The benefit of creating stories involving the horrors of technology is you’ll really never run out of inspiration. All you’ve gotta do is use facial recognition to unlock your phone, close a few targeted ads, and read an AI-generated synopsis of the latest news stories served to you by an algorithm. You’ll be chilled to…
Get ready to get confused, because Deadline says Sony, which announced a Helldivers 2 movie in January, is also making a new Starship Troopers movie set to be directed by Neil Blomkamp. But the new movie, according to the report, won’t be based on the 1997 film that Helldivers 2 draws heavily from, but will…
A Bloomberg report says struggling publisher Ubisoft is looking for investors for a new business venture that will take control of some of its most valuable gaming properties, including Assassin’s Creed. The report says Ubisoft has contacted potential investors including Tencent about acquiring a minority share in the new venture. Nothing is finalized at this…
Lady Dimitrescu first appeared in a January 2021 teaser trailer that quickly cemented Resident Evil Village’s place in the public consciousness as “the game with the big vampire lady.” She swept the hearts, minds, and creative outputs of hordes of fan artists with such ferocity that I’m still not sure whether I could safely do…
Buried under the mountains of confusing and redundant menus, Monster Hunter Wilds is among is far and away one of the most accessible games I’ve played in recent years. Clumsily laying my cards on the table here: I’m diagnosed with Klumpke’s Palsy, which has atrophied my right hand into a limp and imprecise claw-thing that…
Back in June 2024, PC Gamer’s Fraser Brown made a wish: He wanted the free-to-play hero shooter Star Wars: Hunters, which was then available for the Nintendo Switch and mobile devices, to come to PC. In November 2024, his wish was granted—Star Wars: Hunters was set to launch on Steam in January 2025. But today…
The strange tale of the sudden 2024 closure of Possibility Space has taken another turn, as studio owners Jeff and Annie Strain have sued NetEase over allegations that it spread “false and defamatory rumors” about another Strain-owned studio, Crop Circle Games, in order to silence concerns about NetEase’s compliance with US laws on foreign investment….
What if, while playing a competitive shooter, you could force your opponents to fire their weapon every five seconds, even when they’re trying to camp in a corner? What if you could instantly teleport them back to their spawn when they take damage? What if you could toss aside a weapon to turn it into…
Forced out. Zynga has announced that it will be shutting down servers for the free-to-play shooter Star Wars: Hunters on 1st October 2025. In a blog post shared on the official website, the developer shared that “We understand this news may be disappointing and want to assure you that this decision was not made lightly….
Need to know What is it? A PC port of Team Ninja’s Edo-era action RPG that landed on PS5 last year. Expect to pay: £40 / $50 Release date: Out now Developer: Team Ninja Publisher: Koei Tecmo Reviewed on: NVIDIA RTX 3060, Intel Core i7-10875H, 16 GB RAM Steam Deck: Unknown Link: Official site Rise…