Sale of the sentry. When a game cites as inspiration Papers, Please and classic Lucasarts point-and-clicks, it’s hard not to be curious, if a little cautious in your optimism. That’s exactly where Toronto-founded developer Hilltop Studios is coming from with Lil’ Guardsman – and it’s come up with something pretty great. The game starts with…
Super January continues! The RTX 4070 Ti Super is the second of Nvidia’s RTX 40-series Super refresh cards. It joins the already released RTX 4070 Super, with the RTX 4080 Super to follow a week later. While all three deliver healthy spec and performance upgrades, interestingly, this RTX 4070 Ti Super is the only one…
Last year saw a legendary lineup of tremendous games spanning many genres and playstyles. Today, it’s time to look at the top PlayStation Store downloads across all of 2023. With so many great releases, this list features some of last year’s biggest blockbusters, plus some returning fan favorites that found their way onto the list….
Need to Know What is it? A thrilling 3D fighter with bears, devils and giant robots. Release date January 26, 2024 Expect to pay $60 / £55 Developer Bandai Namco Studios Inc. Publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment Reviewed on Nvidia GeForce RTX3070, AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, 32GB RAM Steam Deck TBA Link Official site Tekken 8…
Within the first few minutes of Tekken 8’s story mode, I was whooping at the screen as I watched the iconic Jin Kazama sprout wings, throw three cars at his dad with his mind and then proceed to body slam him through a skyscraper. I knew that if the game has started on this foot,…
Raising steam. When it arrived on the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis back in the early ’90s, Steel Empire (or Koutetsu Teikoku / Empire of Steel, depending on which region you live in) made quite an impact. This was partly down to its unique steampunk visual style, which also borrowed elements from Hayao Miyazaki’s seminal…
Every player has to farm leather in Palworld if they want to make Pal gear and take advantage of each creature’s powerful Partner Skill—whether it’s crafting Daedream’s Necklace early on so it can float behind you in combat, or something like Nitewing’s Saddle later on so you ride your first flying Palworld mount. Leather also…
Starting with ‘Midna’. ZREO: Second Quest, the group behind the sublime Legend of Zelda-inspired Twilight Symphony, is back with ‘Scoring Sessions’, a new series recorded with a live studio orchestra. Each entry to the series will bring with it a full-performance video and high-quality audio recordings, with ZREO kickstarting proceedings with a rendition of ‘Midna’…
It apparently got so bad their boss had to ban them. Back in the ’90s, virtual pets were all the rage, with everyone and their grandmother carrying around the keychain-sized critters to ensure they didn’t pop their clogs when no one was looking. And it appears that Metal Slug developers were not immune to this…
Palworld has come under fire for its bootleg Pokémon aesthetic, with some commenters even cross-referencing models like amateur detectives wading into a crime scene. While the claims of straight-up model ripping are unlikely (even if the designs are very clearly derivative) another strain of discussion has emerged: Is the funny Pokémon-meets-survival genre game AI? Permit…