Team Ninja says a Ninja Gaiden 2 Black patch with ‘balance adjustments’ will arrive in a few weeks, and hopefully kill us all that little bit harder

Last week saw the surprise announcement of Ninja Gaiden 4, and the simultaneous release of Ninja Gaiden 2 Black. The latter’s subtitle had me incredibly excited, channeling as it does the definitive version of the original game and promising that, after the disappointing NG Sigma 2, it was time to chop up some baddies properly….

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At long last, Hello Kitty Island Adventure has come to PC after 2 excruciating years and it’s the perfect outlet for my ever-growing Sanrio obsession

When Eric Cartman asked Butters in South Park why he wasn’t playing World of Warcraft even though he was at his PC all the time and Butters replied, “I’m playing Hello Kitty Island Adventure,” I laughed. I sat there and laughed at him, because how can a game about Hello Kitty possibly stop you from…

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That Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles roguelike I refuse to stop going on about is adding Casey Jones as a playable character and a junkyard full of frogs to goongala your way through

One of my favourite surprises of 2024 was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate, a pretty unassuming licensed roguelike that turned out to be really good fun. It’s basically Hades with turtles and four-player co-op, but as I said in my review, it’s “a clever take on the formula with lots of ideas and personality…

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To celebrate Spider-Man 2 coming to PC, Marvel Rivals is adding a new Spider-Man skin, and saying fans are excited is an understatement

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is finally out today for PC, but for those of you who aren’t really interested in the 2023 sequel but still want to celebrate, boy, does Marvel Rivals have news for you: there’s a new Spider-Man skin in the shop. “Marvel Rivals brings you the iconic Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Costume,” Marvel Rivals…

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Path of Exile’s community is losing it over the news that the next expansion has been delayed because of Path of Exile 2: ‘I need to make peace with myself and let go of this burden’

Hoo boy. Grinding Gear Games (GGG) has released a new update video, delivered by Path of Exile 2 director Jonathan Rogers, which delivers some bad news to fans of the original Path of Exile. And in its wake there are tears aplenty, tearing of garments, and an awful lot of copium being huffed. GGG released…

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Poppy Playtime Chapter 4 is out so get ready to meet ‘Doey the Doughman’ and find out if he really is ‘fun until the day that you die’

When I started playing the first installment of episodic first-person horror game Poppy Playtime back in 2021, I thought it might be just yet another Five Nights At Freddy’s-alike. I was quickly proven wrong thanks to some top-notch voice acting, inventive puzzle-solving systems, and excellent character design. It may have a lot in common with…

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