A star is born. The core gameplay conceit of the Katamari series — rolling up everything you see into a giant ball of wriggling debris, one object at a time — almost feels like it shouldn’t work. Yet Once Upon a Katamari manages to turn mess into something meditative, pulling you into a satisfyingly tactile…
When you think of video games as a tool to teach kids English, horror probably isn’t a genre that immediately springs to mind. You might think of something a bit more narrative-heavy, or perhaps any sort of puzzle game to drill in simple tasks. But no, a fifth grade English class in Niigata prefecture has…
MrTalida delivers a Halloween treat! The Keshigomu collector, MrTalida, has successfully preserved another set of Mario-themed toys, which are now available to download and print, decorate, or animate as you wish. This time around, however, the figures are anything but the run-of-the-mill depictions of the Super Mario Bros. cast, as sculpted by companies such as…
Microsoft has lost an awful lot of goodwill in recent times. Over the last two years, it has laid off over 10,000 workers, closed iconic studios like Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, and raised the prices of Xbox Game Pass and its consoles multiple times. It seems that Microsoft, in light of this, has had…
As I have written time and time again at this point, The Sims 4 is a mess. One that only gets more complex with every kit, game pack, and expansion that gets stuffed into its spaghetti code. EA has been making a more concerted effort to address the multitude of bugs and glitches since it…
Most games will go through a couple of growing pains as the community gets last-minute nerves ahead of release. Some may be wondering whether said game is worth the price point, while others may start realising it might not be all there. But for Arc Raiders players, it looks like a big worry was its…
It’s said that a good thing never dies. Chip giant AMD certainly thinks so because earlier this month, it stealthily launched two new series of Ryzen processors. Except they’re not exactly new, as the chips are simply old laptop-based ones from 2017 and 2022 that have been given a fresh lick of paint, new names,…
Since its much belated release, Nvidia’s DGX Spark mini AI box has enjoyed a mixed reception. It’s technically interesting, but super expensive and arguably not that powerful, for the money at least. Now no lesser an authority than John Carmack, he of OG Doom fame, reckons the little gold box of AI power has thermal…
Raise Animals codes are the most efficient way to quickly earn Rubies and Corals, the experience’s main forms of currency. Not only will they give you a decent head start in the game if you’ve just started out building your zoo, but they will save you from spending any Robux or having to work particularly…
Humble Bundle continues to come out of left field with some wild deals that intersect with my very specific interests—just last week, you could sweep up $365 of TTRPG sourcebooks. Now, like a true transmutation wizard, the folks over at Humble have turned $203 of comics into $18. The Critical Role comic collection bundle features…