In a rare act of restraint, it took me an entire four days to watch the eight episodes of Netflix’s new Castlevania series, Castlevania: Nocturne. It really was worth savoring: season after season Powerhouse Animation Studios has upped its game, and it’s been nearly two-and-a-half years since the final season of the show’s original run…
Without getting too deep into spoiler territory for those who haven’t played much Starfield yet, there’s a quest line in the main story involving temples. The first temple has a sort of puzzle inside that takes a few minutes to figure out, and there’s a nice reward at the end of it. When I finished…
“In Baldur’s Gate 3, when you wear shoes with metal on them, we wanted them to have a unique sound layer of metal clanks,” explains one of Baldur’s Gate 3’s sound designers, Glenn Goa, in a video demonstrating where he sourced the sound effect. “I made some sabatons in the forge (I learned blacksmithing) and…
When Call of Duty: Modern Warfare comes up, many players’ minds immediately jump to 00’s memories of lobbying up with close friends. For Modern Warfare III, developers Sledgehammer, Treyarch, Infinity Ward, and Raven Software come together to deliver an updated FPS experience with all the illustrious nostalgic magic we remember, but with enough innovative features…
It seems Lies of P’s chilling take on the tale of Pinocchio isn’t finished yet. A Neowiz job listing discovered by Okami Games has revealed that DLC “is planned for production.” I was iffy on Lies of P at first. The idea of “Pinocchio, but soulslike” was undeniably intriguing, but sometimes an overt embrace of…
Pikachu The Electric Mouse Detective. Detective Pikachu returns in the aptly-tilted Detective Pikachu Returns… today! If you’ve snapped up the game for yourself — whether you’re a first-time detective or you’re coming back for a second cup of coffee — you might be wondering what the differences are between the 3DS original and this Switch…
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Ghostwire: Tokyo came as a real surprise to me. When I first saw it I thought, “I’m not going to like this,” but when I finally got around to playing it I realized, “Whoa, I like this a lot.” Which is my way of saying that now that it’s free for Prime Gaming subscribers on…
Tsubame Industries is a startup from Japan whose whole business model is building giant mechs, edging us closer to the mech future I’ve dreamt of since watching Mobile Suit Gundam as a child. Ideally, though, with significantly fewer war crimes. The Archax is a four-wheeled, 15-foot-tall mech. Its cockpit features a series of monitors that…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview coming to the Alpha ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to the…