GHOSTLESS Revealed For PC, PS5 And Xbox Series X|S, And Everyone Looks A Bit Sus
Indie developer Coffeenauts has revealed GHOSTLESS, a paranoia-soaked sci-fi survival game coming to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. As per the press release, GHOSTLESS blends 2.5D action-adventure with colony building, investigation, survival, and a very...
Stormforge Public Playtest Opens This July For Cel-Shaded Survival Crafting Chaos
Roboto Games has opened registration for the Stormforge public playtest, giving survival crafting fans their first shot at the game’s storm-battered fantasy world this July. As per the press release, sign-ups are now live on Steam. The announcement also arrived with a...
I Don’t Think Wolverine Is Going To Be Good. I’m Sorry.
I want to preface this by saying that I hope I am completely, embarrassingly, categorically wrong about this. I want to be the person who writes a follow up piece in 2027 where I open by quoting this article back at myself and spend five hundred words eating crow....
Why the Level Up Sound Hasn’t Really Changed in 30 Years of Gaming
A modern RPG can render a thousand voices, yet the level-up chime still often follows the musical logic of older games. Higher-fidelity speakers and modern game engines didn't erase the pattern either. Nostalgia alone cannot explain the pattern. A level-up cue...
What The Fuck Is Happening With Dragon Quest XII?
There is a version of this piece that opens with a calm, measured overview of the situation. A sensible breakdown of the facts, a few quotes from the developers, maybe a gentle conclusion about patience and trust in the process. I am not writing that piece. I am...
007 First Light Launches Today as James Bond Returns to Gaming
007 First Light launches today from IO Interactive and Amazon MGM Studios, bringing Bond back to gaming with MI6 action and gadgets.
DRAGON QUEST 40th Anniversary News Round-Up
DRAGON QUEST XII has a new name, a fresh logo, and a development restart. Meet DRAGON QUEST XII: Beyond Dreams in SQUARE ENIX’s 40th anniversary DQ Day reveals.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Gets New 2027 Expansion Songs of the Past
Geralt clearly was not done sharpening his silver sword. CD PROJEKT RED has announced Songs of the Past, a third expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, launching in 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. As per the press release, Songs of the Past will once...
Walking Into My Local Game Store With Anxiety
There's a specific kind of dread that comes with walking into a new space where everyone else clearly knows what they're doing and you absolutely do not. I know this feeling well. Anxiety has a funny way of turning completely ordinary situations into things that feel...
My Top Six Weapons in Lies of P! – 3rd – 1st
Continuing on from my recent list ranking my favourite weapons in Lies of P and its expansion Overture, it's time for the top three! 3) Proof of Humanity I found the optional boss at the end of the main story, the Nameless Puppet, to be by far the most infuriating...
My Top Six Weapons in Lies of P! – 6th – 4th
Lies of P and its expansion Overture have given us some of the very best weapon designs I have ever experienced in video games. An exquisite blend of the most eccentric and exceedingly dangerous arms, expertly wielded by the titular P throughout the game. As I've now...
Why Team Composition Matters More Than Aim in Hero Shooters
Every hero shooter community has the same patron saint: the player with absurd aim who clips a triple kill, posts it, and acts like that one highlight settles the entire debate about skill. I believed in that gospel for a long time. Then I spent enough hours in ranked...