Treat or Treat? Silver Bullet’s aesthetic is dark, cartoony, and full of Halloween charm. But beneath its playful premise of a pint-sized Van Helsing rescuing puppies from the forces of darkness lies a razor-blade-stuffed apple – an arcade game with a wicked edge. Mashing genres into something unique, its crosshair shooting setup is reminiscent of…
Women make up a large part of the gaming masses, 48% according to a recent analysis, and Razer is a popular brand among women. The company even tailors products to women, that are then advertised by women, and which appear to sell well among women. That’s why it’s surprising to see the company deploy an…
In this age of instant gratification, of ecommerce orders that arrive via drone an hour before you realised you even wanted them, there’s definitely something to be said for adding a delay, maybe a touch of ritual, perhaps a dash of overkill. Enter the Power Button Extension V2, surely the most satisfying start up routine…
Some of the biggest content creators for The Sims 4 have announced their departure from the EA Creator Network in the wake of the company’s $55 billion Saudi-backed buyout. James Turner, Jesse ‘Plumbella’ McNamara, and Kayla ‘lilsimsie’ Sims took to their respective YouTube accounts to reveal that they had requested to leave the programme—which offers…
Switch 1 version outsells Switch 2. The latest look at the Japanese charts are in from Famitsu, and, surprising absolutely no one, Pokémon Legends: Z-A has started with a bang. TPC’s latest takes the top two spots this week, with the Switch 1 version putting up 872,552 sales and the Switch 2 hitting 612,905. Combined,…
A new action-RPG is on the block, and this time it’ll explore Korean mythology and folklore with epic boss fights and a fantasy open-world. Project TAL is coming from developer Madngine, and while we do have a few years to wait until it’s released, we did just get a little peek at what it’s going…
How a Seattle-based designer levelled up Nintendo’s packaging in the ’80s & ’90s. Tim Girvin isn’t a name that we’re betting most Nintendo fans will be aware of, but we’re almost 100% sure that you would have encountered his work in the past if you happen to have a passing interest in retro gaming. A…
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), one of the world’s largest media conglomerates, has announced it is putting itself up for sale (thanks, NBC). A press release announced “a review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value” following “unsolicited interest” from “multiple parties for both the entire company and Warner Bros.” The news caused an immediate spike…
Every time an Amazon delivery driver drops off a parcel at my door, they whip out their phone and take a photo of it. And if I happen to be holding the package already, I pose with it, like a 1960s catalogue model desperate to make their big break. I’m telling you this because I…
Ghost of Yōtei has been a labor of love for Sucker Punch, and we’re happy to have it out in the world for everyone to play. Now that players have gotten a taste of the game, we thought this was a good opportunity to talk a little bit about the technology that helped get us…