Screenshot Saturday Sundays isn’t dead! Having retreated to the Scottish Highlands to take real-life screenshots of bugs, frogs and all sorts of nonsense, we return to the big city this weekend for another round-up of virtual pics, gifs, and videos. This week: Lurkers in the forest, urban flight, next-door neighbours and a wibbly wobbly swordfight.
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As I understand, every single person over the age of 25 took up baking the second lockdown went into effect. Granted, I did not, and that’s probably because the process of baking seems about as complicated as its representation in upcycling puzzler Traption Bakery. Released this week, Jon Prestidge’s lovingly-drawn construct ’em up asks you
This Summer marked a distinct turning point regarding internal practices at Ubisoft and the community’s perception of the company all together. After numerous reports surfaced regarding abuse, misconduct, and power corruption leading to several high-profile execs being fired, the investigations into the underbelly of this studio’s culture continue. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot is leading the charge
Eve Online is so closely associated with the joke about “spreadsheet” gaming that the first time I saw it years back I was genuinely surprised that it actually has pretty, 3D ships. I suppose I was expecting a very complex space-themed MUD. Well, now it’ll have an option to become that, sort of. A new
Amnesia: Rebirth drops later this month and we’ve got a new look at what’s to come with five glorious minutes of gameplay action showing off puzzles, terror, and how this franchise is taking a page from Soma’s book. Frictional Games is taking the Amnesia franchise to new heights with a 1930s tale dripping in intrigue
It’s October, which for many of us means that the Halloween celebrations have already commenced! To make the month of spooks even spookier, Silent Hill 4: The Room is making a comeback thanks to a digital release on GOG, and it’s a pretty awesome deal for horror fans. Silent Hill 4: The Room first made
Muster the mod-makers! Official modding tools have finally arrived in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord with bespoke editors and toolsets for the feudal romp entering open beta today. While the lack of these tools hasn’t stopped stubborn modders from taking a crack at Bannerlord, it should now be easier than ever to bash together your
Xbox and Sega have partnered to bring Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, and Yakuza Kiwami 2 to Xbox Live Gold Free Play Days. Starting today, and throughout the weekend, you get to live out your gangster fantasies for free. The Yakuza series is known for its over-the-top combat, intense drama, and wacky minigames, so players who are
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. The Borderlands series is aesthetically and tonally consistent. Borderlands 2 has the same exact mood as its predecessor, and its sequel, and whatever you’d call Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel in that scheme of reference. It’s one of
Sony revealed its October freebie lineup, now it’s Microsoft’s turn. Each month, Microsoft offers four free games for Xbox Live members to enjoy, two from the current generation and two blasts from the past that can be enjoyed via backwards compatibility. This month’s lineup is a solid tribute to the festivities of October for those
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. Paunch is tagged “Psychological Horror” and “Sexual Content” on Steam, and while this is wrong, it also couldn’t be more accurate. Two players take control of huge sumo wrestlers called Bob and fight to the death
A new Assassin’s Creed Valhalla story trailer has arrived bringing with it a deep dive into the legacy that is Eivor. Additionally, Ubisoft also revealed a new podcast documentary series called Echoes of Valhalla that talks more about the historical inspiration behind the latest tale. We’ve seen quite a bit of Eivor previously, but the
Leave me aloin. You know those things that go around Twitter like “pick an animal to protect you, the rest are coming to kill you”? Iron Snout is what happens when you choose one pig to fight thousands of wolves.In Iron Snout, you’re a single hog taking on an endless stream of wolves while completely
Two massive titles are launching this Friday: Star Wars: Squadrons and Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time. Star Wars: Squadrons In Star Wars: Squadrons, players take to the stars in space battles during the obscure time period between the prequel and sequel trilogies. If you’ve been wanting to live out your galactic dog-fight fantasies, then Squadrons is the game for you. In
Earlier this week, The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog announced that in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was renaming its annual “Outbreak Day” (the date where the deadly fungal infection hit critical mass in the Last of Us universe) to “The Last of Us Day.” While the date has grim meaning in the world
