Helldivers 2's official Super Earth National Anthem has me so full of patriotic ardor, I feel like marching in the street
Citizens rise! Liberty rise! Super Earth rise!
Citizens rise! Liberty rise! Super Earth rise!
Earlier this week, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, of which it’s a part owner, announced they were suing the maker of Palworld , a survival crafting MMO that blew up earlier this year on Steam and Xbox. The companies accused Pocketpair, the studio behind the overnight
Next week, T he Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom launches on Nintendo Switch. It’s the first mainline entry in the franchise to let you play as Princess Zelda. And once again, Nintendo is being secretive about who developed it, though fans have seemingly figured it out. Read
Who's this Liev Schreiber guy?
This report comes from Fantastic Fest 2024, the annual genre film festival in Austin, Texas. We’ll have more reports from the ground throughout the fest. Alexandre Aja’s gothic horror movie Never Let Go is all about playing clever games with audience expectations. Halle Berry
If it wins, the card game company says it'll split the money among the backers who crowdfunded the land purchase in 2017.
If you're wondering when Solas turned into the bad guy, the answer is in a nine year old DLC.
Even when I win, I just can't win.
Netflix’s annual Geeked Week event has wrapped up and we’ve collected all the big video game-related news into one place. You’re welcome! Read more...
Alice's Lullaby, the sequel to the infamously bizarre horror game Albino Lullaby, is coming in October.
Keeping online play for the classics alive, even if Sony takes its own servers offline.
God Of War Ragnarök was one of 2022's hit games on PS5 and PS4 , and by all accounts it looks great and plays well on PC, where it arrived via Valve’s storefront earlier this week. The Steam user review score is less than stellar, however, as players use the metric to once
If you are a fan of big RPGs that take dozens, maybe even a hundred, hours to complete, Sega is the publisher to go to. Between franchises such as Like a Dragon , Persona , and Shin Megami Tensei , the publisher has a knack for putting out really freaking long games you will
The recent success of Space Marine 2 means that many people are looking more into these heavily armored, transhuman soldiers of Warhammer 40K and all of the war crimes they commit in defense of the Imperium of Man. A newly released Warhammer 40K fan-made animation, called The
Keychron keyboards are known for matching (and sometimes exceeding) the performance and features of pricier gaming keyboards while costing a fraction of the price. Right now at Woot, a selection of excellent Keychron keyboards are an even better value, with many models
There are many factions and communities in Frostpunk 2. Here's how they work and how to handle them.
In a briefing hall at this year’s Gamescom, Hyungjun Kim, producer and director of InZoi, took to the stage to share his vision for the future of life simulators. One slide, during a humbling section on the challenges encountered during development, showed a screenshot of a
This report comes from Fantastic Fest 2024, the annual genre film festival in Austin, Texas. We’ll have more reports from the ground throughout the fest. Immediately before the world premiere of Terrifier 3, the latest phenomenally gory installment in the cinematic saga of
It’s fall, y’all. Well, almost. Officially, summer ends this weekend on September 22. So this is the last weekend for you to get in some quality gaming time before the trees start to change colors and the weather gets to a tolerable temperature. Even that’s not promised, given
Developer Don’t Nod released a new first-look trailer for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, its new original franchise, during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live in August. The game, like the Life Is Strange games before it, centers on the real lives of teenagers, often with a bit of
A new trailer for the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake quietly confirmed that the horror game will be a PS5 console exclusive for at least a year. So if you were planning to buy this game on Xbox (or maybe a theoretical Switch 2), you’ll have to wait until 2025. Read more...
Fall used to be clearer — a shift in the wind, a turn of the leaves, inescapable pumpkin spice bullshit. Now those ecological markers are often askew, and the crisp autumn air might not make its way until school is already well in session. But one sure way to invoke fall, with
Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz is focused and reasonably priced, but it's a dull take on such a beloved series.
The Toad at Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Hollywood seems like he’s done putting up with people’s bullshit. Since his mascot meet-and-greet debut at the theme park in the summer of 2023, people have been visiting Toad and asking him to dance as part of a viral
Enotria: The Last Song is a soulslike title inspired by Italian folklore, bringing a sunnier vibe to the gloomy genre, otherwise known for its oppressive and dark aesthetics. This unique entry in such a beloved field promises dozens of hours of action for those looking to dig
It’s a fundamental principle of the universe that two things make every video game better: dogs and grappling hooks. Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines (released last week on Switch, Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X) has both. Developed by Medallion Games, GD:CC is a delicious
There are so many ways to be a Dungeons & Dragons fan these days. The tabletop RPG mainstay has been synonymous with pen-and-paper adventuring for 50 years now, and 2024 marks a major reworking of its core rulebooks to make the game more approachable. Anyone who’s played even
The shuttering of Concord was just the beginning for Firewalk, which is still waiting to learn what Sony has in store for it.
Frostpunk 2 is a brutal city builder that will ask what kind of morally dubious decisions you’re willing to make to save humanity from freezing over. It’s a bummer of a game, and loves to kick you while you’re down. But after playing the first few chapters, we’ve learned some
It’s a damn fine day for managed democracy, folks. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and the Helldivers 2 soundtrack is now available to stream. Now, wherever you go, liberty can follow closely behind you. You can take it on the road, on the train, at the gym, or
Magic isn’t an easy thing to depict in fantasy television shows. There are plenty of reasons why the creators of Game of Thrones seemed so eager to shy away from that universe’s most fantastical elements in their adaptation. It breaks the sense of grounded realism that recent
Nicole Kidman may be right about going to the movies — we do go to that place to laugh, to cry, to care, to see dazzling images on a huge silver screen. But, all but inevitably, eventually, we go home. And it’s there we also find a place where stories can feel like magic. In
As we close out Photography Week, let's talk about some of our favorite photo modes and how they've enhanced our playing experience.
With series like Mass Effect and Dragon Age , BioWare has made a name for itself as the “choices matter” studio. These games have allowed players to import their choices from previous entries in order to keep a consistent world state that feels shaped, to some degree, by your
Unstoppable force vs immovable object.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was a shockingly good anime spin-off that proved not all video game transmedia projects are destined for mediocrity. So maybe it’s not surprising that Netflix and Cyberpunk 2077 maker CD Projekt Red are back to tease a new collaboration that will let fans