Following the reveal of the Kin of Sheredyn, today Amplitude has shown off a much stranger Endless Legend 2 faction: the Aspects. While the Kin are deeply connected to the lore of the Endless series, the Aspects feel a bit more novel and peculiar, which makes them a good fit for the sequel to one…
Beyond expectations. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond being cross-gen was inevitable. After a near two-decade wait for a sequel and a handful of delays, including a return from series developer Retro Studios, the game needed to land with a bang. And boy did it when it re-emerged during the June 2024 Nintendo Direct. We’ve seen it…
Pixel perfect? When I reviewed the Game Kiddy Pixel last year, I praised its screen, design and pocket-friendly size, but only felt comfortable awarding it 7/10. There was clearly a lot of room for improvement, and now, under a year later, here I am reviewing its successor, the Pixel 2. At first glance, not much…
Yesterday saw a fairly hefty Nintendo Direct focused on Switch 2 that, among other things, featured the reveal of a new FromSoftware exclusive that looks awfully like a spiritual sequel to Bloodborne. Not that I’m bitter. Among the other reveals was the announcement of Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition for the new console. This bundles together…
RuneScape Dragonwilds has been in the works since at least 2022, but we hadn’t heard much about it until late last year when Jagex started recruiting Alpha testers and then a few days ago when it was officially announced and named. There was no word on what it’d take to run the game, though—until now,…
The Kilo 141 is one of two new assault rifles arriving in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 3, alongside the CR-56 AMAX. Both are strong contenders, but the best BO6 Kilo 141 loadout is undoubtedly more popular since it’s an old favourite finally making its return with Verdansk. Below, I’ll go over the…
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 3 brings two assault rifles, the CR-56 AMAX and the Kilo 141. It’s always fun to use the new weapon, and fortunately the best BO6 CR-56 loadout packs a punch—it’s already making a name for itself in the meta. Below, I’ll go over the attachments that you need…
Nakano TRF will close for good on May 18th. The owners of the legendary Tokyo game center Nakano TRF (Nakano Tokyo Ranking Fighters) announced yesterday that it will be closing its doors for good later this year, in yet another blow to Japan’s struggling arcade scene. Nakano TRF first started operating in 2004, and over…
Henk Rogers’ memoir The Perfect Game—Tetris: From Russia With Love was published this week, the story of one man’s rather incredible journey through the games industry and, in particular, his involvement with Tetris. Outside of the game’s creator, Alexey Pajitnov, Rogers is by far the most important figure in bringing the game as we know…
A couple of months back, the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs, more or less the British Oscars) got bored of figuring out which things were good by itself. Instead, it decided to ask you, the humble gaming public, to divine the most influential game of all time. And boy, you’ve really made a hash of…