When a game like Super Mario Odyssey or The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild arrives, it feels monumental, and Nintendo has made a point of not oversaturating us with sequels in its biggest series. That’s been the company’s approach for decades, and late president Satoru Iwata described it succinctly back in 2006. “If […]
My least favorite Blood of Dawnwalker mission has the best writing in the whole RPG, and I never want to play it again

If life is but a dream, then The Blood of Dawnwalker’s Home Sweet Home mission must be a nightmare. I stumble into it as a bit of an afterthought, having fought my way into the alchemist’s tower while investigating the clay-baked gargoyles plaguing the city of Svartrau. But instead of leaving to show Marat the […]
2019Here’s how to watch this year’s PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct

The PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct is returning once again, with announcements direct from this year’s Tokyo Gaming Show. Hosted once again by Frankie Ward, this year’s show will run for 90 minutes and host more than 35 trailers, developer deep dives, and exclusive announcements. There’ll be world premiere announcements, and news direct from the […]
2019With “11 kills, 12 kills at a time,” battle royale hybrid Project Zeta is not your daddy’s MOBA (or your brother’s hero shooter)

Project Zeta has a lot stacked against it. The MOBA genre is not exactly one that’s wanting for competition, with many well-established competitors already throwing hands in the arena that Korean developer Nirvanana seeks to enter. Your average League of Legends or DOTA player isn’t usually one to venture too far out of their comfort […]
2019Wardogs studio checks the Steam accounts of their hires to make sure they’re “passionate about FPS games” as “you wouldn’t let me go and make Final Fantasy”

Bulkhead, the studio behind recent breakout hit Wardogs, makes sure its prospective developers are FPS fans before hiring them. As executive director Joe Brammer says, “You wouldn’t let me go and make Final Fantasy” because he apparently wouldn’t know where to start on a genre he’s unfamiliar with. Speaking to GamesRadar+ about the studio’s sudden […]
2019New Marvel’s Wolverine update makes the game’s infamous scent trails “less intense,” while Insomniac explores “toggleable options”

Marvel’s Wolverine has been the subject of intense fan mockery in the days since its release (and even before), largely thanks to the game’s overbearing Scent Trail – dubbed a ‘fart trail’ in some online circles. Developer Insomniac Games has now nerfed the glowing line that often points Logan to his next objective. Look in […]
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