“We’ve read through your comments”. Following the full reveal in February, Sega’s upcoming release Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds held a special closed network test for the PlayStation 5. While part of the focus was on the stability of online matchmaking, there was also a lot of feedback from the community about the gameplay and how the…
Prototype was a landmark release in videogame sweatshirts, featuring a permanently hooded, perpetually grumpy man harboring a mutagenic virus and powerful 2009-era angst. Admittedly, I’d be pretty cheesed off if I was left filled to the brim with bioweaponry against my will—until my nasty meat tentacles could fling helicopters around, anyway. All of life’s troubles…
“No plans” to do a full port. PigsyRetro, the lead developer behind an unofficial effort to bring Castlevania: Symphony of the Night to the Genesis / Mega Drive, has shown off a small demo which sees Sega’s 16-bit console tackle the 2003 GBA entry Aria of Sorrow. However, before you get too excited about this…
Monster Hunter Wilds hasn’t been out for even a day yet, and already the character customisation is being manipulated in ways I didn’t expect so soon. It was only a matter of time before we saw recreations of characters from TV shows, other games, or even memes and pop culture icons like Ronald McDonald. As…
It’s odd to think about now, but there was a time when Baldur’s Gate 3—Baldur’s Gate 3—pushed its release date forward by a whole month in order to avoid clashing with Starfield, the game once feted to be the obvious blockbuster release of 2023. Well, things change. It’s downright uncontroversial to call BG3 one of…
Last week we asked you to take in the sights of No Man’s Sky, and share landscapes from your favorite planets using #PS4share and #PSBlog. From pastoral overlooks to rocky wastelands, here are this week’s winners: @no_mans_sky_next looks over a snowy vista. @Ps4_Photomode landed on this hazy, noduled planet. @SpiffSnaps stumbled across a rocky crystal…
First reported by Tom’s Hardware, Icelandic strongman Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson—who won the 2019 World’s Strongest Man competition and played Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane in Game of Thrones—has completed a 996 lbs “deadlift of data,” hoisting thousands of next-generation, 128 terabyte SSDs at the SD24 computing conference. With each drive likely to command north of $10,000…
In a retro market typically dominated by high concept companies advertising their commitment to nostalgia or cheap Chinese knockoffs, 8BitDo operates in a curious middle ground. Very little is known about the history of the company, save that it was founded in Hong Kong in 2013 by a group of gaming enthusiasts, although its actual…
As much as a good battery life is going to be a high priority when it comes to buying a wireless gaming mouse, sometimes the need to nestle your rodent neatly in its own dock and go “aww look, it’s sleeping” will quickly knock battery life off the top of that list. And while gaming…
Here’s what the critics think. With Mario and Sonic’s latest releases now available, the focus this week turns to Konami’s Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1. If you are planning to check it out, we’ve got some early impressions courtesy of the first batch of reviews. While there aren’t any Switch-specific ones included, it…