Starfighter Assault is Criterion’s contribution to this November’s Star Wars Battlefront II, the multi-studio collaboration that is EA’s return to a galaxy far, far away. The Guilford-based studio’s heritage is rich in racing franchises (Burnout, Need for Speed), and it is applying that discipline – a fine splice of arcade thrills, missile-like speed and perfect…
I think we can all agree that 2025 has been a year of events and occurrences. Sure, many of those have contributed to a general sense that we’re trapped in a whirling vortex of societal dysfunction and existential horror. But at least some of our favorite lines are going up! According to the analysts at…
It feels inevitable that Google will eventually be forced spin off its Chrome web-browser and sell it to the highest bidder. There are just too many concerns over the influence Chrome has regarding Google’s stranglehold on web search. But the company’s hand has not yet been forced to do so, and you might not have…
The Attorney General Alliance, a bipartisan group of US state attorneys general that “takes on emerging issues like cannabis regulation, sports betting,” has launched a new Partnership for Youth Online Safety initiative, and its first game industry partner is none other than Roblox. The AGA praised Roblox “for its leadership in promoting safe, more positive…
Well, well, well. 2024’s hit puzzle platformer Animal Well is getting a second physical edition, this time from Lost In Cult, and it’s absolutely gorgeous. After announcing an artbook earlier this year, Lost In Cult has lifted the lid on two lovely little physicals on social media — one standard edition, and one exclusive edition…
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Gabe Newell, the co-founder of Valve Corporation, recently gave an interview to YouTuber Zalkar Saliev. The full interview is yet to surface but a few shorts from the conversation have been released, including one about Newell’s daily routine (“get up, work, go scuba diving“), and his thoughts on why startups chasing VC money makes no…
Atlus has announced this morning that sales of Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers have surpassed 480,000 in Japan and Asia. The company also announced that the Persona franchise has now sold a total of 13 million units worldwide. A release date for Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation…
With mighty ShovelBlade in hand and a yearning for his lost love, the ever-honest Shovel Knight sets out to defeat the Enchantress and overcome the terrible foes belonging to The Order of No Quarter! The critically-acclaimed, retro platformer Shovel Knight is on the way to PS4, PS3, and PS Vita. For Shovelry! Steeped in retro…
Jump day. Super Mario Bros. is now 40 years old. To celebrate this big anniversary, Omar looks back over four decades of gaming’s greatest verb and/or noun… When’s the last time you jumped? Read the full article on nintendolife.com