Their aesthetic? Chains, whips; spiked. Their mood? Afflicted, condemned, ritualistic. Their angels? Dark. Their maiden? Iron. Friendship ended with dwarven gearsmiths; my new favorite clan in Monster Train 2 is the tortured edgelords. The final faction being added to Monster Train 2, The Punished, arrive November 10 as a paid DLC. Their theme is self-damage,…
Last week, both Asus and Acer were blocked from directly selling gaming PCs in Germany due to a lawsuit from phone manufacturer Nokia. This not only leaves potential customers with fewer choices when it comes to their next rig, but now that the websites are down, they are left without updates too. Or at least…
PC gaming has always been an expensive hobby, even if you stick to entry-level hardware. So much so that the majority of enthusiasts only upgrade their systems piecemeal, one component every so often, or get a new rig after many long years. But if you were hoping to build a new gaming PC or update…
Now that we’re a week and change into Battlefield 6, the tips and tricksters have come out en masse to help improve (or maybe just meaningfully tweak) your play. For instance, you might’ve seen a tip making the rounds about mouse sensitivity: as shared by YouTuber TorbisXD in an X post with over two million…
My prime PC gaming hours tend to be when the rest of my household is already in bed. As such, the fantastically clicky-clacky key presses of a mechanical gaming keyboard echoing through our halls isn’t really ideal. It’s just as well then that Be Quiet! is back with a welcome update to the very nearly…
There are plenty of superficial similarities between The Mermaid’s Curse and the original Paranormasight, a 2023 visual novel that’s quietly built up a reputation as one of the best mystery games of the last few years. There’s the artistic style, the spooky tone, the use of an ensemble cast who have nothing and everything to…
Mafia: The Old Country is the fourth game in the Mafia series, and a prequel to the original Mafia. After an all-too brief announcement teaser back in August at Gamescom, we were finally treated to a full-on cinematic trailer tonight at The Game Awards. The trailers shows a young and ambitious man named Enzo Favara…
I’m David Sirlin, head of Sirlin Games, and I’m super excited that Fantasy Strike is launching tomorrow after over four long years of development. As I discussed in a previous blog post, the overall point of Fantasy Strike is to be a deep competitive fighting game designed for experts and tournament play… that also just…
Set for release on February 5, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined for PlayStation 5 reinterprets the classic 2000 PlayStation title, Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past. Featuring distinctive 3D diorama visuals with a warm, handcrafted doll-like aesthetic, the remake also introduces new storylines, including one that reunites the hero with his now-adult friend, Kiefer….
We’ve all been there: in the final moments of a desperate match, we loose a lone arrow across the arena and it pierces our opponent, snatching up a seemingly impossible victory and securing immediate bragging rights. Great multiplayer games are truly great, and now we’re getting another such game on the go. TowerFall Ascension launches…