One of Starfield’s big problems is the fact that its core fantasy runs contrary to the tech it’s built on. Bethesda’s space-RPG is meant to evoke the majesty and scale of the cosmos. It’s about exploration, curiosity, and wonder. And yet, it exists in an engine that necessitates a whole lot of loading screens, and…
Cheap but mighty scaling for your analogue systems. Lots of people still love to game on original hardware, and with good reason – if you’re looking for the most authentic experience, returning to authentic consoles is arguably the best way to do it. You get to use the OG controllers and accessories, and it allows…
Bing Bong was the first thing I saw after waking up dazed in the sand after a traumatising plane crash at the start of Peak. His little green frame immediately caught my attention and his wonky eyes somehow filled me with peace amid the burning wreckage; this must be how the cast of Lost felt….
A sequel to the game was announced last year. While Pixel Games SARL-S is currently hard at work on the sequel to its popular arcade-inspired platformer Donut Dodo, in the form of Donut Dodo Fantastico, it appears the developer hasn’t given up yet on its mission of bringing the original to as many consoles as…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview coming to the Omega ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to the…
Holy smokes. I’ve already written about the amazing impact Shining in the Darkness had on me as a young gamer; a Japanese fusion of Dungeon Master and Dragon Quest, it really opened up my eyes to the allure of the first-person turn-based JRPG – so I was actually somewhat dismayed when the follow-up, Shining Force,…
Yesterday, Valve published its yearly “Steam Year In Review” blog post, a retrospective highlighting Steam feature additions and customer data trends from 2024. Calling 2024 “a year of growth,” Valve said Steam’s number of peak concurrent users is nearly twice what it was in March 2020—and last year, all those users were playing more new…
Some developers react to success by going all rock star—like Cliff Bleszinski purchasing a flashy Lamborghini when he was living it up at Epic. Solo dev Feryas Beer is a little bit more grounded after the success of Super Fantasy Kingdom, the Hooded Horse-published roguelite city builder. No cars, no luxury pads, not even a…
Grab your trilby and trench coat. Updated with the world’s greatest detective’s newest adventure on Switch, Murder On The Orient Express, along with our favourite coffee-loving yellow mouse, Detective Pikachu Returns! Everyone loves a good mystery, and even more so if they’re the one who gets to solve it. The detective genre has evolved a…
World of Warcraft Legion Remix—the second in Blizzard’s limited-time experiments with old expansions—is trying to fix its oops! All tanks issue by throwing an absurd amount of HP at healers and DPS. And a hefty defensive buff on the side, as a treat. Some context: In “Remix” events, WoW players can make an alt that’s…