We’ve certainly heard a lot about that famous platformer the Great Giana Sisters from 1987, especially as it came back to the Amiga as a Giana Special Edition by Reimagine Games and then of course the Great Giana-Sisters Construction-Set, whereby you can create your own levels. But if you’re looking for more Giana Sister retro…
“Neon rail shooter set in a polygonal rhythmic universe”. Rez is one of the most timeless and influential video games of all time. Offering a combination of amazing visuals and superb music, the Dreamcast classic survived the death of its host platform to find fame on a wide range of systems – including, most recently,…
“Getting Nintendo to sign off on game elements was difficult”. Out of all gaming genres, horror is the one that few would directly associate with Nintendo. After all, its flagship titles largely use brilliantly chirpy and loveable characters in settings that maintain a family-friendly approach and mass appeal. But throughout its history, Nintendo has never…
For a long time, no matter how hard I tried, and no matter how much of a performance hit my framerate took in Cyberpunk 2077, I just couldn’t bring myself to play without real-time ray tracing toggled on. It got even worse when Overdrive Mode arrived. What’s that?! Even more pretty lighting effects with an…
Solafite is a new kind of ore that you can find in Sons of the Forest. It was introduced with the latest update, along with the pickaxe which you’ll need to mine it. This ore is used to upgrade weapons and can be found in various locations across the island, but with that said, it…
Telltale Games has laid off an unknown portion of its staff, in an unfortunate deja vu moment for a handful of its employees. Word of the layoffs first began circulating when Jonah Huang, a former cinematic artist for the developer, published a series of tweets that claimed Telltale had let go “most” of its staff…
As with other Assassin’s Creeds, weapons and outfits are upgradable in Assassin’s Creed Mirage. There are three tiers to unlock per item, which improve the item’s perks as you go, and you can change their appearance. Dyes can be found and used to mix your outfits up if you get tired of boring old assassin…
CD Projekt is taking a victory lap in the release afterglow of Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty DLC, and the newest stage of it means showing off every big number the company can find. With the CDP Investor Day behind us, CDP has thrown together a bunch of different graphics to brag about the number of…
Valve is well known for keeping any information about its hardware plans very tightly under wraps, to the point where you might as well hire the world’s best psychic to forecast when something new is on its way. But never underestimate the sheer diligence of tech enthusiasts, especially the likes of Brad Lynch, who’s spotted…
Is there a chameleon? Devolver Digital has announced KarmaZoo for the Switch, a co-op platformer for up to ten players, launching next month on November 14th, 2023. It boasts some rather lovely pixel-art visuals enhanced with lighting effects and flashes of bold colours, but the true draw here is the co=op gameplay itself. You’ll be…