Roguelike strategy 9 Kings certainly played its cards right on its early access debut earlier this year. Developer Sad Socket’s concept of using cards to place and upgrade units and buildings was so compelling that it even convinced deckbuilding sceptic Fraser Brown of the genre’s merits. “Runs are brisk, the mechanics are simple, but there’s…
It’s been six years since ToeJam and Earl: Back in the Groove heralded the return of gaming’s funkiest alien duo, and while that’s by no means the longest gap between entries (the third game, Mission to Earth, was released in 2002), fans have naturally been curious about what the future has in store for the…
Ready? Set? NSO! We are back, back, back with another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, it was the Virtual Boy in the spotlight, as we matched up a duo of covers for Teleroboxer. It was two very different designs and they pulled in very different results, but the North American variant took the…
Take a look at today’s hints if you’re daily Wordle‘s feeling like a bit of a struggle this Sunday, they’re designed to be the right amount of vaguely helpful, giving you a bit of a nudge rather than an instant win. Team them up with fresh clues for today’s puzzle if you need a little…
Download it now. Bandai Namco this week announced Dragon Ball FighterZ would be getting a brand new balance adjustment update. It’s now shared the official patch notes for Version 1.40 on its website. It includes changes to every character, including their moveset. Bandai Namco also highlighted how “successfully timing a Z-Reflect can turn the tide…
In a new interview with Polygon, fantasy (and sci-fi, and videogame) writer R.A. Salvatore dished on some of the unique challenges of writing stories that have to stay consistent with an ever evolving tabletop ruleset and world state. Salvatore has notably contributed to the Star Wars Expanded Universe (RIP), but is most famous for his…
It may not hit for infinite damage, but this new necromancer build in Diablo 4 has infinite bullets, and that’s close enough. The whole build involves pressing a single button to fire off bone splinters in every direction. No enemy is safe from the barrage of projectiles that cover the entire screen and hit for…
Members of the Gearbox team came to PAX Australia so Randy Pitchford could do some magic tricks we’ll gloss over, and to reveal more about the post-launch plans for Borderlands 4. First up is a Halloween-themed “seasonal mini-event” called Horrors of Kairos that will run from October 23 to November 6, adding “blood rain” to…
MiHoYo’s version of Roblox was inevitable—Genshin Impact is huge, but it’s not Roblox huge. In pursuit of greater horizons to conquer, the anime action game is going to get its own mode where user-created stuff is king. It’s called Miliastra Wonderland and it’s such a blatant copy of Roblox that it’s funny to listen to…
And you can get it for 25% less at the moment. SNK has just launched the second game in its new Neo Geo Premium Selection series – 1996’s Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle. A follow-up to Savage Reign, the game’s big innovation is the ability to tag in a second character during gameplay. Read the…