The latest Pokemon title for the Nintendo Switch, Pokemon Sword & Shield, has received a new update today bringing the game to Version 1.3.1. The patch notes are unavailable at the time of writing this, but apparently it fixes a variety of bugs including some fixing some unintended circumstances in the battle system. Once the…
Back in 2023, “assholes” swatted Ned Luke, the actor who portrays Michael in Grand Theft Auto 5, while he was in the midst of a Thanksgiving livestream. Earlier this week, Luke revealed that at least one of those assholes is going to jail, and said more are likely to follow. “Don’t drop the soap in…
If there’s one thing sure to draw the ire of PC enthusiasts, it’s proprietary parts. One of the great joys of our beloved hobby is upgrading an older machine with the newest components, but Alienware gaming PCs have previously featured non-standard sized motherboards, PSUs, and coolers that have made that process more painful than it…
The chicken jockey trend is currently ripping its way through any cinema showing A Minecraft Movie. For those of you who are blissfully unaware, this trend sees cinemas erupt in chaotic celebration when Jack Black, who plays Steve, utters the words “chicken jockey” towards the end of the film. While it seems like a nuisance…
“The first Sega Mega Drive’ side-scrolling deathmatch”. The French homebrew developer Gonesbrew has announced it is working on a new title for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis, which it believes to be the “first Sega Megadrive’ side-scrolling deathmatch” released for Sega’s 16-bit console. According to its developer, Vector F (as the project is called)…
Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 (which I’ll be calling ‘Bloodlines 2’ from here on) has had a troubled history. Its initial developer, Hardsuit Labs, fired both the game’s lead writer Brian Mitsoda and creative director Ka’ai Cluney in 2020. A senior narrative designer, Cara Ellison, left later that year. Then Hardsuit Labs got booted from…
Is that…? During PlayStation’s ‘State of Play’ broadcast earlier on, Capcom officially revealed the fourth major (and terrifying) trailer for its highly anticipated release Resident Evil Requiem. It showcases scenes featuring both series legend Leon S. Kennedy and the FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft as well as the game’s third-person and first-person modes. Towards the end…
Compulsion’s award-winning title ‘South of Midnight’. It’s been a busy week for Xbox, but it’s not done just yet! Following the announcement of its next generation console, it’s now locked in a release date for the Switch 2 version of the “award-winning” title South of Midnight. This third-person action-adventure title by Compulsion Games was announced…
When Eric Cartman asked Butters in South Park why he wasn’t playing World of Warcraft even though he was at his PC all the time and Butters replied, “I’m playing Hello Kitty Island Adventure,” I laughed. I sat there and laughed at him, because how can a game about Hello Kitty possibly stop you from…