Videogames love pitting players against the moon or otherwise convincing them it’s a big problem, and while I loved Pragmata, it only saddled me with more lunar trauma. David Menkin, the actor who played protagonist Hugh, has always loved the big grey rock, but as he mentioned in an interview with Polygon, he had to…
Disk Cleanup Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend column delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come back every weekend to read a new interview, digging into the important questions, like “How tidy is your desktop?” and “What game will you never uninstall?” Dave Oshry, CEO of New Blood Interactive, first encountered PC…
Airborne Kingdom was one of the early pioneers of what I’ve dubbed the “weird city builder” trend, one that takes the genre out of its realistic, SimCity-esque roots and plonks it on the back of a dinosaur or in a world populated by beavers. In Airborne Kingdom’s case, the gimmick was building a flying city,…
There’s a lot I could rattle on about when it comes to Red Dead Redemption 2, but one of the features that really stuck out to me when I first played was Arthur’s journal. It’s pretty easy to ignore for the vast majority of the game, but when you stop to flick through the pages,…
Whether you think Dark Souls 2 is FromSoftware’s worst Souls game or its best (as many diehard fans believe) it’s undoubtedly the game that had the roughest development in the series. The sequel went through a mid-development reboot that resulted in a complete story overhaul, as well as the various level design quirks evident in…
Mirror’s Edge review – PC Gamer issue #197 (UK, February 2009) By Graham Smith The early levels of Mirror’s Edge are the ones that best communicate the joys of the game, because they’re the ones that best deliver the free-running dream. That is: you, in an urban environment, gracefully inventing your own path from point…
Issue #35 – April 2026. Guess who’s back, back again? NL Mailbox‘s back, tell a friend. Yes, it’s once again time to recline in a comfy chair with your favourite beverage by your side, as we rifle through our monthly mailbag. Got something you want to get off your chest? We’re ready and waiting to…
Super Rare Games Announce First Nintendo Switch 2 Physical Release: Minishoot’ Adventures! Eight years and over 150 physical releases later, Super Rare Games is officially stepping into the next generation. We’re thrilled to confirm that we’ll be continuing our mission to preserve amazing indie titles in physical form for Nintendo Switch 2 – starting with our very…
It takes a lot for a Minecraft mod to impress me these days, such is the abundance of third-party addons and expansions for Mojang’s digital LEGO set. So it says a lot that the trailer for the recently released Create Aeronautics mod made me catch my breath a little bit. This huge addon lets players…
Neo Geo+! Polymega! Zelda! Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. Read the full article on timeextension.com Neo Geo+! Polymega! Zelda! Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run…