“He was the one who set the benchmark”. It has been revealed that F. David Thorpe, who created some of the most memorable ZX Spectrum loading screens for Ocean and US Gold, passed away earlier this year following a long illness. He was 84. Thorpe was behind the amazing screen art for games such as…
March was another wild month for PC gaming: extraction shooter Marathon blasted onto the scene, roguelike deckbuilder sequel Slay the Spire 2 dealt some new cards, and the beautiful but unhinged world of RPG Crimson Desert opened up to us. And not only did we play those games, we watched you play those games! Our…
PlayStation Plus members! We’ve got a special E3 2018 treat for you. We’re celebrating the upcoming release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 by giving all PS Plus members Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 for free on PS4, from tonight until July 11. We want everyone to experience this cutting-edge shooter, set in…
Inzoi has been in the hands of life sim sickos for a few days now, and while there are pockets of criticism here and there—build mode being too obtuse and a lack of gameplay depth being two major callouts—it seems that folks are having a real good time playing something that isn’t The Sims for…
Summary Retro-inspired 2D action-platformer filled with secrets and danger. Explore mysterious corridors, upgrade your gear, and battle powerful enemies. Coming to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC. Hi, I’m Pavel Kalinichenko, CEO of Stamina Zero, and I’m excited to introduce you to Little Droid, a handcrafted pixel art Metroidvania coming to Xbox Series…
When I first played The Outer Worlds back in 2019, I was really disappointed. As a huge Fallout: New Vegas fan, I was excited for a new game in the same mould, but when I finally got it, its retro style semeed old and tired. It felt like a shadow of what came before, not…
Ready, set, blitz! Once the Game Developers Conference (GDC) comes to an end, attention will turn to PAX East, which takes place in Boston from March 6-8. That means even more product announcements, though some companies are too excited to wait. One of them is MSI, which is bringing an “arsenal of new gaming products”…
The concept vetoed by Miyamoto. Right back at the start of this year, we discovered that after inventing Waluigi, the team behind Mario Tennis, Camelot Software Planning, was planning another ‘Wa’ variant of Princess Peach. It was a shudder-inducing thought, we’ll admit, and one that was rejected by Shigeru Miyamoto before even looking at the…
So as all of you hopefully know by now, the Ratchet & Clank movie hits theaters today. The game based on the movie (based on the game) launched on April 12 to rave reviews and has been our fastest selling Ratchet & Clank game to date. However, what you may not know is some of…
Here’s how it can happen. Following the release of the DLC update for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet in September, a new bug has reportedly been discovered in Version 2.0.1 of the base game and it can supposedly result in some crashes at one of the most important moments. As highlighted by Nintendo Wire, in the…