Month: August 2020

A definitive ending to an excellent story is a truly precious thing. That’s part of why Samurai Jack’s return for a final season in 2017 was so refreshing, as it capped off the legendary cartoon show with an appropriately epic and conclusive sendoff. Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time makes a risky choice, then, by attempting
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Did you check out our Wasteland 3 cover story? Lots of good stuff in there. Anyway, if you’re suiting up to brave the frigid cold of Colorado on August 28, you might want to take a peek at this new co-op trailer. That’s right, you can play with a friend as you meet interesting characters,
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This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. The publisher of the hit video game Control, 505 Games, has implemented an exceedingly strange policy regarding next-generation upgrades and backward compatibility. Its recently published explanation has made nothing clearer. Last week, 505 Games announced Control: Ultimate Edition. Normally, this
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Last week, Minecraft was updated to version 1.16.20, introducing some new features, crafting interface changes, and the monstrous Piglin Brutes, stronger versions of the Piglins fans already know and love. It should have been a welcome set of changes, but Switch players have been coming up against a number of stability issues since updating their
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Earth’s mightiest heroes today come crawling down your Internet pipe, offering everyone a free slice of Marvel’s Avengers in an open beta weekend. The idea of a superhero game that’s some sort of live service action-RPG with loot is a bit weird, so I’m curious. The beta start is staggered across the world, opening up
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Alongside the first official ad campaign for the PS5, Sony gathered multiple developers to talk about exactly how they are using the unique features of the DualSense controller for their games. Devs behind games like Spider-Man Miles Morales, Deathloop, Horizon Forbidden West, and Bluepoint’s Demon’s Souls remake all gave detailed ways they are implementing haptic
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Battletoads reviewed by Terence Wiggins on Xbox One. Also available on PC. After more than a quarter of a century in limbo, this new iteration of the legendarily difficult Battletoads takes everything that made the NES original memorable and reworks it into a friendlier, funnier beat ’em up. Entertaining characters with a great visual style,
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Summary Wasteland 3 launches August 28 with Xbox Game Pass, and on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC. There are lots of online co-op options for both Xbox One and PC to ensure both players make progress and have fun. For more details and a look at co-op in action, check out the trailer above. We’re excited
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PGA Tour 2K is the new name for The Golf Club series, which could have just as easily been rebranded as Dark Holes for its uncompromisingly hardcore simulation of the sport. In its previous incarnation, it showed its players all the forgiveness of a FromSoftware game. But with its latest evolution under the 2K sports
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Peaky Blinders: Mastermind is like watching a baseball game that only gets exciting in the bottom of the ninth. It’s a puzzle game set against the clock that unfortunately only begins to hit its stride as your time with it time runs out. While introducing some fresh time-bending and puzzle mechanics, it regularly fails to
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Yesterday, The Guardian reported on claims that Batman: Arkham developer Rocksteady had failed to improve its work environment following claims of sexual harassment and other forms of impropriety. Such allegations stem from a 2018 letter that several female staffers sent to management. At the time, a meeting was held after the letter’s submission; yet, according
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Mortal Shell reviewed by Leif Johnson on PC. Also available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. “Mortal Shell isn’t as rich and complex as post-Souls games like Bloodborne or Sekiro, but it does make you work for victories and learn from your mistakes. It’s a beautifully dark adventure, and thanks to its clever body-swapping mechanic
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An online listing for a Prince of Persia remake has been spotted for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 with an estimate release date of November 2020. Ubisoft hasn’t officially confirmed Prince of Persia Remake’s existence, but there is another Ubisoft Forward digital event happening soon. The retailer where the listing first appeared is called
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