Up until now, it sure felt like we didn’t know a lot about “looter-slasher” Godfall aside from the fact that it’s an action game that looks quite colorful and shiny. Well say no more, Gearbox Publishing and Counterplay Games have gone and dumped a whole trove of combat details on the ground. I’m going to
Despite being very, very bad at its turn-based tactical survival, I quite enjoy Overland. I always welcome a reason to jump back in and utterly fail at surviving an apocalyptic road trip across the country. Finji have given me another fantastic reason to get back behind the wheel. In its newest update, Overland adds an
Spelunky 2 launches on PC next week, but you’ll be tackling its randomised platformer dungeons solo for a few weeks after that. “Our online multiplayer had a bit of a rocky start on PS4,” Mossmouth say, and they’ve decided to hold that element out of the PC release temporarily instead of delaying the launch of
The creators of everyone’s favorite speedy blue critter Sonic the Hedgehog are back with Balan Wonderworld. When can we dive into the action? Balan Wonderworld arrives March 26, 2021 on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, and Steam. Since the announcement at the Xbox Games Showcase, players have been looking forward to every
The Last of Us was an iconic addition to the PlayStation lineup and with its sequel out this year and a TV series on the way, Ellie and Joel are back in the spotlight. While the sequel was met with mixed reception, The Last of Us journey is far from over because a new tabletop
After five years in early access, multiplayer tactical shooter Squad finally launched this week. Up to 100 players can romp around big levels on foot and in vehicles, in action which sits somewhere between Battlefield and Arma on the simulated soldier seriousness scale. It was started by some of the folks behind Battlefield 2 mod
Kirby is among Nintendo’s most versatile characters thanks to his ability to copy movesets. While HAL’s beloved pink puff has been been in Super Smash Bros. since the series’ inception, Nintendo is bringing back the Kirby Fighters series, which debuted in 2014 on 3DS as a part of Kirby: Triple Deluxe. This standalone entry comes to
Vrom vrom football’s gone free-to-play and that’s far from the only change in Rocket League today. The explosive car sports game has also launched season one of its Rocket Pass, overhauled its Challenges system, and moved to the Epic Games Store. Psyonix have published the patch notes for today’s update that detail all the changes
September 22 marks the day that Xbox Series X preorders went live. It also marks the day that Xbox One X sales saw a dramatic increase. Coincidence? Maybe, or it could all be a hilariously unfortunate misunderstanding. A post from Andrew Alerts has gone viral on Twitter, an industry insider with a specialty tracking seller
Crysis Remastered reviewCrysis is a first-person stealth playground and a staggering spectacle, but new tech wizardry doesn’t justify the new price. Developer: Crytek Publisher: Crytek Release: Out now On: Windows From: Epic Price: £28/€30/$30 Crysis was always about more than its graphics. Crysis was and is a first-person stealth playground, with destructible buildings, clever enemies,
Blizzard has announced their dates for the all digital BlizzCon experience set for February 2021. With this year’s celebration cancelled due to the continued presence of COVID-19, the Blizzard-specific convention had to make a stark pivot with many others like it. According to a recent BlizzCon update, the BlizzConline experience will take place from February 19-20, 2021.
Microsoft are buying Bethesda, or rather their parent company ZeniMax Media. Like a nesting doll, Bethesda themselves are the parents of yet other game studios that Microsoft will also own. What of, say, Id Software? One of Id’s co-founders John Carmack reckons that the Bethesda buyout is a good thing. He says that the new
The newest casualty in Apple and Epic Games’ legal squabble is Fortnite: Save The World. Nah, not the battle royale everyone plays, just the co-op horde game. If you’re just catching up, Epic kicked off a big stink with Apple last month with a weird, 1984-inspired propaganda video as they circumvented Apple’s cut of App Store
The fifth Game Devs of Color Expo kicks off this weekend with presentations by a number of different creators. Although the weekend of talks is a paid event, you can spot some developer interviews and free demos being hosted by the expo over on Steam in an event called Gradient Convergence. You’ve got from now
Earlier this week, PlayStation 5 preorders went live ahead of schedule, shortly after a new showcase confirmed the new system’s release date and price. Unfortunately, the process from there hasn’t been the smoothest; many Amazon customers are reporting some potentially bad news concerning their orders. With false checkouts, timed-out websites, and server overloads, the chaotic