Like more than a few people out there, my first reaction to Elden Ring Nightreign was “ah crap, it’s a multiplayer thing.” But the more I’ve thought about it, the more I came to realize there’s not only a lot to be excited about with Nightreign, it’s also pretty much the experience a lot of…
With the holidays approaching, everyone is focused on the new games we want, but in this special post, we detail games that deserve to be remembered. Endless Midnight: Zombie Swarm: Jordan Trudgett’s independent game on the 360 Live Arcade was from a different era. In 2011, it just felt like everyone was making their own…
Elden Ring’s co-op focused spinoff, Nightreign, is set to release sometime in 2025, but thanks to Nightreign’s official website, we now know that its pre-launch network test will be held in February. The bad news is that it looks like this test will only be accessible on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles. On the official…
HD-TooMuch? Cast your minds back: it’s January 2017, and while the Switch isn’t on store shelves yet, we’re beginning to get a taste of what to expect on the hybrid console. As part of the build-up to the console, Square Enix announces a brand new IP from the team behind the Bravely Default series –…
There are a few things in FromSoftware’s RPGs that just sear themselves into the brain. The enormous sound effect that plays when you backstab an enemy; the YOU DIED text appearing on screen the first time you get pulverized by a boss; the white phantoms of other players appearing near safe havens, giving you the…
There was once a dark time when truly retro dungeon crawlers—especially those descended from the more action-oriented Dungeon master—seemed practically extinct. But ever since Legend of Grimrock, they’ve had a resurgence and we’ve been spoiled with choice. The latest indie challenger to the real-time looting and levelling crown is Tower of Mask, from Japanese solo…
Most RPGs have you out to save the world, or at least resolve some personal stakes, claim a macguffin or complete a prophecy. Dustgrave: A Sandbox RPG (just launched into early access) seems happy to let you pick your own goals in a procedurally generated world, as morally questionable as those goals may be. As…
Lite and dark. Chernobylite launched back in 2019, bringing with it mostly positive reviews and an interesting hook for a 3D survival game laced with a touch of horror – it was made using 3D scans of the real-life Chernobyl exclusion zone. This hints at an intriguing attention to detail from the developers, and on…
John Szczepaniak’s Iberian quest. The Catalonian cultural tradition of the Caganer is celebrated by these odd littlesouvenirs After the success of my academic talk in Birmingham in May, Dr Victor Navarro Remesal invited me to give a guest lecture to his students at the TecnoCampus University in Mataró, Spain. The state of current games education…
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