The Witcher 3‘s recently revealed expansion Songs of the Past will bring more to CD Projekt’s acclaimed fantasy adventure than a new region to explore and quests to pursue, it will also introduce a new weapon for Geralt of Rivia to wield—a gnarly silver chain. Well, “new” might not be a wholly appropriate term for…
The California State Assembly has passed a new bill detailed by Stop Killing Games, in another major step forward for the global game preservation movement. In a video posted on Stop Killing Games’ YouTube channel (via IGN), California State Assembly Member Chris Ward revealed that the Protect Our Games Act (also known as the AB…
Totally tubular! Publisher Null Games and indie dev Yeah Us! Games have announced Streetdog BMX, an extreme sports game that aims to pedal its way onto Switch next year. The developer has compared this one to Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and Dave Mirra BMX — titles to prick up our ears, for sure — though…
Another weekend with the King of Swing. Welcome to August, folks! Let’s kick things off right with a fresh edition of What Are You Playing. It was Direct week over in Nintendo Land, with a Partner Showcase delivering us 25 minutes of… meh. There were some big hitters that we’re pleased to see (Persona 3…
Almost cracked it. Many companies have tried to capitalise on the problem of drifting Joy-Con sticks, and the usual tactic is to rely on Hall Effect technology, which uses magnets to get around the issue of wearing components. CRKD is the latest to tout a drift-free experience using this technology by way of the Nitro…
Brainchild of our friends on the LATAM team, “¡Vota Por Tu Favorito!” launched a few years ago – giving fans the power to choose the next game that would go on sale at PlayStation Store. We loved the concept so much, earlier this year we brought “Vote for Your Favorite” stateside. Here’s how it works,…
By Charlotte Reber’s own admission, Dragon Age II is a somewhat counterintuitive choice for a Boss Fight book. After all, Dragon Age: Origins is the main famous, well-regarded game of the series, a fantasy epic role-playing game in the Bioware house style that takes place in an original fantasy setting. Reber’s book, while mostly…
An everyday life comes crashing to a halt when one man discovers an unimaginable secret. Sci-fi thriller Divide launches next week on PS4, and reality will never be the same. Inspired by isometric adventures of the past, Divide follows one man through the sprawling metallic labyrinths and hidden networks of the mighty Vestige Corporation. Sneak…
Half of the world may have been in a lowkey traumatic pandemic-induced lockdown on May 8, 2020, but something else happened that day that made the world a little better: Kimchiworm debuted their “I HOPE YOU STEP ON A LEGO” mod for Monster Hunter World. If the name didn’t give things away even a little…
War Sails, the Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord expansion announced in March, has been delayed. Instead of launching on June 17 as planned, developer TaleWorlds Entertainment says it’s now on track for release in early fall. “After taking a hard look at where things stand, it became clear we won’t be ready by the originally…