Hello, Commander. Earth has fallen to a devious alien threat. A small resistance is scattered, hurting, and desperate for a leader. Gather your forces and save humanity in XCOM 2, out this week on PS4. Following in the footsteps of the critically acclaimed XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM 2 features the rich challenge of turn-based combat,…
You’re looking a bit green. Over the holiday season, we’re republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2023 series. Enjoy! Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Marvelous has announced this morning that Daemon X Machina for the Nintendo Switch has received a fresh new update bringing the game to Version 1.4.0. The full patch notes are available in Japanese, however handily Reddit member Riomegon has translated what is in store for players who update the game. Version 1.4.0 mainly contains cosmetic…
I absolutely love Amnesia: The Bunker—it’s gotten lost in the tangle of one of the best years for gaming in a long time, but The Bunker is quietly one of the best horror games I’ve ever played. Now Frictional Games is augmenting that already mondo-stressful experience with a surprise Halloween update and harder-than-hard “Shell Shock”…
It’s only been a year since Amistech released its notoriously challenging Finnish life sim, My Summer Car. After nearly a decade of early access, it finally hit 1.0 in January 2025. Amistech hasn’t been resting on its laurels since then, though. While PC Gamer was taking its big holiday nap, My Winter Car launched in…
Ten cuts of classic Team17. Team17 Collection 1 is notable because it’s the first Evercade cartridge to feature actual Amiga games, rather than console ports of famous Amiga games (we’re looking at you, Bitmap Brothers Collection 1). As such, it represents a pretty significant development in the history of Evercade – as well as a…
Square Enix has unleashed a new trailer for their action platformer Balan Wonderworld. The trailer gives a good overview of the 3D platforming game including a look at some of the stages and the costumes which will feature in the game by Sonic the Hedgehog creator, Yuji Naka. Balan Wonderworld comes to the Nintendo Switch…
Coming soon to Switch. A new update for Civilization VII is currently being rolled out, though a release on Switch is yet to be determined, with developer Firaxis Games stating it will arrive “at a later date’. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
World of Warcraft has changed players’ lives for 20 years, thanks to an engrossing story and incredible gameplay flexibility. By every estimate, it retains the largest subscription base of any MMO, just edging out its fiercest competition. The internet is awash with stories of couples who met and married after playing WoW, or credit WoW…
If you’ve got a name like Dimensius, the Void Lord, you probably don’t like the fact that everyone remembers you as a pretty normal-sized quest boss during World of Warcraft’s 2007 Burning Crusade expansion. You’d want to change that, earn that title of Void Lord, and make them fear you. At about 3,806 feet tall,…