The blocks are falling into place. Back in September, the Japanese developer Arika announced that it had signed an agreement with The Tetris Company to make a new Tetris game, and we now have a bunch of new information about that upcoming game. In the post published on social media, Arika revealed that The Tetris…
Stalker 2 is out, and while I’m not exactly a big Stalker-head like our own Joshua Wolens, who gave it a 83 in his Stalker 2 review, I do know one thing about it through sheer cultural osmosis. The Stalker games are kind of jank, sometimes—and it’s a part of their character, like how a…
Dear reader, I want to entreat you to read the rest of this spotlight with an open mind. I have a bit of a history on this site for advocating for the underdog—or the horndog, one might say. I do this because I think it’s funnier to try and empathise with the abyss than it…
If you find the concept of MSI’s Claw alluring but aren’t very impressed with its power and software, the new Claw 7 AI and Claw 8 AI might be worth a look, even with the annoying AI namedrop in there. Officially announced today, the 7- and 8-inch handheld gaming PCs have upgraded batteries and, being…
Show(case), don’t tell. With December finally upon us, our minds have been drifting to the past 12 months, recalling what has been a surprisingly packed year of gaming. We’ve had surprise drops, indie hits and more than a few big names to tide over the Switch in its twilight year, but we can’t help but…
This time last year, The Finals made its big debut at The Game Awards with a surprise launch that catapulted it among the most-played games on Steam for a time. Now, developer Embark is celebrating The Finals’ first anniversary in style: A new map, more toys to play with, a clan system, and visual refreshes…
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In an act of incredibly targeted pettiness, the developers behind a Half-Life 2 mod that’s been available since 2022 have managed to ban a select group of YouTubers from playing the latest version of their work. The mod in question, Half-Life 2: Overcharged, is an “overhaul modification” that adds new enemies and weapons as well…
Even though Shadow of the Erdtree only arrived in June, the beast still hungers. The beast is us, and we’re hungering for more Elden Ring. During the PlayStation Partner Awards in Japan, as reported by IGN Japan, director Hidetaka Miyazaki unsurprisingly found himself fielding questions about the possibility of more Elden Ring—though we already knew…
Cases and screen protectors up for grabs. Nintendo isn’t likely to reveal the highly-anticipated ‘Switch 2’ before the end of 2024, but that apparently hasn’t stopped Chinese vendors from selling accessories for the console via wholesale platform Alibaba. As spotted on Famiboards and reported by our friends over at Eurogamer, the accessories can be purchased…