50. Players were outraged, but Bethesda made bank. “That was kind of a head shaker for us: you’re all making fun of it and yet you buy it,”...
Fans Are Not Thrilled With Life Is Strange: Double Exposure’s Handling Of Max And Chloe
16.10.2024
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure’s expensive “early access” period began yesterday, October 15, which allows folks to play the first two episodes of the game before the full launch on October 29. However, a revelation in those early episodes has sent shockwaves through the series’ fandom...
Free New Astro Bot Levels Are Dropping Like Weekly TV Episodes
16.10.2024
“If there was one piece of feedback that came through loud and clear, it was that you wanted more,” writes Astro Bot director Nicolas Doucet in an October 16 PlayStation blog. He is correct, and to satiate fans, the PlayStation 5 exclusive’s free DLC will start dropping on a weekly basis starting...
Tomb Raider: The Legend Of Lara Croft Traps The Heroine Inside Her Most Boring Adventure Yet
15.10.2024
With nearly three decades worth of games, movies, and more to pull from starring one of gaming’s most recognizable heroines, you’d think a TV show based on the Tomb Raider franchise would be a sure hit. Yet Netflix, the streaming giant responsible for powerhouse game adaptations like...
9 Demos You Need To Play During This Month’s Steam Next Fest
15.10.2024
Steam Next Fest, which kicked off in 2021 as the successor to the Steam Game Festival, remains one of the best ways to see what good games are on the horizon. The event, which runs several times a year, gives players a chance to try out demos from a slew of in-development titles. We’ve been through...
Starfield: Shattered Space, As Told By Steam Reviews
15.10.2024
For many, there was a lingering hope that the first major expansion for Starfield, Shattered Space, would rescue the game from the throes of mediocrity. Then, with a focus on House Va’ruun and their home planet of Va’ruun’kai, the story-based DLC launched and immediately plummeted, becoming one...
How to Get Started in New World Aeternum
15.10.2024
A total overhaul for New World certainly wasn’t on everyone’s bingo sheet, but here we are, pleasantly surprised. New World Aeternum completely revamps the original game from the ground up, making MMORPG more user-friendly, approachable, and, in some spots, downright fun. With such a massive, open...
The 20 Best Horror Games Of The Last 20 Years
14.10.2024
Horror games scare you in ways that nothing else can. The tactility of their terror and the immersiveness of their worlds can make it hard for scaredy cats to even give one a chance, let alone get through it. Beating a horror game is one of the most triumphant feelings you can experience as...
Celebrating Metaphor: ReFantazio's Greatness, Criticizing Its Faults, And More Of The Week's Top Takes
12.10.2024
This week saw the release of Metaphor: ReFantazio, the long-awaited new release from the folks behind Persona. It’s a game bursting with big ideas and rich themes, and we’ve got a lot to say, both about the things it does well, and at least one area in which it falls short of one of...
Metaphor: ReFantazio’s Political Style And Substance Has Us Hooked
12.10.2024
Metaphor: ReFantazio is the latest RPG from the minds of the Persona. Like its predecessors, Metaphor is a dense game with lots to do and talk about, from its Archetype class system to Atlus’ maturation as storytellers. There’s even something to be said about how cool it is to skate on your sword....
This Road Trip RPG Looks Awesome
11.10.2024
Keep Driving is a newly revealed indie game that looks to provide a chill RPG experience about driving across the country in the early 2000s in your beat-up and crappy first car. And I’m here for it.Read more