It seems like every time a AAA game announces its release date, everyone rolls their eyes nowadays. Announced earlier today, the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake has been delayed for a second time. Initially set to be released in January of this year, the game was originally delayed to March 18. Today, a tweet
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The Silent Hill series is one of gaming’s most popular. The disappointment when Konami cancelled the highly anticipated Silent Hills after its mindblowing playable trailer, P.T., was palpable across the gaming landscape. Since its cancellation and very public separation from Hideo Kojima, the thought of a new Silent Hill was all but dead. That is, until today. In an
LEGO helped shape many childhoods with its vast catalog of sets and figures. As we started to grow up buying less LEGO sets, LEGO didn’t write us off entirely. Instead of only remaining in the block market, LEGO shifted some of its focus into making quality video game titles. Now, LEGO games are a staple
While the show is traditionally held in-person each year, this time The New York Game Awards held its first all-virtual awards ceremony in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-hosted by New York Videogame Critics Circle founder Harold Goldberg and former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, the latest installment of the show took place to
For Dark Souls and Bloodborne fans, Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King might be a familiar name. An indie third-person open-world adventure game that combines Souls-like combat with some innovative platforming in order to deliver a unique experience. The good news is, the game will finally exit its Early Access phase on February 17. According
Back in July, I took a look at Whirlwind FX’s Element mechanical keyboard. I was impressed with the screen-imitation lighting features that it offered and its overall solid build quality. It has been my main keyboard ever since. Recently, Whirlwind FX was gracious enough to send me the Element’s new little brother, the ATOM mechanical
Cyberpunk 2077 experienced a rough launch last year that was totally unexpected for fans of the game, especially those that tried to play it on last-gen consoles. Soon after launch, CD Projekt RED apologized for the game’s poor performance on consoles and promised to fix most of the technical issues by the end of February
If you have a VR headset for PC already, you can’t miss this one. Microsoft Flight Simulator now offers the most immersive way to experience a virtual flight through the Virtual Reality headsets. As promised before, today all Microsoft Flight Simulator players will be able to update their game with a new content that allows
Many stay-at-home activities have seen a rise over the last year due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. More and more people are finding ways to properly social distance while still keeping their sanity by either doing things they already enjoy or discovering new hobbies to take on. As such, video game usage has reportedly seen
We’re about halfway through 2020 and a lot of great games have come out, with much more coming along the way like Cyberpunk 2077 and Ghost of Tsushima, but there are many titles that don’t have a massive budget that will be releasing later this year that deserve a spotlight to be shined upon them;
The past few weeks have definitely been a weird and uncertain time for a lot of people. With the coronavirus continuing to upend daily life across the world, being able to turn to some of our usual comforts is impossible in the current moment. Thankfully, video games have been able to provide at least some
With the growing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak across the world, things are certainly stressful and uncertain right now for everyone around the world. Thankfully, video games have been able to help take us out of dark times before, and with so many countries turning to shelter in place orders and more drastic measures, gaming
If something is worth having it’s worth waiting for. Never has that been truer than with Dreams. Announced back in 2013, it has been a journey from the very start to the close of the current-gen lifecycle. Many games would be vilified for such a long lead time, but Dreams isn’t just another run of
Pokemon Sword and Shield for the Nintendo Switch was causing controversy even before it came out. From the outcry generated by missing Pokemon to the suspicion that Game Freak was cutting corners by reusing animation cycles and assets, you’d be forgiven for thinking this would have resulted in poor sales figures. That certainly wasn’t the case.
Announced last year by Insomniac Games, Marvel’s Spider-Man Script Book is a 240-page undertaking that covers the working-script for Marvel’s Spider-Man on PS4. Lead writer Jon Paquette, whilst speaking to Vice’s Patrick Klepek, noted that there aren’t many resources for people to see how video game scripts are written. “I get asked all the time,
Despite the recent State of the Industry report providing a positive outlook on the future of VR, with increased interest in the Oculus line of hardware, Sony has taken the decision to close its Manchester-based studio. Formed with the sole purpose of building VR titles back in 2015, the studio had been working on a
Last released in 2016, it’s been a while since we’ve seen a Ratchet & Clank game. Delayed to coincide with the tie-in film of the same name, the last installment in the series was a re-imagining of the first game from back in 2002. In contrast to the film, the game was reviewed favorably, 14
GDC is an annual celebration of the professional side of the video game industry. It champions game developers and the advancement of the medium over five days of education and networking. A healthy amount of lectures, round table discussions, and panels showcase the most pressing challenges for the year ahead. Attended by a cross-section of
Being the market leader allows for a lot of brash decisions; for example, PlayStation didn’t have to support cross-play because “PlayStation is the best place to play.” When they eventually softened on that position, it was on their terms, They rolled the service out on a trial basis, before expanding it to other games. It certainly
Ever since Banjo-Kazooie released on Nintendo 64 In 1998, the iconic duo has been loved by gamers around the world. Banjo-Kazooie‘s success prompted developer Rare to create Banjo-Tooie, which released for Nintendo 64 in 2000. Following the success of these first two outings, Microsoft purchased Rare for $375 million. Nintendo fans who loved the Banjo-Kazooie games on Nintendo 64
Nintendo closed 2019 in excellent fashion, selling over 10 million Switch consoles. In total Nintendo Switch has now sold over 52 million units since it’s March 3, 2017 release date. These updated sales numbers put the Switch well over the SNES which boasts lifetime sales of 49 million units. It goes without mention that Switch
Though it might have felt just like yesterday, in just over a month the 2010s are coming to a close. In that span of ten years a lot has changed around the world: some for the better, some for the worse. But in spite of all that, one thing that arguably changed for the better
When I first heard about Shadow–the cloud-based gaming service–I was excited. When I loaded it up for the first time in Starbucks on Jamaica Ave–I was impressed. When I loaded up the Shadow Ghost–I was disappointed. Shadow is pretty simple to understand after you’ve explained it to all your friends and family twice. There’s a
The mid-tier gaming headsets, typically ranging from $90 to $130, always seems to be a perilous place to live. For smaller, less-known audio brands like AVerMedia, it is a place for the hardware team to stretch out their legs. However, more prominent name brands like Turtle Beach or Razer tend to try and pave a