The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics gathers characters from the original 1982 film and the new Netflix series to build a new strategy RPG launching Tuesday on PS4. Recruit and customize your Gelfling crew with new jobs and equipment, then take the battle to the villainous Skeksis across more than 50 stages. The fate…
The Marathon server slam is now a day underway and seems to be doing reasonably well. Some players love it, some are a little iffy, and of course there are complaints—not so much about the servers, which seem to be holding up well enough, but more basic elements of the game itself. In an update,…
The James Pond games were a series of platformer parodies from the 1990s, most notable for the second one’s demo accidentally including the entire game if you used the level-select cheat code. Oops! Nowadays, the rights to James Pond are co-owned by Gameware and System 3. The latter company decided to finally trademark the name…
Here are the patch notes. Nintendo has updated its Nintendo Today! app for Android and iOS, boosting its reach with additional releases in four countries (thanks, Nintendo Everything). As detailed in the (very brief) patch notes, the app is now live in Argentina, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Read the full article…
Venture Beat has had the chance to chat with Niantic’s Greg Borrud about the challenges the lockdown has imposed on developers and the players of the company’s hit mobile title, Pokemon GO. As you know, Pokemon GO is about exploring the outside world and finding new Pokemon and they have had to adapt the game…
Five years ago, in November 2020, PlayStation 5 marked a new era of speed, immersion, and creativity. As we celebrate its fifth anniversary, we’re looking back at how PS5 has evolved – year by year – through system software updates, new accessories, and community milestones that continue to redefine play. 2020: The beginning of a…
Full patch notes. Right on schedule, Dotemu, Guard Crush Games, and Supamonks have dropped a big free update for the excellent roguelite beat ’em up Absolum. And alongside some brand new gameplay modes and run-changing updates, we’ve got a swathe up bug fixes, character balance tweaks, and more. We’ve covered the Threads of Fate update…
In November, fan translation group Hilltop Works released an English patch for Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 (aka My Summer Vacation 2), a beloved adventure/life sim that fans have been eager to play in English for more than 20 years. After that release Hilltop wasted no time leaping into its next project, which was announced today…
Spotify plans to introduce a tool that will allow users to create AI-generated covers and remixes. My first instinct was to raise my hackles up, too, but it turns out there’s a smidge more nuance to get into. Namely, the planned feature is pitched as a ‘groundbreaking responsible AI tool.’ How does a massive corporation…
We’re only a few days away from the public launch of Doom: The Dark Ages, id Software’s newest entry in the 32-year-old franchise. Take a leaf from Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which used the id Tech 7 engine, the new Doom uses ray tracing all the time for global lighting, reflections, and shadows….