It’s been a rough ride for Cities: Skylines 2 over the last two years, with the sequel’s premature launch in 2023 leading to severe technical issues and lengthy delays to planned future updates. But the troubled city-builder has received some significant TLC lately. November’s bike patch brought bicycles, scooters and associated infrastructure to player-created metropolises,…
Something curious happened in mid-2024: everyone went crazy over a little game called Supermarket Simulator. There’s never a shortage of quirky little games about doing real-life jobs, but for some reason this particular retail sim about stocking shelves and waiting on customers blew up big—and that didn’t just draw the attention of players, but other…
Windrose breached early access late last month. As you might expect from something a few port calls shy of a full release, it’s not all been smooth sailing, with a number of Steam users saying that the pirate versus environment game has been hammering their SSDs. Thankfully, developer Kraken Express have now released a patch….
Sneaky… Nintendo and Ubisoft have finally confirmed the world’s worst-kept secret: Assassin’s Creed Shadows is launching on the Switch 2 on 2nd December 2025. Darn, that is a packed first week of the last month of 2025, isn’t it? Rumours have been swirling about this one for a few weeks now, but the announcement confirms…
Days after a report from Bloomberg explained that Microsoft has expected unrealistic profit margins from its gaming division—one likely reason for its raft of studio closures, game cancelations and thousands of layoffs—a chipper Satya Nadella basically said as much out loud during an interview at a Github conference on Tuesday. “If we as an industry…
We’re still in the midst of an unexpected renaissance for Star Wars Battlefront 2. Last month, we wrote about the surprising upsurge of Battlefront 2 player counts on Steam, which was really only surprising for as long as it took to remember how good Battlefront 2 is. Over the last four weeks, those player counts…
It’s not just GameCube. Nintendo has already revealed the GameCube app for Switch 2 will be getting an optional CRT filter, but it won’t be alone. The company’s official website has also confirmed there are “new features” to look forward to on the Nintendo 64 app and included is a “new CRT filter” to add…
Double trouble. The Life is Strange series has been an interesting diversion from Square Enix’s typical MO of putting out endless takes on RPGs, instead offering heavily narrative-focused stories exploring the trials of various people who develop supernatural abilities. This series’ strong storytelling has garnered a loyal fanbase, it’s also proven to be a bit…
Some days this whole “winning” business seems easier than others, doesn’t it? However Thursday’s puzzling is going for you, we can help. Skim our August 21 (1524) Wordle hints if you need to tame some unruly yellow letters or just a few fresh ideas on what to guess next, or stick to today’s clue if…
The well-received and technically competent Crysis Remastered on the Nintendo Switch has received a new patch bringing the game to Version 1.3.0. The new update adds a range of gyro aim options for Switch owners to tinker around with and improve their play style. There’s also a bug fix which certain users encountered if their…