The hidden gems of Game Pass (Image credit: Microsoft) We’re checking out the hidden gems of Game Pass over the next few weeks, digging up all the obscure and esoteric games secreted away in our subscription and seeing how they play. We’re continuing our rundown of some of the obscure delights that you can find…
Just stop. It’s no secret that the Switch eShop is home to a ridiculous amount of utter slop alongside the genuinely good games, but what’s baffling us is just how unwilling Nintendo seems to be to improve anything. Just this week, we highlighted a game that blatantly copied Witch Beam’s homework with Unpacking, and now…
As Windows 10 slips beneath the icy waves of being out of support, waving forlornly as it sinks to the bottom of the ocean of obsolete operating systems, it’s worth taking a look at how its successor, Windows 11, has matured and whether it’s actually any good for gaming. Windows 11 has a dominant position…
Category: Next Week on Xbox Next Week on Xbox: New Games for December 2 to 6 Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Published November 29, 2024 Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! Get more details on…
And it’s all for a good cause. Mega Cat Studios has teamed up with Video Game Sage and Reddit’s Retrogaming community page to create a new game for the SNES, sales of which will support the charity Child’s Play. Super Excidium Event is described as “the SNES game that Reddit built” and came about when…
Earlier this month, Riot Games sent out some information about its terms of service being updated. Most of the changes are pretty uninteresting, except for one, which mostly concerns the content creator community. “These updates ensure we’re evolving with games and the content ecosystem to make the best possible experience for our players and creators,”…
‘Star Trek: Legends’ beams down on Xmas Day. For many years it’s been slim pickings for Star Trek games on Nintendo systems, and while we’ve got our fingers crossed that Star Trek: Resurgence will get ported sooner rather than later, Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova — a solid co-op adventure from Tessera Studios — has been…
It has been a long time since I have reflected on my love for video game manuals since their existence has been obliterated with the evolution of video games in the last twenty years. However, an adventure game called Tunic, released in 2022, reminded me of the intrinsic value of a good manual in a…
Could this have something to do with its recently discovered NSFW Easter Egg? Earlier this year, G-Mode released a remake of Yuji Horii’s 1984 Famicom adventure Hokkaido Rensa Satsujin: Ohotsuku ni Kiyu for Nintendo Switch and Steam internationally, allowing Western players to experience an expanded version of the classic command-based detective story with English subtitles….
Wait, the meme was true?? Back in 2014, IGN, like many outlets, shared its review of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. While the vast majority showered the 3DS remakes with praise, IGN was slightly more critical, awarding them a 7.8/10 and noting that they have “too much water” (among other criticisms, naturally). In case…