Best of the best (Image credit: Bandai Namco) 2023 games: Upcoming releases Best PC games: All-time favorites Free PC games: Freebie fest Best FPSes: Finest gunplay On an average day about a dozen new games are released on Steam. And while we think that’s a good thing, it can be understandably hard to keep up…
NEED TO KNOW What is it? A brawler/platformer starring a giant ape. Release date October 17, 2023 Expect to pay £35 / $40 Developer IguanaBee Publisher GameMill Entertainment Reviewed on Ryzen 7 7700X, RTX 4080, 64GB RAM Steam Deck No Link Official site I have a bit of a soft spot for terrible videogames. Rogue Warrior and Ride to Hell: Retribution, games…
A known leaker has stated that we will get our first glimpse of a new Monster Hunter game on the Nintendo Switch platform today during the Nintendo Partner Direct presentation at 3pm BST. The game is apparently titled Monster Hunter Rise and is exclusive to the Switch system. It’s due for release globally on 23rd…
At a TED talk back in April, Lucasfilm senior vice president of creative innovation Rob Bredow presented a demonstration of what he called “a new era of technology.” Across 50 years of legendary innovation in miniature design, practical effects, and computer animation, Lucasfilm and its miracle workers at Industrial Light & Magic have blazed the…
‘Bomb Bee’ released in 1979. Bomb Bee, Namco’s 1979 arcade sequel to its first in-house designed game, Gee Bee, is this week’s Arcade Archives and Arcade Archives 2 release. Developed by the Pac-Man creator, Toru Iwatani, Bomb Bee, much like its predecessor, is a brick-breaking arcade game that incorporates elements of pinball. It plays similarly…
Persistence is an admirable trait, or at least it is when you know the result is not only achievable but a worthwhile accomplishment. But when two film companies tried once again to force Reddit to provide IP addresses for anyone discussing piracy on the site, despite having tried twice before to no avail, you’d be…
After nearly 10 years, Vampire: The Masquerade—Bloodlines 2‘s long and convoluted development is finally approaching its end. Its second and final DLC—The Flower and the Flame, releases next week, concluding one of the more dramatic industry sagas witnessed in the last few years. Announced in 2019 after several years of development, Bloodlines 2 promised to…
It’s a little odd that Age of Empires is one of the liveliest RTS series of the 2020s. Perhaps that speaks to the sorry state of the genre in general. But a genuinely great fourth game from Relic and several well-judged remasters have undeniably helped the series defy the tide of history. In any case,…
Inclement weather, perhaps. If you’ve tried the free demo for Denshattack! on Switch 2, then chances are you’re probably itching to play the full game, huh? Well, you’ll have to wait a bit longer, we’re afraid. Originally scheduled to launch on 17th June 2026, it’s now been pushed back to 15th July. This is to…