Here are some reasons to try the Gravhounds open playtest on Steam: It’s free for the next few days and seems well put-together for a playtest of an unreleased early access game It’s a co-op wave shooter and those are basically always fun to muck around in with friends, at least for a bit The…
“I got so addicted to that I almost died”. Final Fantasy VII is making headlines again thanks to the arrival of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and former Irem artist Akio has been reminiscing about his time with the game when it originally launched back in 1997. Speaking on social media, the artist – now in…
One of the most powerful tools in any writer’s box is the complete mastery they have over time. While real life trudges along in a doldrum routine of cause and effect, stories can arrange their happenings however they’d like. Storytellers have spent centuries finding and developing effective structures. Naughty Dog, however, has better plans. Plans…
We’re happy to announce that a new Gold Wireless Headset, which delivers enhanced comfort and performance, will be available in the next few weeks for $99.99 (MSRP) in the U.S. The headset maintains everything you loved, while featuring a new sleek design with refined over-ear cushions that make it even more comfortable for long gaming…
Along with the Talkback 8020 and TAC-2 joystick. Gamescom is in full swing, and Commodore International is in attendance – in fact, the recently revived company used the event to announce a new version of its C64 Ultimate computer, festooned with Cyberpunk 2077 iconography. Time Extension contributor Ashley Day is at Gamescom, and he was…
Another day, another reminder that the memory market is screwed, yippee. The storage market as well, actually, although the effects of the HBM and DRAM shortage have certainly been more visible than the effects of the NAND shortage so far. Now, new analyst commentary on Goldman Sachs research predicts—drumroll—a pretty bleak outlook on both memory…
The holidays may be over, but Game Pass is the gift that keeps on giving. So wrap up warm, hunker down, and place your cup of joe on the USB-powered coaster gizmo that mom panic bought you for Christmas, because it’s time to fend off the January blues with some mid-winter gaming. January is another…
Unfortunately, you can’t tell the story of Rust without including its “cheat community,” which Facepunch COO Alistair McFarlane once said routinely harasses and threatens the game’s developers when it’s not, you know, cheating. The latest measure the studio is taking to keep up with cheat makers is one you’ll find familiar if you’ve tried to…
Over the past few months, Embark has been pulling some levers behind the scenes to improve Arc Raiders‘ matchmaking. Despite the devs previously saying matchmaking wasn’t “binary,” it didn’t feel like that in practice. My solo lobbies were peaceful walks in the park, while trio lobbies were much more violent. From these experiments, “one change…