The Hand of Fate devs are back with a bullet heaven called Hordes of Fate
Bullet heaven is what we’re apparently calling the Vampire Survivors-like genre, because the only decent competing name was “auto shooter survival” and unfortunately the acronym for that is “ass”. Spitfire Interactive, the developers of Hordes of Fate, are splitting the difference with “bullet heaven auto shooter”, but you know what kind of game it is:…
Cities: Skylines 2’s asset editor remains a distant dream: Colossal Order is still working on it but says it’s ‘proven more technically challenging than initially anticipated’
Colossal Order said in November 2024 that an update on the long-awaited Cities: Skylines 2 asset editor would be shared “once the remaining issues are ironed out.” As it turns out, that promise was a bit off the mark: The studio posted an update on the asset editor today, and those remaining issues remained unironed….
Ubisoft reveals Assassin’s Creed Shadows preload and unlock times
In what I think we can all take as final confirmation that Assassin’s Creed Shadows is not going to be hit with one more super-last-second delay, Ubisoft has revealed a somewhat complicated rundown of the game’s global preload and unlock times. The preload times are simple enough: If you’re on Xbox Series X/S, you can…
Epic’s war against the Fortnite fraudsters sees it simultaneously name and shame alleged ne’er-do-wells as its high-powered lawyers sue them
Epic Games has announced it is suing an individual from Illinois, named in its suit as one Isaac Strock, for allegedly stealing hundreds of Fortnite accounts which he then re-sold through Telegram. An anti-cheat update from Epic links to the suit, filed on February 27, in which it alleges that Strock obtained access to the…
It sure sounds like Inzoi will be multiplayer—eventually, in some capacity—according to comments by its developers
The early access launch for Inzoi is nearly here and there’s one really big burning question still unanswered: Will Inzoi be multiplayer? All signs so far point to a strong “maybe” with an emphasis on “eventually,” from what I can tell poring over Inzoi details for the last several months. As it gets closer, life…
The Witcher show finally adds a character exclusive to the games, too bad he’s ‘exceptionally loathsome and arrogant’
We don’t talk about The Witcher on Netflix as much as we used to—the air’s gone out of it a little bit, I think, although I hold out hope that Liam Hemsworth’s debut in the title role will rejuvenate it—but this is interesting enough to be notable: According to Witcher fan site Redanian Intelligence, actor…
Nintendo Places Outside Top 20 In Metacritic’s 15th Annual Game Publisher Rankings
The Big N’s lowest ranking yet. Metacritic has today revealed its 15th annual game publisher rankings, giving us an updated look at how the biggest publishers of 2024 performed based on critic reviews. Nintendo wound up in 22nd place out of the 37 publishers in this year’s list which, considering it landed in sixth place…
All Monster Hunter Wilds event quests and rewards
While event quests in Monster Hunter Wilds might not seem as lucrative as hunting high level Tempered monsters in investigations, they can provide significant rewards. Whether the ability to farm Armor Spheres and decorations, or even ticket items that you can turn into Gemma to craft otherwise inaccessible armor pieces. Monster Hunter Wilds’ event quests…
Looks Like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 On Switch Will Require A Mandatory Download
Kickflippin’ ‘eck… Sigh… We really don’t like reporting on this kind of stuff, but alas, it’s our duty to you, our dear readers, to know what you’re getting yourself into. Judging from images of the box art online, it looks like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 will require a mandatory download on the…