More spirit collabs are on the way! For Smash Bros. Ultimate‘s fifth anniversary recently, Nintendo added a bunch of new spirits based on series like Zelda, Splatoon, Xenoblade and Pikmin. While we expected it to just be a one-time thing, it seems not! In a bit of a surprise update, it’s now announced even more…
The Bard’s Tale As I’ve spent the last 5 days sick as a dog, trying desperately to focus enough to accomplish even the most basic tasks, I’m taken back to my childhood in the ’80s. Back then, a sick day was a careful balancing act between not feeling well enough to go to school and…
After seven years of waiting, the Hytale launch times and release date are almost here, a moment that wasn’t quite so certain only a few months ago. For those unaware, development began in 2015 with funding from Riot Games, who would go on to acquire the team in 2020, only to pull the plug in…
A question: has Owlcat Games considered not releasing a game in a buggy and unbalanced state? Just over a year ago, the studio issued one of the biggest patches I’d ever seen for its incredibly ambitious and equally wonky CRPG Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader. Now, another voluminous changelog is upon us, this time directed at…
Tyler Wilde, US EIC (Image credit: Future) This week: Enjoyed reading about Chris’ zombie diagnosis adventures, listened to Sneaks – Look Like That (Ugo Banchi Remix). PC gaming’s blowout sales are a highlight of the platform, but they do complicate the decision to buy a new game. Before dropping $60 or more, you’ve got to…
Tokyo Drag. Here’s a tip for you: don’t just dive into Drag x Drive mid-match. After being thrust into a game in progress late in the day during our Nintendo Switch 2 experience, this Mouse Mode-controlled game felt like learning a completely new language. Instead of deftly throwing the ball and shooting hoops in what…
Plus a brief look at, uh… two Switch 2 games. As part of Nintendo’s latest financial release, the company has provided an updated look at the top ten best-selling Switch games – plus a brief look at where things stand with the Switch 2. All in all, there’s not a whole lot to report on…
A group of current and former Microsoft employees, as well as members of the Seattle community and pro-Palestinian protesters, set up a “Liberated Zone” encampment in Microsoft’s East Campus Plaza earlier today, which they renamed to “The Martyred Palestinian Children’s Plaza.” An announcement shared by No Azure for Apartheid, an organization calling for Microsoft to…
An old feature from The Sims 3 is back as The Sims 4 Adventure Awaits expansion adds new Imaginary Friends for the youngest members of the household. They’ll start as simple dolls, but as child Sims play and grow fonder of their new toys, they unlock the ability to turn them into a magical bestie…
Over the last several months, we’ve taken a close look at a network attached storage (NAS) device provided by Thecus called the N5810PRO. It’s a five-bay storage solution that was released last summer, built for small- to medium-sized businesses, and is packed with its own built-in mini-UPS and a quad-core Intel Celeron J1900 processor. The…