“About 3 times slower than the original Steam Deck LCD”. We already reported a few days back that the boffins over at Digital Foundry were less than impressed with the Switch 2’s LCD screen after running various tests on it. Now, however, DF’s John Linneman has weighed in on social media to confirm that the…
Have you ever thought to yourself, what if Elden Ring was based on Arthurian legend, but also dragged into a modern world that’s being consumed by supernatural forces? Maybe not, but Eclipse Glow Games has, and the result was revealed during today’s State of Play showcase as Tides of Annihilation, a “singleplayer, narrative-driven” game set…
Hello! After three years of open and independent development, we’re excited to announce that Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice will be coming to PS4 on August 8 2017! Starting today, you can pre-order Hellblade for $29.99 and receive a bonus PS4 Dynamic Theme that depicts the iconic burning tree scene from the game. To celebrate the announcement,…
Bubble Bobble is returning to the line-up, too. Numskull has announced that Taito’s Qix is joining its Quarter Arcades range this year. Originally released in 1981, Qix is one of the few Taito arcade games to be created in North America – it was developed by husband and wife team Randy and Sandy Pfeiffer. A…
Wonderful! The latest Japanese charts are in and there are several newcomers to take note of this week, but first, Super Mario Bros. Wonder has officially passed 1 million in physical sales. Wahoo! It marks another significant milestone for a game that is seemingly showing no signs of slowing down. With that said, it misses…
Fallout has a lot of iconic hallmarks—ghouls, deathclaws, radioactive cesspools, and some swingin’ music. But it’s also iconic for the Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System (VATS), which sees you using your Pip Boy to target and pop-pop body parts of various wasteland uglies. While it’d be hard to think of a Fallout game without VATS underlying…
Category: Responsible Gaming February 11, 2025 Celebrating Safer Internet Day by Digging Deeper into AI with Minecraft Education Kim Kunes, VP Gaming Trust and Safety, Xbox People are using AI more and more at home, at work, in school, and everywhere in between. According to the most recent Microsoft Global Online Safety Survey, there has…
Indie deckbuilder All Will Rise is, as Andy Chalk wrote last year, “clearly a game with something to say”. The deckbuilding RPG is particularly interested in the rich and powerful, and getting revenge on the billionaires destroying the world. It’s deeply anti-capitalist and political, but developer Speculative Agency received funding from Microsoft, which puts it…
PlayStation Classic launches today! And it us wistfully strolling down memory (card) lane. Many of the 20 titles preloaded onto the miniature console not only changed the medium forever, but impacted each of us as gamers. Everybody comes to the table with a different beloved pick from the legendary lineup, and swapping memories is almost…
Vampire Survivors is getting a new update soon. It’s called the Chilling Update, not because it’s scary (though you may think it is) but because it features a new map—called Ultra Whiteout—with lots of snow in it. Not only snow, but also floating skulls and angry-looking, snow-covered yowies. Also featured in the trailer is a…