When Geoff Keighley takes the stage for The Game Awards, it’s expected that there might be a new game releasing before the end of the night. This year, that game is The Finals, the highly-destructible FPS from ex-DICE folk that attracted hundreds of thousands of players to its open beta last month. Season 1 of…
I didn’t hate my time with Space Marine: Master Crafted Edition, because it’s basically the same stompy action game I loved only with some more polygons so those oversized shoulderpads look a bit rounder. But I didn’t love the way the new weapon-select menu blocks the middle of the screen and hangs around just long…
Today, games are at a point where the realism of the on-screen racing experience is almost indistinguishable from the real thing; the gleam of a Lamborghini Countach’s chassis, the ray-traced reflections of car headlights on the rain-sprinkled tarmac, the delicious blur of your surroundings as you press to the head of the pack in a…
This September marks three decades since PlayStation launched in North America and Europe, followed by additional regions. The global launch changed the landscape of popular culture forever. In celebration of this milestone, we’re excited to announce PlayStation: The First 30 Years, a new large-format photography book. View and download image Download the image close Close…
Given the popularity of the Wicked Whims mod for The Sims, and nude mods for almost every game someone could possibly mod nudity into, it’s no surprise that Inzoi modders are already hard at work on the horny stuff. “This feels like watching the calm beginnings of a hurricane gently shake a tree”, as one…
Documents found in a new filing on the Director’s Guild of Canada website have revealed that the Sonic the Hedgehog Movie 2 is due to enter production in March 2021 and is codenamed Emerald Hill. The studio listed is Red Energy Films and they currently have a 20 million dollar budget. Paramount had previously announced…
Silksong is at Gamescom—this much we knew—but after years of silence Team Cherry is finally saying something. Not buried away in Discord, not via an advertisement for a handheld console, but an actual, honest-to-Hornet announcement. Like, on its YouTube channel and everything. You can see the livestream here, but the atmosphere is electric. At the…
“Just gonna leave this here”. Modder Todd Gill has revealed a new Dreamcast adapter that will allow you to use USB controllers with your console without having to forgo the VMU functionality of the system. Running JoypadOS, an open-Source firmware for game controllers and adapters, Gill’s gizmo plugs into your Dreamcast’s controller port and features…
How many bases do you need in a single game? Ask someone who likes base-building, like me, and they’ll probably say “As many as you can give me.” No Man’s Sky already has a few kinds of player bases. Base-building was added to the space sandbox in 2016, along with freighters that can be parked…
In the world of Japanese role-playing games, there are few titles as beloved and timeless as Chrono Trigger. Responsible for pushing the JRPG genre forward in terms of narrative tropes, accessible gameplay, and thematic tone, its influence is undeniable in the modern landscape. It makes sense that this 1995 Super Nintendo title would become a…