It is a tradition well-regarded that PC gaming’s long-standing FPS Doom be ported to every new piece of hardware that could, even vaguely conceivably, run it. Last year, id Software surprise-dropped an updated Doom and Doom 2 as a collection, one that runs on modern hardware and has been pretty well-received. To wit, Limited Run…
In mid-February, the pretty dang buggy PC port of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 got upgraded to Verified status on the Steam Deck. It was a few weeks after its first major patch, which brought some badly-needed stability and UI fixes, as well as auto-save backups. Players were skeptical, to put it simply, because it just barely…
In March, SCS Software dropped a mysterious teaser for American Truck Simulator: the sound of a revving engine that didn’t quite have the full-throated roar of a big rig. It sounded more like what we call a ute in Australia and and New Zealand and the rest of the English-speaking world probably knows as a…
You want a sassy pitch for an upcoming game? Heroes of Valor is, per publisher Iceberg Interactive’s press release, “the Battlefield Heroes you can actually play.” Clearly, it kind of is: It wears its inspiration on its sleeve as a spiritual successor to the now decade-dead free-to-play shooter. It also has a (free) playtest running…
Take a look at today’s Wordle clue if you’d like to give your puzzle solving a bit of direction without spoiling all of your fun. Bring it out early to get your game off to a great start, or save it for later when those yellow letters might feel more like a problem than part…
Take a look. In case you didn’t already know, the Nintendo Switch Online app will carry over to the Switch 2 when it launches this June. If you are wondering what the UI might look like when it eventually shows up on the new hybrid system, Nintendo’s official Japanese website has now shared a sneak…
As reported by AV Club, actor Nicky Katt has died at age 54 of an unspecified cause. While he’s better-known to most for a portfolio full of character actor roles, often as a jerk or bully or outright villain in movies like Dazed and Confused, Strange Days, SubUrbia, Boiler Room, School of Rock, The Limey,…
Apple TV’s comedy series about a videogame studio making an MMO has been canceled after four seasons and an expansion pack—the four-episode spin-off Side Quest—as reported by Variety. After spending so long parodying the videogame industry, the show will get a send-off that sounds like the equivalent of a Dota patch. “Endings are hard. But…
As reported by The Guardian, The Trump administration has announced, through the United States Customs and Border Patrol, that smartphones, computers, and other electronic devices/components will be exempt from the US’s chaotic and destabilizing new tariff regime. That even includes the steepest 125% tariffs on China. I’ve lost track whether we’re doing the tariffs, not…
This weekend Bungie revealed Marathon’s sci-fi-fueled gameplay to the world. The studio, celebrated for its sublime first-person gunplay and ever-expanding gameplay, is venturing into the extraction-shooter genre when the game launches on September 23. The Marathon premise is simple and enticing: load up your Runner with valuable gear, compete with other players to secure more…