Baldur’s Gate 3, Starfield, and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty form a tough triple-feature to follow, but October is doing its damndest to keep us in our desk chairs, with a new Assassin’s Creed, the sequel to one of the best city-builders ever, and the follow-up to a Remedy cult classic—and that’s hardly everything October’s bringing….
David Szymanski’s 2018 shooter, Dusk, was one of the vanguards of the retro FPS craze, and it’s still a tough one to beat. But just five years after launch, its creators are adding the option to make it a little less retro—Dusk HD got its first big showcase since a tease in the 2022 PC…
Our picks for the best Switch eShop games in September. Another month, another onslaught of games — it’s eShop Selects time for September. Yep, we’re closing in on the end of the year, and with only three months left to go until 2024 hits us, our backlogs are full-to-bursting from this month alone. Read the…
Good problems. Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Kate runs down her Switch wishlist and wonders if Nintendo has her phone bugged (or maybe just reads her articles)… Oh, I have been spoiled this year. Suspiciously spoiled, in…
This little kitty went to market. Editor’s Note: As described in the text below, a glitch towards the end of Mineko’s Night Market prevented us from 100% completing the Switch review build. We’re told that the development team is working on fixes, and patches applied pre-launch resolved other issues we initially encountered. While irritating, the…
Action! Namco’s Time Crisis series was arguably at the forefront of the light gun revival of the ’90s and early 2000s, hence the fact we got multiple sequels – many of which were supported by excellent home conversions that shipped with special ‘GunCon’ peripherals for a truly authentic experience. 2006’s Time Crisis 4 was no…
Mlem! Welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Let’s check in with what went on last week, shall we? We took a look at Kirby and the Amazing Mirror for the Game Boy Advance to celebrate the announcement of its arrival on Nintendo Switch Online. It was a reasonably close battle, but ultimately…
Ion Fury, Phantom Fury & more. It’s Realms Deep this weekend – a celebration of retro shooters in both old and new ways. It’s hosted by 3D Realms, the legendary publisher behind series such as Duke Nukem. As part of the 2023 event, 3D Realms and friends once again hosted a show filled with world…
Ed Boon: Don’t expect an Omni-Man “game play trailer”. If you’ve been wondering when we’ll be seeing more Mortal Kombat 1 reveals, it could potentially be at New York Comic Con 2023 in a few weeks. In some new posts on social media, the game’s director and co-creator Ed Boon mentioned how a new patch…
The Switch release is now running on Frostbite. Electronic Arts kicked off its new replacement series EA Sports FC 24 this week and the good news is it’s finally delivered a solid experience on the Switch. It’s all thanks to the much-needed Frostbite Engine upgrade which puts the Nintendo version of the game in line…