World of Warcraft: Midnight‘s doing some interesting stuff—reimagining zones from The Burning Crusade which (sorry) came out in 2007 (so sorry) which was almost 20 whole years ago (I really am sorry). That’s only a couple years shy of being able to drink in the US. But that’s not where Blizzard’s stopping. It’s tackling Northrend…
Valorant announces its newest initiator, Tejo – the well-dressed man of action – has officially joined the Agent roster. Hailing from Colombia, Tejo will undoubtedly shake up the gameplay with his unique kit that flushes out enemies using a top-down approach. Tejo requires you to analyze the situation mid-round and use abilities to help clear…
SEGA has recently patented a special touch screen controller which according to the patent listed here “…generates a game image of an object disposed in a virtual game space; and a touch panel connected to the controller…” It’s not entirely clear if this related to the “revolutionary” SEGA scoop that will feature in this week’s…
Short of a catastrophic server meltdown, it was almost inevitable Monster Hunter Wilds would smash its way into the Steam record books. But I didn’t think it would happen this fast. As of 10:05 pm Pacific on launch day, Wilds has snatched a spot among the most-played games on Steam, surpassing the all-time peak player…
MegaDev 1.0 now available. While the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis homebrew scene is constantly flooded with new and unique games, as well as ports of existing titles, the Mega CD / Sega CD, by comparison, has traditionally been somewhat neglected, due to both the lack of available tools and the increased complexity of developing…
THQ has confirmed that they are bringing Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning to the Nintendo Switch on 16th March. To celebrate today’s announcement the team have produced a new trailer for the action-based RPG. The original Kingdoms of Amalur came out back in February 2012 and Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning came out in 2020 with extended…
Your one-stop shop for all things Splatoon. Nintendo has today revealed that its online base for all things Splatoon — creatively called ‘Splatoon Base‘ — is now available to read in English. What’s more, you can also check out the all-new ‘History: The Splatoon Journey’ page to see an interactive timeline of the series from…
In a lot of ways, action RPGs like Diablo are an open invitation by the developers for players to find all the things they didn’t expect you could do. Ideally, that is limited to powerful skill interactions and builds, but it’s often the case that it includes somewhat game-breaking exploits that go against the spirit…
“around Christmas”. We’re halfway through December, and Fantasy Life i fans may have been wondering “hey, where is that DLC that Level-5 revealed would be coming out this month?”. Well, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has spoken up to put fan concern to bed. Yes, The Sinister Broker Bazario’s Schemes is still coming this December on…
DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION (1998-Present; Arcade & multiple consoles, primarily PS1/PS2) While there are many ways arcade machines can surpass other forms of gaming, my experience with one particular series and genre stands alone with life-changing skill progression and the magic of spectacle! Dance Dance Revolution or “DDR” for short, drew attention with its mere presence…