Our top eShop games on Switch and Switch 2 in August! We’re dreaming of crisp leaves, hot chocolate, and video games by the fire right now. Autumn approaches, but we have one more summer month to look back on in this edition of eShop Selects! August has been a bountiful one, with an Indie World…
An unfortunate consequence of releasing your story-heavy game in early access is the amount of pressure on its final release to satisfy everyone who’s been following along. That’s the trouble Hades 2 ran into when it hit 1.0 earlier this month. As people brought over their progress and finished the game for its “true ending”,…
Sorry Pathologic 2 fans, but I am one of those people, the ones who say how much they like the look of Ice-Pick Lodge’s pestilent immersive sim, but wish it was more willing to meet them halfway on the challenge front. It’s not simply that Pathologic 2 is hard. I don’t mind a game kicking…
The new Elden Ring Tarnished Edition has arrived with two new starting classes, the Idus Knight and Heavy Knight, and also new armor sets, some new weapons, and Torrent skins for your trusty steed. You can get one of the new armor sets and weapons straight off by starting the game with either Idus Knight…
Our appetite for games like Vampire Survivors—dropping you into reverse bullet hells where your very existence is enough to slaughter wave after wave of enemies—has so far been unquenchable. We’ve slurped down Brotato, Halls of Torment, Soulstone Survivors, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, but it doesn’t sound like we’re even close to done. The good news…
A Commodore for the modern era As I explained before, my roots in computing date back to the Commodore 64, which is generally recognized as the best selling PC of all time. Like many thirty-somethings and over, I cut my computing teeth on that system and get a sense of nostalgia any time I see…
I’ve loved Katamari ever since I was a kid. The bright colours and quirky yet hilarious characters stuck with me from a young age. The recent release of Once Upon a Katamari in October revitalised this love. Every single second I’ve spent jumping back into the series and rolling around my Katamari has been memorable,…
With a bow, cape, and his trusty (perhaps iconic) cap, Sir Graham enters a cave riddled with spare beds and a slumbering dragon. This odd story is only one of many being told in King’s Quest, the ambitious rekindling of the decades-old adventure series. Although the new King’s Quest is coming to PS4 and PS3…
Clones have been a fixture in the games industry forever. For every Mario Bros there’s a Giana Sisters, for every Stardew Valley there’s a Fields of Mistria, and for every Needle In A Haystack Simulator there’s a A Needle In a Haystack, or Needle in a Haystack, or Needle In A Haystack, or Needle In…
Lara returns next month. In case you missed it, the famous video game mascot Lara Croft returns in Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered next month on Valentine’s Day. In the lead up, Aspyr has been showcasing certain aspects of the game, and the latest trailer showcases the many boss battles Lara will encounter across this trilogy…