Skull and Bones is finally coming out this month (or so we’re told), and this week’s open beta is Ubisoft’s last best chance to convince us that the long-delayed pirate game is worth $60. I played a few hours of it today, and I can’t say I’m convinced, though I won’t rule out that it…
Ships April 2026. Update : Epilogue has released the first official images of the final production model of the upcoming SN Operator. Original Story : We’re big fans of the GB Operator here at Time Extension. It’s a lightweight means of playing your original Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games on…
Not two days ago I came to you with the befuddling news that ZA/UM—the studio whose name is still on Disco Elysium even though the game’s chief creative talent have all left—was selling a $165 carrier bag based on the one you can get in the game. This was confusing to me, conceptually. I wasn’t…
But there’s no mention of Nintendo platforms. To end The Game Awards, Capcom unveiled the next major entry in the Monster Hunter series. It’s called Monster Hunter Wilds and it will be released on multiple platforms in 2025. The unfortunate catch is there’s no mention of Nintendo platforms, but given the series’ past history, anything…
“It’s that time of the year again”. The well-executed beat ’em up rogulike Sifu is teasing some surprises for its second anniversary, even though the developer rolled out the final content update on Switch last November. In a brief message via social media, Sloclap said it had some “surprises” to share over the coming days,…
Category: ID@Xbox September 24, 2025 Indie Selects for September 2025: Genre-Bending Greats Raymond Estrada, Steven Allen, Oscar Polanco, Jessica Ronnell, Deron MannID@Xbox Leaf Blowers Every Wednesday, dive into the Indie Select Hub—your gateway to a fresh, curated indie collection plus four themed spotlights that rotate weekly! You can always find this collection hub in the…
You can never have enough when it comes to gear and tech; there’s always something coming out that’s going to be better. When does it ever end? Hopefully, never. Here are my choices for this week. Balanced and neutral audio There are “PC speakers” and then there are speakers. I’ve used plenty of PC-oriented speakers…
We’re less than 46 days away from the launch of Batman: Arkham Knight — a number that all of us at Rocksteady are excitedly counting down as much as we hope all Batman fans are across the world. We’ve been hard at work since the completion of Batman: Arkham City, conceiving and creating a game…
Kickstarter MMO Ashes of Creation has produced a deluge of drama since the whole team working on it was laid off and development ended two months ago. Investor Jason Caramanis accused Intrepid Studios founder Steven Sharif of taking millions meant for the studio and spending it for himself. As reported by Kotaku, More details followed…
Special stages. Sonic the Hedgehog is one of gaming’s most enduring characters. He’s been through multiple eras and designs over the course of a 35-year career, starring in a huge number of games, and branching out from his bread-and-butter platformers with spin-offs in many other gaming genres. And he’s not going anywhere, as the massive…