World of Warcraft’s newest expansion, Midnight, is almost upon us, and it is a big one. Huge overhauls including the culling of most combat addons, your expansion-standard class changes (and a bunch of not-expansion-standard specialisation redesign), the introduction of player housing (I can’t believe this game didn’t have it for over 20 years!), and the…
Nintendo has confirmed this morning that it is preparing to deploy an update for Super Mario 3D All-Stars for the Nintendo Switch. The update, which brings the game to Version 1.1, is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, 17th November. The big change is that is that users can reverse the camera controls on Super…
In semiwork’s recent Q&A, the question of whether or not mimics would ever come to REPO was answered, and you’ll be pleased to know that it was a very firm “maybe.” But since this isn’t really a confirmation, nor is it a solid no, no details on how they’d work or what exactly this would…
The battle continues. Despite it being the biggest entertainment medium on the face of the planet in terms of revenue, efforts to properly preserve the history of video gaming continue to face opposition – even from those organisations that you’d assume would be in favour of it. The Electronic Software Association (ESA) is sadly one…
In the early 90s, Sega’s Genesis system was struggling compared to its competitors, so the company looked to enhance their 16-bit home console with hardware add-ons. Preceding the release of the Sega Saturn, the 32X infused the Genesis with richer visuals and smoother gameplay, but it wasn’t enough to turn the tide. Originally released in…
Are you ready, Freelancers? The time has come to suit up in your javelin exosuit and take flight in Anthem. BioWare’s latest sci-fi adventure lets you and up to three friends fight ferocious enemies by land, air, and sea. This world is teeming with otherworldly monstrosities like ghastly Swarm tyrants, so you’ll need to customize…
Featuring tracks from Mario Kart DS & Wii. Nintendo recently added the Mario Kart World soundtrack to its music app, and since then, has been rolling out weekly updates featuring additional tracks from the game’s ‘Free Roam’ mode. This latest update today Free Roam songs based on the ‘Mario Kart Wii‘ and ‘Mario Kart DS‘…
No Man’s Sky nearly burned up on its atmospheric entry back in 2016—it promised the universe, and only delivered a sort-of-okay space game. PC Gamer gave it a middling 64 at launch in our No Man’s Sky review, with Christopher Livingston remarking: “I’ve touched an infinite universe and walked away with some nice vacation photos.”…
Original Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson has stated on Twitter that his next game will be a Minecraft spiritual successor and that he “basically announced minecraft 2.” Notch had run a Twitter poll asking followers to weigh in on whether he should keep his in-development project’s current direction, or put it on the shelf to…
There’s a ton of new content coming to Minecraft over the next year. The Spring to Life update will add more ambient features and different mob variants. A new block and mob will be added alongside some A Minecraft Movie-inspired minigames. But one of the most exciting new additions is the new vibrant visuals features,…