Easily the biggest impediment to trying a new tabletop RPG is learning the rules. Reading them all can be a marathon in itself, but then actually digesting and internalising them can be an even bigger ask. As a GM who loves to flit from game to game, I’m always looking for ways to make that…
Flippin’ ‘eck. A new patent from Nintendo suggests that the Joy-Con controllers for the Switch 2 can be inserted into either side of the main console, effectively letting you flip it 180 degrees according to your preference. As spotted by VGC, the patent includes detailed images showcasing the idea, with the two Joy-Con controllers effectively…
A Civ 6 YouTuber who goes by Ursa Ryan has managed to keep up the impressive task of drawing badly (his words, not mine) every single day until Civilization 7 releases, and after 638 days, it’s finally over. It all started just under two years ago when Ryan decided to post the first “drawing badly…
It came as little surprise a full week before the release of the new Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs that scalpers were already attempting to gouge on RTX 50 graphics cards, cards they didn’t even have. But what, exactly, can be done? AIB GPU maker Zotac may have a solution, selling cards directly to…
Category: Games February 12, 2025 How Monster Energy Supercross 25 Was Rebuilt From the Ground Up with You in Mind Sebastiano Stefanetto, Game Director, Monster Energy Supercross 25 – The Official Video Game Summary Learn how Milestone has rebuilt the Monster Energy Supercross franchise in the last two years by leveraging key contributions from the…
Crysis 4 has been put ‘on hold’ as developer Crytek lays off 15% of its workforce, stating it “cannot continue as before and remain financially sustainable. In a statement posted on X, Crytek cited “complex, unfavourable market dynamics” as the reason behind the reductions, which will affect roughly 60 of the around 400 employees within…
I’m in. I intone the words with a sense of victory as I navigate the file directory using only shell commands—a feat that might have impressed the occasional adolescent maybe two decades ago. But then, the camera pans out to reveal a PDF document… inside a Chrome browser… running on Windows. Yes, this is Linux…
Doug Cockle, voice of Geralt of Rivia in CD Projekt Red’s trilogy of Witcher games, has returned to his role this week in Netflix’s animated movie adaptation Sirens of the Deep. He told me that getting into Geralt’s voice is like “slipping into a warm bath” but also like a muscle he’s done a lot…
Every McCloud has a silver lining. Our fingers are crossed that Switch 2 will usher in a brave new era for Star Fox — come on, it’s been almost 10 years — but, if McCloud & co. are still otherwise engaged, at least we know that one of the series’ imitators will be making an…
The Subnautica 2 community drifted into shark-infested waters recently, as developer Unknown Worlds cautioned players about “fraudulent links” to a supposed playtest being sent out to fans and community members on Steam. Reported by GamesRadar, the Subnautica 2 developer first sounded the alarm on X, posting that it had “been made aware” fake links to…