Ark 2 was revealed almost exactly five years ago—on December 10, 2020—with a lengthy cinematic trailer starring, for reasons I still don’t entirely understand, Vin Diesel. It was initially expected to come out in 2023, and then at the end of 2024, but by 2025—the year that’s about to end—we were reduced to promises that,…
Embark Studios is clamping down on aim assist in The Finals in a new patch. It’s a rare move for an FPS to make in our crossplay climate, but Embark says the changes were informed by “an in-depth review of how aim assist works—something we’ve only been able to validate with a player base as…
“we’re going to have to take some risks”. The recent Xbox showcase included an awesome reveal for Spyro: A Realm Beyond; the first mainline Spyro adventure since 2008. It’s currently scheduled to launch in 2027 for the Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. In a new interview with GamesRadar+, Paul Yan, the studio…
Final Fantasy 14 had its latest Ultimate raid released this week, and there’s already a controversy. In case you’re completely unfamiliar, Ultimate raids are the biggest endgame challenge an Eorzean can tackle—tough fights that can take months to learn and beat for your average joe. World-first raiders dedicated enough to block off an entire week…
It’s a big month for Call of Duty, what with Black Ops 6 Season 3 gearing up for launch and Warzone’s fifth anniversary next week. But with all of this comes a ton of pressure, which it seems like the devs are feeling as Call of Duty announces that Season 3 has been delayed by…
There’s a lot going on in the world of videogames right now. The Marathon server slam is the big attention-getter of the moment, but Sony also got the first playtest for Horizon Hunters Gathering going on this weekend for some reason, and of course the Steam Next Fest is wrapping up over the next few…
Suit up! You can finally climb aboard the GALAK-Z as it launches today! If we’ve been lucky enough to have you following us, you already know that GALAK-Z is an homage to our anime dreams. Piloting your prototypical craft is equally fun to fly as it is to transform into a mech and slash your…
“I want to explore is PS1 aesthetic as a style choice rather than a limitation”. Blimey, Ridge Racer was good, wasn’t it? Remember when Namco’s series used to mark the glorious beginning of a new PlayStation hardware generation and was the first game you’d pick up with your shiny new Sony system? Those were the…
Fallout 76 has become another feather in Bethesda’s cap, assisted by the fact that it’s the game best-positioned to take advantage of the popularity of Amazon’s fantastic Fallout TV show, and thanks to the cavalcade of transformative free updates. But it wasn’t always like this. At launch, the reception was rough. An online-only Fallout game…
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories that explores the ways games can address varying types of subject matter. Read the first story, about forging connections with other people in Night School Studio’s Afterparty, here. The ocean is vast! Back in 2014 we made a game called Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)…