A strong story and characters can often enhance an overall video game experience. Even if the gameplay might not be stellar or memorable, occasionally the narrative aspects can make up for those particular shortcomings. That’s more or less how I felt during my time playing The Game Baker’s romance RPG Haven. The characters are brimming
Month: December 2020
If the thought of having The Witcher‘s Geralt of Rivia standing in the corner of your room watching your every move sets your pulse going, then you’ll probably love this massive statue of The White Wolf himself. Unfortunately, it’s not Henry Cavill but it’s the next best thing unless you ask him around to build
Sea of Thieves is Rare’s swashbuckling online pirate adventure that has seen a wealth of titled content launch for the game since its release back in 2017. Things are changing however as the latest video details Seasons, a Plunder Pass, and more. Joe Neate, Executive Producer on Sea of Thieves touches on the game’s success throughout
Dead Cells, one of the best roguelikes of the past generation looks to be getting new content for players to enjoy for the foreseeable future. Developer Motion Twin recently announced on Steam that the game will be receiving a second paid expansion titled “Fatal Falls” sometime in early 2021 for all platforms (PS4, Xbox One,
There is a lot going down at this year’s Game Awards. The event, a yearly gaming industry award show that doles out trophies to games for succeeding in multiple categories. Beyond that though, it also serves as a celebration of games, full of reveals and celebrity appearances, this year from Spider-Man and Uncharted star Tom
That video game about guys looks like it’s about to add one of the most iconic guys in video game history to its roster. The Fall Guys Twitter account today teased a new skin that will seemingly be coming to the game in the near future. While the identity of this character wasn’t teased in the tweet
In a report from Gamesindustry.biz, Avalanche Studios co-founder and Just Cause creator Christofer Sundberg has formed Liquid Swords, a new game studio in Stockholm. “We have no intention of reshaping the world of storytelling as we know it,” said Sundberg. “Our road to leaving our mark and making a difference in the industry is built
According to Asahi Shimbun, Dragon Quest V novel author Saori Kumi filled a lawsuit against Square Enix and Toho on November 24. The lawsuit is in relation to the movie Dragon Quest Your Story, released in Japan on August 2, 2019. The CG anime movie, created by the staff who also handled the Stand By
While the wait has felt especially long, Cyberpunk 2077 is finally set to arrive in one week across consoles and PC, and the anticipation couldn’t be higher. Of course, the game has long been in development by the makers of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with CD Projekt Red aiming to minimize the risk of spoilers before
Fortnite Season 5 is kicking into full gear today and that means developer Epic Games is beginning to announce some of the new character skins that will start to roll out in the near future. While the protagonist from The Mandalorian is likely the most notable addition so far, it looks as though one of the main faces
EON Gaming’s Super 64 device is one of the cooler products we have reviewed in the last year or so that involves retro gaming. With only a few easy steps, it allows you to get a new lease on life with the Nintendo 64 that you might still have sitting around your home collecting dust.
