I am 34 years old and I will still randomly blurt out a soundbite from a game that was released when I was seven. A “That’s my sister!” will escape my lips when I reunite with my younger sibling after not seeing her for months, or I’ll utter an “I like candy, everybody likes candy” while walking through the… Read more... View the full article
The announcement that SNK’s Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui would be the first characters from a non-Capcom series to be playable in a Street Fighter game was big news. Terry was released on September 24th, 2024 and we’ve been ecstatic to play the beloved character in his trademark red and white outfit. But that’s not… Read more... View the full article
Few things are ******* than trying to get your friends into tabletop RPGs. The rules are complex, set up can be a pain in the ****, and you’ll need to carve out more than a couple of hours of time for a proper play session. Sunderfolk, the first video game from developer Secret Door—one of two studios under ex-Blizzard… Read more... View the full article
Mario & Luigi: Brothership is Nintendo’s big game for the Nintendo Switch this holiday season. How is the platforming duo’s latest RPG spin-off adventure shaping up? According to a new string of previews, it’s about as delightful as you’d expect, though perhaps missing that spark that might take it to the next level… Read more... View the full article
Who knew the end of the world would prove so difficult to survive? In the city-building survival world of Frostpunk 2, a worker’s strike is one thing, but a strike in the middle of a whiteout proves devastating. You must keep everyone warm, fed, and satisfied; otherwise, your settlement crumbles into dust and, along… Read more... View the full article
It’s weird how many Pokémon have just never made it to kerbillion-player mobile hit, Pokémon Go. Astonishingly, the game has yet to feature major monsters like Arceus, Naganadel and Silvally, and even the most banal minor names like Phione, Honedge and Blipbug. The gaps in Gen VII are inexplicable. But fortunately,… Read more... View the full article
Hurricane Milton, one of the biggest storms in recorded history, is set to make landfall in Florida on October 9. It will likely cause tens of billions of dollars of damage and could ***** or injure many people who are unable to evacuate Tampa Bay and the surrounding region in time. Read more... View the full article
A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead, an upcoming horror game from Saber and Stormind Games, includes a neat and creepy feature. If you have a microphone activated, the monsters in the game can hear you cough and scream in real life just like in the movies. Read more... View the full article
HBO’s Green Lantern show has cast its John Stewart. Aaron Pierre, the retired Marine seeking justice in Netflix’s Rebel Ridge, will star in Lanterns alongside Friday Night Lights coach Kyle Chandler as the comic book detective show begins to take shape. Read more... View the full article
The PlayStation 5 Pro is about to land, but why spend $700 on a suped up version of an already fine system when you can get the normal one for about half the cost? That’s now the case with the standard versions of the PS5, which Sony is now selling refurbished and at a much more palatable price. Read more... View the full article
Like most human beings, I have spent countless hundreds of hours playing Stardew Valley across multiple systems. It’s a joyfully engaging game, with one of the most satisfying progression loops, and all while being so very charming. But there comes a time when you need more. You’ve grown every crop, married every… Read more... View the full article
For a long time now, fans have been yelling at Capcom to make a new Dino Crisis. And well, Capcom hasn’t done that yet. But we are getting the original Dino Crisis on PS4 and PS5 as part of the next round of PlayStation Plus classics. Plus, ***** Island 2, Ghost Busters, Gris, and more. Read more... View the full article
Fishing has long been a staple of MMOs, allowing players to enjoy relaxing recreation without worrying about high-level monsters stomping them into the dust. Of course, if you’re not mindful of your surroundings, that may still happen, but we digress. Throne and Liberty, however, takes the hobby far more seriously—it… Read more... View the full article
Fans have been modding Larian Studios’ Dungeons & Dragons RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 for over a year now, but the developer added official mod support in the game’s seventh big patch. This means the BG3 mod scene should be able to alter the game more easily and with reliable tools, and players can install mods without… Read more... View the full article
Coming off the billion dollar box office hit about the Manhattan project and cosmic regret, Oppenheimer, everyone’s wondering what director Christopher Nolan’s next movie will be. Details are scarce, though. In fact, all anyone seems to know is that it’s coming out in 2026 and might star Matt Damon. Read more... View the full article
Whether it’s the Training mode or the recently released Replay Review, Street Fighter 6 does a wonderful job of easing players into the fighting rhythm. And if you want to master mechanics and hone your play style, there are great in-game tools to help you. A fantastic example of this is the brand-new V-Rival mode,… Read more... View the full article
The Silent Hill 2 remake has only been out for a few days (for those who had early access at least), but in that short amount of time, people have already created and published a bunch of useful, silly, and odd mods for the PC port of the game, including one that removes all of its iconic fog. Read more... View the full article
Fall’s a great season for picking up some games you’ve been meaning to get around to. Luckily, as the holidays start to close in, publishers and storefronts begin heavily discounting huge chunks of their respective catalogs to help in that department. These sales often come in waves, and it’s now Xbox’s turn to host a… Read more... View the full article
Let’s face it, at this point everybody and their mother already owns Stardew Valley. The indie Harvest Moon-like released in 2016 and quickly became a hit amongst gamers. Eight years later and the game is still going strong, with no real sign of developer ConcernedApe stopping support any time soon (despite also… Read more... View the full article
Gladiator 2 is out next month, so it was only a matter of time before we caught a glimpse of a popcorn bucket that embodied all of the decadence that eventually led Rome to collapse. It’s a call back to the helmet Maximus Decimus Meridius wears in the first movie which will presumably have a cameo in the sequel. It’s… Read more... View the full article
Roblox stock fell a whopping nine percent after the publication of a report that claims the software is a “pedophile hellscape,” alongside figures that it claims suggest the company is massively exaggerating the number of people using it. Read more... View the full article
The Switch 2 is here! Just kidding. Nintendo’s newest gadget is actually the Alarmo, and its a clock to help you get out of bed in the morning. The device is the Mario maker’s latest quirky yet whimsical attempt to weave itself into the most unlikely parts of its gaming fans’ lifestyles. Read more... View the full article
Blizzard’s enormous expansion for Diablo IV, Vessel of Hatred, introduces several new mechanics, among them the incredibly useful Tempering. Once you begin collecting powerful gear, particularly Legendary, Unique, and Ancestral-rarity items, Tempering is one of the new major ways you’ll push their power even higher.… Read more... View the full article
The PlayStation 4 and Xbox are nearly 11 years old, but they are still surprisingly popular and used daily by a lot of people. That probably explains why Goat Simulator 3, released back in 2022 as a current-gen-only game, is now getting ported to the older consoles later this month. And this isn’t the first time… Read more... View the full article
Five years ago, The Weather Channel announced a new, immersive weather presentation tool, powered by Unreal Engine, that uses mixed reality to better depict major weather events. Since then, it’s been regularly used on TWC for weather reports and storm warnings, though it’s most effective (and memorable) when… Read more... View the full article
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I am 34 years old and I will still randomly blurt out a soundbite from a game that was released when I was seven. A “That’s my sister!” will escape my lips when I reunite with my younger sibling after not seeing her for months, or I’ll utter an “I like candy, everybody likes candy” while walking through the… Read more... View the full article