“Unfortunately, I’m not in a position to do that anymore”. With the departure of multiple key figures from developer PlatinumGames, including Hideki Kamiya, the future of the Bayonetta series is very much in doubt at the moment. We reckon we’ll see our favourite Umbra Witch return in some capacity, but according to Hideki Kamiya, he…
You’re probably not meant to do that. It’s a hectic old time, is this new console business. There are new games, new hardware, new bits and bobs of every description to read up on, buy and, if you’re a delivery driver, to get safely from warehouse to customers’ homes. Of course, not all delivery drivers…
The legal fight between OpenAI co-founders Elon Musk and Sam Altman has seen much internal documentation from the firm’s earliest years released to the public. One minor revelation has been the serious involvement of Gabe Newell from the start, who gave the company over $20 million and was the sole member of its “informal advisory…
Sucking blood and free time once again. Sometimes a game is so good it creates its own genre. Whether you call it a survivorslike, bullet heaven, or something else entirely, Vampire Survivors pretty much invented an entire roguelite subgenre. So, when your game creates a whole new genre, where do you go next? Cards, of…
It’s been a minute, but the Savage Planet franchise continues! We’re back for number two… same folks, same franchise, same studio, but with a new name: Raccoon Logic. Formerly Typhoon Studios, we originally developed Journey to the Savage Planet (originally released in 2020 and currently available as part of the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog). Now…
True 3D movement in 16-bit games? It almost happened… If you’re old enough to remember the crazy video game accessories we were exposed to in the early ’90s, then you might just recall a curious controller by the name of the Triax Turbo Touch 360. This groundbreaking controller didn’t use a traditional D-pad – which…
Mortal Kombat II is finally coming to the Atari Jaguar. TRU FUN Games, the solo developer who is currently working on Mortal Kombat‘s fanmade Jaguar port, has revealed plans to tackle the game’s sequel, Mortal Kombat II, in a recent video update on his YouTube channel. Mortal Kombat II, as you’ll probably already be aware,…
Knight and pay. If you’re anything like us, then you probably have a rather large soft spot for Shovel Knight, Yacht Club Games’ delightful series of throwback platformers. If you’re even more like us, then that’ll probably mean that you’ll really dig this new range of Shovel Knight clothing. The new collection from Insert Coin…
Nintendo has announced another game at The Game Awards 2019, and this one may surprise you. The team behind Octopath Traveler and the Bravely series are back with Bravely Default II, as well as a reveal trailer. The game will have “a brand-new world, new Heroes of Light and music from Revo”. Bravely Default II…
Ethernet connection is fine, but wireless has issues While the review embargo for Valve’s Steam Link won’t lift until November 10, we recently received a unit and thought we would give you our first impressions of the $50 game streaming set top box. We’ll publish our full review when the embargo lifts. The front of…