As great as the Wii U was (and there’s a good reason why the majority of its library has reappeared on its successor), it was never a ‘cool’ console. Nintendo’s mixed messaging and marketing did little to endear it to anybody who wasn’t a total devotee to all things Mario — something the company remedied
Month: October 2020
LawBreakers creator Cliff Bleszinski has said that releasing the doomed game on the PlayStation 4 instead of Xbox One was a “mistake.” In a Facebook note reflecting upon the shuttered Boss Key Productions, Bleszinski said that he had an existing fanbase within the Xbox community, many of whom revere him for his work on the beloved
In my expert opinion, the best thing a horror game about amnesia and half-glimpsed horrors can do upon launching is disappear. Was it ever there? Am I crazy in the coconut? So it’s thematically splendid (if practically inconvenient) that today’s Amnesia: Rebirth launch went spooky on Steam. At first some owners found it didn’t have
Red Dead Online’s latest occupation casts you as a budding Naturalist, carefully studying the natural history of the Old West, conserving its diverse biology, before inevitably shooting as many Legendary Animals as you can find because this is still a video game. Don’t worry though, they’re just going to sleep. And with Halloween on the
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Earlier this month, Sony posted an extensive teardown of the PlayStation 5. Now, the engineer featured in that video has given an exclusive interview to Japanese website 4Gamer, in which he shared some additional details on how the console functions
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. When Microsoft launched the new version of Flight Simulator, it made a great deal of noise about its extensive use of photogrammetry throughout the game. Photogrammetry, if you haven’t heard the word before, is the process of gathering reliable data
It’s that time again! Time to remember the day the bombs dropped in Fallout, and what better way to do that with a host of Fallout 76 events. From October 20 through October 26, celebrate Bombs Drop Day with a Free Play Week on Xbox, game sales, the first-ever discounts for Atoms packs, in-game events
You can’t catch spooky, scary skeletons in a Pokeball, but if you’re looking to celebrate Halloween, then Niantic has something planned for you. Pokemon GO will have a Halloween 2020 event that will take last October 23rd to November 3rd. More Ghost-type Pokemon will appear, and you’ll earn double the candy from catching and transferring
Amnesia: Rebirth reviewed by Kyle Campbell on PC, also available on PlayStation 4. Developer Frictional Games’ follow-up to Amnesia: The Dark Descent is one of the most thrilling survival horror games in recent memory – one that is anything but forgettable. #ign
Double Fine may be a Microsoft first-party studio now, but they’ve still got one last hurrah on PlayStation before scuttling away the inevitable Brutal Legend 2 as an Xbox exclusive. Psychonauts 2 will launch sometime next year, and the studio has slowly been revealing new details about the upcoming mind-hopping adventure. They recently discussed what
Starfield is an enigma wrapped in a mystery revealed by Bethesda and while what we know of the upcoming space adventure is very little, we do know now that it will feature a completely overhauled animation system from the studio. The latest revelation comes on the heels of the confirmation that the company is seeing
When Cardpocalypse rolled out onto the Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch store pages at the end of 2019, no-one could have expected it to twist up the collectible card rules in the way that it did. Now though it’s doing it again with the arrival of a new DLC pack and full bundle. Easy
© Nintendo Life Following its announcement back in September, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit recently sped into homes across the land, and no doubt many of you have been crafting intricate circuits around your home, pulling off daring manoeuvres between chair legs, leaving tyre tracks through the kitchen and speeding away from the claws of
Sony has been releasing PlayStation 5-related information piecemeal, but small details are slipping through the cracks. As such, fans can now hear what the PS5 Home Screen’s music will sound like for Demon’s Souls and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. YouTuber Foas recently posted a video that features the leaked Home Screen music for both upcoming
Call of Duty: Warzone’s very first Halloween event – The Haunting of Verdansk – is about to kick off, Activision and Infinity Ward have confirmed. According to a press release from the publisher, the SAW and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre universes collide to become part of The Haunting of Verdansk, a limited-time community event which
