Hollow Knight: Silksong player discovers Hornet’s taunt does damage, proceeds to spend hours trying to beat every boss with it: ‘This is like watching Sisyphus push the boulder and win’

I was about halfway through Hollow Knight: Silksong before I realized it even had a taunt button. Press it and Hornet will widen her stance and yell “Garama!” to call enemies toward her. It can be surprisingly useful if you need to bring an enemy close enough to jump on them. Today I learned that…

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007 First Light, IO Interactive’s James Bond game, is delayed ‘to ensure the experience meets the level of quality you players deserve on day one’

007 First Light, IO Interactive’s foray into the world of James Bond, has been delayed a little bit. Instead of launching on March 27 as planned, the studio has decided to give it a couple more months of work, and will release it on May 27 instead. “007 First Light is our most ambitious project…

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007 First Light, IO Interactive’s James Bond game, is delayed ‘to ensure the experience meets the level of quality you players deserve on day one’

007 First Light, IO Interactive’s foray into the world of James Bond, has been delayed a little bit. Instead of launching on March 27 as planned, the studio has decided to give it a couple more months of work, and will release it on May 27 instead. “007 First Light is our most ambitious project…

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Microsoft’s year of shame

The last ember of optimism in my subconscious wants me to believe that by putting the four words above in sequence, shouted in 30pt font, the truth of it has already rung out in your mind. You don’t need the impassioned argument about how Microsoft is the shameful poster child for just how contemptible an…

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