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Why The Rain In Returnal Feels So Damn Good
13.5.2021
Returnal, a PS5 game based entirely on Vaas’ iconic refrain from Far Cry 3, is an impressive game. But few things are more impressive than its rain, which feels unnervingly real in your hands, a result of the PS5 controller’s advanced haptic feedback. Today, in a post on the PlayStation Blog...
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla First DLC Is Good, But Feels A Bit Lonely
13.5.2021
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was a big game. (Maybe too big.) But I still found myself wanting to explore and conquer more after the credits rolled. Today’s new DLC, Wrath of The Druids, is mostly what I wanted: While it adds a big new map and storyline, it lacks the smaller side stories...
The Nintendo Download: Calculator And 28 Other Fun Games
13.5.2021
What do you mean we’ve already done the calculator joke? Had I known I would have chosen a screenshot from one of the Famicom Detective Club games or random anime gem-matching game Kasiori. Oh well, nothing I can do about it now. Read more
The Black PS5 DualSense Controller Everyone Wants Comes Out Next Month
13.5.2021
Ever since Sony revealed its striking white DualSense controller folks have been clamoring for an all-black version. Well, here you go. Midnight Black and its foppish companion, Cosmic Red, are hitting store shelves next month.Read more
Not Surprising, Nintendo Switch Shipments Were Impacted By Stuck Suez Canal Boat
13.5.2021
The global business trade seemed to grind to a halt this past March when the Ever Given container ship got stuck in the Suez Canal. Loads of product shipments were impacted, including the Nintendo Switch.Read more
New Dragon Quest Will Be Announced Later This Month
13.5.2021
Today Square Enix announced that later this month it will announce a new Dragon Quest game.Read more
Target Stores Will Stop Selling Pokémon Cards After Shortages, Fighting
13.5.2021
Thanks to a combination of the pandemic, late-stage capitalism and people being assholes, Target stores across the US are about to halt all physical sales of certain trading cards, with Pokémon on the list.Read more
Paradox Director Is Very Sorry For "Low Quality" DLC Releases
13.5.2021
Following fan backlash over Europa Universalis IV’s Leviathan DLC, which wound up the worst-rated launch on Steam of all time, the director of the studio responsible has apologised to fans for not just Leviathan’s poor quality, but that of some other recent releases as well.Read more
Resident Evil Village Looks Much Scarier As A PS1 Game
12.5.2021
I wasn’t blown away by the scares in Resident Evil Village, and it turns out a PlayStation 1-style demake is all the proof I need to believe the game would have been a much more terrifying experience on older consoles.Read more
Sex Game Can't Get On Steam, Even After $20,000 Worth Of Attempts
12.5.2021
The developers of Holodexxx are at a loss. After spending months attempting to get their VR sex game onto Steam, they’ve hit a wall that no amount of self-censorship or mechanical refinement has been able to drill through: Valve’s nebulous definition of “pornography.”Read more
Ethan’s Severed Hand Is More Than A Gory Resident Evil Gag
12.5.2021
We’ve established by now that Resident Evil Village puts protagonist Ethan Winters through a great deal of unpleasantness. But the already-iconic visual of Ethan’s hand being slashed and sliding off isn’t just a good running gag or Capcom at its most masochistic. It’s also a clue to an end-game...
The Wait Is Over: Calculator Debuts For Nintendo Switch
12.5.2021
Today, after weathering a presumably blistering fan campaign (Project Nerdfall?), Nintendo added a Calculator app to the Nintendo eShop. For 10 whole-ass American dollars you can purchase what comes in every other phone, tablet, and computer for free.Read more
New Xbox Series X/S Background Is A Pulsating Blob From The Past
12.5.2021
Rolling out with the May Xbox Series X/S update that includes important updates to that handy Quick Resume feature, “The Original” dynamic theme marks the return of the glowing green glob of Flubber from the original Xbox’s startup and dashboard. Read more
My Singing Monsters Comes To Consoles With A Bunch Of Non-Singing Minigames
12.5.2021
Mobile hit My Singing Monsters is a game about collecting and breeding musical monsters whose unique noises join together to create beautiful music. Coming to consoles this November, My Singing Monsters Playground is a party game featuring more than 20 different minigames. Hopefully one of those...
I'm Not Sure I'm Ready For The Biomutant Plushie
12.5.2021
Dear THQ Nordic store, I am not supposed to have the urge to cuddle a video game hero until after I have played it, and Biomutant does not come out until May 25. You cannot have my heart yet, no matter how soft and fluffy it looks with its little plush eye injury and super-cute scarf.Read more
Pretty Much Everyone In Resident Evil Village Needs Therapy
12.5.2021
I’m a big believer in therapy and finding healthy coping mechanisms, so throughout my playthrough of Resident Evil Village, I kept thinking about how much better off everyone would’ve been had they just worked their shit out. Seriously. I think everyone in this fucked-up game could benefit from...
Starcraft II Great TaeJa Is Retiring Once Again
12.5.2021
Today, Yun “TaeJa” Young Seo has announced he’s retiring from professional StarCraft II play. Read more
Let's Remember Gran Turismo 5's Intro, Which Was A Masterpiece
12.5.2021
We tend to associate video game intros with lavish, pre-rendered cinematic sequences. Something to help kickstart the story, set the tone. Which is fine, but there’s been a video game intro stuck in my head for over a decade now, and it wasn’t trying to tell me a story. It was trying to teach...
Lady Dimitrescu vs The Humble Coffee Table
12.5.2021
She’s as big as a truck and can kick your ass if she gets anywhere near you, but Resident Evil Village’s Lady Dimitrescu’s relentless pursuit can be rendered powerless by a single artefact: a...coffee table.Read more
ROM Hack Puts Conker In Super Smash Bros.
12.5.2021
Smash Remix is a popular ROM hack that takes the original Super Smash Bros. and cranks the mayhem to 11 with new characters, stages, and moves. Ganondorf and Bowser were added to the popular platform fighter in previous updates, and earlier today, the developers revealed none other than Conker as...