Logitech G733 Wireless review specs: Connection: Wireless (USB receiver) Microphone: Removable, unidirectional cardioid mic Drivers: 40mm Pro-G drivers Frequency response: 20Hz – 20kHz Battery life: 20 hours (29 hours, no RGB) Features: DTS Headphone X 2.0, Blue Voice filters, RGB lighting, volume wheel, mute button Weight: 278g Price: £130 / $130 Logitech’s G733 Wireless headset
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Yesterday marked the 35th birthday of the Nintendo Entertainment System’s launch in North America. On October 18, 1985, the NES went on sale in limited markets across America (a broad launch would follow in September 1986). To say that initial
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox One update preview coming to the Beta ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox One. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to
Koei Tecmo’s Fairy Tail RPG has recently received a new update bringing the game based on the manga and anime franchise to Version 1.06. The update brings with it a new Gallery feature called The Story So Far. The team says that this new feature allows newcomers to understand the events that took place before
Is Luigi a playable character in Super Mario 64? Get to the bottom of the cryptic “L is real 2041” message in this episode of Pop Fiction! Episode originally aired in May 2011. Pop Fiction: http://www.gametrailers.com/shows/pop-fiction Producer: Michael Damiani Editor: James Ondrey Voice: Brandon Jones
Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition reviewed by Jon Bolding on PC.
From the makers of Bomber Crew, Space Crew takes the experience of flying bombing missions in World War 2 and moves the whole experience into the future and the cold depths of space. For those unfamiliar with Bomber Crew, the original game saw a somewhat cutesy crew of customisable characters fly multiple missions, dealing with
Captured on Nintendo Switch (Docked) The Survivalists is not the most enticing title that Team17 could have gone with for this one. Yes, it sets the stage for this follow-up to The Escapists in keeping with its traditional nomenclature, but they really should have front-loaded the monkey butlers, and called the game – for example
Nicalis has announced that it’s bringing Studio Saizensen‘s Umihara Kawase Fresh! to the PlayStation 4 in the West on October 30th. Physical editions will be limited, and are available for preorder at the Nicalis Store for $39.99. Umihara Kawase Fresh! tells the story of a young girl who grapples her way through the frontier town of Kingness using her fishing lure.
Watch Dogs: Legion‘s Live Producer, Lathieeshe Thillainathan, confirmed during a recent Reddit AMA that the upcoming title will support 4K, 30 frames-per-second, and ray tracing on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Thillainathan also confirmed that the game will offer cross-progression across all platforms at launch, and will offer cross-play via a post-release update
By Dom Peppiatt, Sunday, 18 October 2020 15:38 GMT Ubisoft has revealed more information about the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 versions of Watch Dogs Legion in a Reddit AMA. Ubisoft live producer Lathieeshe Thillainathan took to the social media site to answer players’ questions about the upcoming title, and revealed how the title
Screenshot Saturday Sundays! Unlike certain sea-dwellers on the site, I’ve already caved and cranked up the heating for a long, cold winter – so why not get yourselves toasty too and wrap up for another batch of lovely videogame screenshots? This week: picturesque platforming, sentient seeds, Welsh country horror, and trilobites. Let’s start today’s session
Minecraft Steve is one of the creative and unique characters Smash Bros. Ultimate has ever seen, but that doesn’t always translate to being fun to play. Reviewed by Mitchell Saltzman #ign #gaming
The Legendary Tim Schafer stops by the Xbox Podcast and talks with Major Nelson about the Classic LucasArts Remasters coming to Xbox Game Pass. [embedded content] As part of today’s show, Tim confirmed that the Classic LucasArts Remasters are coming October 29 to Xbox and Windows 10 PC with Xbox Game Pass. Fans will be
ConcernedApe, the creator behind the excellent Stardew Valley, has confirmed a new feature for the upcoming Stardew Valley 1.5 update. The patch will allow for the often requested split-screen co-op mode allowing you to play with a friend. There’s still no release date for the update to the popular farming life sim, but as soon