Slice to kill. The problem with the term ‘Metroidvania’ is that it’s a far broader genre classification than some give it credit for. Depending on where they fall on the spectrum between the exploration-heavy Metroid series and the combat-centric Castlevania series, it’s possible for two games to both be considered Metroidvanias while playing, looking, and…
Take a big old sip of coffee. Universal Conquest, a space grand strategy game “based on personal interviews with alien abductees” and allegedly in development for over a decade, has been voluntarily de-listed from Steam by its solo dev, following what they describe as “an offer we couldn’t refuse”. And breathe. Universal Conquest first appeared…
“We want people to wonder if you’re swearing”. Remember when you used to play Sonic Heroes, and it sounded like Knuckles was saying a naughty word during his attacks? Well, it seems that was intentional – at least, that’s what his voice actor says. During a chat last month during Sac Gamers Expo 2024 (thanks,…
The latest port is the work of high school student ading2210. Just in case you had started to believe that people were entirely out of new and creative ideas for running Doom, a GitHub user and high school student ading2210 has recently taken it upon themselves to port the classic first-person shooter to run inside…
The first four episodes of Beast Games have now aired, the beginnings of what is likely to be a long-term collaboration between the world’s most popular YouTuber and Amazon Prime. Beast Games is inspired by both Netflix’s Squid Game and the most popular video on MrBeast’s channel, “$456,000 Squid Game in Real Life!“, and the…
Need to Know What is it? A sci-fi metroidvania with sublimely satisfying, parry-driven combat.Release date May 29, 2024Expect to pay $30/£25Developer Red Candle GamesPublisher Red Candle GamesReviewed on ASUS ROG ALLY, Gigabyte G5Steam Deck VerifiedLink Official site Six months. That’s how long poor Red Candle Games spent trying to come up with a combat move…
Baldur’s Gate 3 mods enjoyed a new set of tools last year as part of its seventh patch, tools which it only took erstwhile modders two days to unlock. These untapped kits allow these expeditionary tinkerers to create whole new campaigns, in the vein of Skyrim’s ambitious mods. At least, in theory. In practice, it’s…
The ongoing viability of Moore’s law is up for debate. But it seems Taiwanese megfab TSMC is determined to crank out new silicon regardless. The latest reports claim TSMC’s next-gen 2nm chip node, branded N2, is set for volume production later this year. However, it’s unlikely we’ll see TSMC N2 chips in our PCs until…
And it looks glorious. Artist and author Phillip Summers is back with another ‘Hand-Drawn Game Guide’, this time looking at the classic hard-as-nails action title Mega Man. Soaring past its Kickstarter funding goal in just 12 hours, the Capcom-licensed book is aiming to launch in August 2025 for backers and will boast over 200 pages…
Arrives January 16th. Another Konami arcade game is heading to Arcade Archives, as reported by Famitsu. This time it’s the bizarre sports-action racing game Escape Kids. Escape Kids sees up to four players running around a bunch of different themed courses on foot avoiding obstacles like bombs while collecting speed boosts, items to sabotage the…