Although I criticised the Steam Machine for its hefty price tag upon release, part of me hoped the creator community might do something interesting with it. Lo and behold, we now have the first example of a water-cooled version—and I can’t help but be impressed. The Not-so-steamy Machine (as I shall call it) is the…
Pre-orders available now. An upcoming five-part documentary celebrating the history of horror gaming has added Eternal Darkness director Denis Dyack and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories designer Sam Barlow to its growing list of industry experts. TerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming will contain five hour-long episodes delving into the storied history of horror in gaming,…
It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play games topped the download charts last month. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 held a solidified front on the PS5 charts, remaining in the top five of December’s US and EU lists. Alien: Rogue Incursion burst onto December’s PS VR2 list, landing in the…
Thigh will be done. Koei Tecmo has announced that Ryza, the star of the Atelier Ryza “Secret” trilogy, is coming to WARRIORS: Abyss on 28th March. Perhaps best of all for owners of the Musou roguelite, she’s coming as a free update, too. The game has been getting updates since launch in February (there’s a…
GameSpot has had the chance to interview Life is Strange 2 co-creative director Michel Koch and writer Jean-Luc Cano to ask them a range of questions about the long-running franchise. Naturally one thing that popped up is the chance of seeing the beloved series on the Nintendo Switch. Ultimately they say the final decision is…
Enticing offer for the Android camp It doesn’t appear that Samsung needs much help selling Android fans on its recently released Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones, but just in case you’re on the fence, the South Korean handset maker is hoping a little nudge from T-Mobile will help. That nudge comes in the…
It’s been three and a half years since the specifications for PCIe 6.0 were finalised and practically a full year since the first product to use the ultra-fast interface was announced, but the very first Gen 6 SSD is now finally ready to buy. Unless you’re a PC gamer, that is, because Micron’s new 9650…
Listings for third-party ports on the Nintendo Switch have been popping up lately, and now another one has appeared. GameXplain has discovered that a French retailer, Cultura, had a listing for a Switch version of Saints Row IV: Re-Elected. This edition of Saints Row IV comes with all of the game’s downloadable content. The retailer…
Embark has been on a bit of a matchmaking kick recently. It announced some weeks ago that Arc Raiders would be getting a more thorough system which takes into account specific player behaviour across solo, duo, and trio lobbies as well as a more nuanced look at self-defence. Both are solid updates to the game…
The Goron Trousers. When we initially heard about the Zelda live-action movie, there was a group of us that firmly believed Link’s big-screen debut would be better suited to animation. At the time, we meant something hand-drawn or otherwise Ghibli-esque, but now we take that all back. A Legend of Zelda movie should be full…