Capcom’s ultra-stylish demon blaster Devil May Cry is back again, but in anime form. As part of Netflix’s Drop 01 animation event, the streaming behemoth dropped a teaser for its upcoming DMC anime series—the one announced back in 2018—courtesy of Adi Shankar, a name you’ll recognise from his work as showrunner and executive producer on…
If there’s one thing I love in this world, it’s trinkets. Tchotchkes. Doodas and thingamajigs. Nothing enables this desire for collecting crud more than a good old-fashioned Bethesda game. Forks, mugs, spoons, bowls—you name it, it’s probably in my inventory. Yet now I sit here as the king of crud collection himself is telling me…
My first experience of Cyberpunk 2077, nearly three years ago, was rocky. I poured 120 hours into it across the first month, becoming smitten with its cast of rebellious crooks and corpo sleazebags, as well as Night City itself, but I couldn’t even walk down the street without encountering a barrage of bugs and oddities….
Hey, everyone! I’m Michele Zorrilla, the Advanced Senior UX Researcher at Insomniac Games. With the launch of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 just around the corner, our team at Insomniac is excited to share one of the ways we can all #BeGreaterTogether – through accessibility! So today, I’d like to highlight some of the notable accessibility features…
Oh my Dog. The ’90s was a decade-long blitz of out-there marketing campaigns, lads mags, and PlayStation; rich experimentation with the polygon and a concerted effort to push the boundaries of bad taste. Rise of The Triad, based on a modified version of ID’s Wolfenstein engine, was initially pitched as a sequel before becoming a…
Since the first Forza Motorsport launched in 2005, the Forza franchise has been about falling in love with cars and building community. As a co-founder at Turn 10 Studios, I had the honor of working on the very first Forza Motorsport and have been with the studio for 20 years. In that time, we’ve grown…
Work Buy Consume Die. A to Z of The Designers Republic, a book which currently changes hands for large sums of money online, is getting a much-needed reprint (thanks, SeanSeanson). Kickstarted in 2019 with £135,786 raised in funding, the book showcases the incredible career of the Sheffield-based design agency, founded in 1986 by Ian Anderson…
If you’re looking for the Ken Block car in Cyberpunk 2077, you’ve come to the right place. The Type-66 “Hoon” is just waiting to be claimed, and the best bit is, you don’t need to part with any eddies to get your hands on this weaponised vehicle. There aren’t any lengthy quests to complete either—simply…
Proto-Vanillaware title never made it out of Japan. Vanillaware is famous for titles such as Odin Sphere, 13 Sentinels, Grim Grimoire, Dragon’s Crown Muramasa: The Demon Blade, but the company’s origins actually pre-date its foundation (as Puraguru) in 2002. Founder George Kamitani previously worked for companies such as Capcom, creating pixel artwork for titles such…
NEED TO KNOW What is it? A grid tactics game set in a magic-infused 1930s that switches between real-time stealth and turn-based battles. Release date October 3, 2023 Expect to pay £42 / $50 Developer Harebrained Schemes Publisher Paradox Interactive Reviewed on RTX 2070, i7-10750H, 16GB RAM Steam Deck Verified Link Official site There are two types of people in this world, and…