While I’ve played and enjoyed many complex, nuanced video games in my life, I am ultimately a simple man at heart. I like video games that feature lots of explosions, and the bigger the explosions, the happier I’ll be. So when I first witnessed the colossal fireball created by Helldivers 2’s ferocious hellbomb, you can…
“It’s nice to work on something that people actually use”. Once upon a time, save data was immovable and untouchable; when you sold your game cartridge or its internal battery died, your precious progress was lost forever. However, in the modern era, save data is saved in the cloud, always accessible, even if you change…
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 already channels the spirit of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion like some medieval savant dabbling in necromancy. From its rolling green landscapes, through its charmingly weird NPC behaviours, to the fact you can break into any shop and ransack it for all its worth, Warhorse’s sequel often feels more like adventuring…
Add to cart(ography). Map fans, listen up! Retro Game Books is back with another volume of Video Game Maps: SNES — the gorgeous-looking hardback that (fittingly) examines some of the console’s most iconic cartography — and this one is set to put another 65+ retro gems under the microscope. Following on from last year’s ‘Vol….
The UK government has again responded to a petition demanding it change the law to prevent developers and publishers from taking games that have already been sold offline, reiterating its position of no, it won’t do that. Less than a year ago, the UK government responded to a petition by the Stop Killing Games campaign,…
When Overwatch players talk about low points in the game’s meta, most people tend to bring up GOATS or double shield; many forget the real ancient evil that plagued Overwatch early on: the Moth Meta. But now it’s back for everyone to experience. “Mercy’s rapid Resurrect isn’t the only thing to get hyped for in…
“I didn’t really want to”. Takaya Imamura, the legendary ex-Nintendo dev perhaps best known for his work on the Star Fox franchise, received an early gig at the company working on The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for the SNES. In an interview with Edge magazine (thanks, GamesRadar+), however, he apparently wasn’t…
Arrives February 6th. Hamster has announced it will be bringing Namco’s isometric platformer Märchen Maze to the Nintendo Switch and PS4 later this week, marking its first official release in the West (thanks Famitsu!). Originally released in Japanese arcades back in 1988 on the System 1 arcade board, Märchen Maze serves as a (very) loose…
Download it today. Nintendo has released its first update for the battle royale Switch Online racer F-Zero 99. This bumps the game up to Version 1.5.6 and comes with a whole host of fixes and improvements. Here’s the full rundown, courtesy of Nintendo’s support page: Latest update: Ver. 1.5.6 (Released February 4, 2025) Fixed shortcuts…
Whether you’ve been playing Wordle from the very beginning or are starting fresh today, we can help you make the most of your daily game. Take a look at our tips if you’d like to brush up your general puzzling, or spend some time with the February 5 (1327) hint if you need a more…