In the latest proof that ‘job security’ is simply not a thing in the videogame industry, Funcom says the survival MMO Dune: Awakening, which launched to great success earlier this year, is “the biggest release we’ve had in our 32-year long history of making great games.” And so now it’s laying off employees. “[Dune] has…
Landing on the Nintendo Switch eShop tomorrow. D4 Enterprise, the company behind the EGGCONSOLE series of retro reissues for Nintendo Switch, is bringing another MSX title to the Nintendo platform later this week. This time, it is the turn of the 1986 action RPG Aramo, with the game being scheduled to launch tomorrow on October…
I’m a huge fan of all things Miku Hatsune. From the many Miku figurines taking over my desk to all of the rhythm games I shall simply never get good at, there’s something about the twin-tailed virtual idol that simply sparks joy for me. What definitely does not spark joy, though, is the idea of…
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Gumball in Treat-Or-Treat Land developer Adam Lewis Graf, who details the retro adventure game and more About Gumball in Trick-Or-Treat Land: Prepare to chew your way through an irresistible 8-bit adventure in a charming tribute to the Game Boy Color era. Retro-focused publisher Mega Cat Studios and Exquisite Laundry…
When I got to play a preview build of upcoming 2D beat-’em-up Marvel Cosmic Invasion earlier this year, I was really blown away. Far from just a mindless button-masher, it’s shaping up to be a colourful celebration of what makes Marvel’s superheroes cool and unique. Now you can try it for yourself—the game’s first public…
Silent Hill f may seem like a huge outlier when compared to other games in Konami’s psychological horror game series: it’s not set in the town of Silent Hill, it takes place during the 1960s, and there’s a distinct lack of sexy nurses. But in reality, it has more in common with other Silent Hill…
Delve into a psychological survival horror, play as the GOAT, and puzzle out worlds within worlds with the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup for October. Alan Wake 2, Goat Simulator 3, Cocoon will be available to PlayStation Plus members from Tuesday October 7 until Monday November 3. Also starting October 7 Midnight Murder Club will…
Silent Hill is now a big focus. Cronos: The New Dawn has proven to be a pleasant surprise since its launch at the start of September. Though not a masterpiece, by any means, it’s a solid survival horror that’s found a good home on the Switch 2, and reception has been largely positive. Developer Bloober…
I’m a sucker for a cleverly-designed object. I’m also a sucker for a good budget gaming microphone, and the HyperX SoloCast 2 manages to be both of those things at once. At $60/£50, it’s priced in the same sort of territory as some of the cheap and nasty models you’ll find in the listings of…
In a move which my immense sense of grievance and narcissism can only interpret as a slight against me personally, the first DLC for mega-mod Fallout: London released barely an hour after I wrote a news piece yesterday chatting about it. Called Rabbit and Pork, it’s the first of three planned DLCs for the mod…