Ark: Survival Evolved is 10 years old this month, a fact that makes me feel like a dinosaur. Studio Wildcard’s dino-themed survival sim first appeared in the primordial soup of Steam early access in June 2015, though it didn’t see a full release until two years later. In any case, to mark the occasion, Studio…
I’ve generally avoided Bennet Foddy’s games, given they are essentially purpose-built frustration generators. But there’s something that intrigues me about Baby Steps. Maybe it’s the inherent slapstick comedy built into the concept of a schlub trying to walk up a mountain with physics-empowered feet. Maybe it’s the fact it’s been co-developed by Gabe Cuzzillo and…
Museum peace. Altogether now! “This should have been a pack-in.” Or, if that simply wasn’t on the table, free for the first year. Or free with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. It’s painfully obvious to everybody but Nintendo that paywalling this specific software further behind the already-pricey console is a mistake. Read the full article…
Atavistic survival sim Rust recently added a whole new area to get brutally murdered in while running around naked—a rainforest. Not only is this Rust’s snazziest biome, it’s also by far the busiest from an environmental perspective, far thicker in vegetation than the game’s other areas, as you would expect from a jungle. This makes…
Miyamoto doesn’t even get a “special thanks”. Shigeru Miyamoto is one of the most famous video game designers the world has ever seen and is responsible for giving us classic franchises such as Super Mario, Zelda, Pikmin and Star Fox. One of his most critically and commercially successful creations is Mario Kart, a series that…
I was disappointed by Amazon’s decision to cancel its TV adaptation of The Wheel of Time, Robert Jordan’s long, winding, and endearingly extra series of fantasy novels. After a rocky debut in 2021, the show demonstrably improved in season 2, while season 3 delivered one of the best episodes of TV I’ve seen in years….
It’s a wobbly life. Editor’s note: What’s this? A non-Switch 2 game?!? Variety, my friends, is the spice of Nintendo Life… A goofy life sim set in a physics-based sandbox, Wobbly Life by RubberBandGames is an entertaining amalgam of open-world adventure and indie party games. With its cartoonish tone and compulsive gameplay, it’s clearly targeting…
R-Type Delta: HD Boosted is coming to all major formats. Irem’s R-Type series is one of the most iconic in shmup history, and almost all of the games in its lineage are worth a look—but there’s one title which stands out as a clear favourite with many fans, and that’s 1998’s R-Type Delta, released initially…
Launch to launch. Hey, you. Yes, you! Wrap up that Knockout Tour, it’s time for some Box Art Brawling. Last week, we hopped over to the Dreamcast and took a look at three different covers for Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes. While there was a decent spread of votes, it was the…
It’s aliiiiive! With the Switch 2 now available, Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass owners now have access to GameCube games – rejoice! Alas, it’s only three for the time being, but they’re absolute bangers, and more will come. For those particularly nostalgic for Nintendo’s adorable little box from the early ’00s, you might have…