I’ve always been fascinated by mountaineering, but I confess that I’ve never really understood it. I’ve read Into Thin Air and Touching the Void and watched the films based on them, as well as others like Free Solo, The Dawn Wall and the terrifying, heartbreaking The Alpinist. In each case I marvel at the incredible…
Sons of The Forest‘s cannibal-infested woods have been quiet lately. After a wildly popular early access period, it launched in February last year, with developer Endnight Games providing frequent updates over its first four post-release months. Yet the studio has been largely silent since a hotfix in June, with no further updates, announcements, or even…
Kicking off 2025 with some bug fixes. It’s a new year and Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone has already rolled out a new patch for the Switch version of Stardew Valley. This new update does only appear to be a small one, but it’s an important fix – addressing multiple bugs that were popping up for players…
Porting Doom to inappropriate platforms is one of the internet’s favourite hobbies. Devices compatible with id Software’s definitive FPS now include Lego bricks, pregnancy tests, and player-pianos. One ingenious PhD student even displayed Doom on gut bacteria cells, making the shooter a literal cultural phenomenon. Now, an enterprising high schooler has further extended Doom’s platform…
When was the first time you noticed physics in a video game? For me, it wasn’t bifurcating a headcrab-zombie with a saw blade in Half-Life 2, or seeing a Cleaner goon collapse into a stack of shelves in Max Payne 2. It was watching a bunch of zombie limbs roll down a hillside in Myth…
Wait, we have to play the Switch 1..?! The weekend is here folks, which means it’s time to get cracking with some gaming. Before we put our feet up, however, let’s recap what’s been going on in this very quiet, unevenful week in the world of Nintendo (chortle!). Yes, in actuality, it’s been a ruddy…
The biggest fight in Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2 lasts an entire episode. It’s almost exhausting to watch, so stuffed with over-the-top animation that you could put it on repeat for hours and still catch new details each time. That action blowout is the most exciting part of an uneven season, but the moment I keep…
Get your puzzle-solving weekend off to the best possible start with our Wordle help. Use today’s clue to fill your early rows, or read through our selection of tips if you need some inspiration. Or, feel free to scroll your way to the January 18 (1309) answer if nothing seems to be going your way….
Summary Capture monsters and level them up. Use their abilities to find secrets. Explore the open ocean and take down bosses. In Synth Beasts, you take on the role of a failed experiment – a “Synth” – who escapes from its creators’ lab on a mysterious island. While exploring the surrounding archipelago, you encounter other…
Switch is already “played by many consumers”. This week during the Switch 2 reveal, Nintendo reconfirmed backwards compatibility with the original system. If you’re curious to know the reasoning behind this feature, Game File’s Stephen Totilo got a response from a Nintendo representative – explaining how it was simply the “best direction” when the Switch…