In Monster Hunter Wilds, you can capture monsters—which is the slightly more humane alternative to lunging at them like a feral dog the moment your handler says it’s OK to cut off all their tentacles and skin them for cool armour. Capturing involves laying down a pitfall or shock trap, then pelting the poor, wounded…
Whether it’s reworked old classics you’re after or fresh picks inspired by ’90s gems, you don’t have to look far for a good JRPG these days. While Clair Obscur might be stirring up discourse on whether a French game can carry the genre name, let’s not forget the powerfully Québécois Sea Of Stars, which dropped…
Clearing your raider for Expedition is a pretty big deal in Arc Raiders. It involves tons of prep and a dedication that you’re willing to start the next season with a fresh character and stash (alongside some perks that the Expedition offers your new avatar). It’s not something that everyone is willing or able to…
The United Kingdom’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has unveiled further details about Colossus, often referred to as “the first ever digital computer”, for its 80th birthday. A machine which—as this obituary to an MI5 chief scientific officer who helped rebuild it states—could “read Hitler’s mind”. OK—we didn’t have psychic powers in the 1940s, but Colossus…
If only we’d had this back in the ’90s. The introduction of trading in the original Game Boy Pokémon games was a watershed moment for many players. Here was the chance to create a physical connection with other fans and exchange digital monsters via a handy link cable interface; it felt like the future in…
If you’ve played Elden Ring Nightreign, you’ve likely had this experience. Your friends are both down and at three bars. It’s to the wire. A Nightlord is bearing down upon you. You rush to bring them back up, start to swing, and mutter to yourself: “Why is this so hard?” then you’re flattened into paste…
Every Wednesday, dive into the Indie Select Hub — your gateway to a fresh, curated indie collection plus four themed spotlights that rotate weekly! You can always find this collection hub in the XBOX Store and on XBOX.com/IndieSelects. The year is flying by, and summer has brought no shortage of standout games. With so many…
From half a dozen to several dozen support Lumia phones When Microsoft made available its first Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones, it only officially supported six Lumia handsets (630, 635, 636, 638, 730, and 830). The reason? Microsoft had to select from a set of phones that had sufficient system partition sizes configured by…
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Enhancements, bug fixes and more. Hades II got off to an excellent start when it landed in September, and soon it will be getting its very first post-launch patch. Developer Supergiant Games has now released a preview of what fans can expect via the official Steam game page. In addition to bug fixes and balance…