Assassin’s Creed Unity, it hardly needs to be said, had its share of problems. At launch, the game which was intended to be Ubisoft’s big technical showcase on the then-new PS4 and Xbox One was rife with sometimes-hilarious bugs, filled with map barf, crammed with microtransactions, had a rather odd emphasis on co-op gameplay in…
“it’s exceeding our expectations”. Dragon’s Dogma 2 garnered a fair bit of criticism following its release in 2024 thanks to some pretty dire performance issues. Frame rate would often tank during gameplay on PS5, and while post-launch patches certainly improved things, it was far from perfect. So it was a pretty big surprise, then, to…
NEED TO KNOW What is it?: More demon-stomping goodness for Doom: The Dark Ages.Expect to pay: £17.99 / $19.99Developer: id SoftwarePublisher: Bethesda SoftworksReviewed on: Lenovo Legion 9i (RTX 4090, Intel Core i9-13980HX, 32GB RAM)Multiplayer?: NoSteam Deck?: Verified Don’t scoff at it being a DLC: Revelations is the best Doom has ever been. Hell, it would…
In 1999, designer David Dunham and his studio A Sharp released King of Dragon Pass. Part mythic fantasy RPG, part cattle management sim, King of Dragon Pass was initially a commercial failure—but it gradually amassed a cult following, and is remembered today by those with excellent taste as one of the finest narrative experiences in…
IBM’s share price just dropped by a whopping 25%. That’s thanks to IBM’s CEO, Arvind Krishna, saying the company didn’t adapt quickly enough to the industry moving towards spending less on software and more on data centre infrastructure (via CNN). As noted by CNN, this puts the company in the vicinity of its worst day…
I’m pretty neutral on World of Warcraft’s current in-between patch content—this sort of thing isn’t necessarily Blizzard’s strong suit, and you get losers and winners. I’m already deeply ambivalent to the Omnium Folio, but I’ve been having an acceptable time in its void invasion zones. Sometimes it’s nice to just turn your brain off for…
A casino floor still borrows more from seaside arcades than glossy ads admit. The flash of a cherry symbol, the soft clack of a button, and the small pause before a win all trace back to cabinets built for pennies, queues, and sticky carpet. That history matters because slot designers still sell rhythm first. Cash…
The future is fantastically bright when it comes to forthcoming games hitting PlayStation 5, with the likes of Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and Persona 4 Revival due for 2027. Too far out? Don’t worry, we’ve got the perfect tonic of 19 titles that are a bit closer to home, giving you plenty of excuses…
Just don’t expect it to happen “anytime soon”. The retro YouTuber/game developer Modern Vintage Gamer has put out a new video about his challenge to the homebrew community to get DOOM running on the Neo Geo. And it seems he’s now ready to admit defeat, admitting, “I was wrong,” and that he now believes that…
Human judgement required. In a society optimised for the happiness of the many, what becomes of those who disrupt the balance? As the newest residential Facilitator at D-topia, a meticulously managed AI-run settlement, your job isn’t just to resolve mechanical issues and keep the facilities running smoothly; it’s to be a moral cog in the…