Resident Evil Requiem developers have made it abundantly clear that this game will be terrifying; no punches have been pulled. Taking its inspiration from Resident Evil 2, Requiem will put players in the unenviable blood-soaked shoes of Grace Ashcroft, but it wasn’t always meant to be like this. The first hint that Requiem was first…
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 came under intense fire last week, with players and developers alike criticising Activision Blizzard’s use of generative AI to produce many of the game’s calling cards. Now, US Congressman Ro Khanna has weighed in on the furore, calling for proper regulations on AI use in the wake of the…
Are you ready to step back in with Kaser and Arena on their epic journey in Lost Soul Aside? The team has taken player feedback onboard since launch, and we’re excited to share our biggest free update yet, available tomorrow, November 18. This update introduces the new challenge mode, Surge of Voidrax, along with a…
…plus two not-so-great ones. Following Neo Geo Arcade 1 and Neo Geo Arcade 2, Blaze has returned with another collection of classic titles in the form of this third helping. While you might assume we’re looking at diminishing returns here, any SNK fan will tell you that the Neo Geo’s catalogue of games is positively…
Featuring some familiar faces. After the debut Emerald Rush event wrapped up earlier this month, Donkey Kong Bananza‘s second DLC in-game event is getting off to the races next week, with two particularly swanky reward statues up for grabs. The ‘So Strong It’s Funny’ event will get underway on 25th November and will be hanging…
In October 2024 a science fiction author, Matthew Kelsey Martineau, launched a lawsuit against Bungie focused on a Destiny 2 enemy faction: Martineau alleged that the game’s Red Legion faction, the Red War storyline, and various other narrative beats were based on his stories from 2013-14, which had been published on a WordPress blog. Perhaps…
The Bees quest in Arc Raiders is as simple as tracking down the bee hive location in the Olive Grove. If The Root of the Matter and her letting you buy scrap for actual seeds wasn’t enough of a clue, Celeste is very interested in the environment of the topside and restoring things to how…
Gaga, Cher, Streisand… Mega Starmie? It came during the night. From the darkest, most existentially tortured recesses of a Game Freak designer’s brain. Diffidently, at first, then more boldly. Finally, hips swishing, stripper heels glittering, it announced itself across the Internet in a burst of dramatics. I am speaking, of course, of Mega Starmie, the…
XDefiant may not have been as spectacular a flop as Concord, but it was another stark example of how ephemeral online gaming can be in today’s industry. Ubisoft’s multiplayer shooter released in 2024 to not-insignificant critical acclaim, with PC Gamer’s Jake Tucker calling it “a breath of fresh air” in a sphere dominated by Call…
Finishing the Espresso quest in Arc Raiders is extremely simple once you know where to find an espresso machine to salvage for parts. Apollo, Speranza’s resident grenade and gadget vendor, sends you to the Buried City following a tip he got from a Raider about a magical old-world machine that can produce coffee. Imagine that……