It’s June and the first day of summer is right around the corner. With 17 new games from Disney available on PlayStation Now starting today, it is the perfect time to enjoy some Disney magic – especially if you’re heading into summer vacation. Suit up as your favorite character in Disney Universe, a multiplayer adventure…
Shown off at TGS 2023. Japanese hardware firm Tassei Denki has been showing off some exciting retro-themed hardware at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, including what appears to be a Sega Saturn Mini that uses FPGA technology rather than traditional software-based emulation. The unit at the show – which is, of course, entirely unofficial and…
The indie RPG Dread Delusion is one of my favorite recent games, and I’d chalk that up to ambition. I’m not just talking about doing an Elder Scrolls-style open world with a small team, but how it grapples with capital-B capital-I Big Ideas. It’s a setting where an “apostastic” inquisition persecutes belief and worship, a…
Special commentary on this classic PC Gamer review provided by: 007: Nightfire review – PC Gamer issue #107 (US, February 2003) From the archives: The review below appears as originally written, with only minor changes in formatting and newly taken screenshots. By Chuck Osborn (Image credit: EA) It’s an irony that only a master criminal…
Summary Launching today on XBOX. John’s game design and creation process. Sources of inspiration and teamwork during development. Fountains is a solo-developed Metroidvania inspired by Dark Souls and Hollow Knight, built over five years by creator John Pywell. With the game now launching on XBOX, we spoke with Pywell about its development, influences, and unexpected…
“A bit of a, um… fun?”. Easter eggs in video games aren’t a new thing – they started life right at the dawn of the industry, with Atari’s 1980 game Adventure being one of the most notable early examples. However, new secrets are always being discovered – even in games that are several years old…
If you visited Telltale at PAX Prime last month, you might have gotten a sneak peek at Minecraft: Story Mode, or at least seen a pretty darn cool booth. No worries if you didn’t make it out to Seattle though, because we can announce today that you’ll be able to get your hands on the…
“Who would win in a fight, this guy or this guy” is one of the most worthy questions you can ask, so I love those YouTube channels that do NPC battle royales—the Oblivion Imperial City Arena walked so these guys could run. The channel “Elden Ring Fights” is exactly what it says on the tin,…
Julian LeFay, a programmer and chief engineer at Bethesda until his departure in 1998, is stepping back from game development and his current project, The Wayward Realms. LeFay has been suffering from cancer for several years and, per CEO of OnceLost Games Ted Peterson, has made the decision “for his health and to live his…
Welcome back to PlayStation Underground, our online show about video games! Today, we fight Stormtroopers on Tatooine and AT-AT Walkers on Hoth in Disney Infinity 3.0. Yes, we spend most of our time in the world of Star Wars, which is fitting given the imminent launch of the Rise Against the Empire playset on September…