As a modern society, I thought we were done with mile-long, soul sucking boss runbacks in videogames. We’re evolved. Enlightened! Then Hollow Knight: Silksong came out. In a world where even FromSoftware—the worst offenders of hellish boss runbacks in the Dark Souls series—all but ditched them in Elden Ring, Silksong is here straight out of…
You know something is off in Battlefield when piloting a multi-million dollar metal box with a building-leveling cannon mounted on the end is a bigger risk than hoofing it across the map. That was the state of last month’s Battlefield 6 beta: tanks, helicopters, jets, and especially jeeps could never get much room to vroom…
The Sims 4 Adventure Awaits is the game’s next expansion and the third big update to drop in 2025, making it a particularly busy year for the series as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. Thanks to a steady trickle of updates through the Sims 4 blog, store listings, and the reveal trailer, we know plenty…
Say what you like about Bungie’s current struggles (and we have), the studio really does give good ViDoc. This morning, as part of an hour-long livestream, Destiny 2 players got their first substantial look at Renegades, the Star Wars-themed expansion that’s set to drop on December 2. And if you’re wondering just how much Star…
A Wall Street Journal report says OpenAI is backing the creation of a new animated film called Critterz that will be made “largely” with AI, in hopes of convincing Hollywood that it’s time to go all-in on AI content creation tools. Called Critterz, the film follows forest creatures who embark on an adventure after their…
The indie studio that took on the might of Monster Energy, and won, is having the hit game at the center of the dispute adapted into a movie. Deadline reports that Glowstick Entertainment has inked a deal for its survival horror game Dark Deception to be adapted into a feature film by indie production outfit…
Hello! I’m Blake from the Ironwood Studios team and we’re proud to introduce Whispers in the Woods, a major narrative and gameplay expansion to Pacific Drive. When Pacific Drive first launched in February 2024, players joined their trusty station wagon to brave the haunting, anomaly-filled Olympic Exclusion Zone. The game’s unique blend of driving, tense…
No wake, no bake? We’ve been putting a procession of 8BitDo controllers through the review process since Switch 2 launched. I’ve covered their excellent Pro 3 controller, whilst Ollie has been all over the new Arcade Stick for Switch + Switch 2 and the Ultimate 2C, which is the budget-friendly version of what I’m taking…
Hollow Knight: Silksong will get a little easier next week with the release of the game’s first patch, which among other things promises a “slight difficulty reduction in early game bosses Moorwing and Sister Splinter.” But what if, for some demented reason, you wanted to make the game harder? As it turns out, that’s on…