I have been plagued with bad rolls throughout my many years playing tabletop RPGs, and this curse has now followed me into videogames. But in the case of Lightforge Games’ collaborative RPG, currently known as Project ORCS, the bad rolls often spawn the most entertaining consequences. Case in point: a botched attempt to thwart an…
Please sir, can I have some Switch games? This week’s Japanese charts are in from Famitsu (via Gematsu) and things are looking rather PlayStation-heavy compared to what we are used to seeing. It’s the new releases that are dominating the competition this time around. Persona 3 Reload‘s PS5 version tops the charts with 76,368 copies…
Category: EntertainmentFebruary 8, 2024 Halo The Series Season 2 Interview: “The Stakes are High – This Is a War Story” Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Halo The Series has always been about offering a different perspective. Where the games have always put us inside a helmet, the Paramount+ show pulls back and offers unfamiliar points…
In addition to PICO 4 headsets. The publisher RapidEyeMovers and developer Wolf & Wood are bringing C-Smash VRS to Meta Quest 2, Quest 3, and PICO 4 headsets later this year on April 4th, 2024 (thanks IGN!). The game, which is a love letter to the cult 2001 Sega Arcade/Dreamcast title Cosmic Smash, combines a…
I have been hosting tournaments and gaming challenges for years now, both online and in person for different platforms. They were mainly in the home arcade community which has a strong and easy to use infrastructure built up with ready-made online leaderboards, peer-to-peer online multiplayer. Also having them be easy to understand and interact with…
People are very eager to conquer a couple hundred floors of Tartarus. At least, that’s what the sales figures for Persona 3 Reload suggest. Atlus announced earlier today that its gussied-up remake of the first modern-style Persona game has sold 1,000,000 copies across the world since its release on February 2, making it the fastest…
We all make mistakes. Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, to celebrate Metroid: Zero Mission‘s 20th anniversary on 9th February 2024, Ollie looks back on his initial experience with the game, and why first impressions can’t always be…
Clouds. I’ve never trusted them. Floating up there all high and mighty, constantly threatening rain. What makes you think you’re so great, eh? With your posh names like cumulonimbus. You’re just water vapour, you know. You’re not better than me! It’s about time somebody put those fluffy reprobates in their place. Step forward Bethesda Softworks,…
Tracking down some Acacia in Skull and Bones is one of the first quests you’ll find yourself undertaking in the open beta. After you escape your shipwreck and arrive in the pirate port of Sainte-Anne, you’ll be tasked with building your very first ship. But in order to construct your pirate vessel, you’re first going…
Reinstall This article first appeared in PC Gamer magazine issue 392 in January 2024, as part of our Reinstall series. Every month we load up a beloved classic—and find out whether it holds up to our modern gaming sensibilities. Despite Homeworld 3’s recent delay, the launch still isn’t far off. Looking back, the original game…