Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch 1 & 2 in August. August is nearly over, so it’s time to look back over the last few weeks and crown three of the Switch eShop games we’ve reviewed this month. We’ve got eight games that met our 7/10 criteria for our monthly showdown: Switch…
The observation that building a PC enjoys a similar appeal to clicking Lego bricks together is far from an original thought; when handed a big ol’ box of PC case faceplates, side panels, and internal brackets, few could resist having a play. So, when I was left unattended with a box o’ bits for the…
One of video gaming’s great strengths is letting players step into worlds that previously only existed in words or on canvas or celluloid. Lush fantasy kingdoms, sprawling sci-fi universes, and of course surrealist dreamscapes where people have music printed on their butts. Admittedly, that last one is a relatively recent addition to gaming’s ever-expanding map…
“If there is a chance”. Mega Man Override is the main focus for Capcom right now, but beyond this new entry, the developers behind the series are apparently open to returning to the Mega Man X series. During a chat with Game Informer recently about the new title, Mega Man series producer Shingo Izumi was…
A massive cache of internal builds from Valve has reportedly leaked online, including beta builds of several classic Valve titles and possible weapons from Half-Life 2‘s cancelled third episode. The leak, which began circulating on Saturday and comes from an unknown source, includes 12 terabytes of data currently being sifted through by data miners. The…
Activision has employed many different tactics in its unending battle against cheating in Call of Duty, from suing cheat makers for millions of dollars to employing complex technical solutions to ban cheaters as quickly as possible. In its latest gambit, Activision served cease-and-desist papers to one especially infamous Call of Duty cheat maker, filmed the…
Zero hour. Ahoy, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we checked out SimCity for the SNES, and it was the western design that won the day with a pretty resounding 73% of the vote. We kinda like the Japanese version, but it seems it didn’t resonate with many people. Read…
“This was not a decision made lightly”. The free-to-play MOBA game Dragon Ball Gekishin Squadra celebrates its second anniversary in September, and to mark this occasion, Bandai Namco has provided a development update. The big news is the game will be getting a major update, “or rather overhaul” that makes significant gameplay changes, steering it…
Who’s that Pokémon? During a Pokémon LEGO Smart Play demonstration at the second day of PokémonXP, the Lego Group announced new sets would be arriving in 2027. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
In his review of Transformers: War for Cybertron, Dan Stapleton referred to “the tingly nerd-joy of hearing original Optimus Prime voice actor Peter Cullen’s authoritative dialogue”. Every time the character appeared on screen, as he did many times in videogames like Transformers: Devastation and Fall of Cybertron or the middling movies, it was thrilling to…