Final Fantasy 14‘s G’raha Tia is the sexiest man. Also, in unrelated news, his English voice actor Jonathan Bailey has been named the sexiest man alive by People Magazine. You might be shocked as I was (appalled as I was, mortified as I was) to discover that People Magazine, a publication for normal, well-adjusted readers,…
“We actually don’t like to talk about Worldless as a Metroidvania”. Fans of 2D platformers in the Metroidvania mould aren’t exactly lacking for excellent examples of the genre. It feels like every other game launching at the moment is either a roguelite deckbuilder or an explorative action platformer. It’s a brave developer who dips a…
The official Monster Hunter Twitter account has announced that Capcom will be holding a special Monster Hunter Digital Event on Thursday 7th January. The stream will kick off at 6am PT / 2pm UK time. It seems reasonable to expect that this event will be related to the Monster Hunter Rise Nintendo Switch demo release….
The gaming industry’s in a bit of a state, defined these days by extreme consolidation, massive waves of layoffs as the pandemic boom fades into memory, and skyrocketing hardware prices we’re calling the RAMpocalypse. But that doesn’t mean less money’s going around: quite the opposite, in fact. A quarterly Global Games Market Report was published…
Beef up your game collection Heads up for anyone in need of a graphics card upgrade — Newegg is giving bundling game codes for Dirt Rally with any Radeon R9 Series graphics card. In addition, select cards also come with a code for Grand Theft Auto V. There doesn’t appear to be any rhyme or…
There continues to be no end in sight for the hiring spree happening at Retro Studios. The company’s latest addition is a lead producer, Marisa Palumbo. Palumbo worked on the Blizzard team behind Overwatch for 6 years, and a decade at Rockstar. Palumbo’s resume at Rockstar includes Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto V,…
Hey everyone, Today, I’m really excited to unveil Sundered‘s new trailer and to dive deep into the game’s design and gameplay influences. To kick things off, here is Sundered’s second trailer, Embrace: For those of you who don’t know, Sundered is a horrifying fight for survival and sanity. It’s a replayable Metroidvania where you resist…
We learned in 2023 that PUBG was being fitted for an extraction shooter spinoff, referred to at the time as Project Black Budget. It was set to launch in the second half of 2024, but then 2024 came, Project Black Budget didn’t, and frankly we forgot about the whole thing. I did, anyway. Now, as…
Out this week. Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition officially launches for the Switch 2 this week, and more footage of this version of the game is now surfacing online. YouTube channel ElAnalistaDeBits has shared a “final graphics comparison”, placing the Switch 2 version alongside the PlayStation 5 version. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
“My birthday gift to the community”. This week brought us news that Sony is ending production of optical discs for its PlayStation 5 console and has confirmed that it will be the last machine it makes with a disc drive. With Microsoft widely expected to follow suit with its next Xbox, it leaves Nintendo as…