Tabletop RPG design studio Son of Oak has had enormous success with City of Mist, a game that combines superhero action with a setting steeped in noir atmosphere and mythological magic. In fact, it’s so full of cool ideas that I put it in our list of the best alternatives to D&D. It turns out,…
A super expensive smartwatch, augmented reality, and virtual reality With the holidays here, my tech wishlist this week is full of expensive and unreasonable things to ask Santa for, but then again, that’s the whole point of our Technolust column. $1,500 Tag Heuer Connected smartwatch Up until now, I’ve been a watch guy, but I…
Paradox has finally unveiled the worst-kept secret in strategy gaming: Europa Universalis 5 is coming. This reveal also means I can finally talk about my failed attempt to unite the British Isles under Scotland, my tumultuous conquest of Byzantium as the Ottomans, and how even after many hours of unravelling this behemoth it still makes…
Hey everyone! This is Alex Nichiporchik, CEO at tinyBuild. When we announced Party Hard for PS4 last month, I told you we’d be back very soon with even more PS4 announcements. It’s time for me to act on that promise. When tinyBuild began in 2011, it was the success of our first game No Time…
“The last remaining *official* way to play SOR1 online with a friend”. Nintendo recently updated the Mega Drive / Genesis portion of its Nintendo Switch Online offering, bringing three new games: Streets of Rage, Super Thunder Blade, and ESWAT: City Under Siege. As spotted by Gaming Hell on BlueSky, the addition of Streets of Rage…
Defeating Sister Splinter in Hollow Knight: Silksong is one of your first major boss challenges on the main track through the game. It’s a taste of what’s to come in terms of utilising everything in your arsenal to take down some of the tricky bosses later on. Sister Splinter might seem annoying, but with a…
Wonder twin powers, activate! Lian Li and Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) have joined forces to create a small form factor (SFF) case designed for mini-ITX motherboards, the PC-Q17. Naturally, the duo are pitching the ROG Maximum Impact line of premium mini-ITX motherboards as perfect fits for the PC-Q17, though any brand mini-ITX board should…
In real life I’m pretty sure I can’t pick up a rock, grab a stick, collect some “plant fiber” (whatever the hell that is), then use those three items to craft an axe that can cut down a few dozen trees. Most likely, my “axe” would break on the first swing and I’d have better…
True underdogs. Gosh, they grow up so fast, don’t they? Zelda II: The Adventure of Link and Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest are both celebrating their 35th anniversaries this month. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Aside from cryptocurrency mining, GPU shortages, and Covid-19, what else does the year 2021 elicit from your memory? The launch of the RTX 3080 Ti, of course! This high-end card launched with nearly as many CUDA cores, RT cores, and Tensor cores as the RTX 3090 for a little less money, but it had one…