EA has shared a community update stating it is investigating reports of “various issues” in the Legacy Collection re-releases of The Sims 1 and 2. Over on Steam, the games are both sitting at a “Mixed” score from user reviews, with complaints of crashes, bugs, and a general lack of quality or improvements. “We recognize…
“I wish the games industry was a bit more like that”. Given that video games now generate more revenue than books, music and films, it’s odd that the industry as a whole doesn’t do a better job of making sure its history is readily available to all. A recent study showed that almost 90% of…
Kept you waiting, huh. Metal Gear was one of the few classic ’80s and ’90s franchises to really nail the landing when it came to the transition between 2D and 3D, but there are many fans who look back on the 2D entries with real fondness. If you’re one of those people, then Spy Drops…
Resident Evil’s back, splitting the survival horror action between stealth-only and all-out gunfight scenes with a new character and old favourite Leon. Also back is RE Engine, Capcom’s proprietary engine that first made an appearance with Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and now boasts a path tracing option for even more realistic lighting, shadows, reflections, and…
Flat-packed PC cases seemed to me like an inevitability, right? I’m just surprised it’s taken this long. InWin has a couple of flat-packed PC cases I had a chance to check out over at Computex, and today Cooler Master has another ready to go: the QUBE 500 Flatpack. If you hate IKEA furniture, this might…
The Commodore C64 was a great little machine for its day, and its games were worthy successors to the Atari games which came before it. One game will always stand out for me as particularly enjoyable, due to its innovative concept, progression, style, and overall replayability: Paradroid. Paradroid stood out due…
The Forever Winter—the brutal early access extraction shooter that pits puny scavengers against armies of androids and building-sized mechs—has just released a huge change to its important but contentious water system. OK, here’s the skinny: The Forever Winter tasks you and your squad of fellow scavengers with sneaking through the battlefields of a ruined future…
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…
My ears perk up anytime a game developer says the word “hitstop.” It means I’m about to hear some secret sauce, or at least opinions, about how to make a game feel great—specifically how and when to add a short pause mid-combat to make a hit really pop. In early footage of Avowed it’s been…
Nintendo of America has revealed further details about the second set of the lovely Super Mario Bros 35th Anniversary pins which will be available via My Nintendo. To claim the Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury you will need to complete 14 additional Mario themed missions to be eligible. Of course, these pins will…