It’s the most wonderful time of the year: the time when the games industry puts on its best evening wear and Troy Baker takes the stage to tell us which videogames are set to win after millions of public votes have been totted up. It is, in other words, time for the Golden Joysticks, which…
Embracing the Muk. Around the 35-hour mark, I finally rolled credits on Pokémon Pokopia. As anyone who’s made it to the end will tell you, it’s a bittersweet experience. I watched those closing animations play out with a tear in my eye, thinking about how far I’d come, how much my Ditto had grown, and…
The naked guy happily reaching out towards what I promise is a giraffe adds a certain je ne sais quoi to the scene, don’t you think? A quirky touch of class, maybe? A dramatic representation of humanity’s desire to strive for the unknown? Perhaps I’m getting a little too deep in my inkwell after being…
I’m incredibly excited to announce today that Spellbreak will be coming to PS4! And we’re pleased to confirm that we’re working on a beta that will be available to PS4 players in early 2020. Spellbreak is a fantasy battle royale where you play as a battlemage, casting huge spells, combining primal elements, and literally flying…
Star power? Though it seems Capcom only recently remembered that they can make a new Mega Man game, there was once a time where the Blue Bomber was so prevalent that many fans were suffering from some series burnout. In the span of about five years, we were getting hosed with new entries in the…
Take a guess. Like other iconic Nintendo series, Metroid has a timeline documenting Samus’ space adventures from past to present. Although the newest outing Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is very much its own thing, it is still part of the Prime series as a new chapter. Outside of the first-person entries, it’s now apparently been…
Enter a majestic wildland, sundered in a war of the gods. Here stands an army of giants, ready to crush the human realm and plunder its ruins. Against them stands a mighty wall, guarded by the hardest warriors, deadliest assassins, and greatest mages humanity has ever seen. As a new recruit, your mission is clear…
In a recent interview with Edge magazine (spotted via GamesRadar), actor Samantha Béart—most famous for their performance as Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3—gave their assessment of the push for AI-generated performances and other assets in games, and the motivation behind it. “Essentially, [CEOs pushing AI] just want to save money,” said Béart. “In the long…
Not at all afraid to be killed in nasty ways. Yaza Games’ Medieval scribe-inspired turn-based battler, Inkulinati, is coming to Switch on 22nd February. It’s picked up several awards since its Early Access release on Steam, including Gamescom 2022’s Best Indie Game and Most Original Game, so it’s great to see the full version finally…
It’s no state secret that Civilization 7 didn’t get off to the strongest start. Robert Zak gave it a 76% in PC Gamer’s review, which is quite low for a Firaxis game, and echoed a lot of my own criticisms. It’s sitting at exactly 50 percent positive reviews on Steam as of this writing. The…