Thief designer Randy Smith Evergreen, whose credits also include System Shock 2 and Dark Messiah: Might and Magic, thinks we need to chill out a bit when it comes to the graphics arms race. Specifically, he reckons the race should have stopped 16 years ago with Remedy’s original Alan Wake, which was quite a looker…
It looks like another bad day for Roblox: The US Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism has launched an investigation into child safety on the platform, saying the company “appears to prioritize revenue and engagement metrics over the safety and well-being of our children.” A letter (via Kotaku) sent to Roblox CEO David…
Last week we asked for you to step into the Shadows of your favorite games to send us shares with the darkest and moodiest lighting using #PS4share and #PSBlog. From dramatic portraits to dark silhouettes, here are this week’s highlights: Shadows frame this intimate Aloy portrait from Horizon Zero Dawn, shared by @horizonzerodawnworld. @DobbyPS4 shared…
I recently spent an afternoon getting the original Oblivion to work optimally on Steam Deck. Despite being “playable” out of the box, it’s kinda not: the vanilla PC version of Oblivion lacks gamepad support, meaning gamepad glyphs aren’t present. While the Steam Deck’s community controller layouts tab is a godsend for situations like this, it…
…plus some others, for good measure. As outlined in the first of what will be two pieces, my family and I recently returned to my homeland of South Africa. This was mainly to reconnect with my birthplace and see how much it had changed, but I also wanted to rediscover the video game, comic, and…
Best deals and cheapest prices. One of the Switch 1 games being treated to a beefed up ‘Nintendo Switch 2 Edition’ release is the now catchily-titled Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV. This one will arrive on the new console on 24th July 2025 as both a stand-alone purchase…
Sandbox fun times simulator Garry’s Mod has gobbled up pretty much every official Valve Source game into its toybox at this point, but there is land yet to conquer. Facepunch announced this week that the 20-year-old game’s next patch, planned for April 29, will finally bring Black Mesa into the fold. “By popular demand and…
Grounded 2 is on its way, with early access kicking off later this month—which, if you’ve been slighted by sequels before, might have you wringing your keyboards over what’s going to happen to Grounded 1. Well, don’t tear up your mechanicals just yet. Executive producer Marcus Morgan at Obsidian wants to put your fears at…
As refreshing as a river in a dry land. Never let it be said that Atlus is one to let its star franchises go untapped. It’s now been seven years since the Phantom Thieves were first introduced in Persona 5, and since then we’ve gotten an enhanced re-release of that game, a dungeon crawler, a…
After accusing Google of running a ‘decade-long campaign of exclusionary conduct’, arguments have finally been made about how exactly Google can right the monopoly it allegedly holds. If the DOJ gets its way, that would result in Google breaking up major ad platforms AdX and DFP. Google has been in a bit of hot water…