If you’re reading this, I’m sure I don’t need to explain to you that modding and PC gaming go hand in hand. Likewise, I’m sure I don’t need to explain that the lively culture of games modding has provoked an equally lively culture of IP litigation. Every year, we publish countless stories about modders finding…
The Marathon alpha has only been live a day, but the slowly expanding player pool has already ignited its first major discourse. It’s an evergreen topic among FPS enjoyers, and a personal favorite to complain about until someone tells me to shut up: That’s right, baby, we’re talking about aim assist. Marathon has aim assist…
There’s an infamous anti-piracy advertisement from back in 2004 that online oldsters will immediately recognize: “You wouldn’t steal a car,” it begins, complete with shakycam footage of some sketchy looking dude popping a lock, before rolling into various other types of theft and eventually equating it all with downloading a copy of Shrek 2. The…
It’s kind of funny, in hindsight, what an absolute self-own Ubisoft’s decision to kill The Crew turned out to be. You would reasonably think that pulling the plug on a 10-year-old racing game would annoy a few dozen people; instead, it sparked an entire uprising against always-connected games, a class action lawsuit, a new California…
Sea for yourself. The bright and colourful pirate adventure Trident’s Tale launches on the Switch eShop on 22nd May 2025 for £22.49 / $24.99. Developed by 3DClouds, a studio best known for creating kid-friendly games based on big IPs such as Hot Wheels and Transformers, this looks to be an inviting way of introducing younger…
Hyper Light Breaker has been in a weird place since its early access launch in January: It’s a great action game with a gorgeous neon sci-fi art style, but the hybrid roguelike/extraction shooter structure surrounding that core has been roundly criticized by players. But despite taking it on the chin in the Steam user reviews,…
Category: Games April 24, 2025 How Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves’ Two-Lane Battle System Lets You Relive the Glory Days of the Arcade Yasuyuki Oda, Chief Producer, SNK Summary SNK showcases the new Two-Lane Battle system in the latest entry of their legendary fighting game series, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, available now…
This week’s big news was the reveal and simultaneous release of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, a remaster-slash-remake of the 2006 classic that’s immediately shot to the top of the Steam charts. The remake was a co-production between Bethesda and Virtuos, and prior to the official announcement had been one of the worst-kept secrets of…
Indie studio Mighty Yell, developer of the 2021 comedy crime adventure The Big Con and the upcoming dance-battler All Systems Dance, says it has laid off “a few” of its employees “due to financial challenges.” “This is not a decision we came to easily, and we know the impact it will have on our team…
A pre-orderly fashion. Well, Switch 2 pre-orders are finally live across North America and we’re interested in getting a sense of how it’s been for Nintendo fans on the ground in the US and Canada. Following a 15-day delay from the planned date, Switch 2 pre-orders went live at retailers across North America at 9pm…