Aloft is launching into early access, but if you’re looking for the next big-scale co-op survival crafting game to sink hundreds of hours I’m afraid to tell you that this might not currently be it. With a world that feels half-empty, a repetitive gameplay loop, and next to no guidance on where you should aim…
“What the heck is a Dire Lord?” I asked myself, staring at Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen‘s character creation screen. This was my first inkling that I was about to start playing an MMO that would rarely tell me anything I needed to know. From the absence of practical information about classes and races, to…
Happy new year! 33 Immortals is back for Xbox Insiders with a third playtest starting January 28. The playtest will be available for 10 days and end on February 6. Thunder Lotus Games incorporated more updates and is excited for Xbox Insiders to try them and to get your feedback. Limited space is available so…
You know what word I don’t often have a reason to use in this job? “Depraved.” God bless Sultan’s Game for giving me a chance to dust it off. In this strange and fascinating roguelike, depravity is survival. Chosen by the cruel and decadent Sultan to be his proxy in a mystical card game, you…
Just hoppy. NetEase Games and NITRO PLUS have announced that action platformer Rusty Rabbit will be launching on Nintendo Switch on 17th April 2025 (via Gematsu). Now, on the surface, you might notice the gruff-looking, middle-aged rabbit that chain smokes carrots and think: “huh!”. You might be entertained as he rides around maze-like maps in…
“I think they’ll be waiting a while for inflation to catch up”. Final Fantasy Mystic Quest hold a somewhat infamous position in the history of the JRPG franchise. Intended to introduce Western audiences to the genre, it offered a watered-down take on the series and, as a result, has become something of a black sheep…
Back in 2022, the Tennis Australia’s forward-thinking management released 6,776 images of tennis balls as digital NFTs. Each one sold for 0.067 in the ethereum cryptocurrency, about $278 AUD at the time. Those same NFTs are now reportedly trading for as little as 0.003ETH or $15 AUD on OpenSea, the self-described “world’s first and largest…
I think, with the appropriate amount of hindsight, we can all agree that Starfield didn’t take off as the multi-year industry titan that Bethesda was hoping it would be. While I, and plenty of other players, got a reasonable amount of enjoyment out of it, it wasn’t quite in line with the studio’s other heavy-hitters….
This year’s CES saw the announcement of the first third-party device “Powered by Steam OS”, the Legion Go S, and if Valve has its way it certainly won’t be the last. The Linux-based operating system has been in development at Valve since 2012, though what really catapulted it into peoples’ hands was the success of…
Alongside Amnesia: Rebirth and Amnesia: The Bunker. Abylight Studios has announced that it’s bringing three of Frictional Games’ horror titles to the Switch in 2025. SOMA, Amnesia Rebirth, and Amnesia: The Bunker will all be getting digital and physical releases later this year. This means all Amnesia games will at last be on Switch, alongside…