“I’m very proud of our adaptability. We all wear many hats”. Ever since its formation in 2019, Ziggurat Interactive has dedicated itself to resurrecting old video games on modern hardware, with the studio now estimating it has released over 130 titles as of 2023. These have included remasters of cult favourites like BloodRayne, Bloodrayne 2,…
WaaAaAaa. After a brief delay, we now have our first look at the UK boxed charts and things are looking pretty unsurprising up top. EA Sports FC 24 has managed to score first place for the fourth week in a row, with Switch accounting for 25% of the game’s sales (PS5 takes 34%, PS4 has…
Geometry Dash is a cheap and cheerful rhythm-based platformer that originally launched on Steam in December 2014. It recently celebrated its 10-year-anniversary (the game released on mobile devices the year before), which would normally see fans and developers reflecting fondly on a well-made game. But turns out developer RobTop Games had far more in store,…
“It seemed to be something that could benefit both studios”. Obsidian Entertainment staffer Chris Avellone has taken to social media to reveal that the studio once pitched the idea of an Elder Scrolls spin-off to Bethesda (thanks, Windows Central). “One of the Elder Scrolls proposals (which I pitched) was intended to serve the same function…
You aren’t the only one hopelessly wondering where Hodari is in Palia, don’t worry. Kilima Village’s eligible single dad miner doesn’t hang out in town for very long each day so he’s tough to track down when you need to turn in quests to him. The really short answer is that if you can’t find…
Once upon a time, it was inconceivable that laptops could be used for any kind of meaningful gaming beyond point-and-click adventures and games whose polygon counts are about on par with LEGO. That’s changed over the years, in large part thanks to the efforts of graphics honchos Nvidia who have been endowing laptops with powerful…
Switch scores a full house in the top 10. Famitsu has revealed the latest box charts from Japan (thanks, Gematsu) and it’s another resounding triumph for Super Mario Bros. Wonder, which scored an additional 94,682 units sold. It’s also a full house for the Switch once again, with every space in the top ten taken…
When the developers of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora called its unobtanium graphics preset “extremely difficult to run on currently available hardware”, I could only see that as a challenge. But not so much a challenge for me, for my poor test bench’s AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX. I have the goods—a test bench with a…
Thanks to its extensive new player support and its innovative story mode, Street Fighter 6 was the best fighting game of the year. For more awards, head to the Game of the Year 2023 hub. Tyler Wilde, Executive Editor: Thanks to the deeper-than-usual tutorials and practice modes, I finally understand Street Fighter basics that have…
So many games get the “horror” label, but I’m not often that scared by them. Take this year’s Alan Wake 2, for example. It’s a great thriller with some genuinely spooky moments, but otherwise the biggest frights were FMV jump scares that felt like those old troll YouTube videos where an exorcist face would pop…