In Megabonk, the Boombox is one of many props you can find lying around the Forest map. Though when you first find one it doesn’t actually do anything. Well, other than blasting out a funky little ditty. The boomboxes in the forest are just collectibles, but you’ll need them to unlock the actual Boombox in…
If you fancy wielding the Hero Sword in your next Megabonk run (or are just a bit of a completionist), you’ve got to take on a bit of a challenge to unlock it first. The bad news is, it’s one of the most difficult weapons to get your hands on. What’s more, the instructions in…
Bruce Lowry’s journey from Nintendo to Sega and back again! The launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America is one of gaming’s greatest success stories. At the time of its original test market release on October 18th, 1985, the market for video game consoles in North America was considered to be dead (if…
I was born around the time the PlayStation 1 came out, which means that my younger years were mostly spent playing games like Spyro: The Dragon. But occasionally, I’d get my hands on a demo disc for some game that was a little too adult for me. Not in the smutty sense, but in terms…
Nestled in a quiet corner in the Buffalo suburb of Depew sits a modest building with a simple façade. It was once a corner bar – long abandoned, idle, and forgotten. Today, it pulses with new life as the Nickel City Pinball Club. The front door bears the club’s bold logo, flanked by the intriguing…
Bouncing off the walls. Here comes a ball – a great big wrecking ball, ready to smash down the headquarters of productivity that might otherwise control your life. Kenny Sun Studios’ Ball x Pit is a mercilessly addictive mix of, well, a lot of stuff. First, take a big dollop of Vampire Survivors and a…
Need to Know What is it? A Breakout-inspired roguelike with city-building elements and no sense of restraint.Release date October 15, 2025Expect to pay $15 / £13Developer Kenny SunPublisher Devolver DigitalReviewed on Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 32GB RAMSteam Deck VerifiedLink Official site There are certain games where you can tell immediately that…
Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate was released on July 15, 2025, and ever since then developer Bungie has been fire-fighting one of the expansion’s many unpopular additions: unstable cores. Forgive the Destiny jargon, because this thing loves an in-game currency, but unstable cores are how you infuse gear, increasing its power level beyond the…
Witchbrook, the upcoming cozy life sim about going to witch college—think Stardew Valley meets Harry Potter except you’re a witch instead of a wizard, and no, I’m not clear on the distinction—has been delayed. After setting a release window of winter 2025 earlier this year, developer Chucklefish now says it needs more time to get…
This month, October’s Game Catalog lineup brings plenty of thrills for spooky season. Step into a fog-shrouded nightmare in the chilling remake of Silent Hill 2, survive a night of terror in the definitive PS5 edition of the slasher horror Until Dawn, embrace your inner vampire and stalk the night in V Rising, or, in…