The situation surrounding Doom: The Dark Ages – Revelations was already grim. Id Software put out a fantastic expansion that addressed many issues present in the (still pretty good) base game, placing it among the best works the FPS specialists have ever produced. The reward for many of The Dark Ages team was to be…
Between wrangling a full-time job and parenting two young kids (including one born smack in the middle of development), I built The Abandoned Planet from a tiny corner of a Florida bedroom that doubles as office, nursery, and general chaos zone. Picture a Moleskine notebook taking up the last bit of empty space on a…
DS has finally been toppled. Nintendo has updated its sales figures for the Switch, and it’s official folks, the little hybrid that could is now the company’s best-selling console of all time. We’ve been keeping a close eye on this since the last financial report back in November 2025, where only 10,000 units separated the…
Once upon a time, a 16:9 laptop screen was enough. Well, at CES 2025 Lenovo posed the question ‘Why settle for enough when you can have height?’ Either with the press of a button or by holding your palm up to the onboard webcam, the screen of the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable laptop extends…
Online casino gaming continues to evolve at a rapid pace. From immersive live dealer tables to narrative-driven slot machines, countless innovative mechanics have been introduced to keep players engaged. Yet despite all this technological progress, traditional casino games retain a strong position among players of all ages. Classic slots, blackjack, roulette, baccarat, and poker remain…
Over Ukrainian support. World of Tanks‘ Russian operator Lesta Games, which was formerly owned by Wargaming, is being targeted by the Russian government over claims that the maker of various long-running, and highly popular war-sim titles, has been involved in extremist activities. According to a report from RIA.ru (owned by the Russian state), which has…
Now, that’s stellar timing. Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 is out tomorrow on Switch, and ahead of the game’s release, Nintendo has dropped a patch, bringing the game up to Version 1.2.0. The patch notes (via Nintendo Everything) aren’t particularly detailed, but they cover both the base Switch version of the game…
Here’s a thing about me: I get notions. In RPGs, I get very specific images in my head of who I’m playing and how I’m playing them. It’ll be a cold day in hell before you catch me using anything but a revolver and light armour in New Vegas, or dual flintlock pistols (and light…
It’s an important part of any life sim: giving the characters life. No one wants to play a life sim where your friends and neighbors act like drones mindlessly following daily routines to meet their needs as if they’re going step-by-step through a checklist. The developers of early access life sim Inzoi are attempting to…
President Trump may have only come into office mere months ago, but it already has a buzzword—and that word is tariff. While it’s unclear if all of Trump’s threats to heavily tax imports from various countries into the US will materialise, his administration has already announced a trade policy that includes a 10% tariff on…