Most popular video games eventually end up on platforms other than the one for which they were initially created. Obviously, there are exceptions. You wouldn’t have seen a Super Mario Bros title on a Sega console, just like you weren’t going to see the blue hedgehog on a Nintendo machine. But third-party developers often took…
Make way for Mina! Just a few weeks ago, we learned that Devolver’s throwback fantasy dungeon-scroller, Dark Scrolls, would be launching on Switch on 28th May. Well, it was later announced that another hotly anticipated retro-inspired indie would be launching the very same week, so Devolver and Doinksoft have decided to duck out of the…
Fully motion-captured performance for games “was in its infancy at the time, when I got the job,” remembers Matt Ryan, who starred as swashbuckler Edward Kenway in 2013’s Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag. Forms of motion capture have been used to make games for decades, of course: in the 1980s Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner…
Handheld fans rejoice. As much as the Switch 2 improved upon its predecessor in terms of design and comfort, it’s still plagued by Joy-Con controllers that, for me at least, feel far too dinky when held. It might be my age talking, but using the console in handheld mode has caused occasional pain in my…
Coining it. Once upon a time, the arcade was where you went if you wanted to sample the very latest in video game technology and design, but those days are sadly long gone. Home gaming tech has surpassed arcades in processing power for decades, and the market for coin-ops has been shrinking with each passing…
While Windows has represented my go-to operating system more often than not, that doesn’t mean I especially like using it. Microsoft appears to be all too aware of begrudging use cases such as my own, as it’s recently committed to making all things Windows 11 ‘better‘. Most recently, it’s Windows’ drivers that are enjoying a…
Paralives is finally right around the corner—it’s launching into early access on May 25 following last year’s delay. As that day quickly approaches, Paralives Studio is well and truly dangling the carrot in front of us with a nine-minute video showcasing some of the bits we can expect. I suspect this is intentional, but so…
Tom Kane, the prolific voice actor with credits across Star Wars, the Lord of the Rings, Batman, and plenty else besides, has died aged 64, his talent agency reports. You have almost certainly encountered Tom Kane’s work before, if not in the 100+ videogames he appeared in, then in any number of movies or TV…
Biomods are effectively your skills in Subnautica 2. Some are active effects, like dashing to avoid predators or producing a jolt of electricity, but most of them are passive buffs that go a long way in making life under the waves easier. You’ll have access to only a handful of Biomods at the start of…
Special delivery! Remember that incredible Pokémon anime short from studio CoMix Wave Films early last year? Well, it’s finally been dubbed for western audiences. Yes, Pokémon: Dragonite and the Special Delivery is now available for free over on YouTube, clocking in at just under 14 minutes in length. The new dub is pretty decent too,…