Twitch rival Kick, backed by co-founders of the Stake gambling platform, has spent a lot of money on streamers in 2023. The biggest deal by far was a reported $100 million contract for Canadian megastar xQc in January, but it recently signed up FaZe Clan co-owner and popular Call of Duty streamer Nick “Nickmercs” Kolcheff…
There are two things I admire about developer Strange Scaffold. The first is the speed at which it makes games, often putting out multiple titles within a year. The second is its Ronseal approach to names, with nominative highlights including Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator, and An Airport For Aliens Currently Run By Dogs. My…
After nearly 12 years at Obsidian Entertainment, Avowed game director Carrie Patel has left the studio to take on a similar position at Night School, the Netflix-owned developer of the Oxenfree games. Patel announced her departure and new role in a very brief message posted on LinkedIn (via Insider Gaming): “I’m happy to share that…
MGS2 and 3 have definitely “improved”. Last November, the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 for the Switch was bumped up to Version 2.0.0 and now Digital Foundry has taken another look at the current state of the game on Nintendo’s platform. Focusing on MGS2 and 3, the Switch version has notably “improved” since…
I remember my first late-night gaming session clearly. The old TV stand creaked as I pulled out the NES. The cartridge smelled of dust and warm plastic, as if it had stored every battle fought before me. I blew into it the way older kids taught us and slid it into the slot. The CRT…
My first 15 hours in the Living Lands were a bit of a blundering affair. The game’s progression doesn’t pigeonhole you into any particular class path, and each time you level up you can pick abilities from Fighter, Ranger, and Wizard pools. Within each path, certain abilities and upgrades of existing ones require you to…
Another 60 minutes?! Well folks, as promised, another Nintendo Direct for Kirby Air Riders has been announced for this week on Thursday, 23rd October 2025. We’re getting another 60 minutes’ worth of information from director Masahiro Sakurai on the upcoming game, which is due to launch for the Switch 2 on 20th November 2025. Read…
Top Deal: You can store your data in the cloud, but what happens when your Internet connection takes a dump? Or your file hosting service is hacked? Or the data center is hit with lightning and goes offline? Or, or, or (the list goes on). That’s when you’ll be glad you setup a local NAS…
You really have to offer something special to charge $250 for a keyboard. Even more so for one that’s TKL. The white Cherry Xtrfy MX 8.2 Pro TMR TKL (say that three times fast) looks a bit garish and costs a lot of money, but offers a better second impression than a first one. It’s…
It’s true: If you squint at the gameplay footage of ZA/UM’s Zero Parades, all you’ll see is Disco Elysium with a different coat of paint. It’s set in an isometric city covered in rust and filth, is intensely detailed with surreal art, and sticks all its dialogue on the right side of the screen. However,…