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Sega’s Sonic-Murder Game Now One Of Best-Reviewed In Series
7.4.2023
On March 31, the day before April Fools’, Sega released an official (and free!) Sonic game on Mac and PC that straight up killed the blue bastard. Now, a week later, the game is blowing up on Steam and is even a hit on Metacritic. So it seems critics and fans alike agree: Killing Sonic was a great...
God Of War: Ragnarök Finally Gets New Game+ Mode With Nice New Features
6.4.2023
Sony’s biggest blockbuster game of 2022 didn’t have a New Game+ mode when it released last fall, but it does now. The God of War: Ragnarök’s NG+ update adds new bosses, perks, armor, sparring arena options, and an increased level cap. The mode also gives you the ability to skip cutscenes, in case...
New Final Fantasy Remasters Restore Intro Credits, Fonts Still Bad
6.4.2023
When Square Enix’s range of Final Fantasy remasters for PC and mobile were first unveiled a couple of years back, fans were quick to notice something: not only had the game’s traditional pixel font been replaced, but they’d been replaced by new, tiny little letters that were an assault on...
Diablo IV Devs On How They Plan On Keeping You Hooked For Hundreds of Hours
5.4.2023
If it’s anything like previous games in the series, Diablo IV will only take a couple dozen hours to finish the main story. But for many players, that’s when the game really gets started, letting you fine-tune your character’s build and take on ever more difficult dungeons in pursuit of better...
OK, These Elden Ring Mods Are Getting Outta Control
5.4.2023
I was scrolling my TikTok (the social media app governments love to ban), enjoying the usual Elden Ring memes, when I stumbled upon a new mod that lets you call up and hop into jets and tanks to murk fools in The Lands Between. This mod pack is broken af, and I couldn’t stop laughing.Read more
YouTuber Is Building All Of Breath Of The Wild In Minecraft
5.4.2023
Minecraft is a video game that offers plenty of opportunity for creative output, one whose versatility appeals to players with all kinds of interests and ambitions. Some folks get high and try to make a perfect circle out of square blocks, while others create functioning phones and other impressive...
The Team Behind Tetris On The New Movie And Gaming History
5.4.2023
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Donkey Kong Rap Co-Creator Laments No Credits In The Super Mario Bros. Movie
5.4.2023
Nintendo has gotten a lot of flack in the past few years for failing to credit contributors by name, and it seems like this trend continues into The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The DK rap is attributed to “Donkey Kong 64” rather than a human creator in the credits for the film, which was produced...
No Man’s Sky’s Latest Big Update Introduces Corrupted Planets, New Threats
5.4.2023
On April 5, Hello Games unwrapped its latest update for the ever-expanding No Man’s Sky deep space sim and folks, if you’ve been holding out on diving back into this epic-scale universe, I dunno how you’re gonna resist this siren’s song. A corruption is spreading through the galaxy, and it’s time...
Even God Of War Ragnarök Voice Actor Wants To Turn Off Hints
4.4.2023
God of War Ragnarök is known for having excellent combat, a simultaneously epic and intimate story, great accessibility features, and a billion puzzles to solve. For many players, it wasn’t the puzzles’ difficulty that frustrated them the most. It was the frequency with which Atreus would provide...
Popular Call of Duty Fortnite Map Gets Hyped By Millions After It’s Pulled
4.4.2023
Kotaku reported on March 23, 2023 that Epic Games had outlined specific do’s and don’ts when it comes to what kinds of maps creators can build and publish using Fortnite’s new Unreal Editor. Essentially, any map from another game (including certain Fortnite maps from previous seasons), isn’t...
PlayStation Store Will Make It Easier To Know A Game's Options Before You Buy It
4.4.2023
The PlayStation Store is about to get a solid sorting upgrade this week with accessibility tags, a new list of descriptors developers can pin to games to highlight their specific accessibility support, Sony announced in a blog post this week.Read more
Beautiful New Fortnite Map Is Like Spider-Man Meets Star Wars
4.4.2023
Another day, another wild showcase of talent in the new Unreal Editor for Fortnite. This latest one, titled “Cyber Rush,” is by a creator called CooliSushi and combines moody cyberpunk visuals and energetic electronic music with a speedy aerial highway action montage that easily brings to mind...
The Resident Evil 4 Community Is Obsessed With Ashley As A Cartoon Mouse
4.4.2023
Capcom’s social media team has been hard at work churning out a cavalcade of fancams and thirst trap posts to generate buzz for the Resident Evil 4 remake. However, as is the case with most things, it’s work created by fans themselves that has more staying power than any corporate-generated meme...
Resident Evil 4 Remake Boss Can Be Killed With Eggs
4.4.2023
You can quite literally egg one of the Resident Evil 4 bosses to death. Near the end of the castle chapter, players must fight an evil nobleman who fused himself with a parasite queen. You can easily kill him in two hits, as long as you come armed with golden eggs. Read more
You'll Want To Do Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Perfect Ditto Raid, Here's How
4.4.2023
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s next tera raid event might not sound as exciting as Charizard or Greninja making their debut in Game Freak’s latest pair of RPGs, but if you care at all about battling competitively, you’ll want to boot up the game to fight these terastalized Dittos.Read more
MMO Introduces New Loot Boxes, Pulls Them Immediately After Fans Revolt
4.4.2023
Late last month the developers of venerable MMO Everquest II introduced a new kind of loot box to the game that was, basically, a pay-to-win situation. It did not go down well with the long-running community!Read more
Naughty Dog Say The Last Of Us' PC Port Not 'The Quality Level You Expect And Deserve'
4.4.2023
The Last Of Us was re-released for the 117th time last week, this time on the PC (which was admittedly a first!), and like the huge launches for games like Horizon and God of War should have been cause for celebration. Instead the week, and fans’ expectations, were sunk by a ton of performance...
Pro Street Fighter V Player Calls Out Major Tourney’s Crappy Setup
4.4.2023
The Evolution Championship Series, typically referred to as just EVO, wrapped up its Japanese circuit this weekend. There was a lot to get hyped for during the tournament, including the epic Guilty Gear Strive sets and the nail-biting Tekken 7 matches. However, one thing that most competitors...
Resident Evil 4 Remake Is Getting Review Bombed For The Worst Reasons
3.4.2023
The Resident Evil 4 remake isn’t a one-to-one clone—it’s a sharper copy, with gameplay tweaks, dialogue changes, and new voice actors, including Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City actress Lily Gao reprising her role as red dress assassin Ada Wong. Read more