In the latest episode of Nightdive Studios’ podcast series, legendary FPS developer John Romero came on to talk about the industry, past and present. He ended with a surreal anecdote about the inception of the Deer Hunter series, and thus hunting sims as we know them. “Back in the ’90s, Wal-Mart had a ton of…
We may be PC Gamer, but a Hideo Kojima launch is an industry-wide event, and as we speak, there are PS5-having PCG writers down in the Strand trenches attempting to make sense of the silly puppet man and how a game can be both horny and sexless. You know the drill: Weird global simu-launch, it’s…
Futuristic frontiers, desert islands and apocalyptic wastelands are just some of the exotic settings you must survive today as Horizon Zero Dawn, Stranded Deep and Darksiders III join PS Now. If you prefer all out action, carve a line through carnage-filled racetracks in Wreckfest, combat enemy hordes in Broforce or battle hostile units in The…
It’s kind of amazing how Vermintide 2, Fatshark’s medieval-fantasy pest control sim from 2018, continues to be neck-and-neck in popularity with its far more recent 40k successor Darktide. A big part of that is that there just seems to be a lot more scope within its design for super-fun updates. Case in point: you can…
The life cycle of a game isn’t easy to predict. Some start strong and burn out quickly, others endure for years before slowly fading. Some crash and burn on day one while others are kept alive by players, modders, and community creators long after they might have otherwise slipped away. A few games, however, have…
At this year’s CES event, AMD hasn’t really introduced anything completely new in its consumer CPU portfolio. They’ve either rebadged old chips or just expanded current ranges with a few more models. However, the Ryzen AI Max series of APUs has picked up two extra processors, and one of them could well be the best…
Your next adventures await. In collaboration with Amazon Game Studios and Crystal Dynamics, the legacy of Lara Croft continues with two new games coming to PlayStation 5. Join Lara for her biggest adventure yet in Tomb Raider: Catalyst (2027), plus a true reimagining of her debut adventure, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis (2026). At the…
With the long awaited Star Wars Battlefront II launching in a matter of days, I’m excited to reveal our latest live action campaign: “Rivalry.” You’ll see this airing on TV over the next few weeks, but we wanted to show it here for our biggest fans. In this new spot, watch as our heroes take…
Try it out today. Nintendo’s Switch eShop is always getting new demos and the latest one is for the 2v2 fighting game Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Developed by Enigma Interactive. Back in the ’90s, Double Dragon studio Technos worked on a bunch of Popeye video games, including Popeye: Ijiwaru Majo Sea Hag no Maki for the Super Famicom and Popeye Beach Volleyball for the Game Gear. Around the same time, it was also producing a Popeye the Sailor game for the…