It’s been a few years since current-gen consoles got their fancy GTA 5 upgrade loaded with new features and modern graphics updates, but that version is finally available on PC now as Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced. The souped-up version of GTA comes to PC with Hao’s Special Works auto shop, new vehicles, and enough…
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is great. So great that I slapped a 90% score on it in our Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 review. But frankly, I wasted a lot of your time in that piece, nattering on about narrative and mechanics and whatever when I could have just presented you with my grand unified theory…
Genre hybrids are everywhere these days—whether a turn-based soulslike or a city-building deckbuilder—but I’m still regularly surprised by new combos, some so natural that it seems ridiculous that there aren’t already a hundred games doing the same mash-up. Absolum‘s mix of side-scrolling beat-’em-up and roguelike action-RPG is the perfect example. Beat-’em-ups thrive in repetition—the classic…
One for Lakitu. With MAR10 fast approaching, Nintendo has announced a number of ways you can join in and celebrate the company mascot. The usual Switch OLED bundle with the newest Super Mario game, some discounts on Mario Switch games (from 9th March), wider distribution of Alarmo, and a Super Nintendo World sweepstakes to give…
This week President Donald Trump announced that his long-term plan to put tariffs on non-American-made goods would go into effect, and Nvidia, a company headquartered in America but whose products are mostly manufactured out of Taiwan, has already taken a hit in its stock price. The price fell 9% on Monday night and 12% over…
The CEO of electronics specialist Best Buy says that “price increases for American consumers [are] highly likely” as a consequence of tariffs going live today. Meanwhile, the CEO of Target reckons that tariffs mean “prices will go up”. So, if you’re in the market for a GPU and you spot anything near MSRP when Nvidia’s…
When I say ‘AI’, what do you think of? Large Language Models saying something outrageous? Vaguely melted or otherwise bland looking images fashioned using a generative model? Perhaps even videogame NPC behaviour? While all of the above work on the same principle—to risk oversimplification, that is a computer stitching together human-created fragments to make something…
There are a lot of studios taking a crack at developing ‘the next Disco Elysium‘, but the one that’s intrigued me the most so far is Rue Valley. Emotion Spark’s narrative RPG is set during a 47-minute window in an out-of-the-way motel, featuring an enigmatic protagonist trying to forget about some unexplained trauma. At the…
Over the years, many of you have participated in various beta programs across Sony Interactive, which has helped us deliver the best possible gaming experiences to gamers around the world. And we’re truly grateful for your participation. That’s why I’m pleased to introduce the Beta Program at PlayStation initiative. It’s an easier, more consolidated way…
“I’m a slasher… of prices!”. Nintendo has announced that it is discounting several first-party retail titles on Nintendo Switch to coincide with the upcoming MAR10 Day celebrations (that’s 10th March in case it wasn’t incredibly obvious). Available on 9th March 2025, six games will be discounted down to a suggested retail price of $39.99, while…