Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel – Mario Golf: Advance Tour

Who gets the Birdie? Hi folks, and welcome back to Box Art Brawl! Looking back on last week, Tetris Attack on the Game Boy entered the ring for a classic duel, with North America and Europe going head-to-head against Japan. Rather expectedly, including Nintendo’s characters gave Japan a significant advantage, and the region won comfortably…

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A long-simmering project to run Deus Ex through Unreal Engine 5 looks to introduce a VR mode, modern lighting, and more previously impossible transformations to the PC classic

I’ve never had the space in my life or my house for a VR setup, but the promise of having an all-time favorite like Resident Evil 4 or Jedi Academy transformed by the tech always gives me pause. The DXU24 mod project for the original Deus Ex seems set to offer that and more. DXU24’s…

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Excellent 4X strategy game Old World drops its fourth DLC, adding a boatload of historical figures and wonders

Character-based historical 4X Old World will release a fourth DLC on January 11th, Wonders and Dynasties, bringing a whole, whole lot of new historical characters to the dynastic politics of your ancient empires. Something like 120 new characters, in fact, ranging from Hannibal and Caesar to Khufu and Stateira. That alongside 21 new character traits…

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The first Humble Choice Bundle of 2024 features our favorite superhero game in years

Humble’s come out of the gate swinging with its first Choice Bundle⁠—available through the charity-focused initiative’s $12 subscription service⁠—of the year. Marvel’s Midnight Suns, alongside a collection of seven other games, are available to keep for subscribers at no additional cost. I’m not much of a Marvel guy these days, but Midnight Suns definitely caught…

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