‘5,000,000 Henrys’ and they’re all quite hungry: KCD2 has sold gangbusters since its launch last year

A mere week after Warhorse celebrated Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2’s first birthday with some fun statistics, it’s dropped another big one: KCD2 has sold 5 million copies since its release last year. I suspect it’s probably more chuffed with this stat than the ones about players doing several million drunken murders (though that’s worthy of…

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‘Please let us focus on making our game in peace’ developer says to whoever is behind a slew of fake positive reviews that it swears definitely isn’t them

A developer has claimed some unknown bad faith actor is flooding its new game with positive Steam reviews—and it’s definitely not the culprit, swear—after players began to notice droves of AI-generated accounts padding the numbers. Starsand Island hasn’t had the easiest week in the run up to its launch on February 11. Despite being a…

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One of my favourite TTRPGs is releasing an expansion that goes from gothic horror heists to a psychedelic 60s sci-fi dystopia inspired by Deathloop, where the dead feed an oversaturated sky

One of the most popular D&D settings is Spelljammer, a supplement that turns your sword & sorcery to space-faring swashbuckling. While it’s certainly a tone shift, it’s not an unreasonable one—fantasy adventuring and the idea of a great, unexplored frontier have a lot to do with space. Treasure Planet understood this, as does Pathfinder 2e,…

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Overwatch players are being completely normal about Jetpack Cat and all her hideous combos: ‘I hate this cat with a passion’

Jetpack Cat in Overwatch is the perfect example of ‘sick when I do it’ and ‘a crime against humanity when someone else does it to me’. I’m of course talking about her Lifeline ability, which can airlift allies into enemy backlines, or her ultimate that divebombs some poor soul and then whisks them away, usually…

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How to beat Guillotina in Mewgenics

After beating the Boneyard stage in Mewgenics, you’ll be warned about the impending arrival of Guillotina, one of two unique raid bosses. Unlike other bosses, which you’ll encounter during a run, Guillotina invades your home. When Guillotina arrives, you’ll have to use your retired cats to fend her off. Otherwise she’ll bite your cats’ heads…

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Preview: Dizzying Detail, Fluctuating Frames – A Good Look At ‘Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection’

What does this reflection show? Nintendo’s relationship with the Monster Hunter series is an intriguing one – in one sense it’s at the heart of the IP with timed exclusives, but it’s also missed out on two blockbuster mainline entries in World and Wilds; perhaps Switch 2 will remedy that shortcoming. The spin-off Stories series,…

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