It’s a fact: Hidden object games have a less-than-stellar reputation among the gamer cognoscenti. They’re commonly viewed as low effort, vacuous, beneath the notice or caring of real gamers—a sort of proto-slop, in many ways, that predates the rise of AI. They’re games your mom plays. Ewwww. Dramatic exaggeration? Not really. Back in 2016, we…
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Dead Man Dan returns when we need him most. It’s time to Rise From Your Grave (Altered Beast-style), as PlayStation recomp community BlackLabelHQ has released its first beta for the tremendously scary and tremendously silly MediEvil, now available for PC. As noted by the dedicated MediEvil community, Gallowpedia, BlackLabelHQ’s port reconstructs the cult 1998 adventure…
Din demand. In what proved to be a pretty predictable Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct, Nintendo announced that a special concert tour would commence in Japan from January 2027. More dates would then follow in North America, Europe, and Australia, inviting fans to celebrating the franchise’s most iconic tracks. The predictability continued, of course, with all…
Welcome to Next Week on XBOX! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to XBOX Series X|S, XBOX One, XBOX on PC, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in! Gears of War:…
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi must be one of the least guarded interviewees working for a major publisher. Before I speak to him, I find tons of details about the final game in the Remake trilogy spread across a dozen different sources—everything from granular titbits about why Vincent Valentine has a unique skydiving…
Atsu’s hunt is not over. A year after the original game launched, PS5 players can dive into the Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition. Available now on PS5, this brings together the story campaign, the Ghost of Yōtei Legends multiplayer mode, and two new major additions: the roguelike mode Most Wanted, and the narrative expansion Echoes…
Demon Slay-er. If there’s something strange in the neigh-bour-hood and the Ghostbusters are already engaged, who you gonna call? Ghost Sweeper Mikami: The Exorcist With A Nice Body, that’s who. The demon-mashing, hyper-capitalist fashionista has already more than proven her worth when it comes to expunging ghosts and ghoulies, having appeared in a wealth of…
Need to know What is it?: Arcade racing with the Star Wars sauce.Expect to pay: $60/£50Developer: Fuse GamesPublisher: Secret ModeReviewed on: Windows 11, Intel Core i9, 32GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 4060Multiplayer?: YesSteam Deck: UnknownLink: Steam The Star Wars movies have always had a mashup quality. You take some dogfighting from The Dam Busters, some swordfighting…
Long Fellow. How’s the weather up there? Hamster’s Console Archives develops a head for heights this week, adding the Famicom port of Taito’s bizarrely titled (and even more bizarrely executed) platformer, Chack’n Pop. Chack’n Pop arrived in arcades in 1984 and was ported to a variety of Japanese platforms, including the MSX, FM-7, and NEC…