Some of the first mods for Hollow Knight: Silksong enabled co-op multiplayer in the challenging platformer, and now there’s a mod to move things in the opposite direction: Skong Boss Doubler by eniac-mod gives most bosses in the game their own Mimic Tear doppelganger to make your life hell. Does this seem like a fun…
Xbox boss Phil Spencer recently appeared on IGN’s Unlocked podcast to talk about the company’s future plans with their powerful next generation platform, Xbox Series X. Talk eventually came round to the company’s relationship with Nintendo and how flexible the Xbox team is about bringing some of its franchises to the Nintendo Switch. “The relationship…
It did not comply with current platform guidelines. In August, XSEED Games announced the Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack was coming “exclusively” to the Nintendo Switch in 2025. This pack was set to include Corpse Party (2001), Book of Shadows, Sweet Sachiko’s Hysteric Birthday Base and Blood Drive. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Terminally Online (Image credit: Future) This is Terminally Online: PC Gamer’s very own MMO column. Every other week, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the genre, interviewing fellow MMO-heads like me, taking a deep-dive into mechanics we’ve all taken for granted, and, occasionally, bringing in guest writers to talk about their MMO of choice. It’s…
Here’s my problem with Peak: I love the climb as much as the next person, but I don’t have the patience for waiting out the snow storm or hiding until the wind settles. Reaching the top of the mountain is hard enough without the elements themselves fighting you. And that’s why I’ll be turning those…
Star Iliad is “coming soon”. Cape Cosmic, the developer behind the fabulous Phoenotopia: Awakening, has announced its next project — Star Iliad, a Metroidvania set inside a star whale. And, par the course, the pixel art looks gorgeous. Platforms have yet to be announced yet. In a blog post on the developer’s tumblr, Cape Cosmic…
Technology often has a way of coming full circle—just ask my burgeoning LP collection or the entire VR gaming industry. Things that once were, often will be again (picture that Tim and Eric ‘mind blown’ clip here). I know this, but it never stops me from being surprised when something long-forgotten resurfaces. Something, that is,…
Let me tell you how a PlayStation in a Welsh recording studio sparked a three-decade journey into the rhythm-action genre. This is the birth of our game, Aaero2: Black Razor Edition, which is available now on PS5.. As the 90s came to an end, my band had just signed our first record deal and we…
Every year we pick 100 games to hail as the best PC games that you can play today. It’s an inherently fraught endeavor. 100 is quite a large number if you’re talking about how many creepy Victorian dolls someone owns, but it’s not all that many PC games. Nearly 20,000 games released on Steam last…
Dear PlayStation fans, This is Oleg Shpudeiko. I’m a music composer who works under the Heinali moniker and who recently wrote music for Bound. Today I’m excited to announce the release of the soundtrack. When I was first contacted by Plastic, I knew they were up to something special. After some time, as I got…