It’s fair to say that the PC port of The Last of Us Part 1 wasn’t a huge success to begin with. Original developers Naughty Dog and porting team Iron Galaxy produced a conversion that performed rather poorly and was blighted by excessive shader compilation, bugs, and memory leaks. It took a good while but…
What is it? What’s the formula, the secret ingredient to make a VR game bring pure excitement and adrenaline to the players? How can we make them smile and go “wow” after they take off the headset? For us devs at Something Random working on Harpagun, it all comes down to a few simple elements….
If you were around for the release of The Last of Us, you’ll remember that it felt like a watershed moment for the medium. There had been plenty of good videogame stories before, but few with such good performance capture as to draw comparisons to film and prestige television. The Last of Us Part 2…
“it’s a bold move”. Nick Arran, managing director of UK retailer GAME, has stated that digital games being cheaper than physical on the Switch 2 will be “a challenge”. As reported by The Game Business, Arran commented on the cost of the Switch 2 console and games, stating that although the £75 price point for…
Den of Wolves is an upcoming multiplayer FPS game from 10 Chambers, the studio made up of devs known for Payday: The Heist, Payday 2, and the co-op horror game GTFO. But despite not strictly being a horror game, 10 Chambers is still planning to use the expertise they gained from perfecting GTFO in Den…
“we do not expect the price point to impact early adoption”. The Switch 2 is finally official and it has a price: $449.99 / €469.99 / £395.99 for the console on its own, and $499.99 / €509.99 / £429.99 for a bundle that includes a digital copy of Mario Kart World. Initial concerns around the…
Category: Games South of Midnight: 6 Tips to Help You Thrive in This Dark, Fantastical World Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Published April 3, 2025 Summary South of Midnight launches on April 8, or play now with the Premium Edition. The game arrives for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox app for Windows PC, Steam, cloud, and…
With three different platform options—Xbox, PC, and PlayStation—the Turtle Beach Stealth 500 caters to all kinds of gamers looking for a budget wireless headset. I’ve been checking out the PC version for the past couple of weeks, aimed at PC Gamers who put freedom of movement at the top of their priorities list, and don’t…
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 has been our pick for the best gaming laptop ever since we got our hands on the RTX 4070, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370-equipped version in the middle of last year. Our previous pick, the Razer Blade 16, floundered a little in 2024. Razer had lost its edge and…
Most quests in Schedule 1 are pretty self-explanatory. Just follow the prompts and you’ll get there soon enough. The Mixing Mania quest is the first one that really puts your street smarts to the test, requiring some brainstorming and maths to create a strain worth at least $60, which is easier said than done. You’ll…