Random: Don’t Be Fooled By Google Play Store’s Tomodachi Life Clones
Like looking in a Miirror. Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream sales have got off to a strong start in its first month on the market, so it was only a matter of time before knock-offs started cropping up. We’re used to seeing all manner of clones on the eShop and other digital storefronts, with their…
Before Dishonored, Arkane was tapped to make Thief 4, and my heart weeps for what might have been: ‘We had an amazing pitch for Thief’
The Dishonored games were a treat for old-time stealth sickos in part because they cleaved so closely to Thief, the greatest example of the genre. in fact, when it came time to give voice to Corvo Attano in Dishonored 2, Arkane chose Stephen Russell for the job, the man behind the iconic voice of Thief…
I solved the Strait of Hormuz crisis with videogames, simply by creating an even bigger Strait of Hormuz crisis
We live in complex geopolitical times. I think. I’ll be honest, I’ve not been paying attention. But it’s recently become known to me that a little strip of water called the Strait of Hormuz has—like a wavepool they had to shut down due to a urine crisis—shut up shop. This has caused a great deal…
Here’s how to catch all the goodies from GamesRadar’s dispatch from BitSummit Punch 2026
Got plans for tomorrow? Scrap ’em. May 26 is the official airdate of the BitSummit Punch Mixtape Presented by GamesRadar+ (they had to bolt on an extra five minutes to give the hosts time to say the name*), and you’re gonna want to tune in. BitSummit is Japan’s longest-lived indie festival—scholars believe it began some…
Bloober Team CEO Hypes Up The Switch 2’s Potential For Horror
So what the heck is Project M? Bloober Team’s CEO, Piotr Babieno, has once again teased the potential for new horror experiences on the Switch 2 as the company’s new subsidiary, Broken Mirror Games, works on the mysterious ‘Project M’. Posting on LinkedIn (thanks, My Nintendo News), Babieno asked his followers what the Switch 2…
Crimson Desert’s latest patch adds 20 new types of small animal and then hands Kliff a shotgun
The remarkable patch cadence of Crimson Desert shows no signs of abating, with yet another meaty update arriving just this Friday. Patch 1.08.00 brings a big new batch of additions and improvements to Pearl Abyss’ ludicrous kitchen sink of an RPG, including a host of cute new critters and more weapons to brutally slaughter them…
Peak’s success helped Aggro Crab commit to co-op, says studio head: ‘We thought we were a character action studio’
The studios behind Peak, Aggro Crab and Landfall Games, originally threw the game together at a breakneck pace during a 4-week game jam. In a recent interview at GDC, Aggro Crab studio head Nick Kamant told PC Gamer editor Ted Litchfield it didn’t just help them switch gears to smaller projects—it also helped them realize…
9 cool things about Paralives you won’t find in The Sims
Paralives has just hit early access, and while it is very much a work-in-progress right now, it’s also the most fun I’ve had playing a life sim in a hot sec. As a lifelong Sims player, I’ve been noticing loads of neat stuff in Paralives that you just won’t find in The Sims 4, even…
Review: Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection (Switch) – A Janky Compilation Carried By Nostalgia
Time to put these to bed. Back in the day, it was pretty well understood that seeing a popular show or brand on a licensed video game didn’t necessarily mean that you were in for a great time. Though titles such as DuckTales or GoldenEye 007 broke through as exceptional titles for their respective eras,…
A Handheld MiSTer Is Coming, But This Darius-Playing Widescreen Prototype Isn’t It
MiSTer FPGA Multisystem 2 Pocket is in development. The team behind the MiSTer FPGA Multisystem 2 has revealed that it is currently working on a portable version of the system. The new device promises “all the fun of MiSTer – in your pocket” and is currently deep in development as the team explore the ideal…
