Talking Point: Does It Bother You That Big Games Companies Are Using GenAI?
The GenAI-ration game. What a week. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
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WoW: Forever, by casting off modern convenience, has horseshoed back around to being casual friendly again
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. World…
Koei Once Created A $250 Handheld Console, And You’re Forgiven For Not Knowing About It
Say hello to the Koei PasoGo. Back in 1996, Koei—a company famous for its historical strategy games—released the PasoGo in Japan. Boasting a massive monochrome display and giving you 20 hours of play from six AA batteries, the PasoGo—a combination of “Pasocon” (personal computer) and the strategy board game Go—was much bigger than the Game…
‘I’m working on other stuff’: Double Fine chief Tim Schafer squashes hopes for Psychonauts 3 any time soon
Psychonauts fans who were hoping for a sequel announcement at Gamescom are in for some disappointment. Double Fine development chief Tim Schafer all but confirmed the studio is not planning to work on Psychonauts 3, let alone a Brütal Legend sequel, any time soon. During an interview with IGN at Gamescom this week, Schafer explained…
Oh No, Vampire Crawlers’ Gameplay Trailer Suggests It’s Going To Suck Up All Our Time
Sink your teeth in. Poncle has just released a brand new gameplay trailer for its upcoming Vampire Survivors spin-off, *deep breath* Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors, which is coming out some time in 2026. And it probably should come with a health warning, because the chaotic blobber-inspired (that’s a term used to…
I played 27 new cozy games this year and my top 5 only includes 2 farm sims, I promise
This year’s crop of cozy games felt like it ran completely perpendicular to the trends in PC gaming as a whole. The main release calendar for this year was mostly lacking obvious blockbusters, leaving room for some really delightful surprise hits. Meanwhile, the best cozy games of this year mostly wound up being the ones…
Moss: The Forgotten Relic launches on PS5 tomorrow
Tomorrow, Moss: The Forgotten Relic arrives on PlayStation 5. For many players, this will be their very first venture into the world of Moss. For others, it’s a chance to return to a place that has stayed with them long after the credits rolled. Either way, we’re incredibly excited to finally share our handcrafted adventure,…
Review: Donkey Kong 64 – Kicks Some Serious Tail, But Goes Too Far
C’mon Cranky, take it to the fridge. This review was originally published in April 2015 alongside the Wii U eShop’s Virtual Console release. We’re updating and republishing it to mark the arrival of the game in the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack N64 library. At the mere mention of Nintendo’s 64-bit console, many of…
ConcernedApe isn’t ruling out future updates to Stardew Valley: ‘Maybe even 50 years from now, I might add something’
In a January 24 interview with NPR’s All Things Considered, Stardew Valley creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone discussed his debut game’s legacy nine years on, including his famous propensity for interrupting development on the upcoming Haunted Chocolatier to put out patches and new content for his 2016 farming RPG. “I do take in a lot of…
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… arrives April 23, 2021
Ten years ago, YOKO TARO (Director), Yosuke Saito (Producer), and Keiichi Okabe (Composer) would introduce the world to a unique, ambitious action-RPG by the name of NIER – or as it was known in Japan, NieR Gestalt. Its alternate version, titled NieR RepliCant (Released April 22, 2010), never made it to western shores. In 2017,…