While Steam Next Fest is happening, it’s always a bit of a whirlwind around here, as we try to play as many demos as possible and pick out the coolest among them. So it’s always nice, once the dust has settled, to look back and see which games really resonated, and what picture it all…
It had all the signs of a good run. I entered with two onion bro raiders, we hit a good tempo and meandered our way to the Everdark version of the Gaping Jaw. Or Adel, Baron of Night, if you’re feeling fancy. I’ve gotten into a rhythm in my games of Elden Ring Nightreign, to…
Category: Consoles June 19, 2025 Xbox and AMD: Advancing the Next Generation of Gaming Together Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief This week, Xbox announced it is actively building its next-generation lineup across console, handheld, PC, cloud, and accessories. As part of this, Xbox unveiled that it has entered into a strategic, multi-year partnership with AMD…
That really is updating the world. Just under a month ago, Level-5 revealed that it would be releasing free DLC for Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, which has been a huge success for the Japanese developer. The game has sold over 1 million copies across all platforms, and the Switch 2 version…
A demo will be available later this year. Fans are currently hard at work translating the 1990 MSX2 version of the classic Riverhill Soft title Burai into English, according to the MSX enthusiast and programmer Max Iwamoto. Burai (or Burai Joukan, as it is also called) is an RPG title that was originally released for…
Word to the Minecraft massif. Be very careful about the mods and tools (definitely no cheats…) you choose to install. They may come with an unwanted payload of malware that will steal your Minecraft login, all your browser credentials, and even your Steam profile and cryptocurrency wallets. Yikes. As reported by Bleeping Computer, security outfit…
The best life. I absolutely adored the original Fantasy Life on the 3DS, and thankfully, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time has proven to be a worthy successor, sinking its claws into me all over again. Kate Gray reviewed the Switch 1 version and said, “It’s beautiful, it’s robust, it’s got multiplayer, it’s…
UV not changed. Hideo Kojima has been out and about and doing interviews at the Sydney Film Festival as part of the build-up to the release of his upcoming, Australian-set sequel, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. As shared by GamesRadar, the Metal Gear Solid director openly chatted about a whole bunch of topics, including…
Intel has been deep diving on its upcoming 18A chip node at the VLSI Symposium in Japan. And if the company’s claims are to be believed, 18A is looking pretty sweet. Among other factoids, Intel says it’s either up to 25% faster at the same power level, or up to 38% more efficient at the…
I’m a fan… Get it..? Fan! Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma is out now on Switch and Switch 2, and we thought it was really rather good. In our 9/10 review of the Switch 1 version, we said it’s “a must-play for Rune Factory fans and would be well-enjoyed by newcomers to the series as…