First reported by The Verge, Microsoft has deployed a new tactic in its battle to get users off the soon-to-be obsolete Windows 10 ahead of its October 11, 2025 support cut-off: Full screen advertisements for Windows 11 PCs pushed to those still on the earlier operating system. “Do more with a new Windows 11 PC,”…
It’s hard to even comprehend how much PC gaming has changed in the past 20 years. But it was the classic FPS Half-Life 2 that convinced people to install this weird military-green launcher app named Steam and take the plunge on digital distribution. Not only was it a fantastic game, it built on Valve’s established…
The 42nd annual Golden Joystick Awards are over, the winners have been announced, and Black Myth: Wukong has walked away with the big Ultimate Game of the Year award. Helldivers 2 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth did very well for themselves this year too, claiming four awards each, and Rockstar used its one win—for Most…
When I was a little thing, I spent most summers at my grandmother’s old, overgrown farm in the middle of nowhere Mississippi. Without fail, at some point in each visit, I’d find myself in her kitchen as she equipped me with a small, dinky spoon and shoddy bucket. My task? Dig up a field of…
The theme of Hearthstone’s latest card expansion, which is called The Great Dark Beyond, is building and launching increasingly powerful Starships. Unfortunately those sci-fi shenanigans have not been happening nearly enough for Blizzard’s liking, largely because a bunch of older cards and decks are so powerful that they’ve crowded out the new stuff. Which is…
After years of being a mobile-only series, Infold Games is launching the big new open world adventure Infinity Nikki on PC next month. The developer is celebrating the near fruition of several years of work with a short documentary looking back on Nikki’s journey to a bigger new Miraland and way more platforms. Infinity Nikki’s…
Or just misunderstood? It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years since the Nintendo DS launched, yet here we are. It’s been even longer since it was revealed too, with the newly-appointed VP of sales and marketing Reggie Fils-Aimé taking to the stage at E3 2004 to showcase Nintendo’s vision for the future of…
Summary Iron Meat’s first major update adds a whole new layer of gameplay with Mirror Mode. Picking up a Supercharge or third copy of a weapon upgrade will now turn bullets red. Added visual background updates, weapon buffs, keeping extra lives, and more to chew on. Following the success of Iron Meat’s launch back in…
Authorities in Europe are investigating suspected sabotage to two undersea fiber optic cables, one connecting Finland and Germany and the other Sweden and Lithuania, and are monitoring a Chinese cargo ship that may have been involved. “We are deeply concerned about the severed undersea cable connecting Finland and Germany in the Baltic Sea,” the foreign…
Category: Games November 21, 2024 A City Builder With Co-op and Heroes? Welcome to the Chaotic World of Overthrown Cal RehnqvistCo-Founder of Brimstone Hello Xbox fans! We’re delighted to announce that our new game, Overthrown, will launch into Xbox Game Preview on Xbox Series X|S and PC on December 10, and will be available with…