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The One Class That Demolishes Everything In Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
7.4.2022
If you’re agonizing over which class to play in Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, allow me. The game has a clear best class: the Clawbringer.Read more
Battlefield 2042's First Serious Changes Are Coming (Slowly)
5.4.2022
As much as I’ve enjoyed Battlefield 2042, I’m also aware that most long-time fans of the series have not been enjoying the game’s launch, equipped with a long list of complaints that range from the game’s lack of polish to its overall feel. And while DICE have slowly been chipping away at some...
Battlefield 2042's Maps, Ranked
30.3.2022
Hi, yes, it’s me again, one of the only 14 people on Earth who enjoy playing Battlefield 2042. As I enter my sixth month of playing the game, and as I approach the game’s level cap on a personal basis, I’ve found my attention of late turning towards the finer details of the game’s maps, and which...
The Best Xbox Game Pass Games To Binge In A Weekend
18.3.2022
You probably subscribe to Game Pass for the blockbusters. As far as deals go, it’s pretty good: The price of one brand-new AAA game gets you several months of access to a digital library featuring hundreds of games, plenty of which happen to be recent zeitgeist-making tentpoles.Read more
Tips For Playing Battlefield 2042
11.3.2022
One of the strangest things about the launch of Battlefield 2042 is that, for all that it tried to do differently and in some cases even succeeded, it was rounded on and devoured by critics so wholly that if you’d never played the game you’d be forgiven for assuming that it didn’t even boot up.Read...
Capcom's Cool New Action Game Pits Exosuits Against Endless Dinos
9.3.2022
During today’s State of Play, Capcom came through with a surprising reveal for a brand-new IP about exosuit-wearing marines fighting hordes of dinosaurs. It’s called Exoprimal, which is the most video-game name I’ve heard in a long while. More than that, though, it gives me some serious Anthem...
Battlefield 2042 Pulls Russian Helicopter Skin 'In Light Of Current Events'
28.2.2022
Last week Battlefield 2042 developers DICE first offered, then pulled, a limited-release skin that featured a smiling attack helicopter for the game’s Russian faction, deciding that now was not the best time to be giving players such rewards.Read more
The Sims 4’s Wedding Expansion Is Not The DLC That Fans Boycotted For
25.2.2022
Well, this is a little bit embarrassing. After all the uproar The Sims 4 community raised over Electronic Arts not releasing the My Wedding Stories game pack in Russia, it turns out the expansion is too broken for players to enjoy. Some streamers are even advising fans to avoid buying the game pack...
BioWare Shares Small But Encouraging Dragon Age 4, Mass Effect Updates
24.2.2022
Despite the turbulent development roadmap of Dragon Age 4, BioWare announced yesterday that the RPG is in the middle of the production phase. The announcement coincided with the news that a Dragon Age executive producer was leaving the studio. As the blog post tells it, the developers’ morale...
13 Years On, Mirror's Edge Is Still A Masterpiece
21.2.2022
I don’t tend to replay video games very often. The demands of this job mean I’m normally straight onto the next one as soon as the credits roll on the last. But every year I try to find the time to revisit one of my all-time favourites: EA’s Mirror’s Edge.Read more
Report: EA Executives Blame Halo, Covid For Battlefield 2042's Failures
17.2.2022
While the game has its fans (hi!), there’s no escaping the fact that in a wider context Battlefield 2042's launch has been a disaster for Electronic Arts. Fan reception has been hostile, playercounts have dropped like a stone and the company won’t even disclose how many copies of the game have...
Sims 4’s Queer-Friendly Wedding Expansion To Be Released In Russia After Community 'Outpouring'
17.2.2022
The Sims 4 community has been in an uproar ever since EA announced that the game’s imminent, queer-friendly wedding expansion would not be released in Russia due to the nation’s homophobic federal laws. Today, the publisher reversed its decision. My Wedding Stories will be released in Russia,...
More Than 160,000 Battlefield 2042 Players Sign Petition Asking For Money Back
11.2.2022
Battlefield 2042 is having a really messy launch. Now, as it becomes clear that fixes for BF2042 aren’t coming anytime soon, more than 150,000 players have signed a Change.org petition asking Electronic Arts to offer refunds to all players on all platforms. Read more
Sims 4 Wedding Expansion Won't Release In Russia Over Homophobic 'Federal Laws'
10.2.2022
The Russian government is notoriously homophobic, to the point where a law was passed in 2013 that everyone outside of Russia simply refers to as the ‘Russian gay propaganda law’. Which goes a long way to explaining why EA won’t be releasing the latest Sims expansion in the region.Read more
OlliOlli World Is A Very Sick Skateboard Nerd’s Fantasy
9.2.2022
It’s been seven years since OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood, Roll7's 2015 skateboarding platformer. The skateboarding genre has seen some stellar releases in that time, including the highly customizable Session, Skater XL, and the remastered bundle Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2. There’s also last...
Even Battlefield 2042's Smaller Updates Are Being Delayed
4.2.2022
It was only earlier this week that we were reporting that Battlefield 2042's first major content updates won’t be out for months. Now the smaller updates are being pushed back as well.Read more
Battlefield 2042 Just Can't Catch A Break
1.2.2022
It’s been a rough few months for Battlefield 2042, and things don’t sound like they’re going to magically turn around anytime soon. EA announced today that the live service shooter won’t be getting any new content until summer, over six months after launch, with season one delayed and basic...
Battlefield 2042 Launches Zombie Mode, Immediately Pulls It After It Breaks XP
24.1.2022
Last week DICE launched a new game mode for Battlefield 2042 called Zombie Survival, which would pit a small team of human players against a horde of the undead. It lasted about a day before it had to be removed, for reasons that had nothing to do with Zombie Survival itself.Read more
Battlefield 2042 Is Getting The Slimmest Of Upgrades Next Month
20.1.2022
Battlefield 2042 is a game that’s in dire need of some updates! The good news is that this morning DICE announced some that are coming over the next few months. The bad news is that they’re not exactly going to set the world on fire.Read more
‘BioWare Magic Is Bullsh*t,’ Says Former Dragon Age Producer
19.1.2022
BioWare is mainly known for large, sprawling RPGs with unique characters and worldbuilding. However, it’s also recently garnered a reputation for troubled labor conditions. Anthem, Dragon Age: Inquisition, and Mass Effect Andromeda were made under immense amounts of crunch hours. All of that hard...