Okay campers, rise and shine… Gooooood morning (afternoon? evening?), all! We’re republishing this piece in honour of Groundhog Day. Whether the groundhog saw its shadow or not, we want to celebrate the best games that throw you into an endless time loop. We’ve also added In Stars and Time and Outer Wilds to the list….
Category: Games Xbox Anime Month Returns with Great Discounts on Games and Movies Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Published February 2, 2024 Summary More than 90 games and movies are discounted during Xbox Anime Month.Experience new anime-inspired games on Game Pass like Persona 3 Reloaded.Enjoy special Free Play Days events featuring One Piece Odyssey, Code…
I love listening to people dissect horror stories. I enjoy a good horror comic, and that hot wash of goosebumps you get after a page-turn reveal. I like dipping my toes into gothic fiction and horror from time to time—the kind that leaves you discreetly double-checking your locks before bed each night. Despite all of…
I’ve been writing about games for too long to keep track of the number of times I’ve been promised a “living world”, but the prospect continues to hold so much appeal that I’ve yet to become jaded—uncharacteristically—despite the payoffs being few and far between. Unforetold: Witchstone is another RPG with these lofty ambitions, driven by…
Sonic 3 was released in North America on February 2nd. 30 years ago, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was officially released for the Sega Genesis in North America (on February 2nd, 1994), with Sega hijacking the Groundhog Day festivities in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to mark the special occasion. The sequel, developed by Sega Technical Institute in the…
GPU prices remain painful. On that we can all agree. But can it really be correct that the per-transitor cost of chips hasn’t budged in a decade? So said Google’s Milind Shah last year, according to Semiconductor Digest (incorporating Memory Buses Weekly, or at least it ought to!). More specifically, the claim (via Tomshardware) is…
As any child running around the park holding a plastic raygun will tell you, most issues can be resolved by the correct application of a suitable amount of lasers, preferably of the pew-pew variety. However, one startup is aiming to solve the very real problem of orbital debris by using honest-to-goodness satellite mounted space lasers,…
“Rock Out! Anywhere”. It’s always rumour season in the video game industry, and one of the biggest regarding the Switch thatisn’t about the Switch successor focuses on a critically acclaimed Xbox title coming to the hybrid console. Those rumours — which seem to point at Tango Gameworks’ excellent action title Hi-Fi Rush — might have…
Here’s the thing about Persona 3 Reload: it’s not all of Persona 3. In particular, the remake is missing the epilogue campaign—called The Answer—that came with Persona 3 FES back on the PS2, and it’s missing the female protagonist you could play as in the PSP (and now PC) version of the game, Persona 3…
Category: Next Week on Xbox Next Week on Xbox: New Games for February 5 to 9 Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Published February 2, 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…