Microsoft has dabbled in dubious DRM over the years, having previously announced then unannounced disc-based DRM for the Xbox One back in 2013. Sony scored some free public praise on that blunder. Yet it seems like the pendulum has finally swung the other way. Sony has announced it is ending support for physical games entirely,…
Even as it achieved fractal complexity by modeling feline alcohol poisoning, procedural bardic traditions, and delayed-action thermonuclear dragonfire, the creators of Dwarf Fortress—brothers Tarn and Zach Adams—have maintained still loftier ambitions for their legendary fantasy sim. In recent years, that effort has been guided by one goal: Creating magic. Procedural, universe-specific magic, interwoven with the…
One of the quiet tragedies of Valve’s game library is a standalone Ravenholm game that never came to fruition—it was being worked on by Arkane Studios in the late 2000s, and it would’ve probably been pretty damn good if Valve had the moolah to make it. Over a decade later, an entire hour of footage…
When we decided to reunite the full Sex Bob-omb lineup for Scott Pilgrim EX – Back in the Band, available now, we knew that simply adding three new playable characters wasn’t enough. Stephen Stills, Kim Pine, and Knives Chau each needed to feel like they had always belonged in the game, both mechanically and visually….
Jump into different worlds with Free Play Days this weekend! Naruto To Boruto: Shinobi Striker, and ARK: Survival Ascended are available this weekend for XBOX Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members to play from Thursday, August 27 until Sunday, August 30. Additionally, Control Ultimate Edition and Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves are free for all…
Features all 10 songs from the album. There’s been something of a trend when it comes to using old-school game cartridges as delivery methods for music – we’ve recently seen the “brutal party slam band” Party Cannon publish an album on an N64 cart, for example – and Nottingham-based alt/emo group Pillow Fort has followed…
Spla-BOOM. The latest Japanese boxed charts data is in from Famitsu, and thanks to consistently strong sales for Rhythm Heaven Groove, Splatoon Raiders, and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, Nintendo has found itself once again dominating the top ten. The main newcomer this week is STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT, which takes up three spots this week thanks…
Hello, PlayStation players! I’m Zhicheng, producer at GD Studio. Our team has always been fascinated by the quiet stories that live inside ordinary rooms: the cup left beside a bed, a plant turned toward the window, or a dusty letter tucked behind a stack of books. These small details can tell us who lived there,…
For a new gaming monitor that ticks an awful lot of boxes, the Alienware AW3926QW has also arrived with an awful lot of controversy. Some early adopters of this epic 39-inch 5K2K OLED panel have reported numerous issues, including green tinting, so-called “vignette dimming” and adaptive refresh flicker. We’ll get into the specifics of what…
Picking the best starting class in Star Wars Zero Company is a little challenging when you haven’t played any of the game yet. But don’t worry: you can change your class specialization once you hit Cycle 3, which is very early on. After that point, you can also change the specialization and talents for hired…