The best husbando so far Zhongli is finally available in Genshin Impact (PC, PS4, PS5, Mobile, Switch soon), and you can try out a pretty fun bug with him. Using Zhongli’s Elemental Skill Dominus Lapidis, by summoning the pillar right on them, you can push out certain NPCs in the game. In particular, you can
In a series of tweets, the writer and director of Days Gone have announced that they’ve both left developer Bend Studio. “This is my last week at PlayStation and Bend Studio,” said Jeff Ross, director of Days Gone. I’m incredibly proud of all the games I got to make, but also looking forward to new
Hades has been a smash hit for gamers ever since it went live on early access in 2018 and then officially launched earlier this year. Cosplayers and fan artists, however, have had a field day with the game because of it’s well designed and, frankly, super hot characters. Adding to the pantheon of Hades fan art, Rachel
miHoYo announced on Twitter 800 free Primogems will be distributed to all players to celebrate the multiple awards won these past weeks by Genshin Impact (PC, PS4, PS5, Mobile, Switch soon). The 800 free Primogems will be issued to Genshin Impact players worldwide between December 3 and December 6. Via the ingame mail function. Dear
Failbetter Games is the team behind Fallen London, Sunless Sea, and Sunless Skies. The team has flourished by constructing well-written narratives and an interesting world to explore. Now, they’re diving back into that world one more time with their upcoming romantic visual novel Mask of the Rose. The game will launch a Kickstarter campaign next
Over a year ago, Sony abruptly announced that it would be removing Facebook integration from the PS4 meaning that users would no longer be able to upload screenshots or video clips to the social media platform. While Sony didn’t explicitly say why the move was being made, the decision came about in the wake of
The Dauntless Reforged update is almost here. Recently, I was able to sit down with a few of the devs over at Phoneix Labs to try out some of the changes. While not a battle-tested Slayer myself, it was a delight to hop in with some experts and get the lowdown on some of the
Fortnite is no stranger to huge events. Groups like BTS have debuted music videos and movies like Tenet from Christopher Nolan have released trailers within the game. A recent live performance from Travis Scott also reportedly grossed around $20 million for the artist and Fortnite developer Epic Games. Last night, however, saw the massively popular
Travis Scott has been a popular name for a while, whether you’ve heard of him or not. He made Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in music three years ago, but this year he’s been cropping up in the video game scene, most notably for his live in-game performance in Fortnite. And speaking to Forbes, a source
Starting on December 3, Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions players will access to some international superstars via DLC. The character pass starts with just three new characters in the game, but over time, the total pass will include nine new soccer stars. Alongside the DLC, all players will get access to a new team
Few games have managed to capture the life of being a nebulous hole as well as Donut County has, and well…not a lot of other games actually have done that, really. But in any event, the charming indie title released in 2018 has steadily made its way to other platforms over the past few years,
If you haven’t played it yet, Mimimi Games’ Desperados 3 is one of the best tactics games to come out in a while. The game is a fantastic take on the genre, with a compelling cowboy tale and an innovative showdown mechanic that lets you set up some truly ridiculous shootouts. Today, Mimimi officially announced
Motion Twin’s roguelike Dead Cells has been one of the most acclaimed indies of the past few years, and since its official launch in 2018, the studio has continued to expand on the base game with new content and DLC. For players that can’t get enough of dying again, and again…and again, more DLC is
Even five years after its initial release, Rocket League has continued to hit its stride with a passionate player base across consoles and PC. After its transition to a free-to-play release earlier this year, Psyonix is continuing to give fans new content to look forward to with the introduction of in-game Seasons and events, with the
It’s hard not to argue that Xbox Game Pass is currently one of the best deals across console and PC gaming, with the subscription service continuing to offer a huge selection of games for a relatively low monthly/annual cost. As is tradition, the start of a new month means the arrival of a new roster
Elden Ring is the game that supposedly exists although FromSoftware has yet to show us anything about it. Outside of the game’s initial reveal trailer back at E3 2019, news on the game has been essentially nonexistent. Fortunately, if a popular rumor proves to be true, we could start to see and hear more about
Every year it seems like more and more people are playing games in ways that their developers never intended. Just this year, streamer SuperLouis64 beat Dark Souls 3 again using a controller he created using bananas. Yesterday, Twitch streamer TheStevieP finally got a kill in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War multiplayer using a Guitar Hero controller.
It’s now the start of December (somehow) which means that Sony has today announced the new slate of games joining its PlayStation Now service for the month, with the standout title being one of the PS4’s best-sellers. Over on the PlayStation Blog, Sony unveiled the list of six new games that are joining PS Now
Microsoft Flight Simulator offers players a variety of different experiences. They can fly from New York to London, across deserts, or even into their friend’s homes if they want. But the entire experience has been missing one key aspect – VR. Sure, you can play the game in first-person, but you’re still looking at a computer