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Blade Runner Remake Looks Like Complete Dogshit
27.6.2022
In 1997 Westwood Studios—famous for their real-time strategy games like Command & Conquer and Red Alert—released a game called simply Blade Runner. It was a grimy point-and-click adventure game, and became one of the all-time greats in the genre.Read more
Canceled Scarface 2 Game Footage Leaks On YouTube
24.6.2022
Remember in 2006 when we got a Scarface game set after the ending of the classic ‘80s gangster flick? It was a weird setup, but the end result was a slightly clunky, yet kind of fun GTA-like open-world game. Apparently it did well enough that a sequel began development, but it was never finished....
Momentarily Forget The State Of The World With Steam’s Giant Summer Sale
24.6.2022
Everything feels like it’s exploding in forest fires or uncaring politicians, but at least you can currently get Bugsnax for 50% off in the Steam Summer Sale, which began yesterday and will run until July 7 at 1 p.m. Eastern. Read more
Sonic Origins Dev Goes Off On State Of The Game
24.6.2022
Software developer Simon “Stealth” Thomley of Headcannon—the studio behind Sonic Mania—popped off on the state of the remastered Sonic Origins bundle, on which the team also worked. In a series of tweets, he said Headcannon had to put in “major time crunch” and was barred from implementing “major...
Goodbye Zachtronics, Developers Of Very Cool Video Games
24.6.2022
On July 5, Zachtronics will be releasing Last Call BBS, a collection of stylish little puzzle games wrapped up in a retro PC gaming vibe. After 11 years in business (and even longer outside of commercial releases), a time which has seen the studio develop a cult following almost unrivalled in indie...
$15,000 Later, Diablo Immortal Player Finally Has His Legendary Gem
24.6.2022
The last time we checked in on streamer Quin and his attempts to buy his way to glory in Diablo Immortal, he had spent $6600 and not attained a single 5-star Legendary Gem. I am happy (?) to report that, after more than doubling his investment, he finally has his loot.Read more
Sonic Creator Confirms Michael Jackson Composed Music For Sonic 3
23.6.2022
What a way to break some news, huh? On Twitter, Sonic the Hedgehog creator Yuji Naka said the quiet part out loud: Michael Jackson definitely, totally composed some music for the 1994 Sega Genesis game, Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Unfortunately, Naka followed up the confirmation that this long-running...
Vampire Survivors’ New Character Is, Uh…A Tree That Doesn’t Move At All
23.6.2022
I’ve not played a lot of Vampire Survivors, but I know that moving around, dodging enemies, and running about are key parts of the game. So it’s a bit odd that the surprise hit’s newest secret character, just added in its latest beta update, is a fruit tree that doesn’t move. But don’t be fooled:...
Super Mario Odyssey Mod Adds 10-Player Multiplayer
23.6.2022
Super Mario Odyssey on the Nintendo Switch? It’s a 1.5-player joint (it’s not true co-op, nobody wants to be the hat). This modded version of Super Mario Odyssey? Well, it’s a 10-player game, which makes it looks more like the Super Mario Multiverse.Read more
Yakuza Fan Is Fixing The PS2 Original's Mistakes
23.6.2022
It’s easy to forget in 2022, now that it feels like we get a new or remastered Yakuza game every six months, that for a very long time the series was MIA from Western shores, in large part down to the disastrous decisions made by Sega for the original game’s release back in 2006.Read more
Here’s How To Cheat Your Way Around KOTOR II’s Game-Breaking Crash On Switch
22.6.2022
This week Aspyr, the studio behind the Nintendo Switch port of Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, acknowledged the existence of a bug that caused the game to crash during the main quest, preventing at least some players from completing the game. Read more
PlayStation’s Big Summer Sale Is On, And It’s Actually Not Bad
22.6.2022
At this point, it almost seems silly to pay full price for a PlayStation game. Fresh on the heels of one big sale for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, Sony has kicked off another. It’s not as good as last month’s, but it’s not bad, especially for those who’ve been holding off on some of the bigger...
In-Depth Look At Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Shows Off A Massive, Messy JRPG
22.6.2022
We finally got a full overview of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 today and the upcoming Switch JRPG looks massive. A 20-minute Nintendo Direct showed off more of the game’s existential story beats, multi-layered combat mechanics, and other activities players will get up to in its giant open world....
Jak And Daxter Is Being 'Ported' To The PC, Looks Great
20.6.2022
Over the past few years we’ve started seeing something beautiful happen: fans of classic console games are taking old code and creating native PC versions of games that never saw an official release. We’ve seen it with some Nintendo games, but now we’re seeing it with a PlayStation platformer...
Play These Fantastic Free Games On Steam To Fill Your Long Weekend
17.6.2022
Here we find ourselves at another happy Friday, so to get your post-work life up and running as you engage weekend mode, I’ve put together a dainty little list of five noteworthy, totally free games on Steam. Read more
Final Fantasy VII: Remake Will Be A Trilogy
17.6.2022
Today, during Square Enix’s big Final Fantasy VII 25th Anniversary live stream, it was confirmed that its large-scale FFVII Remake project will be spread across three separate games as part of a remake trilogy. Part one is already out, Rebirth (which is part 2) will be out next year and the third...
Final Fantasy VII Prequel Crisis Core Getting Remake Treatment This Winter
17.6.2022
During today’s Final Fantasy VII anniversary celebration, Square Enix announced that the game’s prequel spin-off Crisis Core will be pulled from a life of relative obscurity on a long-dead handheld device with a remake of its own.Read more
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Continues Retelling The RPG Classic In Winter 2023
16.6.2022
When we last left our Final Fantasy VII Remake heroes, they had just made it out of the dystopian industrial nightmare of Midgar, embarking on a quest to stop Sephiroth from being so Sephiroth-y. Departing significantly from the original game in the end, Final Fantasy VII Remake left fans...
Capcom Letting Resident Evil Players Roll Back Ray Tracing, 3D Audio Upgrades On Steam
16.6.2022
Capcom recently announced that folks who own the Resident Evil 2 remake, the Resident Evil 3 remake, and Resident Evil 7 on PC can now revert to previous versions of the games from before they received a handful of next-gen console-adjacent upgrades.Read more
8 Games Based On Books That Will Help Grow Your Gorgeous Brain
16.6.2022
Literature trends that turn authors into influencers and mail out literary bucket hats have determined that it is officially Hot Book Summer. Like Hot Girl Summer, Hot Book Summer, if done correctly, is all beauty with just a tasteful dash of brains. But what about us, we who carry the extra burden...